The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-06-28

plosion among quantity OF fireworks
il not known. The property loss vii
+, in tho store Of A. Rittenburg At Pataf
son. N. J. The cause Of the exploaios
mot exceed 81. 800.
Civil government viii b. established
In tho Philippines on July T. Judxt
William H. Taft viii BIZ designated
civil governor. He will remain 1t thu
head OF tho Philippine commission
which Is to be continued. The order
creating him civil governor was issued
by the president through the secretary
OF war.
Hoshi TOru. Who was minister Of
communications In the last Ito cAbt.
net. Vas stabbed 1t Yokohama 1t :
meeting Of the city assembly and died
shortly afterward. Hoshs Toru wAs
japanese minister At Washington. and
was formerly president OF the house.
The assassination Il supposed 10 have
been due to politics.
II II reported that a syndicate Of
capitalists Is planning = combination
with s10o. 900. 900 capital to control the
entire production and sale within the
United States Of the various products
and by products Of cotton seed. There
are $50 cotton oil plants in the United
State. OF which the American Cotton
Oil Company with capital Of so. ooo.-
900 owns IS and the American OIL Com
pany owns TO- The others are operated
largely by cotton planters
Secretary Root has received letter
from Governor General Wood contain
ing the ollcial announcement Of tho
adoption Of the Pf1tt amendment by
The Cuban constitutional convention.
Like the constitutions Of most Of the
South American republics. the Cuban
hAs been framed with the
OF the United States ~ : |
model The adoption OF the Plat |
makes 1t sufficient for all
he purposes Of this government in its
citations with Cuba
DIR. D. X PearS0us Of Chicago has
made public the following college
hedges. due BY January l. 1907: Whit
aan college. walla walla, wash. $780,
%: Illinois college. Jacksonville. $780,
90: Fargo college. Fargo. n D.. $780,
90: McKendrie college. Lebanon. Ill.,.
50. 900: Bethany college. LInnsburK.
an. @2s. 900: Fairmont college. wlchi-
!. Kan. 81. 900: Drury. Springfield.
TO-. 4zs. 900. Total. 327s. 600. This IL
a ohscial list Of gifts ITO struggling
,lleges." which DR.. Pcarsons proposes
make before the end Of the year. In
EDITION there are one or two other
-omise4 which will make the total
$50. 900 in round numbers
Each nation il to help In the de-
ruction OF the forts In China
The Amalgpmsfed Copper compsny has 9
ed papers Increasing its capital stock P
I'M SIS 10000 to 315S0o0.0OO. c
The grain warehouse Of the Taco q
j Grain company 1T Reardan. WASH
now ! mass of burnt ruins. together =
tn about H. 900 bushels Of wheat
'e nre Is supposed to have been =
Irted BY > drunken tramp. and he IL =
/ to be found. his remains are now u
ppoeed to be In the ruins
:. e. Stevens. county Judge and -
alfhy farmer. and John A. Webb. = =
xhbor also prominent In county ar -
RI. met on the road three miles %
m Miakka, Manatee county. F1ort- %
and renewed an old fcud that ex- =
ID between them Stevens was o.
bbed to death, and webb seriously =
probably not fatally cut. -
Iecent events In Cape Colony seem ne
prove the Boer invasion of that -
ntry to be serious A letter to the
Iy Mail dated Cape Town. June 5.
firms the pro- Boer report and says
invaders number anywhere from II
0 to 10000; that they are swarming Il.
over the eastern and midland dis Ge
II and getting recruits and korses- Gil
he death u n. 8. Church az Louis IN.
! wAs The second act II I bIoodv ~
redy that began II LouisvilIe with vi