Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1904-01-29
NEWS SUMMARY.
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review 81 AsrrenInss In Both
Eastern and Western iemIspherss
During the Past Week National,
Historical. Political and Personal
Events Terssly Told.


local banks, Chicago trades unions
have started movement for q trades
union bank, with the union label over
the door.
The Emperor Of Austria will pay a
return visit to king Edward, which
will occur the latter part Of April.
The simultaneous breaking of two
OF the 80 inch mains which feed the
reservoir and supply water to the net
work Of pipes throughout Harrisburg,
Pa. has caused the worst water fam
Inc ever known IN that vicinity. Ho.
tells, houses, raiIroads, mills and fac
tories have Deen cut on. This state OF
aitairs is most serious.
The German financial papers regard
the capital OF so.OOO,000 with winch
the German petroleum company was
organized 70 compete with the Stan
dafd Oil company as a small trine
compared WIN the paid up capital OF
the Rockefeller concern.
Inc four masled schooner Augustus
Hunt was wlecAed recently west Oh
the tluogue lire saving station, on the
New YORK coast. Two OF the crew
we're saved, bur Is others were lost,
the bo0ies being washed away from
the wrecked snlp. The schooner was
toLaily wrecked.
A report mas been received from
Mindanao to fne enect that Lieuten
ant Campbell W. tIaKe had been xiii
ed and that Lieutenant William h..
RoDerls and private roy had been
badly wounded wnen out on scout
ing expedIIion against unfrlendly Mo-
ros. All OF the men belonged to
the Twenty-second infantry.
Allentown, Fa.--fhe july in the case
Of Mrs. catherine Bechtel, cnargeu
with being an accessory before lne
fact In the muroer OF her daughter,
Mabel, snop girl, returned yeroic,
OF not guilty.
Inc town Of Allesund, Norway, was
practlcaily destroyed by fire recently,
but SO far as can be ascertainel tnele
was no loss OF lie. The church, the
acnooihouse, shops and three quarters
OF the town have Deen burned and tine
latest news received said the remain
ing buildings we're on tire. Allesuno
Is busy port trading town of Norway
Of over s.0O0 inhabitants.
Inc second Shipment of big timber
for the Washington state building al
the fair in st. LOUIS, has arrived.
With the timDers came 80 foot flag
stan, which win form feature Of the
house Of hoo-Hoo.
Police Detectives Hawley, Murphy
and Gotten, of LOS Angeles, CAL, he'd
on charge OF manslaughter for the
killing Of Joseph and Louis Chesser,
father and son. at the Hotel Broxburn,
on the night OF december II, have
been released ~ Justice Chambers,
who exonerated the men for the kill
ing.
The Korean government has made
q formal declaration of neutrality in
the event of war between Japan and
Russia.
Sharon, Pa.-Four men and WON
an who attempted to ford swollen
stream near here, were swept away
and 1t Is rumored all were drowned.
The result of tie recent presidential
election in colombia is still uncer'
tain, according 10 dispatch from Bo'
gotta, by way of Panama. Affairs gen
orally are reported to be quiet.
Military activity at the Black sea
ports continue on a more extensive
scale than ever, cables Russian cor
respondent. Men are arriving for ship
ment on transports for the far east
The railways are gorged with military
stores. Private freight is sidetracked
in order to expedite shipments Of sup
plies.
Recent Manila advices to the wal
department throw light on the present
agitation In the rnllippines over the
proposed expulsion OF the Mexican
dollar from circulation. 1t seems ths
banks, conducted for the most par
by foreigners, are strenuous in theil
opposition to the proposed abandon
ment Of the Mexican silver piece, the
principal currency medium in the Phil
ippines. because of the large opportu
nifty 1t affords for making profits II
exchange.
The Cleveland, Ohio, grand jury has
returned an indictment against Geo
A. Rose. cashier of the Produce Ma
tional bank, which closed its doors
Rose is charged with having embez
zled $1S9,000 of the banks funds.
The protected cruiser Charleston
was successfully launched recently a
the yards of the Newport News Ship
building q Drydock company in Wiz
ginia.
st. John, N. F.-Another violen
snow storm ragged over the whole isl
and recently. Four schooners are fas
in the ice and are unable to commu
nicate with the shore. The whole ba.
and the gulf of st. Lawrence as far a
the eye can reach is mass Of ice
The other craft that were carried GU
into the gulf are frozen fast in foe
Hartford, Conn.-Fire started In tn
four story block at Main and Kin
sley streets. In 10 minutes the struc
ture was a roaring furnace. Fourteen
persons on the upper floors we're res
cued by firemen. The block was de
~t~>.,od and an eight story bufldtni