Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-08-01
WORLDS NEWS. SUMMARY
cULIED FROM DISPATCHES
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

WhOoC udIlG ~
The navy department has decided t
equip the fighting system of the Amer
lean navy with system of wireless
telegraphy.
Charles Weiley, aged 25, of MOI
wood, Mo-. Sunday shot and kille,
Miss Josephine Sheridan, his forme
sweetheart, at her home, and then sho
and killed himself.
Miss Katherine Foley of Butte
Mont, was thrown from a horse a
Spokane, about 80 o'clock SUNDAY
afternoon, and was instantly killed b,
breaking her neck. She was yisitins
at the home of c. Harrington, in com
pany with her father and sister, Mrs
J. J, Harrington, also of Butte.
A lone highwayman stopped an AS
tor street car on Division street. Spo
kane, Sunday night, and relieved the
conductor of about $50 and took all the
Gosh contributed by eight passengers
The masked robber then disappeared
into the darkness.
Walla Walla was selected as the
place for the saengerfest of the North
Pacific Saengerbund.
Another body that of man be.
lieved to be w. e. Farrell of Butte,
Mont, has been found in the debris
OF the Milwaukee train wrecked near
Ettera, MINI.
In a recent speech at Part, Cape
Colony, General Botha said that all
South Africa was under one flag, but
that the Beers had not been van
ouished. Darkness was in front of
them, he said, but faith and hope
would guide them through it. Africa
was their fatherland, their birthright
and their inheritance.
Fitzhugh Lee says the crisis in Cuba
is over and that the natives must now
make good.
Aupi Mamm Mari, a native of India,
who has resided in San Francisco as
far back as the memory of the white
man runs, is dead, at the age of 100
years. Aupi MANN Mari had most
romantic career.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has issued bulletin on collisions
and derailments of trains and casual
ties to persons for the three months
ending March 81, 1902. According to
this showing. the number of persons
killed in train accidents was 212 and
injured 2111. All accidents of other
kinds, including those sustained by
employees, while at work and by pas
sengers In getting on or off cars, bring
the total number up to 813 killed and
1858 injured. During this period there
We're 1920 collisions and 838 derail-
ments, of which 221 collisions and "a
derailments affected passenger trains,
resulting in Al fatal accidents to pas
sengers and 1926 injured. The damage
to cars. engines and roadway by these
accidents amounted to $1,914.25S.
A wedding that is calculated to
create quite a little surprise in Salt
Lake society was celebrated at San
Francisco when Charles w. Lawrence
and Miss Emma L. Sutherland, both
of whom are we'll known and promi-
nently connected in the Utah metropo-
lis. were united in marriage.
William Nixon, a suspicious char
acter of the disorderly district of Sc
attic, tried to win woman's affection
in the guise of outlaw Tracy, and is
nearly dead as the result of his fool
hardy act. He told an actress in a
music hall that he was none other
than the famous desperado and threat
ened her life If she told. He made her
buy him drinks and promise to supply
him with money. Saturday night when
he entered the theater he was attacked
by policeman and the proprietor. Joe
Williams. brother of Deputy Sheriff
Jack Williams. who was wounded in
a battle with Tracy at Bothell July 8.
He was pounded into insensibility, and
has not fully regained his faculties yet.
The mistake was discovered when
the mans features were compared to
those of a photograph at police head
Quarters. It is almost a miracle that
the policeman did not shoot first and
investigate afterwards, as he was told
positively that the man was Tracy and
a reward of nearly $700 OILS offered for
the desperate. dead or alive.
Pacific coast lines have announced
that proportionately low colonist rates
to Western points will be placed in
effect during the fall, in conjunction
with the rates announced previously
TO Spokane and territory west. The
former were made on the same basis
as the spring colonist rates, which pro-
iuced the largest homeseekers' move.
ment ever known.
The rates announced will cover the
territory from st. Paul west to Spo-
Kane. This will give less than one
way rate to every pont from st. Paul
% Seattle and Portland and return.
Putnam Bradlee Strong Of New
York has arrived in London. In con-
with representative of the
Associated Press. Captain Strong said
lie had pawned about So. 400 worth of
Nay Yohe's jewelry at her request and
or her benefit after they returned
rom Japan, and that she had received
he entire proceeds from him at the
Tine the jewels were pawned.
Butte, Mont, July 27.-Professor j. A.
Pershall of the United States geological