Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-05-01
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLEp FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past tWeek--NationaI,
Rhetorical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.


large quantities of the oil.
Congressman w. L. Jones of Wash
ington decided to appoint John I. Hess
Of Goldendale, Klickitat county. as
cadet to Annapolis and Claude o. Bias
sett of Spokane, alternate.
At San Francisco Mrs. Frieda Baker.
wife of commission clerk, was kill
ed recently by Michael Nihall, bar
keeper, In fit Of jealousy. Nihall then
turned his weapon on himself, inflict-
ing slight wound.
At Portland, Ore, Alexander Smith
of Nassau, N. H., professional of the
Spokane Country Club, recently de-
feated John Moffatt, the Waverly
Golf club professional. The match
was for SO holes, for purse Of $500.
Men of prominence in the world OF
finance who make New York their
headquarters and visit the national
capital on matters connected with
their varied business interests are
roundly criticizing the administration
for the crusade against the trusts, as
exemplified in the Northern Securities
case.
John Collins, pioneer and one Of
the wealthiest men of Seattle, is dead.
after a lingering illness, aged So.
Alfred Dreyfus has submitted to
Minister Of War Andre a lengthy let
ter In which he asks for reopening
OF his case by means of an investiga-
ton by the minister as the supreme
head of military justice.
Alexander Ramsey, ex-governor Of
Minnesota, secretary of war under
President Hayes, for two terms United
States senator from Minnesota and for
whom the county in which st. Paul
is located was named, died at his home
recently. aged sS years.
Announcement is made at Pottsville
that the 10000 mineworkers who were
locked out by the Reading company
because Of their refusal to work nine
hours en- Saturday will be permitted
to return to the mines. provided they
pledge themselves to work full time
Saturdays.
Christ Benson, who effected his
escape from Jail at Olympia March 1,
after killing Jailer David Morrell, and
who was convicted of manslaughter,
has been sentenced to 20 years in
prison. and in addition was fined 5000
The term of Imprisonment is the ex-
treme penalty of the law.
BY head on collision between two
freight trains at Bearmouth, Mont,
on the Northern Pacific recently two
engines and four cars were wrecked.
Richard Beverleigh. who was stealing
ride In a lumber car, with two other
men. was caught in the timbers and
seriously injured. The trainmen es-
capped injury.
Japanese papers state that Russia Is
increasing her squadron in the far
east.
William X. Vanderbilt and Mrs An
ma Rutherford we're married recently
at st. Marks church. London. The
officiating clergyman was Rev. R. H.
Hadden.
New York inspectors assisted by
members of the Boston police force
are pursuing Investigations in Boston
in connection with the New York bar
rel murder mystery.
Colonel Davis Of Little Rock, Ark,
signed an act Of the legislature max
ing II unlawful for nonresidents Of
the state to hunt or fish at any season
OF the year in Arkansas.
There Is in contemplation a forci.
bic joint protest on the part of Great
Britain. the United States and Japan
against the Russian demands in the
matter Of sovereignty of Manchuria.
A New York life insurance company
has, through its Pennsylvania agency.
issued to Rodman Wanamaker, son CT
John WanaInaker, policy for $1,000
600. The premium on the policy will
be $4,000.
Jerry Goodwin shot Thomas P. Blue
and son. William Blue. at You Bet,
COL. recently. Thomas Blue is dead
and William is dying. The shooting
was the result of an attack made by
Blue and his son upon Goodwin.
The Berlin government has been In
terpellated by members of the center
party regarding the killing of an ar
tilleryman named Hartmann by Naval
Cadet Hussener at Essen on Good Fri
day last. because the former did not
salute the latter properly.
Brigadier General Manning, after an
engagement with the Mad Mullah's
forces, has relieved Colonel Cobbe,
near Gumburru, Somaliland, As miles
westward Of Galadi, Arabia. About
1000 of the Mullah's men were killed.
The British loss is not known.
By direction of the secretary of war
Judge Advocate General Davis has ad-
dressed letter to Brigadier General
Funston refusing his request for a
court of inquiry to investigate his con-
duct in the Philippines. He says 1t
is not necessary. as the subject had
been settled.
Passengers on a Burlington train
were held up and robbed of $1,000 re-
Gently as the train was leaving the
Burlington union station in Lincoln.
Neb. The train has been robbed three
times within 100 miles of Lincoln. The
robbery last fall Melted $4,000 to the
men who did the work and no trace