The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-07-03
LATE TELEGRAPH BREVN|ES.
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In. Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political. and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

Sir ThOmaS Upton, the challenger
for the Americas cup, lunched with
President Roosevelt at the White
House recently.
Clarence English of Nebraska City,
Neb., and Battling" Nelson of Chi
cago fought Is rounds to a draw in
Kansas City, Mo-, recently.
Nick Burley of Seattle knocked out
Joe Choynski in the second round re-
Gently at Dawson. Choynski announces
this evening that he will never fight
again.
Great Northern officials predict as
result Of the great wheat crop all
former traffic records will be broken
in the northwest next year. Conditions
are good everywhere. Range men
praise the cattle industry.
Frederick James Bailey, naval store
keeper at Esquimalt, near Victoria, B.
c., was murdered recently at the naval
yard by Alfred J. H. Firth, subordi-
nate, who shot and killed him. Firth
has been arrested and has confessed.
Two men are dead and five are Sc
riously injured as a result Of headon
collision that occurred in the yards of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway in Des Moines, Iowa, between
an accommodation train and freight
train drawn by two engines.
At Santa Cruz, CAL, recently an ex-
plosion occurred in the department OF
the Black powder works. causing the
roof to be blown up. The machinery
and walls were left intact. About 1oO0
pounds of powder exploded. Fortu'
nately the employees were at lunch.
Hills hand in the Erie management
is shown by the record of earnings
: beating all other anthracite roads. The
May net increase is over 100000 and
the IL months net increase is $4,000,
900 greater than the previous years, al
though there was six months strike
during the present year.
The supreme court Of Tennessee has
held the Adams law, passed at the las
session of the legislature, to be con
stitutional. The law is a Temperance
measure and provides for the abolition
of saloons in all towns having a pop
ulation of 5000 or under upon a sub
mission of the question to popular vote
There are only eight towns in tina
state that are exempt from it's opera
ton.
President Roosevelt's Homecoming
for the summer was made the occs
sion of a fete at Oyster Bay, L.
His reception was notable for it's er
thusiastic cordially and likewise fo
it's vigor. The latter quality was du
to the slight fractional differenc
among the townspeople, the result bt
ing that the president was accorde
a double reception.
Great interest is shown in the repo1
by the British consul general at Cal
ton Of heavy demand for America
-four among emigrants returning froI
the United States to China, mostly r.
ceived via the Pacific coast. Last yea
the record was 5000, 900 pounds ahea
of the previous year.
]. B. Koran, a new brakeman on tn
high line at the Morrissey collier!
B. c., met with a fatal accident n
Gently. He attempted to jump frol
the donkey engine while it was in mi
ton and, missing his footing, fell
front Of the wheels. The engine passe
over him, cutting OF one leg an
breaking the other.
New York real estate assessment,
this year amount to $4.730. 900, 900. q
increase of $1,40o, 100000 over la,
year. The personal assessment is $67s
100000, an increase of $153,000, 90
The total increase in assessment va
ues is $1,553, 000,O00 The estimate
tax rate this year is $40, against ST.
last year.
The Tracy Reward.
Davenport, Wash, July AT Il
conclusion Of testimony in the Trat
reward case Judge Neal took the cal
from the jury and instructed it to brir
n a verdict in favor of plaintiffs, who Al