Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-01-11
Natural Phenomena and Direful
Accident Furnish Long Lists
of Dead.
EPITOME OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
Recent Financial Disturbance-Okla-
homa a State-Fine and Gift
of Millions.


of 1907 that ne me- write Of 1t finds
himself confronted ~ an exhibit OF
destruction and disaster that he had
not fully appreciated before Since the
opening day of the year the great ca
tastrophes that have been accompan-
led by large loss of life have numbered
20, an average of slightly more than
two for each month. Several of these
have been great commissions Of nature.
There was the earthquake that destroy
ed Kingston, Jamaica, out of which
came the dsagreeable Swettenham in
cident; subsequently occurred other
earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in
Mexico, Chile and China. An earth
quake and mountain slide that de-
stroyed the town of Karatagh, Russian
Turkestan, snuffed out $4,000 lives, and
a frightful typhoOn at HOngkong
China, killed unknown hundreds of the
Inhabitants A hurricane In tie Caro-
line Islands wiped out 200 lives;
great food in Japan caused 600 deaths
Among the catastrophes originating in
the operations and enterprises of hui
mainly there have been explosions
several Of them in mines. others in
blast furnaces and on shipboard-cOl-
nsions of ships and of railway trains,
the collapse of the great uncompleted
bridge over the st. Lawrence river
near Quebec, and the blowing up of
the Du Pont powder works in FOnta-
net, Ind. All these produced long cas-
ualty lists.
The roll of eminent dead is also an
extensive one. Sweden has lately been
called upon to mourn the decease of its
beloved king Oscar H., and his son
and successor has assumed the rens
old Shah has died and a new one rules.
Not death. but abdlcation has also
changed the governmental head In
Korea. Politics, art, science, letters,
and the platform have each paid its
toll to death In the loss of some fore
most representatives. Among the name
may be recorded those OF former Pres
ldent NJ Caslmir perier OF Frame.
Senators Morgan, Pettus and Algcr
Galusha A. Grow. James H. Ecsels,
Maurice Grau, Richard Mansfield, Jo-
seph Joachim, Edward Grleg. James
McGranahan, Col. VIII S. Hayes. Prof
Alexander S. Herschel. Thomas Bailey
Aldrlch, DR.. John Watson Clan Mac
laren), Theodore Tilton. Mrs. Mary J.
Holmes, Francis Murphy and Mrs.
Helen NJ. Cougar. Mrs. VIM. NcKin-
ley and John Alexander Dowe are also
in the list of the well-known dead.
A financial disturbance OF widespread
influence has made itself felt during
the last three months of 1907.
The number OF States in the Union
has been increased to 40 by the ad-
mission of Oklahoma.
That modern minds are not appalled,
by large amounts Is shown by two of
the years transactions. The STANDARD
Oil Company has been dned $4,000
900 by a Chicago judge. and John ID.
Rockefeller has made donations of $780,
100000 to educational projects.
Two great expositlons have been
held. That at jamestown, Va. did not
receive the patronage expected and is
in the hands of a receiver The other
was in Greater Louisville, Ky.
A public work Of vast magniture was
begun when Mayor Mcclellan Of New
York broke ground for the construc-
ton Of the great Catskill aqueduct
which in few years is to convey to
the metropolis an ine1haustible suppy
OF pure water.
The Harry Thaw trial in New York
and the general strike OF telegraphers
the country over were subjects Of much
interest to the public while thoy con-
tinued.
The principal happenings Of 1907 are
briefly given below:
JANUARY.
Wreck on Rock Island near Vol
land. Kansas, kills 35 persons. Chas
NJ. Floyd, Republican, elected Gsverno
of New Hampshire by Legislature.
Bomb thrown In Fourth Street Ma
tional bank Philadelphia.
S+Death of Shah of Persia
9-James Cullen lynched in Charlie
City, Iowa. . . Gen. Vladimir Pavloff as
sassinated in st. Petersburg . 30 miner
killed by explosion in Pittsburg blast fun
mace.
10-Typhoon in Philippines kills 10
persons.
11-Fire near Strassburg, German,
causes 20 deaths. 81, 100000 FIRE i
Lancaster, Pa.
14-Earthquake destroys Kingston, j,
maica.
19-Sixty lives lost in two Big Fou
railroad wrecks in Indiana. Mohan
med Ali Mira crowned Shah Of Pers
Admiral Davis and American squa'
ron sent away from Kingston, Jamaic
by Gov. Swettenham.
2O-Death of Josiah Flynt Willar
tramp and author. England apologize
for Swettenham incident
23-Twenty miners killed by explosio
near Primero, Colo. Thaw trial begir
in New York