Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-11
NEWS SUMMARY.

chO"h thau ChCiC
is no leprosy on the Island of Anti.
cost.
Lord Salisbury. replying to Turkeys
note, says the time is ripe to evacuate
Egypt.
Near Buckingham, Quebec, an infant
was killed and eaten by two insane deaf
mutes.
A fire in the customs warehouse at
Copenhagen caused loss of 1000. 600
krOners.
The Bank of England has reduced its
rate OF discount from per cent to
per cent.
Hayti and Santa Domingo are up in
arms against each other, with war
probable.
On the Isthmus OF Panama the ma
tives have begun a campaign against
the Chinese.
The Russian government has ordered
survey for a line of railway from
Tihis to Kars.
Charles Hoffman committed suicide
near Decatur, ILL.,, by hanging himself
to n gate post
Several cases OF leprosy are reported
at Englishtown, N. b. Spread of the
disease is feared.
The death-roll of the Quincy, Mass,
railroad wreck has reached 10 and
may be increased.
Reports from the Arkansas cotton
districts are that the yield this year
is above the average.
There is q growing tendency among
English juries to inflict capital punish
ment with great care.
A confession of murder made at Salt
Lake, Utah, proves to have been atrick
to secure food and shelter.
Ex-President Paul of Venezuela is
in New York and will remain in the
United States several months.
At jackson, Miss, the constitutional
convention voted to retain the colored
member from Bolivar county.
The Irish potato crop Of Illinois is
now estimated at not over One-third Of
an average all due to drought.
Ex-Congressman Horace +. Page
died in San Francisco from q complica-
ton Of kidney and heart diseases.
During neither Of President Harri-
| sons visits to Boston was wine offered
to him ut any Of the public dinners.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of Very
Rev. Father Cunningham's ordination
was celebrated at Leavenworth, Kas.
In the French senate Vicente Fidel
Lopes, minister of finance, and Gen
eral Lavelle, minister of war, have re-
signed. 4
| The Canadian authorities are very
much worried lest cholera should be
brought to this country next year from
Japan.
Sir Charles Russell is said to be
"slntcd" for the lord chancellorship of
Ireland when next the liberals get into
office.
This crown princess OF Denmark is
the tallest princess in the world. Hel
inches.
Lyman E. Morse, aged q, of Marl
boro. Mass, has been missing since
June 5, when he was last heard of in
St. Louis.
A continent has been divided among
Europe's powers by the Anglo-French,
Angro-German and Anglo Portuguese
agreements.
| Five hundred furnace workers o.
Boston and vicinity have decided t
inaugurate a nine hour work day or
and after September l.
Henry NJ. Stanley has surprised
Frenchmen by expressing the opinion
that Ribot made good bargain in the
Anglo-French agreement.
It is reported that the coal miners
of southern Illinois will strike Sep
TENDER for the same wages as arr
paid in northern Illinois.
George Early and Bayard Woods
colored, were hanged at Rocky Mouth
Franklin county. West Va, for arson
committed in October last.
} Three bricklayers were fatally ant
four other men badly hurt by the fal
of a scatfolding sixty-five feet down
furnace stack in Baltimore.
White, secretary of the American
legation at London, has been granite
n vacation and has started with hi
, family for the United States.
) 1t is reported that Hon. Josepl
, Chamberlain will assist Sir Julia
, Pauncefote in arranging the tisherie
, dispute with the United States.
The remains of the famous invento
, Ericsson were transferred to the wal
. ship Baltimore at New York, whic
sailed Immediately for Sweden.
A London disrutch says the Iris
= potato crop is ruined and the conditio
of cereals is bad. One death is re
! ported from eating diseased potatoes
A Texas woman, tired of carryin
water long distance, dug a we'll i
her own yard, meantime preparing he
: husbands meals regularly and takin
!. ooro of tom, obil6rap