Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-12-22
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-N ational,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

miral Dubassoff, ex-governor general
of Moscow, Russia, was made Saturday
afternoon, but be escaped with slight
injuries.
Notices have been posted at all cot
ton mills in Lowell, Mass, of a five
per cent increase In wages to go into
effect on Monday. About II, 900 opera
tiyes are affected.
Members of the house and senate
have been denied more salary by
vote of 1873 to LOG. but house speaker
and vice president will draw $4,000
yearly, also cabinet members.
Governor Magoon Of Cuba has issued
a decree directing all rural guardsmen
to be especially vigilant in arresting
all persons bearing arms without Ii
cense. Another gubernatorial decree
provides for the expenditure Of $685.
600 for sanitation in various towns
throughout the island.
st. Louis, Dec. 15.-Adolphus Busch,
the multimillionaire brewer, says he is
in favor of an income tax law.
Six more theaters will be added to
the Sullivan and Considine circuit of
the vaudeville playhouses within a
year.
An unidentified newsboy was killed
recently in the gallery of the Majestic
theater, Chicago, for applauding a
player on the stage with whom George
Dunraven, another spectator, was dis
pleased. Dunraven tried to hit the boy
with an umbrella. The point of the
umbrella penetrated the boys brain
through his left eye. Dunraven was ar
rested.
representative Jones has introduced
bill providing that.after July l, 1907,
the salaly of each and every civil ser
vice employee of the government shall
lie increased twenty per cent.
The condition of Bishop McCabe,
suffering from apoplexy. is slightly i'm
proved.
Two thousand machinists employed
in Denver shops, will receive an adj
vance in wages January l ranging
from to Is per cent.
The Standard Oil company an
nounces that it will advance the wages
of all its employees now receiving less
than 500 a month by 10 per cent, be-
ginning January l.
The interstate commerce commits
sion will investigate into the shortage
of cars in hearings which begin at
Minneapolis December II and extend
to Kansas City, st. Louis and Chi
cago.
Flora c. Adams has obtained d.
vorce in Seattle on cross complaint
from Henry Austin Adams, better
known as Vincent Harper, author and
magazine contributor.
On the recommendation Of the gen
eral staff the secretary of war has or
dered the trial by courtmartial of Ma
jor Macklin of Company c, First bat
talon of the Twenty-hfth infantry, un-
der the sd article of war for "con'
duct to the prejudice of good oruer and
discipline" in failing in their duties in
preventing and suppressing the riot by
negro soldiers at Brownsvnle. Texas
last August.
Simplified spelling has received q
final quietus in the house of congress
The Indian appropriation bill for
1908. carrying about $s,000,000, has
been agreed upon by the house com
mittee on Indian affairs. The appro
priatioR for the Indians for 1907 was
s9.405,000. The estimates submitted
by the bureau of Indian affairs fol
1908 aggregated s7,97O,0OO.
Representative Roberts Of Massa
chusetts introduced a bill making the
noncommissioned officers and enlisted
men Of companies B, c and d, 25th In
fantry. the negroes discharged from
the service by the presidents order
eligible for reenlistment in the military
or naval service. The bill is intended
to restore to these men all the rights
lost under the order of discharge.
Ex-Mayor w. w. Rose of Kansas
City, Kan, has sent to the clerk Of the
Kansas supreme court a check fol
s1562 to pay his fine and all costs II
the contempt case decided against him
Robbers looted the safe in the bank
at Lincoln, Ark, recently, getting away
with $500, all it contained.
The Utah federation of labor has
resolved to circulate a petition to con
gress asking the creation Of posta
savings banks. The move is said to be
under the auspices of the American
Federation OF Labor. with which the
Utah federation is affiliated.