Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-11-21
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Westean Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

Sidney S. Benton, one of the best
known citizens of Whitman county and
pioneer of the Pacific coast, died
suddenly recently.
Word has been received of the muir.
der of Guy Barton at Arvada, Wyo., by
Agatha Barton, his daughter. He was
shot and instantly killed.
| Bishop H. c. Potter, in commenting
upon the decision of the operators to
refuse to recognize the United Mine
workers of America, said in an inter.
view:
ut is a great mistake, a great mis-
take, and one which will become ap-
parent sooner or later. The labor
unions of this country have come to
stay"
Frank C. Andrus, the convicted vice
president of the wrecked Citizens
Savings bank of Detroit, has left for
Jackson and the state prison to begin
serving his Is years sentence.
Cholera has made its appearance
among the men of a detachment of
the Fifth infantry, which is stationed
Nv NAehAiehs OOfOA luCh nave dlT6duy
died, and number of others are seri-
ously ill.
Oil of the finest quality has been
struck Is miles from Santa Rosa, N.
M, a new town on the Rock Island
railway. The sinking further of this
well and the boring of others will fol-
| low. Eastern oil men who sunk this
we'll, spending thousands in doing so,
believe that the region will be a Sec
ond Beaumont.
Five men who are charged with hav-
ing robbed the Exchange National
bank of Gardner, ILL.,, of $4,000 several
weeks ago, have been arrested in Chi
cago. The men were hiding in small
| cottage in Halsted street. They made
little resistance. All were identified
| by the town marshal of Gardner, who
at the time of the robbery was cap
tured by the robbers and tied to a
chair.
Mrs. Margaret Ruddy quarreled with
her lover, F. ]. Whitney. at Harrison,
recently, and left him in a fit of anger
She went down to the waters edge
and engaged the little steamer Powder
Horn to convey her to the other side
of the lake. When about half way
across the woman walked out to the
stern of the boat. The captain called
to her to come back, but she refused
He returned to his work, firing the tug
when he heard a scream and saw the
woman struggling in the water. She
sank before assistance could reach
her.
| Prince Edward of SAKE Weimer died
recently in London from congestion OF
the kidneys.
Indications point to a general in
crease of wages of railroad employees
all over the country.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie Rail
road company will meet the wage ad
vance of the Pennsylvania system.
The old home of the poet, William
Cullent Bryant, at Roslyn, L. l., was
destroyed by fire recently. The housi
was occupied by w. Butler Duncan.
II At Lebanon, Pa, eight persons are
now dead as the result of the boiler
explosion in a furnace of the Ameri
can Iron & Steel company recently.
Auditor Lawshe figures up thu
losses to the Philippine treasury OF
account of the depreciation Of silve
since January, including the last de
cline, at $1,054,O00 gold.
The Royal Blue Baltimore & Obi
Southwestern flyer, St. Louis to New
York, was wrecked recently 20 mile
east of Washington, Ind. Several pei
sons were injured, one fatally.
The Central National bank Of Bos
ton has failed, the comptroller of tn
currency having ordered Bank FL
aminer A. W. Neal to close its door
| and take charge of the business a
temporary receiver.
/ 1t has became public that the Me-
York Central railroad recently has IL
i creased the wages of some $4,000 me
in it's employ from 8 to 13 per cen
The increase adds nearly $1,OOO,OO
a year to the payroll of the compan!
After hearing that lasted nearly
j week the grand tribunal of lllinoi
for the knights of Pythias has vote
| unanimously to expel John A. Hinse,
who was retired from the head of tn
| board of control of the Endowmer
| rank last year.
Canadian lumbermen who are
touch with what is going on at Was
ington and in Canadian governmeI
circles are alarmed that duty OF
per 1000 feet will be levied on Can
dian sawed lumber entering the Uni
ed States.
| Three of the Washington City the
Il tiers have agreed to yield to the d
j mand of the striking stage hands, a
cording to members of the Nations
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employe
q but the managers of the other theatel
r playing the leading attractions, sa
] they will not give in.
: The Lake Shore road has announce
!. a 10 per cent increase for. switchme
: along the entire system. The wage
: of the switchmen in the Chicago yarc
Q were raised recently and the motto
: will apply to all other switchmen.
I; will affect about 100 men. 1t Is ais
4 stated that the Nickel Plate will TO