Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-07-09
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Anglo Portuguese convention
was signed at Lisbon.
Seven hundred Hebrew and Russian
tai.ors struck at Philadelphia.
A rloudburst occurred at Chilicothe,
Tex, ami four men were drowned.
The Russian imperial council has
decided to enforce the new tariff on
July Is.
Russia's negotiations for a CONNER.
cial understanding with Germany have
been ruptured.
The Irish land bill passed the third
reading in the house Of commons by
vote OF 22j to 90.
A coal vein four feet thick has been
discovered on the Great Northern rail-
way in South Australia.
Fall River mill managers contem.
plate cutting down the wages OF their
% 600 operatives 10 per cent.
The Portuguese minister of the in.
terror Is preparing bill to proven,
Portuguese emigration to America.
The New York university elected
DR.. Henry NJ. McCracken chancellor
to succeed DR.. John Hall, resigned.
The Germans recently captured by
| the Turkish Drigands and released
few days ago have arrived at Dresden.
The Charltonburg Jewish commits
sion has sent So, 600 Russian Jews to
| Bremen and Hamburg for embarka-
ton.
The conductor engineer and a brake
man were crushed to death near
Bellwood. Pa, in the wreck OF coal
train.
The Chinese emperors edict orders
the prompt beheading OF all persons
| implicated in the recent riots and mas.
sacres.
Rev. DR.. W. W. Fem OF Pittsfield.
Mass, has accepted II call to the pas
torate Of the Unitarian church OF the
Messiah of Chicago.
Earth tremors, sometimes of terrific
volcanic force continue in the Nionda.
Italy. district. threatening complete
destruction Of the towns.
The board of control OF the national
worlds fair commissions has confirmed
the appointment of Skiff, chief of the
mines and mining department.
Three freight cars were wrecked at
Cloud station on the Knoxville. Cum
berland Gap & Louisville road and one
Daniel killed and two other men fatal
ly injured.
Two children OF William Stewart
while playing with matches in their
fathers barn at Fostoria, O.. set the
structure on fire and both OF them per-
ished in the flames.
j. Warren jefferson. son of Joseph
Jefferson. the well-known actor. was
married in New York to Blanche Beat
rice Bender, eldest daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Bender.
The chief of the bureau OF statistics
reports that the total value OF the ex-
ports OF beef and hog products from
the United States during the month Of
May, 1891, was 81, O67, 963.
Samoan advices state that consider
able agitation is going on among the
natives OF some of the islands with q
view OF unseating Malletoa and put
ting Mataafa on the throne.
The Michigan governors veto Of the
bill appropriating $50, 900 for the en-
tertainment OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic at Detroit in August was sus-
tanned by strict party vote.
At Cavuta, N. Y, riot occurred at
an Italian dance over love affair.
!. Francisco Raffelio was shot dead by
Luigi Vouto who escaped to the
woods. himself cut with a stlleto.
State Representative Sol Van Praag
, was put on trial in Chicago on the
, charge Of conspiracy and subordina.
, ton in connection with naturalization
frauds before the election last fall.
A libel suit for $50, 900 was filed
. against the Dallas. Tex, News by G.
w. Fitzgerald OF Dallas. The alleged
. libel was contained in an article pub.
! Iished in the News charging plaintiff
with theft.
The seventh annual tournament O
. the Western Sharpshooters' League O
I North America closed at St. Louis af
( ter the distribution OF $40, 900 in prizes
4 1t was decided to hold the next meet
! ing in Omaha in 1898.
. A freight train broke in two nea
Bushnell, on the Union Pacific. 4
tramp stealing ride fell through be
tween the two portions OF the trail,
. and was cut to pieces, the cars passing
!. over his body in five places.
:. Mrs. c. II. Jaynes. the wife OF
wealthy Chicago turfman has mys
}. teriously disappeared and it is feare,
. she has met with foul play. She ha,
). &c. 900 or IS. 900 worth Of diamonds il
J. chamois bag on her person.
2 At Mendoza, Mo-, u mining tow
= which has recently gone through i,
J. temperance revival number O
q women temperance crusaders went t
J. Guffey Il Erickson's drug store an
Q poured out all their Intoxicating Ii
= quors.
= A negro convict escaped at Brook
!. haven. Miss. Wandering though tn
v woods he came to the house of job
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