Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1910-04-16
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A Review os Happenings in Both East
ern ard Western Hemispberes During
the Past Week-National, Historical
Political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.

Professor Richard Won Zeyneck of the
University of Prague has discovered a
method of warming the interior of the
human body by electricity.
A second great strike has just been
made in the famous old War Eagle
mine at Rossland, b. c., now the prop
erty of the Canadian Consolidated COM
pany.
Thirty-one civilian candidates for ap-
pointment as second lieutenants in the
Coast artillery corps have successfully
passed the required examinations and
will receive appointments.
Five million dollars will be spent on
improvements to its northwestern gas,
electric and telephone systems by II.
NJ Byllesby & Co. of Chicago, ILL.,, ac-
cording to recent information.
George b. French, president of the
Spokane, Portland e. Seattle railroad,
announces that $1,500,000 will be ex-
pended in Improvements on the line
between Portland and Spokane during
the present year.
Bud Stephens, the former cowboy who
shot and killed Dodd Mackenzie, son Of
Murdo Mackenzie of Colorado Springs,
Col, was found not guilty at Aver
deem, S. d. The plea of self-defense
was accepted by the jury.
Every one of the torpedo boat de-
stroyers composing the Atlantic torpedo
fleet except the Preston and the Lam
son exceeded its contract speed on the
recent run from Key West to Pensa-
cola, distance of about $50 knots.
A prairie fire started near the town
Of Dickens, Neb., Saturday, swept
northward, carried by a terrific wind,
to the Platte river. 1t swept a path
is to 20 miles wide. A number of per
sons lost their homes and live stock
Robert Q. Clowry Of the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph company
denies the rumor circulated over the
country to the effect that his company
and the Postal company had decided TO
increase the wages Of operators by 10
per cent.
Europe is to see again many Of the
ships that made up the great American
naval fleet that encircled the globe
Secretary Meyer stated that il was has
present intention TO order the Atlantic
fleet TO the Mediterranean some time IN
November next.
Mrs. Henry w. Page Of Trenton
H. j., has brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages against Professor Howard McLen
ahan aud Edward Plymton of Princeton
university, alleging that they burned
her husband 50 severely with AIay'
that be died of his injuries.
The twelfth annual convention Of
the Inland Empire Teachers associa
ton came 10 an end al Pendleton, Ore.
with the selection of Spokane as th'
place for the next meeting, and viii
the selection of officers. Henry al. haf
of Spokane WAS elected secretary
Tho historic old Dutch heforme'
church at Bloomfield, N, u, built y
1900, Is a mass Of smolderlng ruins "A
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