Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-09-01

Henry Nursen, aged 10 years, OF wan"
Walla. Wash, was severely crushed under
the wheels of the Oregon express Tram III
Red Bluff, CAL, and died there.
]. Hartman Jones, a well-known editor
died suddenly in Seattle. Mr.. Jones De-
tween 1878 and 1888 was the proprietor
and editor of Godey's Lady's Magazine.
An excursion train on the Cincinnati u
Muskingum Valley railroad was wrecked
in the edge of Circleville, o., and I'VE per
sons were seriously injured and ~ others
badly cut and bruised. =,
Sioux City's 100000 union depot ana
81 900 900 worth of terminal property
were sold at auction under foreclosure TO
the Trust Company of North America
trustees for $l,lO5,OOO. ,
Loretto Villa, one of the chiefs who led
the Yaquis in their 10 years war against
the government and who knows every
inch of the river jungles, is now fighting
with the Mexican army.
News has arrived stating that mission
of Russian engineers and their escorts
were recently attacked by Chinese bril-
gands at Kirin on the China Russian iron
tier on the main Manchuria railway. All
were massacred.
A cable dispatch has been received at
the war department from General Davis
giving additional details of the conditions
in Puerto Rico. He places the number
of killed at 1000, and reiterates his esti-
mate of 100000 destitute.
Assistant Secretary Vanderlip instruct
ed the collector of customs at Port Town
send not to institute proceedings against
the seven Canadian fishing vessels seized
last month near Port Roberts for fishing,
as alleged, in American waters.
There have been numerous typhoons
raging in the vicinity of Luzon during the
past week, and very few steamers have
left the bay, while those at anchor were
ordered to keep up stream. All small
craft were ordered into the Pasig river.
The steamer Doric which has arrived
in San Francisco from the Orient, brought
large consignments of opium. The mani
fest shows that in the hold of the steamer
are 1866 pounds of the drug. The total
value of the consignment is $345,O56. The
duty amounts to $l29,300.
The stage between Red Rock and SOL
mon was held up half mile inside the
Idaho line, 80 miles from Dillon. Four
men, H. I. Reilney, manager of the dredge
company working on the old McNutt
property near Salmon City, was a pas
senger. He had more than $4,000 in gold
dust, which he was bringing to Dillon.
The robbers took it.
Spokane has been very fortunate in re-
gard to securing officers in the regiment,
and Company A has furnished its share of
clerks. There are nine commissioned Of
fcers from Spokane, and a sergeant-major
and four detailed clerks from Company A.
The United States cruiser Montgomery
has arrived at Rio Janeiro from Monte
video. She reports having rescued the
crew of the British steamer Nettleton,
Captain Vigers, from Norfolk July 25 for
Rio Janeiro, which went aground at
Marica, 20 miles east of Rio Janeiro.
Negotiations are in progress for bringing
the Washington volunteers from San
Francisco to Seattle in body after their
muster out at the former place. Levi
the well-known banker Of WaIla
Walla, has offered to bear the entire ex-
pense OF the vessels charter, which will
to $1,000 or $4,000.
The l4th annual national encampment
Of the Union Veterans Union was held
recently at Chautauqua Park, Des Moines,
Ia, with an attendance of between 1000
and 5000 veterans, who came from all
parts OF the country. In connection with
The encampment there was also held the
annual gathering of the Woman's Veteran
Relief Union.