Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-12-27
WORLD NEHSBRIEFLY TOLD.
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Complete Review of Happenings In
Both Eastern and western Hemis-
pheres for the Past week-Nation-
al Historical, Political and Per-
sonaI Events Tersely Expounded.

is ened.
AT Fort Monroe, Va, Captain Francis
Brown, Y. 5. N, retired, died Flida,
night of apoplexy, aged 80 years
Colonel John G. Noble, veteran il
Kentucky journalism, is dead, aged "a. Fl,
served in the Mexican and civil wars.
The mercury registered 8 degrees he
low, the lowest point reached in Toledo
Ohio, during the month of December sine,
1872.
Two trains were wrecked in collision
near Melegnano, Italy, 10 miles southeas
II Milan. Six persons were killed and Ii
seriously injured.
Those who anticipated that Lord Rose
berry would again discuss national poi
tics on the occasion of the presentation t.
him OF the freedom of Swansea were dis.
appointed. His lordship confined himself
TO an allusion to municipal matters.
| Mrs. Roosevelt held her second public
reception of the season Saturday after.
non at 3:15. Hundreds of ladies awaited
themselves of the opportunity to call on
her- The Marine band played throughout
the reception.
Wichita bloodhounds followed Jim An.
drews, who killed Jim Fails at La Homa.
y T., recently. The hounds traced him
to farm house Is miles from La Homa
where ne was found in bed. He yielded
without resistance
The southbound stage between Layton
vile and Willis, CAL, was robbed mile
above the latter place. A registered pouch
and the express box were taken. A man
named Ivans has been arrested.
| Colonel James Forney of the marine
corps, who is now in command of the ma
rines at the League Island navy varo
Philadelphia, has been ordered to Cavire.
T. l., to assume command of the First
brigade of marines.
A last freight on the Louisville & Nash
vile jumped the track on trestle ne,,
kdgetop, Tenn, and was precipitated 100
feet into the valley Engineer Fitzgerald
ana Brakemen Walter Anderson and Esk
ridge were killed outright and Conductor
Mahan was probably fatally injured.
Charles Myers, superintendent of the
Portland, Ore, city park. was run over
and killed by trolley car in upper Al.
oina. He was driving across the strcet
car tracks in buggy, when the horse
started to run away, throwing Myers on
the track in front of a car. The fall
stunned him and the rapidly moving car
passed over his body, killing him in
stantly.
Inc trst fight in which General Dewet
mas figured for some time, it is reporte1
occurred at Langburg. It is consideres
rather fiasco in the light of recent ornin-
GUS reports regarding the noted generals
reJuvenated command. Dewet, with 800
men and two guns, clashed with Generals
Dartnell and Campbell. After four
hours fight the Beers drew off. with
loss OF four killed and 20 wounded. The
british loss was one killed and ID
wounded. -
Uuc-ze-Ga, the oldest Indian souaw
IN the United States, died at the Win
nebago Indian camp on Barren islands
opposite La Crosse, Wis, aged 12S.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Higgins and his |
brother. Arthur, the state game war
den, were acquitted of the charge of as.
sault in the third degree, preferred nv
Theodore Blockley.
1t Is stated ON good authority that the
German government is preparing for
mllltary action against Venezuela in or
der to compel a settlement of her
claims against that country.
Negotiations for the erection of a oOo.
ION lead smelter, refiner and smoke
condensing works at Kaslo, B. c., have
oeen concluded with Glasgow syndi-
cate represented by T. B. Stewart.
Gov. Rogers, of Washington. is con-
lined to his home with an attack of
pneumonia. His physician saws he is
seriously i'll, but that his condition has
lot yet reached point to cause great
harm.
The mining situation in Montana,
particularly in the smelter towns. is
lnything but pleasant. The streets are
hronged with thousands of idle men
Who know not when they will resume
york.
according to Sofia dispatch to the
.ondon Daily Telegraph. an agreement
as Deen reached between the brigands
Gliding Miss Stone captive and the
american legation at Constantinople.
nder which the brigands are to ac- b
ept $4,000 for the release of Miss f
tone t
Near Summerville, Pa, yesterday t
ne house of John Ashbaugh, a farmer fl
as destroyed by fire and four persons p
ere burned to death. One other Is 1
nrned in such manner that recovery
doubtful, and four others are seri- I
lsly injured. W
A change in manner of making King
dWard's coronation garments is to be al
AIDE. New robes favored by ROYALTY
Y much cooler and more becoming
an those originally designed. Duchess
Marlborough may be chosen as az
leen's attendant. o,
By the collapse of the city market to
use at Zacateras, Mex, forty-iye in
'es have been lost and over a score of P,
rsons seriously injured, some of them
badly that they can not recover.
fteen bodies have been taken from
ruins and large force is at work N,
9aring away the debris in order to n,
cover others, though there is no hope