Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-04-16
ALL OVER THE WORLD
GRIsT OF THE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Industrial Pointers, Occurrences in
Political Circles, Fire Losses
and So On.

George F. Otter Company's carpet store
at Cincinnati, Ohio. with It's stock val
ued at $500, 600, and insured for $4,000.
was destroyed by fire in less than two
hours.
A steamer from Mediterranean ports
has Just landed 1000 Italian emigrants at
New York.
The National Mining Bureau has is
sued q call for an international gold
miners convention" to be held In Denver
on the 18th and 18th of June. The ex-
hibits will consist of refined gold and
gold ores and a general mineral display.
Reports of losses sustained by cattle
men of Wyoming during the recent storm
are coming in slowly. On many OF the
large ranches 1t Is estimated the losses
will range from to rs per cent of the
herd The snow lies one and half feet
deep in Cheyenne and from five to 10 feet
In the ravines. Much anxiety is felt for
many persons reported missing.
Bands of starving working people broke
out into open disorder at Malaga, Spain,
Sunday, destroying property costing large
sums of money. The police made many
arrests. The cause of the outbreak was
lack of work. The condition of things in
Andalusia grows worse daily. The gov
eminent is reinforcing its troops there.
DIR. Spencer Harris of Circle City, in a
Bidy was killed on Oscar Blossoms claim
during January by gravel cavein. He
did not take the precaution to timber the
tunnel in which he was working, and a
big body of gravel caved in on him. He
was conscious for some time after the ac-
cident, and called to his companions to
rescue him. They did all they could, but
before he could be dug out he had smoth-
cred to death.
The prince of Wales has sold his IA
nous racing yacht Britannia to James
Gordon Bennett.
A formal ballot of one vote for each
candidate Is being thrown in the sena-
terial contest In Kentucky.
King Humbert in the speech from the
throne at the opening OF the Italian par
Lament said the accord of the powers on
the eastern question tended to preserve
peace and prevent massacres.
DR.. J. H. Walton, 30 years of age,
well known physician of Dubuke, Iowa,
committed suicide In Chicago by cutting
his thoat with razor. He Is believed
to have been temporarily insane as the
result of a recent illness.
The provincial legislature of British Co.
lumbia has passed the bill preventing
Japanese as well as Chinese from being
employed on undertakings aided by leg
islatlve charter rights. The Japanese
consul Is highly wroth, and will, 1t Is ex-
pected, strive to get the act disallowed
by the governor general in council.
Yuma, Arizona, has become an excited
mining town district, some % miles north
of Yuma. on the California side of the
Colorado river. There are the Golden
Dream and MONDAY mines. For several
weeks the men at those mines have been
getting into rich ore, and the owner has
been offered as high as $17S,000 for his
mines. On the same day the men in both
mines ran into the edges of ore that yield
over $1,000 to the ton. The lodges In the
Pichaco district are all large.
d. sBemis has been reelected superin-
tendent of the Spokane schools at a sal
airy OF $1,000
Fire destroyed the Arcadia theater at
Spokane, causing q loss of $4,000.
Theodore Roosevelt of New York, has
been nominated as assistant secretary of
the navy.
During his visit to Washington William
j. Bryan called at the White House and
was warmly greeted by President Nc
Kinley.
The new torpedo boat No. went %
knots an hour on her trial trip, making
her the fastest boat in the world except
the Farragut.
The Manchester, N. H, mills are max
ing large quantities of cotton goods for
the Chinese trade.
to pardon Albert Jackson, VINO is serv-
Ing life sentence in the penitentlary for
the murder of Bruno Laveille near
Marysvills In July. 1889.
Governor Adams of Colorado, has sign
ed the bill recently passed by the legisla-
ture abolishing capital punishment in
that state.
Mark M. Dintonfass, a barber. living
at Charlotte. N. c., has received notice
that he is one of the heirs to an Austrian
estate, valued at 100000 forms.
Michigan will adopt the apple blossom
as the state flower.
Ex-President Cleveland has gone to
Florida on fishing trip.
The Spanish forces claim great VIC
tories in the Philippine islands.
The death is announced of William G.
Fisher, millionaire dry goods merchant
of Denver. Colo.
Commander Montgomery Sicard has
been nominated rear admiral.
A citizens movement against Sunday
base ball has been started at Cleveland,
Ohio.
]. b. Catron of North Yakima has been
appointed warden of the Washington
state penitentiary.
The Minnesota house of representatives
has passed bill prohibiting sectarian
instruction or the wearing of sectarian
garb In the public schools.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will sum-
mer at Lake Sunapee, N. H., as the
guest of Colonel John Hay. Colonel Hay
has begun an extensive addition to his
residence.
Thirteen cities have thus far adopted
the Pingree potato patch plan for the
coming summer.
Cambridge Springs, a health resort near
Meadville, Penn, has been almost entire
ly destroyed by fire. causing the loss of
one life and 100000 of property.
The average weight of the hogs receiv-
ed at Chicago during March was eight
pounds lighter than returned in February,
and l6 pounds lighter than In March. 1896.
Two Akron, Ohio. people have just re-
ceived notice that they have inherited
good fortunes. Jacob Doffellnger, sign
painter, gets $3.50. 900 from an aunt in Aus
tralia, and Mrs. Joseph Wigley, wife of a
bricklayer, receives $4,000 from an aunt
in England.
Advices received at Pierre. s. D.. from
the Moreau river country, are to the eff
feet that the loss of cattle In that sec
tion during the past winter has been be-
tween 40 and so per cent.
Secretary M. J. Bowling of the republic
can national league announces that the
next convention will be held In Detroit.
Mich, July IL. IA and Is.
BY the will of the late Miss Winnifred