Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-12-17
news OF The WORLD.
SHORT ITEMS FROM ALL over
The ENTIRE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Victoria, B. C.-Lieutenant Governor
Thomas W. Patterson was sworn in at
the government building Saturday.
Nine workmen were suffocated at
Maple, Italy, when working on com
pressed air compartment in the harbor
Monday. Three others were rescued.
Vice President Heberling of the
switchmen' s union, in an official state
ment, says IA men have been killed in
the st. Paul yards because of the strike.
Every effort is being made to secure
the conviction of those who may be
guilty of cutting timber unlawfully
upon Indian lands in the hope that this
may have deterrent effect upon others
who may be inclined to commit similar
depredations.
At Niagara Falls, N. Y, the Interna
tional theater burned Saturday night
Loss, $125,000.
Isaac Funk, IS years old, one of the
best known farmers in the country and
owner of many hundreds of acres near
Bloomington, ILL.,, was killed recently by
fast train near his home just outside
of Bloomington.
Madrid.-Following the receipt here
of dispatch from General Marina, in
command of the Spanish forces in Mo-
rocco, King Alfonso called the Spanish
cabinet. into an extraordinary session.
Marina s dispatch, sent to the minister
of war, related to an invasion of the
war zone by French troops, who crossed
the border from Algeria ON December 3.
Strike conditions remained unchanged
on the Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railways.
Father Aloysius NJ Folchi, S. j., pio-
neer missionary priest of the northwest,
died in the Gonzaga college informatory
at Spokane Saturday.
Southampton, L. 1.-The home of the
late James A. Herne, actor and play
wright, was destroyed by fire recently
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Ernest Crawling, railroad brakeman,
met with an accident at Othello on Sat
urday which may prove fatal. While
switching his train he was taken with
an epileptic fit and fell in front of the
moving locomotive. One arm was broken
and he was injured internally.
Lawrence Ehrhart, 25 years of age
is being examined in the belief that he
shot and killed his brother, Joseph, %
years of age, on a farm in the village
of Manhattan, near Joliet, Ill.
The Standard Oil and certain sub
sidiary companies have been placed un-
der the ban by Secretary Dickinson. Or
ders were issued to all branches of the
war department directing that no con-
tracts were to be made with them.
AT Buffalo, N. Y, the plant of the
Vartray Water company was damaged
by fire to the extent of 100000 Satur-
day.
Chicago.-Lyon Brothers, one of the
best-known mail order houses in the
country, was put in the hands of a re-
ceiver Saturday
Charles Leimo, aged SO years, of
Brooklyn, who was recently dismissed
from his position as custom house in
spector by Collector Loeb, committed
suicide Sunday night by slashing his
throat with a razor.
That there is no hazing at present at
the Annapolis naval academy was as
serted by Captain Bowyer, the superin-
tendent, before the house committee on
naval affairs Saturday.
Andrew Carnegie hailed Commander
Peary as the first discoverer of the
north pole in brief address Saturday
night in New York City at the Pennsyl-
vania society, at which Commander
Peary was made an honorary member.