Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-31
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 ear 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 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 OF
battleship.
Mexico City.-The Catholic party in
dorsed the candidacy of Francisco 1
Madero for the presidency and nom
mated President de la Barra for vice
president.
Stockton, Cal.-Thompson White,
retired merchant of this city, celebrated
his Goth birthday at Oak Park. Fifteer
grandchildren and 10 great-grandchil
dren were present at the reunion.
Plymouth, England. - Philip Ma,
Schultz, German army officer, was ar
rested here charged with espionage. L
is claimed that mass of discriminating
correspondence was found in his posses
sion.
Washington.-The Curtis bill, regu
lating the loaning of money in tn
District of Columbia and intended t,
wipe out the "loan shark business
in government departments, was passed
by the senate.
Butte, Mont.-George w. VICAR, aget
rs, local agent of the Northwestern
Fruit company of Fargo, N. D., ant
former resident of that city, commit
ted suicide. Losses at the races ar
blamed for the deed.
Quito, Ecuador.LCongress has de
clared that Emilio Estrada had beel
legally elected president of Ecuador b,
a plurality of more than 100000 vote
over General Falvio Alfaro. Estrad
will assume Office ON August 81.
Joliet, Ill.-Four men were killed
four were fatally injured, and min
others suffered fractured arms and leg
in an explosion which wrecked the mold
ing building at the Illinois Steel com
pany's plant and imprisoned 100 mer
Willis, Cal.-While standing on tn
rear platform of a train running fror
here to Sherwood, William Ward,
brakeman, was hit in the head by
stray bullet, presumably fred by
hunter. He staggered into car an
died.
Oyster Bay, N. Y.-Colonel Theodor
Roosevelt, from the steps of the count
clerk s office, beamed with pleasure a
he acknowledged the plaudits of grea
throng of his fellow townsmen and eS
pressed his happiness at being a grand
father.
London.-Pierre Prior, the Frenc
aviator, who made remarkable nor
stop fight from London to Paris las
April, was shot and dangerousl
wounded at the Hendon aerodrome b
his pupil, M. Hanoi. Hanoi then sho
himself twice. Both men are in ser
GUS condition.
Chicago.-The coroner's inquest owe
the body of st. Croix tombstone, tn
aviator who plunged 1000 feet to hi
death in Lake Michigan while flying i
the international aviation meet, wa
concluded and verdict of accidents
death returned.