The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-11
IlE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
u Complete Review of the Events OF
the last Week-ln This and For
eiWn LAmds-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

the celebrated Temple Holnnongi at Ike
gami on the night of March Q.
Mrs. Carrie Nation of Kansas spent an
other hour and half in st. Louis recent.
", and left in disgust at the things abe
cav and the treatment she received
The gale which swept over Norfolk, Va,
recently was the severest Of the winter.
( The wind in the city blew AZ miles an
hour and at Cape Henry and Hatteras AZ
miles.
1t was announced by the management
OF the Southern Athletic club Of Louis
vile, KY, that "Kid" Mccoy and Peter
Maher had been matched for 70 round
bout here April 20.
Major General s. B. M. Young, who il
to succeed General Shafter q commandant
Of the military department Of California,
has left Warrington, accompanied by
]. Lieutenant 6medburg.
The secretary Of the treasury has pur-
chased At New York for the sinking fund
@072,OOO in government short term bonds
on substantially the same terms - the
q2,OOO,OO purchased yesterday.
News has been received ct Phoenix,
ARK, Of catastrophe At senator Cark's
United Verde mine at Jerome. While
nearly = dozen men were at work near
where shot was placed ON the lower level,
there was q premature explosion. james
Roonsy and JosspA 6sifel were blown to
4 lragments and several others were injured.
Owing to the discovery Of . case Of
smallpox among the men Of the Eleventh
infantry, stationed At San Francisco, the
1 &agiment did not sail for Manila ON the
transport Fitzpatrick on April 5, ~ had
been planned. Two companies Of the reg
jMent are to Is detained at Angel island
until danger 81 the spread Of the disease
e passed.
during . session Of the court at King
ston, Ky, Hon. Samuel A. Bnzeale and
Hon. James J. Littieton, prominent attor-
neys and leading republican politicians in
the Second congressional district, quarrel.
Cd over speech which Lttleton made !
against Braxeale, who il running ror
mayor Of Kingston, and each drew . re-
volver' and commenced firing. None Of
the shots took effect. They were separated
BY bystanders and both placed under ar
rest.
One Of the worst snowstorms ever ex-
perieDced in Pittsburg region began early
yesterday, and soon telegraph, telephone
and trolley car service became practically |
suspended. Miles Of poles are down, max
ing the streets literally network Of
wires. The falling wires throughout the
outlying portions Of the city made it ex-
tremely dangerous for Pedestrian, team
sters and street car men, but up to noon
no fatalities have been reported. The
damage in the city viii BE- very heavy.
President Kruger says the Beers will
- satisfied only with Independence.
The president has made the nrst an
nouncement that Mr.. Knox had accept
Cd the post Of attorney general to the
cabinet.
The country from Iba to Morong Is
now held BY American troops and the
war once Ii highly pleased with the
latest good news from Luzon.
At New Orleans the warehouse on
the South Side plantation, containing
= large quantity Of sugar. was destroy
"a BY fre recently. Loss. $500. 900.
At Tientsin It 10 reported that the
Russians have been endeavorlng to en-
force . purchase Of the disputed rail-
way siding from the original Chinese
owners.
According to the Pretoria correspond
emit Of the Daily Telegraph the Beers
have shifted their seat Of government
from Petersburg to point IS miles
northeast.
Lord Kitchener has personally pre-
vented the Red Cross medal to Mime.
Ferriers. head Of the French ambu-
lance department, for her services to
the British wounded.
A Pittsburg dispatch Of April 9Th
says the demand for tin and plates Is
unusually heavy and this week finds
every plant Of the American Tin Plate
company in operation.
The navy department has awarded
the contract for the building of the %
knot protected cruiser Milwaukee to
the Union Iron Works Of San Francis
co. The contract price is $2,867, 900.
Lord Kitchener. reporting to the Lon
don war ONCE the finding Of an aban-
] doned and destroyed pompom near vry-
held, says: This accounts for all the
enemys guns known to be In the south
ern district"
The steamship Rhein, which arrived
recently from Bremen, broke the rec
ord as passenger carrier. Besides
her crew, which numbered over 400.
she had $500 passengers. OF the latter
So came in the cabin.
Major Ammon A. Augur, Twenty
NTH infantry has been transferred to
the Twentieth infantry. Major Eu.
gene F. Ladd. Quartermaster. U. S. ".
has been ordered upon the completion