Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-06-26
NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

Inc very rev. derDerC vaughan,
cardinal and archbishop of Westmin-
ster, is dead. Cardinal Vaughan was
born April Is, 1882. He became arch
bishop of Westminster in 1892. He had
been i'll more than three months. Late
in March it was thought he could not
survive more than few days.
Fourteen men were killed and Is in
jured by an explosion recently in the
lyddite factory at the Woolwich ar.
senal near London. Several of the vic
Tins were literally blown to pieces.
The building was completely wrecked.
| Secretary Root has issued an order
assigning Major General s. B. M
Young as chief of staff, with Major
General Corbin and Brigadier General
w. H. Carter as the other general stan
officers. Brigadier General Tasker H
Bliss is to become president of the
war college. The order will take effect
August Is.
Governor Cummins of Iowa, upon re
ceipt Of advices that a crisis was ap
preaching in the street railway strike
at Dubuque, has issued orders mobil-
izing three additional companies of mi.
litia at that point.
Great Britain has practically cut of
diplomatic relations with Servia.
The Dutch representative at Bel
grade has been instructed to assume
the same attitude as Great Britain to
the provisional government of Servia
The United States government has
adopted an attitude similar to that OF
England toward the new Servian dy.
nasty.
According to a dispatch from Tan.
gier, Ell Metnetsh, the Moorish war
minister, has lost 5000 men in a bat
tie fought with the rebels at Annie
dinna.
Lightning struck a house stored
with 5000 pounds of dynamite at the
new mines now being operated near
Senecaville, IL miles from Cambridge
| Ohio, during a storm, and killed six
men and injured score of others, be
sides running the mine shaft and break
ing nearly all the windows in Seneca
vile, mining town of 300 people, hall
mile from the mine. The men killed
and wounded were carpenters.
A treaty with Cuba continuing the
present postal arrangements between
that republic and the United States
has been signed by the president and
Postmaster General Payne and Their
transmitted to the state department
for the signature of Secretary Hay.
The state bank Of Oakley was robbed
recently. The safe was blown open
and is a complete wreck. The robbers
got between $4,000 and $4,000.
| Baron Ludovic Monchem, Belgian
minister to the United States, hal
sailed for Europe. He is returning
home on a vacation.
The death of Admiral De Solier is
reported in a dispatch from Buenos
Ayres. It occurred suddenly while he
was on yachting trip. A wave swept
the deck, carrying the body overheard
but after three hours struggle it was
recovered and landed at Montevideo
Madame Morello, trainer Of wild an
imals, was recently nearly killed by a
6-year-old leopard whichS e was train
ing in one of the cages of an animal
show at Coney Island. The animal
leaped on her back from above, and
before it could be driven off had tori
and scratched the woman almost ia
tally. Madame Morello was finally res
cued by men who fought the beast of
with pitchfork.
Assistant Secretary Armstrong Of
the treasury department has issued 6
circular letter carrying into effect, be
ginning July 1, the pure food act ap
proved March 8, 1908.
Bob Fitzsimmons has announced his
engagement to Miss Julia May Clifford
prima donna in the Johnnie Comes
Marching Home" company.
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