The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-02-21
TIE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review OF the Events Of
the Past Week-In This and For
eign Lanas-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

the Past Week-In This and For
eign Lsnds-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.
General French has recaptured a Is
FOUNDER captured from the British at Co.
lenzO.
General Miles has completed arrange
ments for the participation Of United
States troops in the inaugural parade.
The annual convention Of the National
Federation of Women's Musical clubs will
be held in Cleveland, Ohio, from April 80
to May 8 inclusive.
The Boer losses, when they were at
tackled by General French at Ermelo last
week, are said to have been 40 men kill
ed and 200 made prisoners.
Former Lieutenant Governor Bates has
been offered the position of judge in the
Philippine islands and will accept the APP
pointment. The salry will be $500 a
year.
The remains Of Colonel Albert d. Shaw,
congressman from WATERFOWL, N. Y, and
late commander in chief of the Grand
Army OF the Republic, were inferred in
Brookside cemetery with military honors.
President Pro Tenn. Frye Of the senate
has declared William Mckinley elected
president and Theodore Roosevelt vice
president of the United States, and dis
solved the joint meeting of the house and
senate.
An oil well, which has flow of more
than 1000 barrels day and which has
already inundated five acres of land with
petroleum, was struck in the Blackboard
country, eight miles west Of Montpelier,
Indiana.
Ignacio Gaxialo, prominent rancher,
has been ambushed and killed by Yaqui
Indians at Siris, near Hermosillo, Ariz.
General Torres made an effort to secure a
number Of Yaqui Indians to take them
to the interior.
Otto w. Meysenburg, formerly presi-
dent Of the Wells French Car company
Of Chicago, Is dead at his country home,
Alma Sieta. at the age of 81 years. He
was among Chicago's most prominent
manufacturers and well known through
out the east.
General DAVIS mas been designated to
conduct the investigation of the charges
against D. NJ. Carman, the American con-
tractor, who with his partner, Theodore
Orranxa, a Spanish merchant, was arrest
ed February 8, charged with, furnishing
supplies to aid the insurgents The evil
dence against Carman is accommodating.
A dispatch from La Paz, Peru, says
that the overflow Of the river has caused
the iundation OF the city and the destruc-
ton Of bridges The electric light sys-
tenn has been disabled and the city has
been in darkness for two nights. Many
lives have been lost and the damage will
aggregate $l,OOO,OOO Bolivian money!.
At Portland, Ore, Jack Barr, whose
family l. said to live on Folsom street,
San Francisco, fred four shots at Belle
Williams, an inmate of house on Fourth
street, Portland. But two Of the bullets
took effect, both of them striking the
womans' hand. Barr then shot himself
in the head and swallowed poison. He
is in the hospital and his injuries may
prove fatal. Barr claims that he deserted
his children to live with the Williams
woman and that she afterwards discard.
ed him.
The United States training ship Mo
hican has come down from the Mare isl
and navy yard, after having been almost
entirely rebuilt. She is now bark rugged
and closely resembles the old Hartford
The Mohican win take aboard about 25(
apprentices here and start on cruise
to the southern seas. She win call al
Santa Barbara. San Diego, Magdalens
bay and Honolulu.
Colonel Simon Tecson, seven officers, II
soldiers, 50 gums, 1000 rounds Of ammuni
ton, surrendered Internationally recently
at San Miguel de MayumO, Luzon. Thi
breaks up group insurrectos heretofor
operating in mountains east Of BuAcan
removes from northern Luxon last formi
dable organized force excepting in first dis
trict. Rigid enforcement proclamation
December 90 Spontaneous action peopl
through federal party behalf Of police
self protection, are producing most sat
isfactory resuln.
Severe weather prevails throughou
France.
All Europe IL experiencing return
OF winter weather.
Slight earthquake shocks were tel
], recently In Vienna.
!. Marshall 8. Pike. poet. singer and q
tor. ID dead q his home IN Chelsea.
Joseph A. Delaharpe. who was vel