Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-03-31
NEWS OF The WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-Nationsl,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The gunboat Callao has sailed from
Canton to cruise the West river.
One of the heaviest snowfalls of
the winter fell in Ohio Valley last
Sunday.
The battleship Wisconsin, at Manila,
has received rush orders to sail for
Shanghai.
Former Mayor Ashbridge, of Phila-
delphia, one of the last of the Quay
politicians, is dead.
Chicago Ivens, charged
with the murder OF Mrs. Bessie Hol-
lister, was sentenced to hang.
The mine strikers are returning to
work at Lens, France, and an early
termination of trouble is expected.
Fort Worth, Texas, has been flooded
with counterfeit $40 bills of the "Buf-
falo" type, closely resembling the
genuine.
Redvan Pasha, chief Of police of
Constantinople, was recently murder
ed en- route from his country home to
his office.
BY unanimous vote the house com
mittee on judiciary agreed that insur.
ance can not be regarded as inter
state commerce.
Representative Sibley has introduc-
ed a bill preventing officers of the
government from buying goods made
by convict laborers.
A power house of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company was destroyed
by fire recently with a loss of s175,
600; partially insured.
Eighty lives were lost and 81 ships
were wrecked along the coast of New
England and the maritime provinces
during the past winter.
Hazing at the Annapolis naval acad
envy was dealt with in the house by
repeating the law making compulsory
dismissal of the guilty.
A Standard Oil company launch was
seized by pirates and looted of mum
Der of rifles and 1000 rounds of ammu
milton near Canton, China.
At a recent funeral at Brooklyn
Anne Arundel county, Maryland, Wal
ter Potee, while insane, shot five per
sons, two probably fatally.
The final figures show that in add
ton to the regular Russian troops
l012,269 army reserve men we're mo
bilized during the recent war.
Banwell, the crown bank teller VIII,
pleaded guilty at Toronto to stealing
over $4,000 OF the banks funds, wa
sentenced to fonr years-in pFisGn.
--2'hos. N. Casey. former general man
ager Of the Salmon bank at Clinton
Mo. pleaded guilty recently to fort
cry and was sentenced for FIVE years
Secretary Taft has appealed to tn
senate committee on military for a
Increase of coast and field artillery
and to make the latter a regiments
organization.
An engagement between the col
stabulary and fanatical pulajanes o
the islands of Samar, is reported
Governor George Curry is reporte
missing since the fight
The American, Spanish and natiy
press of Manila sustain General Woo
against the charge of killing wome
and children in the recent battle {
Mount Dajo, which they claim wa
unavoidable.
The steamer New England has a
rived at Vancouver, B. c., with care
Of halibut weighing 265,O00 pound
L., 10.
variety of fish anywhere in the worl
The boat was out nine days.
/, Christiania.-The state council hi
appointed Christopher Ravn Norw
gian consul general at New York al
Brunei Horst consul general at II
vana. M. Lund has been given II
post of consul at San Francisco.
At Mount Holly, N. j., George '
Small and Rufus Johnson. both co
yicted of the brutal murder of Mi
Florence Allison, and sentenced
death after a long and sensation
trial, were hanged for their crime.
The president has approved the Sc
e fences of Lieutenant Hugh Kirkma
/, Eighth cavalry, dismissed, and Sc
= fenced to two years at Leavenwort
4 for embezzlement, and Lieutena
/ Horace Little of the Philippine scou
r dismissed for drunkenness.
A carpet tack, caught between CT
n wheels, caused a spark that RESULT
q in the blowing up OF the works
/ the Phoenix Powder company, Gig
e miles from East st. Louis, KILN
s John Nash, aged IS years, and Edwa
S Higginbotham.
e A political prisoner named Glasg
/ terrorized the prison guard at Mo
), COW. Russia, with an imitation BON
l. and walked out of jail. The Cree
e Mutual bank, which was robbed
March 20 of 1892, 900. offers a rewa
OF 10 per cent of the amount stol
to any person who will return [