Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-10-25
WORLD SNENSBR|EFLY TOLD
cu1LED FROM DISPATCHES.

Both Eastern anu Western
pheres for the Past Week-NatiOn'
nj, Historical, Political and Per-
sOnaI Events Terse1y ExpOunded
Dave Sullivan and Kid Broad fought
25 rounds to a draw at Fort Erie, N
y, recently.
Threshing is done in the Palouse
part of Whitman county and the las,
machine has pulled in for the winter
The London Daily Express has re
ceived the following from Vienna
Todrioff, the driver who accompanied
Miss Stone when she was kidnapped
has arrived at Sofia. He says hel
captors are Turks. The Bulgarian pc
lice, who are not satisfied with his
statements, are keeping him under sur
veillance.
A special dispatch from Cape Town
says that owing to the restrictions OF
martial law the pro-Boer South African
News has been obliged to suspend pub
lication.
Rear Admiral Robley d. Evans has
left for San Francisco. whence he will
accompany Rear Admiral Casey, com
handing the Pacific station, on the
flagship Wisconsin to Tutuila. Samoa
The United States circuit coure OF
appeals has reversed the decision OF
the Montana court of the case Of the
Home Land & Cattle company and
the National Bank of Commerce. ap
pellants, versus Cornelius ]. McNa'
mara and Thomas ]. NARROW. The
suit was for 100000 for failure to pro.
vide cattle contracted for.
At Beaumont, Texas, at 1920 in the
morning, fire was discovered burning
fiercely in a general store near the
Southern Pacific depot. 1t was 10
minutes before the alarm could be
made effective. The flames spread
rapidly through the whole block. At
1880 a. m. Houston was telegraphed
for aid. Probable loss, 100000.
A comparative statement issued re.
Gently by the division of customs and
insular affairs of the war department
concerning the customs revenues of
the Philippines, shows that the total
revenue from this source for the first
half of 1901 was $4.231 ,013, an increase
of 9S per cent over the amount for the
same period of 1900 and nearly double
that from January to June of 1899.
The general organization of the Will
liam Mckinley National Memorial
Arch association is completed. The
officers are: Henry B. MacFarland
president Lyman ]. Gage, treasurer,
Thomas F. Walsh, secretary. Presi
dent Roosevelt and the members of
his cabinet were elected honorary
members of the association. An ap-
peal to the public will be issued short
ly.
Wheat has reached 40 cents at Col
fax and heavy sales are being made.
1t is impossible to get the full amount
of wheat sold, but it will probably
reach 100000 bushels. Aaron Kuhn
bought 100000 bushels in small lots
Of from Is to 105 bushels. This wheat
had been left in his hands to sell when
the price reached 40 cents. Heavy
sales are reported from all parts Of the
Palouse country.
The flags on the White House and
other executive departments are still
At half-mast, although the 80 days have
elapsed since the late President Nc
kinley died. President Roosevelt has
decided that the 80 days did not begin
until the day of the funeral at Canton.
which was September 10, and the flags
IN all public buildings, military posts,
and diplomatic buildings will
De kept at half mast until October 10.
Advices received at st. Paul, Mimi.
are to the effect that east-bound flyer
No. 4, on the Great Northern, ran into
IN open switch at Kiva, Mont, a small
siding near Popular. The engine and
,hree cars left the track, and were
'adly wrecked. Engineer Huffman was
instantly killed and Fireman Keyes Sc
'lously injured. 1t is said that several
passengers were slightly hurt, while
he baggageman and postal clerks were
'adly shaken up.
The troublesome question of mar
'iage and divorce has been set to resi-
or another three years by the action |
u the house Of deputies of the triennial
episcopal convention in rejecting both
II the proposed canons on the subject |
Vnlch were passed by the house of |
bishops. The greatest fight of the con-
'ention has been over Section of |
anon 80, virtually forbidding the re.
marriage of a divorced person bv
riest of the church.
At recent meeting of the officials ~
ne Pacific Northwest league President
lucas was reelected for next wear Tbo
reasurer's report shows the league IN
g IN exceptionally good financial
hape. The pennant was of3ciolIv
warded to Portland. The matter of
aklng Butte and Helena into tho
aague was discussed, but not deanitelv
ectied' President Lucas was autbor-
1ed to look into the feasibility of the
natter. VI One
Annie Rogers, alias Maude w;l,,oro
geo 20, is in the custody of the police
= NASHVILLE Tenn, and General su.
Taylor, of the Pinkerton
gency at Chicago, who is in Nasbvira
her arrest will lead 70 49,
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