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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
TOTAL FRISCO LOSS
new YORK COMMISSIONER SAYS
1T is 1872 MILLIONS.
Sworn Statements Made as to Insur-
ance cOmpanles' Losses in caIifor-
snla--Foreisn Companies Are Heav-
lest LOssrs-Jolnt Concerns Next,
and New York Third.

New York State Superintendent OF
Insurance Otto Kelsey has made pub
lie the results Of his Investigation as
to the losses Of fire insurance compa-
MES in the San Francisco disaster.
All joint fire and inland marine In
surance companies, transacting busi-
ness in the state were called on for a
sworn statement as to their losses in
California. The companies were asked
for the gross amount of insurance in
volved in risks destroyed OF damaged,
the deduction to be recovered from
reinsurance, the deduction for estimat-
ed salvage, the total deduction and the
net amount of loss as shown by the
records June 80, 1906.
The New York state companies, Al
in number, show the gross amount of
insurance involved at SAL, 11O,O69; the
reinsurance to be recovered, $10,834,-
795; the estimated salvage, $7,137, 1873,
and the actual amount of loss, $685.
1873, 900.
Returns from other joint stock fire
and fire marine insurance companies,
"a in number, show the gross amount
of insurance, $50, ,7e4; reinsurance
to be recovered, $22,1S0,167; estimated
salvage, $11,35s, 425; actual amount Of
loss $51, 9S3,111.
The foreign companies, 80 in mum
Der, made the returns: Gross insur
ance involved, $1O1, SO2,5S3 reinsur
ance to be recovered, So, 1881, S0S; esti
mated salvage, $15,s1S,S59; actual loss
$57, 7O1, 1856.
The gross amount Of insurance in
volved by all companies was 1921, 1886,
3O7; the reinsurance, $65,246,771; sal
wage $33,S14,836 and actual loss, $133
O0O, 900.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
WoNDERLAND-1soe.

No other travel-book tells as much
about the Great Northwest as does
wonderland 1906. It's chapters deal
with Puget Sound, the Columbia Riv-
err, the Queniut Indians, the Bitterroot
Range Of Montana, the Yellowstone
National Park. There is nothing bet
ter as a guide to the splendid country
between the Mississippi and the tide
water of the Pacific. Send six cents
for a copy, or send the six cents with
the address of the friend to whom
wonderland 1906" is to be mailed, to
A. M. Cleland, Gen. Passenger Agent,
st. Paul, MINI.
The Northern Pacific Railway runs
three trains daily in each direction
between st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth
and Superior, and the Great Pacific
Northwest.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
Theatrical Notes.

May Yohe is to star in mile. Nj
touche," a new musical comedy.
A successful revival has been made
of "The Geisha" in England.
Herber Kelley and Effie Shannon
have been engaged for Charles Klein's
new play, 'The Daughters Of Men"
There are rumors that Virginia Har-
ned is to supplant Mrs. Leslie Carter
Payne as the principal Belasco star.
Charming Pollock has contracted
with Conan & Harris to write a play
for them which is to be entitled 'Mon-
ey."
Frank Payne is to succeed Percy
Weldon as the general press repre-
sentative of the Henry w. Savage
productions.
Cecil Owen, an Australian actor Of
reputation, has been engaged by Rob-
ert Mantell for leading parts in
Shakespearean productions.
Florence Rockwell is to have the
principal feminine role in George M.
Cohan's play Popularity" which is to
be brought out at Rochester in Sep
| TENDER.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
IDAHO NOTES.

The death of Arkansas" whose
badly decomposed remains were founu
in her little shack on the outskirts
of Wallace recently, regardless OF the
character of the woman, has brought
back to the memory of many OF the
old pioneers incidents and scenes OF
the primitive days Of the district that
nothing but the passing of pioneer
can do.
Capitalists from the east, who are
furnishing capital for the Lewiston
& Grangeville electric road, Wnlch
must be completed by June Z, l9of'
have finished a trip along the line
overland, and letting contracts TOT
bridge, lumber and grading at dl1Ier'
ent points.
Lewiston's $4,000 high school
building and about 20 residences IN
the eastern end of the city were
threatened with destruction recently
by a grass fire started by a man
dropping a lighted match in vacant
lot.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
OREGON NOTES,

Judge Gantenbein in the circuit
court of Oregon, this morning SEN
fenced Charles Book, secretary of the
sailors union, to six years in the
penitentiary.
A fire broke out in the upper por-
ton of the north wing of the state
asylum for the insane near Salem
recently There was no panic among
the inmates nor any loss of life. The
cause of the fire has not been ascer-
tanned. The loss amounts to S25,00O
Salvation Army headquarters for
the states of Oregon, Washington
Idaho and Montana, which have been
located in Portland until recently
have been moved to Seattle.
The jury in the Hembree murder
case at Tillamook, Ore, after being
out all night, brought in verdict Of
manslaughter as a compromise yer
dict. Hembree was tried for the muir
der of his wife and daughter.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
Moscow is now out for new court


Moscow is now out for a new court
house.
The Occur d'Alene district is now
universally looked upon as the lead
Ing silver-lead mining district in the
world, is rapidly coming into the fore
ground as a copper camp and sensa-
tional strikes of gold have been made,
but it remained for Frank Etzold,
farmer Of Cataldo, to demonstrate
that as fine fruit and vegetables can
be grown here as in any place in
America,
The fire which broke out recently
in camp No. of the Potlatch Lumber
company, three miles from Harvard,
the end Of the Washington, Idaho &
Montana, and 20 miles east of Palouse,
has been brought under control.
One and one-half million feet of
skidded logs was burned, together with
considerable standing timber. Camp
No. l, three miles from the place
where the fire started, was totally de-
stroyed and much of the track on the
branch logging road, which runs from
Harvard to camp is a total wreck.
The loss is estimated at from $4,000
to $40, 900.
With the opening Of the harvest
ing and threshing season there has
developed a strong and growing agita.
ton among farmers to pool their
wheat and hold it for 70 cents a
bushel. :
George F. Cotterill of Seattle was
reelected National Grand Chief Tenn
plar at the last session of the National
Grand Lodge of the United States In
dependent Order of Good Templars
Seattle was selected as the place fol
holding the convention of 1907.
While wading into the waters of the
Snake river, Frank Cope, the z yeal
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Cope
of Charleston, slipped into deep watel
and was soon carried by the swift
current to his death.
Because they had allowed a prisoneI
to escape and yet had checked hin
present time after time during tn,
night, four employees of the state peni
Tertiary have been notified that thei
services would not longer be required
The four men, Turnkey John E. Rob
inson, and Guards Joseph Brill, W.
Dewitt and William H. Rogers, wer
finally allowed to resign, their resis
nations being promptly accepted b
Warden Whitney when rendered. TIL
man who escaped is A. E. Love, ALA
Portland Whitley" who burglarized
postoffice in Shoshone county a fe7
- months ago and was sentenced t
serve Is years.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
Columbia Theater at Spokane.

On the hackneyed theme Of false
impersonation, William Gillette in his
play, "The Private Secretary" sue
ceeded in building up mirthful plot
in the lay, which will be the offering
of the Byron Douglas company during
the concluding week. Of its engage
ment at the Columbia theater.
John Cordray, manager Of the
washington and Columbia theaters, in
Spokane, owned by the Sullivan
Considine interests, says:
Peace has been declared by our
houses and the Klaw & Erlanger in
terests, represented in Spokane by
the Spokane theater. The Columbia
will be opened in September as the
home of the Stair & Havlin popular
price dramas, which have heretofore
gone to the Spokane. These shows
will be seen at the Columbia for so
cents for the best seats outside Of
| boxes.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
FAMILY MURDERED
FOUL CRIME In WASHINGTON
COUNTY, Pennsylvania.
Samuel Pearse on Returning Home
Found Three Children and Wife
Dead-House Was Burning - Rob-
berry the Motlve-Negro Suspected
of Crime Is Hunted by Large Posse.

Canonsburg, Pa, July SO.-When
Samuel Pearse, a well known resident
Of Washington county, returned to his
home from drive he found his young
wife and two children dead and a third
child dying from bullet wounds. Who
fred the shots has not been learned.
Indications point to robbery as the mo-
tive.
He noticed cloud of smoke escap-
ing from bedroom window. Reach
ing the bedroom from which he saw
smoke issuing, he found upon the floor
the dead body of his wife. Side by
side on the floor little distance away
lay the little girl and Robert. He ap-
preached the crib at one side Of the
room, and there found the baby, also
dead. A heap of combustible material
had been thrown together at the foot
of the bed, and this was burning.
A posse was formed, which searched
the surrounding country for strange
negro, reported to have been seer
about the Pearse home.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
Canada ExpeIs rraInmen.

General Counsel Frederick w. Ste
vens of the Pere Marquette railway
has received word from the Canadian
attorneys of the road that the privy
council of England has sustained the
ruling of the Canadian high court,
which ordered the deportation some
time ago, under the Canadian alien
labor act, of several American Off.
Gals of the road who were employed
at the division headquarters in St
Thomas, Ont.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
BOLD BANDITS IN BOSTON
Robbers Invade Merchants Office in
Broad Daylight.


Broad Daylight.
Patrolman Herman Shiel and
Thomas Hickey Of Wakefield, a coal
merchant lie seriously wounded at the
city hospital, the victims of three
robbers, who in broad daylight held
up, robbed and shot Hickey in his
office at Charlestown, then en-
gagged in a street battle with the
police, in which Shiel was MANNED
by bullets fired by the desperados.
The police directed every effort to
the capture of the third Of the crimi-
nails, the other two having been ar
rested as the climax of the struggle
with the authorities. Hickey was
robbed Of 5000 in cash and valuable
papers.
The two men arrested are George
w. Eyerson, q years old, of New
York city and Fred Sacckati, 80 years
old, of Bridgeprt, Conn.
One was killed, two or three per
sons fatally injured and upward o
25 hurt, many of them seriously, il
a collision recently by a local South
ern Pacific train running between
Los Angeles and Pasadena and ca
of the Sierra Madre division of thu
Pacific Electric company. The acct
dent happened at Oneonta Junction
in the suburbs of South Pasadena.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
KILLED U. S. OFFICER ON CHIP
Lieut.. England of Cruiser Chattanooga
is Victim.

Cheefo-Lieutenant Clarence Eng
land, navigating officer of the United
States cruiser Chattanooga, was
wounded recently by a rife bullet
fired by a member of the crew of the
French armored cruiser Du Petit
Thouars and died hours later The
Chattanooga, with Lieutenant Eng
land on the bridge, was proceeding
from the harbor to the target range,
just outside, and was passing the
French squadron, which was anchored
near the American squadron and was
engaged in small arms practice. The
Chattanooga, after everal bullets had
struck the side of the ship, signalled
to the F'renchmen to cease firing, but
before this was done Lieutenant
England was struck in the back at
the base of the spine, probably by a
ricochet bullet, which left his body
under the arm. The crew of the Du
Petit Thouars later continued their
practice from the deck of the cruiser
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
DEes WOULD HEAD ARMY.
He Would March Upon Idaho to Free
MoYar and COMPANIONS.

Moyar and Companions.
Eugene V. Debs, former presidential
candidate on the socialist ticket, in a
speech at Riverside park Sunday,
caused a stir among the workingmen
of st. Louis when he advised all work
ingmen of the United States to assist
in the freeing of Charles Meyer, w. D.
Haywood and George A. Pettibone, the
three Denver miners, confined in Jail
in Idaho, at any cost, even if it took
revolution to free them.
more than 100000 workingnen in
the United States will rise up and de
mand that these men be liberated,
said Mr.. Debs. 81 will be at the head
of this 100000 to assist in liberating
them, by bloodshed, if necessary, but
peaceably, if possible"
The occasion for the speech made by
Debs was a meeting of the Moyer-Hay
wood defense organization at st
Louis.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
10 RooM WASHINGTON eTArE
Legislature Will be Asked to Appro.
prite 100000.

GSS49teANtS WIZ W FN2N@a " fNHStS~
prite 100000.
For the purpose OF energeticalIy ex-
plotting the advantages and recourees
of the State of Washington, the next
legislature will be asked to appro-
pirate 100000 to be- expended in
publicity work during the two years
proceeding the Alaska-Yukon exposi-
ton. The above action was agreed
upon at a recent meeting in Tacoma
at which were present representatives
of some of the most active commercial
organizations of the state. Those
present were:
Governor Albert z. Mead, William
Jones, s. A. Perkins, L. w. Pratt, Ia
coma; Former Governor John H. Nc
Graw, Seattle; w. H. Cowles and r.
B. Patterson, Spokane; Walter Ling
enfelder, Walla Walla; o. L. Hanson
Kennewick.
The meeting was the result Of the
agitation for publicity for some time
throughout the state. In all probable
ity the various commercial bodies Of
the state will lend their aid in further
ing the proposition as agreed on.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
MONTANA NEWS.

Rockslides in the mines at Butte
recently claimed the lives of three
miners-Evan Evans, Winnifred ].
Holt and Ernest J. Keene. Evans met
his death on the 1900 foot level of the
Gagon mine, a large mass of rock
catching him while he was engaged
in repairing some pipes.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
Familiarity Brood centempt.

Those ladies'" shouted the spieler
from the top of the Seeing New York"
automobile, "are the wives Of multi
miIlionaires. Look well at them while
you have the chance"
ooh, we've seen 'em before" said
Reuben Grassbindsr. They kim up
tsW my place every year to git some
sunburn, ct IS per week, and then SO
hun and say they heE been yashtin'."
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
DYNAMITE IN A BLAZING CAR.
shunted to Sldetrack and Crew Es-
cane the EXPLOSION,

Salt Lake, Utah.-The crew of a
freight train on the Tintic branch Of
the Rio Grande Western road had a
narrow escape from awful desaster
recently, when it was found that a
car loaded with dynamite and in the
middle of their train was on fire.
By heroic and quick work the burn
ing car was cut out of the train and
thrown on a sidetrack near Goshen
and the trainmen had barely with
drawn to safe distance with the re-
mainder of their train when the dyna-
mite exploded, blowing the car to
atoms and tearing up the track for a
considerable distance. No one was
hurt.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
mIninn Men Still Missing.

ouray, Colo, July 30.-Although
search was kept up all day for General
w. L. Thompson and Foreman G. W.
Mather of the Tempest-Apex Mining
company, no trace of the missing men
has been discovered.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

Now" said the doctor, you'll have
to accustom yourself to one cigar after
meals"
90, DOCTOR" said the patient, that's
pretty hard"
Tut! tut! After a time you'll find
it easy to give up even the cigars after
meals"
But I'm sure I'll be giving up the
meals after the cigars. I've never
smoked, you know" - Philadelphia
Press.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

Kaiser Wilhelm has a violent dis
like for cats, and it is believed in Ber-
lin that he instigated the ordinance
which puts tax on felines of the cap
ital. Unless a cat wears a collar and
medallion showing that the tax has
been paid, it will be killed by the po-
lice.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

"Ah" cried the tomato, as the fan
iel trousered youth seated himself
upon it; .'T've spotted you at last
Cornell Widow.
"Well, I never had such a slow time
in my life as had last night"
''Why, l heard you were playing
poker"
$50 was; with my wife, your wife
and my sister, not in earnest, but just
for fun. philadelphia Press.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
Armenlana and rartara War.

Tiflis-Advices received from the
Armenian town Of Shusha, Is miles to
the southeast, announce a renewal OF
hostilities between Armenians and
Tartars there. Shusha was lombard
ed for three days with 81 guns, and
finally set afire.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
New chief for Artillery,

Lieutenant Arthur Murray will sue
coed Brigadier General Samuel Mills
as chief of artillery. Upon his own
application General Mills, who has
been in i'll health for some time and
who is now on sick leave, will go on
the retired list in a short time.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

The canals which form q network
throughout = great part Of China
abound in fsh. The rice10lds, which
are irrigated with the water from
these canals, make ideal Matching
places for them.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

Salt Lake City, July S1.-Joseph Nc
Mann, an aeronaut from small town
near Des Moines, Iowa, will probably
die as a result Of fall at the Salt
Lake palace.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
Cruisers to Meet Root.

The Chilean cruisers Esmeralda and
O'Higgins will go to Punta Arenas to
meet the United States cruiser
Charleston when the American vessel
arrives at that port with Secretary Of
State Root.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

Professor H. P. Bowditch, after S5
years of continuous service on the IA
Guilty Of the Harvard Medical school,
and one of the best known authorities
in the country on physiology, has re-
signed to take a long rest.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

''The Jungle" in it's dramatized
form, is to be produced first in Chi
cago. It is promised that it will make
a sensation of the first water.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

In Russia an extensive domestic i'll
iustry consists of the manufacture OF
wooden spoons. Of which as many as
80, OOO,0 900 are made annually. They
are nearly all Of birch wood.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

Effeminate Youth dare say you
think l am too laxative?
Manly Maid-Not for a woman
Walter Pulitzer in Lippineott's Maya
zine.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

Georgia Game has been engaged as
leading woman with Sam Bernard in
his play, ''The Rich Mr.. Hoggenhei-
mer."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03

The permanent retirement of Maud
Jeffries from the stage on the occa'
sion of her marriage is announced
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1906-08-03
NEWSOF NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA
and OREGON NEWS ITEMS.

A Few Interesting items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding cOuntry-Numerous Acct.
dents and Personal Events Take
Piace-FaII Trade Is Good.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

Thomas W. Shaw, ,of the First
ward; Is another victim of the local
lying machine. 1t pablished this
morning that his taxes in 1904 were
s14lg5 and $1S5s this year. Mr..
shaw came over and paid his taxes
today and found that instead of an in
crease 81 s48b as shown in the
Times he enjoyed very gratifying
decrease. His taxes due the sheriff
~ 1904 were Splits and this year
only .bs while his city taxes were
decreased from $ig.s1 In 1904 to s9.4O
o. 1905. making a net saving of 1857.
Same old story, another Times lie
exposed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

If it takesa half column editorial
ii the Times to treat an article in
NE West yirgInian with silent con-
Tempt how much space would it take
10 speak audibIy on the subject?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

Tbe burning question'is what ever
possessed Walt to call the old man
Pap ne ought to have. known bet.
rs 1it5f A'Et<s "'.'''
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

The West vlrginian is a little short
On editorials today because it is long
on advertising
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

same thing in this county. Wonder
why it doesn't do It now? Could You
guess? Wonld it do 1t if the Demo
Gratis were in the majority? RepubH-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

If the Times shasi been denied, access
to the sherifgs books. It must be max.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

The shepherdstown Register makes
a strong appeal to the Democrats of
Jefferson not to scratch their ticket.
The Fairmont Index used to do the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02
WANT COLUMN
shOrti"Aas." of Various Kinds
at one:HaIf Cent Per Word.
WANTED.

WANTED.
WANTED-Manager for branch office
we wish to locate here in Fatrlhont.
Address, with references, The Morris
Wholesale House, Cincinnati, Ohio.
WANTED-Two furnished rooms for
light house keeping. Man and wife.
South Side preferred. PCT
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

WANTED - Girl for general house
work. Apply Mrs. T, W, Arnett, 225
Locust avenue.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

WANTED Good live boy to carry
tools; good wages. Apply Fairmont
Mining Machine Company If
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

WANTED-Girl for general house
work. Apply Mrs. T. W. Arnett, 225
Locust avenue. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

RANTED-At once;posltion as nurse
or children. Can give reference il
equired, Address "F," care Of West
Hrginian office. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-02

been study Of this year,. AS to how well
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showing at Ten Twevefty and Fifteen Dollars Every
garment the three lines carefully that
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that is backed by guarantee Of Service
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