Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-04-08
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES or
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
\ Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.
Inhabitants in the vicinity of Dew
IFS Hole, near Danville, Livingstone
county, N. Y, have been. terrified over
big landslide occasioned by some
subterranean phenomena as yet unex-
planned. The slide was accompanied
by the sound of a muffled explosion
which appeared to come from the
earth. No material damage is report
ed.
The Russian soldiers, who are nat
urally superstitious, have been deeply
influenced by a widespread report that
the Japanese possess magnetic stones
capable of rendering their adversaries
powerless. officers are endeavoring
to restore confidence among the men,
who are convinced that they are fight
ing against sorcerers.
At Wichita, Kan. some women at a
party discussed the Reed Smoot affair
and varied the function by hanging
the Utah senator in effigy.
Seven conductors and motormen
working for the Public Service corpo-
ration of New Jersey, were arrested
recently on the charge of conspiracy
and robbery. 1t is alleged that the
company has lost $4,000 by system
of transfer frauds practiced by COM
bination of employees.
Guy Wetmore CaryIl, the author, is
dea d in New York.
Senator Morgan, the democratic
boss of Alabama, is believed to
have paved the way for long and Bit
ter fight against the bill providing for
the civil government of the Panama
canal zone, which is declared by the
republican leaders, must be passed at
this session. If the venerable leader.
who has fought for the Nicaraguan
route for over 90 years, is in earnest in
his opposition, it is thought that the
summer will be we'll under way before
adjournment cab reached.
Lieutenant Commander Edgar Town
send Warburton, chief engineer of the
battleship Maine, committed suicide
in his cabin on board the vessel.
Sidney johnson, of New York city
jumped to the street from the top floor
Of the 21st story of the sky scraper at
Broadway. Nearly every bone in his
body was broken.
A quarry blast explosion three miles
from Charlotte, Va, resulted in the
death of three men and the wounding
Of two others.
On account of not being able to adjust
wage scales, over 1000 men are out of
work in New England.
Private Thomas F. Haviland, com
pany |, Fourteenth infantry, was
drowned recently near Manila. His
body has not been recovered.
Miss Cecilia Lotus is ill with scar.
let fever.
An air tank in the Erie railroad ma.
chine shops exploded recently, killing
John Frederick, gang foreman, and
injuring six others, some of whom
will die. The building was wrecked
f. w. Wilsey, for several years as
sistant land commissioner of the Nor.
| tnerD Paclfic. is retired.
| At Cincinnati, Mrs. e. B. Hunter
wife of prominent business man OF
Memphis, committed suicide in heI
apartments at the Grand hotel while
returning from an eastern sanitarium
in charge of nurse.
Owing to an alleged technical error,
the car barn bandits of Chicago were
resentenced in the criminal court by
Judge Kersten. The bandits are to be
hanged on April 80, the date named in
the original sentence.
President Roosevelt but recently
sent to congress q long report on
the porgress of the beet sugar industry
of the United States during 1908. The
report says the industry can no longer
be called an experiment.
| The Union Trust company of Bos-
ton has closed its doors.
General Jiminez, Dominican leader
| is at Porto Rico, whence he will pro
coed to New York on a secret mission
| Young Corbett was given the deci
sion over Tommy Mowatt, the flight
ing streetcar conductor" after 81,
rounds of fast fighting at Chicago Sat
urday night.
| James Johnson, a nephew of ]. B
Marcum, who was assassinated a yea
ago, was shot and killed by hummer
Spicer at the mouth of George creek
10 miles south of Jackson, Ky.
Of1cers of the American Can com
pany announce that all differences be
tween the company and its employees
have been amicably adjusted.
A number of girls employed in tn,
Dickson Squib Manufacturing com
pany's works at Priceburg, Pa, wer'
killed by an explosion recently.
j Three masked men held up the Ore
gon express at Copley, California
They killed Express Messenger O'Nei
and carried off the Express the con
tents of the express box.
Miss Anita Kelley of New York t.
whom jury awarded damages in tn,
sum of $50, 900 against a Santa Bar.
bara hotel company for the loss of
limb in an elevator accident, has com
promised her case, receiving $25. 900
and payment of all costs of suit. Sh