Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-03-22
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-NatlonaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Tonopah, Nev.-News has been re-
ceived from Blair that Jack Walsh,
formerly a railroad conductor, recent
ly shot and killed Charles Meyers and
Jack Harrington. The tragedy was
the result of gambling row.
Herbert H. d. Pierce, the American
minister to Norway, has sailed for
Boston.
The ceiling of the hall of the Tau
ride palace in St. Petersburg, where
the lower house of parliament meets,
collapsed recently. No one was hurt
By unanimous vote the 500 strik-
ing employees of the Louisville Street
Railway company decided to accept
the terms agreed upon by their ex-
ecutive committee and the officers of
the company
The Pacific hotel at Greenwood, B.
c., was destroyed by fire recently.
George Curzon, lord of Kedleston.
ex-viceroy Of India, was elected chan
cellor Of Oxford university.
The G. A. R. national encampment
will be held at Saratoga, N Y, dur
ing the week of September 8.
Guantanamo, Cuba-Fire on the
Conhuente sugar plantation caused
damage estimated at over 100000
Berlin-Cashier Speyer Mueller of
the Industrial bank has defaulted
$4,000 short. 1t is believed he lost
it in stock speculation.
Abilene, Kan.-Ex-S Senator Burton
has been officially informed that he
will be released from Jail March %.
His fine of $3.50 has not been paid.
The postoffice department announ-
ces that on July /, 243 postal clerks
and 254 letter carriers in Washington
will be promoted 500 each.
Paris-Edward Toulouse, the noted
French painter, is dead,
Vienna-The city is without bread
as result of strike of bakers.
Ogden, Utah-Judge Thomas Ma
loney is dead. He was secretary to
President Andrew Johnson.
Chicago-Striking boilermakers in
South Chicago were practically locked
out by the Chicago Shipbuilding COM
pany recently. Nearly 200 of the
strikers left for San Francisco.
Steubenville, Ohio-Six and perhaps
10 members of two families were
drowned at Mingo Junction, near here.
Because of the food which is raging
1000 persons are homeless.
Pont Sur Seine-The funeral of ex-
President Sasimir was held here Fri
day.
Berlin-Captain Ignance Rodica has
published a pamphlet entitled "The
Prospects of the American-Japanese
War;" in which he states that Japan
is making all arrangements for war
by the manufacture of arms and am
munition.
Washing President Roosevelt
recently appointed Seth Low of New
York and Thomas Busch of Birming-
ham, Ala, as representatives of the
people as members of the peace com
mittee. The other members are John
Mitchell, who represents labor, and
Marvin Hughitt, who represents cap
ital.
A school census just completed
shows that there are $685. 33 children
attending schools in Greater New
York, and that 953,4S5 persons be-
tween and Is years, the school age,
live in New York.
According to the report of the
United States Steel corporation the
past year has been most successful,
the gross receipts being 1894 1862
an increase of $111, 426,19O. A total
profit of $1S8,S32,S35 was left after
paving S150, 900 900 in wages to POP
All employees and deducting cost of
manufacture
Adam Poffenroth, a wealthy Rus
sian, was drowned in the Palouse
river near Colfax while he was driv-
ing across.