Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-10-14

for smokeless powder at Santa Cruz,
Cal, which will keep the plant busy tor
two years.
The ultinatum of the powers to Tur'
key demands that her troops and of
ticlals be withdrawn from Crete during
October
+ Elbridge T. Gerry and Robert Goelet
have become citizens OF Newport, Il. L.,
to escape the high rate of taxation 10
New York.
The funeral of Thomas +. Bayard oc
CURED at Wilmington, Del, ExPresi.
dent Cleveland was one of the honorary
pail bearers.
The instructions given to the evacua.
ton commissions at Havana and Puerto
Rico provide, it is stated, for the actual
occupation of Puerto Rico in advance of
Cuba
The overdue transport Senator, en-
route from Manila to San Francisco,
was damaged in a typhoon and is being
repaired at Honolulu.
Edward Tompkins of Camden, y, j..
had himself locked up in the Camden Jail
to prevent himself from obeying an iui-
pulse to kill his family.
Edward Marshall, the newspaper cor.
respondent who was desperately wound.
ed at Santiago, is recovering at st.
Luke's hospital, New York.
The residents of Abingdon, Pa, and vi.
entity are raising a fund to have The
highways patrolled at night TO prevent
the depredations of thieves.
Four major generals of volunteers and
- brigadier generals of volunteers are
to be mustered out of the United States
service soon.
Bertha Beilstein killed her mother and
fatally shot herself at Pittsburg, Pa. She
was Respondent and did not want her
mother TO live without her.
Rev. \. S. Orne of Syracuse, O., who
has made observations in ID states, says
that % to 90 per cent. of criminals con-
fined in prisons We're neglected children
Mrs. Annie Kline Rickert. once ia
nous confederate spy, is now president
OF the Stockton and Tuolumne County
railroad 60-mile track in California.
| The president has issued an executive
order creating Puerto Rico a new mill
tary department, to be known as the
department of Puerto Rico. with Major
General Brooke in command.
| The commission sent to Hawaii to ex.
anime into the condition OF affairs has
concluded to recommend a form of gov
eminent for the island similar to that
OF the District of Columbia.
| Irving NJ. Scott, who built the battle
ship Oregon, has returned to San Fran
cisco from st. Petersburg. He says the
American naval victories made pro.
found impression throughout Europe.
The result of the peace negotiations at
Paris, it is feared, can only be deal.
lock, and that only formidable naval
demonstration off the coast of Spain
can bring that country to its senses.
The German government will shortly
invite the governments of the maritime
nations TO come to an agreement TO legal
~ compel steamers to follow nmnsatlan-
tic line routes in order to avoid c.llis-
ions.
The battleships Oregon and Iowa are
nearly ready for their long voyage
around Cape Horn to Honolulu, and
from thence TO Manila to reinforce Ad.
mlal Dewey's fleet. Both vessels are IN
excellent condition.
Congress is expected to take up the
various questions in relation to Hawaii
at the beginning of the session. y
strong demand will be made for the lay.
ing OF a Pacific cable to be controlled oy
the United States.
The public schools We're opened at
Santiago, Cuba, Monday. Attendance
Is made compulsory, and English will
be taught. There will be 80 teachers AT
a salary of 500 month each, and q su.
perintendent at 1928 a month.