Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-02-02
dbonic plague has broken out

| The reform wave has struck Rossland.
Nickel-in-the-slot machines are to go and
music halls must close earlier.
Advices from the north substantiate
the report OF big fire at Dawson. 1t
occurred on January II and destroyed
buildings and merchandise to the value
OF $4O0,OeO.
Two armed and masked men entered
the Northern Pacific depot at Sprague,
Wash, and at the point of a revolver
demanded that the night operator open
the till. This being done, they secured
the contents, amounting to $27.
Lieutenant Stockley OF the Twenty
first infantry has been missing since the
18th inst. He was on accommodating du-
ty near Santa Tomas and was evidently
captured. A search Tor him is being pros
ecuted.
The North China. Daily News pub
fishes an edict signed by Emperor
Kwangsu. appointing as emperor in his
place. Put Sing. the 9-year-old son of
Prince Tuano. The new emperor will
ascend the throne on Jan. 81.
General Otis reported to the war de-
partment that the western coast of the
island of Panay is now open for trade
and that the coast of Laguna de Bay and
neighboring sections of the country will
also be opened to unrestricted traffic by
the end of the week.
Nearly all the business buildings and
many frame dwellings at the mining
towns of Ward and Lafayette, near Boul-
der, Col, were destroyed by fire. The loss
at Ward is estimated at $4,000 and at
Lafayette at 100000. About so fami-
lies at Lafayette are homeless.
| The United States circuit court of ap-
peals affirmed, with costs, the decision of
Judge Lacombe dismissing. the habeas
corpus proceedings in the case of former
Engineer Captain Carter, convicted by
court martial of frauds in connection
with the Savannah river and Cumberland
sound improvements.
There were exciting scenes in the cham
Der of deputies at Paris recently. Ber-
nard of the socialists violently denounced
the statements made by the public pros
ecutor at the trial of the Assumptionist
fathers, now in progress in the sectional
tribunal, and attacked the minister of
justice, calling him scoundrel and ca
naille. The chamber pronounced itself
in favor of the expulsion OF Bernard from
the house, but the deputy refused to
withdraw. Proceedings were temporarily
suspended and a detachment of soldiers
was marched in, whereupon Bernard left
the chamber, protesting against his ex-
pulsion.
Gen. Day is dead at Cedar Rapids,
la.
Plague is in New Caledonia and the
natives believe it is a visitation of
Providence.
| The officials will disinfect mail at
Spokane If there is any danger that 1t
may spread contagion.
Chapelle's position in the Philippines
Is an ecclesiastical one and he will an.
swer only to the pope.
On Feb. the Canadian law makers
meet at Ottawa. Two ideas are FREEDOM
mating. One is to pay the volunteers,
the other to correct abuses of the rail-
roads.
Oliver Pike has turned up. He dis
appeared from an asylum for the in
sane in Ohio four years ago, being en-
ployed at that time as an attendant.
and has been missing ever since.
James e. Muse, charged with having
emblezzled $500 from the Title Guaran-
tee & Trust Company of Portland, Ore,
nearly year ago, has been arrested in
Kansas City.
Mrs. Matte D. Rich, who is alleged
to have shot and killed her husband.
John d. Rich, at Ciudad Juarez, Mex,
has been sentenced to IA years in a
Mexican prison as her punishment.
| Billy Smith landed on Frank McCon.
nell with right hook ON the Jaw and
forced the pace from the opening, but
was denied his chance to win the mon
ey until the twenty-second round, at
New York recently.
A great strike of carpenters employ.
ed on the exposition buildings at Paris.
involving 5000 men, has been inaugu-
rated. The strikers demand an increase
OF wages from IS sous to l franc per
hour.
1t is reported that six Americans
died near Guaymas at the hands of
Mexicans. The story goes that they
were prospectors and found In friendly
intercourse with the Yaquis, whom the
troops surrounded In The range.
The plant of the Angora Manufacture.
Ing Company at Philadelphia was de-
stroyed by fire and one of the employees,
Lizzie Blackburn. aged II. is missing.
Her body is believed to be in the ruins.
The loss is about $4,000. partly COW
cred by insurance.