The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-02-01
MISCELLANEOUS.

Miscellaneous.
The Missouri supreme court has ap,
pointed Judge Bruce Of Paris, Mo, a
comm ssIoner to take testimony in the
custer suit against the international
Harvester company.
The act OF congress OF June !, 1898
prohibiting railroad companies from
discriminating against members OF
labor organizations in the matter OF
employment has been declared uncon,
stitutional by the United States su.
preme court,
The Missouri supreme court has de,
clared unconstitutional the law requir.
ing that free return transportation be
given To shippers of live stock with
each car load by the railroads of the
state
A missionary has found among the
Indians in Oconto county, Wis, a
Bible given to the Oneida tribe in 1854
by the secretary of the Prince of
Wales while the Indians were living
in Massachusetts.
A fresh air school" unique among
educational institutions in this country
will be opened in Providence. X. l.,
where pupils will not remove their
wraps and will work under conditions
as nearly resembling an outdoor at
mosphere as possible
The government is arranging to
manufacture cement for use on the
Panama canal in case the prices of
the product are too high. A manufac-
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isthmus
A severe blizzard recently swept the
Atlantic coast causing much suffering
IN New York and Philadelphia. Much
damage was done to small shipping
and street car traffic was demoralized.
w Leo Bockemohle. cashier of the
suspended bank of Ellinwood, Kan,
snot and killed himself at his home,
while under arrest charged with max
ing false statement of the bank $
condition
Liquor interests in Alabama are re.
sorting to dynamite against the prohi-
bition leaders.
Three submarine torpedo boats re
Gently made the trip from Newport,
r. l., to New York in 1Ii2 hours This
is the longest trip ever made by boats
of this class under their own power.
In the first % days of January 445,
GOO hogs were marketed in Kansas
City. This is 10000 more than We're
ever received there in any whole
month before
Mr. and Mrs. George Meyer, aged GS
and 65 respectively were recently
burned to death on their farm near
Bartlesville, Ok.
An attempt to overthrow the mon
archy of Portugal and establish a re
public was recently nipped in the bud
at Lisbon. and the leaders arrested.
An attempt of socialists to bring
about a march of the unemployed"
in Chicago was frustrated by the po-
lice, DR.. Reitman and two of his
followers were arrested for inciting a
riot
Charlie. Mot, the American con
sular agent at St. Marc. Hayt. has
been dismissed because of completely
in the recent revolution against Presi-
dent Nord's government.
] B. Joslin. an eccentric character
of Topeka was recently found stran-
glod to death in his home in that city.
A bursting water pipe in Cincinnati,
O. caused damage estimated at $780,
600
Three boys aged five. eight and IL
years respectively have confessed to
burglary in St. Louis
The cruiser South Dakota built at
the Union Iron works in California has
been placed in commission.
The American National Live Stock
endorsed the leasing system of public
lands.
The supreme court of the United
States has denied the petition for an
appeal in the Chicago Street railroad
REORGANIZATION case.
Two small banks at Pittsburg, Pa,
were recently closed by the state au-
thorities.
Gov. Magoon of Cuba has been sum-
moned TO Washington for confer
ence concerning the government of
the island.
Judge Phillips of Cleveland, O., has
ordered the dissolution of the Anal
gamated Glass Workers union on the
ground of public policy.
More than 1000 delegates were
present at the opening session Of the
Missouri River Navigation congress
at Sioux City, La.