Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-02-10
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

All cable connection with Buena
Ventura is still interrupted
Richard L. Ashurst has been APP
pointed postmaster at Philadelphia, to-
succeed Clayton MeMichael.
Admiral and Mrs Winfield Scott
Schley were in an exciting runaway
accident recently, at the National
Capital.
Mount Vesuvius is in eruption from
a issure 400 meters in length on the
right side of the mountain. 1t is a
magnificent sight.
Public Printer Stillings has appoint
ed Charles S. Brown of Grand Rapids.
Mich, to be chief inspector of the
government printing offices.
Cameron A. Owens, assistant cashier
of the w. X. Vanderslice Jewelry com
pany of San Francisco, committed sui
side recently by gas asphyxiation.
Ukiah, Cal.-Frank Willard, a half
breed, who murdered Sheriff Smith on
December % last, was sentenced to
be hanged at San Quentin April 2S
The national treasury statement
shows: Available cash balance, $145,-
955, 425; gold coin and bullion, ST.
377.41O; gold certificates, $50, 7651 40.
The American game of football as
now played is wholly unfit for col
leges and schools. according to an
opinion expressed by President Chas.
Eliot of Harvard university.
London.-Lady Strathcona and
al - Ii 81,
commissioner, has donated $685. to
Queen Alexandra's fund for the as
sistance of the unemployed.
The war department has decided
to go pack to the heavy caliber for
army revolvers and adopt a cartridge
proposed by the ordnance bureau car
rying bullet of 40 caliber to replace
the SS caliber now in use.
The board of construction of the ma.
Wy has about decided to recommend
the installation on board each of the
South Carolina and the Michigan, the
two new battleships now being de
signed. of turbine machinery.
Secretary Metcalf of the department
of commerce and labor has issued in
structlons advising inspectors OF
steamboat inspection service that they
in the future assist the United States
district attorney in the enforcement
of the steamboat inspection laws.
Chester H. Mercury, recently ap
pointed American consul at Managua,
will not fill that post. Mr.. Mercury
married a Nicaraguan, the daughter of
an ex-president, who is still alive and
In politics. 1t was feared that Mr..
Mercury might therefore become In
volved in Nicaraguan domestic af-
fairs.
The president has confirmed the SEN
tence in the case of First Lieutenant
Richard W. Buchanan, 23d infantry.
who was tried by courtmartial in New
York city and found guilty Of charges
OF violating his pledge to abstain from
the use of intoxicating liquors and
drunkenness on duty and sentenced to
be dismissed.
President w. G Tighe of the New
Mexico university was seriously injured
recently by on explosion of gasoline
while experimenting in the laboratory.
One of his arms was torn off and he
was otherwise horribly mutilated. His
recovery is doubtful.
M. Pokotiloff, the Russian minister,
and Mr.. Tong representing the Chinese
government. are discussing a Russo
Chinese treaty along the lines of that
between China and Japan.
James H. Trevorrow, late superin-
tendent IF the lie Roi mine at Ross
land. b. c., is dead. He died at Los
Angeles, California. He was Al years
oldsand native of Cornwall, Eng
land. He leaves wife and six child
rem, the oldest of whom is about 1S.