Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
C|RCL|NG THE GLOBE
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE NEW
AND OLD WORLD.
Review Of the Inn.
portant Happenings of the
Current Week.

the largest on record.
On recommendation of the coal mine
examiners, X. II. Norton of Roslyn has
been appointed coal mine inspector for
Washington.
Roselle, village Is miles west of Lar
ned, Kas.. has been almost wiped out of
existence by a cyclone.
Governor Rogers has appointed Nelson
W. Durham, editor of The Spokesman
Review, delegate from Washington TO
the international gold mining congress
which meets in Denver July q. and =.
\ cyclone struck Asneris, France last
week during the progress of fair, up
rooted 200 trees, blew off the roof of Il
fireworks factory, blew down chimney,
caused boiler to explode and kill seven
persons and wound Is and killed mum
Der dining in a cafe.
Nicholas Ford, eX-congressman and for
two years Il leading merchant of st. Jo-
seph. Mo-, once Il leader of national prom
inence in the greenback movement, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nc
Donald at Miltonville, Mass.
The Iowa State University at Iowa
City. was struck by lightning and burn
ed the other day entailing loss of $50
600 in books, $4,000 in awrpatus and
$685. 900 to the building.
James ii. Smith and Samuel ii. HEX
man, two Taylor Station, Mo-. farmers,
were killed by lightning in barn, the
flash also setting fire to the barn ard
roasting Hickman to crisp.
"The buying of 10000 balls of Austral
ian wool by one Boston house and 100000
tons of pig iron by IA Wall street broker,
and advancing prices for stocks are proof
that the actual conditions are understood
by some capable men" says II. G. Dunn's
weekly review of trade. There is proof
of gradually enlarging business in every
important department. More establish
ments have been set to work and more
hands employed, and while prudence
still finds speculative excuses, the prog
ress towards better things is unchecked
a glucose trust, comprising every big
factory in the United States but two, was
formed last week, and since then prices
have steadily been trying to reach the
sky.
A severe storm raging through the gulf
states Saturday morning leveled all TEL
egraph wires between Memphis and New
Orleans, and lightning set fire to the
Western Union telegraph building in
Montgomery, Ala, entailing loss of $4o,-
600.
After three postponments the attempt
to hold meeting in North Yakima to
select delegates from Washington to the
national poulpist convention meeting in
Nashville, July 4, has been declared flu
tile.
As a result of charges of unfairness
made by President William b. Prescott of
the International Typographical union
and Henry Castle, auditor of the treasury
for the postoffice department, senate
civil service investigation is now going
on in Washington.
At Cologne on Friday Emperor vii.
liam delivered sentimental speech 1T
the unwilling of the monument to EN-.
peror William |, during which he said
Il remember the glorious time when the
tall forms of my grandfather and father
were seen among the citizens of Cologne
much lamented father should stand here
now
| During thunder storm at Moscow
Idaho, last week, lightning struck tho
Northern Pacific coal shed, near which
| Section Foreman w. 2. Costello and fo,,l
men We're standing, two of them being
knocked down by the shock and Costell.
rauI.roI Ioof for hal IN bo,r
John Walters was killed by his broth
erin-law, James Rhodes, at the Warn
Springs, Mont, asylum. The two ha,
gone after wood, when, without provoca
ton, the latter knocked the former dowI
with Il club and then split his head ope,
with an axe. later showing his victim 4
the attendants.
The British residents of San Fancisc,
devoted three days to celebat ting the dia
mond jubilee of Queen Victoria, Saturday
Sunday and Monday, the first day bein:
given over entirely to sports at tn
Chutes, the second to te deum services il
Grace church and a huge banquet tool
place on the evening OF the third day.
Judge j. 4. Moore of Spokane, disar
pointed in not being appointed Judge o
the circuit court to succeed General Nc
kenna, has filed an application with Sec
rotary Gage for the Office of comptrolle
of the treasury. The secretary gave bu
little encouragement, remarking that tn
position was greater than the one he hell
himself.
Rev. William I. West, Methods
clergyman, has been arrested ut Seguine
Tex, on information furnished by hi
sister-in-law, charging him with havin
murdered a girl, Miss Sussie Bech, wit
whom he eloped from his former charg
at Chesterton, Ind. West deserted hi
family at that time and murdered hi
guilty companion in st. Louis. He mad
known the crime, was about to be arrest
ed. fled to various parts of the world. an
his presence was at last disclosed by hi
sister-in-law while the latter was suffer
ing from fit of anger.
Word comes from London that Captain
Boycott. the first man subjected to tn