Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1901-04-12
THE telegraph SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review of the Events OF
the Past Weel<-In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.


company will order a strike.
No show OF force will be made to col
lect the American claims against Morocco.
Colonel Joseph Gunter of Sherman,
Texas, says the entire wheat and oat crop
OF northern Texas is threaten. d with de-
struction by the fly pest.
At New Orleans John Favalona and his
daughter Annie were murdered in their
home by burglars, who ranslcked the
premises and escaped without detection.
At Berlin the Vorwaerts publishes Fin
side news" from Russia to the effect that
the number of students enrolled in the
army is still increasing and now exceeds
2GOO.
Charles D. Pierce, representative of the
Orange Free State, says that there was no
truth in the story circulated in Paris that
Mr.. Kruger was to come to this country
to give series Of lectures
The monthly statement of the colec-
tions of internal revenue show that tor
the month Of February, 1901, the total
collections were $22, $500, 437, an increase
Of 81 ,S50,77l over the corresponding month
last year.
It was reported recently that j. Pier
pont Morgan had postponed the date of
his sailing for Europe owing to advices
received from Scotland aYrd, London
which told of plot against his life. Mr..
Morgan could not be seen last night, but
Charles STEELE, one Of his partners, said
there was absolutely no truth in the re-
port. Mr.. Steele said he did not know
when Mr.. Morgan intends to sail.
AT a meeting Of his parliamentary adj
herents at Yokohama, the premier, Mar
quis Ito, referring to foreign politics, sid
Japan had attained position enabling
her to protect her legitimate interests and
to take whatever steps the exigencies of
THE moment required. 1t was impossible
to deny that Japan feels the influence of
the complications connected with her
neighbor, and she does not ignore the
clouds on the horizon.
The president has pardoned Wight
Lancaster, who was convicted in 1891,
with number of others, of completely in
the murder Of John G. Forsythe in south
.ern Georgia. The pardon is granted be-
cause OF the insufficiency of evidence upon
which he was convicted John c. Boley,
convicted Of embezzling MONEY order
funds while he was postmaster at Paris,
KY, also is pardoned on the ground that
no fraudulent intent was shown at the
trial
News has been received at Dawson
Of big strike at Pelly.
Oxford snatched victory from Cam
bridge in the boat race.
General Funston is to be made briga-
der in the general army.
James Stephens, the we'll known Fe-
nian leader of the 1866 movement, is
dead in Dublin.
OF $4,000 bakers threatening to
strike in Manhattan and Brooklyn on
May /, 5000 have already decided to
strike.
Active preparations are being made
for the holding of the Pacific States
floral congress in San Francisco during
May IA, 15 and 16 next.
A terrific rain and hail storm passed
over northern Texas recently. Damage
at Dallas from water in cellars and
stores is estimated at 100000.
The Jefferson hotel of Richmond,
Va. which was erected and furnished
by the late Louis Ginter, at cost of
100000, was destroyed by fire recent
ly.
The Northern Pacific gross earnings
for February were $2,066,71S, an in
crease Of $210,999. The net February
earnings were S942,526, an increase of
SIS,
Joseph A. Conlin, the postofflce clerk
who was arrested recently in San Fran
cisco. charged with the robbery of S43,-
600 in registered mail last fall, plead |
ed guilty.
At Frankfort KY, the court of ap-
peals has granted new trials to Caleb |
Powers and James Howard, under SEN
tence as having been connected with
the Goebel assassination.
Steps have been taken to establish
a diocese of the Protestant Episcopal
church of America in the Philippine
Islands, with a resident bishop and du-
ly appointed ministers.
A dispatch to the London Leader
from Kieff says that it is reported that
an officer of the household ATTEMPTED
to assassinate the czar. He fired at his
majesty, but missed. He then shot and
killed himself.
At Buenos Ayres it Is estimated that
In the last year about 100000 sheep
persisted, including almost the whole
product Of 1900. The loss in wool is es-
.imated at $4,000, 200 kilos. Cattle also
suffered, but less than sheep.
Joseph H. Willard of Omaha and Gov
srnor Charles H. Deidrich of Hastings,
Neb., were elected United States sena-
.ors respectively for the long and short
.erm by the joint session of the two
houses of the legislature in Nebraska.
Announcement is made that the
schenectady locomotive works have Sc
'ured the patent right to build railroad
Engines of the so-called prairie type.
n this same connection the Burlington
has given an order for so
ngines at cost of $4,000. !;
Mrs. Emma Robinson, a widow with
our children. living in Rochester. N.