Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-08-16
NEWS ITEMS.


| G. Meades of the regular army her,
shot himself while on duty. The caus,
is unknown.
Forest fires are beginning in western
Washington. Reports throughout the
entire western section of the state say
that the yearly CONGREGATIONS are
breaking out.
The United States steamship lows
has sailed from the Puget sound navy
yard. for San Francisco, and it is
| thought from that point she will sal
| for Panama.
According to a dispatch from the Dali
| ly Mail from St. Petersburg, in the re
cent conflagration at Witebsk 1000
houses were destroyed and 100 Lives
lost. The prison was burned and many
prisoners persisted.
Pernoid's absinthe factory at Pom.
tarlilier, one of the largest in France,
was struck by lightning and within a
few moments all the buildings, as we'll
as the immense reservoirs of spirits,
were in flames. A stream of burning
alcohol was soon pouring into the river
causing the utmost alarm. The factory
was completely destroyed. The loss is
estimated at 100000 francs.
Signor Francesca Crispi. who has at
various times been designated the IBIS
marck" and Grand Old Man" of Ital
ian politics, after long and varied car
eer, wound up his political life as prime
minister of his country Born on o.
tober 4, 1919, at Ribera, Sicily, he early
entered political life. In 1S4S Crispi
was journalist and for years attacked
the monarchy.
The call of the national executive
committee of the United Mine Workers
on President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor to convene a coun.
Gil of presidents and secretaries of the
various national and international
unions affiliated with the organization
to devise plans for assisting the Anal.
gamated association in it's struggle
Will, df acted on, affect "a national Or
with a membership of @.
1000 workmen.
1t is stated as the result of a confer.
ence held at Chicago recently between
Miller, Charles M Hayes. E. L.
Lomax and Senator Clark, officials re-
spectively of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul, the Southern Pacific. the
Union Pacific and the Salt Lake-LIos
angeles road, Senator Clark will be Civ
an uninterrupted right of way for his
road between Salt Lake and Los An
seles. The conference was held in Mr.
Jlark's rooms and lasted nearly all |
lay.
AT Naples Signor Crispi died recent
y He was surrounded by the mem
'ers of his family and several intimate
friends. The news was Immediately
elegraphed to King Emmanuel and
queen Helen. The evening papers as
ert that the body will be conveyed by
teamer to Palermo, where the municip
l1ty will arrange for great public
uneral. 1t is rumored that Signor
'rlspl's will authorize prominent
fallen politician to examine his papers
nd to publish his memoirs.
Hlghteen miles south of Savannah
"a, the charred trunk of the body of
oe washington, the negro ravisher of
lrs, j. j. CLARK, is all that remains to
I'll the story of the tragedy of last
lgnt. Washington had been positive
identified by Mrs. Clark. The proof
guilt was conclusive, and includes ,
rcumstances that scarcely can be {
lnted at i'm print. A mob of 400 men
Iamored for his life, but the leaders of
lie mob, numbering less than a dozen.
lrrled into execution the plans of ven. t
eance they had formed. He was burn. {
at the stake. /