Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-07-13
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DURING The WEEK.
ksv1ew Of Happenings in Both East
ern and Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week-National, Historical,
Political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.

GreSldcnC Iatt ana MS family are
now at their summer home at Beverly
San Salvador, Salvador-An alleged
plot against the government has been
discovered here.
Hoke Smith Saturday was inaugu-
rated governor of Georgia for the sec
ond time in his life.
Butte, Mont.-Paul G. Strand, mar
ried man, with three children, commit
ted suicide here Saturday.
Warden, Wash.-The Macdonald &
Mclean warehouse was recently de-
stroyed by fire of an unknown cause.
The famous English evangelist,
Gypsy Smith, has been obtained for a
tour of the Pacific coast this fall.
Leavenworth, Kan.-Clarence Forbes,
member of the so-called Maybray
band, has been paroled from the fed
eral penitentiary here.
Chihuahua, Mexico.-Three strikes of
working men have been called. Bust
ness in general is demoralized and the
city is full of idle men.
The state supreme court has upheld
the legality of the 100000 bond issue
voted by the people of Los Angeles for
the improvement of San Pedro harbor.
Charles Mulligan was killed and Mar
tin Pool and VIII Cross were seriously
injured by an explosion of dynamite at
Toler's hill, eight miles from Water
vile, Wash, Saturday.
Manhattan, Nev.-While respondent,
Frank Haley, an aged miner, placed a
stick of dynamite on his breast lighted
the fuse and blew himself into atoms.
He formerly lived at Placerville, Cal.
The Prince of Wales will probably
visit Canada, Sir Wilfrid 'Laurier, the
Canadian premier says. Lord Strath-
como, high commissioner for Canada
aged 81, will soon resign his high Office.
j. c. Lawrence Of the public service
commission was appointed member of
the state highway board by Governor
Hay. His term is to expire. June L.
1913, when his other appointment ex-
pires.
The Duchess of Roxburghe will proba.
bly, create sensation when she dons
the huge emerald which she has pur
cabochon in cut and is round like so
cent piece.
Every member of labor union in
this country is to be asked to con
tribute rs cents toward the defense OF
John j. and James B. Mcnamara
charged with dynamiting outrages in
Los Angeles.
George Adams, the foreman of the
Snowshoe mine, near Libby, Mont.
while taking a man from a dangerous
place in the 300-foot level to a safe
place, was killed by cave-in. He
leaves wife and three children.
observation-disclosures w. Hopkins, for
mer teller of the First National bank
indicted for embezzling 100000
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
serve seven years in the federal peni
For the second time in its brief his
tory, Iditarod camp was nearly de
storyed by fire when, following the ex
plosion of gasoline lamp, July 1, g
city block was RACED causing loss OF
100000. Ten stores and a number OF
dwelling houses were burned.
Portuguese Joe" is dead. Mr.. Emo:
was taken i'll at Azores. He was con
fined to bed only four days, and died
May 30. He was one of the pioneer.
of the Big Bend country and resided
for many years at Wilbur. He made
large fortune from land investments
London.-The shipping situation ha.
improved somewhat, although condi
tions approaching peace do not prevail
at all ports. Shipowners increased
wages all along the line. Many hav,
met the mems demands of increased
wages and recognition of the steve
dores' union.
Columbus, Ohio.-The supreme coun
Gil of the United Commercial Traveller
of America has concluded its twenty
fourth annual session. Charles B. Grit
fifth of Denver was elected counselor
G. w. Hodson, Portland, junior coun
selor, and Claude Duval, Hutchinson
Kan, conductor.