Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-02-19
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
SHORT ITEMS FROM EVERY
WHERE, ALL The time.
a Review of Happenings n Both East
ern and Western Hemispheres During
che Past Week-National, Historical
Political and Personal Events Told In
Short Paragraphs.

General Booth of the Salvation Army
Is expected in Berlin next week. He
is expected to make addresses at many
of the important German centers.
Antonietta Fratini, who was ~ years
old, shot herself at Rome because she
mad been awaiting death for SO years,
and there was no sign as yet OF her
dying.
A protest against the government
zetting exclusive contracts for printing
of stamped envelopes and return post
cards to single firm was made by the
sesolution committee.
Former Governor Lewis Wolfey of
Arizona, who was struck by car on
che Pacific electric line in Los Angeles
~ecently is dead. He did not regain
consciousness.
John Caddell, who died at Joplin,
Mo-, at the age of 80 years, had hair
and beard as black as ebony. His
widow says this was due to his tran
auil life. Caddell never worried
New England was visited last week
by a severe storm of wind and snow,
one of the results being an unusually
high tide. Several wrecks of sailing
vessels are reported.
The Methodist association of Rome
denies the published statement that 1t
has been arranged for former President
Roosevelt to speak at the Methodist
church during his visit here.
Elliott Kaufman, wealthy mining
man of Colorado, who is now in Pasa-
aena, Cal, received a letter which was
written to him by sister in Germany
40 years ago. The writer has been
dead for 25 years.
Unpaid depositors in the defunct Ore
gon Trust and Savings bank, whose
claims aggregate more than 100000
have been paid in full by the German
American bank, which succeeded the
defunct bank.
Brigadier General Hiram Il. Chit
tenden, recently promoted and sta
tioned at Seattle, has been placed OF
Che retired list. His retirement will b'
followed by the promotion of Colone
Frederick w. Ward, commanding thu
Seventh cavalry at Fort Riley.
George W. Stratton, special agent o
She treasury department in the Puge
sound district and formerly privat
secretary to Secretary of the Treasur.
Leslie NJ. Shaw, died recently at Van
couver, b. c., soon after undergoing a
operation for appendicitis. He was 3
years old.
A number of Chinese girls, special
Grained in San Francisco, have begu
work in Picking as central operators j
4he telephone system recently opene
there. Subscribers, when ringing NJ
address them as "Iily of the air. an
S'Butterhy that talks. "
The budget was passed after sligl
additions by the house of represents
tives at Toxic. The passage of tn
budget was assured through the recer
compromise whereby the land tax WI
Eeduced 9 per cent, involving $4,000
900 and the appropriations were pr
portionately reduced.
The Irish department reports th'
E909 was not so favorable to root crol
as 1905! This yield of turnips al
snangels fell below the average of 100
but are above the average of the
years, 1S99-1908. Carrots and parsni
show an average in 1909 considerab
Hover than that of 1908.
Colonel Charles Chaille-Long, the e
plorer, will come from his home
Baltimore to New York. early ne
week to receive from The Amerie
Geographic society its medal for en-
mence in exploration. The honor is
Kong deferred one for discoveries alo
the Victoria Nile in 1876.
Peter Wilson was almost instant
sSilled while digging well near Hell
Ore, recently. He was working at
depth of 90 feet when a short piece
two by four scantling was dropp
from the top of the well and stru
him on top of the head. He W
brought to the surface and rushed
town, but never regained cOnsciousne