The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-04-15
ALL OVER THE WORLD
GRIST OF THE TELEGRApHIC NEWS
All HOME AND ABROAD.
Industrial Pointers, Occurrences IL
Political Circles, Fire Losses
and So On.


George f. Otter Company's carpet store
at Cincinnati, Ohio, with its stock val
ued at $S00,000 and insured for $4,000
was destroyed by fire in less than two
hours.
steamer from Mediterranean ports
has just landed 1000 Italian emigrants at
New York.
The National Mining Bureau has is
sued a call for an international gold
miners convention" to be held in Denver
on the 10th and 10th of June The ex-
hibits will consist of refined gold and
gold ores and general mineral display
Reports of losses sustained by cattle
men of Wyoming during the recent storm
are coming in slowly. On many of the
large ranches it Is estimated the losses
will range from to 25 per cent of the
herd. The snow lies one and a half feet
deep in Cheyenne and from five to 10 feet
in the ravines. Much anxiety is felt for
many persons reported missing.
Bands of starving working people broke
out into open disorder at Malaga, Spain
Sunday, destroying property costing large
sums of money. The police made many
arrests. The cause of the outbreak was
lack of work. The condition of things in
Andalusia grows worse daily. The gov
NAt'ihciil 40 it1uloiClll5 us troops lle1c.
DR.. Spencer Harris of Circle City, in a
letter TO the Juneau News, says Pat Cas-
sldy was killed on Oscar Olesons claim
during January by gravel cavein. He
dld not take the precaution to timber the
tunnel in which he was working, and a
big body of gravel caved in on him. He
was conscious for some time after the ac-
cident, and called to his companions to
rescue him. They did all they could, but
before he r0l1I1 "a nc ba haJ h
cred to DEATH
The prince of Wales has sold his fa-
nous racing yacht Britannia to James
Gorden Bennett.
A formal ballot of one vote for each
candidate is being thrown in the sena-
torial contest in Kentucky.
King Humbert in the speech from the
throne at the opening of the Italian par
lament said the accord of the powers on
the eastern question tended to preserve
peace and prevent massacres.
DIR. j. II. Walton, 80 years of age
we'll known physician of Dubuke, Iowa,
committed suicide In Chicago by cutting
his thoat with a razor. He is belle we'd
to have been temporarily insane as the
result of recent illness.
The provincial legislature of British Co
lumbia has passed the bill preventing
Japanese as well as Chinese from being
employed on undertakings aided by leg
slative charter rights. The Japanese
consul is highly wroth, and will, it is eX
pccted, strive to get the act disallowed
by the governor general in council.
Yuma, Arizona, has become an excited
mining town district, some % miles north
of Yuma, on the California side of the
Colorado river. There are the Golden
Dream and MONDAY mines. For several
weeks the men at those mines have been
getting into rich ore, and the owner has
been offered as high as $1T5,000 for mis-
mines On the same day the men in both
mines ran into the edges of ore that yield
over $4,000 to the ton. The lodges in the
Pichaco district are all large.
ID. Bemis has been reelected superin-
tendent of the Spokane schools at a sal
airy of $1,000.
Fire destroyed the Arcadia theater at
Spokane, causing loss of $4,000.
Theodore Roosevelt of New York, has
been nominated as assistant secretary of
the navy.
During his visit to Washington William
]. Bryan called at the White House and
vas warmly greeted by President Nc
Ilinley.
The new torpedo boat No. went 25
knots an hour on her trial trip, making
her the fastest boat in the world except
the Farragut.
The Manchester, N H., mills are max
he Chinesestrade.
Governor Smith of Montana has refused
% pardon Albert Jackson, VINO is serv-
ing a life sentence in the penitentiary for
the murder of Bruno Laveille near
Marysville in July. 1889
Governor Adams of Colorado, has sign
ed the bill recently passed by the legisla-
ture abolishing capital punishment in
that state.
Mark M. Dintonfass, barber, living
ii Charlotte, N. c., has received notice
that he is one of the heirs to an Austrian
estate, valued at 100000 florins.
Michigan will adopt the apple blossom
Is the state flower.
ljNPresident Cleveland has gone to
! Florida on fishing trip.
The Spanish forces claim great VIC
tories in the PHILIPPINE islands.
The death is announced of William G.
Fisher a millionaire dry goods merchant
| of Denver. Colo.
Commander Montgomery Sicard has
been nominated rear admiral.
A citizens movement against Sunday
base ball has been started at Cleveland,
! Ohio.
]. b. Catron Of North Yakima has been
appointed warden of the Washington
state penitentiary.
The Minnesota house of representatives
has passed a bill prohibiting sectarlan
instruction or the wearing of sectarian
garb in the public schools.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will sum-
mer at Lake Sunapee, N H., as the
guest of Colonel John Hay. Colonel Hay
has begun an extensive addition to his
residence.
Thirteen cities have thus far adopted
the Pingree potato patch plan for the
coming summer
Cambridge Springs, a health resort neal
Meadville, Penn, has been almost entire
y destroyed by fire, causing the loss Of
one life and 100000 of property.
The average weight of the hogs receiv'
ed at Chicago during March was eigh
pounds lighter than returned in February
and 16 pounds lighter than in March, 1896
Two Akron, Ohio, people have just re
ceived notice that they have inherited
good fortunes. Jacob DoffelinEer, a sigr
painter, gets $3.50 600 from an aunt in Aus
tralia, and Mrs. Joseph Wigley, wife of
bricklayer. receives $50 900 from an aun
in England.
Advices received at Pierre, S. D., from
the Moreau river country, are to the ei
feet that the loss of cattle in that sec
ton during the past winter has been be
tween 40 and 50 per cent.
Secretary M. J.. Dowling of the republi
can national league announces that tn
next convention will be held in Detroit
Mich, July 1S, IA and Is.
BY the will of the late Miss Wnnifre
Martin. who died at Baltimore, April
about a million dollars is bequeathed I
various Catholic churches and charitle
In Maryland and California.
The next steamer from Tacoma to Jan
an will take 100000 cigarettes.
Ex-Governor w. ]. Mcconnell of Idaho
will go into the dry goods business a
Spokane.
c. p. Huntington has been re-electe
president of the Southern Pacific.
mi Shqffar E'irs
infantry, has been nominated to be BRIG
adler general.
John T. Bresler of Nebraska, has bee
appointed a government director of tn