Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-12-02
THE GREAT WORLD IN BRIEF
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.
General Items From All Sources, Do
mestic, Abroad and Spain's In
surgent IsIands-Odd Happenings
-Business Progrcss-Crimes and
Accidents.

ing a colored junta to prevent future race
outrages in the south.
The dipping process for cattle afflicted
with Texas fever is not proving a remark
able success in Missouri
Naval reserves of Illinois who served in
the war with Spain will organize the Hi
nois Naval Veterans Association.
The Cherokee senate refuses to treat
with the Dawes commission, and will now
be governed by the Curtis bin.
General Wood wants the colored v"-
untecrs ordered back to the United States,
oln account of their riotous conduct.
At Manila law courts have resumed,
Spanish judges hearing civil cases and
American judges criminal cases.
Rear Admiral Dewey will become rank
ing officer of the navy by the retirement
of Rear Admiral Bunce December %.
Japan has agreed to cooperate with
Great Britain in an effort to restore condi-
tons in China to their former status.
China is reported to have recently
agreed with Russia that troops of the lat
ter country are to be used i'll Chinese de-
Tense.
Great disorder and possibly bloodshed
are feared in Havana when the unpaid
Spanish troops find there is no money for
them.
Over 100000 mail star route bidders
have combined to eade the 50-cent war
tax imposed on eaeh contract bond, but
they will fail.
One of the most important measures to
be urged by the republicans in the New
York legislature will be bill for pure
beer.
Estimates by thu United States treas
ury fix the cost T. this country OF the
Spanish war up to the present time up to
about $l60,OO0,000.
The court at Youngstown, o., is to de-
eide whether William II. Branton, who
shot his wife, died before she did, in order
to award his properly to the heirs.
Great prairie frs have been raging in
South Dakota and northern Nebraska dur
ing the present week, resulting in immense
destruction of farm property.
Prince George d Greece, the high COM
:. missioner of the powers in Crete, entered
' upon his duties last Tuesday amid the re-
! ioieing of the Christian populace.
: Johnstown (Pal fire companies, in need
:. of money for current expenses and failing
: to get an appropriation, sold their teams,
;, :. and now draw their apparatus by hand.
;. Agent Pollock, in his recent annual re-
= port to the interior department, declared
> that the Usage Indians are the wealthiest
! people per capita on earth, and are aris-
tocrats.
The frozen surface Of the River Such
, ona, to Velictusting, Russia, broke while
= number of people and vehicles We're
), crossing the stream, and 20 persons were
drowned.
During the winter the United States
3. marine hospital service will take steps to
r prevent the reintroduction of yellow fever
in this country next summer. Experts arc
v now at work in Cuba.
q The importations of gold into TIE
]: United States during the past year are
a, the largest in the history of the country
while the production Of gold is the largest
ar in many years, If not unprecedented.
All Of the shoe factories at Marlborough
or Mass, opened last Tuesday morning tc
give any who desired to return to work
or the opportunity to do so, but none o.
the strikers awaited themselves of tn,
10 chance.
/; Mary Billet, over so years of age, VIII,
t. long ago had tombstone with a blanl
v, date line erected over the site in a GENE
D. terry which she chose for her grave, diet
IN bn al 1shn,,sa % 7 L.
Tuesday.
a: The Britisa ram battle ship FORMIDABLE
0: was Launched at Portsmouth, England
Thursday. She is said to be the larges
ID. warship in de world. English and Amer
lean flags we're intertwined on the Off
"a. cial stand.
Fourteenrexans, commanded by Lieu
20 tenant Gat, have gone to Cuba for gov
%. kernment pace duty.
b; In his annual report Secretary Lon
tx will recommend the construction of thru
nv new battleips.
I,c The an'cigarette law passed by tn
b; Tennessee legislature has been declare
gs, unconstitutional.
b; AT the ar department there seems
be an imrssion that not nearly so man
lOc troops wi be needed in Cuba as was de-
'@ ignated La general order some time ag'
I@ Colone Hanna. at San Juan, Puert
'se, Rico, "a. that Goldfish is the princips
food arte imported into that islam,
10 and thaNova Scotia dealers in codfs
,eg consider uerto Rico their best market.
80 AttorF General Griggs has decide
'so' that o .rson may draw money on
n.y. check thout stamp, provided tn
80 cheek isayable to himself, from his ow
~ funds deposit in the bank in question
At Ptsmouth, Ohio, George w. Fe
:" guson, quarryman, mistook blastin
POWDER coal and tried to build a fiji
VI. with 1.-Two children were killed. Fe
ri guson as terribly burned and oth'
ma membe of the family seriously hurt.
pts Ensi Sticht, inspector of ordnance 8
the Wilmington navy, has succeeded
remcvS charges from half dozen of I'll
NO. captth guns recovered from the sunke