Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1910-01-15
news OF The WORLD
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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.

Grip is again epidemic in New York,
bringing in its train increased death
rate.
Fire destroyed the store house of the
Dolores Mines company at Madeira,
Mexico, recently. Loss 100000.
DR.. A. b. Martin of Dillon, one of
the best-known ministers of Montana,
dropped dead Sunday night following a
wedding.
At Odessa an imperial rescript has
been published giving the deposed shah
of Persia titles of "shah" and
Tmajesty" in Russia.
Nelson, b. C-Never since steamers
have piled on the mountain. lakes, for
the last score years, has ice appeared
so early as this year.
That President Diaz has planned to
establish protectorate over Central
America is a rumor current in semi
official circles in Mexico City.
William Dobson, cashier, and Paul S.
Whistler, arrested for connection With
the $4,000 Canadian Express company
robbery November 4, plead guilty.
Sacramento, Cal, has been selected
as the next convention city of the West
ern Jobbers association. John M.
Walker of Denver was elected presi-
dent.
When James j. Jeffries ends his pres
ent tour Of 10 weeks of exhibitions the
amount of money he will be enriched,
according to conservative estimates, is
$4,000.
Rev. William Stuckey, the ex-minis-
ter of Williamsburg, Kan, who has
been on trial charged with abducting
Lorena Sutherland, his 16year-old par
ishioner, was found guilty.
1t is unofficially announced that a
special session of the Kansas legislature
will be called to enact a new bank guar
anty law to conform to the decision of
United States Judge Pollock.
The Standard Oil company has an
nounced a reducation of Is cents bar
rel in the prices of refined OIL making
refined in cases, 5000; refined in tanks,
$4.40, and standard white, $3.50.
Captain j. b. Milton, who has been
in command of the receiving ship INDIE
pendence at Mare Island navy yard,
has been made commandant of the navy
training station at San Francisco.
The London Times says that if Sec
rotary Knox can pave the way for the
naturalization of the Manchurian rail-
road he will render a splendid service
to the cause of international amity.
In a struggle with two safeblowers,
Paul Sauls, II years of age, who was
left to watch the Tallahassee, Fla, post
office building, shot and killed them
both in the basement of the building.
Railway officials assert that many of
the leading spirits in the strike, includ-
ing those who left good positions to
take up the fight will be refused en-
ployment for all time by the Hill inter
ests.
1t is officially announced that the en-
peror of Russia has cancelled the name
of Witte street, recently given to one
of the avenues by the city council, and
has ordered it to be renamed "The
Street of Peter the Great
Mary X. Weber and Kathryn
Schwarz, who conducted a dressmaking
establishment in Chicago under the
name of Madame Whitnew, were
charged with "sleeper trunk" SNUG
Cling in the circuit court in New York
recently and fined $500 each on u
plea of guilty.
With an increase of 29.6 per cent in
the value of building construction in
Portland during the past year over that
of 1908, all previous records in Port
land have been surpassed. Buildings
for which permits have been issued by
Building Inspector Dobson during 1909
total the enormous sum of $13, AIS, $50
as against $10,4O5,151 for 1908, gain
of S3.074n2Q