The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-05-24
SUMMARY Of WORLDS NEWS
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Review Of the Event. Of
the Past Week-In This and For
eixn Land.-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches

j. Pierpont Morgan has gone to
Paris and will not return to America
before next June.
Adjutant General Hoffman of the
New York national guard dropped
dead recently while in consultation
with Major General Roe
OF 120 cases Of bubonic plague in
Hong Kong since January l. liz have
died, including one victim bitten by
a rat, who expired in IL hours.
The steamer Owensboro, towboat
owned by the Green River Coal Trans
portation company OF Evansville. Ind.
was burned to the waters edge at
Calhoun. KY. recently and four lives
were lost.
1t is now definitely known that not
more than five lives were lost In the
wreck Of the steamer City OF Paducah
at Brunkhorst Landing. ILL.,, Sunday
night, and even this number may be
reduced to four.
Edward Rice, the Shoshone county,
Idaho, murderer who was sentenced
to death for the killing Of Matt Malley
at Wallace, and who now has an ap
peal pending In the supreme court.
has developed symptoms OF insanity.
After lying unconscious for 20 hours
from the effect OF blow received
during an alteration with Charles
Anderson. Charles c. Elms, proprietor
Of the Chicago saloon died In Seattle
dax- Nd fa n r-ya
and win be tried for murder.
A combination OF outside steel con-
Germs with capital OF $200.0OO.O00,
Is said to be In progress OF promotion
by John W. Gates, Jshn Lambert and
Isaac L. Ellwood. the promoters and
organizers OF the American Steel &
Wire company.
There is a report from Tientsin
that 10000 insurgents have assembled
at Lang-liu.tsang and that they are
INDUCING in all kinds Of excuses, vio-
1ating women. robbing houses and
plundering tax collectors and declar-
ing their intention Of setting up a
new emperor.
The works at East Helena of the
American Smelling & Refining COM
pany. which were closed down re-
Gently owing to the differences be
tween the employees and management
growing out OF new wage scale, In
cident to the eight hour law. will be
at once. The men have
agreed to go to work at the new
schedule, which Is little lower than
the old.
Philip Schumacher, paying teller Of
the TeutonIa bank. state institution
Of New Orleans, was shot in the calf
Of the leg while at work in the bank |
counting cash previous to meeting |
Of the finance committee. An exam |
lnation of the banks books seems to
point to shortage Of $4,000. Al
though the wound Of Schumacher is
not dangerous, he is deIirious tonight
and his doctor said he spoke Of being
attacked.
Every gambling house in Montana
was closed last Tuesday, Attorney
Every county attorney to see that they
we're closed. 1t Is the most radical
-eform step ever taken in Montana
Ind the first time since the discovery
If gold that faro has not been dealt
n the state. The attorney general
threatened to proceed against county
attorneys who failed to enforce the
aw
A double suicide occurred at La
'onner, Skagit county, recently. John
Fay was employed by the Seattle
Bridge company, and his Is year old
on assisted him In his duties. The
10Y committed some trivial offense,
or which his father corrected him.
his wounded the boys feelings so
eepIy that he stole out Of the room,
scured gun and shot himself in ;