Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-02-05
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-Na National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The reports recently circulated in
Europe and America that King Menelik
was desperately i'll, and even that he
had died, were exaggerated.
Mrs. Mary Partridge is dead at the
almshouse in Brooklyn, at the age of
LOG years.
Famed by 60-mile wind, seven fires
in as many sections of Oklahoma City
recently destroyed property valued at
100000.
Hat manufacturers in the east have
inaugurated an open shop system.
At London, Ontario, Saturday Philip
Van Sycle and family were burned to
death.
The town of Nowata, Oklahoma, was
almost wiped off the map Saturday by
a fire. The loss is estimated at $780,
900.
Two thousand farmers attended a
mass meeting at Chicago of milk pro-
-ducers to demand that the price of
milk be raised.
Marvellous work of the st. Paul
(Minn.) fire department in intense cold
and heavy north gale, aided by snow
on the roofs in the path of the flames,
averted a terrible disaster in Satur-
days fire in the heart of the city,
holding the total loss down to $780,
900, well covered by insurance.
1t is reported that M. Falconio, the
apostolic delegate to the United
States, will be recalled. M. Aversa,
apostolic delegate to Cuba, will be ap-
pointed to take his place.
The statement of clearing house
banks of New York for the week shows
that the banks hold $27, 497 1875 more
than the requirements of the rs pei
cent reserve rule.
An omnibus bill providing separate
statehood for the territories of New
Mexico and Arizona has been intro.
,duced in the house.
The Tribuna of Rome proposes that
Roman citizenship be conferred upon
President Roosevelt as manifestation
of gratitude for helping the italian
earthquake sufferers.
The Panama Colombia treaty has
been ratif by Colombia
While crossing Salt river, near Phoe-
nix, Ariz., Saturday, a party of three
people were precipitated into the wat
,ers and Miss Florence Brown of Globe,
Ariz., was drowned.
The recent dismissal of Yuan Shi
Kai continues to cause unrest at Muk-
den. The viceroy of Manchuria, fore
warned that similar fate would be
his, has resigned.
Snow from seven to ten feet on the
level and drifts many feet deeper are
still blocking many of the lines of
the Colorado railroads.
All communication with southern
Spain and with the city of Barcelona
is uninterrupted and the reports ema-
mating from England relative to dis
astrous earthquake and tidal wave are
nntrue.
Miss Amanda Yearwood, Sc years
of age, nurse at the Johns Hopkins
hospital, recently attempted to kill
her mother, aged 90 years, and be-
lieving she had accomplished her pur-
pose then ended her life.
Aeronautics occupied much attention
in the house of representatives Satur-
day in connection with the considera-
ton of the army appropriation bill.
Five hundred thousand dollars was
appropriated.
Household goods at the White House
are being packed preparatory to NOV
ing to Oqster Bay after March 4.
Governor Wilson of Kentucky re-
mitted Kentucky's portion of the $1,000
fine entered against Berea college for
violating the Day law, which imposes
a penalty for coeducation of whites
and negroes in the same institution.
The announcement by Secretary of
the Interior Garfield that he will not
be in the Taft cabinet brings out the
fact that unless there are eleventh
hour changes R. A. Ballinger of Seat
tie will be secretary of the interior.
President Roosevelt has given his
consent to the placing of the head of
Lincoln on one of the popular coins.