Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-03-03

The Samoan complications are about Il
pass into the safe lines of diplomatic
treatment, in the judgment of the off
cials at Washington, who say there Is
really not much danger.
The mysterious disappearance of Cap
tain John NJ. Neall, at San Francisco, Of
the Fourth United States cavalry, has not
yet been solved and the idea that he has
committed suicide is gaining ground. He
was short $4,000.
The deal by which syndicate, made
up OF men interested in the sugar trust
the rubber trust, the Standard Oil com.
pany, the Union Pacific and the Santa Fe
railroads, Palmer Oil company and 9th.
ers gain control of the Kansas gas field
and the big zinc mines in this district has
been closed.
A ruling by the supreme court at Car.
son, New, in the gubernatorial contested
election case decides Cir: OF the points
at issue IN favor % Governor Sadler
leaving four other allegations to be con.
tested and tried on their merits.
An amendment to the constitution oil
North Carolina limiting suffrage has been
adopted by both branches OF the general
assembly.
The Oregon legislature adjourned sine
die.
A tremendous snowslide came down the
side of Yellow Mountain, COL, one quar-.
ter of mile below the town of Ophir,
and killed j. G. Warden, foreman, and
practically destroyed the Caribou Con-
eentrating company's plant. The slide
was visible from the town of Ophir, and
those who saw it say it was the largest
they ever witnessed, it apparently being
about 100 feet deep and more than q
quarter of a mile wide. The Caribou mill
was crushed like an egg shell.
A serious conflict has taken place be.
tween the Russians and Chinese at Tai
len Wan, 300 of the latter being killed.
1t is said to have originated in ques
ton of taxes.
The United States army transport
Sheridan pulled out of her pier in Brook.
Ign at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon on her
way to Manila, by way of the Suez canal,
with 1885 enlisted men.
The Denver Trades and Labor Assem-.
bly, Feb. 10 decided to act with the Col.
orado Art club in the erection of mem.
orial to the late Rev. Myron w. Reed.
Their proposition is to build labor TEN.
pie, large building to be used as sort
OF national headquarters by labor asso-
Citations, connected with which there will
be a free art gallery, library and reading
room. The preliminary work will be be-
gun Immediately by committee appoint.
ed today for that purpose.
The German newspapers in their dis
eussion of the Samoan question are tax.
ing strong exception to the spirit and
statements of the letter of Chief Justice
Chambers of the supreme court of Samoa
to his brother in New York.
Fred Bartlett of Butte, Mont, dealer
in gentlemens furnishing goods, is asking
for receiver pending bankruptcy pro-
eeedings.
A coroner's jury of Portland, Ore,
found that Mrs. John Rankin, whose
death occurred at the Imperial hotel,
committed suicide by shooting herself.
Mrs. Zacharian Chandler, widow of the
famous Michigan statesman, is dead.
The Greater New York bowling team
will begin its tour to the Pacific coast
this week.
At Ferris, Texas, the stables of j. NJ.
Bachelor, the well known racehorse man,
were burned and the famous thorough
bred j. NJ. B. was cremated.
The United States transport Mime
waska with a battalion of the Fifth in
fantry and lot of government supplies,
cleared from Port Tampa for Cuba.
The health of King Oscar has been re.
stored and he has resumed the govern.
ment amid general rejoicings.
The republicans of Madrid in the cham.
Der have decided to begin at once an en-.
ergetic campaign against the government. |
Ground will be broken at Cincinnati for |
the great international saengerfest build
ing. The centennial of this great organ.
ization will be celebrated here next June. |
John Rockwell, proprietor of the Re-
we're house of New York, is dead, aged |
80 years. He was famous for his striking
to General U. s. Grant.
The steamer San Antonio of the Nal.
lory line, three days overdue from Bos-
ton, has arrived at Brunswick. Captain
Avery reported the worst experience of
his life.
Advices from northern Nebraska indi-
cate that, the winter wheat crop has been
badly damaged by the recent cold snap.
In many localities the crop will be to-
tal failure, while in others it will be very
light.
Fifty oyster sloops and schooners were
carried out to sea by drifting ice from
bay.
Not President Dewey.