Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-03-02
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week-In This and Foreign
Lands-Taken From the Latest Dis
patches.

Bflqadfer General OtlS mas been DreVet-
ed major general.
The Kentucky democrats have ratified
the Goebel proceedings.
Leslie E. Kelley, inventor of the Kelley
cure. is dead in Los Angeles.
NAV o the populists will meet in ma
tional convention at Sioux Falls.
"A receiver has been appointed to set
tie I'D the affairs of James timson of Chi.
cago
The birthday of Washington was cele-
tie up the affairs of James Stimson of
Chicago
A Republic Wash iury disposed of
the KIDNAPPING case by declaring Waise-
man not guilty.
"The Outlook" was the subject Secre-
tary Gage dissected for banaueters recent.
ly at Chicago.
In London the house of commons has
rejected at its second reading the Irish
eyicted tenants bill by a vote of 232 To
1876.
After MANY caucuses the British Column
bia government at Victoria has decided
not to proceed with public business on
their frail and uncertain majority.
A fatal dynamite explosion occurred in
the Union Pacific gravel pits, 80 miles
west of Cheyenne recently, in which two
men were killed and several injured.
The war department has issued the
statement that the receipts of public
funds in the Philippine islands beginning
August l3, 1898, and ending December
81. 1899. amount to So 600 900.
Internal Revenue Collector Webster re-
ceiyed notice that the district composed
of Montana. Utah and Idaho had lust
been transferred from the San Francisco
division to the Omaha division.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art trus-
tees, in their annual report, state the val
lie of Turner's "Grand Canal at Venice"
bequeathed to the museum by Cornelius
Vanderbilt, as 100000.
Ex-Consul Macrum to Pretoria makes
the statement that his mail was tempered
with and can show British stickers on
letters from the state department al
Washington.
French's entry to Kimberley was tri-
umphal march and people cheered wildly
Food came later. Provision wagons was
the gladdest sight to the hungry and
weary. Cronie's evacuation and retreat
from Magersfontein was a mastery mill
tary work.
The Illinois supreme court has reaffirIn-
ed its decision of last November in the suit
against the estate of former State Treas
urer Rufus N. Ramsay, brought by the
latter's bondsmen to recover the amount
spent in making good shortage OF $47S.-
900 in Treasurer Ramsay's accounts with
the state.
Reports cabled from Trinidad, un-
der date of February 5, to the effect
that General Jose lgnacio Pulido, min
lister of war of Venezuela, was planning
revolution against the administration
Of President Castro are declared by that
official to be without foundation and cal
culated to do him an injustice in Cara
cas-.
President Mckinley wants Hon. Robert
Porter on the Philippine commission.
The democratic committee has selected
Kansas City for the national convention.
The fire and police board of Denver,
COL, have ordered the chief of police to
close all the gambling houses in that city.
The Kentucky trouble is to be settled
by law, as all the contestants for office
have agreed to abide by LEGAL decisions.
A mob of Mussulmans has wounded the
son of British Vice Consul Abela at Sydon
and has surrounded the consulate. Troops
have been dispatched and the consul gen.
eral has gone to the scene of disturbance
Schurman says a happy day for the
Philippines is coming.
The transport Hancock is at San
Francisco with cargo of dead soldiers
on board.
Fifty passengers on Chicago cleo
trio car were shocked by electricity. A
panic followed, but nobody was serious
ly hurt
Several cases OF the plague and one
death have occurred at Alden. Drastic
measures have been taken to prevent
the spread of the disease.
The senate at Paris, sitting as high
court, has sentenced Deputy Marcoll-
Habert to five years imprisonment for
melting soldiers to insubordination.
Low Sing, Chinese, recently convict