Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-10-12
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
"A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HemIspheres
During the Past Wesk-NatlonaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.


written President Roosevelt, asking
that he be permitted to retire from
the diplomatic service next spring.
AS result of Investigations by D.
b. Babcock, special agent of the
United States treasury department,
sent to Vancouver B. c.. when the
Anti-Japanese riots occurred, force
of federal officials will be installed at
the international boundary line to
keep back the scores of Japanese who
cross the border into the United
States.
Ambassador Leishman at Constan-
ytinople has notified the state depart
sment that he has bought the first
American embassy property in Euro
pc. 1t is magnificent place over
docking the B0sphorus and cost less
than $150,000.
At Exeter, N. H., Booker T. Wash
fngton Jr. has withdrawn from Phillips
Exeter academy and left the village
because he felt he was being discrim-
mated against on account of his color
J. E. Gomez, Cuban, who was Wash
ington's roommate, left at the same
time.
United States Senator Platt of New
York made formal denial that he ever
married Mae Wood, who is suing him
for divorce, alleging that she married
the senator November 9, 1901.
Judge Seawell has decided that
Eymoto, the Japanese restaurant keep
-er whose place on Folsom street, San
Francisco, was damaged by a mob
from the city and county officers
damages covering his loss
William Burns, negro desperate
who recently shot Policeman August
Burns at Cumberland, Md, inficting
"A wound from which the officer died,
was taken from jail by mob and shot
and kicked to death.
The report of the death of the real
mother of the emperor of Japan, Lady
Nakayama, is confirmed.
Governor Patterson Of Nashville,
Tenn, Is to be married during the lat
ter part of November to Miss Mary
Russell Gardner. daughter of W. H.
Gardner OF Union City, Tenn.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Called on for the
first time to pass the death sentence,
Judge Joseph M. Swearingen col
iapsed Saturday as he sent Norman B.
Holmes to the gallows for numbering
his sweetheart, Nancy Miller.
At Winamuc, Ind, Sheriff Charles
Oglesby was shot and killed recently
at the Pennsylvania railroad depot by
three tramps whom he was endeavor-
ing to arrest. He shot two of the
tramps.
Count Ladislaus Sechenyi and Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt will be married No
vcmber at the counts castle in Hun
gary.
Secretary Metcalf and Admiral
Brownson announce that the fleet will
he in readiness to start for the Pa
cffc on December Is. The ships will
start on time, whether all repairs are
finished or not.
The board of directors of the James
town exposition elected A. Martin vice
president, to be the successor of j. M.
Barr, resigned.
Governor Johnson of Minnesota is
out with a formal statement to the
press of the Twin Cities that he is
not and has not been seeking for
the nomination for president.
President Roosevelt will make his
try this week for the bears he seeks
ito bag.
William Jennings Bryan has given
sstrict instructions that no tainted
money shall be used to defray the ex-
penses OF his coming tour Of New
York state.