Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-11-04
HOME and FOREIGN NEWS.
ITEMS FROM FAR AND NEAR.
.ta Urtet ruraH raphs-Accidents
and Crtmr--Rustness Affairs and
Interesting Evrnts-Notes of Mis-
~rt,anrous Happenings.

1t j. reported that several large vessels
have hccn engaged on French account to
load grain at American ports.
Extraordinary precautions are being
taken to ensure the safety of Emperor
William in Palestine. and "A well known
anarchist i under arrest.
An order has hcen issued by the war
department relieving from further duty
IN The volunteer army James G. Blaine
ar captain and assistant adjutant general.
At the expiration OF TO days furlough
nc will be mustered Qua.
John Stephenson 4 Co, the car build
ing 'iIm, have been placed in the hands OF
receivers on proceedings for voluntary dis
solution. The liabilities are approximate
~ $4,000. The cause of the firms fail
ru. it is said, is the enormous outlay of
money on the new plant just completed
at Railway, n. j,
Excitement over the discovery OF a gold
mine near Malvern, Ohio, continues I'M
ahated. The big crusher is nearly ready
for operation,
4 report that President Fame of France
WAS assassiuated proved to be untrue.
DR. Roch. who mas been attending the
victims OF the bubonic plague IN Vienna,
together with Herr Hegger, another OF the
nurses, have developed symptoms OF the
disease.
Rear Admiral J. y. Miller, command
ing the Pacific station, will be retired No
vembcr - by operation OF the law on ac-
count of age. Commodore Albert kautz,
recently in command of the naval station
at Newport. is NOW on his way to san
Francisco to relieve Admiral Miller.
Terrific storms nave swept over Mace
donna, doing an enormous amount of dam
age and cau>in" considerable loss of life.
In one instance they struck caravan,
consisting of 400 persons, 100 OF whom
were engulfed in the River Galice and
drowned.
The Turkish troops in Crete began evac-
uating the island last week.
Timber wolve, are more numerous this
fall in Michigan than in many Years.
The army i short of staff officers and
uo more will be mustered out at present.
Rich diamond discoveries in Western
Australia are attracting thousands vi
miners.
Fearful loss of life has been caused by
typhoon> and sand storms in the Orient.
General Lee will command the first cN-
p,-lition TO Cuba, unless he asks IL be
relieved.
This years crop of peanuts in Virginia
promises TO be very large and OF fine
quality.
The cost of guns alone for United States
cot>t defense during the war Was 81,
sd 600
nited States Senator Proctor OF Yer
mont, has been reelected by the iegisia-
ture.
The coal mining town of Wellington.
Vancouver island, is sinking. and great
disaster is feared.
France seems to be preparing for war
She Is fully manning all her coast forts
and mobilizing her fleet
The report that Ii Hung Chang had
been married 10 the empress dowager Of
China WAS a newspaper joke.
There are seven United states trans
ports III the harbor of San Francisco.
waiting to convey troops 10 Manila.
Secretary Long will ask congress 10
increase the number of sailors allowed
Tor the navy from 800 TO 2a,oOa.
six thousand distressed farmers recentlv
invaded Toxic. ,Iafan, and patitionci Tor
an extension of the period OF tax exemp-
ton
President Mckinley has ordered that
Jefferson Barracks, ST Louis. he made a.
large a military post any in the conn
try.
Reports from coneuls show that Amer
lean Imports into China continue To in
crea>r, While those OF all other countries
decrease.
At httston, Pa. last week. at night
Cunoran brothers cut away feet of
double frame house which encreache,i On
their land
Billy" Walker, the pugilist. who Was
kn"'ked ont by Andy" Dupont at Onsa-
ha. died after having been unconscious
titty-siN hours
The mted States transport Berlin
~lIlei for Santiago. Cuba. from New York
with 5o1.00 ra1ion> for starving Ghans.
The war department has issued com,
piiation OF notes ON the Philippines. both
historical and geographical
Swedish papers state that traces of Prof.
Andrees sailoon polar expedition have
been found in Franz Josef land.
General Otis has eahled the war ,i.aart-
ment from Manila that the better class
OF Filipinos do not want independence.
The cruisers Hannibal and Horne, and
the monitors Puritan and Terror have
been laid up in reserve at Norfolk E,vy
ward
Last Sunday the Cuhans at Santiago
celebrated the thirtieth anniversary OF tie
declaration OF Cuban Independence.
The Vermont Legislature has passed an
set making a bounty on wolves. panshers
and hears. sl2; lynx. -; foxes. Coz, and
rdstle~nakes, 81
President Ruffy of the Swiss eonfs,iera-
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