The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-15
SUMMARY TELEGRAPH NEWS
Jews OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
4 Complete Review Of the Events OF
the Past Week-In This and For.
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatcher.

At Tientsin there is great mortality
from malignant typhoid fever among the
Gnman troops.
Andrew Carnegie has been invited to
lsscome lord rector of Aberdeen university
in succession to Professor Stuart.
The navy department has ordered the
gunboat Machias, now at Boston, to pro-
coed to Colon to look after American in
ferests there.
A heavy rain recently caused serious
GOODS in Newark and Jersey City, some
of the streets in those cities being covered
with water.
President Mckinley sent a message Of
coincidence to King Edward upon the
death of his sister. Dowager Empress
Frederick of Germany.
Fire destroyed $4,000 worth Of prop
erty recently at Kellogg. Idaho. Kellogg
Is the station for Wardner. the mining
camp in the Occur d'Aienes. The fire is
supposed to have been Of incendiary
origin.
The daring and skilifully executed rob-
berry Of the Selby snelting works at
Crockett, or Vallejo junction, still puzzles
the police, and no clue has been obtained
A. to the whereabouts Of the $2SOyOOO in
Rold bullion which was taken from the
vault.
At Portland fire broke out at the Ore
gon livery and feed stable run by John
Kerr, at the northwest corner of sixth
and Couch streets, and the flames rapidly
spread to adjacent buildings. About 50
horses are supposed to have been burned
to death. The total loss is about $4,000.
A rich vein OF copper ore has been dis
covered Is miles from Dawson. Word has
been received ct Dawson that the Indians
from the headwaters have brought down
= large bag Of copper ore Of extraordinary
richness TO barter At Forty Mile. A new
strike Of geld Is reported on Glenn gulch,
an the American aide, near Rampant.
A freight wreck occurred recently ON
che Great Northern railroad one and q
half miles west Of Sultan. Freight No.
10 ran into tree that had fallen across
the track. killing Enginefr Charles War
ner and injuring Fireman William Cum
derman. The engine is q total wreck.
Several ears Of shingles and lumber were
turned.
Peter jackson. ex-pugihst, died re-
GENTLY ct q private sanitarium at Roma,
near Sydney. N. 8. W.. Of consumption.
The census returns will show the
population OF Canada to he. in round
1lgures, about 100000 over figures Of
1881. which were sos. 900 over those OF
1881. The returns Of 1881 gave an In
crease OF 635. 900 over the figures Tor
1871.
The o6icial program for the seventy
eighth triennial conclave OF Knights
Templar. to be held In Louisville the
Last week Of this month, has been an
nounced by the executive committee.
which has haA over 100000 to draw
on to make tho features Of entertain
ment attractive
United States Court Commissioners
3 Heacock has. upon the request Of Secret
Service Agent George w. Hasen, issued
= warrant for the arrest of Walter N.
Dimmick. former chief clerk Of the
United States mint Ct San Francisco,
charging him with embesxling $4,000
In gold coin. the loss Of which was dis
covered early last month.
There are gravely important develop
ments In the strike situation. The
United States Steel corporation moved
decisively in the direction Of the De.
wees-Wood plant at McKeesport, order
Ing It removed to the Kiskiminetas val
ley. President Gompers OF the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. after q two
days conference with President Shat
fer and his associates. has issued for
NAL statement specifically pledging the
federation to the moral and financial
support Of the Amalgamated.
General Macarthur has submitted
statistics bearing upon Philippine mat
1ers for the last year which show that
conditions there are improving on the
whole and which indicate that it is
only question of time when complete
peace will prevail throughout the ISL
ands. There has been fighting during
the year, but the instruction as for
ynidable waging of war by anything
like a central organization has practi-
cally come to an end. There remain
only few small scattered bands en-
gagged in separate guerrilla campaigns
and these are becoming gradually sup
pressed.
Naval officers are deeply interested
in the visit of Captain Chadwick to
Secretary Long at bingham, as it Is
believed that the secretary was told
she true state of Admiral SIMPSONS
mind. When Chadwick visited the Bos-
ton maynard his talk with Sampson
disclosed the fact that the latter was
completely unstrung. in highly ner-
vous state and his recollection of
names, dates and places seriously i'm.