The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-05-13
ALL OVER THE WORLD
GRIsT OF THE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Industrial Pointers, Occurrences In
Political Circles, Fire Losscs
and So On.


manifest that they have a majority ia
vorable to its being reported.
Athens reports that the powers hav
made overtures to Greece on the subjec
of peace, but that government declines I,
invoke the aid OF Europe.
The Atlantic &c Pacific Railway Com
pany has been sold at Gallup, N. M, FOL
$l2000,00 The only bidder was Aldac,
F. Walker. chairman of the board of di
rectors OF the Atchlson, Topeka & Santa
Fe railway.
About 1900 Chicago plumbers are on a
strike.
President Mckinley has nominated
Webster Davis of Missouri assistant sec
rotary of the interior.
The secretaryshp of the United States
legation al Madrid has been given to
Stanton SIckles of New York.
Robert N. Patterson of Tennessee has
received the nomination for United States
consul at Calcutta, India.
A Paris newspaper says the king of
Greece used the crisis in the affairs of
his country to speculate in Greek and
Turkish bonds in France and cleared
from Sc. 900, 600 to $1,000, 600.
The sale Of the entire property of the
Colorado Midland Railroad Company has
been authorized under mortgage held
by the Central Trust Company of New
York. to satisfy Indebtedness amount
ing to nearly $2.000.000.
A ponderous rock. Weighing 10 tons,
while being swung from a fiatcar, crash
ed through the sides of two cars on the
west bound Chicago & Alton passenger
train In Chicago, wrecking the cars and
injurlng number of people.
Advices from upper east Tennessee and
southern kentucky show that a general
strike in all coal mines in that section
Will probably occur during the next few
days. The cause OF the trouble Is gen
eral reduction of IS per cent.
1t has been decided to Increase the
strength of the Turkish army in the Eu-
ropean provinces to 100000 in order to be
prepared for all emergencies. Including
the troops In Anatolia, Turkey will soon
have 100000 troops under arms.
Governor Black has signed the Greater
New York charter bill.
The miners strike in east Tennessee
and Kentucky includes $500 men.
The British house of commons has re-
1ected an eight-hour bill by vote of %,
to 1856.
The United States senate committee
has reported favorably on the Lake
Washington $4,000 survey appropriation
Stanford Newell of Minnesota has been
appointed envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary to the Netherlands.
Johnny Van Heest of Ashland Wis.
defeated George Stout of Cincinnati in a
prize fight Of IA rounds at Lexington,
Ky.
BY the burning OF the sawmill and
STOCK or lumber or the Lowell Lumber
Company at Everett, Wash, a loss OF
$4,000 was sustained: insurance, $1,000
The Oregon National Guards encamp-
ment this year will be at Hood River
Or, In the latter part OF June.
General Otis, late commander OF the |
Department of the Columbia, has left |
Vancouver Wash, for Denver, where he |
will take charge OF the Department OF
Colorado.
Ex-President Cleveland, ex-Secretary |
Carlisle and ex-Postmaster General VIII |
son are on a fishing trip In Buzzards
bay Off the coast of Massachusetts.
Colonel ]. d. McIntire of Seattle has |
been appointed brigadier general of the |
national guard of Washington He Is q
civil engineer and a product of Wesi |
Point, having been appointed from Colo |
RADIO to that school,
The western members of the house arc
preparing to make a strong stand fol |
the retention Of the duty on hides In the
tariff bill, If that feature is adopted by |
the senate.
London papers comment bitterly upon
the rejection OF the arbitration treaty by
the United States senate
General Shafter has been assigned to
the command of the department of tn,
Columbia, with headquarters at Van
couver barracks
1t is reported at Berlin that the powers
have decided to land troops at Athens to
defend the dynasty, Greece having de
clined the proffered mediation and Tur
Key being willing to negotiate on easy
terms If Crete Is evacuated by the Greeks
The national quadrennial festival OF
the North American Gymnastic Union OF
the Turnerbund is in session at ST. Louis
II Is estimated there are $1,000 strangers
here. AT the last festival In 1893 NOR,
than 5000 active turner's strove for the
laurel leaf the only reward in the con
tests This year the contestants number
1000 at least.
At the annual meeting of the Primrose |
League in London the marquis of Sails
bury dwelt at length upon the Graeco |
Turkish war and the concert OF Europe
he main object OF which, he said, was to
prevent an European war, adding tina |
ne BELIEF prevailed that all danger OF ,
'uch war was finally dissipated, and
nat the peace OF Europe, apart from the
ocal conflict. had been placed on better | |
,asis and had better hope in its future
han ever before. Her majesty's govern.
nent, the premier also said would do Its
est to end the trouble q
A million dollars In gold was shipped \
rom New York to Europe Saturday.
The bank examiner has closed The v
'alles. Or. National bank, owing. il Is n
aid to a disagreement among the stock b
olders. o
John Bloor secretary OF the senate of .
he last Montana legislature, is on trial !"
Helena on the charge of secreting the y
alary bill, which would have reduced the
alaries of a number of county deputies
president Charles Spalding of the de-
unct Globe Savings bank at Chicago
ieaded not guilty to 20 indictments. most l
charges of embezzement. and was :
BOO. 900 bail
ex-senator Call has been withdrawn as
andidate for United States senator in =
.iorida, and N. G. Stockton the Jackson =
lie banker and a supporter of Call. placed u
l nomination.
The actual sales in April by leading
buses In each line OF business in the prin-
pal cities east of the Rocky mountains 81
re reported to average only about 10 per II
ant less than in April. 1892 the year of p
lie largest business hitherto. and were 81 "
sr cent more than liz the same month ~
st year. s'
4. Marpole. who for years filed the no. ~
ton OF superintendent of the Pacific d. ~
sion or the Canadian Pacific, has been -
pointed general superintendent in sue
ssfon of H. s. Abbott, resigned
Fhe Turkish government after MANY -
Tie attempts elsewhere. has concluded ar
an with the lighthouse administration q,
S6oo0oo (s2. 500. 000) at per cent. Part W
this money will be devoted to war uur- 1S
ses. -
3rigadier and Brevet Major General w,
neaton has retired from the army, hav- 70
reached the age of GO years, of which
nave been spent in the service The
.cers and employees of the department of
dorado assembled at General Wheaton's ed
zee at Denver and babe him farewell pr
ne Turkish attack upon valasi was lin
oe without any previous plan The an
n were ordered to capture the place. no
they advanced quietly, shooting as pu
ugh hunting. The Greeks maintained
fire The correspondent adds
t he saw Turk wounded In the leg Y
ancihg 10 the attack on all fours. de-
wee PRESIDENT Adlai Stevenson Cen int
@. c. Paine and United States Sena- mi