Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-01-20
NEWS SUMMA RY.

The French senate has reelected
Emile Lobert president.
Mrs. Wilfoung, of West Superior,
Wis, is reported to have been buried
alive.
The United States gunboat Helena
has arrived at Port Said, and having
coaled, proceeded on her way to the
Philippines.
Mrs Emily J. Mosely, who would
have been 102 years old had she lived
until April, died at the Home of the
Homeless at Utica, N. Y.
Major G. W. Uric, the first treasurer
of Ashland county, Ohio, died the 18th
inst, aged 49, He was reputed to be.
the oldest Mason in Ohio
English capitalists who have been
buying up Cuban railways are now in
Santa Clara province, and have secured
most of the lines there.
The Filipinos are now engaged in
considering the preparation of def
sire from the United States.
There are now in Matanzas 17,00G
Spanish troops and in Cienfuegos Is, OOO-
These will probably be out of the is.
land by the middle of February.
The Spanish transport Alicante has
arrived at Malaga and the French
steamer Caroline at Cadiz, with Span.
ish troops from the Antilles.
The first detachment of the Seven
teenth United States infantry left
Columbus, o., January IA, for New
York, en- route to the Philippines.
Senator Perkins ofCalifornia has been
advised that the authorities of Hawaii
had given permission to bring 5000
more Japanese laborers into the
islands.
Secretary Long has decided to allow
Admiral Sampson to undertake cruise
with the North Atlantic squadron in
southern waters for drills and ma,
neuvers.
The Sinai (Jewish) congregation,
which was the first in this country to-
hold Sunday services, recently cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary in
Chicago.
Filipino refugees at Hongkong insist
that Aguinaldo will regard a landing
of the Americans at Iloilo as declar-
alton of war and will Immediately at
tack Manila.
Cecil Rhodes has arrived in London
from Capetown. There is considerable
interest in his visit, which is connect
ed with the scheme of joining Cairo
and Capetown by railroad.
The senate committee on rules der
cided to favorably report the Chandr
Ter resolution for the distribution o.
the appropriation bills among the
various committees of the senate.
The Official report of the mayor OF
Santa Clara shows that in 1896 there
we're 14l6 deaths; 6987 deaths in 1897,
md 4s41 in 1898, being in three years
oss OF Sc per cent of the population.
Representative Davidson of Wiscon-
sin introduced bill amending the
'leomargarine law making the revenue
AK 10 cents a pound when the cleo
is colored to resemble pure
)utter.
The steamship City of Macon, from
Boston, has brought into the port of
savannah Captain Kennerty and the
rev, nine men all told, of the schoon-
r Aloha of Bath, Maine, abandoned
saturday night.
The surgeon generals office of the
var department wants more immune
urses for the yellow fever hospitals
q Cuba, and circulars will be sent
the south requesting
publications..
The Arlington hotel and sanitarium
t Marlin, Falls county, Texas, burned
IA. Loss about 500, 900; insur-
nee S25, 900. There were number of
lvalids in the hotel, all of whom es-
aped safely.
The body of James Fain,a prominent
'ine-owner, of Baker City, Ore, was
,und dead on the night of January IA
! q snowbank near the Ibex mine.
e was overtaken by blizzard in the
curtains and persisted.
Albert E. Mussen, teller of the saw
gs department of the Merchants