Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-05-13
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY.
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES or
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past week-NatIonaI,
Rhetorical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.


Events Teraely Told.
Brazil and Peru are on the verge
OF war.
President Canadame Of Peru, who
has been iii for some time at Arequipa,
died recently.
Secretary Shaw has signed a war
rant for s40.00O,0OO in favor of the
Panama Canal company.
As a result OF the grocers' national
convention the Pacific Coast Retail
Grocers' association has been formed.
Ex-Governor Obaldia Of Panama, re-
Gently appointed minister to the Unit
ed States, expects to leave for Wash
ington June /.
Signs Of growing hostility against
the Russians have become evident
among the Inhabitants of Manchuria
since the Russian reverse on land.
Severe snowstorms have prevailed
In the vicinity Of Leadville. Col, for
several days. There is about three
feet Of snow in the hills, but no dam
liz
In the presence OF score Of men
and women Paul Moore. travelling
salesman Of Cleveland, Ohio, shot and
killed himself in street car at st.
Louis. He was respondent.
Saint A. d. Balcombe, prominent in
Nebraska state and national politics,
for II years publisher of the Omaha
Republican, and for so years identi-
fled with the development Of the west,
liz dead.
The Chicago bakers strike is ended.
The union conceded the usual amount
Of holiday work with pay for the hours
OF work only. and not for full day
Irrespective OF the amount OF work
performed.
The reform in the constitution. Gre
ating the office of vice president of the
republic Of Mexico. and providing that
the incumbent OF such office shall be
chosen by popular vote. has been pro-
mulgated.
The conference between the Lake
Erie carriers and the master pilots
association at Cleveland, has been
abruptly terminated by the announce
ment that no agreement had been
reached and that settlement was i'm
possible.
a dispatch from Los Angeles an
nounces the death at Pasadena. Cal,
Of Andrew McNally. head OF the pub
fishing house of Rand, McNally & Co.
Death was due to heart disease. Mr..
Mentally was one OF Chicago's wealthy
men and was rated well up among the
city's millionaires.
On complaint of Inspector James r.
Dunno of the United States depart
ment of commerce and labor. Mrs.
Sophie Wenzell has been arraigned be-
fore 9 United States commissioner on
charge Of importing girls to st. Louis
from Europe, especially Germany, for
improper and unlawful purposes.
A seven story brick block known as
the Hover building. of Denver, and oc-
cupied by the wholesale department
Of the Hurlburt Grocery company. was
destroyed by FIRE recently Loss to
Hurlburt, $4,000 The building is dam
aged to the extent OF $4,000. The
oha6ih VI tuC ntC 10 uuhuOWH. bOJu
are fully insured
Dispatches from Cisco, Texas, state
that three persons were killed in a tor
nado which swept over Shackleford
county. The fatalities occurred at Mo-
ran, where many houses were demol-
ished. A cloudburst occurred at Aledo,
In Parker county but no serious dam
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lightning storms occurred in various
sections of the state.
Governor Villada of the state of Mex
leo is dead, at Toluca, capital of that
state. of pneumonia, aged SO years
He took an active part in the war
against the French and imperialists,
winning promotions for skill and gal
lantry. After his campaigning days
were over he became newspaper edi-
tor here. and in 1892 was elected gov
ernor of the state of Mexico.
THE final report of the Pueblo. Col,
grand jury has been. made. Besides
areturning several indictments against
: County Commissioners Smith and
Trist. the jury finds that extravaganza
has bScu tdAupdut III bOtu city anu
county affairs; that the city jail is a
disgrace to civilized community, and
that some $4,000 per year assessed
as fines has never been turned into
the city treasury.
Questions relating to the Panama
canal general politics and department.
al matters were the subjects under
consideration at recent meeting of
the cabinet. While the president him.
self does not expect to deliver polit.
ical speeches during the campaign,
1t is known that several members of
the contest Secretaries Taft. Shaw
the cabinet win take an active part in
Moody. Wilson and Attorney General
Knox all are expected to deliver
speeches. and some of them will speak
many times. 1t is said also that
Speaker Cannon viii make an, extern
sive tour of the country.
Germany is probably the most dense