The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-29
WORLDS NENSBR|EFLYTOLD
cu11ED FROM DISPATCHES
Complete Review of Happenings in
Both Eastern and Western Hemis-
pheres for the Past Week-NatiOn-
al. HISTORICAL, Political and Per-
sOnal Events Tersely ExpOunded.

The Pennsylvania republicans plat
form strongly indorses the administration
OF Mckinley.
Another heavy test of the respective
merits of the English and American loco
motives on the railroad at Kingston, ia
maica, has resulted in great victory for
the latter.
A committee of prominent pro- Beers is
organizing petition in favor of interven-
ton in South Africa. The petition will
be presented to the car 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 Pan-American congress- to
be held in the City of Mexico.
Henry Dolan, who died in New York
recently, left an estate valued at $1,000
600. He has no near relatives there and
his property is 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
company's works at Point Breeze is burn
ing more iercely than at any time since
the first explosion occurred. Another
tank has exploded, the force Of the ex-
plosion causing a big tank near Passay
unk avenue to careen, the blazing oil flow
ing over the street and forcing the fire.
men to abandon that part Of the works.
The oil ran into the sewer, which empties
into the Schuylkill 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-
gena. Steam launches were imme-
diately dispatched to search for the Lapo-
pa, but no trace Of the gunboat was
found. She recently underwent a thor
ough overhauling at Colon, the repairs
costing $4,000.
The Hummer" the Alton fast Kansas
City train, ran into a freight that had
failed to clear the siding at Prentice, a
station eight miles north Of Jacksonville.
Ill. So far as known there were but two
killed, Engineer Shehan and Fireman Ad-
ans of the passenger train, although sew
eral Were badly injured. The passenger
engine and baggage car were wrecked and
the other coaches were derailed.
The Carrie f. Roberts, fishboat, has ar
rived in Boston from trip of shore with
the biggest swordfsh introduced to the
Boston market within recent memory. Be-
fore he was cut up or sawed off he tipped
the scales at nearly half a ton. His
length was close to II feet. He was
armed with rapier of three feet, with
which by chance he might have rammed
and sank a dory if not schooner.
James Jeffries ond Gus Rubin have
signed articles with the Twentieth Gen.
fury Athletic club in San Francisco for
a 20-round contest in the early part Of
November, the date to be fixed later.
George Dixon, ex-featherweight
champion, and Abe Attell Of San Fran
cisco, the bantamweight champion Of
the Pacific coast, fought 10 rounds to
a draw at Coliseum hall, Denver, re-
Gently.
News has been received from Nome
of the recent finding of two dear bodies
on the beach. The first was that Of the
government telegraph operator, who
was drowned last November; the other
was unrecognizable.
A fresh order proclaiming martial
law has been issued providing for the
closing of all the country stores in
Queenstown, South Africa, requiring
that all goods likely to be useful to the
enemy shall be taken to all specified
towns, and forbidding country resi-
dents. to have In their possession more
than weeks provisions.
BY the recent consolidation Of rail-
ways working on the community Of In
terest basis there are eight systems
which own or control 1O5.370 miles Of
road out of the 193.345 miles which.
according to the statistics Of the inter-
state commerce commission, made up
the total mileage Of the United States
at the close Of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1900.
The contest of the will OF the late c.
p. Huntington by the Princess Clara
Hatxfeld. his adopted daughter. will
never come to trial. It Is positively
asserted that settlement has been
effected out of court The sum Princess
Hatfield IL to receive for relinQuish-
Ing all claim to a daughters full share
Of the millions of the dead railway
magnate is placed at $6.000.000.
The state department has received
from Consul General Mason at Berlin
a long report setting forth In detail
the features Of the proposed new Ger
man 10 rifP uvhioh wyfl1 vnnu% mo ori III
affect the United States products. By
far the most important OF these Is not,
ed In the advances Of from so to 800