The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1908-09-12
BRIEF NEWS OF
THE PAST WEEK
interesting Events from Outside the
State Presented In . Mariner to
Catch the Eye Of the Busy Reader
MATTERS Of National. Historical
and Commercial importance.

p. l., but no damage done
A Chicago man has realized million
dollars out Of lrnd taken for bad
debt
Rawhide. New, has begun the task
OF rebuilding, and has an ample food
supply.
Japanese seal poaehcrs captured by
Russia complain Of the treatment re.
ceived.
Late reports say the English hop
crop is not SO badly damaged as first
reported.
There has been an addition Of three
10 the bankers colony in the San Fran.
cisco Jail.
The United States army is badly In
need or aeronauts, now that aeroplanes
and dirgible balloons are being added
to the war equipment.
This years Labor Day was the first
for long while when there were no
strikes on in San Francisco.
San Francisco heslth authorities have
marked and turned loose ~ rats, aud
now offer $50 apiece for them. The
object is to see II they contract blu.
bonie plague.
A strike threatens loss OF a large
part of the California hop crop.
Two light earthquake shocks were
felt at Bakersfield. Cal, but no dam
age was done.
Frank p Sargent, United States
commissioner OF immigration and
labor. IS dead.
An Aberdeen, Wash, man died
from having tooth pulled. Blood
poisoning was the cause.
Governor Hanley, OF Indiana, has
called an extra session OF the lcgisla-
ture and wants local option law
passed.
Electric railway employees OF New
England have voted for a general
strike. Nearly $4,000 men will be
affected.
Returns from the Michigan Repub-
lican primaries would seem to indi-
cate the nomination Of Governor
Warner for another term.
The American collier Ajax. accom-
panying the battlcship fleet, was badly
injured by collision with another YES
sci while leaving the harbor at Mel
bourne.
A Pi,tsburg man died from overex.
ertion due to dancing.
Castro has evidence that the French
supported the MatOs rebellion in
1908.
Lord Sackville West, British min
lister, whom Cleveland dismissed, is
dead.
The third squadron OF the United
States Pacific fleet is now in Chinese
waters.
Mrs. Marshall Field. Jr., has mar
ried Maldwin Drummond, an Eng
lishman.
IL will take the official count 70
decide the Michigan and Nebraska
primary results.
Colonel Henry NJ. Nevins, OF Red
Bank. N J.. has been elected com.
mander-in-chief OF the G. A. K.
William B. Leeds. the New York
railroad magnate, left an estate OF
$50. 700, 900. the bulk OF which goes to
his widow.
Unemployed of Glasgow. Scotland.
attempted to break down the doors OF
the council chambers in order TO de-
mand bread Of the members.
Thos. Hisgen. Independence league
candidate for president. is an indie
pendent oil operator, who has sue
cessiully fought the Standard for
years.
Fire at Cleveland. Ohio, destroyed
100000 worth Of lumber.
Governor cummins' election as sen
ator from Iowa is assured
Trouble over wages has caused
strike in some OF the coal mines Of
Tennessee.
The La Toilette faction has defeated
John J. jenkins. present incumbent,
for congress.
An aeronaut fell 500 feet and was
killed At Wateryiile, Me. The gas
bag caught FIRE.
Hill is to build a railroad across
Montana. connecting the Burlington
and Great Northern.
A japanese steamer sank off the
coast Of Chiba prefecture and twenty
eight men were drowned.
Two Cornell students. one OF them
from Oregon, have perfected an aero
plane that has made some remarkable
fights.
The government has been asked 20
create a leper reservation.
Only because he was a good runner
a Chicago negro escaped lynching for
assaulting a young white girl
Al the Wisconsin primaries the Re
publicans cast the popular vote for
Isaac Stephenson TO succeed himself
in the United States senate.
Unknown persons piled ties on the
tracks OF the New York Central near
Poughkeepsie. but they were discov-
cred in time to prevent a wreck
The Nevada State Democratic con-
venticn has endorsed Francis G. New
lands for senator and George A. Bart
lett for congressman.
Alarming conditions are said to ex-
ist throughout the Honduran republic
and Mexico has dispatched a guEboat.
The director general Of the japanese
fair has resigned.
Senator Hepburn was renominated
by the Idaho State Republican con-
yention.
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