Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-09-11
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM ALL OVER
The ENTIRE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Events

A good market will be opened for
American hay in Great Britain during
this year, states Consul johnson in a
report from Bergen, Norway.
A man giving his name as Harry
Hieland, but whom the police believe
to be John F. Dietman, an alleged alb
sconder from st. Paul, is under arrest
at Seattle. He was secretary of St.
Paul lodge of Eagles and absconded
with the organization funds.
freight train on the Great North
ern railway was wrecked just at the
south end of the long trestle approach
ing the Elk river bridge in West Fer
ME, b. c., Saturday.
A process has been discovered, it is
said, by which alcohol can be made for
7 cents a gallon from sawdust.
Former President Herman F. Jaime
of the failed First National bank of
Ironwood, Mich, committed suicide
Sunday by shooting himself through the
heart.
Former Premier Clemenceau of
France, whose ministry was defeated
some time ago, has dramatized his own
life in a three-act play, "Plus Forts,
which will be produced this season at
the Theatre Renaissance.
After practicing all the morning
with revolver Elizabeth Clara Becker
shot and killed John A. Gunter, Jr.
and then shot herself fatally IN New
York city Sunday. She thought he was
going to desert her.
Francis J. Heney, prosecutor in the
graft cases, has returned to Frisco
from an extended vacation in Alaska
and received an ovation Saturday at 9
theater, which was packed to the doors
with friends and supporters of Heney
and the graft prosecution.
The Jap cruiser Izumo has sailed
from Yokosuku for San Francisco il
command of Captain Satake, former
naval attache at Washington, carrying
6s5 men.
The japanese government has decid
ed to make a new naval port at Toba
in Ice bay, and coast defenses will b'
built. The work will occupy three anC
a half years.
Unknown persons recently invaded
the new La Sale hotel, Chicago, jus
finished at a cost of several million
dollars, and put the entire telephon
system of the hotel out of commission
The loss to the company will be be
tween $4,000 and 100000 and 100
telephones are rendered useless.
San sebastian, Spain.-A destitut
workman dropped faintipg in the stree
Monday from sheer starvation just a
the queen mother was passing. STOP
ping her carriage, the queen mother as
sisted the workman, giving him all tn
money in her possession.
Los Angeles-A verdict of not guilt
was brought in by the jury in the cas-
of Thomas Broadhead, former chief o
police, charged with having accepte
brides to protect resorters in the oil
restricted district.
Marshall W. Pullen, a brakeman an
engineer on the o. R. & n, was struc
by rock thrown by J. A. George,
discharged employee of the road, at Th
Dalles, Ore, Friday night. Stunned b
the blow Pullen fell from the pile
of the engine on which he was ri'
ing and was instantly killed. Georg
is now held on charge of murder
Charles E. Woods, an employee {
Reynolds dairy, Portland, last nigl
insisted he couldn't stand the h'
weather any longer and drank the COZ
tents of a four-ounce bottle of chlor
form liniment with fatal results.