Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-02-24
NEWS SUMMARY.

Sewer Forcier, 100 years Of age, and
the pioneer settler of northern Wiscon-
sin, 10 dead, In Chippewa Falls.
The mayor and majority OF the mu-
nicipsl council of San Juan, Porto Rico,
have rendered their designations.
Upon the recommendation of Major
General Brooke, the withdrawal OF
American troops from Cuba has been
postponed.
The Paris correspondent Of the Lon
don Daily News expresses the opinion
that the Dreyfus affair hnstened NJ.
Faure's end.
Tho Republicans In the Spanish
chamber have decided to begin 1T once
an energetic campaign against the
government.
The inquest into the death of Mrs.
Kate J. Adams will continue In New
York this week. Cornish will again be
put on the stand.
The imports of dry goods and gen.
ernl merchandise at New York for tho
week ending Saturday, February 10,
were valued at 81. 700. 34l.
A woman who registered as Mrs. 7.
w. Jones. Seattle, committed suicide
In = room at the Imperial hotel, Port
land. Or She was temporarily insane.
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Otis and Admiral Dewey to establish
garrisons for the present at other
towns in the Philippines except Manila.
Iloilo and Ccbu.
All the surviving captains of Span
ish warships destroyed in the naval
battles of Santiago de Cuba and In
Manila bay by the Americans will be
court-martialed.
One OF Admiral Dewey's ships will
soon go to the extreme south Of the
archipelago to secure the alliance OF
the Sultan of Sulu. and to report on
harbors OF that miniature group.
The London Standards Berlin cor
respondent says that no request from
America for the recall of the German
officials In Samoa has been received in
Berlin and that none is expected.
There is u scarcity of supplies at
Rampant City and Fort Hamilton,
Alaska, but there is no fear of seri-
Gus shortage. The stock Of butter and |
sugar Will need careful outstanding
The trial by court-martial Of Major
Wilson on the charge Of for
gerry and embezzlement, is being held
In Santiago. The general opinion is
that Major Wilson Is out OF his mind.
Senior Montero Rios, who was presi-
dent OF the Spanish peace commission,
has resigned the presidency Of the
'enate, owing to the popular cutlery
against hia defense of the commission.
According to the Rome correspon-
lent OF the London Telegraph, the Duo
lOriesns, realizing the impossibility
Il anything favorable to him happen
ng In France, has left Turin for Milan.
The movement recently started to
orm a gigantic combination of all the
sading glass, pressed and tableware
of the country is ex-
ected TO be contaminated At an early
alto.
During the calendar year 1898 the Z
lumber of cars loaded with goods ship
ed through the United States from
ne point In Canada to another was
0, 900, the contents of which weighed
DO. 900 tons
Admiral Dewey will send ship to
xplore the comparatively undeveloped r
land OF Palawan, in the China sea, e
hich many naval officers say will turn
At to be the most important island in
he Philippines.
The st. James Gazette, London, COM !.
enting on the high joint commission, .
US: I'VE wish for the friendship of !.
Ie United States, but we cannot have :
At the price Of the sacrifice of the
terests Of Canada" 4
Exports of gold and silver from the
,rt of New York TO all countries for :
70 past week aggregate So40, $50, sill
n bars aud coin. and si1, 1000 gold.
he imports OF specie last week were \
30, 5oi in gold and 1854 in silver
Representative Bland Of Missouri has