Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1910-11-25
NEVSOF The WORLD
SHORT ITEMS FROM MOST ANY
PLACE ON The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both East
ern and Western Hemispheres During
the Past Week--National, Historical,
Political and Personal Events Told in
Short Paragraphs.

The kaiser has become more expert
than ever with the rifle.
The potato crop of France is fail.
ure this year, and the poor will have
hard time to get along.
Sir William Ramsay, the well-known
scientist, thinks that England will soon
supply the world s radium.
At Santa Barbara three earthquakes
were felt Saturday night. Although
two were quite sharp, no damage was
done.
III. M. Hoyt, the noted jurist, is dead
He was counselor for the department OF
state and former solicitor general under
Roosevelt.
The rich gold finds in Australia bid
fair to eclipse anything in the history
of the state, says the prime minister
to parliament
A severe earthquake shock, moving
from north to south, was felt at Fort
de France, Martinique, Saturday night
No damage was done.
Civil service examinations for rural
letter carriers will be held ON Decem-
Der 3 at Pearson, Ridgefeld, Turner
and Thornton, Wash, and Deary, Idaho.
The Woman s Trade union of New
York has formed a large committee
which will endeavor to unionize all
the 100000 working girls in Greater
New York.
At the recent election in Oregon one
of the laws passed was the establish.
ment of an insane asylum somewhere
in eastern Oregon at an expense not tc
exceed 100000.
The many scent theaters and NOV
ing picture shows of Chicago will face
keen competition when the schoo
"centers' which the board of educa
tion has established are opened to bt
free.
John r. Walsh will not be liberated
from the federal penitentiary at Leav
enworth, where he is serving a FIVE
year sentence for the wrecking of tn,
Chicago National bank and allied in
situations.
At recent lecture at Dublin, de
livered by Alfred T. Dickens, son o
Charles Dickens, the famous author
at Clonmel Mr.. Dickens denied that hi
father was man without religion
belief.
Success has attended novel sur
gical operation at London hospital
where the final stage in the operation
Of making a new cheek for patien
from the skin Of his arm was com
pleted few days ago.
The assessed valuation of New YorI
will show an increase of more tina
$6OO,OOO,OOO, bringing the total up t
nearly $s,0OO,OOO, 900. This will meaI
an increase in the city's debt-incurrin
capacity of $6O,0OO,OOO.
There was much baseless talk abou
Paris being in danger of starvation ha
the railroad strike continued. Now on
can transport goods from Paris via tn
Seine to Havre, and from there to tn
English and other capitals.
Governor c.. N. Haskell has issuet
= proclamation calling for an extrt
session of the legislature to assemble
November 20 at Oklahoma City. Blu
one subject is suggested for legisla
ton, the location of state capitol
With the help of the Indian reclama
tion service the Indians are turnin,
some of their desert land holdings int
profitable agricultural lands, according
to H. Robinson, who has charge of tn
Indian irrigation in Arizona, New Mex
leo and Colorado.
However much people may rail a
English customs and institutions tn
administration of English laws is abov
reproach Criminals are neither cod
died nor lionized and when they ar
proven guilty that settles them unit
they pay the penalty.
Senator Elkins of West Virginia, VIII
is suffering with severe illness, is re
ported to be considerably improved
Mrs. Elkins and Miss Katherine Elkinl
their daughter, are now in Washingto
and expect to remain there until ther
is a change in the senator s condition
The kaiser has laid down a new rul
of conduct and it is this: That N
mother, especially member of tn
royal family, has a right to absent hel
self from her children for five months
The crown prince desired to take hi
wife with him on his trip to the cas-
but his father vetoed his plan ON tn
ground stated. 1t would not be POI
sible to take the children.
There are merchants who by neglet
Of business, lack of initiative, and b
adhering to the easiest way policy, a
$500 s.Arn.,1. aud nc.c.rass;.z,