Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-24
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-NationaI
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.


Frederick Cummings Sons & Co., al
Orange, N. j., causing loss Of $500,
900 and throwing 500 persons out Of
employment.
The Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific and 500 lines have filed with
the Minnesota state grain and ware
house commission notice of 10 per
cent reduction in grain rates.
The police of Racine, Wis, 1t is
announced, have been ordered by their
chief to shoot at autoists who refuse
to stop when commanded to do so.
With money pouring in at the rate of
a MILAN dollars day from insur-
ance alone, the banks Of San Fran
cisco are more crowded with deposits
than ever in their history.
National Bank Examiner Ever has
closed the First National bank of
Chelsea, Mass.
The Valparaiso earthquake was re-
corded in the seismograph at Victoria.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles elect
ed Edward Krause of Wilmington,
Del, grand worthy president.
President Roosevelt has completed
the official roster of the interstate
commerce commission by appointing
James s. Harlan of Illinois to the last
vacancy on the board.
w. s. Fielding, minister of finance
in the Canadian government, has been
unseated as member Of parliament
for the s-Shelbourne district by
the supreme court. His political
workers in the last general election
had been guilty of corrupt practices.
General Jiminez ex-president of San
to Domingo, has arrived in New York.
High Japanese officials deny the
statements to the effect that the Jap
anese government is discriminating
against foreigners.
The birthday Of Emperor Francis
Joseph was observed Saturday
throughout Austria-Hungary with spe-
cial religious services and other cele-
brations.
John D. Rockefeller is confined to
his bed at Forest Hill, his suburban
home, as a result of stomach trou-
BILE.
The plant Of the Baxter Moulding
company at st. Louis was destroyed
by fire recently. LOSS, $180,000.
Queen Alexandra has left London
for Norway, where she will visit her
daughter, Queen Maud, after which
Queen Alexandra will go to Denmark
and spend her usual holiday with her
brothers and sisters. The trip WI.
be made on the British royal yacht
Victoria and Albert.
Seventeen of the sailors of the
cruiser Pamayat Azuvo, who mutinied
August 2, and an agitator have been
executed at Regal, Russia.
Vancouver, B. C.-The steamer Bea-
yer, with 800 excursionists on board,
crashed into the Frazer river bridge
Saturday afternoon. phenomenally
avoiding a serious catastrophe.
Six thousand Greek families, fear
ing excuses, have left Bulgaria and
taken refuge at Adrianople, where the
authorities welcomed them.
Robert M. Larner, for many years
a prominent Washington correspond.
ent Is dead.
A huge gorilla which escaped from
captivity a few days. ago is spreading
terror among the villagers who live on
the borders of the forest of Berley, in
the Canton of Friborg.
There was a race riot at Seaford
Del, recently, in which four men
were seriously injured.
The announcement that, the Prince
OF Wales is to visit Glasgow in the
spring of next year has aroused wide
spread interest.
A number of Americans are making
a business tour of ireland. Their OBJ
ject is to learn by actual observation
what opportunities Ireland offers fol
the investment of American capital
Recently the postoffice at Midway
B. c., was robbed of letters and
money. Immediately afterward the
building took fire and burned to the
ground. Including the contents Of
general merchandise the loss is placed
at $1,000, which is partly covered by
insurance.
President Roosevelt has issued &
proclamation establishing the Crazy
mountains forest reserve of a million
of acres in south central Montana
The mountains are among the highest
and most rugged in the northwest
and control the tributaries of the Vel
lowstone, Missouri and Musselshel
rivers through their heavy snowfall
Snow can be seen on these mountains
almost at any time of the year. The
crests rise Hits feet above the sea
The first typewriter ever made ap
peared in TIA. the work Of Henry