The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-10-14

Plans for the exploitation of tho =,
sources O. the sou.h were discussed a
the opening session of the opvnin,
conference of the Southern CONNER
cial congress held in Atlanta. Ca Fri
day and Saturday.
Brief and simple ceremonies marl,e,
the retirement on Thursday of Gov
ernor Charles +. Hughes and the in
auguration Of Lieutenant Governor
Horace White as his successor as gov
ernor of New York.
United States Senator Robert 7.
Taylor. three times governor of Ten
nessee. and whose term in the United
States senate does not expire unit
, l9l2, ras nominated for governor by
the regular Democratic convention.
The towns of Graceton, Williams
Harsprings and Pitt, along the Cana
dian Northern railway in Minnesota
have been wiped out by fire. A scnool
teacher and child at Williams are
reported burned to death.
When the engineer of Lake Shore
passenger train alighted from his en-
| CINE at Dunkirk, ~ Y, he found a
dead man sitting bolt upright on the
pilot The man was probably killed
while crossing the tracks.
WASHINGTON.
Assistant Secretary Pierce of the
interior department has gone to
southern California. to investigate
conditions in the oil regions.
With the work of the eighth Inter
national Prison congress practically
concluded, delegates begun leaving
Washington on Saturday after the ex-
ecutive body had chosen London for
the next meeting in 1915.
Mrs. Flora Wilson will campaign in
Iowa with her father, Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson. The latter will
address Republican meeting at AT.
lantic, October 26 at which Miss vii
son will sing.
by an order issued by the postof-
flee department, land grant railroads
hereafter Will receive only 1888 for
each 1000 pounds of mail carried in
excess of $4,000 pounds. The old rae
was s1710
One man was killed and three others
badly injured in an explosion in the
fuse and primer shop of the Washing.
ton navy yard.
The commission named by President
Taft to determine how the government
may best supervise the issuance of
railway securities will hold its first
session in Washington November 81
FOREIGN.
The damage done to the city of Lis
bon by the recent bombardment was
surprisingly sight. The total num-
Der killed has not been ascertained.
but 1t probably does not exceed 300
The question of the formal recogni
ton of the Portuguese republic already
is the subject of exchange views be-
tween the powers. So far as France
and Spain are concerned, it is under.
stood they will follow the lead of
Great Britain.
Captain Maclevich, the Russian mil
tsry aviator, was killed at st. Peters.
burg in fall from a Voison biplane. |
The accident occurred during an alti. |
ude competition. which was won by |
captain MacleNich, who reached a
height of 1886 feet.
The only evidence of the recent per-
urbation at Lisbon. Portugal, are
mall bodies of troops stationed in the
principal open spaces of the city, and
he passage now and then of red
Cross ambulances.
On the 18th inst, sixteen shovels
n the Culebra cut excavated 81 797
'ubic yards of material in an eight
lour day, breaking all records
Recent events in Portugal that
tartled the world are discussed with
aim by all classes The general feel.
ng evidently is one of relief that
risis long anticipated Was surmount-
d so speedily with comparatively
title violence and such BRIEF dislo-
alton OF the national life.
Official statistics sho1 that 2,10S
ersons were legally executed in Rus
ia in 1906 s. The number of mill
airy executions resorted in thirty-four
ears, from 1875 to 1908, was 1858
t which, 2 4t0 were civilians.
Even $ in Portugal are being fol-
wed in Italy with the keenest inter-
st. especially at the vatican, where |
lie news of the revolution has dis
essed more than it has surprised
he pope has been moved by the ira
c events and offered prayers that
solution may be found to avoid fur.
Ter bloodshed. S
The long-awaited revolution in Por- '
lgal has broken out. Lisbon is in the Y
lnds of the Republicans. the royal J
andard has been torn from the pal
&c and the flag % the revomtionists =
Used in its place King Manual has =
I'd from the capital
The announcements come from Pan. !
ma that the next minister from Pan q