Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-12-21
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week--Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
Klng oscar Is aeriously in.

of Moscow, Russia, was made Saturday
afternoon, but he escaped with slight
injuries.
Notices have been posted at all cot
ton mills in Lowell, Mass, OF a I'VE
per cent increase in wages to go into
effect on Monday About 10000 opera
tives are affected.
Members of the house and senate
have been denied more salary by a
vote Of 1873 to LOG. but house speaker
and vice president will draw $4,000
yearly, also cabinet members.
Governor Magoon Of CUBA has issued
a decree directing all rural guardsmen
to be especially vigilant in arresting
all persons bearing arms without Ii
cense Another gubernatorial decree
provides for the expenditure Of $685.
900 for sanitation in various towns
throughout the island.
st. Louis, Dec. 15.-Adolphus Busch,
the muItimillionaire brewer. says he is
in favor Of an income tax law.
six more theaters will be added to
the Sullivan and Considine circuit Of
the vaudeville playhouses within a
year.
An unidentified newsboy was killed
recently in the gallery Of the Majestic
theater, Chicago, for applauding a
player on the stage with whom George
Dmraven, another spectator, was dis
pleased. Dunraven tried to hit the boy
with an umbrella. The point of the
umbrella penetrated the boys brain
through his left eye. Dunraven was ar
rested.
Representative Jones has introduced
bill providing that after July /, 1907,
the salary Of each and every civil SER
vice employee of the government shall
he increased twenty per cent.
The condition Of Bishop McCabe,
suffering from apopIexy, is slightly inn
proved,
Two thousand machinists employed
in Denver shops, will receive an adj
vance in wages January l ranging
from to Is por cent.
The Standard Oil company an
nounces that it win advance the wages
of all its employees now receiving less
than $500 month by 10 per cent, be
ginning January /.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion will investigate into the shortage
Of cars in hearings which begin at
Minneapolis December IL and extend
to Kansas City, ST. Louis and Chi
cago.
Flora G. Adams has obtained a di
vorce In Seattle on a cross complaint
from Henry Austin Adams, better
known as Vincent Harper, author and
magazine contributor.
on the recommendation of the gen
eral staff the secretary of war has or
dered the trial by courtmartial of Ma
jor Macklin Of Company G, First bat
TALON of the Twenty-ffth infantry, un
der the SD article of war for con
duct to the prejudice Of good oraer anC
discipline in failing in their duties il
preventing and suppressing the riot BY
negro soldiers at Brownsvlle, Texas
last August.
Simplified spelling has received
fnal quietus In the house Of congress
The Indian appropriation bill TO
1908, carrying about $S,000,000, ha
been agreed upon by the house com
mittee on Indian affairs. The appro
priation for the Indians for 1907 wa
Ss.4O5, GOO. The estimates submitte,
by the bureau of Indian affairs TO
1908 aggregated $7,970000.
papresantatiVe Roberts of MaSSa
chusetts introduced a bill making tn
noncommissioned officers and enlistel
men OF companies B, c and D, 25th in
fantfy, the negroes discharged iron
the service by the presidents order
eligible for reenlistment in the militar
or naval service. The bill Is intender
to restore to these men all the right
: lost under the order of discharge,
Ex-Mayor w. w. Rose of Kansa
city. Kan, has sent to the clerk of tn
Kansas supreme court check 70
1852 to pay his fine and all costs i
the contempt case decided against hin
Robbers looted the safe in the ban
at Lincoln. Ark, recently, getting ava
with $500, all it contained.
The Utah federation OF labor ha
resolved to circulate petition to COZ
Rresss asking the creation of posts
savings banks. The move is said to
under the auspices of the America
Federation of Labor with which tn
utah federation is affiliated.