Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-26
THE n EWS IN BRIEF,

Mckinley's postmaster general.
The arbitration treaty will not be
passed upon BY the present congress.
The Mckinley rate viii be restored
on coal and tobacco In the proposed new
tariff.
Senator Kyle has been reelected to
the United States Senate from South
Dakota.
Congressman-eiect Gum Of Idaho
will favor a moderate tariff II the west Is
recognized.
ExPresident and Mrs. Harrison are
rejoicing over the advent OF new girl
IN their household
Governor Jones of Arkansas thinks
the arbitration treaty Is trap iuto which
we should not be led.
In the Arizona legislature a bill was
killed imposing a 2.per cent tax on the
bullion products OF mines.
A Tribune special from Park City
says heavy snowsllde occurred at Sny-
deryille the aoth bunch Of cattle
was oaugh, In the slide.
The State Land Board of Idaho has
given delinquent purchasers thirty days
TO settle or be dispossesed Of their lands.
Madame Mojeska's physicians an /
nounces that she is entirely out of dan. I
ger and that operation will be neces- c
sary. e
San Francisco highbnders have re- f
turned to the old method of assassina- a
ton by using the Ratchet and knife en- t
trey {
The new immigration bill just passed !,
BY congress provides an educational
test-immigrants must be able to read :"
and write. II
A prominent smelter asserts, upon ad-
vices from New York, that lead will be =,
quoted at So per 100 pounds by the :,
first Of May. =,
Postmaster General Wilson annonnc- ty
es that he has accepted the presidency ia
of Washington and Lee university at r
Lexington, Va cl
Western wheelmen are abandoning 70
the league and forming new organiza- 1t
ton The trouble is owing to a lack of ST
sanction of Sunday races tn
Gov Thornton of New Mexico has W.
assigned company of state militia to he
guard the penltentiary as plot to blow re
the building up was discovered mi
Contrary to previous reports, Govern q"
Or Bushnell has published a card in 10
which he says he will appoint Hanna to
succeed Shermanin the Senate.
After long, bitter fight in the Texas abe
senate. thar body has passed the fellow sa
ervan, bill, holding railroads RESPONSE pol
DE for acts of their employees. tol'
Mrs. Leland Stanford hrs made gift VIII
# her magnificent residence on Mob the
IN, with all Its rare contents, to the uni rec
ersity bearing her sons name
Mrs Annie A. Frates, wife of :"
'ealthy Niles, Gala, farmer, startled her -.
ashland with a suggestion that he should Nos
III her and then commit suicide. '''e
Casper. Wye, people are substituting He
nc use of crude oil from their oil fields h.r
the place of Rock Springs coal, and -.
-e saving so per cent by SO doing. tha.
Inc resolution Tor Constitutional Ice
'snuhen' granting women equal sui weri
age with men was defeated In the ma,
massachusetts, House of Representatives won
a dispatch TO the London Daily Mail dest
I'm Cape Town says that the Trans thes
al Republic has demanded e3s2ooo mer,
iemnity on account of the raid of DR.. she
neson. Ma
10 the Philippine islands the Spaniards bic p
We captured the insurgent town of ST. Mort
ID by assault after bombarding It. temp
re hundred insurgents were Killed. of A
ere Is great rejoicing has b
The President has pardoned Frank ture (
-,erheld Of Tennessee. president of grees
he First National Bank Of Nashville IN Ia,
fenced IN December, 1890. to ten mout
rs 90 the I.ing's county penitsDtiarv have
embezxlement of bank funds.
he lower house of Arizona has e.
'ed bin removing the Territorial an,
~'''" 70 'sseou' Inc The n
'''''N' ~ $4,000 was "
ds for the construction ia Phoenix nj.
capitol building was also passed a. ~.
&c Yen, an amerieanized Chlnaman "The
acted as banker and confidential gested
ser OF his more ignorant country room
IN Salt Lake has skipped the coun- while
He.took with him about $1,000 In posed I
cash that belonged 10 his fellowmen patra"