Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-08-21
SHORT ITEMS FROM ALL over
The ENTIRE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.


purchase new supplies.
Ed c. Nelson, switching foreman, and
VIII Ackien, 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 a violation of
the treaties of Aigun and st. Peters
burg, and as result the question Of
navigation Of the Amur river is
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 a short time.
John T. McCutcheon, the cartoonist,
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il. Akely, also Of
Chicoga, and Fred Stephenson Of
Mcnominee, 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 of by tugs later, practically I'M
harmed.
At Phoenix, b. =, 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 viii 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 $1,000 estate Of 'Horo
to his sister
il is said the Turks desire "a Grecian
war. Chicago consul believes sultan IS
plan is TO take initiative.
The Esquimalt naval yard Will be
formally taken over from the imperial
government by the Canadian govern
ment al the end of this month and ar
rangements are now being made by
Captain Parry, r.. H., and Commander
Crawford, n. ~, for the transfer. Us
auimalt ranks with Gibraltar and Hall
fax IN SIS equipment as a naval sta
ton. The policy of tho Canadian gov
eminent is 10 build up Canadian navy
An exceptionally brutal murder was
committed at Reno, New recently
within 200 yards Of The home Of United
States Senator Nixon, when ~ D. lNi'
NE, agent for San Francisco eoilee'
ton agency, was shot, beaten about the
head with rocks and thrown face down
ward into an irrigation ditch.
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