Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-02
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Natonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

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of So miles an hour for several hours.
Much damage was done to trees down
town.
Sir Arthur Nicholson, the British
ambassador at Madrid, is to succeed
Sir Charles Hardinge as ambassador
of Great Britain to Russia.
General B. ]. Viljoen is negotiating
for land near Ell Paso, Tex, on which
to found another colony for the Beers,
who recently abandoned their homes
in Chihauhau, Mexico.
Secretary Root has informed the
Japanese government that he will
hereafter conduct affairs relating to
Korea through the Japanese legation
at Washington.
Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison, wife
of the lawyer and congressman who
was recently candidate for lieuten-
ant governor of New York, was killed
in an automobile accident at Long
Island City, Saturday.
Safe crackers recently blew the
safe in the postoffice at Forestville,
Cal, and got about $500 in cash, and
number of money orders.
Thos. Lawson says he has received
so many proxies that his control of
both the New York Life and Mutual
Life is absolute.
After protracted adjournment the
case Of Oberlin Carter, the ex-army
officer who is endeavoring to prove his
legal title to funds which he is de-
clared by the United States to have
embezzled, has been resumed at Chi
cago.
DR.. Daniel Stephenson died recent
ly in Honolulu. He formerly was an
associate of President Harper of the
University of Chicago, and also as
sistant pastor of the First Baptist
church of that city.
A dispatch from Newfoundland
states that the 100 ton schooner Co
lumbine, bound from Charlottetown for
Newfoundland ports, foundered with
four men in Fortune bay during the
recent gale.
The defalcation of Cashier Clark of
gheny, Pa, together with money that
can not be accounted for, will be not
less than s1,50O,000.
President Roosevelt has approved
the sentence of Captain Alga p Berry,
Twenty-ninth infantry, who, by court
martial, was condemned to dismissal
from the army on charges of conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
]. j. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, has arrived in New York
from Southampton.
Marquis Ito was given a garden par
ty recently at Seoul in celebration Of
the Japanese-Korean protectorate
treaties.
One new case of yellow fever is re-
ported at Havana, making a total of
eight cases under treatment.
K. Sougimora, Japanese minister to
Mexico and Peru, who has been So
journing with his wife and child in
California for some time, recently left
for the City of Mexico, accompanied by
his family.
The run which began at Keokuk,
Iowa, on the State Central Savings
bank, stopped almost entirely after
the arrival of four wagon loads of sill.
yer dollars from Chicago and St
Louis.
At the observatory of the Tacubaya
university Thursday new comet was
discovered The astronomers say that
the comet, which can be seen with g
small telescope, is flying swiftly to
ward the sun.
Mrs. Kidder, the hymn writer, dice
at Chelsea, Mass, Saturday, aged 81
years.
The president has directed the ap
pointment of Rev. Edward S. Travers
assistant rector of Trinity church, Bos
ton, as chaplain of the United State:
military academy at West Point tt
succeed Rev. Shipman, resigned.
Two Italian section hands were kill
ed and two others MORALLY wounded
Saturday by three other Italians wh'
entered a freight car at Winthrop HaT
Dor. As miles north of Chicago an,
fired at them repeatedly.
Newton G. Dougherty, the ex-banke
at Peoria, ILL.,, who was given an in
determinate sentence in Joliet, wa
taken to the penitentiary this week.
Marshall Field, Jr., of Chicago, i
paralyzed from the waist down, tn
effect of his accidentally shooting him
self
Fifteen persons were injured AM
many others shaken up in a wrecl
recently by a collision head-on, ON
curve near Leeds, Mo.
The navy department has ordere,
that an autopsy be held over the bod,
of Midshipman Branch, for who's