Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-08-13
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.

Prosperity has depleted the diamond
stock in New York, and dealers are
.hurrying buyers across the ocean to
purchase new supplies.
Ed G. Nelson, switching foreman, and
VIII Acl1len, fireman, were killed and
several trainmen were injured when a
locomotive was derailed and fell over
an embankment near Memphis, Tenn,
recently.
The Chinese maritime customs house
at Aigun on the Amur river has been
put into operation NJ Korotovitz, the
Russian minister to China, has taken
the position that the collection of Gus
toms there constitutes violation of
the treaties of Aigun and st. Peters
burg, and as result the question of
navigation of the Amur river is
raised.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Carew, and
one of her sons, is visiting in Paris
this week.
At Grand Forks, B. c., fire recently
destroyed three buildings in the west
end of the city. The Columbia meat
market, Queens hotel and the Harvarty
residence were burned in a short time.
John Il. McCutcheon, the cartoonist,
and Mr. and Mrs. C.. E. Akely, also of
Chicoga, and Fred Stephenson Of
Mpnotpinnn Vic oro m -o,,4a A.
Uganda and British East Africa, where
they are to spend several months in
hunting big game 1t is possible they
viii meet the Roosevelt party there
and Mr.. McCutcheon has planned to
make his cartoon contributions from
the jungle.
The Turkish government has com
mnnicated to Greece an urgent note
asking that she express her disapproval
of the annexation of Crete and formally
declare that Greece has no ambitions
regarding the island. Otherwise, the
note adds, diplomatic relations will be
severed.
The British cruiser Hermione ran
ashore off the Humber river, but was
pulled off by tugs later, practically un-
harmed.
At Phoenix, B. l., Charles Taylor is
dead as the result of an accident while
working on a bridge.
The battleships of the North Atlantic
fleet are in Hampton Roads.
The win of John O'Horo, Chicago
saloonkeeper, written on the reverse
side of bank check, was filed in the
probate court recently and held valid.
1t leaves the $4,000 estate of O'Horo
to his sister.
1t is said the Turks desire a Grecian
war. Chicago consul believes sultan S
plan is to take initiative.
The Esquimalt naval yard will be
formally taken over from the imperial
government by the Canadian govern
ment at the end of this month and ar
engagements are now being made by
Captain Parry, r. N, and Commander
Crawford, Il. N, for the transfer. Els
quimalt ranks with Gibraltar and Hall
fax in it's equipment as naval sta
ton. The policy of the Canadian gov
ernment is to build up Canadian navy.
An exceptionally brutal murder was
committed at Reno, New, recently,
within 200 yards of the home of United
States Senator Nixon, when R. j. Lit
tie, agent for San Francisco collec-
tion agency, was shot, beaten about the
head with rocks and thrown face down
ward into an irrigation ditch.
Too many escapes have been occur
ring of late at the government IS ma
tional hospital for the insane, accord
ing to the police, who reported the
matter to the district commissioners
who in turn reported to the department
OF the interior, Acting Secretary of
the Interior Wilson expects report
from Superintendent White of the hos
pltal explaining the escapes.
At Los Angeles recently two steamit-
ters were caught in tunnel extending
between two Office buildings when an
explosion of gasoline occurred. George
st. Clair was fatally burned and died
later, and Fred D. Hilton was badly
injured.
A syndicate of millionaires interest
ed in relieving conditions in the over.
crowded tenement districts in the east
side, New York, has decided to erect
number of immense skyscrapers in
which to house the numberless sweat
shops that infest the unsanitary tene.
ment houses in that district.
Brigadier General Frederick Fun.
ston, famous for his military victories
in the Philippines, has bought farm
at Haywards in Alameda county, Cali.
fornia, where he will build residence
shortly.
The United States cruiser St. Louis
arrived at Honolulu Monday from
Samoa. She viii remain week in that
port.
Pennies in Demand.