Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-12-28
NEWS OF The WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
a Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

B. p. Oliver, recently elected presi-
ldent, declares the California Safe De-
post & Trust company hopelessly in
solvent, and the only thing to do is to
appoint a receiver.
Londons greatest shipping paper
prints a statement that England has
decided to establish a new naval
squadron in the Pacific, but is denied.
The business part of Baltimore was
threatened by fire when a blaze wiped
out three big establishments and three
smaller ones, causing a loss of $780,
600.
At Springfield, H., three lives were
lost and property worth 100000 de-
stroyed in a fire which started in the
Christmas stock of Johnson & Hatch
er's department store.
Property to the value of 100000
was lost in a fire in the furrier estab-
lishment Of Edwin S. George at De
troit Saturday.
Mrs. William o. Boatright and her
grown daughter were fatally shot re-
Gently while asleep by an unknown
assailant on a farm near Merryville,
Mo.
King Edward has signed a proc
lamation definitely summoning parlia-
ment to meet January 20.
Those who participated in the re-
cent conference of the tobacco grow
ers and buyers at Frankfort, KY,
called by Governor Wilson believe
that the tobacco war will be amicably
settled
The antagonistic attitude of the pub
lie against the Jap walters in the ferry
boats of San Francisco bay caused the
Southern Pacific to lay them on
At Des Moines, Iowa, Mrs. James
Scofeld was killed Miss Louisa
French hurt, and a third woman seri-
ously injured when a train backed into
the buggy in which the women were
riding.
Albert Filley, farmer living south
east of Cannon, Mo, killed his wife
and daughter and his brother by shoot
ing them recently. Filley is supposed
to be insane. Officers have gone to
arrest Filley.
Owing to the present financial strin
gency the union boilermakers are said
to have offered to go back to work fol
the railway companies against whom
they are striking, under the same con
ditions they had before the strike with
the increase offered by the camptny Al
the time of the walkout
c. Haugh, the Norwegian minister tC
the United States, died recently in
Norway while on a snowshoeing trip
WI Ting Fang, who has been reap
pointed to the post of minister to the
United States has left for Washing
ton
Dealing in grain futures is prohibit
ed by a bill introduced recently by
Representative Scott of Kansas, the
new chairman of the committee OF
agriculture.
NJ Paquin, the famous French dress
maker, is dead
Painters at work on the dome of thu
main building of Oklahoma university
accidentally set fire to the structur,
J recently. The loss is estimated a
from $125,OOO to s15OO0O, partially GOV
cred by insurance
William Henry Rice, one of the hes
known minstrels in the United States
is dead
Iron Shield the Sioux chief, died re
) Gently.
Adyices from Tutuila, Samoa, stat
7 that the volcano in the island Savi
5 in German Samoa, is working wit
f greater activity
Edward Price of New York city. frs
D husband of Fanny Davenport, tn
f actress. died recently in Omaha