Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-12-03
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Deaths of Noted Persons-Fires, Rob-
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Business Circles and General
News of the Week.

News OF the Week.
Preliminary steps have been taken t
form colossal combine of sewer pipe and
terra Gotta ware manufacturers of the
United States with capital of $ll ,000,-
900, to be controlled by eastern capital
lists.
Three hundred and seventy four out of
382 private and state banks of Kansas
have made their report to Bank Commits
sioner j. w. Breidenthal and they have
verified his prophecy that the increase in
deposits would amount to $7,000,000. This
is an increase over last year of As per
cent.
The exact amount cleared by the Spo-
kane fruit fair was $l624.4O, according to
statement of the receipts and disburse-
ments made by Manager Bolster at a
meeting of the board of control. The fair
has also on hand lumber, hardware, bunt-
ing and supplies valued at about $500.
This property will be stored, to be made
use of for the 1898 fair.
j. I. Cornforth, representing a Denver
syndicate, is en- route to southeastern
Alaska, where, from some point, probably
Fort Wrangel, he proposes to establish a
daily express to Dawson City. The plan
likewise involves mail carrying, provided
the cooperation of both governments can
be secured.
The peace commissioners have adopted
eight articles of the permanent treaty
of peace between Greece and Turkey, but
difficulties have arisen in regard to the ar
ticle providing for special arrangements
to guard against abuse of consular anne
mites in cases where they would interfere
with the regular course of justice.
Henry Georges canvass continues to be
the spectacular feature of the most re-
markable campaign New York has ever
witnessed. His army of speakers hold
hundreds of meetings in all parts of New
York every night, but Mr.. George is the
most effective advocate of his cause,
preaching the crusade against poverty
with the zeal of Peter the Hermit.
Sixteen thousand rifles from Hong
Kong and Shanghai have been received
by the Philippine rebels ON the west coast
of Luzon.
There were 1886 banks, having an ag
gregate of 303,04l,5l4 yen, in Japan
at the end of September, an increase of
"a banks and 4,474,OO0 yen capital over
August.
There have been 6O,537 sufferers from
dysentery throughout Japan since Sep,
TENDER 8. OF this 6044 were in Toxic,
and 1918 proved fatal.
Negotiations between the Chinese gov
eminent and the Hooley syndicate for a
loan of $80,000,000 have fallen through,
says telegram from Pekin, and the gov
eminent is now negotiating with Hong
Kong and Shanghai banks.
Frank Moon, aged SO, and Mrs. Wells
were found dead at the bottom of 30
foot well on Moons farm near Darby,
Kan, having been asphyxiated, the form
er being overcome while working and the
latter losing her life while trying to as
sist him from the shaft.
Judge Adair of Butler, Ind, will try
w. H. Mcintosh at this term of court for
conspiring with several county officials to
rob Dekalb county of some $4,000. Aud
itor Borst, Deputy Auditor Dills and ex-
Treasurer Saevel, who are in the peniten-
tiary on the same charge, will be taken
as witnesses.
Anderson Clay shot and killed Jim
Cunningham at Red River, N. NJ. be-
cause of an insulting remark made by
the dead man regarding Miss May Will
was also the indirect outgrowth of a
number of killings in Colorado and New
Mexico, the result of a feud.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Buenos Ayres says DR.. Sanarelli has
discovered a curative anti-toxine for yell
low fever.
Senator Morgan is suffering from a
high fever in San Diego, the result of ex-
posture during his recent visit to the bat
tleship Oregon.
Judge Allen of Denver has declared
the city statute whereby the police could
seize and destroy gambling implements
unconstitutional
While crazy drunk Thomas Monahan
at Gorham, N. j., shot and killed Joseph
Gautfier, probably fatally wounded Sc
lectman Gates and is believed to have
killed a third victim, whose body was
afterward found. The murderer is under
arrest.
A dispatch from Leon, Nicaragua, states
that more than 100 prominent citizens of
that country are in the penitentiary for
opposing President Zelaya's government.
Many of the natives stores have been
closed and large sums of forced loans are
unaccounted for.
Over $4,000 of the alleged fraudulent
warrants on the United States treasury,
on account of the Creek Nation, /. T.,
have been discovered by the Washington
officials. A Creek chief and an official
OF the tribe issued new warrants to take
the place of old ones that had already
been paid.
Chief of Police Ripley of Chicago has
issued an order discharging from the
force 434 policemen and appointing in
their stead like number of members of
the Star League democratic ex-policemen.
who had been discharged under the pre-
vious republican administration.
The worlds w. G. T. U. convention has
elected the following officers: Honorary
president, Mrs. NJ. C. Leavitt of Boston: