Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-08-14
MEMS OF The WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM ALL OVER
THE entire GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Beth
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During tho Past Week--National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

stock in New York, and dealers are
hurrying buyers across the ocean to
purchase new supplies.
Ed c. Nelson, switching foreman, and
Will Acklen, fireman, were killed and
several trainmen were injured when a
locomotive was derailed and fell over
an embankment near Memphis, Tenn,
recently.
The Chinese maritime customs house
at Aigun ON the Amur river has been
put into operation. NJ. Korotovitz, the
Russian minister to China, has taken
the position that the collection of Gus
toms there constitutes violation Of
the treaties of Aigun and st. Peters
burg, and as result the question of
navigation of the Amur river il
raised
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Carew, and
one of her sons, is visiting in Paris
this week.
AT Grand Forks B. c., fire recently
destroyed three buildings in the west
end of the city. The Columbia meat
market, Queens hotel and the Harvarty
residence were burned in short time.
John T. McCutcheon, the cartoonist,
and Mr. and Mrs. c. e. Akely, also of
Chicoga, and Fred Stephenson Of
Menominee, Wis, are en- route to
Uganda and British East Africa, where
they are to spend several months in
hunting big game. 1t is possible they
will meet the Roosevelt party there
and Mr.. McCutcheon has planned to
make his cartoon contributions from
the jungle.
The Turkish government has COM
municated to Greece an urgent note
asking that she express her disapproval
of the annexation of Crete and formally
declare that Greece has no ambitions
regarding the island Otherwise, the
note adds, diplomatic relations will be
severed.
The British cruiser Hermione ran
ashore off the Humber river, but was
pulled off by tugs later, practically un-
harmed.
At Phoenix, b. e., Charles Taylor is
dead as the result of an accident while
working on bridge.
The battleships of the North Atlantic
fleet are in Hampton Roads.
The will of John O'Horo, a Chicago
saloonkeeper, written ON the reverse
side of bank check, was filed in the
probate court recently and held valid
1t leaves the $4,000 estate of o 'Horc
to his sister.
The United States cruiser st. Louis
arrived at Honolulu Monday from
Samoa. She viii remain week in that
port
The Esquimalt naval yard will be
formally taken over from the imperia
government by the Canadian govern
ment at the end of this month and ar
rangements are now being made by
Captain Parry, r. N, and Commander
Crawford, r. N, for the transfer Els
quimalt ranks with Gibraltar and Hall
fax in its equipment as naval sta
ton. The policy of the Canadian gov
eminent is to build up Canadian navy
An exceptionally brutal murder wal
committed at Reno, New, recently
within 200 yards of the home of United
States Senator Nixon, when r. J. Lit
tie, agent for San Francisco collec
ton agency, was shot, beaten about thu
head with rocks and thrown face down
ward into an irrigation ditch.
Too many escapes have been occur
Irrv4 CF lot. 81 @A.. J..
tional hospital for the insane, accord
| ing to the police, who reported th
matter to the district commissioners
who in turn reported to the department
of the interior. Acting Secretary O
the Interior Wilson expects a repor
from Superintendent White of the hos
pital explaining the escapes.
At Los Angeles recently two steamft
ters we're caught in tunnel extending
between two office buildings when al
explosion of gasoline occurred. Georg
St Clair was fatally burned and die,
later, and Fred d. Hilton was badl
injured.
1t is said the Turks desire a Grecia
war. Chicago consul believes sultan
plan is to take initiative.
| A syndicate of millionaires interest
ed in relieving conditions in the over
} crowded tenement districts in the cas-
: side, New York, has decided to erec
} number of immense skyscrapers i
which to house the numberless swea
} shops that infest the unsanitary ten,
! ment houses in that district.
Brigadier General Frederick Fun
J ston, famous for his military victorie
in the Philippines, has bought far
at Haywards in Alameda county, Cal
fornia, wheie he will build residene
shortly.
!, George Van Dyke Killed.
, George Van Dyke of Lancaster. \