Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-19
NEWS OF HOME AND ABROAD
HAPPENINGS IN THE WORLD
Items of All Kinds From All Over
Accidents and Crimes-PersOns
Talked About-NOtes of Business
Matters and DOings.

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killed herself with gas in New York.
The California Raisin Growers Asso-
citation has formulated plan to pool the
raisin product of the state.
A smokeless powder factory is to be
established at Cleveland, O., by com.
|pany which has a government contract.
Cecil Rhodes is trying to get back at
the polls in the South African Republic
the power he lost by the Jameson raid.
Francis Murphy, the well-known tent
perance advocate. has been appointed
chaplain of the Fifth Pennsylvania regi-
meut.
Frank c. Fleming of Chicago was
crushed to death by falling 1000 feet into
a crevasse in the Valdez glacier Alaska.
Letters received from Alaska say that
many prospectors have abandoned their
search for gold and are locating coal
claims. ...
Schlatter, the 'divine healer" apollo
gized to the court in Philadelphia last
week for maliciously tearing down an
American flag, and was discharged.
During the furious electrical storm in
Philadelphia last Wednesday IL inches
of rain fell in one hour and three-quarters,
and the entire city was covered with
water several inches in depth.
An lS-months-old child in Chicago swal-
lowed a hat pin 6 inches long. The pin
was located in the child's stomach by
aid of Y rays, and subsequently removed
by skillful surgeon without injury to
! the child
At Columbus, O., Ephraim w. Sells,
the elder of the Sells Bros, well-known
circus men, died OF Bright's disease, after
an illness of several months.
Harvey county, Kan. has not a single
cent of Indebtedness, according to figures
from the county clerks Office. Tax levies
for the coming year are unusually light.
Spanish officers surrendered at Santiago
will be allowed to take their wives and
children back to Spain at the expense
of the United States.
Near Circle City, Klondike, July /,
men who were trying to trace coal vein
found the richest gold deposit ever before
discovered in that region.
1t is reported at Yokohama, that Ha-
wall agreed to pay Japan 100000 to
settle the dispute about the exclusion of
japanese immigrants from Hawaii.
The business community of Guatemala,
having become tired of the frequent rev.
olutions, would welcome annexation to
the United States or Mexico.
The federal court at Tacoma, Wash,
has decided that insurance companies
must notify policy holders of arrearages
before they can decide policies forfeited.
Philip Hanna, who was American con-
sui at San Juan until the war broke out,
has joined General Miles, to give him the
benefit of his acquaintance with the isl
and.
California sheep herders are taking adj
vantage of the absence of troops to drive
their sheep into the military reservations
They say the dry spell will cause 100000
sheep to die.
Adjutant General Corbin, at the direc-
ton of the secretary of war, has issued
an order granting sick and wounded sol
diers at hospitals, when able to travel
one months furlough and transportation
to their homes.
1t is reported from Berlin that the pub
lication of the memoirs of Prince Bis
marck will be forcibly suppressed by the
German government, as were the memoirs
OF Emperor Frederick on Prince Bis
marck's advice.
The entire herd of famous short horned
cattle belonging to the Hon. John Nc
Keegan of Bancroft. Neb., We're totally
destroyed by peculiar accident While
grazing ON high bluff overlooking the
Missouri river, they were suddenly at
tackled by several swarms of wild bees
which occupy the trees on the bluffs. Ii
their terror and pain the whole herd
numbering 800 head, jumped off the bluff
: and were dashed to pieces on the rock
or drowned in the river.
A pet monkey belonging to gentleman
, in Ottawa, Canada, deliberately commit
ted suicide last week. Climbing to thu
top of his large cage, he secured an oil
coat which hung on the wall outside
! He tore the lining from the garment, and
making one end fast at the top of hi
cage and placing the otner end aroun'
his neck, jumped toward the bottom o
the cage He was found in this position
strangled to death.
The celebrated French cave-hunter, NJ
Martel, has explored a natural pit il
the limestone of the Lozere, France. an,
made there a most remarkable discovery
After descending a vertical shaft for 20
feet he reached an immense hall, slopin
downward, at the lower end of which wa
virgin forest of stalagmites, resembling
: palm and pine trees. Some of these ar
of great beauty, and one, over 90 fee
in height, nearly reaches the roof of tn
cavern.
Our Santiago heroes are coming home
Typhoid fever at Camp Alger is unde
control.
An American cable will be laid 1
Peurto Rico at once.
Lieutenant Hobson is constantly haunt
ed by female admirers.
General Wood has regulated the prize