Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-12-16
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS.
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
Odds and Ends From the Four
Quarters of the Earth-The After
math of the Late War--Crimes
Business Observation-Disclosures.

the Santiago campaign show: Killed, 70
officers and 234 men; wounded, lO2 OIL
GERS and 1888 men.
A princess, a countess, duchess and
the daughter of a reigning prince were
among the 1000 thieves, professional ana
unprofessional, who were arrested in Paris
during the past year.
az the l.56OO74 bushels of wheat IN
st. Louis elevators, $4,000 bushels OF
nearly one-half of the total stocks, has
been sold for immediate shipment and WILL
be loaded out as fast as possible.
DIR. Frederick w. d. Evelyn, OF San
Francisco, has prepared serum which
he calls equisine, for the incubation OF
children against hereditary or acquired IN
temperance. =,
In the decree at Madrid accepting the
resigna ton of Blanco as captain general OF
Cuba, the queen regent eulogized the
"zeal. intelligence and loyalty" with
which he has fulfilled his functions.
There is a prospect of Thomas Tinsley
the New York millionaire, spending the
rest of his life at Houston, Tex, hav-
ING been convicted of contempt OF court
and obstinately refusing to make amends
Eleven packages, each containing Sloo
were stolen from a pigeon hole at the
stamp window of the postoffice in Cleve-
land, O., while the clerk had his back
turned. There is no clew to the thief.
While the officials of the Wilson bank.
at Utica, O., were absent for 10 minutes
at the dinner hour last Wednesday, bur
glars effected an entrance through back
window and stole $4,000 in cash and
bonds.
At Mannheim, Pa, little Ella Y. Rambler,
only 10 years old. was married last
Thursday. She is the youngest to be mar
ried in the county under the new license
law. Her mother and grandmother were
each under ID years old when married.
Mrs. Susan Sanders, aged LOT years.
died last Wednesday in the house in
which she was born, on Chucky river, in
Walauga valley, Tenn. She was rela-
tive of John Sewer, first governor of Ten
nessee, and possessed many souvenirs OF
the battle of Kings Mountain.
The full bench of the Massachusetts, SUI
preme court has rendered decision hold
ing that married woman can be held
civilly responsible in damages for person
al injuries inflicted by her husband upon
third person, but not in her presence.
while he was acting as her agent.
The Florida legislature is unanimously
democratic.
The Methodist general conference OF
1900 is to be held in Chicago.
Troops first sent to Cuba will be COM
posed largely of regulars.
| Gen. Merritt expects to leave Paris for
the United States December 10.
An active volcano has just been discov-
cred fifty miles from Atlin City, Alaska
Agricultural help is obtainable in Mex.
leo at from 25c to SOC day (silver), ac'
cording to locality.
1t is said that 10000 soldiers will be
needed to put down the rebellion in the
Philippines.
Last weeks snow storm in Colorado
was the severest experienced in that state
for many years.
In 1901 Detroit will celebrate the 200tf
anniversary of the founding of the city
by Pere Marquette.
Marshal Blanco, former Captain Genera
of Cuba, and suite sailed from Havana fol
Spain last Wednesday.
Gen. Buterfeld and Capt. Mahan favol
a military system of government fol
Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
Official notice of the dissolution of tn,
Omitted States of Central America" ha!
been received at Washington.
The cruiser Chicago, reconstructed ant
capable of much greater speed than whel
she was taken out of commission over tw,
years ago, was placed in commission a
the Brooklyn navy yard.
1t is understood that the United State
of Central America, consisting of Mica
ragua, Salvador and Honduras, havin,
failed, another effort will be made to form
a republic, to include also Costa RIGA ant
Guatemala.
The war department is maturing PLAN
for the muster out of as many volunteer
now in service as possible, as nearly all o
them want to go home.
Germany, it is said, is ready to buy tn,
Caroline islands from Spain, but does no
wish to prejudice her relations with eithe
the United States or England.
The ship Shenandoah, which was report
ed captured by the Spaniards during tn
war, has arrived from Baltimore at Sal
Francisco, having been out l3l days.
John Wallace, after a years imprison
ment at Sing Sing, N. Y, under tel
years. sentence on charge of robbery, o
which he was innocent, has been released
All indications lead to the conclusion
that the steamer Portland foundered il
deep water at High Head, Mass, and tina
she was not driven ashore and beaten t,
pieces, as was at first supposed. >
The heavy snowfall in New York Cit,
last week proved to be too much for tn
street cleaning department, which was to
tally unable to cope with it. Many street
were blockaded for several days.
After litigation lasting fourteen year
the will disposing of San Francisco es
tate once worth $4,000 has just been sus
tanned and litigation suspended, becaus
the estate has been exhausted in payin
laoaI faas