The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-17
World SNENSBR|EFLY TOLD
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pheres for the Past Week-NatiOn.
III, Historical. Political and FER.
sonal Events Tersely ExpouWded.
Peter Francis was shot and killed
last night at his ranch, 40 miles from
Price. Utah. by Dave Russell. stage
driver.
One Of the largest smelling plants
ON the Pacific coast Is to be erected
at Darlington. to cost between $4,000
and 100000.
Professor William Robinson, well
known to theatrical people throughout
the United States, dropped dead Of
heart disease in Ogden, Utah, recently.
Rear Admiral w. 8. Schley has end
ID his active career In the navy. He
will now go ON the retired list by oper-
Ntions OF law on account OF the age
limit. His retirement will have no
effect whatever ON the court Of In
quiry.
Carrie Nation Is in Jail at Wheeling.
w. Va, because she will not pay
lime Of $40. give peace bond or leave
town. She entered saloon here, ac-
Companied by 400 men and women, but
the police arrested her before she
could do anything. She was given the
alternative of getting out of town or
going to jail for 80 days. Habeas
corpus proceedings will be brought
kor her release.
The action of greatest importance
taken by the triennial Episcopal con-.
yention was the adoption by the house
u bishops. by . vote Of 81 to 81. OF
Canon SO. which relates to the sol
0mniSation OF matrimony. All Of its
provisions had Professionally been
agreed to except those contained In
section 4, which forbade the marriage
~ persona divorced for any cause not
existing before marriage.
The Cape Town Gazette has pro-
chained martial law In the districts of
Capc Town. Wynherg. Port Elizabeth
md East London. The proclamation
d the outcome Of the recent visit Of
the premier Of Cape Colony, Sir John
Gordon. and the under secretary Of
native affairs In South Africa. J. Ross
lnnes. to the British high commission
er, Lord Miner. II places under mill
tary control the few points In Cape
Colony hitherto exempted and the con.
utltntion ID therefore suspended over
the entire colony. This action prob.
ably foreshadows the commencement.
uf vigorous measures which these on
the spot are understood to believe
necessary to end the war. Martial law
win be modified in its application to
the ports BY leaving the docks, rail.
reads and harb0rs under the control
UG the civil authorities. Military rule
viii be mitigAted In some other re
1pects.
Chicago meat packers. 1t Is said. are
yelling meat cheaper In Havana than In
Chlcago.
The New York Central railway will
0xrend 100000 In electrically equip
ping suburban lines.
0ermAny's total exports to China
amounted last year to over $11 O0O. 900.
tho imports from China to about S.
500 900 y. 49,. $3.50 ny -
During the FIRST half Of this year 26t
textile mills were built. Of which lay
were cotton. IS. knit goods and Is mis-
ceilaneous.
IN ! dense fog the Canadian Pacific
steam Hating. from Skagway to Van
couvcr went ashore at Tucker bay. Jar
Wis island. and Is now hard and fast
ON the rocks.
Tho East Liverpool. Ohio, city reser-
vOir. containing 100000 gallons Of
water. burst today and caused $150.O00
damages. No lives were lost, but two
scores Of people had narrow escapes.
The department OF agriculture an
nounces that the three most important
estimates Of the worlds wheat crop
- 1901 30 Tar made agree that the crop
ID larger than that OF either OF the two
preceding years.
The most destructive Are in the his
tory Of Los Gatos, CAL. occurred re-
GENTLY. The entire business section Of
the town was wiped out. The area
covered by the Are Is estimated at
about four acres. Property variously
estimated In value at from $4,000 to
$15O.000 was destroyed. A number of
men were injured, but mono seriously.
Black damp caused the death Of John
Gilleland, miner. aged so years, and
his two sons. James and Winifred,
aged IL and 10, at the mines Of the
Juanita Coke company, near Juanita-
willie. The bodies were rescued, but in |
the effort John Nicholson. a mine fire.
man. and John Baker. fire boss, were :
overcome by black damp and In a pre- !,
Carious condition.
Lorenso Snow. nth president Of the :
Church Of Jesus Christ of the Latter
Day Saints. better known as the Nor