Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-08-14
NEWS SUMMARY.

ing the week in Yellowstone Park.
Two of the assassins of President
Heureaux have been captured and shot.
The yellow fever situation at the
Soldiers Home at Hampton is much
improved.
Three young men and their team
we're killed by train on a crossing at
Humboldt, Iowa.
There has been a general advance of
from Is to rs per cent in the price of
lumber since July l.
Charles wager of Brandt, Pa. while
Temporarily insane, murdered his three
children and suicided.
Richard Crocker was among the pas
sengers on the ST. Paul, bound from
Southampton to New York.
Miss frankie George, an actress, shot
herself, in Chicago, because she had
been Tilted by one of her profession.
There were seventy-eight deaths from
yellow fever at Vera Cruz, Mexico, in
the last week of June, and only seven
teen deaths in the last week of July.
Among the bridge orders in the
market are eight bridges for Japan
They were designed by American con-
sulting engineers.
The first and only national bank out
side of the continental boundaries of
the United States is about to be estab-
lished in Honolulu.
A tornado with velocity of eighty
miles and width of three blocks pass
ed through Elizabeth, N. j., doing
damage conservatively estimated at
SIS, O0o.
From 1000 to 5000 men are under
arms in the Yaoui country, engaged
In bloody conflict. The entire country
is in state of terror and people are
fleeing to the larger settlements.
Louis Pullerman and Michael Melon
aid were put to death by electricity IN
Sing Sing prison. Pullerman died in
on Mcdonald for eighty-five seconds.
Governor Geer has decided to present
each member of the Second Oregon
regiment with bronze medal, to be
cast from one of the cannon captured
in the Philippines, ifit can be secured.
The state department fully approves
of the action taken by the United
States Minister Powell at Port au
Prince in enforcing respect for the
sanctity of the United States legation.
The preliminary steps have been
taken toward the founding of an oil
exchange in San Francisco. 1t is pro-
posed to handle the entire oil business
of the state through a system of certit-
Gates.
The first bale of the new crop of
in front of the Cotton Exchange, New
York city, for the benefit, of the sufferers
by the floods in Texas. 1t brought
$4,000.
No information can be obtained in
Washington regarding the story of
John Zachert of San Francisco, that the
Russian government in 1888 esta blishe6
monuments to1nark the Alaskan bound
airy line.
Senator Jones will, it is said, resign
the leadership of the Democratic com
mittee by the the time the national
convention meets, so as to give an
opportunity for the choice of another
chairman.
Lewis Morrison will take a company
of American play ers to Japan. 1t is
Mr.. Morrison's intention to leave San
Francisco next May with company
of twenty-five people, scenery, etc.,
and play year in japan.
Acting Secretary of State Adee has
received cablegram from Minister
Powell at Port au Prince, Haiti, con-
6rming the newspaper report of
the violation of his legation by police
officers who were making arrests
The state department has succeeded
In locating Senator Beveridge, of Indi-
ana, over whose whereabouts some
anxiety was felt by his friends. He
was detained in quarantine at Naga-
saki on steamship Empress of India
At Independence, Kan, tramp aged
81 years, giving his name as Il. c.
Young, has confessed to numbering A.
c. Bush and John Cooley, prominent
far,,ars and stoolxra;SarS from, Shiotc