Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-29
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
4 Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During tho Past National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Believing that he would not attain
his ambition, which was to become al
eminent surgeon, DR.. Henry Schaefel
prominent in Philadelphia, committed
suicide.
William s. Skunk, one of the fore
most engineers of the country, died
the other night at Harrisburg.
Captain Richard wainwright has been
selected to command the battleship
Louisiana to succeed Captain Couden,
who is to be promoted to rear admiral.
William CIedenne. formerly a mem
Der of the Canadian parliament and
once mayor of Montreal was cut in
two by train at Depew, N. Y, re-
Gently
At Stevens Point, Wis, the plant Of
the River Paper company is closed by
= strike of all the employees, who de-
mand a raise Of 25 cents per day.
Count Won Posadowsky Wehner, i'm
perial secretary of the interior and
vice chancellor, has resigned and his
successor, will be DR.. Won Bethmann
Hollweg. the Prussian minister of the
interior, who will at the same time dis
charge the functions Of the vice presi-
dent of the Prussian ministry.
Secretary Taft has returned to
Washington from his western trip.
Former Senator Baker of Kansas is
dead. He was among the leading law
yers of the state for 80 years.
The Tennessee supreme court holds
that the new charter of the city Of
Memphis is unconstitutional.
John o. Ericsson of the University of
Washington wone the fifth oratorical
contest between the state universities
of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, held
In Eugene, Oregon. James H. Frazier
OF the University Of Idaho won second
place and Fl. M. Mckinney OF Oregon
was awarded third place
A sheriffs jury has determined that
James Bartlett Hammond, president of
the Hammond Typewriter company, is
mentally incompetent to manage him
self and his affairs.
Brigadier General Henry T. Allen,
chief Of the Philippine constabulary,
has rendered his formal resignation as
head of that department to take the
position as head of the Yellowstone
park service
The body of Emma Pontius, 10 years
old, was taken from the lake at Chica-
go recently and her elder sister Clara.
IL years old, is missing.
Aoh may remain at Washington.
d. c., as Japan has not decided on re-
calling him. His government must be
assured that the is not wanted at
Near St. John, N. B., the steamer
Crystal Stream was burned to the
waters edge and three of the crew
were burned to death.
Winnipeg advices say that the gov
eminent of the Dominion has settled
Its quarrels with the Doukhobors re-
garding 100000 acres OF land set aside
Tor the Russian immigrant fanatics on
the occasion of the original entry to
Canada under the sponsorship of Count
Leo Toistoi in 1899. These lands are
In the vicinity of Yorktown, Saskatche-
wan, where applicants of settlement
must make appearance before July 6
next. Many Of the Doukhobors have
consented to the agreement to take
LOO acres each In severalty, but the
majority had insisted on the commun-
ty proposition OF living, and it's mem
Ders announce themselves as content
With Is acres each.