Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-11-01
NORLD'SNENSBR|EFLY TOLD
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Complete Review of Happenings I'm
Both Eastern and Western Hemis-
pheres for the Past Week-Natfon-
nj, Historical, Political and Per-
sonaI Events TerseIy Expounded.

James R. Woods, who drew the cap
ital prize In the Lawton land district
at the 81 Reno lottery last August and
selected claim valued at nearly $780,
900, is dead of typhoid fever after a
brief illness.
Pat Grove has written another let
ter TO the chief of police. The latest
communication from the alleged kid
naper was mailed in Omaha, and states
that the much wanted Pat is secluded
within twenty-five miles of that city.
A new heir to the Chinese throne will
be appointed when the dowager en-
press meets Prince Ching and several
of the viceroys at Kal-feng, capital of
the province of Ho-nan, where there
will be general discussion of the af-
fairs of the empire.
A petition asking that Cuba be an
nexed TO the United States Is being cir
culated among Cuban business men,
and every effort is being conferred upon
annexation, as business men generally,
1t Is alleged, believe that the reciproci-
ty movement will amount to nothing.
Two months ago Frank Virod, a
prospecbor in the Salmon river coun-
try. Idaho, found in an old tunnel near
his shack a trunk containing human
body bent and twisted to fit the recep-
tacle that held it. 1t had been left
there by man and woman who
passed through six weeks before. Virod
did NOT know thew left IL
AT Jerome. Ariz.. the body of Judge
w. A. McKinnon was found recently in
his home with the throat cut. Life had
been extinct for several hours. The
coroner's verdict was suicide. He
came to Arizona from Montana, and
had held several positions in the terri
tory.
At Lowell. Mass. the financial trou.
BILE which unfortunately caused great
chants National bank for three days,
in consequence of the disappearance of
its teller. Albert G.. Smith. and its
bookkeeper, Lewis H. Swift, has been
smoothed out. The bank lost about
$115,000. The officials and directors
officially state this. and at the same
time they have returned valuable Sc
curities."
Sir Thomas Upton in an interview
says: II am going straight back to
England to consult with Watson and
Fife as to designing new boat. /
shall challenge again next year and
think 1t wise to do so with a new boat.
/ shall send notifications to the New
York Yacht club in the regular way
Fife Beyond doubt the new boat will
be a ninety-footer, although she may
not carry as much sail as Shamrock
have not decided who shall build the
new boat, but think the Dennys did
well with Shamrock II, and should be
given another try.
Unrequited affection for the Countess
Frances de Correaux, known in Chi
cago as Mrs e. P. Carpenter, is sup
posed to be responsible for the madness
of Victor 0'Brlen, a rich young club
man of San Francisco, a student at the
university OF Chicago, who became VIC
lently insane recently.
BY the marriage of Miss Alta Reaves
to Thomas Shea and of Miss Myrtle
Morr to Cliff Reaves by Rev. John Da-
mon at Seattle, the romantic courtship
and double elopement that stirred the
little town of Prescott, Walla Walla
county, Wash, to fever heat, was
brought to a fitting end.
Sir Redvers Butler has been relieved |
of the command of the First Army |
Corps, in consequence of the speech he |
made October 10, after the luncheon
given in his honor by the Kings Royal |
Rifles, dealing with his famous dis |
patch to Gen. White at Ladysmith. He |
has been placed on half pay and Gen.
French has been appointed to succeed |
him.
A shocking suicide occurred at
Spangle when Frederick T. Briggs, the
Northern Pacific station agent, blew
out his brains by placing the muzzle
of A caliber revolver in his mouth
and pulling the trigger. The ball
passed through the head, making it's
exit at the top of the skull. Death was
instantaneous. The deed was COM
mitted near the house in which Briggs
had lived. The suicide is supposed to
be due to temporary insanity, caused
by suffering from sciatic rheumatism.
A dispatch from Brussels says it is
'umored there that Commandment
General Botha is camped with 1000
aen between Wakkerstroom and Err
nelio.
At Memphis the worlds pacing rec.
'rd for a half mile race with other
,orses was broken recently at Bill
ings park when Audubon Boy went
lalf mile in 100 IA.
G. w. Reynolds, wood contractor
It the Golconda mine, near Baker
,ity, met with frightful death.
While driving four horse team down
J steep hill the coupling broke and
he horses ran away. Reynolds was
brown to the ground with such force
Is to break his neck.
A big forest fire is raging just west
# Colorado Springs, Colo.
AT Chicago because he was denied
he sight of his two Little children,
IameS Kennedy, a laborer, recently
murdered his wife and killed himself.
The couple were married twelve years
ago, but quArreled recently and sep