Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-05-12
NEWS SUMMARY.

Latest advices from Manila show
that Admiral Dewey is in perfect
health.
A treaty has been entered into be-
tween Great Britain and the Friendly
Islands
The great steel combination, which
has practically been completed, will
have capital of $40, 900, 900.
The local branch of the Canadian
Bank of Commerce at Dresden, Ont,
has been robbed of an amount esti-
mated at $4,000.
The London Times comments
on the Philippine situation, stating
that the United States is making sat
isfactory progress.
The entire plant of the California
powder works near Pinole, Cal, was
more or less damaged by an explosion
One man was slightly injured
Governor-General Brooke has signed
the commissions of the president and
the associate justices of the recently
constituted supreme court of Cuba.
Receipts in the Havana custom house
for April justify, it is said, the pre-
.diction that the collection at that port
for 1899 will reach fully $40, 900, 900.
The German government has tele-
graphed orders to the German consul
At Manila to give pecuniary aid to dis
tressed Germans in the Philippines.
The Duke d'Arcos, the newly APP
| pointed Spanish minister'to the United
States has started upon his journey to
| his new post at Washington by way of
Paris
]. M. johnson, chief clerk of the
railway mail service at Los Angles,
| has been detailed to go to Honolulu to
| take charge of the transfer of mails at
that port.
No new cases of smallpox have APP
|peared among the soldiers at the
| Preside or on board the transport, and
lit is believed the disease has been
stamped out.
General Henry at San Juan is max
hing fair progress in the plan of enlist
ment of 400 Porto Ricans In the Unit
ed States army for service in their ma
tive country.
United States Minister to Nicara-
qua William L. Merry, has agreed to q
settlement of the claims of United
States citizens there against the Mica
|Faguan government.
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn
fby direction of the president, has made
IA mum Der of amendments to the tariff
schedules and port regulations in
Porto Rico and Cuba.
The death of Miss Lille Cunning
ham at Kirksville, Mo-, makes the
'thirty-fourth death resulting from
the tornado of April 81. Others are
in critical condition.
United States Consul-General Os-
borne at Apia has refused to pay King
Janus salary for the month of Janu-
hry. Proceedings have been taken
against him in the supreme court.
General Charles P. Egan, prominent
IN the army beef scandal, has sailed |
From San Francisco for Honolulu on
The steamer Australia. General Eagan
Ind his family will spend several
months there.
General Ramon Cara, formerly Ven
ezuelan minister of war and marine,
Fuary and was finally severely defeat
I'D by the government, has escaped
INTO Colombia.
Eight Chilkat Indians who were OBJ
)tructing the construction of trail by
white men from Haine's mission to
Klukwan up the Chilkat river have
been arrested and sentenced to thirty
lay imprisonment.
Spain is collecting evidence at Hong
Tong with view of claiming a cession
+ land in China as indemnity from the
chinese government for permitting the
teamer Abbey to leave Canton last Au-
|ust with arms for the Philippine in
nrgents.
The Russian government has adj
ressed friendly protest to the Ger
ian government regarding the APP
ointment as one of Germany's dele
ates to the peace conference at The