Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-06-10
WORLD NEWS NOTES
SHORT ITEMS Clipped FROM
DAILY PAPER DISPATCHES
DURING The WEEK.
Review Of Happenings in Both East
ern and Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week-National, Historical,
Political and Personal Events Told In
Short Paragraphs.

New York.-The Rev. Arthur Happen
Pierson, the eminent Presbyterian
clergyman and scholar, died Saturday.
Washington.-The wool tariff revi-
sion bill was reported favorably to the
house Tuesday by the ways and means
committee.
The body of Mrs. Herman Roestel,
who was killed by her husband at Spo-
kane, who is now in Jail, was buried
there Sunday.
w. j. Hall of Wallace, for years
chief accountant for the Federal Mining
and Smelling company, has been pro-
NOTED to the position of assistant gem
eral manager.
Mobile, Ala.-The anniversary of the
birth of Jefferson Davis was observed
Saturday with the closing of banks,
cotton exchange, public buildings and
other institutions.
ngton.-Senator William Lori
mer has requested that he be permitted
to appear before the new investigating
committee to testify in his own behalf.
He will be accommodated.
c. b. Kegley of Palouse, Wash, mas
ter of the Washington State Grange, or
master of husbandry, says he has no
designs upon the lieutenant governor
ship of the state of Washington.
Charleroi, Belgium.-An earthquake
was felt at Gosselies, four miles north
of this city Saturday. Many houses
were damaged. The streets are Uttered
with debris. There were no casualties.
Moscow, Idaho.-The one and one
half-year-old grandchild of Albert
Neighbors accidentally fell out of the
baby carriage in such manner as to
hang itself and was dead when discov-
cred.
Tokio.-Baron Takahashi has re-
signed the presidency of the Yokohama
Specie bank and has been appointed
governor of the Bank of Japan. Count
, Mishima has been elected president OF
the Yokohama Specie bank.
Under orders issued by the war de
partment General Marion p Maus will
continue in command of the depart
ment of the Columbia, though Their,
will be a change in the command Of
most other departments July l.
New York.-The Hotel Victoria
named in honor of Queen Victoria anC
for many years after its erection tn,
most elaborate of New York hostelries
is to be torn down to make way TO
business building.
shington.-President Taft Satur
day cabled his congratulations to KIM
\ George V. of Great Britain and Kin,
8 Frederick VIII. of Denmark. TIL
( English monarch was 46 years old ant
: the ruler of Denmark 6s.
i London.-The British government
e invitation to Morocco to send a specia
: ambassador to the coronation of KIM
b George has been withdrawn, and tn
foreign office has notified Ell Mokr
who had been designated to represen
the sultan, that he will not be received
n Havana.-Cipriano Castro, the foi
: mer president of Venezuela, could no
be found on board the steamer Legazp
e which has arrived from Las Palmas
j Canary Islands. 1t has been reporte
t that Castro was about to return
/. Venezuela, from which country he
e an exile.
Vergas, Minn.-Mrs. L. S. Berg, wifi
. of the president of the New Orleans
Mobile & Chicago railroad, was kille
. and Mr.. Berg was seriously injure
!, !. when a Minneapolis, st. Paul & Saul
9 Ste. Marie passenger train was deraile
: by a washout in a cut a mile south o
here. Several other passengers su'
> tanned minor injuries.