The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1901-08-30
WORLDS NEVSBR|EFIY1O Told
Complete aevtew II Happenings In
Both Eastern and w~stern He~i.-
pAeres fer the Past Week-Natioa-
~. Historical, Political and Per-
sonal Events Ter-~ly Expended

The Pennsylvania republicans plat
form strongly indorses the administrator
OF Mckinley.
Jack Winters was sentenced to /
years at Folsom for robbing the Selb,
smelter recently.
Another heavy test Of the respective
inertia of the English and American loco
motives on the railroad at Kingston, ia
maiea, has resulted in great victory 10
the latter.
General Miles leaves for the west abou1
September p. and his first stop will b
at St. Paul, where he will make an in
spection Of Fort Smelling. Thence he will
visit other forts in the northwest and
those OF the Pacific coast
A committee OF prominent pro Beers Is
organizing a petition in favor OF interven-
tion in South Africa The petition viii
be presented to the ear on the occasion
Of his visit to France
The committee on foreign affairs Of the
chamber OF deputies has refused to grant
the funds necessary for the representation
Of Chile at the Psn-American congress, to
be held in the City OF Mexico
Henry Dolan, who died in New York
recently, left an estate valued at 5000
COO He has no near relatives there and
his property 10 to go. it is understood, to
his niece, Mary l. DE- Forrest OF Irving,
Marshall county, Kansas
The big oil fire at the Atlantic Refining
eompany's works at Point Breeze is burn
ing more fiereeIy than at any time since
the first explosion occurred Another
tank has exploded, the force Of the ex
plosion causing big tank near PAssay-
unk avenue to eareen, the blazing oil How
ing over the street and forcing the fire.
men to abandon that part of the works
The oil ran into the sewer, which ernpties
into the SchuylkiIl river, and the officers
say the sewer is raging furnace, and the
flames will soon find their way to the
river surface
The Colombian gunboat LAPopa sank
recently on leaving Savanilla for Carta-
geua- Steam Launches were iuame-
distely dispatched to search for the LApo- |
pa, but no trace Of the gunbost was
found She recently underwent a thor
Dugh overhauIing at Colon, the repairs |
costing $4,000
The ~Hummer,v the Alton fast Kansas
City train, ran into freight that had /
Iailed TO clear the siding at Prentice,
station eight miles north OF jacksonville.
IL So far as known there were but two
Silled, Engineer Shehan and Fireman Ad-
inns of the passenger train, although sew
raj were badly injured The passenger
ngne and baggage car we're wrecked and
he other coaches were derailed
The Carrie f. Roberts, fishboat, has ar
lived in Boston from trip of shore with
ne biggest swordfish introduced to the
'oston market within recent memory. Be
pre- he was cut up or sawed oil he tipped
he scales at nearly half a ton His
myth was close TO II feet He was
rmed with napier Of three feet, with
'hieh by chance he might have rammed
nd sank a dorF If not schooner.
James Jefries ond Gus Rubin have !
igned articles with the Twentieth Cen
ury Athletic club in San Francisco for
20-round contest In the early part OF
november. the date to be fixed later.
George Dixon, ex-featherweightj
hampton. and Abe Attell Of San Fran
Isco, the bantamweight champion Of
1c Pacific coast. fought 10 rounds to I
draw at Coliseum hall, Denver. re- /
entity. 4
News has been received from Nome +
the recent finding OF two dear bodies !
the beach The irst was that Of the n
telegraph operator. Who'll !
a. drowned last November; the other s
As unacceptable. 1t,
a fresh order proclaimIng martial y
y has been issued providing for the o
osing Of all the country stores In II
leenst0vn, South Africa, requiring n