The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-05-10
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A CeAplet~ Review II the Events 81
the Past Week-ln This ana Fer
eaxn LAsAs-Takea FRea the
LAsest Dispatches

American builders OF marine engines, Il
dead at his home Ill Brooklyn, aged 80
He leaves an estate valued at 81 900, 900.
Mr.. cudahy viii not compromise with
the men who abducted his son. He turned
down a proposition and said 4 feel As il
/ would follow those men to the ends Of
the earth"
Owing to the danger OF importing
smallpox from the mainland, the Honolulu
board of health has decided to fumigate all
mails coming there BY steamer from San
Francisco.
Terry MeGoveru knocked out Oscar
Gardner in the fourth round recently at
Mechanics pavilion, San Francisco. From
the first minute until the end came there
was never doubt nthe minds OF the
spectators as to the outcome.
At Cayueos, Cal, the merchandise store
Of Degettardi & Righetti was robbed re
Gently The burglars managed 10 open the
safe and secured over $500 in cash. Ne
gotiable papers and securities and about
500 in the money drawer were left un-
touched
The gates OF the an-Ameriean exposi-
ton at Buffalo were thrown open Weines-
day, May /, and notwithstanding that it
had rained all night and conditions were
threatening, the various routes to the
grounds were well patronized by those who
desired to be present at the opening.
At San Juan, Porto Rico, the new $780,
0O pier caught fire and was destroyed in
half an hour A large stock Of sugar and
rum was lost In the fire. The fire continues
to rage and the flames threaten to spread
to the stores OF the customs house. Lives
may have been lost, but this is not certain
Robert A. Maxey, manager of the Pond
Lumber company, committed suicide at
Arkansas City, Kan, by shooting himself
through the head He is short in his ae-
counts The amount OF the shortage Is
S3646-S7. He left note to his bondsmen
saying that his blunders had cost him his
life
The leader Of band of Yaqui Indians,
who as captured short time ago at Cuesta
Alta by a detachment Of government
troops, has been executed at Antejuda by
order Of General Lorenzo Torres. Prior
to his execution he was positively identi-
fed as apache Kid" by Alexander Mac
Donald, an American scout in the service |
OF the government, who says he knew the
kid well in Arizona
Twelve hundred Maehinists in Buffalo, |
y. y, and probably 800 more in Erie coun l
ty, outside Of Buffalo, struck May to Sc /
cure nine hour day without decrease Of /
pay. 1t is understood that the local move |
ment is the forerunner Of strike that may /
extend all over the United States and Can
ada and Mexico, on May 20, when general
demand for nine hour day viii be made.
The California supreme court has re-
versed a former decision and declared that
the trust clause in the will Of the late
James G. Fair is invalid In his will Fair
left his estate, valued at sl5,0ODo0,
in trust, the proceeds to go to his heirs,
but the principal to be kept out OF their
hands- As result Of the decision Of the
supreme court, the estate will now be di
sided among Fairs children, Mrs. Herman
Oelrichs, Mrs w. X. Vanderbilt and
Charles Fair
Saloons in Kansas City were closed
az tight as drum Sunday for the first
time in six years.
After careful consideration the al
has decided to reduce the
army in the Philippines to 10000. L
Forty thousand Italian emigrants,
according to the Fanfulla. are booked I.
to leave for the United States this
month. h
w. J. Footner vice president and =
general manager Of the Great Northern 1
Express company, died suddenly OF ap- ]
1plexy recently. /,
In view Of the favorable develop |
nents here, says the Pekin correspond I
nj of the I6lkal AnzieRer IL liz DOE s