Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-09-02
NEWS SUMMARY.

Over forty Cinnamon have escaped
the vigilance Of the customs officers and
arrived in Omaha.
A smallpox scare has been started al
Bay, o.. with the result that an
exodus from the island has taken
place.
.{The United States hospital ship
Solace has arrived at Boston, having
on board seventy-four sick soldiers and
marines.
The Corbett- Mccoy fight Is now
booked to come off on October 1, the
new date having been agreed on few
days since.
| The Zionist convention of Switzer-
land has passed resolution express
ing its profound thanks to the car for
issuing his peace note.
NJ. Jules Cambon, French am
bassador at Washington, has arrived in
Montreal on a visit. He is expected to
remain there several days.
Acting Secretary Allen has decided
to adopt the policy of mastering out
the naval militia in bodies instead of
individually as heretofore.
Riots are reported in the Barbadocs
islands belonging to Great Britain.
Plantations are being looted and moro
serious trouble is expected.
Already several of the states have
filed with the secretary of the treasury
claims for disbursements Of expendi-
lures growing out of the war.
A detachment of fifteen volunteers
for the signal corps has been formed
at the Washington barracks and will
be sent to Santiago in few days.
1t is officially announced that there
were 1900 deaths from the plague
last week in the Bombay, India pre-
idency. The plague is spreading.
General Blanco has sent cable mes
sage to General Toral, asking what
duties have been imposed at Santiago
Win q Wow Va hSB uiHeih8 tho seAAtiAS
at Havana.
Following the unveiling Of the mon
nment to Alexander III Of Russia, EN-
peror Nicholas gave grand gala
banquet at the palace Of the Kremlin
In the evening.
1t is announced that Mr.. David Sir |
Jordan of Stanford university will
deliver the inaugural address at the
opening of the University Of Washing
ton in November
The Pope has recovered from his in
Precautions have been
augmented and he is surrounded by
every care. Pilgrimages, including
postponed until October.
At joint mass meeting OF the Welsh
miners 1t was decided to accept the
employers terms, offered at the Cardiff
by which the miners get
an increase OF 5 per cent in wages.
strike.
Captain Louis G. Duncan, surgeon of
the Twenty Kansas regiment,
has been held by the sheriff Of Fairfax
county, Virginia, to answer an indict-
nent charging him with desecrating
graves at Bull Run, near
Manassas.
Colonel Charles DENLY, who was
minister to China for thirteen years
md was relieved from his post a few
weeks ago, in an interview said; "In
ny opinion China will never be dis
nembered among the great European
iations, as l do not think the United
'tates. England and Japan will permit
t."
The preliminary examination of Mrs.
ordelia Botkin, who is accused of
nurdering Mrs. j. p Dunning and her
lister, Mrs. Deane. of Dover, Della, by
ending box of poisoned candy
trough the mail to the deceased
aides. and of which they partook, has
cen postponed to September g. Mean
'hile Mrs. BotlSin stoutly maintains
err innocence.
The London Times, speaking OF the .
zars peace note, says: The cars cir :
alar has had a good effect on the ,
,arxets, as indicating that there is no $
Immediate probability of war. Many {
eople remark the fact that the pro- ?
osal appears when Russia's power to :
orrow freely is almost ended and
hen she has placed herself in posi-
ons In China and elseyh here which =,