Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-11-14
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The total cost of the Panama canal
is approximately $375,OO0,OOO
Joseph w. Venable ST., well-known
pioneer of southern California, is dead.
He was 80 years old.
The first prairie fire of the season
burned over 10000 acres of land near
Euclid, Mimi, Saturday.
Lloyd George of London announces
his acceptance of an invitation to visit
America in September, 1913.
Owing to the increase in the price
of silver, manufacturers of sterling sill
yer flat ware have advanced the price.
President Madero of Mexico has
broken with the leaders of the pro-
gressive party which placed him in the
presidency.
Richardson and Backstrum, two of
the escaped convicts from the Wyom-
ing penitentiary. were shot Saturday
by the posse in pursuit.
The New York Herald's forecast in
dictated the election of Woodrow Will
son by the largest electoral vote ever
received by candidate.
General Homer Lea, the American
citizen who acted as adviser to the
leaders of the late Chinese rebellion,
died recently at Los Angeles.
The trial of Sidna Allen on the
charge of murder connected with the
shooting up of the court at Hillsville
last spring, has been set for November
z.
Radio waves flashed by the station
of the American naval base at Guam
tanamo, Cuba, came strong" to the
new naval station at Arlington, Va,
Saturday.
An appeal for funds for the relief
of the sick and wounded of the Balkan
war has been made by the American
Red Cross society. Address the Red
Cross at Washington, d. G.
Captain Edward Van Wort, who was
captain of the Inflated General Slocum
which burned with 1000 people aboard
some years ago, died Saturday in New
York city. He was exonerated of al
blame.
Mrs. Florence A. Richardson, or
trial for bigamy, was placed on proba
ton by Judge f. F. Oster at San Der
nardino, Cal. She will enjoy her liberty
as long as she refrains from smoking
cigarets.
According to reports the Standard
Oil interests have sold to Henry Clay
pierce all their holdings in the Waters
Pierce Oil company, thus ending the
litigation that has been in the courts
for some time.
A settlement of 100000 on Castor
de Galard de Bearn and Beatrice d.
Bearn, children of Prince Henry d.
Bearn of France and grandchildren o
the late Ross Winans, Baltimore mil
lionaire, has been made.
Cardinal Respighi, vicar general Il
Pope Plus, has resigned, following al
inquiry ordered by the pope into tn,
administration of the chancellor of tn
vicariat, Mgr. Faberi, which, it is al
legged, established favoritism.
The Muncy twins, Samuel and Wi
liam, will be SO years old next Christ
mas. They are hale and hearty an
are apparently to live many year
more. They are the oldest twins il
the United states, and live at Babylon
l.. l..
All that was left on the court caller
dars of the so-called graft prosecutio
in San Francisco, which resulted i
the overthrow of the Schmitz admins
tration in 1907, passed into history Sa
urday, when Superior Judge William
Lawlor dismissed the last of the il
'dictments against Louis Glass, VIII,
as vice president of the Pacific Tel
phone and Telegraph company, wa
accused Of having offered bride to
supervisor for his vote on a franchis
measure.
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