The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-03-28
THE telegraph SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF,

A Complete Review Of the Events OF
the PAST Week-ln This and For
ei@n Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.
The British Columbia government has
withdrawn its opposition and granted a
charter for the road south from Michel to
connect with the Great Northern.
E. Thompson, who was nominated for
United States senator by the republican
causus, failed Of election by the joint ses.
sion Of the house and senate.
The sale Of the worlds champion trotter
The Abbot, 2:O3 Ia, for $4,000 to Fred
Gherken has been practically completed
according to the New York Times.
The European diplomats in Washington
are deeply interested in the action of the
United States in sending the armed cruiser
New York to Morocco to aid the American
consul general in exacting an apology az;
obtaining settlement of claims aggrega-
ting $4,000.
A cablegram was received recently by
relatives of Lieutenant Commander Will
liam Braunersruther, T. S. n, who is cap
tain Of the port of Manila, conveying in
formation of his serious illness. The mes
sage stated he had been relieved of duty
and ordered to Yokohama hospital.
A snowstorm approaching a blizzard in
severity swept over the Missouri valley
last Wednesday. Nebraska, western Iowa,
South Dakota and Wyoming and Kansas
felt the effects of the storm, which tied up
street car traffic in many cities and delay
ed railroad traffic. In northwest Michigan,
where the railroads had hardly recovered
from last weeks storm. a heavy snow fell.
1t is understood on high authority that
the president has decided to appoint Mr..
P. G. Knox OF Pittsburg to fill the vacancy
in his cabinet that will be caused by the
retirement of Attorney General Griggs on
April !.
The sureties Of Andrew w. Smyth, for
merly superintendent of the United States
branch mint at New Orleans, will have to
pay the government $25 900 to replace that
amount Of money which Smyth alleged
was burned by an electric spark in vault
at the mint during his incumbency during
the early COS. The United States court
of appeals handed down it's decision in the
case, upholding the lower court, which
held the sureties liable. Smyth is now in
Ireand.
The libel actions brought against the
London Star and Leader by Arthur Cham
berlain, brother Of Joseph Chamberlain, in
connection with war office contracts, was
begun today in the kings bench court, be-
fore the lord chief justice, Lord Alver-
stone. The plaintiffs claim damages for
serious attacks on their commercial integ-
rity, including the statement that they
stopped to improper means in order to OBJ
tain contracts, against the interest Of the
public service. The defendants pleaded
that their articles did not libel the plain
tiffs and were fair comment on matter Of
public interest.
j. P. Minaber, s. Minaber and j. A. Neu-
woudt were shot at Deaar, near Cape Town,
for treason and murder, in pursuance of a
sentence of courtmartial. The death SEN
tence was passed week ago in connection
with the wrecking Of a train near Taac-
bach, by which Ave men were killed Gen
eral Kitchener confirmed the verdict. The
garrison was paraded and the prisoners
were led out at sunset. Death was instan-
taneous. A Dutch minister and relatives
remained with the prisoners until the end.
Two others concerned in the wrecking
were sentenced to five years at penal servi-
tude.
Paderewski. the pianist, while MAX
ing tour Of Spain recently, received
news Of the death Of his only son.
At Melbourne it Is ofacially estimat-
Cd that the wheat crop will yield IT.
$780, 900 bushels, or an increase Of over
100000 bushels upon last years yield.
The United States army transport
Grant has sailed from Manila for San
Francisco with the Twenty-ninth and
Thirty-second regiments of volunteers.
General Fulton and $50 Of his COM
mand, armed with rifles, have surren-
dered to Colonel Scott of the Thirty
ninth Volunteer infantry at Antique.
Island Of Panay.
AZ MuWeuh0o AI0 ucctIOyou Jig LUX
story piano establishment Of william
Roofing Z Sons and wrought some des-
tructiop to adjoining property. entail
ing loss Of $350.O0O.
As result Of the cabinet meeting re-
Gently the postmaster general will issue
an order establishing the domestic
rate Of postage between the United
States and Cuba, the order to take effect
on April I.
There II evidence In st. Petersburg Of
plots against the authorities. A CORES
pondent asserts that sums Of money are
being distributed to the factory hands