Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-27
EMCE OVER THE WORLD
~-us ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS
,u..s pointers-PersOna Notes.
fam. Eucts-RecOrd of Crimes
,c,sunIties-PrO of Manu-
,.,,orics-ReliXiOu Notes.

80. borbor of San Francisco has been
,,arOushy mined during the past two
speks.
Tho railroad men in California have
tod a fund to build battle ship for
Ne government.
IN Havana meat is So pound and cot
q cents cup. First-class restau-
',nt. are guarded by troops.
heavy rainfall at Key West has filled
rstetns and averted wter famine
among the troops.
= s. Collins. a prominent resident of
ro,eka. Kan, was mysteriously murdered
!, bed at his home.
Edward Bellamy, author and humani-
,,ou, died Sunday at his home in Chic
o,e Mass. in the 49th year of his age.
Three hundred persons have been exc
,p,ed in Puerto Rico on charge of treason.
Nan, families are fleeing to the interior.
Weyler and the Carlists and Republi-
can leaders are deliberately planning to
hdug on revolt in Spain.
warning to all local boards of health
in Pennsylvania against the danger Of
smallpox has been sent out by the state
beard of health.
Food is getting scarcer every day in
Havana and the insurgents threaten to
cat off the water supply.
The Philippine insurgent chief Aguin
ado has issued proclamation to his fol-
overs at Manila to obey the orders Of
Admiral Dewey.
spanards at Manila refuse to submit to
the Americans and Admiral Dewey is I'M
vllng to lombard the town. He hopes
to starve them out.
Great Britain has as many war vessels
Asatic waters as France, Russia and
emany combined, and they are far more
hodern and powerful.
Many wealthy Philippine families are
going back to the islands from Hong
Kong and are taking the oath of allie
nance to the United States.
James q. LOngstreet son of General
james A. Longstreet, has Just been com
mi.,oned as second lieutenant in a bat
uy of light artillery at Atlanta, Ga.
Joseph Letter, the phenomenal grain
Manipulation of chicago, has announced
that he will retire from the business when
he has sold out his cash holdings.
Several decided improvements have been
added to the plans of four new monitors
for our navy which will render them prac-
ITALY indestructiDle except by torpedoes.
Correspondence outlining the whole
scheme for revolution in Italy has been
seized by the police at the residence OF
lIme kulicieff, the noted Nihilist in
Rome.
The restoration of Independence hall
Philadelphia, has progressed so rapidly
that it is expected the formal opening OF
the historic structure can be held on the
Fourth of July.
The Mexican minister at Washington
has been informed by his government that
Mexico has taken all necessary precau'
tons to prevent Spanish filibustering eX-
petitions from invading Texas.
Packing and shipping firms o. Chicago
have asked congress to impose retaliatory
duty against France on account OF rates
fixed by that country On lard and sau
sage from the United States.
The house of representatives has adopt
ed the resolution to submit to the states
proposition to amend the constitution
so as to provide for the election of senators
by direct vote of the people.
Spanish refugees recently arrived in ia
maea from Havana say that poor people
lrp Ix,, 6 wi 4
even the soldiers are wretchedly fed. Raw
food costs in the market about IS per day
Tor single person.
New York dispatch says that in con
sequence of the lack of greenbacks treas
ury notes and silver certificates the Unit
ed States is paying out gold over Thu
counter as well as settling its debit bal
ance at the clearing house in gold.
The navy department it is said, vii
not send coal to the Philippines, as it i
probable that Dewey has all he needs
IL Is known that there was large amour
OF coal stored at Manila and this mus
nave been captured by Dewey.
The Painton electric boat it is claimed
VIII accomplish the feat of crossing tn
Atlantic in three dayA The speed claime'
! forty knots an hour. The noise Incl
aeht to steamship machinery will, it
aid be done away with, and the savin
IN coal be one-half The ten propeller
Will be screws driven by dynamos.
according to an old docket in the pos
session of Maine justice of the peac
ADMIRAL Dewey was once fined $25 70
'h@shing drunken marine who ha
sought qaurrel with him during visi
70 the navy yard at Portsmouth. Dewe
p"'d the so cheerfully, remarking that
vas worth that much to have had tn
pleasure of thrashing such a disgrace t
Tile United States navy.
a cablegam from London states tina
me one mile paced record of 1885 81
ned Jointly by Eddie McDuffie of Bosto
al'u j. W. Stocks of England, has bee
'ioken by j. Platt Belts, who but r.
ehtiy returned from Australia. The ne
ume is l:35 flat.
As the result of recent exchanges b.
."eeh officials of the state departmer
AZ Washington and the French emas IS
agreeable understanding is said
nave been reached which gives assuran'