Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-04-13
a Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The Chinese government purposes to
raise a foreign loan of 81 500 900 for
the purpose of erecting and equiping
arsenals and for the construction of
railroad from Pekin to Kalgan, 1875
miles to the northwest.
Pittsburg is threatened with beer
shortage as a result of a strike of
1900 workers.
Gov. Sheldon of Nebraska signed
the anti-brewers' bill, the pure food
and the bill cutting express rates.
1t is now said that more than 5000
painters are on strike in Greater New
York.
A report from Geneva says there
were two earthquakes Friday in the
Rhaetin Alps ON the Austrian-Swiss
frontier
The steamer City of Troy was de-
stroyed by fire at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y,
recently. The 65 passengers were
landed safely.
F. c. Gould, held in Vancouver, B.
c., on charges of forgery. it is said.
tallies with a description of a man
wanted in Virginia on a charge of MUIR
der.
Almost with his last breath Percy
L Wells, a civil engineer of Waltham,
Mass, arose from his deathbed at
San Francisco just as he was about to
sign his will and dashed his head
against the wall with such force that
he died in a few moments.
Ernest Hesner, confessed slayer of
"Al" Everman at Loon Lake, is under
arrest.
Premier Mcbride has left for Lon
don to represent the province in its
claim for better terms.
Anthony Comstock recently made
three raids in New York in which he
seized $1,000 picture post cards which
he claims are obscene. -Four men were
arrested, charged with having the
cards in their possession.
At Chicago Adam c. Rhein, 81
years of age, recently shot and fatally
wounded his father in law, william
Rommell, and his mother in law, Mrs
| Minnie holuuSl5 anu NhSh hiiiSN hA-
self.
London-Miss D. X. Douglas, cham
pion lawn tennis singles player, wa
married to r. L. Chambers recently
1t has been announced that tn
seventh cardinal to be created at tn
consistory to be held April Is will b.
Mgr. Aguirrey Garcia; bishop of BuI
COS, Spain.
r 1t is stated that there is every prof
, ability that Cardinal Merry Del Va
will resign his post as papal secre
tary of state as a result of the publ
cation of the seized Montagini papers
Howard Eaton of Wolf, Mont, ha
recently made the statement in Der
yer, Col, that the herd of betwee
400 and 500 bison owned by Michae
Pablow on the Flathead reservatio
was soon to go into the hands of tn
Canadian government.
At the meeting recently of the mil
ers' union at Goldfeld a misunde
standing caused the voting to be jul
gled and no definite action was take
in regard to the segregation of tn
unions.
An order was issued by SecretaI
Taft just before his departure fro
the isthums that until further motto
the authority of governor of the can
zone shall be invested in Lieutenal
Colonel Cocktails. chairman of the COZ
mission.
Statistics prepared by the immigr
ton board at San Francisco show tn
if every Chinaman who has sworn tn
he was native born told the truth, e
~ Chinese woman in the count
must have been the mother of 3S oh
dren.
August Belmont, who presided at
meeting of the representatives of ca
ital and labor in the mansion of A
drew Carnegie Friday night at NJ
York city stated that he believed I
extraordinary prosperous times viii
the country had experienced duri
recent years was certain to chant
He said capital and labor were in ne
of such meetings now more than tn
had ever been.