Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-04-20
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Complete Review Of the Events for
the Past Week I'm This and F0r-
etgn Lands-summarized Fron the
Latest Dispatches.

Secretary Root is said to be going on a
visit to Cuba.
1t is reported that Russia has come to
New York to borrow $25,OOO,0OO.
Complainants have backing of eight
million dollars to fight the tobacco trust.
The anti-free pass bill failed to pass in
the Iowa legislature. It was killed by one
vote.
A. P. Moss of Genesee, Idaho, committed
suicide by cutting his throat. 1t was his
second attempt.
Manufacturers agree to stand firm and
refuse the demands of the Chicago ma
chinists' union.
A sewer pipe trust has been formed, and
it takes in the majority of the firms in the
United States
DR.. H. w. Weyman of Kettle Falls COM
mitted suicide Wednesday in Spokane in
the Ruby saloon by taking poison.
Samuel Larsen was killed by dyna-
mite explosion in quarry. His body was
horribly mangled. Several others were
injured, but will recover.
Ex-Mayor Grant of New York has been
appointed temporary receiver of the Third
Avenue Railroad Company by Judge La
combe OF the United States court.
The greatest fire Newark, N. j., exer ex-
perienced swept through the retail dry
goods district, destroying a score or more
of buildings. The loss is estimated at
over 81 100000.
Major William Monaghan, additional
paymaster U. S. ", and Major William
w. Gilbert, paymaster U. S. "A, have been
ordered to proceed on the transport
Thomas to Manila for duty there.
During a carnival procession in Caracas,
Venezuela, a Venezuelan fired two shots
at President Cripiano Castro without eff
feet. Castro was afterwards acclaimed
by the populace. The city is quiet.
Recently the Swedish mar steamer Rex
stranded off Lohmergui island during
fog. Five stewardesses were drowned in
attempting to leave the snip. The rest of
the crew and the passengers were saved.
A street car collision occurred near the
Lolita Fountain junction of Market and
Kearny streets in San francisco, in which
Mrs. H. Kaminski and Mrs. A. Kuhn of
Colfax, Wash, had narrow escape from
serious injury.
The Uganda Railway Telegraph line
reached the Nile at Rpon falls February
l8, and was carried across the river the
next day, thus establishing Geographic
communication between London and the
sources of the Nile.
General King has fayorably considered
an invitation from the Idaho university to
come west. The faculty at Moscow de-
sires that the former brigade commander
of the Washingtons and Idahos deliver the
annual address next June. /
Lon Curry, one of the train robbers
who was engaged in the Wilcox, Wyo.,
holdup on the Union Pacific last June,
when something like $4,000 was secured, !
was shot and killed by officers near Kan
sas City while resisting arrest.
The island of Basilan in the Philippines
is reported to have been purchased by
Prince Poniatowski of San Francisco for
100000. Basilan is 20 miles long, lies
southeast of Mindanao, and is valuable
for its pearl fisheries and hemp trade.
Americans refused to allow the Ameri-
can flag to be lowered and fatal row &C.
CURED over the celebration OF Washing
toms birthday in Mexico, in which three
Americans were killed They insisted that
the Stars and Stripes should float over
the flag of Mexico.
w. A. Lombard of New York has filed
petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities
are $5S,05S, with no assets. His liabilities
are principally for borrowed money on
notes and as a stakeholder of the Union
National bank of Denver, Bloomfield State
bank of Bloomfield, Neb., and the Baker
City (Or.) National bank.
Joseph c. Hurst, a young man is SEN
.enced to be hanged at Glendive, Mont,
IN the 30th of March, and it is alleged
hat evidence that has lately come to light
caves no room for doubt that he is inno-
'ent OF the crime for which he is to be
langed-the killing of Sheriff Dominick
Javanaugh on the 23d of December, 1898.
The will of the late Philip d. Armour,
IT., has been filed for probate in Chicago.
The instrument disposes of property val
led at $S,OOO,OOO- 100000 in real es-
aIe' Ohe-tHlAu VI the estate Is lett 10 the
widow, May E. Armour, and two thirds
5 given in trust to three executors for the
wo surviving sons of the testator, Leslie
md Philip D. III. Philip D. Armour, Jr.,
lied recently in Pasadena, Cal.
Casualties in British army to March l
ere l2,s43, in the last fortnight 23l9.
Railroads were blocked and traffic sus-
ended by snow in the Mississippi valley
thursday.
Cleveland was visited by the worst
orm of the season Thursday and much ,
amage was done by sleet.
Insurgents wants assistance and have
ppealed to Europe for funds with which :
} carry on the insurrection.
A French cannon factory, where Boer =
lns were manufactured, at LIE Creusot, /;
rance, has been destroyed by fire. l.;
Dispatches from Kiel say that the Ger a
an battleship Sachsen was stranded off a
uelk, near the Kiel lighthouse, during 8
fog. II
Every railroad running into st. Louis
pecially from the west suffered as a re- !,