Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-12-11
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.
Congress convened Monday.

NOukkOco GVAN0uO0 GAOhAoJs
Mr.. Bryan will return from his south
ern trip December IL.
F. w. Baldwin, general superin-
tendent of the National Railway line
of Mexico since 1908, is dead.
Champ Clark Of the house was chosen
minority leader Of the house of repre-
sentativea to lead the democratic mem
lbers.
An appeal to colleges, parents and
the press to unite in an effort to stop
,hazing has been issued by President
Edmond j. James of the University of
Illinois.
The report that Germany and Japan
purpose to conclude an agreement con-
corning Chinal,similar in terms to the
American-Japanese understanding is
without foundation.
The title for the new university was
settled to the satisfaction of all par
ties when King Edward issued letters
patent constituting il as the National
University Of Ireland.
Omaha.-H r. Harrington, who lives
at Gretna and whose father is q Cali
fornia capitalist, committed suicide
here by taking morphine. He was 80
years old and wealthy.
Malvern Hill, the historic colonial
residence in Charles, tfafmiles below
Richmond, on the James river, belong
ing to w. b. Hall Of New York, was
destroyed by FIRE recently.
The Correspondence Romano, Vati-
can organ, asserts that, contrary to re-
ports in circulation, Pope Plus has suf-
fered a relapse, and again has been
Obliged to take to his bed
The receivers Of the Westinghouse
Electric 4 Manufacturing company and
the Securities Investment company were
discharged in the United States circuit
court Saturday at Pittsburg.
The jury in the case of John Rae, on
trial charged with the killing of Carl
Moller, q II year old boy, on the Alviso
Gun clubs lands near San Jose, Cal,
several weeks ago, returned a verdict
of not guilty.
The Chicago police are hunting for a
wealthy British baronet, Sir Herbert
Donald Leight Russell, Of Bridgeport,
England, who disappeared in Chicago
I've weeks ago. His wife is now with
her parents In Spokane.
Rerlin.-An official dispatch received
here from the commander of the Jauger,
dated Ponape, Caroline islands, de-
scribes conditions at POnape that
threaten to break out at any moment
into religious warfare rs
Fearing death at the hands of an un-
known writer Of threatening letters he
has been receiving, the Rev. William
c. Waters, rector Of Grace Episcopal
church, Chicago, has applied to the fed
~eral authorities for protection.
Women prominent in political affairs
OF Colorado, where equal suffrage is
given them, do not agree with President
Roosevelt that emo special improvement
in the position Of women in those states
of the west sfhish have Adopted woman
suffrage is noticeable. I"
It is definitely announced that The
purchaser Of the Is CaxtOns from the
famous library Of Lord Amherst OF
Hackney, which were bought at public
sale recently prior to the auction sale
of the library, was J. PierpOnt Morgan
A large sum was paid for them.
Having been buried fCA nearly ssn
fury in an obscure corner of the DiggeI
farm in Maryland, near Washington
D. C., the body Of Major L'Enfant, thu
engineering officer Of the colonial army
who assisted George Washington in lay
ing out the natiOnal capital, is to b,
removed at government expense will
military ceremonies to Arlington ceme
terry in Virginia.
Elkins, W. sFa--The Efkins clan ha
bean called in Conference to devise way
and means whereby $1,000, 600 can b
separated from the estate. This is th
necessary purchase price incident upo
the marriage Of Kate Elkins to tn
Duke Abruzxi. The duke values th
manageable portion Of his title Q
100000 and the Ellins family is il
clined to pay the money.
CALIFORNIA BOY GOES ALoN