Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-02-18
POINTS IN GENERAL NEWS
HOME AND FOREIGN OUTLOOK.
Accidents and Crimes All Over the
WOrld-Business Affairs and Po-
Eitical Considerations-var of
Items.

Gales and floods are reported in several
parts of Portugal.
Judge e. FL. Bennett, the venerable dean
of the Boston law school, is dead.
The usual quiet of New Years day was
disturbed by false report that Prince
Bismarck was dead.
Confirma ton has been received from
New Guinea of the murder of the German
governor and police by natives. The bodies
OF the victims were cut in small pieces.
The grand jury at Chicago has return
ed indictments against Aldermen John
Powers and William O'Brien for running
gambling houses.
Vice Admiral Sir Ward Herbert Sey-
mour, X. G. B., who has been appointed
British commander-in-chiefo on the China
station, succeeding Admiral Boiler, has
started from London for Hong Kong, ac-
companied by his staff
The gold output of Colorado in 1897 is
estimated at $22,50O,OO0, an increase of
$6,00O,00O over that of 1896. The silver
produced was worth $l2.8O7 ,O76 lead,
1914 ,672; copper, 81 ,209,053.
The agents of the leading cotton man.
have decided to reduce wages. The cut
down will average II per cent. 1t will
take effect January II.
Theodore Durrant has again been remov-
ed to the death cell in the San Quentin
(Cal) penitentiary to await the hour of
his execution, which has been fixed for
1880 a. M, January 7.
Captain Rich, formerly chief engineer
of the Wisconsin Central, and later con-
nected in the same capacity with the 500
line, has been appointed director of rail
ways in China.
At the commencement of 1898 the Unit
ed States has 1874 AGA miles of completed
railway. If the average of the last 10
years is reached in the next two years, as
seems not unlikely, the year 1900 will
open with 19l 500 miles,
The sash and door plant and planning
mill of G. j. Hamilton & Co., at Buffalo,
N. Y, has been destroyed by fire, together
with an immense stock of lumber. The
total loss is $4,000, with insurance of
$4,000
The friends of William ]. Bryan have
prepared little surprise for him on his
return from his tour in Mexico in the
shape of proffer of the fusion nomina-
ton for congress from the first Nebraska
district Some believe he will accept. 9th
ers say he still confidently expects to be
the democratic standard bearer in 1900.
The district has been represented by a
republican since Mr.. Bryan retired.
New England farms are to be reclaimed.
restocked and reoperated on a plan that
is primarily philanthropic and secondarily
commercial. A corporation has been
formed with the secretary of the New
York stock exchange at its head to pur
chase arabic land and farm buildings in
the States of Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
b New Hampshire and Vermont, and to re-
sell on such terms as to attract purchasers
in large cities and so relieve the longest
ed centers of population.
The biggest fire in the history of Com
merce, Tex, has destroyed the entire east
side of the town. The aggregate loss is
estimated at 100000, with probably $780,
600 insu-qnc.
Rev. DR.. George M Searle, G. S. P, au-
thor, astronomer and noted theologian,
has been asked to become director of the
papal observatory at Rome, which is I'M
der the direction of the Vatican authori-
ties.
Violent weather prevails in the south of
France and Spain. A cloudburst near
Toulon has done much damage a num-
Der of vessels have gone ashore and the
promenade of San Sebastian has been
washed away in several places.
The LIE Roi mine will pay another divi-
dend of $4,000 on January IL.
A fire loss of 100000 is reported at
Stockton, Cal, by the burning of wheat
warehouses.
Captain Rosendahl, commander of the
German warship Friedrich Karl, has been
appointed commander of the German
forces ashore at Kiao Chau bay.
Charles Page Bryan will be made min
lister to Turkey in the place of DIR. James
B. Angel of Michigan, who will be sent
to China.
Leander P. Mitchell of Indiana has been
appointed assistant comptroller of the
treasury John Fox, to be collector of Gus
toms for the district of Oregon; Herbert
Squires of New York, to be secretary Of
legation at Pekin, China; Lloyd D. Car
UCl, W DC ASNCAfCA VI PROiiS AiOhCy oo AsSN
ding, CAL; Frank M. Swayse, to be regis
ter of the land office at Redding, Cal.
The Pittsfeld IN. H. cotton mills have
given notice to their $500 operatives of 6
10 per cent reduction in wages.
Notice of reduction of wages averag
ing about IL per cent has been given tt
the 1000 operatives in the mills at He
bronville and Dodgeville, Mass.
The 1900 men employed in the Yorl
cotton mills at Saco, Me-, have received
notice of 10 per cent reduction in wages
to take effect January II.
The directors of the Valley Falls ant
Albion cotton mills, at Pawtucket, R. l.
the two companies in the Blackstone val
ley which had not announced reduction
in wages, will follow the example of thei
competitors, and notices will be posted
The Rhode Island mills in the Pawtucke
and Blackstone valleys employ abou
100 operatives. The average wages o
+bo ,,,ola cniDoarc in thasa mills is sc 4,