Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-04-03
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLEp FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
4 Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

Iuo 0ueSeuu0lm hAplOIdtOA SOh-
pany increases its stock $1,000. 900, to
$17.000.0 900. offering it at par and
keeping $4,000, 900 in the treasury. The
new capital will be partly used in
acquiring Occur d'Alene mines. The
stock does not yet pay dividends, as
the earnings have heretofore been
spent on the property.
More than $4,000 is the price put on
the heads of the trio Of highwaymen
who murdered a passenger and wound
ed three others in desperate attempt
TO hold up Santa Monica car.
United States Consul General Cow
dy has succeeded In locating In pri-
\ vate sanitarium in Paris Moses Fow-
Ter Chase of Lafayette, Ind, whose
whereabouts have been the subject
of diligent search for several years.
Two French physicians examined the
youth and pronounced him incurably
insane.
The empress of Germany was
thrown from her horse while riding
at Grunewald recently and her right
arm broken.
James N. Harlan, attorney general
Of Porto Rico, has called on the presi-
dent and rendered his resignation, to
take effect April 80.
William HI. Mexican, who for near
iy 80 years was editor in chief of the
Public Ledger, died at his home in
Philadelphia at the age of S3 years.
There are 1893 trusts in the
United States, representing an aggre-
gate capitalization amounting to near
ly one-seventh OF the entire wealth
Of the United States.
An extraordinary number of fires
have been reported in Vienna recently
in various country districts of Austria
Hungary and Galicia. The authorities
suspect that the fires are of incendiary
origin.
The London Times Monday morn
Ing published two dispatches from
New York which, it is announced,
were transmitted by the Marconi sys-
tenn Of wireless telegraphy. The dis
patches contain about $50 words.
Arrears Of taxes amounting to about
$57,000,000 have been cancelled and
overdue taxation, exceeding $15,00O,-
600. which the peasants owe to the
Russian district authorities, has been
assumed by the central government.
1t develops that the dead man found
at Prosser recently fell off the east
bound limited train. He was stealing
q ride. His name is Fred Remelow of
Springfield, ILL.,, and he had worked ON
the Northern Pacific as a section hand.
At Wilkesbarre. Pa, 1t is reported,
the Woodward mine. operated by the
Delaware. Lackwanna & Western Coal
company. which had been idle for
some time, will resume work. Tits
colliery employs about 1900 men and
boys.
Two companies of Macabebe scouts
signally defeated the main body of
San Miguel's force recently. 1t is be-
loved San Miguel was killed. Lieu.
tenant Reese was seriously wounded.
The scouts lost three men killed and
had IL men wounded.
Two hundred Irishmen, whose feel.
ings had been outraged by the per-
formances OF ''McFadden's Row OF
Flats" at New York theater, rose in
their seats recently and pelted the
performers with rotten eggs, rotten
vegetables and fruit.
Stanley county, South Dakota, has
murder mystery. William Kunnecke,
a sheep raiser whose ranch is so miles
out on Cottonwood creek, Is In Jail
on charge of murder and the dis
membered body of Andrew Demler is
at Fort Pierre awaiting interment.
It is announced at the war depart
ment that the following officers of the
army win be promoted and retired
with the grade of brigadier general
upon the retirement of Major General
r. p. Hughes. April IL. when Brigadier
General J. F. Wade will be promoted
to the grade Of major general: Col
onel w. p. Gross. Thirtieth infantry;
Colonel ]. R. Myrick, artillery corps;
Colonel J. B. Rawles, artillery corps;
Colonel T. A. Baldwin, Seventh cav
airy: Colonel r. HI. Bucker, Eighth
cavalry: Colonel A. q. woodson, Third
cavalry: Colonel ]. A. Smith, engineer
corps; Colonel s. w. Froesbeck of the
judge advocate generals office.