Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-12-22
SHORT ITEMS CLIPPED FROM
LATEPRESS DISPATCHES
FROM The DAILIES.
A Review of Happenings in Both East.
ern and Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week-National, Historical.
Political and Personal Events Told In
Short Paragraphs.

The population of Alaska is e4,356.
The Buddhists of Japan have founded
a Buddhist Salvation Army on military
lines.
The rivers and harbors bill, carry
ing $21, s94,s61, passed the house Sat
urday.
In the United States and all its DOS
sessions the Stars and Stripes protect
101, 100000 souls.
The Indian appropriation bill, carry
ing approximately $s,OOO,OO0, has
passed the house.
At Havana the Havana baseball
team defeated the Philadelphia club of
the American league Saturday, to 3.
"Melton,' the famous Derby win
ner of modern times in England, died
recently having reached the great age
of % years.
Fire, originating in meat market,
at Mendon, Mich, swept through the
business district and caused loss of
$4,000 recently.
series of severe earth shocks were
recorded by the seismograph at the
national capital Saturday. The tremors
began at 1904 and lasted until 7 clock.
What physicians believe to be a well
developed case of leprosy was found
at Kansas City, Mo-, in hospital.
A Greek railroad laborer was the
victim.
A wagon load of opium, valued at
$4,000, was dumped into the Missouri
river by government officials. The drug
was seized in raids upon Chinese dives
last Summer.
Captain Bellanger of the aviation
corps in France flew from Vincennes
to Mourmelon, 100 miles, in 20 minutes.
Because of high wind he maintained
an average altitude of 1900 feet.
The population of continental United
States is 91,972,267, an increase of
1877 ,691, or 21.0 per cent over 1894,
SIS in 1900, when the increase was 49,
| 046,s61, or 20.7 per cent over 62,947,-
ia, the total in 1890.
By the explosion of defective in
take valve of the engine on the sub
marine boat Grampus at San Diego,
| Cal, Saturday three enlisted members
of the crew were injured, one so badly
that it is expected he will die.
The supreme court of Kansas holds
that railroad company had the right
to eject passenger who had entered
train without a ticket to go to
station where the train is not sched-
uled to stop, even though he offered to
pay his fare.
The increase in the country's popu-
lation in the last ten years was 49,
1851, or 300 per cent over 1885,
$50, the population in 1900, compared
with an increase of 1926, 1854, or 1921
per cent over 62;979,766, the popula-
ton in 1890.
Very Rev. Father James A. Rock
Jesuit order in the California province,
which embraces all the communities of
that order on the Pacific coast. He
succeeds the late Very Rev. Father
Herman j. Collier, S. j.
The population of the United States
lis 93,402,151. This is the total number
of people enumerated throughout the
states, territories, District of Colum-
bia, Alaska, Hawaii and Porto Rico in
the thirteenth census, which began
April IS, 1910. The total does not in
clude the Philippines.
Five years in prison and two thrash
ings is the sentence meted out to Paul
Reuter- at New Westminster, B. c..
Reuter- held up and robbed John Oil
yer at the point of gun on Novem-
Der 30. The thrashings are to consist
of IL lashes on entering the prison
and 12 lashes one month before leav-