Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-03-20
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Every church in Chicago has a city
fireman within its doors Sunday at
the time of worship.
Robbers broke into the postoffice at
Rawhide, Wyo., recently, and carried
away 60 registered letters.
The Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs asso-
citation will hold the next annual con-
vention at Victoria, B. c., September
2S, 20, 80 and October l.
AS the direct result of raids by
night ride, IS in various parts of Ken
lucky, rewards aggregating $4,000
have been offered for the arrest of the
culprits.
Through the financial crisis in the
United States the glove industry in
the Err mountain districts in Austria
has been temporarily destroyed. All
the factories have been shut down.
The Andover Theological seminary,
one of the oldest theological schools
in the country, will be removed to
Cambridge next fall and become affili-
ated with the Harvard divinity school.
A. M. johnson, detective of Boise,
Idaho has put in claim for the $lO,-
600 reward offered for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer of former
Governor Frank Steunenberg. He says
Gerhard was arrested by him.
The senate has passed bill by which
900, 900 acres of arid land belonging
to the public domain will be turned
over to the state of Idaho for the use
under the Carey act.
At Woonsocket, r. l., the Alice rub
Der shoe mill and the Millville rubber
boot mill of the United States Rubber
company have closed for an indefinite
period. About 1900 employees are af
fected.
Secretary Metcalf has sent lette
r of commentator to Lawrence Sulli
4 van, boatswain's mate on the May
: flower, for his gallantry in rescuing al
t ordinary seaman, L. S. Barber, from
t drowning.
!. immigration statistics compiled b.
steamship companies show that tn
tide of alien arrivals in this countr
v still remains at low ebb, while the re
l. turn Of foreigners to Europe continue
d in unusual numbers.
The amount stolen from the reserv
: box of the Utah National bank las
January was S106,250, according to a
official statement issued today, nc
1000 as given out by the presider
when the robbery was discovered.
A record-breaking bill in the ant
gambling line prohibiting gamblin
on anything from a horse race to "f'
Q lures" even to making illegal tel
y graphic communications on such ma
} tiers. was introduced in the house Mo-
T. day by Representative Campbell
q Kansas.
~ The United States cruiser Mi
% waukee of Admiral Swinburns squa
o ron. has returned to Frisco from ia
{ get practice at the bay and h;
brought word of a daring robbery
u board during her stay in the sout
D. when the sum of $4,000 in gold WI
:, taken from the paymaster's room
y \ some person doing duty on Il
a cruiser.
!. After two days of stubbornly co
= tested play the tenth information
J. cable chess match ended Saturdi
:. night in a victory for the America
- players, who secured 51s points o
:. of a possible 10 by winning thr
q games, drawing five, while two gam
r. are held in allegiance pending adju'
% cation by Referee Baron Albert
~ Rothschild of Vienna. Sir Geor
~ Newness' trophy which was held
n Great Britain last year, now becom
"a the prize of America