The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-10-28

Frederick GebhArdt Of Astoria, L. l..
has been found guilty of the murder,
In April last year, Of Anna Luther. a
young woman whom he had duped
into marrying him to get her money.
Ex-senator David Bennett Hill, who
for many years was the ruling spirit
OF New York Democracy, died at Al
bany, N. Y, October 20, at the age
of 81.
Two men were fatally injured and
ten others bruised in collision. IN
the fog. of interurban cars near
Pittsburg.
Mountaineer friends of John Moore,
under sentence to be electrocuted for
the murder of Frank Howl, descend
ed upon the Nelson county Jail at
Livingston, Va, stormed the building
and rescued the prisoner. 1t is sup
posed he was taken to the mountains
and liberated.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt will
speak in the Ohio campaign this fall
His speeches in Ohio viii be made at
Cleveland, Toledo and probably sew
eral other OF the northern cities.
WASHINGTON.
Briefs on behalf of the government
and the Press Publishing company OF
New York, were filed in the Supreme
court OF the United States on Friday,
in what is termed the Panama libel
case.
Seventy-seven men heroically gave
their lives in efforts to subdue the
disastrous forest fires in the west dur.
ing the latter part of August, accord
ing to figures given out by the forest
service.
Practically all the corporation tax,
aggregating in excess of $27,000,O0Oi
has been collected by the treasury de
partment. The officials say it was
collected with less annoyance and was
paid apparently with less reluctance
than any other internal revenue tax.
massive aquaSum for the fish
cries bureau, a magnificent state din
ing room, and a comprehensive law
library system, are among the fea-
lures of a trio Of great department
buildings to cost an aggregate of ST.
100000, soon to be erected in Wash.
ington.
New methods for the handling OF
Indian lands sales have been put in
force by the bureau of Indian affairs,
whereby the Indians will receive at
least $4,000 more per year than un-
der the old system, according to Of
ficials of the bureau.
The announcement comes from
Washington that the duty on lumber
imported from Canada will be waived
by the United States in the interests
of sufferers from Minnesota forest
fires.
FOREIGN.
DEGREES have been published at Lis
bon, abolishing the exceptional laws
put in force with the advent of the
republic, including those concerning
anarchists and the ones restraining
newspapers from publishing undesir-
able news.
Great Britain has proposed that all
the powers recognize the republic of
Portugal at the same time. Germany
has replied approvingly Of the sug-
gestion.
Salvatore CisnerOs, Marquis de
Santa Lucia, who was second presi-
dent of the Cuban republic, died at
his plantation near Neuyitas from in
juries received in falling from his
horse.
The steamship Wally was wrecked
near the light house at Arrosales, off
Para, Friday, and is total loss
Some of the passengers were rescued,
but it is believed that nearly fifty were
drowned.
The growth of the socialist organi
cation is the phenomenon of politics
in the German empire. There is
feeling that socialism as a political
force has reached the high-water
mark.
In report to the government
board on the boarding out of children
system, Miss Fitz Gerald Kenny de-
plores the fact that there are more
than 5000 healthy children inmates
of various work houses in Ireland.
Count Tolstoi has second time re-
fused the offer of the Nobel peace
prize, but has recommended that the
prize, which amounts to about $4,000.
be handed over to the Russian sect
of Doukhobors, as the most pro
nounced adversaries of war.
The subject of race suicide was dis
cussed at great length at the recent
church of England (EpiscopaD con
gress held in London. The Bishop of
Ripon said the shortage of children
in the last twenty years had been up
ward of 100000.
The official estimate of the oat crop
of France for 1910 is Ill ,052, 100 hectic
litres as against 111,70S, 100 in 1909.
The barley harvest is placed at 49,
500, $50 hectolitres. against 1921 40
a ynar