Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-05-02
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely ExpounGed.


A fire in Odessa last Sunday de
stroyed Bigham Bros. livery stable.
Berry Howard, the alleged principa
in the assassination of Governor Goe
bel of Kentucky, has been acquitted
From now on the sailors union will
control the shipping Of coast seamer
on all vessels leaving San Francisco
Several thousand men gathered IN
Cork Sunday and with enthusiastic
acclaim welcomed William O'Brier
back to Ireland.
Glens Falls, N. Y, Sunday suffered
a loss of half a million dollars by fire
The fire started in the clothing store
of Webb Bros.
A terrific straight away wind, reach
ing at times a velocity of 60 miles an
hour, prevailed at Lincoln, Neb., re
Gently. Much damage was done.
One Of the most violent windstorms
in years is raging at Ashtabula, Ohio
and the schooner Pretoria, with a
cargo of ore, is aground near the piers
Seven men are on board.
| "A oC0Il uCIlNO dCCOul-
panied by heavy hail. passed south and
east of Tulsa, 1. T., recently. Trees
were uprooted and several houses
were moved from their foundations.
The Sunday laws were more strictly
enforced than week ago, and even
newspapers were driven from the
streets at noontime, making the day
an extremely quiet one for Boston.
Hon. Sterling Morton, former secre-
tary Of agriculture, died Sunday after
noon at Lake Forest, ILL.,, at the home
of his son, Mark Morton. He was
buried Tuesday at his home in Ne
braska.
In the open championships at the
Waverly golf links in Portland Sunday
afternoon the first prizes were won by
Miss Alice Sibson and R. L. MacLeay,
who are now recognized as the cham
pions of Oregon.
The strike in the works of the Sing
er Manufacturing company at South
Bend, Ind, which has been on for sew
eral weeks, is off, the company having
gained a victory. Men numbering
100 went to work Monday.
At Venice four members of the crew
OF the United States steamship Chi
cago were taken into custody by the
police, who allege certain disorders,
which consisted Of the breaking of
number of windows.
At meeting of the labor unions in
Copenhagen 1t was decided to order
the extension of the dock laborers'
strike to all Danish ports. The unions
are also preparing to call out the dock
draymen and further embarrass the
shipping interests.
Paris has not elected single minis
ter1alist to the chamber of deputies,
Eight nationalists, six anti-ministeri-
alist socialists, four nti-ministerialist
republicans and three conservatives
were returned. 1t was the worst de-
feat the government has ever sus.
tanned in Paris.
Joplin, Missouri, was visited recent
ly by the most destructive storm in
Its history, during which two persons
were Killed outright, six fatally in
)ured, a score or more seriously hurt
and 100000 worth of property de-
stroyed. 1t is estimated that so build |
lngs were destroyed.
At Wallace, Idaho, Judge Mayhew
sentenced Chalmer E. Snuff to he |
hanged on Tuesday, the oath day of
June, 1902. The case will be carried
20 the supreme court and it is thought
egal proceedings will prevent the ex-
ecution taking place, at least until
considerably after the date set.
William W. Carr, day operator and
Of the Associated Press
n Topeka, who has been visiting his
parents at Eudora, Kan, was accident
lily shot and killed at that place Sun
lay While taking a shotgun from a
'uggy he tripped, causing the gun. the
'arrel of which was held directly over
lis heart, to explode. He exclaimed
I'm shot" and died
The Northern Pacific machinists'
trlke at Brainerd, Mimi, is ended
General Manager Cooper and Super
ntendent of Motive Power Lowell had j
conference with Vice President Will.
on OF the International Machinists'
mon, and as result the men will on
ack to work. The men claim to have
ION a victory, their protest against
ne promotion of handymen having !.
cen successful.
senator Kearns of Utah, Perry
leath, also now of Utah, and r q
earns of st. Louis spent Sunday in
nlcago comforting regarding the af-
llrs OF the Los Angeles-Salt Lake
abroad. Mr.. Kearns in an interview
'nfirmed the recent reports that the Il
Guilds have become interested with I
enator Clark In this enterprise and b
lat the outcome of the alliance would
new transcontinental line Con
ections have been secured ont of
leVeland to GAINESVILLE. Ohio and b
ence to Bellinger, w. Va. from o
mere connection will be made with it
export News or Baltimore, either bv ei
lrchase Of the Western MARYLAND W
Vned by the city of Baltimore or bv 81
e building of new road. The new ii
stem thus would be composed Of
'nator Clark's Los Angeles road of
)ulQS Missouri Pacific opd W. FL