Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-01-14
news OF The WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM EVERY
WHERE, ALL The time.
a Review of Happenings In Both East
,ern and Western Hemispheres During
che Past Week-National, Historical
Political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.

Grip is again epidemic in New York,
bringing in its train increased death
gate.
That President Diaz has planned to
establish protectorate over Central
America is a rumOr current in semi
official circles in Mexico City.
Captain J. B. Milton, who has been
IN command of the receiving ship indie
pendence at Mare Island navy yard,
has been made commandant of the navy
training station at San Francisco.
Nelson, B. C.-Never since steamers
have piled on the mountain lakes, for
the last score years, has ice appeared
so early as this year.
When James j. Jeffries ends his pres
ent tour of 10 weeks Of exhibitions the
amount of money he will be enriched,
according to conservative estimates, is
$4,000.
The London Times says that if Sec
rotary Knox can pave the way for the
naturalization of the Manchurian rail
road he will render a splendid service
to the cause Of international amity.
1t is unofficially announced that a
special session Of the Kansas legislature
will be called to enact a new bank guar
anty law to conform to the decision of
United States Judge Pollock.
The Standard Oil company has an
nounced a reducation of Is cents a bar
rrnI in tba Tnrinac re al
refined in cases, 5000; refined in tanks,
$40, and standard white, $3.50.
Mary X. Weber and Kathryn
Schwarz, who conducted dressmaking
establishment in Chicago under the
name of Madame Whitnew, were
charged with "sIeeper trunk" Snug
Cling in the circuit court in New York
recently and fined 81 500 each on
plea of guilty.
Sacramento, Cal, has been selected
as the next convention city of the West
ern JObbers association. John NJ
Walker of Denver was elected presi-
dent.
William Dobson, cashier, and Paul s.
Whistler, arrested for connection with
the $4,000 Canadian Express company
robbery November 4, plead guilty.
In struggle with two safeblowers,
Paul Sauls, II years Of age, who was
left to watch the Tallahassee, Fla, post
office building, shot and killed them
both in the basement of the building.
1t is officially announced that the en-
perOr of Russia has Cancelled the name
of Witte street, recently given to one
of the avenues by the city council, and
has ordered it to be renamed "The
Street of Peter the Great "
Rev. William Stuckey, the ex-minis-
ter of Williamsburg, Kan, who has
been on trial charged with abducting
Aorena Sutherland, his 16-year-old par
ashioner, was found guilty.
At Odessa an imperial rescript has
been published giving the deposed shah
of Persia titles of shah" and
majesty in Russia
Fire destroyed the store house of the
Dolores Mines company at Madeira,
Mexico, recently Loss 100000.
Railway officials assert that many of
the leading spirits in the strike, includ-
ing those who left good positions to
take up the fight will be refused en-
ployment for all time by the Hill inter
ests.
DR.. A. B. Martin of Dillon, one of
the best-known ministers of Montana,
dropped dead Sunday night following
With an increase of 900 per cent in
The value of building construction in
Portland during the past year over that
Of 1908, all previous records in Port
and have been surpassed, Buildings
for which permits have been issued by
Building Inspector Dobson during 1909
total the enormous sum of $13, 479, $50,
as against $1O,4O5,151 for 1908, gain
Of $3,O74, O29.