Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-07-25
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.

Although Pierce county and the
state were the losers in the recent
hearing as to the mental condition of
Chester Thompson, slayer of George
Mead Emery, it now appears that At
torney viii H. Thompson, father of
Chester, will have to pay the bills for
his side of the case, an amount close
to $1,000.
The efforts of Mexico and the
United States are being exerted in
every way to prevent violations of
neutrality by any of the Central
American countries.
San Francisco has placed its Off
cial stamp of approval on the direc-
toire gown.
At Ottawa Kan, Mrs. Mollie Stew
art was found guilty of the murder of
Mrs. Jane Schneick and her punish
ment was fixed at life Imprisonment.
The extremely hot weather of the
last few days will decrease the Cali
fornia raisin crop 1000 tons.
Schurz, a thriving little Nevada
town in the center of the mining dis
trict, was recently wiped off the map
by fire.
The most important up-cOuntry
townsite deal of the Grand Trunk Pa
cifc railway this year has been com
pleted in the purchase of land for the
site of a future city on the Bulkley
river, in British Columbia.
Preparations are well under way for
the national convention of the indie
pendence party, which will be held at
Chicago, Monday, July 27.
Mayor John e. Reyburn of Phila-
delphia has instituted proceedings
against e. A. Van Valkenburg, editor
and president of the North American,
and six members of the staff of the
newspaper, charging them with Grim
inal libel.
A report from the City of Mexico
says: A lake of oil covering an area
of more than one square mile and of
unknown depth, in the state of Vera
Cruz is on fire.
The bodies of III. d. Everett, a govern
ment forester, and Il. r.. Wakeley a
school teacher, who We're murdered
several weeks ago by tribesmen while
on an expedition into the uneXplored
mountain regions of the island OF
Negros, have been recovered by Lieu.
tenant Ahern of the constabulary
forces.
Right Rev. Alfred A. Curtis former
ly Roman Catholic bishop of Whining
ton, Del, and for number of years
vicar general OF Baltimore died re
Gently
The cruiser Albany has been on
dered 10 Amapala the Pacific port OF
Honduras 10 remain as long as neees
sary.
Dr. Frederick A. Cook Of brooklyn
the explorer, who rs trying 20 reaoi
the north pole by new route Through
Nansen strait and whose friends Nels
fearful ihai he pad mei disaster IA
me frozen north, bias been heard from
The Yokohama municipality ha'
voted ihe sum oi 10000 yen io cover
me expenses oi the entertainment "a
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