Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 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 Hemispheres
During tho Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

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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 Oh 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 $175,-
000 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 num-
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 addi-
ton to the regular Russian troops,
1,O12,269 army reserve men we're mo-
bilized during the recent war.
Banwell, the crown bank teller, who
pleaded guilty at Toronto to stealing
over $4,000 Of the banks funds, was
sentenced to four years In prison.
Thos. M. Casey former general man.
ager of the Salmon bank at Clinton,
Mo-, pleaded guilty recently to forg-
cry and was sentenced for five years.
Secretary Taft has appealed to the
senate committee on military for an
increase of coast and field artillery,
and to make the latter a regimental
organization.
An engagement between the con-
stabulary and fanatical pulajanes on
the islands of Samar. is reported.
Governor George Curry is reported
missing since the fight.
The American, Spanish and native
press of Manila sustain General Wood
against the charge of killing women
and children in the recent battle OF
Mount Dajo, which they claim was
unavoidable.
The steamer New England has ar
rived at Vancouver, B. c., with cargo
of halibut weighing 265,00O pounds
the largest catch on record for this
variety of fish anywhere in the world
The boat was out nine days.
Christiania.-The state council hal
appointed Christopher Ravn Norwe
gian consul general at New York an,
Brunei Horst consul general at Hs
vana. M. Lund has been given tn
post Of consul at San Francisco.
At Mount Holly, N. j., George "
Small and Rufus Johnson, both cor
victed of the brutal murder OF Mis-
Florence Allison, and sentenced t
death after long and sensations
trial, were hanged for their crime.
The president has approved the sci
fences of Lieutenant Hugh Kirkma1
Eighth cavalry, dismissed and sci
fenced to two years at Leavenwortl
for embezzlement, and Lieutenar
Horace Little of the Philippine scout
dismissed for drunkenness.
carpet tack, caught between CO
wheels, caused a spark that resulte
in the blowing up Of the works
the Phoenix Powder company, eigl
miles from East st. Louis KILN
John Nash. aged So years, and Edwa1
Higginbotham.
political prisoner named Glasg,
terrorized the prison guard at Mo
COW, Russia, with an imitation bonn
and walked out of Jail. The Cred
Mutual bank, which was robbed {
March 20 of 1892, 900, offers rewal
of 10 Der cent Of tha amount sto1f