Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-06-10
AROUND THE WORLD.
TELEGRAPH SHORT NOTES FROM
ALL POINTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-Nstional,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The national convention of the Elks'
lodges will meet in Buffalo, N. Y, on
July 10.
Vive Admiral Uriu, with a japanese
squadron, is at Gutzlaff island, in Han
Chow bay.
The Tweedmouth collection Of pic
lures was sold at Christies Saturday
afternoon and realized over $235,000.
Forest fires are raging northwest of
Escanaba, near Northland, Mich. Much
damage has been done.
II. L. Corley. station and express
agent at Seligman, Ariz., confessed
himself a defaulter and shot himself
through the heart.
The japanese celebrated the victory
at the battle of the Sea of Japan Sat
urday night. by a torchlight and Ian
tern procession at Honolulu.
General Sir William Nicholson, who
was recently appointed governor gen
eral of Gibraltar. has been compelled
for private reasons to resign his com
mission.
General II. V. Boynton, president of
the Chickamauga Park commission,
died recently In Atlantic City, N. ].
He suffered from a complication of
diseases.
"Bluebeard" Johann Hoch is to be
hanged June %. Judge Kersten, who
some time ago sentenced him to be
hanged, fixed that date as the day of
execution.
The British steamer Kuling has ar
rived at Shanghai, towing in a Rus
sian destroyer which was found help
less north of Shawaihan with three
crews aboard.
Lord Eduard Talbot, conservative,
who was seeking reelection to the
house of commons from Chichester on
his appointment as junior lord of the
treasury, has been reelected.
The war department has received a
cablegram from Governor Magoon of
the isthmian canal zone, reporting two
new cases of yellow fever among the
canal employees ON the isthmus.
Mayor Tom l.. Johnson of Cleve-
land says the main issue in the state
and municipal elections in Ohio next
November will be city ownership and
operation of public service utilities.
The death roll resulting from the
hurricane which recently swept over
Natal and the subsequent bursting of
the reservoir at PiHetown, was nearly
500 Hindoo laborers and so Euro
peans.
Governor Higgins of New York has
signed both the Raines bill and the
Amber bill, designed to abolish the
disreputable hotels operating under
the present provisions of the liquor
tax law.
Papers in an action for divorce
brought by Brodie l.. Duke have been
served on Mrs. Alice Webb Duke,
whose marriage to Mr.. Duke in De-
cember last was the beginning of sen
sational litigation.
The British ship Afghanistan, from
Hamburg for San Diego, Cal, has
been in collision with the British man
Of war Caesar, the former sinking
with % of her crew. The Caesar has
put into Dungeness.
The strike situation in st. Peters.
burg is again attracting attention. Ten
thousand men struck Friday and Sat
urday. A number of minor demonstra
tons have been broken up and some
are announced for this week.
Diplomatic activity in Washington
indicates that the European powers
are prepared actively to assist the
president in any efforts he may make
in the interest of peace. 1t is learned
on high authority that the German
emperor heartily shares the wish OF
President Roosevelt for an early end
ing of the war
The Neue Freie Presse announces
that Baron Ferjervary has formed a
cabinet for Hungary and that the
names of those who will accept port
folios under his premiership will be
made public at the beginning of next
week.
fatal storm swept over Minneap
oils Saturday. During the few min
utes that it ragged Elizabeth Cam, s
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killed. Several houses were fired and
telegraph and telephone wires were
leveled
In consequence OF the intention tC
exercise legal control over emigration
from Austria-Hungary representatives
Of commercial and Industrial societies
and steamship companies will meet
June 26 at Vienna to investigate the
conditions Of emigration
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow OF
former President Harrison, was re
Gently received in private audience by
Pope Plus X. at Rome, with several
other prominent American tourists
who were presented to his holiness by
Monsignor Murphy. vice rector of the
American college.
Disorder in the interior Is increas
ing. Severe fighting is reported neal
Bodena between Greeks and Bulgar
ians. II is alleged that Apostol, the
Bulgarian leader and chief organizer
Of the insurrection, who was reported
to have been killed in a fight with
gendarmes last March, is leading the
Bulgarians.
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