Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-05-09
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cULIED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review of happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Terssly Expounded.

A tornado passed over Glenrose, a
small town in Somerville county, Tex
as, recently, killing five persons, injur-
ing 40 more and demolishing much
property.
An attack by Bishop Kelley of Sa
vannah on President Roosevelt, in an
address delivered there Saturday ere
ated great interest among leading
Catholic authorities.
Every white laundry in Portland,
Ore, is closed on account OF strike
of the employees, who demand recognl-
ton of their union and an per cent
increase in wages. There are abou'
300 men on the strike.
A dispatch from Brownsville, Ore,
says that at noon Monday j. H. Glas
cashier of the Bank of Brownsville.
locked the bank, as has been the Gus
tom. and went to dinner. On his re-
turn an hour later it was discovered
that a robber had effected an entrance
by breaking the bolt upon the rear
door and had carried away about $3.50
which was left outside OF the vault.
w. C. Morris, assistant general man
ager of the Kettle Valley lines has
made public an official statement re
specting the defalcations of T. e. Bir-
beck and w. c. Haywood, until recent
ly the general freight and passenger
agent and auditor respectively of that
company. Mr.. Morris said the com
plete audit shows a shortage of 1854
in the accounts of Birbeck and Hay
wood.
Representative Sibley of Pennsyl
vania created a sensation in Washing
ton, D. c., during the general debate
on the agricultural bill, denouncine
General Jacob H. Smith for the orders
he issued in the Samar campaign. He
declared that General Smith was q
disgrace to the uniform he wore, and
expressed the hope that the president
would strip him of that uniform within
4S hours. Mr.. Sibleys speech was en-
Enthusiastically applauded by the demo
Gratis, and was received with some evi- |
dence of approval on the republican |
side. The speech was considered the |
more remarkable, in that it came from |
a republican who left the democratic |
party on the issues raised by the Span |
ish war and who has since been an |
ardent expansionist.
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings of |
New York died last week at the Church |
Home and Inirmary in Baltimore of
pneumonia incident to an operation.
aged 81 years.
John D. Rockefeller, it is understood
is behind the Virginia-North Carolina
Chemical company's designs on the
German potash fields.
AL Weinig of Buffalo was knocked
out recently by Joe Choynski of Chi.
cago before the Empire Athletic club
In the sixth round of one of the fiercest
bouts ever fought in Louisville.
The Wells elevator at Buffalo was
destroyed by fire Sunday night. A
large quantity of grain had been placed
IN the elevator during the past weel
and the loss on the building and con.
tents is estimated at 1928 600 II
AT ST Louis for short time Sunday
a terrific storm of wind and
ram prevailed, causing much damage II
lightning resulted in several fires /
one OF which destroyed the. machine t
shops and a section of the foundry of A
and Philip Medart's patent {
puiiey plant in South St. Louis. The a
loss is estimated at $500. 900.
IL is now believed that no further t
will be given bv tho ;
president to the subject of retirino t
Lieutenant General Miles. 50 lono as i,
Inc commander of the army continues t
MS present attitude of reserve 49, q
mat the case will be allowed to remaiu
20 =. 10 uniess General Miles should dc
,ne.hihs or take some action to re.
I'VE the unpleasantness. " '