Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE NEW
AND OLD WORLD.
Comprehensive Review Of the Ina
pOrtant Happenings Of the
Current Week.


nominated major general.
Edwin Y. Couger of Iowa has been
nominated envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary to Brazil.
The secretary Of war has decided to
promote John X Misner Of the 10th caval- !
~. stationed at 81. Paul. to be brigadier
general and then retire him Immediately.
Francis 3. Jones of Louisiana gets the
determined that the occupation of Thes-
sally by Turkish troops IL to be prolonged
until Greece shall have paid the war IN
demnity demanded by Turkey.
Binger Hermann, commissioner of the
general land office. has announced his de-
cision In the Chicago lake front case. re-
versing the decision of Commissioner La
moreux and denying and rejecting the ap-
pliation of Harvey NJ. IaFoliettee and
Matthias Benner to locate the Mckee
scrip on the lands.
! The question of calling a constitutional
: convention In Virginia has been defeated
by an overwhelming majority.
! Under the instructions of the court the
jury at Washinton. d. c., brought in
verdict of not guilty in the case of Hen
ry .. Have meyer, president of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company, for con-
tumacy before the senate sugar investi-
eating committee.
Bradford X. Durfee, late superintend-
ent of the department OF insurance in IL
linos, has failed as yet to turn over to
him.
I.atimer Ridgley Jones, tho New York
horseman WHO was eXtradted from Eng
land two months ago to stand trial for
forgery aggregating $200.pOO. has pleaded
guilty on one charge of forgery In the
third degree.
The far-away province of kweisan.
China, was the scene of an attack upon
the Christian missions recently, and II IL
rumored that Rev. Father Mazel. VINO
was In charge of the chapel at Loli was
murdered. 1t rs feared that other whites
were massacred.
secretaryship OF the United States lega
ton at Buenos Ayres.
, August Dreyfus. the well known bank
err and financicr of Paris. Is dead.
A thousand striking tailOrs have re-
sumed work In New York. having gained
t the concessions demanded from the mid
die men.
Charles Buriettee Hart OF West Vir-
2 ginia has been nominated to be envoy ex-
traordinary and minister plenpotentiary
= to Columbia.
=: John c. Thompson of Illinois and James
: Osmund Boyd Of North Carolina, are
! chosen for assistant attorney generals OF
= the United States.
f 1t is understood that Senior Sagasta,
the liberal leader In Spain, will soon an
nounce his unalterable opposition to the
sale of Cuba, and his unyieldng support
. of the maintenance of the integrity OF
II Spanish territory.
: dispatch from Athens says tina,
II Great Britain has declared her intention
to abandon the concert OF powers IL 1t IL
: The Greek government sent memo
u randum to the powers protesting agalns
9 the indemnity demanded by Turkey, als'
: against the proposal for rectificatiOn o.
the Greek frontier
:, Nearly one hundred representatives o
thsn md tAln mn ~ n
a throughout the central and western state
are In Chicago to participate In conven
v ton called for the purpose OF formln.
"A an organization to fight the Bell Tele
"a phone Company.
70 Business failures last week numbere'
PA, the smallest In any week since 1895.
To President Mckinley will leave Washing
N ton June 10 to visit the Nashville expOsi
l. ton
10 The Hubbard Milling Company and n
Ne ID. Hubbard of Mankato Mimi. hav
re failed. Liabilities. $500 900: assets, no
rs over $3.50 900.
Whitelaw Reid has been commissions
r. special ambassador to represent the pres
A. ident at the approaching jubilee celebrs
CT ton in England
III The anarchist who attempted to sta
"a King Humbert OF Italy last month ha
III been sentenced to the galleys for life.
LII 1t Is now asserted that after the r.
10 treat from Domokos Prince Constanti
ne attempted suicide but was prevented b
~, his officers.
" The Greek government has protested
the powers against the action of I'll
Turks in occupying a position at Tsopai
"a, tos In the neutral zone.
= The political crisis continues in Spai
~ 1t Is asserted at Madrid that the premi'
I, intends TO suspend the sitttngs OF "
"a chamber this week, In order to pnstpoi
~ until October the overthrow of the mil
~ istry.
a Manufacturers are doing almost not
nd ing in the wool market, though specui
NJ ton has kept the sales large-in fo'
ar weeks of May, 2SS05.500 pounds. again
as coles $50 in the corresponding week OF Isl
War preparations are reported III Ru
STA
Warming dynamite over Il fire XIII
ar two Cripple Creek. Col. miners.
,ss freight railway across Nicaragua
,h' the project of an English syndicate.
ne. Premier Roll is reported to be imp
10 Gated in the attempt to overthrow L
rh Greek dynasty.
IA Nearly 5000 people met in mass conve
al ton at Syracuse, N Y. TO prote
he against Sunday baseball playing.
ne The police In the Galata section OF co
zen stantinople have been ordered to ARE
all persons dealing in Greek securities.
A special train struck "A wagon load
children at Denver, COL killing four a
fatally injuring two. A carpenter "
the giving the children a ride.
i'm An trade has been issued at Constan
tho nople and communicated TO the repress
80 tatives OF the powers by which the suit
~ agrees to an armistice of a fortnight
~, ginning May 80
,,w Shortly after p m. Monday an ear
o. quake was felt at Cincinnati, alarmi
,ny the occupants Of high buildings. The
ra coon on the Kentucky side was SO rou
os that the lifesaving crew went to the rel
Of those who were out on electric pleasl
boats The earthquake was felt also
Washington and points in North Ca
red lima. West Virginia, Pennsylvania q
ner Maryland
,llv In the presence of 600 people and ma
ON high officials of the army the Battle m
Iiss ument erected by their comrades
on honor Of the officers and soldiers of
nd regular army who fell in battle in the c
war was dedicated at West Point VI
day. Among those on the speak
stand were Secretary Alger, General N
hn- rift, General Ruggles. General But
la field. General Stanton, Paymaster Gem