Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-08-17

death, 900 by ren1ar-
Hers and 66l6 for other
an increase Of q, l2l pen
l5e year. The claims pending
boo. were 4S7, lO4, against 477,-
liz /, 1890.
tported that 80 missionaries have
SACRED in the Shan 81 province.
illnian, pioneer journalist and
died in San Francisco recently
long illness.
L Is to be a cable to Cape Nome,
Greedy Of the United States army
service in charge.
congress Of anarchists win be held in
next month to bring the anarchists
world into closer touch.
ording to dispatch from Rome,
the assassin Of King Humbert,
khe warden: It will be the cars
mkt.
0lofel Mason Loomis, one of the
known humber merchants in the west
at his home in Chicago after a linger-
illness, aged IS years. Colonel Loomis
handed the Twenty-sixth illinois in
IL during the civil war.
bring the King county republican con-
hon at Seattle recently the Humes-
lie combination elected its candidate
byef Frink,s man. Then pandemonium
and disorder broke loos. Frink' managers
claimed more votes were cast than there
were delegates in the meeting.
The secretary Of the navy has issued to
circular calling for bids
for the construction of six armored cruis-
ers-three authorized by the act Of March
3, 1899, and three BY the act of June Z,
1900. Those authorized by the former act
are to be sheathed and coppered.
Dennis Morgan, the hish shot-putter
and holder Of the worlds record Of as feet
2 inches for the 16-pound shot, will leave
Ireland for America ON the 10th. At the
last English championship held at STAN
ford Bridge, London, Horgan was beaten
by Richard sheldon Of the New York
Athletic club, but the lrishman was not
in good condition on account OF having had
to travel to London from ireland the
night previous.
An attempt on the life Of the shah Of
Persia, Muzafer ed Din, was made re-
Gently, but luckily it resulted in no harm
to his majesty. A man broke through a
line Of policemen as the shah was leav-
ing his apartments and tried to mount
the royal carriage steps. He was seized
and placed under arrest. He held a re-
volver in his hand, but as soon as his in
tention was OWNED the police ,disarmed
him before he was able to fire.
1t is proposed to offer the United States
q corps OF intelligent Americanized Chi
nese, to be attached to the American forces
in China. 1t is said they could be of great
aid as scouts, guides, boatmen, interpre-
tiers and bosses for the gangs OF coolies
necessary to do the packing OF supplies
The Chinese head men of the Chung Wal
recognized this and mentioned it in the
recent memorial sent through Minister WI
to Lii Hung Chang Then they Offered
their services to Ii Hung Chang, but now
being assured of the United States atti
tude, they viii offer their services to aid
General Chaffee.
The first serious trouble between the
military and the prospectors in the NORTH
resulted in the arrest of over 100 of tn,
miners who went to Topkuk, about 81
miles south Of Nome City. The men hat
been forced to quit work on the Topkul
beach by the authorities several days be
fore, but the ground had proved to b.
rich and they went back to work again
The clash occurred July ~. About Z
week before over 100 were forced to qui
work along the beach at Topkuk by sol
diers that were landed from the United
States transport Seward. Soldiers wer,
regularly detailed day and night Il
guard the cliff from being torn away b,
the miners, who were only too eager t.
get at the rich pay streak which wa
already uncovered for width of seyera
hundred feet.
There have been four cases of plagu
and two deaths from plague in London
William ]. Bryan in large measur
Win be his own campaign manager thi
V new Japanese minister, Kogor,