Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-09-17
SUMMARY OF NEWS
CHANCES ALL OVER THE WORLD
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Record Of Misfortunes, Mishaps and
Crimes, n Well as of Indus
trial Progress.

John Taylor, COOK at the Selklrk mine
has been arrested by detective at San
don, B. c., for the murder of sheriff
in Arkansas four years ago while re-
sisting arrest for cattle stealing.
The United Labor League of eastern
Pennsylvania, at a largely attended and
exciting meeting, gave expression to an
open revolt against Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation OF
Labor.
The report from Camp Skaguay is that
miners are breaking down under the ter
rible strain caused by the hardships they
are compelled to endure. Failures are
numerous, thieving and crime has in
creased to such an extent that on Fri
day, August 27, the executive committee
met and promulgated an order to the
effect that the first man caught stealing
would be hanged without even the for
mality of q trial or leave to say his pray
ers.
Clair, the l4-year-old daughter of Will
lam Falconer of Wadner, Idaho, was kill
ed Monday by the accidental discharge
of a small pocket rifle which her friend,
Mrs. Brown, was exhibiting The ball
entered Clair's head just above the right
eye, killing her instantly.
Fred L. Larson, timberman in the
Standard mine, near Burke, Idaho, in at
tempting to start mass of ore in a
blocked ore chute, Tuesday, was carried
down with the ore and smothered to
death.
The Wardner public schools opened
Monday with an enrolment of l4l, a con-
siderable increase over the first day last
year.
Young Critic of Australia and Charley
McKeever fought l5-round draw at the
Olympic Club, Philadelphia, Tuesday
night.
Rev. Paul Muset, S. j., native of
France, 43 years old, an active mission
airy of many years standing, is dead
at Missoula.
The duke and duchess of the Rio
Grande have been remanded by the Mari
borough police court, London, on the
charge Of defrauding hotels and lodging
houses. The duke is said to be Bra
lillian nobleman and the duchess is as
serted to be the niece of United States
Senator Conger of Michigan.
John Shackelford, representing the
New York Security and Trust Company,
has asked the federal court OF Tacoma
to appoint receiver for the Tacoma Gas
and Electric Company. The trust COM
pany holds mortgage of 100000 on
which $4,000 interest is overdue.
Richard Croker was passenger on the
steamer New York, arriving at New
York Wednesday from Europe. While
he will make no statement, it is under
stood that he will be a candidate for
mayor of New York. He says Tammany
hall will carry the greater city by $4,000
votes and upwards.
The government will render all the as
sistance in its power to check the spread
of yellow fever in the south.
The republican organization of New
York has Endorsed Seth Low for mayor
An ordinance has been introduced in
the Spokane city couI.eil providing. that
real estate, mining and other brokers
shall pay an annual license fee of 1926;
insurance agents, $50; and nickle in the
slot machines, $50.
The supreme court has reversed the
judgment of the Spokane superior court
in the case of the state against Thomas
OHara. He was convicted in February,
1895, on the charge of arson and sentenc-
ed to three years in the penitentiary.
The Spokane Rod and Gun Club has
elected the following officers for the year;
Rev. o. j. Fairfield, pastor of the Uni
tartan church, president; d. f.. Wetzel, |
jeweler, vice president; George Liebes,
city comptroller, treasurer.
b. f. Woodman has been elected Sec
rotary of the Spokane chamber of COM
merce at salary of 500 per month. The
offer of Mayor E. d. Olmsted of two
large rooms in the city hall as quarters
for the organization was accepted. Fiji
teen new names were added to the roll
Of members Tuesday at meeting.
The trades union congress at Birming
nam, England, resumed its session Tues
day. President Stevens in his annual
address said the engineers strike was an
Instance of one of the best organized and
most powerful combinations in the world
being in the throes of a great struggle
with powerful combination of capital.
The delegates unanimously adopted a
special resolution pledging moral and
financial aid to the striking engineers.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
returned to Washington from a tour of
the trans Mississippi states. He says
confidence has been restored, that there
are no idle men west of the Mississippi
valley who want work and he predicts
that wheat is going still higher.
The steamer North Star arrived at
Wardner, b. c., Tuesday morning, four
days from Jennings, with passengers and
freight for Wardner and other points
tributary to this town. All freight will
be distributed from there by wagon.
At the national Sons of Veterans en-
campment in indianapolis, Charles X.
Darling, Boston, was elected commander
in-chief by reclamation, and the body