Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-03-09
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
4 Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphcres
During the Past Week-Nationai,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

LOfOi dt InS naval uObplldl Will To-
cover, 1t is thought.
The governments statement for the
receipts and expenditures for the
month of February show surplus OF
sS,205, 900.
Samuel Kranbe, a prominent bust
ness man of Houston, Texas, was as
sassinated recently by being shot from
ambush.
Brigadier General S. p. Jocelyn, com
bia, has been retired on account OF
age
The marchioness of Ripon is dead
in London. She was married in 1851
to the marquis, who is her first cousin
and who survives her.
Nicaragua is reported to be get
ting the best of the three cornered
warfare being waged against her by
Honduras and Salvador.
The Matin, French government
paper, states that proof of the vati-
cans interference in the religious
trouble was established beyond .
doubt.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska has
presented resolution asking that e1-
press companies be investigated as to
their method of doing business.
The customs receipts at Havana
in February amounted to $1,425, 208-
The Iowa legislature has called upon
congress to take action in the mat
ter of amending the constitution to
provide for popular election of United
States senators.
The denatured alcohol bill has pass
ed the senate after being amended to
do away with government storekeep-
er where the alcohol is denatured.
| The king of Saxony is in Lisbon to
visit the king of Portugal.
The French armored cruisers Victor
Hugo and Kleber, which will attend
the jamestown exposition under COM
mand of Admiral Thery, are being
cleaned preparatory to starting for
america early in May
| The conferees ON the agricultural
appropriation bill has reached an
agreement on practically all amend
ments except that allowing an increase
of $4,000 a year for agricultural and
scientific colleges.
Despondent over her enforced sep
aration from her husband, capitalist
OF Pawtuckett, r. l., who had recently
secured a divorce, Mrs. Mary Sim
mons, aged 40, ended her life at Oak
land, Cal.
Prier pbell-Bannerman, who up
to the present time has refused to re-
ceive a deputation of the woman suf-
fragists, has written a letter in which
he promises to support the bill pre-
scented by w. Dickinson, M. p, to
give the suffrage to women.
Reports are coming in to the c.
feet that rice boats for the relief OF
the Chinese famine sufferers have
been pillaged in ethe vicinity of Sing
kiangpu.
The annual strike of Chicago lath-
ers took place Saturday on schedule
time, about 400 men going out
There will be no ship subsidy legiB-
lation during the present session OF
congress.
Conductor McLennon confessed that
he left the switch open that caused
the wreck at Cotton, Cal, in which
one was killed and SO injured
Dayton, Ohio-The mystery of tho
murder of Dona Gilman deepens with
the report Of the grand jury, which
exonerated the family of Dave Cur
tbs. the confessed slayer.
| A. F. Slater, who recently was ap-
pointed assistant secretary of the
treasury to succeed Charles H. Keep,
has rendered his resignation to the
president and will leave the depart
ment with Secretary Shaw on March
4.
The body of woman weighing ESQ
pounds was buried with some diff
of Mrs. William Maurer, 81 years Of
age wife of Detective William Maur-
er of the West Chicago Avenue police
station, who died of fatty degenera-
ton of the heart.
The most important battle between
Honduras and Nicarauga has resulted
il victory for Nicarauga.
| Under orders from Manager ]. c.
Stone, of the Pacific board of fire un-
derwriters, the Portland, Ore, board
las issued circulars to all agents in
Oregon, Washington and Idaho order
ing them to discontinue rofunding to
! policyholders the emergency premlum
of rs per cent additional that was
> charged on all policies written after
the San Francisco fire.
~ The president has nominated Col
eDel Alfred Markedly and Charles
Hall for brigadier generals in active