Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-04-11
A[RS OF THE ENTIRE WORLD
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
\ Review of happenings I'm Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

Senator Foster has secured the pas
sage OF his bill appropriating $4,000 TO
the construction and repair of roads
trails and bridges in the Mount Rainie
National park, Washington.
There is an excellent prospect that tn
game wardens of eight Northwestern,
states will hold meeting early in tn
summer, either in the National parl
or at some other convenient place, an,
exchange views looking to cooperation
IN the work of protecting the game o
the northwest.
he senate committee on the Philip
, pines has completed consideration of tn,
bill prescribing form of government
for the Philippine islands and author
lied Senator Lodge to report it to til,
senate after voting down the democrat
&c substitute by party vote. An amend.
ment provides for census of the pop.
ulation of the islands.
A most wonderful cave has been dis.
covered in the Abbey mine, at Kendall
Mont. In extent and novelty this cave
siirpasses anything of the kind yet en-
countered in gold mine. A peculiar
ity OF this freak of nature is that it is
found IN an immense ore body. The
main chamber in the cave presents a
most beautiful appearance. Portions of
the wall are decorated with masses of
crystallized lime and the roof is hung
with stalactites On the floor of the
cave are hundreds of tons of ore that
has been broken down from the vein,
as one side Of the cave is formed by the
footwall of the ore body
The National baseball league war is
practically ended. A. G.. Spalding has
resigned his claim as chief executive
of the big organization and the Office
will be rendered to William G.. Temple
of Pittsburg. There will be no further
contest in the courts.
An attempt to destroy with dyna-
mite the Elk saloon and gambling
house In Fairhaven, Wash, followed
by what was supposed to be an at
tempt to rob 1t, was recently made. A
stick Of dynamite was placed directly
under the spot where the roulette
dealer was accustomed to sit, and was
exploded about 20 minutes prior to the
usual hour for closing the game.
The London Morning Leader pub
fishes the alleged story Of the crime
which led to the courtmartial and ex-
scution of two Australian officers in
South Africa, which is just now excit-
ng keen indignation in Australia. The
Incident which led to their courtmar.
.ial was the cold-blooded execution"
BY those officers of 10 Beers who were
ourneying to Petersburg with the OBJ
ect Of surrendering. 1t was supposed
hese Beers had $4,000 with them.
The Oregon republican state conven-
lon has nominated the following tick
It: Governor, ]. w. Furnish, Umatilla |
county; Justice of the supreme court, |
I. 8. Bean (renominated) secretary
u state, F. l. Dunbar (renominated) |
tate treasurer, G. s. Moore (renom-
nated); superintendent Of public in
], H. Alderman (renominat-
ID; attorney general, A. M. Crawford,
Douglas county; state printer, J. R.
Linn county.
The Idaho board of pardons has met
md granted two pardons and three |
,aroles. One Of the men pardoned was
Antone Walk, who was sent to the
'enitentiary from Kootenai county for
. years for highway robbery. Lean.
Ter Lee, also pardoned, was sent from
Haley In 1889 for murder in the sec
md degree. his sentence being for life.
The three men paroled are Hyrum
loebaur, sent from Bear Lake county;
William Baker, sent from Nez Perez.
nd George Edens, sent from Boise
ounty.
New York City was dry all day Sun
ay, except in few favored spots,
here rumsellers took big chances.
Casper Kruger. the oldest son Of
resident Kruger, and "a other rela-
yes Of Mr.. Kruger, bearing the same
lmily name, are among those who
ave recently taken the oath of allie
ance to Great Britain.
James Carter young negro, who
lot and seriously wounded Don
homas, near New Glasgow, in Am
srst county, Va, was taken from Jail
Amherst courthouse Just before
idnight and lynched.
A certified check for $4,000, drawn
the order of President Roosevelt,
IS been forwarded to the president
the committee of citizens which
,vernor Yates OF Illinois appointed
December last to raise funds for s
Q relief of Boer women and chill, II
en- sufferers In the concentration
mps of South Africa.
George Wertz, who recently arrived
Boise from Thunder Mountain, tells j
thrilling story of the experience of 1
partner, A. G. Gallupe, in snow c
de on March 20. Gallupe was car \
d 1900 feet down the west side of {
Inflow mountain and over preci- Y
e, but managed to get out alive. t
srtz says the precipice is 1900 feet S
III.
Owing to the great distance separat- 4
the members Of the Transvaal mis-
n from Mr.. Steyn, the former presi-
1t OF the Orange Free State, and
neral Delarey. the negotiations be- a
zen the Boer leaders in South Africa r
king to the conclusion of the war !,
ke little progress. It is expected, :,
7ever. that Mr.. Schalkburger and =
colleagues on the mission will :,