Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-04-13
news OF The WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-N ationaI,
Historical. Political and Personal
Events.

Governor Campbell has signed the
bill making gambling a felony in
Texas. tlt eI
Prices on lie Paris bourse are again
firm.
A hot wave at Washington, D. c.,
Friday sent the thermometer up to 81
degrees at p. m.
Brigadier General Richard Comba.
u. s. A., retired, died at the Preside.
Cal. recently. He was retired from
service in 1901. He was born in Ire
land in 1887.
Four white men and SO natives were
killed in an explosion at the Drey
fontein mine near Johanesberg, Trans
vaa1. Three white men and 16 natives
were injured.
George Fricth, one OF the largest
importers in San Francisco of coal
from the northern miles, died at San
Rafeal recently.
A new scale Of telegraph rates rep
resenting an increase of 20 per cent
in some cases has been announced, to
take effect April first, by the West
ern Union Telegraph company.
The taking of evidence has been be-
gun at Warsaw in the case of Major
Harvey w. Salmon, charged with
grand larceny in connection with the
failure of the Salmon bank at Clinton.
VIM. Penn Rogers, for a quarter of
a century a resident of Redlands, Cal,
who was formerly an associate editor
OF Harper's Weekly, died suddenly in
his apartments in Redlands, Cal, re-
Gently. aged SO years.
The Colorado senate has passed the
antifusion bill, which prevents a can
didate from having his name appear
in the list of more than one party.
The house has adopted the insurance
bill, which makes provision for an in
surance commission to supervise the
work of insurance companies within
the state. Both bills now go to the
governor for signature.
The American Missionary associa-
ton is the first organization in the
country which has voted to celebrate
the centennial of the birthday OF
Whittier on December l6.
Six steamers of 5000 tons and
speed of IA knots have been con-
tracted for by the Osaka Mercantile
Marine company of Toxic. They will
cost about 100000 each and will be
1t is asserted that the amount in
volved in the recent failure announc-
ed on the stock exchange at Brussels
was greatly exaggerated. The total
only reached about 100000 but the
banks furnished aid to several houses.
Frederick A. Busse, republican can
didate for mayor of Chicago, has sued
Y, illiam R. Hearst for $685. 900 for Ii
hn1 o1o n @
published defamatory articles and car
toons concerning him in his Chicago
papers.
If Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania
approves the Q cent railroad fare bill,
which has passed the legislature and
which is now in his hands, the Penn
sylvania and the Reading roads will
begin action to test the constitution.
ality of the act.
Mrs. Aquilla, passenger on the
Koenig Alebrta, on a voyage to New
York, who was rendered temporarily
insane by sickness, threw her infant
baby into the sea and attempted to fol
low it. The woman was restrained
but the baby perished
Saturday night a committee con
sisting Of 100 city statesmen of various
houses of Portland, who have beef
canvassing the city to complete a fun.
OF $500 for the erection of Y. w
c. A.-Y. M. G. A. building, successfully
concluded its work. The total of tn
building fund is now 1855, 900.
In consequence of the failure of a.
efforts TO form a conservative cabine
at The Hague in succession to tn
de Meester ministry which resigne
February IL, Queen Wilhelmina ha
asked the ministers who resigned t
continue in Office. This seems to be tn
probable solution, though it is expec
ed War Minister Staal will give u
his portfolio.