Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-24
NEWS OF THE WORLD
BRIEF MENTION OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
Crimes, ~ Well N Of Indus.
trial Progress.

Yazoo City, Miss, has issued orders for
a shotgun quarantine to be enforced
against yellow fever. No trains are al
lowed to stop except to exchange mails
at the quarantine stations. No passen-
gers are allowed to leave the train at all,
and all mail and express must be fumi.
gated. Guards armed to the teeth are
placed all along the county boundaries.
The wheat crop of 1897 is moving sea-
ward at a rate that is breaking all prev.
ious records. Within the past seven days
five cargoes, totaling 48l,737 bushels,
value about $43l ,5l2, have cleared from
Portland and are now on the way to
England.
A wreck on the Wabash at Keytes-
vile, Mo-, resulted in the death of four
men-W. A. Geness, postal clerk, of st.
Louis; w. Smith, fireman, of Moberly,
Mo-; William Clark and Paul Street of
Salisbury, Mo. Nine others were more
or less painfully injured.
Upon advices from United States Con-
sui Pringle at Guatemala City to the
effect that the revolutionists had captur-
ed the town of Ocas, on the west coast
of Guatemala, the state department has
called upon the navy department to send
a warship there to watch over American
interests, and the Alert, at Mare Island,
Cal, has been ordered to the scene of the
trouble
The democratic state committee of New
York has refused to accede to the demand
of the free silverites that the principles
of the Chicago platform be reaffirmed.
The committee met by authorization OF
the democratic state convention of last
year to nominate candidate for chief
judge of the court of appeals. Alton b.
Parker, of Kingston, was the choice of
the committee. The nominee is said to
~ acceptable to Tamnany hall and II
ex-senator David b. Hill and his follow.
ing.
Domestic exports for August were the
largest of any August Of which the bu-
reau of statistics of the treasury depart.
ment has any record. They were valued
at $75,497 1920, as against $66,6S9.9Sl in
August, 1896, an increase of $l2,8O7 $3.50.
For the eight months ended August 81,
1897, they amounted to 1923, 434 ,37l, an
The amount of imports during August
amounted to $39,S76,64O. This is the
smallest value since June, 1879, when
they amounted to $3s,s9O,45l.
1t is estimated that the recent strike
cost the people of Pittsb>,rg district from
$5,OOO,OOO to $7,OOO,OOO. OF this amount
the miners lost about $2,25O,OOO in wages.
William L. Wilson, ex-postmaster gen.
eral, has been installed in the Office of
president of the Washington and Lee
university at Lexington, Va, in the
presence of Governor Charles T. OFFER.
rell and other distinguished guests.
President Diaz opened the Mexican con-
gress Thursday, reading his semi-annual
message, covering the period since April
He said the country was at peace with
all civilized nations and was gradually
making more intimate ties with them. He
noted the decision of the court of claims
of Washington adversely to the La Abra
claim, which had been pronounced fraud
ulent, and went on to consider the ques.
ton of the proposed international dam.
The business portion of Joplin, KY,
has been destroyed by fire. Loss 1000,
insurance about one-half that amount.
M. +. Dwyer has sold his stallion
Kingston to j. r. Keene for $4,000.
The treaty Of peace between Turkey
and Greece was signed at Constantinople
Saturday.
The duchess of Marlborough, formerly
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, has given
birth to son at Spencer house, the ducal
London residence.
The treaty of peace between the gov.
eminent and the insurgents was signed
in Uruguay yesterday.
The price of all kinds of food is rising
steadily at Madrid, Spain, owing to the
growing depreciation of silver and of "a.
per currency.
The First National bank of Benton
Harbor, Mich, is in the hands of Bank
Examiner Caldwell of Detroit. About
$4,000 is due depositorA
In his weekly report to the marine
hospital service Sanitary Inspector Brun-
ner at Havana says that for the week
ending September Q there were 32e
deaths, OF which Is were from yellow fe.
yer, ~ from enteric or pernicious fevers.
"a from dysentery and IS from enteritis.
The United States consul at Amoy.
emma, says in a recent dispatch to the
state department that the Chinese people
prefer American cotton fabrics, spinnines,
hour, oils, canned goods and meats. and
even BUY them at higher prices than 9th.
er lmportatiOns can be had for.
Jimmy Michael Saturday won the
greatest cycling event ever run on apv
New England track. 1t was the .interna.
tionai 25-mile race ON the Charles River
track, and was run in the fastest cycling
time the world over Era,,,