Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-04-14
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
4 Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HemIspheres
During the Past Week-Nstlonzl,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The Moroccan convention has been
signed and the conference adjourned
sine die.
After innumerable conferences a
new Hungarian cabinet has been final
ly constituted.
Eastman Johnson, the painter, died
recently in New York, in his SD year.
He had been ailing for year.
The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
road has just paid into the Michigan
state treasury s64O,75S for back taxes.
The resignation of Moses Hallet as
United States district judge, district
of Colorado, has been rendered Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Maxim Gorky, one of the leaders in
the Russian revolutionary movement,
is reported TO be on the way to the
United States.
The Ohio coal operators have de-
cided to stand pat on the miners
strike and to offer no concessions
whatever.
1t is announced at the White House
that Judge Alfred S. Moore would be
reappointed United States judge at
Nome, Alaska.
he street car strike at Winnipeg
was over at noon Saturday. The men
get an advance of 1 cent per hour.
They asked cents.
Snow melting in the foothills, COM
bined with the heavy fall of moisture
during the past 10 days. has caused
unprecedented damage in central Wy
oming.
From 10000 to 10000 members of
the Salvation Army celebrated Gen
eral Booths 18th birthday at London
Saturday afternoon. The general was
in splendid health.
General Adna R. Chaffee very prob
ably will succeed John P. Haines as
president of the New York City soci-
ETY. for the prevention of cruelty to
animals. 1t pays $4,000 year.
Once found guilty and sentenced to
be hanged, Joseph Briggs was acquit-
ted at Chicago of the murder of Hans
Peterson, who was shot and killed by
robbers nearly year ago.
George II. Mastick and Ferdinand
Butterfeld have purchased the Cali
fornia ranch of Mrs. Lily Langtry, the
actress, in Lake county. There are
about 5000 acres in the property.
A Burlington train was derailed near
Alliance, Neb., last Sunday, and delay
ed traffic several hours. Damage to
the track and the train was light, and
there were no serious injuries.
The license Of the Metropolitan Coal
company. the coal trust OF Boston.
has been suspended by Secretary vi
the Commonwealth Olin on a COM
plant that it was charging extra high
prices.
Tamboff. Russia.-The sentence of
Mile. Spiridonovo, the II year old girl
who shot Chief of Secret Police Luz
henoffsky and who was condemned to
be hanged, has been committed to 20
years Imprisonment.
One hundred printers were discharg-
ed Saturday by Public Printer Still
lings, the reason assigned being lack
of work. The public printer also has
accepted the resignation of Patrick
Byrnes, foreman of the bindery.
There was a heavy fall of snow in
the mountains and rain on the plains
throughout Colorado Saturday. In Grip
pie Creek and Leadville the snowfall
was the heaviest of the season. Trains
were delayed in both districts.
The Reich says Russia hopes to get
$3.50, 100000 from the loan the govern
ment is now getting and the govern
ment has offered exceptional terms to
the bankers in order to conclude the
negotiations before the Russian par
lament assemblies.
Governor Hanley of Indiana. in a
statement issued recently. refuses to
pardon or parole David e. Sherrick,
now serving a sentence for embezzling
state funds. A petition signed by TO-
600 people asking parole or pardon for
Sherrick had been presented.
John A. Linn, clerk of the circuit
court of Cook county, ILL.,, and former
ly clerk of the superior court of the
county. recently entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of conspiracy to
defraud and was given an indetermin-
ate sentence in the penitentiary.