Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-06-11
NEWS OF The WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PART OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past National,
Historical Political and Personal
Events.

Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
has designated an area of 27O,0O0 acres
of land in New Mexico and 46,048 acres
in Montana as coming within the provi-
sions of the 32O-acre homestead law.
The Roosevelt expedition has left for
the Solik district. Between Kijabe and
the objective point there is waterless
tract that will take two days and half
to traverse, Water for the expedition
will be carried in OK wagons.
Princess Juliana, the infant daughter
of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, was
christened in the Lutheran church Sat
nrday with exceedingly simple cere-
monials.
1t is officially announced at Paris that
President Fallieres will meet Emperor
Nicholas Of Russia at Cherbourg on
July 81.
Emperor Nicholas, the empress and
the dowager empress went to st. Peters
burg Saturday from Tsarkoe Selo to take
part in the dedication of the monument
to Alexander III. that has been in
course of construction for more than 10
years.
George AIDE, the humorist, and Orson
G. Wells have returned to their native
heath at Chicago after being absent in
other portions of the globe for more
than seven months.
German shoe manufacturers will make
a bid for the American market, accord
ing to Consul Lowere, who states that
many of the establishments now at Err
furt are in charge of experts from this
country and that these factories are
producing American shaped shoes.
Mrs. Anne Hubbard, one of the most
widely known of the civil war nurses,
died recently in Chicago from paralysis
at the residence Of her son, Theodore
M. Hubbard.
Employees actually at work in build
ing the Panama canal now number 26.-
s936.
With the calling off fsthe strike of
the motormen and conductors of the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company,
normal street car service was resumed
Saturday on all lines.
John E. Chapman, former assistant
cashier of the Lewiston National bank.
was arrested Saturday by Deputy
United States Marshal Green and ar
.raigned before Commissioner E. E.
'O'Neil on complaint containing five
charges Of embezzlement or making al
legged false entries to defraud the bank.
"A plea Of "not guilty" was entered
and the young man released on $4,000
bond.
A two-year campaign, involving an
expenditure Of about $4,000, 900, has
been initiated by the Northern Pacific
railway, according to announcements
made by st. Paul contractors. The OBJ
ject is to reduce grades and perfect
branch lines of the road in North Da-
.lsota and Montana, where competition
of the Milwaukee railroad Pacific coast
extension will be most encountered.
Rear Admiral Ijichi of the Japanese
navy, accompanied by Flag Lieutenant
Shimomura and several members of his
staff, were in Portland to take part in
the festivities incident to the rose festi
val, which opens Monday.
The police force of Tacoma are look
ing for John Cunningham, son of ex-
Policeman J. M. Cunningham, who re-
Gently committed suicide in Wenatchee.
An insurance policy of $4,000 carried
by Cunningham is payable to the
boy, who is but IL years of age, and
when last heard Of was roaming
about without money or friends.
A. 7. West, Seattle manager Of the
Western Union telegraph office, after
having been in the service of the COM
pany for 81 years, continuous service,
has resigned.
The Uniontown (Wn) farmers union
has incorporated for $4,000, and will
handle grain as the Uniontown Ware.
house company. The incorporators are
Lambert Taufen, Barthol Weber, A. L.
Etter, Henry Schlader and Philip Kin
yer.
An unknown man, about the age of
60, was killed on the Great Northern
track near Cascade tunnel recently.
Carries Big Gold Dust Cargo.