Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-08
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In 6oth
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week--NatIohaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Connecticut who are Ill with typh0ld
fever at the naval hospital will No
cover, it is thought
The governments statement for the
receipts and expenditures for the
month of February show a surplus OF
$S,2O5, 900.
Samuel Kranbe. prominent busi-
ness man of Houston, Texas was as
sassinated recently by being shot from
ambush.
Brigadier General s. p. Jocelyn, com
manding the department of the COlum-
bia, has been retired on account OF
age.
The marchioness of Ripon Is dead
in London. She was married in 1851
to the marquis, who is her first cousin
and who survives her.
Nicaragua is reported to be get
ting the best of the three cornered
warfare being waged against her by
Honduras and Salvador.
The Matin, French government
paper, states that proof Of the vati-
cans interference in the religious
trouble was established beyond .
doubt.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska has
presented resolution asking that ex-
press companies be investigated as to
their method of doing business.
The customs receipts at Havana
in February amounted to SLABS, 2OS.
The Iowa legislature has called upon
congress to take action in the mat
ter of amending the constitution TO
provide for popular election of United
States senators.
The denatured alcohol bill has pass
ed the senate after being amended to
do away with government storekRep-
er where the alcohol is denatured.
The king of Saxony is in Lisbon to
visit the king of Portugal.
: The French armored cruisers Victor
Hugo and Kleber, which will attend
the jamestown exposition under com
mand of Admiral Thery, are being
cleaned preparatory to starting for
america early in May.
The cOnferees on the agricultural
|, appropriation bill has reached an
agreement on practically all amend
: ments except that allowing an increase
I Of $4,000 a year for agricultural and
= scientific colleges.
Dependent over her enforced sep
7 aration from her husband, capitalist
= OF Pawtuckett, r. l., who had recently
secured a divorce, Mrs. Mary Sim
= mons, aged 40, ended her life at Oak
= land, Cal.
Prier Campbell Bannerman, who mp
! to the present time has refused to re-
II ceive a deputation of the woman suf-
8 fragists, has written a letter in which
: he promises to support the bill pre-
scented by w. Dickinson, M. p, Ia
= give the suffrage to women
Reports are coming in TO Inc CT
~ feet that rice boats for the relief Of
y the Chinese famine sufferers have
been pillaged in the vicinity of Sing
kiangpu.
The annual strike of Chicago lath
ers took place Saturday on schedule
!. time, about 400 men going out
There will be no ship subsidy legis
% lation during the present session Of
= congress.
- Conductor McLennon confessed thai
= he left the switch open that caused
: the wreck at Cotton, Cal, in which
- one was killed and 36 injured.
= Dayton, Ohio-The mystery of thu
- murder of Dona Gilman deepens with
"a the report of the grand jury, which
- exonerated the family of Dave Cur
i tbs, the confessed slayer.
~ A. F. Slater, who recently was an
- pointed assistant secretary Of the
treasury to succeed Charles H. Keen
has rendered his resignation to the
president and will leave the depart
- ment with Secretary Shaw on March
% 4.
"a The body Of woman weighing 25C
pounds was buried with some diff
~ Guilty recently in Chicago. It was thai
~ of Mrs. William Maurer, 81 years d
:. age, wife of Detective William Maur
err of the West Chicago Avenue polio,
station, who died of fatty degenera
ton of the heart
The most important battle between
Honduras and Nicarauga has resuItet
err III victory for Nicarauga.
in Under orders from Manager ]. C
re Stone, Of the Pacific board of fire un
ey derwriters, the Portland, Ore, boar,
e. Eas issued circulars to all agents il
in Oregon, Washington and Idaho order
ing them to discontinue ref,mding I,
pOlicyholdeTs the emergency premium
of 25 per cent additional that wa
ne charged on all policies written afte
,r- the San Francisco fire.
hit The president has nominated Col
at oDel Alfred Markedly and earle
IS Hall for brigadier generals in actiV
sarvipa