Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-04-08
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM MOST ANY
PLACE ON The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both East
ern ard Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week-National Historical
Political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.

1t is said the hookworm has invaded |
southern California and has obtained
a foothold.
The general auditing department of
the Hartman lines, now located at
Omaha, will be moved to Chicago.
All peace negotiations are again off
in the Philadelphia streetcar strike and
both sides are now marking time.
The Cumberland & Pennsylvania rail
road has announced per cent increase
in all wages. 1t affects nearly 1000
men and was voluntary.
David Vernon, vice president of the
Commercial National bank, and pio
neer in Chicago banking business, died
Saturday, aged ~ years
The jury, at Portland, in the case of
Walter H. Moore, indicted president
of the defunct Oregon Trust and Saw
ings bank, returned verdict of not
guilty.
The wireless station at Nauen,
Prussia claims to have communicated
successfully and at length with the
Cameroons, in West Africa, 1000 miles
distant.
Albert Seaman, aged "a, died re-
Gently in London, the first hydrophobia
victim in the United Kingdom since
1899, when the disease was stamped out
by the order for muzzling dogs.
DR.. G. Edwin Montgomery has dis
covered family of six living near
Freewater, Ore, each member of which
is suffering from pronounced case of
hoOkworm, the first reported this far
north.
Ipek, Albania-Governo Ismail Hak-
kigey was shot and mortally wounded
by brigand who approached his car
riage. Staff Officer Obey was killed in
attempting to save the life of the
official.
On the authority of Captain B. F.
Oshun, one of the most active support
ers of DR.. Frederick A. Cook, the ex-
plorer, it is announced that about $175,-
900 had been guaranteed toward fund
i W hC4P L. SOOh PlONO ulo Sld1L1 W dIo-
covery of the north pole.
A special from Addis-Adeba implies
that King Menelik is still alive when
the dispatch says the state council re-
fused the demand of the empress that
the people should swear to give protec-
ton to her life and property in the
event of the monarch IS death.
By direction of the president Lieu
tenant Colonel William r. Abercrom-
bic, Twenty fifth infantry, upon his own
application is retired from active
service, to take effect April % after
more than 33 years service. He will
proceed to his home from Spokane
where he now is.
Eighteen hundred men are affected
by the order, of the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Railroad company to curtail oper
ations on account of the coal strike
Engineers are being laid off on account
of the strike and the number of engi
neers is to be reduced. Working hours
are to be reduced from 10 to and the
men will work only five days each week
The body of Galen Clark, discov
erer of the Mariposa grove of big trees
in California, was Saturday Afternoon
lowered into the rock tomb which the
famous natare-lover years ago followed
out with his hands for his last resting
place. -Four tall sequoias, which he
planted, stand guard over the granite
tomb, which is almost under Yosemite
falls. Galen Clark was 90 years ole
and was one of California s most famous
pioneers.
Making good his word at the tins
the strike at the steel works began
early in February, that he would lister
to the grievance of the dissatisfied EN-
ployes only after they returned t,
work, c. M. Schwab, president of tn,
! Bethlehem Steel company, has an
nounced an increase in wages anon;
hundreds of laborers, giving them al
advance of one cent an hour, maxim,
the rate 1872 cents an hour. Same labo
,, gets So per 8 hours from the city o
Spokane. How great is Schwartz