Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-03-16
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News of the death of Captain William
Kidston of the Panama Liner Pennsyl-
vania is reported.
General Rojas looted the Juarez
branch of the National Bank of Mex
leo of 10000 pesos.
Free raw wool to follow free sugar
was reported to be on the program OF
the house democrats.
Vassar college now has its own vol
unteer fire department, made up OF
young women students.
Senator Hoke Smith attacks evils
of special pension legislation, saying
real soldiers who bore brunt of battle
were Disseminated against for favorites
Slightly better progress was made In
excavation for the Panama canal IN
the month of February than in the pre-
ceding month, in spite Of heavier rain
rail-.
The United States transport Warren
has sailed from Manila for Taku, 30
miles from Tien Tsin, with II officers
and 46s men of the Fifteenth infantry
on board.
The final appraisal of the estate of
the late E. H. Hartman of Arden, to
determine the amount of the state
transfer tax, showed that the value OF
In b ha ann
Announcement is made by the United
States Steel corporation that the un'
filed tonnage on its books on Febru'
ary 30 totalled 5,454,2OO tons against
5,379721 tons on January 81.
The senate has confirmed the presi
dent IS nomination of Mahlon Pitney
chancellor of the state of New Jersey
to succeed the late Associate justice
Harlan on the supreme bench.
Francisco de la Barra, former pro
visional resident of Mexico, reiter
ates his intention soon to return t.
Mexico from Paris and aimed at bring
ing about peace in the republic.
! From China comes the news that Dr.
Sun Vat Sen has been elected a di
rector of the Canton-Hankow railway
LIE Lee Yu King, secretary of financ
of the provincial government, has re
signed.
Chairman Adamson of the house com
merce committee has introduced bll
in congress providing for physica
- oil nf hn
3 riers of the United States by the in
terstate commerce commission.
The lord mayor of Berlin, X. A. MAJ
. tin Kirsehner, who has occupied tn
position since 1899 and was re-electe
for another term last year, announce
j his intention of resigning. He will b
! 20 years old this year.
q George Houston, chauffeur, held u
\ two employees of McNab g. Smith,
drayage firm, in the lumber district
San Francisco, forcing the men at tn
e point of a pistol to drive him to a s.
d cluded barn, and there robbed them {
n $4,000 payroll and escaped.
DR.. Ethel Smyth was among the su
fragettes sentenced in London for pa
ticipating in the riots March 1, whe
e the women went on a window-breakir
g expedition in the shopping district. 81
L was given the now customary senten'
1t of months Imprisonment at hal
g labor.
Senior Pedro Mel Ospina was not +
called by Colombia as minister to Il
u United States as a result of his alleg'
Y, insult to this country by informing t
u state department unofieially that
L. visit by Secretary Knox to Colomb
r, might be "inopportune, but resign
IN of his own accord.
~ A radical cure for cancer is a
nounced to have been discovered
Of Assistant Professor Won Stein of Nj
We cow (Russia) university. The cane
n institute of Moscow, founded by t
lis millionaire cotton manufacturer, Mo-
of zoff, has passed favorably upon it a
v has introduced it in its clinic.