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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
MONTANA ITEMS

John Webb, we'll known business
man of Butte, must serve five days. in
the county Jail and pay to the court
$500 as a penalty for contempt of
court. Such was the finding of Judge
George Nj. BourQuin. Webb was
found guilty OF jury tampering in the
case against c. M. Boucher, another
merchant
Leaving q note that the till had been
robbed and that he was going after
the robber, and that either the robbsr
would get him or he would get the
robber, Edward Bernhardt, q well
known bartender, left a saloon of
Billings the other night. Early next
morning Bernhardt's corpse was found
beside a fence close to the saloon with
big Colts six-shooter between his
knees, one cartridge of which had
been fired.
The matter of the selection OF a new
president of the University of Mon.
tana to succeed Oscar ]. Craig will not
be disposed of until the meeting of the
board of education in June.
Detective "Swede" Murphy, one OF
the best known officers in Montana
and the northwest, was shot twice Sat
urday evening and seriously wounded
Murphy had been called to the NissleI
residence in Butte to quiet two men
who were quarreling over a woman
cook at the Nissler home. While Muir
ply was escorting Charles Dwyer, one
of the belligerents, he turned suddenly
and without warning fred upon the
detective, shooting him through the
stomach.
The discovery of a letter among the
papers in the coat of G. NJ. Hayden
who attempted to murder his wife anC
then commit suicide, the affair taking
place in the center of Missoula's bust
ness district, has proved beyond an!
doubt that the man had coolly planned
the deed and it was only on accoun
of poor craftsmanship that his wifi,
was not instantly killed and also b!
the merest accident that he did no
succeed in shooting himself, his arm
being knocked upward by the man &C
companying Mrs. Hayden to her room
before the latter turned and ran dow
an alley to save himself. The bulle
passed through Hayden's hat, Wit
then swallowed morphine, intending
to carry out his purpose, but failed
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
SPORTING NOTES.

Byron Parker, the Spokane boy who
has spent the last few years in the
United States navy is home on a 10
days leave of absence. Parker is one
of the best athletes ever turned out at
the Spokane high school and is now
stationed on the battIeship Nebraska.
The Nebraska makes the trip around
the world with the Atalantic fleet and
several Spokane boys will leave with
the navy flotilla Parker played a half
on the Nebraska football team last
year.
1t is reported that John Middleton,
last years football coach at the Uni
yersity of Idaho, may be head coach
at the University of Washington this
fall, and as his chief assistant he will
probably have Johnny Bender, who
coached the team at the Washington
State college at Pullman, says a Seat
tie report
By a score of ~ to 10 the Prosser
high school girls team won against
the Sunnyside nigh school girls in a
basket ball game.
Arthur L. Lewis, manager of the
track team at the Washington State
college, is working hard, together
with Coach Kiesel and Captain Hahn,
to turn out winning track team at
Pullman.
Where is Pitcher Clafin? The
Butte baseball management is worry
ing about the big twirler who has
neglected to report.
Joe Cans and Battling Nelson have
been matched for a fight at catch
weights, to take place in Frisco dur
ing May.
Vienna.-In the ninth round of the
international chess tournament Satur-
day Marshall, the American, beat Bar
deloben of Berlin in brilliant style
Teichmann of London defeated Joiner,
! the other American player Schlechter
and Duras now lead the tournament
Rawhide, Nev.-Riley Grammar, the
noted turf plunger, died here Satur-
day.
Maurice Thompson, the Butte light
weight lost four-round go on a de
ciston to Peter Sullivan in San Fran
cisco last week.
In the first game of the 1908 season
in the Pacific Coast league San Fran
cisco defeated Portland by to 0. f..
For the third year in succession
Cambridge Saturday won the varsity
race, defeating Oxford by the hand
some margin of about two and a half
| lengths.
Glasgow.-The football game be-
tween England and Scotland. which
more than 100000 people attended
yesterday and at which there was
much excitement, ended in draw, the
score being one goal each.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
MUST SPEAK in GERMAN
Compulsory at All Meetings in Ger
many Except Few.

Compulsory at All Meetings in Ger
many Except Few.
Berlin, April 9-The reichstag has
decided by vote of 800 to 179 to
adopt section Z of the governments
associations bill, The debate attracted
the largest gathering of members re-
ported in years, $50 out of total of
397 being present, three OF whom de.
clined to vote.
This section enacts that the German
language is compulsory in all public
meetings in every part of the empire
except in the case of international con
crosses or election meetings Further
exceptions will be permitted during
the next 20 years, after the promuga'
ton of law for those districts where
GO per cent of the inhabitants speak a
languages other than German, but In
tthese case the authorities must be
notified that a meeting is about to DC
cur and also what language is to be
spoken so as to allow a competent
police representatives to be present.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
British Columbia Mines.

1t is said that a British Columbia
company viii soon construct a copper
smelter at Kamloops.
The MISUNDERSTANDING Coal COM
pany has encountered a seam of coal
.15 feet thick in its mines near
NanaimO.
A Rosslnnd report states that the de-
velopment of the lie ROi on the level
where the recent strike was made is
bringing most gratifying results.
Copper ore running from $50 to 500
per ton is being taken out of the Ikeda
mines at the rate of 20 tons a day.
Boston capitalists have leased three
miles of the Frazer river bank at
Lillooet, and it is said that they will
build a hundred thousand dollar
dredge there.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
news OF The WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Fire started in the postoffice at
Cranbrook, B. c., recently, but it was
extinguished before serious damage
was done.
Leafy Maddox, aged Is, was electro
cuted recently at Cucamonga, Cal,
while playing about the transformer at
the Sunset pumping plant, and his
body lay across the wires, which car
ried 10000 volts, for two hours.
At Los Angeles seven men were in
jured, two perhaps fatally, when a
scaffolding surrounding an addition to
the municipal water plant at Elysian
park collapsed recently.
Jeremiah ]. Crowley, the former Ro-
man Catholic priest whose criticisms
of church affairs and his fellow church
men in the Chicago diocese brought
him under the ban of an ecclesiastical
court and interdict, is now married
man.
1t is said Secretary of War Taft, can
didate for president, will wear a cor
set to reduce his girth. If it is sue
cessful, President Roosevelt may also
adopt the same method.
Ambassador Fleischman at Constan-
tinople, has cabled that B. Warkentin,
a Newton (Kan.) banker, was shot and
killed on train from Damascus by a
young Syrian, who says it was acct
dental.
By the utterances of its leaders the
Mormon church has enlisted in cam
paign for local option and ultimate
prohibition.
Taft managers claim 202 delegates
out of 29S, the total elected to date, not
counting any delegations contested.
After comparatively long period OF
inactivity counterfeiters have again be.
gun to make trouble for United States
secret service agents.
There will be cause for marveling
if the house passes the Aldrich cur.
rency bill in the face of the repeated
and numerous protests made against
1t by bankers, merchants, chambers OF
commerce and many other commercial
organizations.
John s. Leech of Illinois, now public
printer in the Philippines, has been
appointed public printer at Washing
ton, He succeeds Public Printer Still
ings.
The crisis in the diamond industry
which is largely due to the cessation
of the American demand for the
stones, is acute in the old country.
over 100 guests at the La Fayette
hotel at Meadville Pa, were com
PEELED to make hurried exit in theil
night clothes recently, when fire de
stroyed the hotel square, causing 6
loss estimated at 100000.
The democratic convention in the
Philippines defeated a resolution con
demning the Taft administration o
the islands by one vote.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
Sweeping CIoture Rule.

By adopting a sweeping cloture rule
in the house the republicans left to the
democrats very little power. No longer
can a filibuster be conducted against
sending to conference bills with SEN
ate amendments; nor can the motion
to close debate be amended or dis
cussed, and no longer can a motion
to adjourn take precedence over a mo-
ton to take a recess. In presenting
the rule, Mr.. Dalzell characterized the
democratic filibuster of the last few
days as Jasmine, idiotic and disgrace
to men,"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
Asquith Is Popular.
NOTED HOTEL CLOSED
Fifth Avenue of New York to Be Torn
Down.

Fifth Avenue of New York to Be Torn
Down.
New York, April Sat midnight
Saturday the Fifth Avenue hotel, one
of the most famous obstetrics of the
city, ended its existence of half a cen
fury, but not until the Old-timers had
once more sat on the plush cushioned
seats in the "amen" corner and once
more breathed an acquiescent amen"
to the words of the easy boss" whose
political plans, there promulgated,
gave the spot world renown. In the
old days Tom Platt was secretive. To-
night, he confessed that the amen. cor
ner had made and unmade presi-
dents" Chauncey Depew spoke with
caution when part of the inner circle
in days gone by. Tonight he fairly
boosted that he had known governors
who thought they did things from
the executive chamber, but they were
done from the amen corner"
1t was a jolly, half-sorrowful party
that gathered to bid the old place
goodby.
After 40 years life as a hotel, dur
ing half of which time it served as
headquarters of the republican party
O, the state, the house is to be torn
down to make way for a monster Office
building About the entrance. in a
wheel chair and assisted by a friend
on either side, Senator Plat tottered
to the amen" corner and again
heard the shouts of PLAT, Platt,
Platt." The aged senator was visibly
affected, but managed to speak for
some moments in the crowd that
surged about him and which was kept
from pressing too closely upon the
sacred spot only by Gordon of police.
A great modern building will replace it.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10

Albert H. Squires, who was convict
ed in the district court at Lewiston
of killing Robert Glen, has appealed
to the supreme court.
The federal grand jury is progress
ing with it's inquiry into the timber
matters of the Boise basin much faster
than had been expected.
Harry Orchard will never be
hanged, and it is only a question of
time until he is allowed to go free"
states F. L. Payne of Boise, Idaho, the
man who arrested Orchard the day
after the murder of Governor Steun-
enburg of Idaho.
The last span in the Clearwater
bridge was connected Saturday, so
that the work train could reach the
south bank of the stream, although
the span is not yet completed. Rails
of the o. R. & N. now are ready to
be joined with those of the Northern
Pacific in Lewiston, connecting the
two ends of the joint road
Rathdrum is about to have con
crete plant.
Arbor day, April II, has been set
aside in Rathdrum by the Commercial
club as day of general cleaning up
The sheriffs Office at Wallace is
slightly worried over the continued
disappearance of Deputy Sheriff L.
| Hamilton of Burke. He was sent to
the st. Joe country few days ago to
post some notices and has not been
heard from since.
In spite of the handicap of made
quate transportation facilities it is
probable that the beds of lime shale
lying on the Snake river 25 miles
above Lewiston are to be used in the
manufacture of cement.
With hardly a dissenting ballot the
patrons of the Troy school district
voted $4,000 bonds for the erection OF
a modern six-room brick school build
ing
Indian Agent o. H. Lipps has prac
tically completed the disbursement OF
approximately 100000 in lease collec
lions made from white ranchers who
have farmed Indian lands. This is the
largest disbursement ever made on the
Nez Perez reservation.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
IDAHO NEWS.

The work of allotting the lands of
the Occur d'Alene Indian reservation
preparatory to throwing the reserva-
ton open to settlement has COM
menced by w. B. Sans with a corps
of 10 assistants. 1t will probably
take most of the summer to complete
the allotment.
As a result of the organization of
the Farmers Educational and Protect
i've union, the farmers of Nez Perez
prairie will save not less than $4,000
on their grain sacks.
A party of % eastern capitalists
travelling in a private car are visiting
Miner, Twin Falls, Shoshone Falls,
Blue Lake and Bull, for an inspection
of the mammoth irrigation and electric
railway and power enterprises of ]. S,
and w. S. Kuhn of Pittsburg.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
OREGON sQUIRs.

Leesburg was at one time the larg-
est city in the state of Idaho, says a
Boise paper. The population reached
5000 in 1867. The yield of gold for
that year was about $1O,OOOO0O, in
high grade gold dust. The population
then dwindled down to about five in
1902. The only pioneers now are the
postmaster and a Chinese couple.
Pendleton is to have a $4,000 city
hall.
Sheep shearing has begun in Oregon
and several large crews are at work
near Arlington.
Declaring that sheepmen of Oregon
lost between S1,000,000 and $4,000
from ravages of coyotes last year the
board of sheep commissioners has
asked the state to put bounty on
the animals.
Despondent because of her intense
physical suffering and the discovery
of her delicate condition, Alberta
Barker, q years old, committed sui
eide in Portland Sunday.
John Bergevin, a rancher in Athena
county, has filed suit in the Una.
tilla county court charging DR.. J. R
Sponogle, an Athena dentist, with the
ruin OF his daughter, Annie Bergevin
asking $4,000 damages.
Fritz Ellenberg, a young man OF
Umatilla county, met a horrible death
on Butter creek recently. He was
thrown from his horse and, with one
| foot hanging in the stirrup, was
dragged a considerable distance, suffer
ing a broken neck and two broker
ribs. His home was at the head OF
Alkali canyon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
QUITS in WRESTLING MATCH
Hackenschmidt Says Gotch Is the, Best
Man. a. II

Hackenschmidt Says Gotch Is the, Best
Man. N
Frank Gotch is now the wrestling
champion of the world. At Chicago
Friday night the Russian lion, Hack.
enschmidt, quit cold and after one hour
and As minutes of wrestling, during
which there had been no falls, and, in
fact, but little work on the mat save
from standing position. Gotch hurled
the big Russian to the mat, but could
not throw him, and then picked him
up and again sent him hurting ia
the floor, when, to the surprise of all
Hackenschmidt turned to Gotch with
the words, 'Ill give you the match
All through the bout, which was
rather uninteresting, Gotch appeared
to be the cleverer and better man, but
the windup came as an utter surprise
Hackenschmidt absolutely refused to
discuss the matter, and his seconds
were at a loss to account for it.
Frank Gotch, who defeated George
Hackenschmidt, the Russian lion" for
the worlds wrestling championship
hours match. He arose early and
took a long walk with Farmer Burns.
who acted as one of his seconds. 81
am not fatigued," he said, and was
not tired when the battle ended.
could have gone on for hours. / would
be willing to meet Hackenschmidt to-
night If he desires it, I will give
him a return match any time he wants
it. Next time l will put him on his
back"
Speaking of the new champion.
Hackenschmidt said:
There is no man in all England
who has a chance with your man
Gotch. He is king of his class, the
greatest man by far that / ever have
met After going nearly two hours
with him my muscles became stale.
My feet also gave way on me- l had
trained so constantly against the toe
hold that l had strained the muscles
of my legs. When l found myself
weakening 1 knew there was no use
conceded the match to him. A re-
turn match would not win back nv
championship"
Hackenschmidt is of the conviction
that Gotch was oiled in some way
when he first touched him. Gotch
laughed at the idea that he was oiled
and said that he purposely did little or
no training for several days to develop
the excessive perspiration he showed
in the ring. This, he said, made him
slippery.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
MINES IN MANY CAMPS.

The Shoshone Concentrating COM
pany, which is running through the
tailings of the Last Chance mine. in
the Occur d'Alenes, is meeting with
success and cleaning UP fine profit.
In test run $50 tons of tailings were
handled by the company's new con-
centrator, and it is said the net re-
turns on each ton of tailings was about
81. 1t has been estimated by the
company's engineers that there are
100000 tons of tailings on the dump.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
Amerina Sends Condolences.

London, April 6.-Acting on cabled
instructions from the navy department,
Lieutenant Commander John Gibbons,
the American naval attache here, has
called at the admiralty to express the
sympathy of the American govern
ment for the sinking of the torpedo
boat Tiger and the drowning of sc
men,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
Itinerary of Fleet.

The bureau of navigation announces
the itinerary between Magdalena bay
and San Francisco. The fleet will
leave Magdalena April IL and will
reach San Diego on April Il. They
win reach San Pedro bay on the 18th,
Santa Barbara the 25th, Santa Cruz
May /, aud San Francisco May 6, en-
tering the Golden Gate at p. m. in
grand review May Z.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
Makes walk Of Human Teeth.

Altoona. Pa. April S,-The walk
around the concrete house of DR.. John
Kinsel, a dentist, will be the queerest
in the world. For 20 years Kinsel has
been saving up the grinders be has
pulled. He never had any idea what
he would do with them, but disliked to
see them go to waste. Now he has
just compelled suburban home. cir
cular in form. He will surround this
with the walk of human teeth.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
Pane to Promote churchmen.

In recognition of the fact that the
growth of the Catholic church is more
rapid in the United States than in any
other country, the pope is to close the
Easter period with general promotions
of American church authorities.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
Honor for John Mitchell.

President Roosevelt has appropriate,
ly honored one of the foremost labor
leaders in the country by inviting
John Mitchell to attend, as his guest,
the conference of governors next May
for the consideration of the waterways
problem in the United States.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
Moroar Remained In Hotel.

Rome, April 6.-J. P. Morgan, who
is visiting here, was warned by the
police today that they could not guar
antee his protection if he ventured out
on the streets in the excitement
caused by the general tsrike.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10
PREMIEROFENGLAND
RESIGNATION OF CAMPBELL
BANNERMAN ACCEPTED.
On Account of Continued Illness he
Was Compelled to Quit Official
Duties-Whole Cabinet Resigns Also
Herbert H. Asquith Appointed by
King Edward to the High Position

London, April 6.-Great Britain is
tonight in a peculiar condition-no
ministry. The long-expected resigna-
ton of Sir Henry Campbell Banner
man as prime minister was officially
announced. According to the court
circular, he resigned on the urgent
recommendation of his medical advis-
ers. AS the constitution of the coun-
try provides no automatic successor,
it resting with the king to choose a
new head of the government, and in
accordance with custom and prece-
dent the whole cabinet resigns with
the premier no step to appoint a min
istry can be taken until Herbert H.
Asquith, chancellor for the excheuuer,
who has been summoned to Biarritz
for the purpose, has seen the king.
The position of the country is quite
unprecedented, there being no previous
example of a resignation occurring in
the premiership while the sovereign
was abroad. On this account the
course of procedure to be followed is
in some doubt.
Sir Henry No Better.
Sir Henrys condition remains I'M
changed, according to the physicians
bulletin. The king, in telegraphing his
acceptance of the premier's resignation
conveyed an expression of his regret
and esteem, with best wishes for Sir
Henry's recovery.
Today has been fixed for Mr.. Asquith
to move in the house of commons the
second reading of the licensing BILL the
measure that is regarded as the most
dangerous of all the government bills
vital to the ministrys tenure of office.
Under the changed conditions, this de-
bate will probably be postponed to en-
able the chancellor to proceed to Biar-
ritz to kiss the kings hands on his ap-
pointment as premier and submit his
proposals for the reconstruction of the
cabinet, 1t may be inferred that no
more contentious business will come
before the house until the new minis
tiers are appointed
New Lineup of Cabinet
1t is regarded now as practically GER
tain that David Lloyd George, president
of the board of trade, will succeed Mr..
Asquith as chancellor, and that Sir
Edward Grey will retain his portfolio
as foreign secretary
Among the interesting predictions is
that Winston Spencer Churchill, under
secretary for the colonies, will take
the place of the Earl of Elgin as colon
ial secretary, and that Lord Tweed
mouth, first lord of the admiralty, will
withdraw in order to accept some other
office.
Asquith Is Popular.
Mr.. Asquith's succession to the pre-
miership will be we'll received by all
sections of his party, with the possible
exception of the extreme radical and
labor men, who are inclined to see in
his imperialistic views the end of some
of their aspirations for socialistic re
forms. Similar feelings are likely tc
prevail in the Irish benches, where he
is not regarded as a sure friend OF
home rule in any degree beyond giving
| To- af
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-04-10

A new London library has a room
set apart for talk on literary matters.