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Show NEWS SUMMARY While playing on thin lco at Doaton, threo children wero drowned. In rcsponBo to an invitation to visit Snn Diego, CM., this summer, President-elect Tnft announces that he will be unahlo to accept. Proclamations of tho secret rcvolu-tlonary rcvolu-tlonary organization havo been posted In Teheran, condemning tho shah to death for violating tho constitution. William Gray, a prospector, died at The Needles, Cat, after several hours of terrible agony from burns received in tho explosion of a can of gasoline. Miss Hstella S. Stout, who shot and killed a picture ngent whom she declared de-clared had attacked hor sister, was discharged from custody by a Chicago jury- Charles Stewart, tho negro convicted convict-ed of stealing n registered mail pouch In Kansas City, tho pouch containing $50,000, has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment. A Washington dispatch announces that Dr. Charles P. Nell, commissioner commission-er of labor, In n short tlmo will bo reappointed re-appointed to his present position by President Itoosevolt. Cracksmen blew open with nltro-Ulycerlno nltro-Ulycerlno tho United States postofllce at GIngsburg, Cal., and nn ofTlco safo In tho mcrchandlBO storo of S. Davis, Bccurlng about $1,000. Timothy It. Palmer, who laBt week resigned as president of tho Minnesota Minne-sota Mutual Life Insurance company, has committed btilcido, shooting himself him-self through tho head. A revolution has begun In Salvador under the leadership of former Vice-President Vice-President Prudcnclo Alfarn. Tho cities cit-ies of Abunchapan, UBUtulan and San-tana San-tana hnvo been captured by tho revolutionists. rev-olutionists. A telegram from French West Africa says that a detachment of French Spahls havo had a serious engagement en-gagement with a band of Moors. Tho French lost In killed, ono lieutenant and twolvo privates. It Is announced that Mulai Hafld, tho now sultan of Morocco, has doll-nltely. doll-nltely. ncccpted tho Algccleras act and the attendant conditions laid down by tho powers for the recognition recogni-tion of his sultanate. Robbers blow open the safe in tho postofllco at Downey, and Avenue (street, I06 Angoles, and mndo theli escape with tho contents. It is an nouncod that they secured less than $100 for their trouble. Tho United States and Germany have arranged for a postal rnto on letters between tho two countries ol 2 ccnta Instead of tho existing rate of 5 cents. Tho now rates will go Into effect on January 1. Tho President und Mrs. rtoosoveli on December 2 celebrated In a quiet way tho anniversary of their mar-ilago mar-ilago at St. George's church In London Lon-don twenty-two years ago. No format for-mat function was arranged. Aftor an Idleness of thirteen months tho open hearth department of tho Illinois Steel company plant nt South Chicago has reopened and 1,000 men aro ngaln at work. Preparations nro bolng made to open flvo othor blast furnaces. John Armstrong Chanlcr, tho former form-er husband of Amollo Itlves, tho authoress, au-thoress, lias brought suit at Charlotts-llle, Charlotts-llle, Vn., in an effort to establish his sanity nnd recovo his fortune, which ho nllegca was confiscated by Now York courts. What Is believed to bo an infernal machine, placed thero with slnstor motives, was found In tho Western Pacific Pa-cific construction yards at Stockton, Cnl., under a pile of tics. It consisted ot a two gallon can of dynamite to which wns attached ti fuse Mrs. Amanda Wurnor, nleco of tho lato Don Plo Pico, last govornor of California undor Mexican rule, committed com-mitted Biilcldo at Los Angoles by drinking poison. Sho had been afflicted afflict-ed with nervous trouble and feared this would lead to Insanity. Tho annual report of Mlno Inspector Inspec-tor Walsh of Montnnn shows that tho mining Industry in Montana was never in butter condition thou at present, pres-ent, moro mines being worked, with more men employed than over before In tho history of tho state. Adlal Stovenson purposes a contest ngalnst Charles' S. Doneen for tho RovcrnorBhlp of Illinois, Tho Democratic Demo-cratic cnndldato hns come to tho conclusion con-clusion that he received a majority of tho votes cast as between himself and Governor Dencen nt tho recent election. elec-tion. Itobort P. Mnddox was olectd mnyor of Atlanta, Gn., by a majoriiy ot moro than 3,000 votes over James G. Woodward, regular Democratic nominee, nomi-nee, and twlco mayor of tho city. This ends tho moat unusual and exciting municipal campaign Atlanta has over wltneaBCd. Secrotary Wilton last week declared de-clared that the foot and mouth disease dis-ease among cattle which was provn lent In tho states of Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania nnd Mnryland, was now undor control. It la estl mated that 1,000 animals Buffering havo boon destroyed. Dr. I). P. Urnylleld of Mulkoytown, 111., hns been lndictea-nn charges of murdor and forgery growing out of tho deaths of his wlfo nnd Houben P. Pnrrlsh, and the subsequent efforts of Iiruyfleld to collect llfo Insuranco Irom fraternal rodors of which tho deceased wero inomborB. Tho will of Dolos A. Wodgctt, mul-tl-mllllonalro lumberman of Michigan, who died ft month ago, has been in a do public. Tho bulk of tho estate, os-tlmnted os-tlmnted nt between siO.000,000 nnd $12,000,000, is left In trust 'to the threo young children of Mr. Ulodgetl by his second marrlngo. |