Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-03-11
NEWS SUMMARY.
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PREss.

During the Past Week--Nationai,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.
Senator Gallinger has introduced q
bill increasing the salaries Of the exc
cutive officers Of the governmnte, and
also senators and members of the house
of representatives. The bill fixes the
following scale: President, $4,000;
vice-president, $4,000; speaker of the
house Of representatives, $12, 1000 ;mem-
bers Of the cabinet, $4,000 each ;sena-
tors and members Of house, $4,000 each.
The bill provides that the new salaries
shall take effect March 4, 1905.
Noah Raby died recently in the Pts
Getaway poorhouse. Nj. where he has
been an inmate for the past 10 years.
II he had lived until Apri / next, ac-
cording to his own statement, Raby
would have been 1879 years old.
Otto Be1dix, well known musician
and teacher, died recently in San
Francisco.
Twentysix Russian residents of An
sonia, Conn, have left for Russia to
be recruited in the Russian army.
Countess Nirod Of st. Petersburg has
bade farewell to anthoer son, who has
just been appointed midsihpman in the
Russina navy and who goes to the front
to take the place Of his brother who
was killed on board the Variag at Che
mulpo.
At the recent conference of miners
and operators for the Central COMPETE
tive district, an Ohio delegate moved
that the scale now in effect be re-
adopted. The operators voted against
readoption, while the miners favored
it.
The Upper Maumee river in Ohio
is over its banks.
Ethel Golding, the champion woman
swimmer Of the world, died recently in
New York, aged 23 years.
Postmaster e. s. Parnell of Junction,
Union county, Ark, has RESIGNED and
in hsi letter says the action is due to
political feud, to ecsape which he is
going to leave the state.
Jim Jeffries and Jack Munroe have
signed articles to fight for the heavy
weight championship of the world at
the Yosemite Athletic club, San Fran
cisco, during the last week in May. A
purse Of $25, 900 is guaranteed. The
purse is to be divided, 65 precent to
the winner and 85 per cent to the loser.
A report from Sevierville, ~ miles
south of Knoxville, Tenn, is that a
distinct earthquake was felt there. II
lasted about eight seconds and was
general along the Appalachian range
The quake travelled northwesterly and
reports of it in mild form are also
reported from Ducktown and Newport
M. Bunau-Varilla, the retiring min
lister from Panama, has called at the
state department to say farewell to
Secretary Hay, preparatory to his de.
parture for Paris.
AS the result of an explosion OF
powder and dynamite at the maya
zine of the H. s. Kerbaugh company al
Heads Hill, near Latrobe, Pa, one
man, Patrick Quinn, was killed and
81 others injured. Jacob Squibbs, who
was in his home half a mile from the
scene of the explosion, was fatally
injured. Houses within radius of q
mile were toppled from foundations
and window glass in homes 20 miles
distant were broken.
One priest and two servants were
killed and two other priests were seve-
rely injured in fire that destroyed
st. Patrick's Roman Catholic church
and the adjoining rectory in Long ISL
and City. Those killed were the Rev
Father Ernest and Mary and margaret
Brady, domestics. Those injured are
the Rev. Joseph Kearney and the Rev.
Father Hennigan. The money loss
by the fire was estimated at $35, 200
| Attorney John M. Glover, former
congressman from Missouri, has filed
suit in the district court at Cripple
Creek against Governor James H. Pea
body, Colonel Edward Verdeckberg
several mining companies and mum
Der of officers and members of the
Mineowners' association, asking dam
ages to the amount of $3.50. 900 for false
Imprisonment. Mr.. Glover was i'm
prisoned 16 days in the military bull
pen and during that time the wound
in his arm. received in a fight with the
militia at his Office in that city last
December. was neglected, resulting
in permanent injury.
Congressman Martin of South Da-
kota wants prote stion for stockgrow-
ers. He says they are robbed right
and left.
Frank L. Larue, president Of the
Corning, Iowa, Savings bank now in
the hands of receiver, shot and killed
himself recently.
The republican state committee of
Indiana has called the state convention
for April 2s at Indianapolis. Resolu-
tions were adopted indorsing Roosevelt.
NJ. Vignaux, the French billadist,
defeated George Sutton, the American
player, in the world championship
match, 10 inch balk line, one shot in,