Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-03-14
NEWS OF THE WHOLE WORLD
cUILED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review Of Happenings In Roth
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Weeh-National.
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

Miss Alice Roosevelt. with several
friends. and accompanied by maid.
has left for a visit with General and
Mrs. Leonard Wood at Havana.
Bishop Spalding of the Colorado
diocese Of the Protestant Episcopal
church is dead at the home of his
son in Erie, Pa. of pneumonia, aged
"a years.
| A special from Beaumont, Tex,
says the body of fifth victim of a
gang of murderers and robbers was
taken from the Neches river in the
eastern suburbs of Beaumont today.
A dispatch to the London Daily
Chronicle from Berlin says that the
Russian general, Gribski, was re-
sponsible for the massacre at Blago-
vestchesk, has been dismissed from
the army.
| A broken rail caused a frightful
wreck on the Southern Pacific near
Maxon station, 25 miles west of San
derson, Texas, recently. From the
latest accounts received here. Is per-
sons We're killed outright and % were
moro or less injured.
Stewart Hill, aged 9 years, died
in Denver. Colo. Sunday from the ef
fects Of bullet wound in the breast
received yesterday afternoon while
engaged in a mimic battle. James
Butson. aged IL years, is under ar
rest, charged with murder.
| Two cars and the special coach of
the general superintendent were burn
ed recently after collision near Bis
bee, Ariz., on the Arizona & South
western. J. B. Eberhard, a passenger.
and several train hands were injured.
Eberhard's skull was fractured.
| Mrs. Dunsmuir of Victoria, B. c..
wife OF Premier Dunsmuir, has receiv-
ed letter from an anonymous writer
warning her that If she did not keep
her husband at home he would be
shot. The premier handed the letter
to the police, but took no other no.
tice.
Cornelius Shields, general manager
OF the Dominion Coal company of
Montreal, Quebec, states that borings
made by the company near Buffers
lake had revealed the presence of a
coal deposit estimated to contain at
least 1,O00,00O.O00 tons of bituminous
coal.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of
the president, will not attend the cor
onation of King Edward. While the
White House officials decline to dis
cuss the matter it was stated by those
nnQitfnn fc khak
dent had directed that she should not
go.
The attention of Secretary Wilson
OF the agricultural department was
called to reports that he contemplated
soon resigning from the cabinet. The
secretary treated the subject lightly,
declaring that it was news to him and
added in reply to a specific inquiry
that he had no intention of taking
the step suggested.
Lieutenant Rowland of the Twenty
first infantry, and aide on the stair
OF General Wheaton, who was sent to
report on the state OF affairs in Rial
province, after the recent outbreak
there, reports that the insurgents have
now been dispersed and that the sol
diers and constabulary are closely
pursuing them.
AT Richmond, Va, William Clayton,
we'll known contracting painter,
was killed recently in a manner that
battles the police. He was found in
a street in the residence section of
the city frightfully beaten and died
without having regained conscious
ness His head was crushed and
one Of his eyes almost punched out.
Osborne Dignan, one of the naval
heroes who was with Hobson on the
Merrimac when she was sunk in the
entrance to Santiago harbor during
the Spanish war, has arrived in Seat
tie. to visit his mother. He has been
given a furlough of three months in
which to recuperate. When he is
promoted to boatswain Dignan states
he will try for a commission.
Word has reached Middleton, N. Y.
that Cornelius Van Ness. the octo-
genarian millionaire of Port Jervis,
formerly Of New York, has been bap-
tized in the river Jordan by Rev Will
lam X. Hall of Newburgh, N. Y. Mr..
and Mrs. Van Ness sailed on the
steamer Celtic for a trip to the
Orient, his desire being to crafty
an ambition OF years to be baptized in
the Jordan.
Prince Henry of Prussia was the |
central figure Sunday in New York |
city in another round of entertain
ment arranged in his honor. He first
listened to concert at the Waldorf
Astoria. When that was over he
drove to the University club to
luncheon. which was not concluded
until the middle Of the afternoon. In
the evening he was guest at dinner
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt,
and met large party made up of
persons Of social prominence.
When the prince babe farewell to
the company at the Vanderbilt home.
he went to the New York Yacht club
for an informal reception, and the
hour was late when he returned to
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