Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-02-19
NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES or
THE ASSOCIATED PREss.
4 Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HomIspheres
During the past Week-NationaI.
Historical, Political and PeraonaI
Events TerseIy Told.


elry store of Bloomfield Bros, at Mon
burned to death. Six others were res
cued in serious condition and remov- |
ed to hospital.
The American National bank of
Syracuse, N. Y. has been closed by
National Bank Examiner Joseph Van
Rankin No statement OF the banks
condition has been given out.
The adjutant generals Office in Dem
yer, has received word from the war
department that an allotment OF
nearly $500 has been made for the
reconstrucron Of the Whipple bar
racks. in Arizona.
Automobiles will soon be taking the
place of wagons on many farms in the
United States and Canada" declared
Isaac B. Potter, president Of the Am
erican Motor league, before banquet
of the league at Chicago hotel re-
Gently.
Friday, Lincoln's birthday, was OBJ
served for the first time in Colorado.
In Denver, banks were closed and
schools dismissed after commemorate
i've exercises.
A wsstbound Great Northern passen-
ger train backed into the rear of
freigth train at Pennok, MINI. Ed
ward Heffner and Mr.. Hansome of
Minneapolis, were killed. Two other
passengers were seriously bruised. All
were passengers in the caboose.
Burglars blew open the safe Of the
Nelson's bank at Aylemer, Ont, and
stole $15, 900. They also blew open the
safe of the private bank of James Nun
70, at Embro, securing large sum OF
money.
A street car at Paduch, Kansas,
filled with passengers was struck by
passenger train and Is passengers
were injured. one fatally. The motor
man, it is said, tried to beat the train
to the crossing, despite the protests
and shouts Of the passengers.
While experimenting with gasoline
and volatile chemicals in an endeavor
to perfect an invention, A. j. Brunson,
president Of the First National bank
of Plainfield, N. j., has lost the sight
Of both eyes.
William Miller, known all over the
west as dad" Miller, and probably
the oldest engineer in service in the
United States, has been crushed to
death under his engine while making
repairs. He was employed by the Rio
Grande road at Leadville, Col. The
switch crew ran some cars against the
engine and the wheels passed over
Miller's body, killing him instantly.
Miller began railroading SO yeras ago
on the Reading.
The United States navy collier Nero
was rammed by the gunboat Concord,
in the harbcr at Panama recently.
The injuries sustained by the collier
were so serious that she had to be
beached. The Concord was not in
jured.
United States Minister Powell re-
ports to the state department from San
Domingo, that it was reported in the
capital that q fierce battle had beer
fought in Sanchez and great many
people killed.
Speyer g. Co., Of New York, have
contracted to take the $50, 900, 0OC
Cuban loan. The price to be paid fol
the bonds ia 90%, which is u pei
cent above the minimum.
Frank Loomis, for many years spec
ial counsel for the New York Contra
& Hudson River railroad, is dead.
The State Bank of Pittsburg, CAPT
talized at $4,000, has been closed b.
order of the state bank department
The state bank examiner is Temporal
rily in charge.
The United States transport Logan
has arrived in San Francisco will
three bstallions, headquarters, stat
and band of the Twenty-seventh in
fantry. Colonel s. d. Vital is il
command. Among her passengers wer
Brigadier General Jesse NJ. Lee. Briga
der General Whit and Colonel Girar,
Of the medical corps.
James Britt and Young Corbett hav
signed articles to fight March 81, I'M
der the same conditions as their prev
ious arrangement.
A composite estimate Of the los
from the fire by the 90 experts of tn
leading insurance companies outsid
of Baltimore places the figures at $50,
900, 900.
1t is feared that if opportunity offer
there will be a national uprising il
China to overthrow the Manchv
dynasty.
The international strength at Chill
is quite inadequate to cope with sue
q movement.
The house Of representatives, by
vote of 172 to 1903, concurred in tn
senate amendment to the urgent def
cheney appropriation bill authorizin
loan Of $4,000, 900 by the govern
ment to the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition, after amending it with respec
to the manner in which the meme
shall be paid.
There is to be assembled at Sa