Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-10-15
OVER THE WORLD.
eLEANINGs FROM ALL AROUND.
Deaths of Noted Persons-Ffres' ROD
beries and Aceidents-Potnter IN
Rusiness Circles and GeneFai
News of the Week.

One result OF the 1Ormatloh Vi D@-
gasta cabinet in Spain, it is believed, Will
be the granting of amnesty to most If not
all the American prisoners held in Cuba,
and the pardon of many Cubans con-
demned to life Imprisonment in the island
of Ceuta.
Peru has adopted the gold standard.
San Francisco reports great demand
for lumber.
A dispatch to the Herald from Guate-
mala says that the insurgents have lost
Quesaltenango and sustained severe de-
feat at Totonicapan and that the tide OF
war has turned strongly in favor OF Bar
rios, the dictator.
At the state fair at Salem, Or, We'd
nesday afternoon Chehalis lowered the
worlds two-mile pacing record 81 seconds,
making the distance in 4:l0}. The time
by quarters for the first mile was 32a,
l:O53, 1887, 200; second mile, $3.50, 3:l4,
3:45, 4:l94. The best previous record
was 1929, made by w. w. P. at Lincoln,
Neb, Oct. 81, 1895.
The failure of Senator Wolcott's mission
to England is announced. The Indian
government in reply to further press
ing invitation by the English cabinet to
consider Senator Wolcott's proposals, has
answered that it cannot reopen the ques-
ton of the Indian currency and it will
not be a party to the reopening of the
minis for the free coinage of silver.
"A special to the Denver News from Lar
annie says that parties came in from the
Independence mountain placer works and
left for Denver with $4,000, the result of
about two weeks work by five men. This
company only three weeks ago completed
a 23-mile ditch at cost of 100000, and
began mining. Many predict that they
will more than take out the cost of the
ditch before the cold weather comes.
The officials of the British foreign Of
flee have communicated to United States
Ambassador Hay the final decision of
that government that Great Britain must
refuse to take part in any sealing confer
ence with the representatives of Russia
and Japan. The British government, how
the United States alone, but insists that
Russia and Japan are not interested in
the Boring sea seals to degree emitting
them to representation at the conference
A report has just reached Ellensburg
from the Swauk that Tweet and johnson
have made a rich strike in their quartz
claim. They pounded up and panned
out 10 pans and obtained an average of
Sc to the pan. Report says they have a
good body of ore.
w. C. Brann, editor of the Iconoclast,
was publicly beaten by Judge j. B. Scar
borough, George Scarborough and S. H.
Hamilton at Waco, Tex. Judge Scarbor-
ough is a trustee of Baylor university
and has daughter in the university. He
says Branns recent attack on the univers-
ity is what caused the trouble.
w. E. Breese, w. H. Remand and J.
+. Dickinson, president, cashier and direc-
tor of the failed bank of Asheville, N. c..
were arrested this morning on the charge
OF enlightenment and conspiracy and held
in $4,000 bonds.
Illinois reports drouth of 46 DAYS
since the last heavy rainfall.
The president has appointed George H.
brldgeman of New York to be minister
to Bolivia.
Oscar Wilde, with broken health has
taken up his residence in villa at Ma.
PIES owned by Lord Douglass, the son of
the marquis of Queensberry.
John Roderick Mcpherson, one time
democratic leader in New JERSEY and
United States senator from that state
from 1877 until 1895, is dead.
The japanese government has officially
sanctioned the construction of the now
harbor of Azaka.
During the summer over At 600 On 600 of
dysentery and $500 deaths from tho ca mo
cause have been reported throughout
Japan. "ou'
o. u. Cameron of Victoria, B. c.. is at
rendleton, Or, buying horses for an Emo.
,ish syndicate who contemplate an Alas
kan expedition. 1t is said this exnad;t;on
VIII consist of 300 horses, 100 oxen, 10
uog teams and six packers, and that nro.
VISIONS VIII be carried in over the snow
,or market at Dawson City. It is not
known what route they will take,
during typhoon which caused mucb
damage on September o, the Norweoion
park Alette, from Vancouver 70 VI
mama with cargo of lumber, was cauob+
az 'he entrance of Toxic harbor and
Ta on the rocks and broken to pieces
nc ciiiel mate and nine of the crew were
drowned, Ninety persons were killad
outright 800 injured and 1000 houses and
osnrr buildings destroyed in the vicinity
OF Toxic by the typhoon. '''
comptroller Fitch's expert accountants
VINO nave been at work Investigating tho
record and accounts in BROOKLYN N W
preparatory to consolidation, have found
a. o op nnn IN accounts amounting 70
Yp,voV,Uoo' Officials of BROOKLYN denv
'na' there IS, or has been, anv malfoa .
s ance ana allege that the DISCREPANCIES 70
ported ny Comptroller Fitch's exnarts aso
uue IN large part to the defective svstan'
OF bookkeeping. system
october l was a momentors so.
vermont, for it witnessed the division o 'o of
''e state INTO two customs districts Vi
81 nsenihg now has fully equipped hi;
eyeie factory, from which the first e.
i e. nnaehlne was turned out last weeE Il
h }" salu to be light, easy running and