Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1908-09-11
NEWS SUMMARY

the mysterious S1OOllnS Vi NnailOS p
Roberts, Jr., at Atlantic City, N. ].
It is reported from Johnstown. Pa,
that the Hartman interests have
closed a contract with the Cambria
company for 500 steel gondola cars.
William J. Bryan viii write each
week until election letter to be sent
TO every pricinct Democratic club |
in the country. giving advice and sug-
gestion as to the line of campaign.
Al detachment Of 105 United States
marines, the last of the contingent
sent to the Isthmus of Panama to
preserve order in the recent elections,
returned from the isthmus last week.
DR.. Frederick T. Rustin, one Of the
most famous surgeons In the west.
was shot and killed as he was on the
Eoint of entering his home In Omaha.
There is not a single clue to the muir
derer.
John c. Czolgosz, brother OF Pres
ldent McKInley's assassin, has been
sentenced to the work house in Shar-
on, Pa. The police claim that he is
insane. and his case will be invesu-
gated.
Lilly Wheatly was shot and killed
by Mrs. Walter Allen, wife of the pro-
prietor of the st. Charles hotel in
Wichita Falls, Texas. Miss Wheatly
was in a carriage with Mr.. Allen
when the shooting occurred.
AS a result of the largest accumu-
| lation of idle funds in Philadelphia
banks since 1904, the rate for demand
| loans was marked down by leading
| financial institutions of the city last
week from 3h to per cent.
Engineer J. F. Miller and Fireman
Cunning were killed and Brakeman
Ashley was seriously injured by the
explosion of a freight engine on the
Santa Fe road at Kadrow, Colo. The
three men lived in Ration, N. M.
That what appears to be apathy
among the voters of the country is
merely contentment with the present
administration of affairs by the Re
publican party is the contention OF
former Senator John M. Thurston OF
Nebraska.
Gov. A. B. Cummins, in his message
to the special session of the legisla-
ture convened at Des Moines, Iowa
urged the Importance of amending the
primary law SO as to permit Republi
cans to make a nomination for sena
tor this fall.
Four heirs of the late Hugh Nc
Curdy of Corunna, Mich, who left his
$4,000 estate to the Masonic Or
phans' home at Grand Rapids. Mich.
filed notice of suit to break the will
! | Mr.. McCurdy. left his widow only ar
. ! annuity of $500 year.
Eight claims. aggregati1g $10,311
against the bankrupt estate of Harry
X. Thaw, were filed with Referee II
I Bankruptcy William H. Blair lat
Friday, Sept. 4. The largest was tina
!. OF Josiah Copley Thaw, a brother
which was for $500.
Governor Hanly of Indiana has is
: sued call for an extra session of tn
!, legislature, to meet September Ii
The county local option law and
J plan to give the governor extra powe
TO deal with night-riders in southern
i Indiana will be considered.
: Surrounding to the deadly fumes {
q burning pitch and oakum deep dow
g in the forepeak of the British bar
), Puritan, as she lay at anchor !
II President Roads, four seamen wer
b suffocated and fifth was partly owe
y come before he was rescued by mates
8, After being out seven hours, tn
r San Francisco jury which tried jaime
) Treadwell for prejury in connectio
q. with the examination by the gran
Jury into the affairs of the suspende
X California Safe Deposit and Tru
os company returned a verdict of acqui
40 tai.
Traffic east of Winnipeg on the @
madam Pacific is completely cut o
owing to the burning of long bridt
on the Schrietzer section. east of Fo
! William, by brush fire. All trail
= are going around via the 500 Lin
through St. Paul, for the next fe
y days.
I'M Baron Oura. Japanese minister
10 commerce, in statement made pu
4. &c from Toxic. said that the poI
., ponement of the international expo
ns sition. scheduled to open in Tok
in 1912, is unavoidable because +
a matter has assumed such large pI
q portions.
y No arrests in the Roberts shooti
case are likely for at least two
= three days. according to stateme
Y given out by the chief of police
n Atlantic City, N. J. Roberts has
peated his belief that the shoot
was not the result of an attempt
ii kdlaJlp.
Dock Watson, OF Hillsboro, Tex
shot a young man named Carl Ho
&c and Miss Ethel Edsal. operator
IS the Southwestern telephone co
pany, and then turned his pistol
himself Both men died almost
stantly. Miss Edsal is believed to
fatally wounded.
The Automobile Club of Amer
l a-.4,