Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-02-28
GENERAL NEWS

Gen. Chaffee has reported the
capture Of Gen. Lukban. This is
considered the most important cap.
ture since Aguinaldo was taken.
The fruit shippers and commits
sion men have learned from study
of prices given them by the manu-
facturers of fruit boxes on the coast
that raise OF 20 per cent has been
made over the prices Of last year.
Manila, Feb. 25.-The last in
surgent band which has been OPP
Grating in the vicinity Of Calamba,
Laguna province, Luzon, composed
of captain, three lieutenants and
II privates, have surrendered.
Washington, Feb. 24.-The
United States supreme court today
denied the motion of the state of
Minnesota to file bill of COM
plant against the Northern Secur-
tiles company on the ground the
court has no jurisdiction.
The largest ranch in Texas is
called the tx. III. t." Ranch, in
the Pam Handle 1t embraces a
half dozen counties, includes g.
100000 acres, and at present &C
commodities 100000 head Of cattle.
The pasture fence extends 21O
miles in one direction and 25 in
another, making a total of 5000
square miles.
Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 24.-John
T. Davis and his associates have
discovered mountain of arsenic
in range fifty miles southeast of
Tacoma. This 10 claimed to be the
fret important body of arsenic ever
found in America. The supply
heretofore has come from Cornwall.
The United States now imports
nearly 81 100000 worth annually.
New York, Feb. 25. 1t was free
ly stated in the lobby of the house
OF commons Monday night, says a
London dispatch to the Herald,
that General Louis Botha, the
chief Boer commander, had man
aged to get in direct communica-
ton with Lord Miner and had Of
fered to surrender on certain con
ditions, and that the negotiations
are proceeding.
Washington, Feb. 25.--The most
important development today in
the Tillman- McLaurin episode was
the act of Senator Frye, ordering
the clerk of the senate to restore
the names of the two senators from
South Carolina to the roll. The
senate was in session but Is min
utes, adjourning out of respect to
the memory Of Representative
Crump, of Michigan.
Constantinople, Feb. 23.--Miss
Ellen M Stone, the American mis-
sionary, who, with Nine. Tsilka,
was captured by brigands in the
district OF Salonika, September 80,
last, has been released and arrived
at Strumitza, Macedonia, at 8
o'clock this morning. Nobody was
at Strumitza to meet Miss Stone as
the brigands had given no indica-
ton where they proposed to release
the prisoners. Nine. Tsilka and
her baby we're also released at the
same time. They are all we'll.
Miss Stone Immediately made her
self known to the authorities.
New York, Feb. 23.--prince
Henry Of Prussia, representative of
his brother, the emperor Of Ger
many, at the launching of the lat
ter's American built yacht, reached
New York and was cordially well
coined as guest of the nation.
The land batteries that guard the
onter harbof sounded the fret
greeting in ponderous salute Of
81 guns, and the rifles OF special
naval squadron, assembled In his
honor, responded to the sentiment.
There were verbal greetings from
the representatives of President
Roosevelt, the army, the navy and
the city of New York, and a great
crowd lined the way into the city
10 see and cheer the sailor prince
of Germany.