Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-04-01
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM MOST ANY
PLACE ON The GLOBE.
A Review cs Happenings in Both East
ern ard Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week-National, Historical
Political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.

Professor Richard Won zeyneck of the
University of Prague has discovered a
method of warming the interior of the
human body by electricity.
A second great strike has just been
made in the famous old War Eagle |
mine at Rossland, B. c., now the prop
erty of the Canadian Consolidated COM
pany.
Thirty-one civilian candidates for APP
pointment as second lieutenants in the
Coast artillery corps have successfully
passed the required examinations and
will receive appointments.
Five million dollars will be spent on
improvements to its northwestern gas,
electric and telephone systems by H.
M. Byllesby & Co. of Chicago, ILL.,, ac-
cording to recent information.
George B. French, president of, the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle railroad,
announces that $1,5OO,0OO will be ex-
pended in improvements on the line
between Portland and Spokane during
the present year.
Bud Stephens, the former cowboy who
shot and killed Dodd Mackenzie, son of
Murdo Mackenzie of Colorado Springs,
Col, was found not guilty at Aver
deem, S. d. The plea Of selfdefense
was accepted by the jury.
Every one of the torpedo boat de-
-stroyers composing the Atlantic torpedo
fleet except the Preston and the Lam
son exceeded its contract speed on the
recent run from Key West to Pensa-
cola, distance of about $50 knots.
A prairie fire started near the town
of Dickens, Neb., Saturday, swept
northward, carried by terrific wind
to the Platte river. 1t swept patti
Is to 20 miles wide. A number Of per
sons lost their homes and live stock
Robert c. Clowry of the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph company
denies the rumor circulated over the
country to the effect that his company
and the Postal company had decided t.
increase the wages of operators by II
per cent.
Europe is to see again many of tn,
ships that made up the great American
naval feet that encircled the globe
Secretary Meyer stated that it was hi
present intention to order the Atlantic
feet to the Mediterranean some time il
November next.
Mrs. Henry w. Page Of Trenton
N. j., has brought suit for $4,000 dam
ages against Professor Howard McLen
ahan and Edward Plymton of Princeton
university, alleging that they burned
her husband so severely with X-ray
that he died Of his injuries.
The twelfth annual convention O
the Inland Empire Teachers associa
tiOn came to an end at Pendleton, Ore
with the selection of Spokane as tn
place for the next meeting, and wit
the selection of officers. Henry M. Har
,of Spokane was elected secretary.
The historic old Dutch Reforme
church at Bloomfield, N. j., built i
1900, is mass of smolderlng ruins a
result Of fire that swept throug
the structure Saturday night. I'll
church was one of the oldest in tn
state. The fire was caused by burnin
grass in nearby fields, lighted by mis-
.chievous boys. The. loss will excee
$4,000.
George Fassell, owner of grocer
an the residence part of Salt Lake Cit.
was shot and killed by holdup men tn
other night. Fassell was alone in h
store when three men entered and con
PEELED him to hand over the content
of the cash drawer, amounting to abor
$25. AS they were leaving the stol
Fassell attempted to give an alarm, an
one of the robbers turned and shot hin
Harry Thorn, later arrested, confesse
to the crime, naming John Hays an
a man called Curly as associates.
By the terms of contract recentl
signed between the Western Steel CO
poration of Seattle, and the Hang Var
Steel company of Hankow, China, Il
Seattle company is to obtain 10000
tons of pig iron and ore per annu
from the Hankow company. The co
tract is to run Is years. Coincide,
with the signing of the contract
the importation of the pig iron fro
China it is announced that the ste
company Immediately will begin t
construction of new plants involving t
expenditure of $10,000,000.