Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-12-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,-
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.


OOugIcsS convened MOuudy
MIR. Bryan win return from his south
ern trip December ~.
F. w. Baldwin, general superin-
tendent of the National Railway line
of Mexico since 1908, is dead
Champ Clark of the house was chosen
minority leader of the house of repre-
sentatives to lead the democratic mem
bers.
An appeal to colleges, parents and
the press to unite in an effort to stop
hazing has been issued by President
Edmond j. James of the University of
Illinois.
The report that Germany and Japan
purpose to conclude an agreement con-
corning China similar in terms to the
American-Japanese understanding is
without foundation.
The title for the new university was
settled to the satisfaction of all par
ties when King Edward issued letters
patent constituting it as the National
University of Ireland.
Omaha.-H r. Harrington, who lives
at Gretna and whose father is Cali
fornia capitalist, committed suicide
here by taking morphine. He was 20
years old and wealthy.
Malvern Hill, the historic colonial
residence in Charles, II miles below
Richmond, on the James river, belong
ing to w. II. Hall of New York, was
destroyed by fire recently.
The Correspondence Romano, a vati-
can organ, asserts that, contrary to re-
ports in circulation, Pope Plus has suf
fered relapse, and again has been
obliged to take to his bed.
The receivers of the Westinghouse
Electric & Manufacturing company aud
the Securities Investment company were
discharged in the United States circuit
court Saturday at Pittsburg.
The jury in the case of John Rae, on
trial charged with the killing of Carl
, Moller, a II year old boy, ON the Alviso.
Gun club IS lands near San Jose, Cal,
several weeks ago, returned a verdict.
of not guilty.
, The Chicago police are hunting for a.
wealthy British baronet, Sir Herbert
Donald Leight Russell, of Bridgeport,
England, who disappeared in Chicago.
five weeks ago. His wife is now with
her parents in Spokane
Q Berlin.-An official dispatch received
e here from the commander of the Jauger,
g dated Ponape, Caroline islands, de-
t scribes conditions at Ponape that:
! threaten to break out at any msments
into religious warfare.
h Fearing death at the hands of an IN
q known writer of threatening letters he
e has been receiving, the Rev. William
e c.. Waters, rector of Grace Episcopal
f church, Chicago, has applied to the fed
t eral authorities for protection.
Women prominent in political affairs
of Colorado, where equal suffrage is
: given them, do not agree with President
. Roosevelt that emo special improvement
@ in the position of women in those states
e of the west which have adopted woman
suffrage is noticeable. F."
1t is definitely announced that the
purchaser of the Is Cations from the
. famous library of Lord Amherst of
4 Hackney, which were bought at public
. sale recently, prior to the auction sale
of the library, was J. Pierpont Morgan.
A large sum was paid for them.
Having been buried for nearly a cen.
fury in an obscure corner of the Digges
= farm in Maryland, near Washington
- d. c., the body of Major L 'Enfant, the
engineering officer of the colonial army
who assisted George Washington in lay.
ing out the national capital, is to be
. removed at government expense with
military ceremonies to Arlington GENE
. terry in Virginia.
- Elkins, w. Va.-The Ellxins clan ha.
been called in conference to devise way,
g. and means whereby 100000 can b,
20 separated from the estate. This is tn,
&c necessary purchase price incident upor
III the marriage of Kate Elkins to tn,
Duke Abruzzi. The duke values III,
u manageable portion of his title a
&c 81 100000 and the Elkins family is in
clined to pay the money.