The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-20
NEWS Of THE WHOLE WORLD
CUILEp FROM DISPATCHES.
a Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and WestePn Henispheres
Rhetorical. Political snd Personal
Hvents Tersely ExDo1nae1.

General B. F. Tracy. ex-secretary OF
the navy. was reported to be improv-
ing steadily.
David williams, a prominent citizen
Of Chicago, Ill.,. shot and killed Ed
ward Ortman.
Hugh O'Neill. founder OF one Of the
New York. is dead.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Cross. aged Sc
years. eldest grandson Of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt, is dead.
A section Of the naval arsenal at
Valparaiso has been destroyed by fire.
The loss il placed at 81 600 900.
Admiral Schley has gone to Boston,
where he Is to attend the celebration
incident to the evacuation day cere-
monies.
General Chaffee has signed q con-
tract for the purchase Of site for an
army post at q point seven miles up
the Pasig river.
At Kansas City. NO.. Sunday night
the temperature throughout that part
Of the southwest dropped about Is de-
grees. No snow In reported.
A special from Park City says that
Kid Rollie was probably fatally injured
during . boxing contest with Dummy
Rowan at that place last week.
At Kalamazoo, Mich. Sunday, there
was . drop of nearly 20 degrees In the
temperature. A gale blew and bliz-
sard ragged throughout southern Michi-
gan.
Tommy Ryan Of Kansas City. Mo-.
knocked out Mysterious" Billy Smith
Of Portland. Ore. In the fourth round
of what was scheduled a. q 10-round
bout last week.
Food stuRs are becoming scarce in
Panama. a. small boats are no longer
allowed to communicate with the
neighboring coast towns. Panama IL
receiving its supply OF beef from
Cartagens by way Of Colon.
With expressions of regret the news
papers In Berlin print . dispatch from
Washington to the effect that Andrew
ID. White. the American ambassador.
will retire next November.
Ono Of the dormitory buildings Of
Bym Mawr college. at Philadelphia.
m institution for the higher education
Of young ladies. was burned Sunday
night. No ono was injured.
News has been received at Salt
Lake. Utah. Of the death in Chicago
yesterday Of J. r. Woodman. the wide
" known mining promoter and capital
Int Of this city. Mr.. Woodman was
born in England - years ago.
Senators and members OF congress
ara very much interested In the fact
that the pension appropriation bill
soon will become q law. because they
hope to obtain from II some relief from
the pressure on them to secure private
pension legislation.
Geronimo, the Apache Indian chief,
has petitioned the authorities at
Washington to be released from cap.
tivity. For the last II years Geronimo
has been . military prisoner at Fort
SILL General Frank Armstrong OF the
regular army has recommended that
he be parolcd and made a citizen.
) With Geronimo are 298 Apaches.
James Dick. the so-called rubber
king" who died at Glasgow. Scotland,
March 7. beGueathed 100000 for dis.
tribution among his employees. and the
bulk OF the balance Of his fortune goes
to charities. His cashier gets $4,000,
biz cook $4,000 and other domestic
servants are to receive in the aggre-
gate Thousands of pounds. The clerks
net from $500 to $500 each.
A representative OF the Associated
Press ct Salonica has received letter
from Miss Stone. in which she ex-
presses her surprise and thankfulness
at the universal manifestations OF joy
ct the release Of herself and Nine
TstlkA. Miss Stone also conveys her
heartfelt thanks to all those who nv
their labor. money and their prayers
cooperated in the release OF herself
and companion.
With reference to the Russo. Japan.
csc war rumors the st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the London Times
says he 10 able to vouch that the 81.
Oertan railway IL declining consign.
ments from merchants because the re-
sources OF the line are fully occupied
In forwarding troops and war material
to Vladlvostock.
AZ Beatrice. Neb., willard Smith. 20
years OF age. who sought to blackmail
merchant Of the town OF Tillie. v.a
shot and killed by one Of a party OF
-FOUR men set to entrap him. Smith
wrote an anonymous letter demanding
money. which he went to secure. and
resisting capture. was killed.
Private Schmit Of Troop C, OF the
Thirteenth cavalry. stationed NJ rort
Assiniboine. while intoxicated Sunday
attempted to walk to the post from the
Hallway house, q distance Of about .,~