Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-12
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM EVERY
WHERE, ALL The TIME.
A Review of Happenings n Both East
ern and Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week-National, Historical
Political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.


ceived ex-Vice President Fairbanks of
the United States in private audience.
They chatted for half an hour.
Baker City is to have commercial
club, according to the Citizens league,
a business men s secret order which has
taken the place of commercial club in
the past.
To inquire into causes of decline in
flax growing industry in Ireland COM
mittee has been appointed by Il. w.
Russell, vice president of the Irish de-
partment of agriculture and technical
instruction.
| Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of
wireless telegraph, has arrived in New
York from England on his way to Cape
Breton, where he will superintend the
erection of new power station to re-
place that destroyed by fire last year
June 1 has been fixed as the date for
the first meeting of the international
court of arbitration for the adjustment
of the differences between the United
States and Great Britain, growing out
of the Newfoundland fisheries case.
Lacking the means to maintain the
personal political organization essen
tial to success, Senator Frank p. Flint
of Los Angeles, Cal, announced recently
in a statement that he would not be a
candidate for reelection to the senate.
w. G. McMorris, who has resigned
as manager of the Nelson Daily News,
has left for Vancouver where he will
engage in business. His position as
president of the Nelson Tramway COM
pany was filed by the appointment of
j. E. Taylor.
Surgeon Charles F. Stokes has been
confirmed by the senate to be surgeon
general and chief of the bureau of
medicine and surgeon of the navy de-
partment, with the rank of rear ad
miral. He becomes the successor of
Medical Director Rixey.
One of the features of Monte Carlo
for Americans is Paddy Myles, who has
charge of the bar at the Hermitage
Myles spent some 20 years in the states,
mostly in Chicago, Denver and San
Francisco. He takes care to make it
pleasant for Americans there.
Jesse p. Churchill cyanide operator
at the Flagstaff mine near Baker City,
Ore, was fatally burned recently while
painting the interior of cyanide tank.
He was working by the light of a gaso-
! line torch, which was accidentally over
turned.
The carriage free of postage of all
mail matter sent by Theodore Roose-
welt is proposed by Representative
Hamilton Fish of New York, who in
troduced a bill to that effect recently
Franking privileges are enjoyed by
! Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Harrison
widows of presidents.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Taylor Huff OF
Louisville, KY, who died in that city
T. recently of pneumonia at the age OF
I &C, was a descendant of two presidents
+. james Madison and Zachary Taylor
She was a granddaughter also of Com
q mander Richard Taylor, who fought il
| the revolutionary war.
Colonel Roosevelt will give to the
q Smithsonian institution specimens OF
o the white rhinoceros family complete
f He also has two skins for the American
q Museum of Natural History at New
A York and a head for William T. Hor
q naday's collection. Mr. Roosevelt viii
not keep any of the white rhinocero
trophies which he has obtained.
l. John A. Hall, the alleged defaultins
n treasurer of the suspended Southbridg'
T. Savings bank of Southbridge, Mass.
It was rearrested recently on a warran
J. charging him with the larceny Of 500,
e 600 from the institution. Hall was a
s, liberty under bonds of $4,000 on
D. charge of stealing $4,000.
d John H. Garbar, federal food an,
10 drug inspector for the western district
was found dead recently in his apart
1t ment in a Portland hotel. Garbar wa
d apparently stricken with apoplexy Will
n standing in front of a dresser, for hi
p body was found lying partly on thi
n dresser and chair which stood near by
II Sunday vaudeville shows and movin
picture theaters in New York receive
IS a hard blow recently and many may
if closed on Sunday as a result of the do
L; cision of the appellate division of tn
in supreme court, which declared illegs
re all Sunday performances in theater'
re except sacred concerts and perform
ances of an educational character.
The liabilities of Fisk & Robinson
bankers of Boston, New York. Chicag
and Worcester, who failed last weel
er are now estimated at $12,0O0,000 il
stead of 100000, as originally stated
The assets are approximately $4,000
g 600. The increase is accounted for b
the inclusion of customers securitie
!; on both sides of the balance sheet tota
=, ing s5,OoO,ooO.
- Taking a leaf out of the book {
:; American commercial history as exen
. plifed in the sending of a trade e.
% hibition ship to the far east by I'll
~ merchants of Seattle, Wash, Russia hs
- placed a fine exhibition of Russia
manufactures and products aboard
:, ship and is sending it to the ports {
~ tho Rlaclx and CaSnian seas If il DrOl