The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-13
TeIegraphIc Briefs.

San Francisco. - Captain Boone.
noted trainer Of wild animals, is dead
at the age Of So years.
Gem, Idaho.-Constable Nugent pro-
| voked a row With a miner in a saloon
here and is pretty badly used up.
Olympia, WaSh.-Hamilton Clean
ham was killed near Yelm by the ac-
cidental discharge Of his gun while
hunting deer.
| 81. Paul.-It Is rumored that the
Hill roads will lay off 1000 men in
the mechanical departments on the
first of January
| Vancouver, y. C.-Johnny Birley. a
well known Jockey from Spokane was
fatally kicked by a vicious horse on
his fathers rancho at Barnaby.
Seattle.-The Great Northern has
decided to spend $1.OOO,O00 in i'm
provements at Smiths Cove to ac-
commodate the transatlantic Steam
ship line controlled by the road.
! Portland, 0re.-Chief Hunts orders
requiring policemen to buy a military
cloak as part of their uniform has
caused a number or designations and
| more are expected.
| Baltimore, Md.-Cardinal Gibbons
has announced Pope Plus brief ap-
proving an annual collection for 10
years for the great Catholic univer-
sity at Washington.
Colfax, Wash.-Willie West turns
out to be John Smith, who burglar
lied Palouse store f1ve years ago.
| The lad Is once more in the reform
| school for repeating his old crime
Chtcago.-The Burlington has gain
| ed entry into San Francisco by pur-
chasing the Moffatt road, from Den
yer to Salt Lake, and the Western
Pacific, from Salt Lake to the coast
| Seattle.-According to advices. J.
B. Matthews, arrested for passing
| bogus checks. is John B. Locke, for
| merly of Governor David b. Hills
| staff. who has since gained fame as
| a swindler.
Pendleton, 0re-The quaker Doc
tors" have left town because Of
| threats of old eggs and other forms
| of entertainment if they persisted in
selling medicines.
Ellensburg, wash.-A stranger,
| ly beaten in thicket near here by
man he says is a Northern Pacific
brakeman. who told him to give up
his money.
Butte, Mont.-All Cascade county
| lands south of the Missouri and two
townships near Highwood. comprising
1,150,000 acres of desert land. have
| been withdrawn from entry under the
desert land act.
London.-The announcement that
the czar has postponed his visit to
| Rome because of circumstances over
| which he has no control" points to
| more immediate expectations of Man
| churian troubles.
Riparia, wash.-Chief Engineer
Pearson of the Northern Pacific is
here with a party of engineers, and
the old story of the Lewiston-R iparia
cutoff for both the Northern Pacific
| and the Q. r. & N. is revived
Walla Walla, wash.-Over so men
were thrown out of employment by
the burning of the Whitehouse- Grim
Minis mill. and the chances are that
| work can not be resumed before bad
sible prior to winter.
Notwithstanding to his constitu-
ents last night. Austen Chamberlain.
the new chancellor of the exchequer,
said that. while he regretted the res
ignation of some cabinet members
he personally was in sympathy with
Premier Balfour's views.
Colville, Wash.-The Pioneer and
Historical Society of Stevens County
has effected an organization with
Jacob Stitzel as president and 8. +.
Sherwood as secretary. All residents
of the county prior to the adoption
of the state constitution are eligible.
Washtucna, wash.-A special cleo
ton on Incorporation will be held
here on the 27th. The following
ticket has been put up: Mayor. c.
Il. Booth; councilmen. G. W. Bassett
I. II. Laing. II. J. Dolbow, II. III.
Brown, w. l.. Mustard: treasurer, w.
A. Pcarce.