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Show 1 -8 I flashes from the Wire TACOMA. Wash, Jon. 21. Former J ud go Gordon, arrested lost night for alleged al-leged embezzlement at. Spokane, gave bonds In tho sum of 520,000 today and, with bis attorney. left for Spokane thin afternoon, where bo will demand a opcedy trial. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. The senate today confirmed the nomination of Stuart K. Jjuplon of Tennessee to bo consul at Messina, Italy, vice Arthur S. Cheney, who was killed In tho recent earthquako. Luplon was also at Messina, acting as deputy consul. PHOENIX, Ariz.. .Tan. 21. District Attorney At-torney John B. Moran of Boston, who Is here for bis health. Is Improving. Alarm felt by hla friends, which has been Indicated Indi-cated by frequent Inquiries regarding him, is without foundation. INDLNAPOLlS. Ind.. Jan. 21. The Culled Mine Workers of America may aid John Mitchell tomorrow by appropriating appropri-ating funds to assist In lighting the charge of contempt 011 which ho w.ih sontenced lo Jail by Judge Wright of Ibo District of Columbia, If was reported report-ed tonight that a. resolution providing aid for Mitchell would bo presented by President JjCwIs. RENO. Nov.. Jan. 21. Officials of tho Southern Pacific report a landslide a few miles east of Applcgato In tho Sierras, which has delayod all eastbound trains Indefinitely. A crw of track clcarers has been dispatched lo the scene. Rain and snow is falling in the mountains. Rnln has been falling In Reno for the past twenty-four hours. Late tonight the rain turned to snow, accompanied by ;i bitter wind. MINNEAPOLIS. Jan. 2J. Sherman W. Morris, alias Frank Shcrcllffe. today again took tho stand and identified portions por-tions of a deposition made by lilm in a suit brought by Tom Dennlson against a. newspaper in Omaha confessing Ills guilt of ihe Pollack diamond robbery and implicating im-plicating Tom Dennlson of Omaha, In tho crime. Shorcllffo testified In support of an alibi defense. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 21. -Tho lumbermen's lumber-men's convention closed today. It went on record in favor of a reduction of ilrst-class ilrst-class postage to 1 cent per ounce; also as opposing tho passage of the parcels post law In any shape, as It would bo onlv tho first step toward tho transportation transpor-tation of merchandise by the government and would bo disadvantageous to the Interests In-terests of retail merchants. C. A. Kink-blne, Kink-blne, Dos Moines, was elected president. NEW YORK, Jan. 21.--Thc establishment establish-ment of a permanent tarlfC commission wns condemned at tho twonty-fourth annuul an-nuul meeting of tho American Protective TarlfT leaguo hero today. Homer Laugh-Iln Laugh-Iln of California was elected a member of the board of managers, lo servo four vears. The following officers wcro reelected; re-elected; Charles A. Moore, president; "Wllber F. Wakcman, trcasuror and general gen-eral secretary. DES MOINJCS. la., Jan. 21. In Its answer an-swer to Attorney General Byers's million-dollar million-dollar penalty suit, filed Into today, tho Wostern I'liion Telegraph company declares de-clares It Is a govornment agent and not subject to the law of command, and thcre-foro thcre-foro exempt. The company's failure to file articles of Incorporation caused tho suit. It announced its capital stock aB SIUO.000,000 and Us net profits from 1S05 to l'JOfi us 573.161,100. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21. After a heated discussion the National Board of Trade, at Its concluding session today, appointed a spoclal committee to urge the secretary of atato to Incorporate In a treaty, about to be consummated with England, some provision for the protcc- tlon of American patent rights. Tho proposed pro-posed appropriation of $200,000 for this government's participation in the Belgian exposition this year was Indorsed. ST. LOUTS. Jan. 21, Plans for tho National Na-tional Irrigation congress In Spokane, August Au-gust 0 to II, were discussed by officials of tho organization here todny. The conference con-ference wan attended by George L. Bar-slow, Bar-slow, Barstow. Tex.; W. A. Beard. Sacramento. Sacra-mento. Cal.. and D. L. Moody, Spokane. Tho congress will discuss Irrigation, water power and deep waterways. Among the prominont'mon who will he asked to attend at-tend are President-elect Tnft. James J. Hill. Glfford Plnchot and Secretary of Ag-rlculturo Ag-rlculturo Wilson. PITTSBURG, Jap. 21. According to an official cstlmato mado today by a chemist representing tho stat.o board of health and tho local health authorities, thero aro 2000 persons III In Bellevuo, si suburb of this city, as a result of drinking drink-ing raw river water furnished by a water company last Frlduy. Saturday and Sunday. Sun-day. Should the, estimate be correct, practically the entire population of Bellevuo Belle-vuo Is suffering from an Illness at this tlmo which may develop Into an epidemic of typhoid. CIIFTYENNE, "Wyo., Jan. 21. A permanent perma-nent bureau nt Washington for the purpose pur-pose of opposing measures that mny be offered In congress to have the tariff, reduced on any American product, particularly par-ticularly wool, will bo maintained bs the National Woolgrowors association. An-nounenment An-nounenment lo thin effect was made today to-day by the executive- committee. Sufficient Suf-ficient money for tho purpose has been raised among tho membership and others interested In sheep raising. |