Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-04-14
NEWS SUMMARY.

Korea is in trouble with Russia over
the recent seizure of a whaler
1t is asserted that there are so, 1000
Russian troops now in Manchuria.
The condition of the pope has be
come more serious and his physicians
fear he will not recover
An attempt was made to assassinate
Hoshi Toru, formerly Japanese Minis.
ter to the United States, recently.
1t is stated that S225. 900 has beer
subscribed toward the construction OF
the alumni hall at Yale university.
In San Francisco short, sharp earth
quake shock was felt April s. The vi
brations lasted three or four seconds.
1t is said that Gillett. the abscond-
ing cattle plunger, has gone to South
America to engage in the cattle bust
ness.
Military movements are noticeable in
the northern provinces of Spain in con-
nection with the Carlist's threatened
uprising.
The secretary of the interior has ap-
proved the plans of Director Walcott
for the continuation of surveys in
Alaska during the summer of 1899.
Premier Dupuy, in the course of an
important speech to his constituents at
LIE Puy, said the situation both at
home and abroad was eminently salts
factory.
Ninetyfour Chinese were killed and
123 wounded by Russian soldiers in the
recent riot at Talien Wan. China. A
Russian interpreter was killed by the
Chinese
Returns from the Irish county coun-
ell elections show that 300 National
lists, eighty-three Unionists, one labor
candidate and one Liberal have been
returned.
News has been received at Yokohama
that French mission has been wreck
ed in the province of Chun Chong,
Korea. The priest in charge was
carried off.
Orders have been issued directing
that none of the remains of yellow
fever victims shall be brought from
Cuba to the United States until cold
weather returns.
yelling, N. q. dispatches say the i'm
perial government has accepted the
offer of the colonial secretary to dis
patch boat to Samoa, but the troops
offered are not required.
DR.. George A. Rawson, who figured
in sensa tional divorce case in Seattle,
Wash, few years ago, committed
suicide at the insane hospital, Indian
apolis, Ind, by hanging.
Four thousand one hundred cans of
beef have been destroyed at the Regla
warehouse, Havana, during the last
three months, without action on the
part of the board of survey.
Judge Ortiz, in Havana, insists that
the incommunicadol law is in full force,
like all other Spanish laws which Cen
eral Brooke's proclamation of January
l affirmed were to be unchanged.
The plague is still raging in Formosa.
According to the latest advices eleven
deaths had occurred in Tainin and one
in Tiakokua, bringing the total num-
Der of deaths since January 1, up to 232.
Ten men in the mines in the south
ern Illinois coal district have decide d
to strike as result of their employers
refusal to grant a raise of rs cents a
day. This will tie up at least 5000
men.
Capitalists from Chicago and other
cities are attempting to secure an OPP
ton on all the laundries of Indianapo-
lis, with view toward purchasing |
them and uniting them into one COM
bine.
Latest advices from the seat of hos
.ilities in Bolivia say the federalists or
now hold Cochabampa.
Potosi and Santa Cruz, but President
Alonzo has reduced their positions near
0ruro.
Nearly all the wheat through GEN.
raj Illinois, from Danville to Havana,
considered the best portion of the state,