Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-08-26
WORLD news NOTES
SHORT ITEMS Clipped FROM
DAILY PAPER DISPATCHES
DURING PAST 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.

There is much Indignation in Catholic
Rome because of the insults to which
priests are subjected by anti-clericals.
Russia is keeping an eye on Persia
because if civil war goes on near Te-
heran Intervention of the car may
follow.
Danger of Balkan war is not over, as
Albanian refugees are leaving Monte
negro, but majority of them are desti-
tute.
Nome, Alaska.-While talking at the
telephone Gus Carson, engineer of a
power plant, was electrocuted, dying in
stantly.
Denver-John Stearns, aged 81,
president of the German-American Life
Insurance company, died Sunday here of
pneumonia.
The aeroplane sleeve, more prosaically
known as the gauntlet sleeve, is the
latest Partisan conceit in the way of
woman IS clothes.
Fairfield, COMMIT is reported that
Miss Madeline Force and Colonel AS
tor were married Monday at the home
of Mrs. f. S. Glover.
Donaldsville, Ga. - Three negroes.
members of party of blacks who bar
ricaded themselves in a house and fred
on whites, were killed at Jakin.
President Taft has issued orders that
the bones of all enlisted men recovered
from the battleship Maine be brought
from Havana to the United States on
battleship.
Mexico City.-The Catholic party in
dorsed the candidacy of Francisco l.
Madero for the presidency and nom
mated President de la Barra for vice
president.
Stockton, Cal.-Thompson White, a
retired merchant of this city, celebrated
his Goth birthday at Oak Park. Fifteen
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchil.
dren were present at the reunion.
Plymouth, England. - Philip Max
Schultz, German army officer, was ar
rested here charged with espionage. 1t
is claimed that mass of discriminating
correspondence was found in his posses.
sion.
Washington.-The Curtis bill, regu
lating the loaning of money in the
District of Columbia and intended to
wipe out the "loan shark" business
in government departments, was passed
by the senate.
Butte, Mont.-George w. VICAR, aged
25, local agent of the Northwestern
Fruit company of Fargo, N. D., and
former resident of that city, commit
ted suicide. Losses at the races are
blamed for the deed.
Quito, Ecuador.-Congress has de-
clared that Emilio Estrada had been
legally elected president of Ecuador by
a plurality of more than 100000 votes
over General Falvio Alfaro. Estrada
will assume Office on August 81.
Joliet, Ill.-Four men were killed
four were fatally injured, and nine
others suffered fractured arms and legs
in an explosion which wrecked the mold
ing building at the Illinois Steel com
pany's plant and imprisoned 100 men
Willis, Cal.-While standing on the
rear platform of a train running from
here to Sherwood, William Ward, g
brakeman, was hit in the head by q
stray bullet, presumably fred by q
hunter. He staggered into car and
died.
Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, from the steps of the county
clerk IS office, beamed with pleasure as
he acknowledged the plaudits of a great
throng of his fellow townsmen and ex
pressed his happiness at being a grand
father.
Chicago.-The coroner's inquest over
the body of st. Croix tombstone, the
aviator who plunged 1000 feet to his
death in Lake Michigan while flying in
the international aviation meet, was
concluded and a verdict of accidental
death returned.
London.-Pierre Prior, the French
aviator, who made a remarkable non
stop fight from London to Paris last
April, was shot and dangerously
wounded at the Hendon aerodrome by
his pupil, M. Hanoi. Hanoi then shot
himself twice. Both men are in seri-
GUS condition.
Charges Fall Flat.