The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-31
WORLDS MEMS BRIEFLY TOLD
CuLLED FROM DISPATCHES,
4 Aeview Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and We.tern Henaispheres
During the Past Week-Nstional.
ysf.torieaI. Political and Personal
Event. Tersely Expo1nded-

near Frankfort in Orange River Col
ony. last Saturday.
The London county council viii au-
thorize the issue of f3.000,000 in 5
per cent bonds for municipal improve
ments.
Fire at Montclair, N. j.. recently
destroyed several buildings in the bus
mess section. Other buildings were
badly damaged. Loss $4,000.
The capture Of Gen. Viboen. who
was Gen. Bothas most able lieuten-
ant. and who has given the British a
great deal of trouble. has created a
lively satisfaction in London.
w. G. Nevin. general manager of
the Southern California. San Joaquin
Valley and the Santa Fe railroad sys-
TENS. died suddenly last Sunday
night
The United States Philippine COM
mission has appropriated $4,000 for
improving the harbor of Iloilo. and
$1,000 is to be expended on the Cagel-
yam river in northern Luzon.
II the efforts now being made by
United States Consul General Hanna
are successful, four millions OF An
drew Carnegies wealth win be used |
in the establishment Of libraries in |
Mexico
The young son and daughter of /
Cleve Smith. Richard. aged IL. and /
Georgiana. aged 14-with Joseph Cal
vim, hired man, were drowned while
skating on lake. near Alki. Wash.
Sunday afternoon
A report sent by Lord Kitchener in
johannesburg tells Of the import cap
ture OF Gen. B. Viljoen in the neighbor-
hood of Lindenburg. Transvaal colony.
as well as the captures OF small parties
of Beers elsewhere.
At Baltimore. Md. recently. George {
Dixon. the veteran colored pugilist. !
went down and out under a rain of ]
body blows delivered by Eddy Lenny III
at the Eureka Athletic club. Lenny :
had the better OF the bout all the way c
through. Ia
George Rea, the noted guide and
Snake river. near Cheyenne. Wyo- Rea
was one of the first men to explore the F
Yellowstone park. and is often re G
ferred to as the Daniel Boone of Wy Ii
oming D
G. A. Bennett. for twelve years fu- ST
gitive from justice, has been captured b
He was indicted in October. 1890, at W
Missoula. Mont. on a charge of steal ii
ing cattle. He operated a slaughter pl
house. and the hides of stolen cattle 81
we're found buried in the vicinity &C
The price of pig lead was advanced st
y ton last Saturday by the American p
Smelling and Refining company, and p
notices to this effect were sent all ~
,ver the United States. The new "
prices. which will go into effect at '"
,nce, will put lead on the basis of
! lilo cents pound. or an advance of
10 cents per 100 pounds.
A special from Dillon. Mont. says: "a
Through the intereession of the Rev. "a
Henry F. Cope. pastor of the First Bap- IN
ist church of Dillon. Mont. Andrew %
,arnegie has offered $500 for o,'
library building for Dillon. providing r.
he city furnish a suitable annual APP -.
Ibrary L.
A block of buildings in Deer Creek, =.
,kla-, including the town hall. was gi,
urned recently, entailing loss OF br,
so 600. with insurance amounting to IN,
5 900. The fire started in saloon raj
nd spread rapidly. high wind was dal
lowing and it required a large volun- wa
+t~< Il ar+rs
, get the fire under control
Chinese officials have found treas
re to the value Of over 100000 III
lels In gold and silver. which were nv
uried in the woman's quarters Of the Pa
alance, before the court fed from ert
ekin. The court has granted 5000 SAC
% taeIs annually to Yuan Shi Raj. Tn,
lie viceroy Of Chi Ii for the mainten- "
ice Of an army Of 100000 men. per
TeleTaphing from Vienna. the cor Thu
spcndent OF the London Daily Chron- VIII
le says the newspapers Of Athens re- Am
Ut that the celebrated St. Paul mon hat
terry on Mount Athos was burned re- 900
intly. The prior and nine monks at
.Tished and twenty others were seri- ma
lny i1luIeu- Inc occupants VI the
were sleeping when the
e broke out. according to the Ath-
e papers. and the monastery itself =
ss damaged to the extent of es0.000. lest
L has been announced that Morris ~
Jessup. J. Pierpont Morgan. George IA;
'Baker. John Cladin, Albert n. Gray. 10,
81 Goldberger. Abram s. Hewitt. Mn
exander f. Orr, John NJ Rockefel- sun
:. James Stillman and William x. port
will give luncheon Feb fur
aTv ~ TO Prince Henry at Sherry q mos