Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-18
NEWS ABOUT THE WORLD
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE NEW
AND OLD WORLD.
Review Of the Inn
portant Happenings Of the
Current Week.

Fire at Cairo ILL.,, has destroyed $780,
600 worth OF property. including the
new Baptist church, Glynn's transfer
stables with Is head Of horses, and sew
eral dwellings.
Frank A. Leach Of California has
been nominated to be superintendent
Of the mint at San Francisco, and Will
lam NJ Lynch OF Louisiana to be as
sayer Of the mint at New Orleans.
Joseph Richardson, an eccentric
millionaire. Is dead. He made a fortune
In railroad building, and was closely
associated with the Vanderbilts and
Goulds. He constructed large sections
OF the Union Pacific and other roads
Jerome Smeathers. his wife and seven
children were poisoned at Yelvington.
KY. with Paris green, which accidentiy
fell In bucket OF water. One child
Is reported dead, two are dying and
possibly none will recover
Wheat advanced at Chicago two and
a quarter cents Tuesday and the pit
was the scene of more activity than
has been seen witnessed In several
weeks. The advance was caused by
reports OF damage to crops.
Governor Budd Of California has
granted reprieve to Durrant until
July 8.
James Hughes Taylor, the veteran
ington. Penn.
Commander ]. c. Green has been OF.
dered to the Puget sound naval sta
ton.
Bank clearings OF Spokane during
the past week were $650.54S. This In an
increase or "a per cent over the same
week last year.
Boston has just witnessed the grand
est wedding in its history. Larz Ander-
son. until recently member of the
United States diplomatic corps at
Rome. Italy. and Miss Isabelle Per-
kins OF Boston, heiress to $17,O00, 900.
becoming husband and wife.
Floods are doing considerable dam
age along the Connecticut river in New
England. boom containing $4,000, 900
feet Of logs, north OF Bellows Falls. Vt.
was carried away. The boom at Tur-
were about 5000. 900 feet OF logs. The
dam OF the Warner Manufacturing
Company at Greenfield broke. 1t was
built OF solid rock and was so feet long
and u feet high.
Alvin G. Clark, the famous telescope
lens manufacturer, Is dead.
News IL just received Of terrible
gale of the coast Of China May 8. over
taking several hundred fishing boats
OF Cha San Archipelago. 500 men los
ing their lives.
Claude d. Harrington. superintendent
| u Nut INdtlOudl AChucUly III DcHlku,
has been arrested in New York on a
charge OF having embezzled $4,000 of
the academy's funds.
While trying to arrest three burglars
at Omaha. Neb.. Police Officers Tiede-
mann and Glover were shot. the for
mer perhaps fatally. The burglars es-
capped.
Governor Tanner OF Illinois has sign
ed the famous Allen street railway
bill. 1t authorizes 5O-year extension
OF the existing railway franchise, al
lows flve-cent fares, permits consolida-
ton OF companies and makes no provi-
sion for compensation to municipali-
ties.
William Andrews colored. was taxi
| en- from the officers at the door OF the
court house at Princess Anne. Md. and
killed by mob Andrews had been
for feloniOusly assaulting Mrs. Benja-
min T. Kelly on May 8.
Prof. Fesenius. the well-known chem
list at Wiesbaden, Germany. is dead.
A London cable says that J. w.
Stocks has ridden 32A miles In an hour
on bicycle at the Crystal palace.
James French was hanged Friday In
the county Jail at Rockford, Ill.,, for
the cold blooded murder OF his wife
last July. Two hundred persons wit
messed the execution.
A dispatch from Simla announces sc
rious trouble on the northern frontier
. of India and the massacre OF a num-
Der of British officers and native SOL
diers in the government employ.
While canvasmen were working on
the tent OF Ringing Bros circus at
Wahpeton. N. D., the centerpole was
struck by lightning Charles Walters
and Charles Smith were killed and
four others shocked
The grand jury has returned indict-
ments against President A. c. Huger
Cashier J. II. Field and Directors r
T. Johnson and Olaf Searle, of the
failed Washington state bank. at Min
neapolis. MINI.
1t Is alleged at Athens that the Ger
man government seeks to overthrow
the Greek dynasty ana to establish n
rigorous control of Greek finances. In
order to attain this double object Ger
many wants a continuance OF the wal
and to have the terms OF peace finally
dictated at Athens.
Bradstreet's reports business better
than 1t was year ago.
BY the falling of a cage in colliery
in Wales 10 miners were killed.
Indianapolis reports that two per
sons seeking shelter under "a tree were
killed by lightning.
A treaty OF alliance Is said to have
been completed between France ant
Russia.
The Paine Shoe Company, one OF thu
largest in Holbrook. Mass. has assign
ed
The senate has agreed to the amend
ment to the tariff bill making the duty
on sugar 1876 cents, or nearly 2 cents {
pound.
Difference OF opinion regarding tn.
wearing OF black gown has caused
trouble in the Reform Episcopal church
and Bishop Cheney OF Chicago has re
signed.
Gas companies OF New York ant
Brooklyn have consolidated, having
total capital stock Of over $50. 0OO. 000
and bonded Indebtedness Of over $1l,
OOO. 900.
A correspondent OF the London Stand
ard writing from Madrid says tina
everything shows that Spain Is agail
drifting into strained relations witt
the United States.
The Turkish government fs drainin
the Asiatic province OF the empire 10
troops to be sent to the Belkans an
has ordered an additional 15O, 900 Mause
rifles.
The Voseeage Finishing Company
manufacturers of shoe machinery an
wood working tools. OF Lynn, Mass
has assigned to F.. A. Wyman. The as
sets are unknown; the liabilities ar
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