Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-02-18
A LOOK AL AROUND.
NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Items Of lnforma ton Gathered From
Wide Area-POlitical Happen
ings and Industrial Notes-Crlmes
and Accidents.

Paul Kruger has been reelected presi-
dent of the South African republic.
Orders have been sent to Captain Samp-
son, in command of the North Atlantic
squadron of Key West, to send the tor
pedo boat Cushing to Havana with stores
for the Use Of the Maine.
News comes Of the murder Of Mexican
in the placer district of Tenachi, l07 miles
east of Hermcsillo. Mexico, as the result
Of which Ia Americans are in jail in TIE.
pachi pending an investigation. The
names Of the prisoners are not known.
General Prospero Morales. formerly
secretary Of war under General Barrios
and late head Of the unsuccessful rebel.
lion, has been declared president Of Gu
atemala.
The loss Of life and destruction of prop.
erty by fire at Thirteenth and Pike streets,
Pittsburg, was the greatest in the his.
tory of the city. At least Is people were
killed, over a score were injured and
property valued at million and halt
was destroyed.
A memorial has been presented to Pres.
ident Mckinley by delegation Of New
York business men, representing u large
number Of well known firms in that city,
asking action be taken by this govern.
ment looking t. the establishment OF
peace in Cuba.
Diplomatic relations between the Unit
ed States and Spain through Minister DE
LONE are Mt an end and correspondence
will be conducted exclusively through
Minister Woodford in Madrid until Spain
sends new minister to Washington OF
designates charge d'affaires.
Michael Cudahy, the multi-million.
aire Of Chicago, was in Los Angeles, Cal,
the other day. He is making tour OF in.
spectiOn of his interests in southern Cali.
fornia. He has under consideration the
advisability Of transforming the Nadeau
ranch Of 5000 acres. which he owns near
Florence, into beet sugar farm and
erecting factory which will equal any
in southern California.
A new Office for advising the japanese
emperor and ministry in military and
naval affairs has been created, to be
known as the Gensui Flu, the members Of
which will be chosen from among the ad.
mirals or field marshals who have rem
dered special services. Prince Komatsu
Marquis Yamagata, Marquis Oyama and
Marquis Saigon have been appointed
members Of the board and given the title
Of generalissimo.
Advices from the Orient report an as.
sault by Japanese artisans on Mr.. Sands
secretary 81 the United States legation at
Seoul. The attack was unprovoked and
I the police did not interfere. Sands, how.
ever, held one Of the assailants and com.
PEELED the police to arrest him. Afterward
complaint was lodged by the United
States consul and the Japanese authori
ties have arrested various persons sup.
posed to have been engaged in the affair
John f. Kennedy has commenced suit
at San Francisco against j. q. l. l. N. Day
contractors, to recover $ll2,5OO, alleged te
be due for services rendered during tho
building of canal and locks in the Co
lumbia river Mt Cascades. He stated that
in consideration Of one-third Of the profit
he advanced money to the contractors Il
enable them to complete the work, fol
which they received $l,75O,OO0 from tn.
government. Kennedy alleges that tn,
net profit of the contractors was $4,000
and he is entitled to one-third Of that
amount, and has paid out $4,000.