The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-07-03


Ling, who is accused of the murder of
Elsie Sigel, an account OF the strang-
ling of the girl by Leon, OF which
Chun was an eye witness.
1t is understood that the government
has ascertained that the cash deposits
of Abdul Hamid, the deposed Sultan
of Turkey, in the Imperial Bank of
Germany, amount to $21 500, 600. The
authorities are wondering how they
are going to get the money
John 7. Roberts, charged with muir
dering Mrs. Edith May Woodill of Los
Angeles. was surrounded in the house
of John B. McQuay at Coyman, seven
miles from st. Michael, Md. and re-
sisting arrest. was shot by officers.
Thousands Of cattle are dying from
thirst in the north central part of
Mexico. Small streams have COM
pletely dried up and not drop of rain
has fallen in twelve months. Wells are
scarce and the loss to cattle owners
is heavy.
The Russian senate has indicted
Theodore Nikitin, former vice minis
ter Of agriculture, on the charge of
having plundered the government of
millions of dollars, as superintendent
of the vast forests Of the Petchoria.
The startling revelation is made that
Of 500 school children in New York
whose teeth have been examined.
only fourteen sets were perfect. Among
the 4S6 children whose teeth were in
imperfect condition, 2,S0S unsound
teeth were discovered.
All the members OF the Roosevelt
expedition. at present in camp on the
Loietta plains, in the Sotik district,
are reported in excellent health. The
odore Roosevelt has shot another lion.
while a very large. tawny-maned lion
has fallen before the rifle Of his son,
Kermit.
From $3.50 day to $11.05 a day
was the amount shown by memoranda
to have been stolen by Frederick
Lehefeld from the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Railroad, on which he was a
conductor. He has been sentenced to
from two and one-half to five years
in Sing Sing.
After being officially declared dead.
truck to be removed to the morgue
from the City hospital at Worcester,
Mass, Joseph Remillard, aged forty.
was brought back to life by the use OF
electricity and is reported to be i'm
proving.
Charles r. Richardson, a Pittsburg
broker convicted of conspiracy in con-
nection with the alleged attempts Of
Charles S. Cameron, president of the
Tube City Railroad. to bribe Council
man w. A. Martin, has been sentenced
to one year and three months in the
penitentiary and to pay fine Of $500.
Following decisions by the Supreme
and Common Pleas Courts that the
2-cents-amile rate law passed by the
Pennsylvania Legislature was uncon
stitutional, the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railway Company announced an
increase in passenger rates from 2 to
2H cents a mile on all one way tick
cts, to take effect July 3rd.
County Prosecutor Hunt, who is max.
ing a campaign against alleged bucket
shops in Cincinnati, accompanied by
ten deputies, overpowered two armed
watchmen and raided the offices OF
the Consolidated Stock & Grain Com.
pany. C. A. Acton and c. B. Fox were
arrested, all the books of the concern
were taken and the wires cut. The
men were arraigned and held to the
grand jury.
The Cincinnati council has given its
official sanction to the more day
light" movement by passing an ordf-
nance providing for moving the clock
back one hour during the months OF
May to September inclusive. 1t is be-
lieved that Cincinnati is the first
American city to change working
hours during the summer months
along the lines introduced in numer'
GUS European countries.
The steamer Arctic of Walter Well
mans North pole expedition arrived
at Tromsoe, Norway, June 9th from
Spitzbergen with her flags at hall
mast, bringing the news that knud
johnson, one of the two men who re-
mained at the Wellman camp this win
ter, had perished in the pack ice and
that the airship had been destroyed
by heavy storm. Wellman is now
at the camp and declares that If he
cannot proceed this year he will next
An earthquake, the most severe
shock experienced there in years, oc-
Cured at 1925 O'Clock on the night
OF June 22nd, and almost caused q
panic at Grass Valley, Cal. and in
Nevada City. Many people rushed
into the street but no damage has
been reported. A second and lighter
shock came at 11:49. Reports from
Marysville, Chico, and Colfax say that
those towns were also shaken.
Queen Victoria OF Spain gave birth