Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-20
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CONDENSED NEWS OF WORLD
Paragrapha About Prominent
PersOns-Business Conditions In
Brief-Peculiar Incidents Re.
corded BY Many Observers.

Brief-Peculiar Incidents Re.
corded by Many Observers.
General Schofeld, president of the Ma
tional Volunteer Reserves, says that or
ganization is assuming immense proper.
tons.
The supreme court OF Illinois holds that
the apportionment bill passed recently by
the legislature Is unconstitutional.
The states of Pennsylvania, New York,
Illinois and Alabama have more popula-
ton than Spain, and vastly more wealth.
Japan in point of population ranks
sixth among the nations, being surpassed
only by China, India, Russia, the United
States and Germany.
The black plague is spreading rapidly
in Hong Kong, China.
The battle ship Oregon is the first war
ship that ever rounded Cape Horn.
Governor Budd of California has been
warned that spaniards are plotting to as
Sassinate him.
| Prince Victor Emanuel, Count of Tu-
rim, nephew of the King of Italy, has ar
rived in New York.
A decided anti English feeling is said
to be growing among the Spanish troops
and citizens in Cuba.
| United States revenue cutters on the
Pacific coast have been equipped as part
of the mosquito fleet.
A 9-year-old boy fired shot into a
crowd of school children in New York,
seriously wounding two of them.
| All Of the towns of Santiago province.
Cuba, are in possession Of the insurgents.
| At Marysville, No., man recently sold
a hog for $37 and with SIT bought good
horse.
Many stowaways are coming to this
country. under the impression that the
war will boom work.
The gold reserve in the United States
treasury at the close Of business Tuesday
was $3.50, 1928 ,28l.
Bakers in Chicago have advanced the
price Of bread ! cent a loaf on account Of
the rise in the price Of flour.
Helen Gould, daughter Of the late Jay
Gould, has sent to the United States
treasury department her check for $780,
600 for war purposes.
A mechanic at Attlcboro has made a
bronze watch chain Of metal taken from
the Maine which he will present to Pres
ident Mckinley.
Charles II. Allen of Massachusetts, has
been confirmed by the senate to be as
sistant secretary Of the navy, to succeed
Theodore Roosevelt.
Seven Chinese war vessels are being
built in Germany. Among them are four
torpedo boat destroyers which will have
IL speed of 81 miles an hour.
The Washita river, in the Indian Ter
rtory, overflowed, and large number of
cattle were drowned. Thousands Of acres
of farm land are under water.
1t is reported that Archbishop Ireland
has been called to Rome to lay before the
pope the sentiments of the Catholics i'm
America with regard to the Spanish
American war.
The bodies of "a of the heroes who lost
their lives in the battleship Maine, in
Havana harbor, on the night of February
Is, have been buried in the potter's field
at Key West.
In honor OF Dewey's victory at Manila
Herbert Griffith, engineer of the steel
works at Bristol, Pa. scaled the big
smokestack, 1870 feet high, and flung an
American flag to the breeze.
The steamer Algoa recently carried
from San Francisco to Marseilles cargo
of wheat that would have filled 80 freight
trains, with 1900 cars. The import duty
was 100000 francs.
Papago Indians made a feint to attack
FL Plomo mining camp. in Arizona, and
under cover Of the excitement struggled
into the United States 100 head OF cattle
which they had stolen in Mexico.
| The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Standard says: 1t is rlmored here
that the Philippines will form the MI
cleus of republic under American pro
lection, to be gradually increased by thu
addition Of other Pacific islands.
NJ. G. Brady has organized at Pin'
Bluff Ark, "A company OF 100 colored mel
for military service. and Governor Jone
has notified him that arms and equip
ment, will be furnished and the compan,
mustered in Immediately.
A dispatch from Washington says tina
when President Mckinley signed the res
olution of thanks Of congress to Admira
Dewey he used dainty pearl and gol'
ornamented penholder and gold pen
which will accompany the resolution
when it is presented to the hero of Ma
nie.
A lady at Waukegan, ILL.,, while walk
ing in the yard of her home suddenly fel
her little dog pulling her dress, and turn
ing around to drive him away, discovere
her clothing on fire. A tub full of waite
was near at hand, and she threw herse
: into it, and extinguished the flames, e'
Gaping harm.
Emperor William, during a recent col
versation with United States Ambassadc
White, said: at is important that Anne
lea should not think that either myself {
my government entertain unfriendly fee
ings toward the union in consequence ,
the war with Spain. The millions of &c
u mans in America would not understand
if their fatherland did not entertain
friendly feeling in this conflict towar