Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-04-15
NEWS summary
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES or
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
4 Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NatIonaI.
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.


ed and $4,000 operatives are idle.
Joshua Crane, Jr., of the Boston Ath-
letic association. for his fourth time
has won the annual championship Sc
ries at court tennis.
A prairie fire which swept the sand
hills country OF Mcpherson and Lin
coin counties, Neb., has been brought
under control as result of heavy rain
and snow.
A. d. Galbraith, formerly manager Of
the Topeka mine. in Russell gulch. Gill
pin county, Col, in jail at Denver on
the charge Of Incorporating the
company's funds. has confessed to hav-
ing murdered his wife and little son in
his cabin in Russell gulch in March.
The republican convention of the
Twentieth New York congressional
district chose e. H. Hartman, Orange
county, delegate to the national con-
vention.
The senate committee on public
lands has agreed to postpone until
next session of congress the bill to
transfer control of the forest reserves
from the interior department to the for
estry division OF the agricultural de-
partment.
Fresno, Cal.-Richard Manoogian,
while awaiting the return of jury,
which had tried him on the charge of
numbering Oscar Michael on July 2,
1902, threw himself from the window
of Judge Austins courtroom to the
pavement below, receiving injuries
from which he died.
The British punitive expedition OPP
Grating against the okpoto tribe of ma
lives in Nigeria, British West Africa,
lost four men KILLED and as wounded
in the lighting recently when the Ok
potos fought their way into the midst
Of British square.
Amiens, France.-Two thousand
strikers recently attacked force of
infantry sent to guard factory. Cav
airy reinforcements arrived and charg-
ed the mob. using their sabres upon
those who refused to dispense. Many
Of the rioters were fatally wounded
and number of soldiers were serious
" injured by stones thrown by the
mob.
The new capital Of the Philippines
will be about 155 miles from Manila
on plot OF ground over 500 feet above
the sea level, which will make 1t far
more healthy for Americans.
Central Wisconsin Sunday suffered
q severe blizzard.
The worlds fair has issued a spe-
cial series OF passes for the use Of high
police officials of this and other coun-
tries during the exposition period.
Major General Wood, with 1900 men,
is about to begin campaign to COM
pei the allegiance Of the sultan of Tara
ca and to compel him to turn over to
the Americans the persons of 20 muir
derers and number Of stolen rides.
Taraca Is on the shores of Lake La
mao. Island of Mindanao.
-Four boys suspected of connection in
the robbery In GAINESVILLE. Conn, when
$4,000 was stolen from the home of
Henry Davis, recluse, are under ar.
rest. About $4,000 was found In their
possession. All the boys are under 20
years of age.
A general strike OF the employees Of
the National Biscuit company's factory
In New York has been ordered because
Of alleged discrimination against union
men.
A slump Of 8 cents pound has
occurred in the price Of gum camphor.
extensively used in manufacture.
Acute cerebro spinal meningitis is
so prevalent In New York as to assume
almost the proportions of an epidemic.
A deal whereby the Taylor Signal
company OF Buffalo, N. Y, and the
Pneuamtic Signal company Of Roches-
ter are to be merged into one firm,
to be known as the General Railway
Signal company, with capital Of $5,-
900 900, has been completed.
The London board of trade returns
for the month of March show an in
crease in the imports of $S,S79,000 and
decrease in the exports of 81, $40, 500.
Professor Alexander Graham Bell
has decided to give public exhibition
Of his tetrahendran kite. or flying ma
chine. before the National Geograph-
tCdi buCiety AZ du open ali mSStlHS
and exhibition to be held in Washing
ton. ID. c.. on April 80.
Living In a richly furnished home on
the West Side. FAMILY of Chicago
beggars has been located, after seven
years search.
Peter Mcbride. a mail carrier Of
Milwaukee. has been arrested on the
charge OF destroying letters given him
to deliver in Upper Grand avenue. He
has confessed. He has been on the
force 18 years.
The two new battleships ordered in
England by Japan viii be exceedingly
powerful. their length. 445 feet. exceed
ing that of the most powerful British
battleship by 20 feet. In order to meet
the capacity of docking aecommoda-
lions the beam and draught have been
fixed at rs feet and rs feet. respect
lively Each will have displacement
of 16.400 tons.
Roy Travis. an is year old press
feeder Of Chicago. being assaulted by
Franklin union pickets. drew his re-