Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-01-26
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AxltIt 1VI PttttSthats
Governor Stanley Northcote Of Bonn
buy, who was created peer at the begin.
ming Of the present year, has assumed the
title Of Lord Northcote Of Exeter.
Senator Pettigrew says President Me-
Kinley Is responsible for the Philippine
war and declares that the blood of the
soldiers Is ON McKinleys hands.
\. Tha 8shing steamer Grayling, Captain
4 slilIf4an reports the probable drowning
Nee men, the8crew Of the Ruby Ann,
mall sloop which was found of Wild
BY island
Secretary Long and Rear Admiral Brad
ford have appeared before the senate COM
mittee on naval affairs in advocacy of the
construction Of Pacific cable by the gov
eminent.
Everything goes to show that the
wrecked steamer that sunk in St. Mary g
bay Newfoundland, is the Helgoland, and
she is the property of the Dutch-Ameri-
can Petroleum company.
Jim Ferns OF Kansas City won from
Mysterious Billy" Smith of Boston on
a foul in the 2lst round of what was to
have been 25-round battle for the well
terweight championship at Buffalo, N. Y.
The house committee has begun to in
vestigate charges against federal APP
pointees in Utah with plural wives, and
Lentz OF Ohio has begun TO make the at
fair warm for republican congressman
who are interested.
Russell Montgomery Of Portland, the
naval cadet who disappeared from Annap-
oils in 1897, after having failed to pass an
examination, has returned home from Au-
tralia. Since leaving Annapolis he had
been in Alaska and Brazil before going
TO Australia.
About l50 pewsboys went on q strike
recently at Portland, Or, and refused to
handle the Evening Telegram because that
paper refused to allow them to return "n-
sold papers. All carriers were stopped
and several Thousand copies Of the pa
per were destroyed by the boys.
The fine passenger steamer Lexington,
owned by the Carr line Of Charleston, w.
Va, while racing with the opposition
packet Argand, struck the lock wall near
Scary, Ohio, breaking in twain and sink
ing Immediately. The Argand went to her
assistance and took off the passengers and
crew. The steamer viii probably be a
total wreck.
The president sent to the senate the
name Of Robert NJ. McWade of Pennsyl-
wanna to be consul for the United States
ut Canton, to succeed Edwin S. Bedloe.
A report was brought to San Diego by
a Mexican who arrived overland from En-
senada that the gasoline schooner Anita
had blown up in Magdalena bay and that
six persons, all on board, had persisted.
The schooner was owned by the Ybarra
Mining company Of San Domingo.
The schooner Muriel, after being buffet
ed about on tempestuous seas for 40 days
in trying to reach Hakodate from Kobe,
has arrived at Port Townsend nearly
stripped Of sails and some of her spars
gone. The Muriel sailed from Kobe for
Hakodate for cargo Of sulphur for San
Francisco, and after leaving the former
port encountered severe gales for IA days.
Edward Sibley has been convicted OF
completely in the murder of Mrs. Jane
Brunot, near Paris, ILL.,, last summer, and
was sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
His counsel made motion for new trial.
Henry Brunot, nephew of the murdered
woman, has also been sentenced for life.
The crime was committed to cover up a
forgery and secure property owned by
Mrs. Brnnot-
A dynamite factory at Avigliano, IA
miles from Turin, exploded with the result
that Ave buildings were reduced to ruins,
the whole surrounding district being
shaken and many houses badly damaged.
Three bodies have been recovered from be-
meath the ruins. In addition several per
soma were injured and taken to the hos
pital The detonations were heard as far
% Turin, whence surgeons were dispatch
Cd 70 the scene Of disaster.
ria8ue has caused the death of 2S |
persons at Honolulu at last reports.
Ali grades OF refined sugar have been
advanced in price onetenth -of I narf |
per pound.
China will show fight, as she has re-
ceived encouragement to resist foreign
aggression.
Thos. B. Hildebrand Of Abba, Iowa.
Is to be receiver Of public moneys at
Rampant City. Alaska
0sman Digna, the principal general
OF the late Khalifa Abdullah Of the Sou
dan. has been captured.
Tho Livestock Association has wound
up business at Fort Worth and will
next meet at Salt Lake City.