The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-09-24
NEW S SUMMARY


The steamer Peter A. Lee was de-
s!royed by fire near Memphis, Tenn.
She was beached In time to enable
all on board to escape.
Congressman George l.. Lilly was
nominated for governor OF Connect
cut by the Republican state conven-
ton. receiving 402 votes out of SIT.
Business was entirely suspended at
Strawn, Texas, one day last week
because Of the heat, the thermometer
registering liz degrees. with a hot
wind blowing from the south.
Two women. one grieving over the
death of her favorite son. and the
other respondent because of illness.
leaped to death from windows In
their homes In New York City.
The schooner Phlllis Gray went
down and her crew OF nineteen men
were lost on Devonshire In a terrific
storm that swept the English chan
mel and coast on the eth.
While the parents we're away from
home the residence of j. c. Burdette,
near New Brighton. MINI. burned
and Ave children. ranging from To
10 years old. met death by suffoca-
ton.
An Official statement OF the cholera
situation In ST. Petersburg shows
that on the 18th there were fitty-eight
new cases and eight deaths from the
disease. and there are io7 patients In
hospitals with Il,
Since the killing OF a white man
by a negro at Kansas City last week.
there has been growing alarm OF q
race war among the colored popula-
ton and the police have learned that
many OF them are purchasing nre-
arms
Mrs. sail!e Rnthford died at To-
peka. Kan. on the 9Th. at the age of
us years. She was born In Middle
ton. KY. In 1875 and had never seen
weeks sickness In her life. Mrs
Ruthford came to Topeka forty-three
years ago.
Paris Fletcher. member of we'll
known real estate Arm OF st. Paul.
and prominent socially. was instantly
killed and Mrs Fletcher was severely
injured by the overturning OF their
automobile at Minnesota, near Wa
baEha, MINI
NJ. Albert. who recently retired
from his post of minister of Justice
at Copenhagen. has surrendered TO
OF frauds against the Bondestandans
Sparkasse. savings bank OF which
he WAS president,
The celebration throughout Russia
In honor OF the elghtleth birthday OF
Count Tolstoi passed on quietly. No
arrests were made anywhere. On the
contrary the authorities at the last
moment relaxed the severity OF their
orders prohibiting the celebrations.
Alexander Berkman. who shot
Henry C. Prick during tho Homestead
steel strike in Pennsylvania. was
convicted upon the charge OF making
a disturbance at meeting OF tho
unemployed In Cooper Union. New
York City. and sent 10 tho workhonse.
The Democratic party OF tho island
OF Porto Rico has nominated Jaclnto
Texidor. a lawyer OF San Juan. as its
candidate for the post of resident
commissioner nj Washington. Thia
Is the FIRST time the Democratic party
has participated In the ialand cleo
tons.
During a NJ OF temporary insanity.
Pearson Taiiey. OF Wilmington. Del.
so years Of age. attacked his wife.
his adopted daughter. Edith Johan-
sen. and her husband. Andrew Johan-
sen. and inflicted such serious wounds
with an an that tho victims are not
expected To live.
Mile. Marie LAblache. one OF the
performers al the Toronto exhibition.
was probably fatally injured last
week. Her act was to slide down q
wire, stretched from a high pole TO
the ground. hanging by her teeth.
The pole became loose. and abe fell.
her spine being broken.
A pilot steamer In the North sea
picked up a balloon CONTAINING two
British aeronauts named Tennett and
Short. Tho balloon ascended ~ Bat
tersea. n district OF London. NJ 10
o'clock al night and was blown out TO
set When discovered the balloon
was close TO the water.
The shrunken and bleached body
OF a woman. with evidences OF It's
having been covered with qulckiims.
has been found on the West Virginia
shore Of tho Ohio river. near Wells
Vile. o. The authorities believe the
woman Was murdered and an attempt
made Ia destroy the body.
James Bellows Mc0regor. the old
est Mason IN the country. believed TO
be the Oldest white man In the Unit
I'd States. celebrated his iOTth birth
day At Mount sunapee. n. NJ. on the
9th Mr. AcGreg0r can read ords-
nary print with the aid Of reading
glass and IL hale and hearty
After experimenting two years
With concrete ties. the Burlington
railroad has abandoned them for
wood. The officials believe that the
old material, treated ~ith ereoso,e. is
more Satisfactory A creosottng plant
for ties and bridge ,imbers. costing
1870 600. 10 20 be constructed.
The ieweiry trade. which IL ihs
frst 20 feel a depression and about
the las, 10 get the hcnsat Of retu.n.
ing prosperity. has beEun 70 revive
For eight months the Wholesale dcal
Srs practically sold nothing but with
In a short time the retail jewellers