Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-04-05
THE telegraph SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Fast Week-In This and For
eign Handkerchief From the
Latest Dispatches.

The British Columbia government has
withdrawn its opposition and granted a
charter for the road south from Michel to
connect with the Great Northern.
E. Thompson, who was nominated for
United States senator by the republican
causus, failed of election by the joint ses-
sion of the house and senate.
The sale of the worlds champion trotter,
The Abbot, 2:O3 IA, for $4,000 to Fred
Gherken has been practically completed,
according to the New York Times.
1t is understood on high authority that
the president has decided to appoint Mr.
P. c. Knox Of Pittsburg to fill the vacancy
in his cabinet that will be caused by the
retirement of Attorney General Griggs on
April l.
The European diplomats in Washington
are deeply interested in the action of the
United States in sending the armed cruiser
New York to Morocco to aid the American
consul general in exacting an apology as
obtaining settlement of claims aggrega-
ting $4,000.
A snowstorm approaching blizzard in
severity swept over the Missouri valley
last Wednesday. Nebraska, western Iowa,
South Dakota and Wyoming and Kansas
felt the effects of the storm, which tied up
I street car traffic in many cities and delay
I Ill railroad traffic. In northwest Michigan.
where the railroads had hardly recovered
\ rom last weeks storm, heavy snow fell.
is The sureties OF Andrew w. Smyth, for
merly superintendent of the United States
branch mint at New Orleans, will have to
pay the government $4,000 to replace that
amount Of money which Smyth alleged
was burned by an electric spark in vault
at the mint during his incumbency during
the early 90s. The United States court
Of appeals handed down its decision in the
case, upholding the lower court, which
held the sureties liable. Smyth is now in
Ireand.
The libel actions brought against the
London Star and Leader by Arthur Cham
berlain, brother of Joseph Chamberlain, in
connection with war office contracts, was
begun today in the kings bench court, be
fore the lord chief justice, Lord Alveri
stone. The plaintiffs claim damages fol-
serious attacks on their commercial integ
rity, including the statement that they
stopped to improper means in order to OBJ
tain contracts, against the interest of the
public service. The defendants pleaded
that their articles did not libel the plain
tiffs and were fair comment on matter OF |
public interest.
j. z. Minaber, s. Minaber and j. A. Neu- |
woudt were shot at Deaar, near Cape Town, |
for treason and murder, in pursuance of |
sentence of courtmartial. The death sen
tence was passed week ago in connection
with the wrecking of train near Taac.
bach, by which five men were killed Gen. |
eral Kitchener confirmed the verdict. The |
garrison was paraded and the prisoners
were led out at sunset. Death was instan.
taneous. A Dutch minister and relatives
remained with the prisoners until the end.
Two Others concerned in the wrecking
were sentenced to five years at penal servi-
tude
Paderewski, the pianist, while max
ing tour of Spain recently, received
news of the death of his only son.
At Melbourne it is officially estimat-
ed that the wheat crop will yield IT,
$4,000 bushels, or an increase of over
2,O00,0O0 bushels upon last years yield.
The United States army transport
Grant has sailed from Manila for San
Francisco with the Twenty-ninth and
Thirty-second regiments of volunteers.
General Fulton and $50 of his com
mand, armed with rifles, have surren-
dered to Colonel Scott of the Thirty
ninth Volunteer infantry at ANTIQUE.
Island of Panay.
At Milwaukee fire destroyed the four .
story piano establishment of William
Roofing & Sons and wrought some des-
truction to adjoining property, entail
ing loss of $35O,O0O.
As result of the cabinet meeting re-
Gently the postmaster general will issue
an order establishing the domestic Il
rate of postage between the United '
States and Cuba, the order to take effect t
on April 1.
The first business failure has occur D
red in New York's Chinatown. The r.
old grocery house of Wing Wo Hing $
has filed petition in bank
ruptcy, with liabilities of $7463 and b
assets of $2913.. "
The result of the combined movement Il
against General Fourie, near Thaban.
u
300 sheep, 5000 horses and a host of
cattle. The Beers broke southwark to A
The right and left B
Ex-President Harrison left $40.O in 81
life insurance. The appraisement of cf
he Harrison estate gives its total value io
It $SS0,000. This includes all real es- F
ate, railroad bonds, stock in the Union t'
Trust company, the law building at In I
Annapolis and other securities. m
There is evidence in st. Petersburg of al
,lots against the authorities. A CORES
'ondent asserts that sums of money are
icing distributed to the factory, hands
n st. Petersburg and vicinity to induce ia
hem to join the disaffected students. cl
t has not been learned whence the tie
money comes, hut indications point to 70
ugh sources about the court. dc
Lord George Hamilton. secretary for W
india, In the house Of commons in Lon M