Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-11-27
NEWS SUMMARY.

At Vernon, Italy, there was ahor
but very sharp earthquake Wednesda,
night. 1t threw the inhabitants into Z
panic.
Troop G, Sixth cavalry, which ha,
been in the Occur d'Alene district fol
several months. left Wallace for Sar
Francisco Sunday.
The transports Senator and Ber
Mohr sailed from San Francisco foI
Manila last week with the Forty fifth
infantry on board.
Harry 5. Ettinger, an honora BILE dis
charged member Of company H, Kansas
volunteers, was struck and killed by d
train near Santa Paula, Cal
The task Of supplying the navy with
Krag-Jorgensen rifles in place of the
Lee rifles that have been in use in the
navy for some time has begun
Over 4.700, 900 stamps in all have
been supplied to the Philippines,
4,0S0,000 to Porto Rico, 1920, 600 to
Cuba, and IS, 900 to Guam during the
fiscal year.
At lebanon. Pa, the American
Iron and Steel Manufacturing compa-
ny has suspended operations in all its
pudding and rolling mills on account
of no fuel.
Active negotiations are proceeding to
secure from Brazil such tariff conces-
sions as will extend the market for
American wheat and American -four in
that country.
A pension of s15 per month has been
granted by Commissioner Evans to
Adelaide E. Bagley, mother of Lieut..
Worth Bagley, who was killed in the
war with Spain.
On behalf of Admiral Dewey and his
officers and men, Washington attorneys
have asked the Court of Claims to find
that the amount of bounty money due
them is 1882, 800.
The Baptist church of Texas is badly
split as result of the factional differ
ences which resulted in a large number
of delegates being refused seats in the
State convent ton at Dallas.
Fears are en- tertained for the safety
of the British steamer Saltrama,
which left Philadelphia for Havana
October 2sth. The vessel should have
arrived there thirteen days ago.
The Secretary of the Navy, in his re-
ports is expected to renew his recon-
1nendation for th zee new cruisers of the
inlproroved Olympia type, such as
Congress failed to appropriate for last
year.
William Huff was taken from the
county Jail at Bloomfield Mo-, and
hanged by mob of 100 men. Huff
was charged with the murder of An
drew Melton. He showed remarkable
nerve.
President Mckinley has promised to
make an address at Mount Vernon on
December 14th, when the Masonic OBJ |
servance of the one hundredth ami
versary of Washingtion's death will /
occur.
Havana newspapers object to the
criticisms made by some American
journals upon SundayEracing in Havana
They point out that after mass on
Sunday, all Latin countries take a
DR.. R. Prewitt, Populist candidate
for governor of Mississippi, in the re-
cent election, threatens to make con-
test of Judge Long in his election, on
the ground that the latter's nomination
was illegal.
The United States army transport
has arrived at San Francisco
from Manila via Nagasaki. Eight
government employees constituted the
entire passenger list, no sick or dis
soldiers being aboard. The
voyage was uneventful
The transport Meade. with the Forty
third United States volunteer infantry
On board. sailed from New York for
Manila Friday The Meade attempted
20 get away on Tuesday, but stuck in
he mud at her dc,;k.
The Statehood convention, which
,losed at Guthrie, o. T., Saturday, APP
pointed committee to draw up me-
mortal to congress asking that oklaho-
ma be granted statehood with her
present boundaries.