Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1907-11-23
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-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

guished American, died suddenly in
Paris recently.
Mortally wounded by his own hand.
Charles Tracey Barney, the New York
inancier, summoned his family and
lawyers to his bedside and after calm
ly reviewing his private affairs and
giving minute expression of his wishes
in certain matters, dictated and signed
viii in which his wife was made the
principal beneficiary.
The shipment of a cargo of 1852, 900
bushels of grain from gulf ports has
gone direct to Odessa, Russia. 1t is
the first in years.
The Buck Stove and Range COM
pany is going after the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor for placing them on
the unfair list.
New York is to hear Madame Te-
trazzini who, at the Royal Opera, in
London, won the title, the new Patti"
She sings for the first season of 40
performances $500 each, the second
season of 40 performances $4,000 each,
and the third season of 40 perform
ances S2500 each.
After a trial Mrs. Evelyn Romadtka,
the wealthy Milwaukee woman who
was indicted for various burglaries
and larcenies in Chicago, was SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for the indie
terminate term Of one to 20 years.
The Marconi wireless station at
Siasconset was destroyed by fire re-
Gently.
]. B. Thomas, cashier of the Bank of
Albany of Albany, Ne, a prominent
democratic politician. committed sui
eide recently, leaving no message to
explain his act
The exit of Klaw & Erlanger from
the vaudeville field of theatrical pro-
auctions is announced.
Miss Mary Ellen Powers of Lock
port, well known in the theatrical pro
fession as Miss Leah May, the tallest
woman in the world, is to be married
to Maurice Stapleton, a wealthy
farmer near Lockport, n. Y. Miss
Powers is feet 9 inches tall and her
prospective husband is 7 feet.
The directors of the Standard Oil
company have declared a quarterly
dividend of $40 per share on the cap
ital stock.
At Telluride, Col, p. A. Liley, for.
mer city clerk, who confessed to EN-
bezzling, was sentenced to the peni
Tertiary for term of 3S to AZ years
Federal Judge DIETRICH has issued a
show cause order for the railroads tc
appear December 16 at Boise, Idaho
for a final hearing, when they will be
compelled to show cause why they
shall not restore the old freight rate
on lumber.
A band of outlaws belonging to the
Aiyu tribe attacked the government
officers at Taioku and killed 10 per
sons.
Owing to the recurrence of minor
outbreaks in the section of Korea
south of Seoul troops have been sent
to reinforce the patrol in that district
Fire at Bay st. Louis. Miss, recent
ly destroyed 100000 worth of prop
erty.
The Japanese cruisers Tuskuba ant
Chito2. returning from the jamestown
exposition. have arrived at Yokohama
Harry Stout, horsethief and muir
derer of Robert Williams, a North
western trader of Kamloops. r.. c., was
killed after a desperate battle witt
mounted police.
The Hon. Merikawa, the japanese
consul at Vancouver. has com
plicated the Japanese situation by re
fusing to accept the reduced amount
(S1O,775) of claims awarded the Japs
as consequential damages ensuing
from the September riots.
A train on the Wabash railroad was
wrecked near North Pine recently. The
engine. baggage and combination cal
and one coach were demolished. Min,
we're injured seriously.
Three silk mills in York, Pa, owned
by the American Silk company, are
closed down. Between 800 and 1901
employees are thrown out of work.
At Chicago, Policeman Robert Nc
Kerney was found shot dead recently
The murderer escaped.
All the mills of the New England
Cotton Yarn company in New Bedford
Mass, and in Taunton, are idle
Notices are posted in the Sanford
(Me) plush mills announcing tina
they will be operated three days
week only.
The continual drain of gold to Amer
lea has led to considerable uneasines.
both in money and stock circles o
England.
Arthur Langford, while deer huntinl
near Grand Forks. B. c., leaned on thu
barrel of his rifle. the gun being dis
charged and the bullet going through
his stomach. Langford died befor,
medical assistance could be given him
France Is Disappointed.
Paris Nov 21-OdicfaIs of tho GOV