Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1906-05-26
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During tho Past Week-NatIonaI,
Historical. Political and Personal
Events.


United States at the wedding of the
king of Spain and Princess Ena of Bat
tenberg is highly popular ON both sides
of the Atlantic.
The wage dispute in the Lancashire
(Eng) cotton trade has been settled
at conference held in Manchester
between the employers and the card
room workers, under the presidency of
c. W. NIAGARA.
The increase in assessments made
by the supreme council of the Royal
Arcanum last year is held to be both
legal and right by the full bench of the
Massachusetts supreme court.
Fire which started in the stables of
the Northwestern Lumber company at
Stanley, Wis, from spark from the
Northwestern mill destroyed 100 resi-
dences and dozen business buildings.
The total loss is 100000.
The town of Cobalt, one of the min
ing centers in New Ontario, has been
destroyed by fire. 1t is also stated
that several persons were killed by an
explosion.
great labor leader who has been at the
head of the United Mine Workers for
several years, will resign as president
of that organization and enter into the
practice of law in Chicago.
The boiler of an engine on the
Southern Pacific exploded near Wells,
New, instantly killing Engineer L. F.
Zimmerman and Fireman M. S. Irwin
of Ogden.
In removing a hill rs feet high and
800 feet long in the Stevenson (Tenn.)
extension Of the Southern railway
contractors used II, 900 cans of powder
and $50 cases of dynamite in one ex-
plosion. The shock was felt for miles
shock supposed to be an earth
quake occurred in Myrtlewood, Maren-
go county, Ala. No damage was done
John Alexander Dowie is contem-
plating leaving Zion City and taking
up his residence at Ben Dhui, his
White Lake (Mich.) house.
At O. recent meeting of the represen-
tatives of the foreign powers in Pekin
1t was announced that all the govern
ments support the British protest
against the changes in the Chinese Gus
toms service.
Richard B. Shepard, proprietor of a
bookstore in Salt Lake. has been SEN
fenced by Judge Marshall to serve 13
months in prison for sending cata-
logues of immoral books through the
mails.
Commander in Chief Tanner of the
G. A. r. has made the announcement
that Rev. Jesse Cole Of the depart
penalty of $4,000 for each offense in
ment of Iowa had been chosen chap
lain in CHEF to succeed the tate Rev.
Father j. F. Leary.
The peasants throughout Saratoff
province are greatly excited and seem
to be organizing a general agrarian
movement
Charles M Chamberlain was found
guilty in the district court at Auburn,
Neb., of wrecking the Chamberlain
bank of Tecumseh Neb.. of which he
was manager This was his third
trial
Irwin Tucker. cashier of the savings
bank Of Newport News, knowing that
he was about to be arrested charged
with defaulting $4,000, committed SUI
icide at Newport News. fuckers
shortage may leach 10000, but it can
be made good from his life insurance
The proper observance of Flag day
by all of the members of the G.. A. R.
is urged by Commander in Chief Tan
ner in general orders made public, in
which he calls attention to the action
of the last encampment recognizing
June 14th for that purpose
George E. Mcneil, known through
out the country for many years as a
labor leader and writer on economic
subjects, died in Boston recently.
court-martial at Riga, Russia. SEN
fenced eight workmen to death for the
murder of three policemen.
Two deaths and some serious pros
trations from heat were reported in
New York Saturday.
The coast defense ironclad Frithiof
ran down and sank the Norwegian
sailing vessel Othello at Kiel. Ger
many. The captain of the Othello and
one Of her crew were drowned. The
rest were saved \
1t is regarded as assured that the
second peace conference will be post
poned to the end Of May, 1907.
Countess Boni de Castellane has
confirmed the report that she expect
ed to return to America within a few
months with her sister, Miss Helen
Gould
Vice President and Mrs. Charles w
Fairbanks snent a few houre OF A