Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-08-26
NEWS SUMMARY.

WILL TcdeScnlDlc On ocplcluocr AoSu-
In fire in hotel at Hot springs,
Ark, three people were burned to
death.
The ships belonging to Admiral
Simpsons feet received thousands OF
callers.
Almost tropical heat has been expe-
rienced for several days past in Paris
and many deaths are reported.
General Correa, the Spanish minis
ter of war, claims that Captain General
August was removed from command
at Minila on August 5th.
The Northwestern Terminal Eleva-
tor, at Market street and the Chicago
river, Chicago. was destroyed by FIRE,
entailing total loss of 1859, 900.
The Russian government has ordered
5,OOO-ton ironclad vessel from the
Krupp work at Kiel, and similar
vessel from Vulcan works at Stettin-
Addie Christensen, a balloon per-
former, was killed at Bergen beach,
New York, by fall of several hun
dred feet. Her parachute failed to
open
General Lee is making preparations
for the parade of the troops of his
camp in commemoration of the sign
ing of the protocol and declaration of
peace.
The organization of an envelope
trust is perfected in Boston. 1t 10
the United States Envelope company,
and has capital of several million
dollars.
Retired chief gunners in the British
navy who have received advantageous
offers of service in the Argentine feet
have been forbidden by the admiralty
to accept the positions
One hundred and fifty disappointed
prospectors have arrived in Seattle,
from Copper River, Alaska They are
loud in their censure of the booming
of the country by transportation COM
panies.
On account of strike of engineers,
which has been on for q week or more,
the superintendent of the Granite BIZ
metallic mine at Philhpsburg, Mont,
states that the mine will be closed
down indefinitely.
John w. Mackay sent to the troops
at Santiago. at his own expense,
ship load of ice, and has contracted for
another load to be forwarded as soon
as possible. The cargo will receive .
warm welcome at the front.
Fifty-th three vessels, with an aggre-
gate tonnage of nearly 10000, may be
added to the American merchant ma
rine through the annexation of Hawaii.
Nearly all of them are owned in this
country, but fly the Hawaiian flag.
The mystery surrounding the muir
der of Thomas Jansen, a wealthy
Beatrice Neb., money loaner, has been
cleared up. Testimony before the
coroner's jury duplicates Andrew
Hawkins, on whose farm the body was
found, and several others in the crime.
Hawkins has been arrested and bound
over.
The Cincinnati CommercialTrib
calls attention to the fact that every
colonel that went out under Shafter
has been killed or disabled by disease
and sent north. That is fatality al
most unexampled in modern warfare,
but it also tells glorious story-one
to adorn the pages of United States
history.
Berlin courts have ruled that ex-
hibiting the signs English spoken
here" or Icisen parle Francois" in
shops where the languages are not |
spoken by the shopmen is contra
ention against the law dealing with |
unfair competition in trade and is
punishable by a fine and imprison-
nent
1t is stated that Mrs. Gladstone, with
the members of her family, has made
to proceed shortly to
Felixtowe, Suffold, for the benefit of
her health Mrs. Gladstone will stay
It the Anchorage, Sea road, an attract
We residence, belonging to the Hon.
Alfred Lyttleton, NJ. P.
The Russian government is provid-
ng thousands of Moujiks who have
their three years military
service with inducements of free pas
ACE and outfit. such as horses. cows.