Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-09-22

Four mon were killed and two injured
in head.end collision, which took place
on the Rock Island, two and nan in'ie'
east of Oxford, Iowa. n.
The revolution in Venezuela, unuer tue
Ian dorsbin of General Castro, is gaming
oround The insurgents now occupy
Seigua, three days march from vaIei ,:''
The German third-class cruiser Wlehl'a'
while participating in the autumn maneu,
vers. exploded her boiler at Mel iou'
persons being killed and four others III
jured. ,,,, crord
Forks N. d., is completely destroyed by
fro The loss is estimated at S2oo,ooo'
Fifty business firms have lost their entire
belongings.
Colonel Kosterlitzky at Magdalena, has
been ordered to hold his battalion ready
70 come TO the scene of trouble between the
COWBOYS and Mexican guards at Naco' al
moments notice.
The British steamer Thermopylae, Cap
tain Phillip, from Sydney, n. s. W., VIA
other Australian ports for London, has
gone ashore at the entrance to cape
Town. She is a wreck.
Sir Thomas Upton has made an ofer
of S25O.OO0 for the estates which includes
the Lakes of Killarney, and if his offer
is accepted he will present them to the
Irish people in trust.
In February Peary will again move
north. The journey toward the pole Will
be either by the Greenland coast or from
Cape Hella, as conditions may determine
The Diana brings the news back.
DR.. j. d. Griffith of Chicago has com
pleted an official test of the Mauser pistol
used by the German cavalry. He says 1t
is effective to 500 yards. 1t is said the gov
eminent may adopt the weapon as re-
suit of the test.
The steamer Rio de Janeiro, just from
China, will pass into the hands of the gov
eminent for the transportation OF troops
as soon as she is discharged and has gone
on the drvdock. She will sail for Manila
September %.
Becoming convinced that his fighting
strength has weakened, Jimmy Barry, for
a long time the champion bantam weight,
has declared off his coming fight with
Sig" Hart, and announced his retirement
from the ring.
The Brazilian government has protest
ed against the sale of the lands of the
duke OF Sake to the German government.
The government of Brazil has been in
formed that Bolivia has sent division of
troops to occupy Acre.
The United States transport Tartar has
been detained at Hong Kong by the harbor
authorities under the British merchant
shipping act, whereby her capacity is linn
tied to $50 passengers, although the Tar
tar has licensed capacity of l340.
The secretary of the treasury has decid-
ed, in view of the money stringency in
New York, to anticipate October interest.
This will amount to S., $685. 26, and is due
on the per cents of 1897. The secretary S
action was taken without solicitation.
The Ketchannie was lost in a storm off
the Tasmania coast, and the crew all
drowned. The crew consisted of John
Rockwell, master, As, Hobart; Thomas
Price, Is, Bristol; sigerd Maynussen, 10,
Norway; Neil McKinnon, 81, Scotland.
The American Jewish new year book
recently issued, estimates the Jewish pop
ulation of the United States at l.lO3, 800,
New York has 100000; Illinois, $4,000;
Pennsylvania, $4,000; Ohio, so 1000; Cali.
fornia, $4,000; Maryland, $4,000. and
Missouri $4,000.
Severe rains and floods have caused post
ponement of the Hungarian cavalry ma
neuvers near Papa, Hungary, at which
Emperor King Francis Joseph is expected
to be present. Ten soldiers were struck
by lightning at Also Kasmark, four being
killed.
The government steamer Ramona
struck a skiff containing six belated
merrymakers in Quincy bay, ILL.,, all
were thrown in the water and three
drowned. The dead: John F. Web.
kamp, Lulu Broye, Mary Mccarthy.
The other three were saved by clinging
to a beer key from the overturned boat
An order for the organization of two
coiored regiments to be known as the
Forty-eighth and Forthy-ninth volun.
Ger infantry has been issued from the
war department. All the field officers
OF these regiments are white men now
In the regular army. All company off.
GERS are colored men who served in the
war with Spain.
Hon. John Hay, secretary of state
makes this emphatic statement regarding
the alleged secret alliance between Emo.
lad and the United States: "There is no
with England, nor with any power
under the heaven, except those known and
published to the world, the treaties of or.
ainary international friendship for the
purpose OF business and commerce No
treaty other than these exists: none has
been suggested on the other ide: none Is
in contemplation. 1t has never enterad
INTO the mind of the president, or nav of
Inc government to forsake under anv in.
the wise precept and examine
d the fathers which forbade entonol;nr
alliances with European powers"