Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-04-09
NEWS OF The WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM MOST ANY
PLACE ON The GLOBE.
A Review 90 Happenings in Both East
ern ard Western Hemispheres During
Che Past Week-National, Historical
political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.

1t Is said the hookworm has invaded
southern California and has obtained
a foothold
The general auditing department of
Che Hartman lines, now located at
Omaha, will be moved to Chicago.
All peace negotiations are again off
an the Philadelphia streetcar strike and
both sides are now marking time.
The Cumberland & Pennsylvania rail
<oad has announced a 6 per cent increase
in all wages. 1t affects nearly 1000
enen and was voluntary.
David Vernon, vice president of the
Commercial National bank, and a pio-
neer in Chicago banking business, died
Saturday, aged ~ years.
The jury, at Portland, in the case of
Walter IL. Moore, indicted president
fngs bank, returned a verdict of not
guilty.
The wireless station at Nauen,
Prussia claims to have communicated
successfully and at length with the
Cameroons, in West Africa, 1000 miles
distant.
Albert Seaman, aged "a, died re-
Gently in London, the first hydrophobia
victim in the United Kingdom since
1899, when the disease was stamped out
by the order for muzzling dogs.
DR.. G. Edwin Montgomery has dis
covered family of six living near
Freewater, Ore, each member of which
is suffering from a pronounced case of
hookworm, the first reported this far
north.
Ipek, acknowledgements Ismail Hak-
axigey was shot and mortally wounded
by brigand who approached his car
riage. Staff Officer Obey was killed in
attempting to save the life of the
official
On the authority of Captain b. f
Oshun, one of the most active support
ers of DIR. Frederick A. Cook, the ex
plorer, it is announced that about $175,
600 had been guaranteed toward fund
to help DR.. Cook prove his claim to dis
covery of the north pole.
"A special from Addis-Adeba implies
that King Menelik is still alive wher
the dispatch says the state council re
fused the demand of the empress that
the people should swear to give protec
ton to her life and property in the
event of the monarch s death.
by direction of the president Lieu
tenant Colonel William r. Abercrom
bic, Twenty infantry, upon his owl
application is retired from ACTIVE
service, to take effect April 90 afte
more than SO years service. He will
proceed to his home from Spokane
where he now is.
Eighteen hundred men are affected
by the order of the Pittsburg and LAX
Erie Railroad company to curtail oper
ations on account of the coal strike
Engineers are being laid off on aeeoun
of the strike and the number of engi
neers is to be reduced. Working hour
are to be reduced from 10 to Z and tn
men will work only five days each weel
The body of Galen Clark, discoV
erer of the Mariposa grove of big tree
in California, was Saturday afternoo
lowered into the rock tomb which tn
famous nature-lover years ago hollowe
out with his hands for his last restin
place. Four tall sequoias, which b
planted, stand guard over the grant
tomb, which is almost under Yosemit
falls. Galen Clark was 90 years oil
and was one of California s most famor
pioneers.
Making good hrs word at the tim
the strike at the steel works began
early in February, that he would liste
TO the grievance of the dissatisfied EN-
ployes only after they returned
work, C. M. Schwab, president of tn
Bethlehem Steel company, has al
nounced an increase in wages anon
hundreds of laborers, giving them a
advance of one cent an hour, maxim
the rate 1914 cents an hour. Same lab'
gets So per hours from the city
Spokane. How great is Schwartz