Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-15
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Several sections of New Orleans
were under from one to four feet OF
water Saturday on account of the
heavy rains.
All operators of the Western Union
Telegraph company in large officers
and at relay points are to receive a
substantial reduction in the hours of
work.
A sensation has been caused among
naval and military officers at Madrid
because of the arrest of General Diaz
del Rio, inspector general of marine
infantry, following an alteration with
Captain Fernandez Nino, minister of
marine, respecting the latter's deci-
sion to reduce the personnel of the
navy.
At recent meeting held at Milwau-
kee definite steps were taken toward
promoting the candidacy of Senator
LaFollette for the presidential nomin-
alton.
Five persons we're killed and II in
jured four probably fatally, in a
wreck on the Cuban-Eastern railway
near Guantanamo, Cuba.
Four hundred carpenters are on a
strike at Louisville, KY. They demand
an eight hour day and a minimum scale
Of 372s cents per hour
An attempt to unseat eleven re-
dictionary deputies was defeated in the
lower house of the Russian parliament
Saturday, the opposition lacking four
votes of the necessary two-thirds ma
jority
The Rome correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicle says that the crown has
begun proceedings against Giuseppe
Pomona, deputy from Aversa, on al
legation of his connection with the
notorious Gammorra.
At Vernon, B. c., recently large
dam was washed out. Several houses
were carried away and great damage
was done to a number of orchards.
The people in the path of the flood
were warned in time.
William ]. Bryan called on Governor
Hughes at Albany, New York, visited
the senate and the assembly and was
entertained at luncheon.
The coming week may make a dis
tinct advance in the Taft presidential
boom.
Baron Paul Won Zglitzki of Berlin,
Germany, and Miss Helen Nicholson of
Joplin, Mo-, were married at the home
Of the brides parents at high noon
Saturday Miss Nicholson is the daugh-
ter of Frank c. Nicholson, a wealth
mine operator and engineer.
Louis Dillas, age 55, laughed at din
ner at his home in Kenosha, Wis, a
piece of meat lodged in his windpipe
and he choked to death.
AS the Brownsville investigation
nears it's end the prospect is daily
growing better for vindication OF
President Roosevelt's position.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Grand Duke Constantine at Orel, Rus
STA, by sending wild engine to meet
the dukes train. The train was late
and the engine was ditched in time
At Coupers, Ariz., Congress hall, a
$4,000 building, burned recently and
three men lost their lives. Charles
Prinnie, blacksmith, and two unidenti
fed Mexicans were the victims.
Wheeling, w. Va, June IF. w
Hohehn, charged with stealing $4S,00(
in bonds and $1,000 in cash from 6
sister in Indianapolis, was arrested
here today. All but $1,000 was found
on him.
John M. Vance, a prominent lumber
man, who 20 years ago built the frs
railroad in Humboldt, country, died re
Gently in Eureka, Cal. He was 81
years old.
A message from President Roose
welt was the feature of John Barrett:
address at the ground-breaking cere
monies of the Alaska-Y ukon-P Pacific
exposition at Seattle Saturday.