Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-05-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

nlque melted together.
The total cases of plague in Hong
Kong for this year is eighteen.
There are 5000 refugees at Fort de
France, and rioting is feared there.
1t is estimated that the volcanic dust
from Mont Pelee was thrown seven
miles into the air
The town of Farlin. Ia, was visited
by a confiagration that wiped out the
entire business section.
1t is claimed the volcano of Sanfriere
is now quiet, but that the Martinique
volcano is still very active.
The Mexican government will estab-
lish a legation at Havana, accrediting
minister plenipoten tiary.
An automobile collided with 49,
year-old girl on bicycle at Toledo,
o., the girl being instantly killed.
An attempt in British parliament to
get the government to reform the laws
relating to trades unions has failed.
Enormous crowds OF starving peas
ants are hocking to Moscow from the
central provinces in search of means of
su bsis tence.
A college building collapsed at Leri-
da. Spain. Many pupils were buried
in the ruins. The director and five
children persisted.
Owing to the depression in the linen
industry on the continent the cottage
weavers in the Bohemian forest are re-
duced to starvation.
A concession has been granted to
Mr.. Yerkes to construct underground
railway lines under the very heart OF
the city of London.
About IL 900 coal handlers have been
Ibid off by the leading coal roads in
Buffalo, owing to the strike in the
anthracit e coal fields.
The South African winter has now
begun, and military men anticipate
that this will go long way toward in
ducing the Beers to surrender.
The cholera situation in Manila and
the provinces remains unchanged. The
increase in cases continues and the ia
talities are still about 80 per cent.
1t is reported that Gen. Alfero, the
former president of Ecuador, is pre-
pairing revolutionary movement
against President Plaza of that Repub-
lie.
The committee on insular affairs OF
the bill to provide for delegate to the
house of representatives from Porto
Rico
Since the volcanic disturbances in
the island of Martinique the tempera-
ture of the water of Topo Chico hot |
springs, near Monterey Mexico has |
increased six degrees.
The government announces that,
after two days fighting, the rebels in
the southern part of the province OF
Chi Ii have been completely defeated |
and their leaders captured.
Much excitement prevails at BARGE
Iona, where the anarchists are attempt
ing to provoke a general strike. The
of Barcelona is taking
precautions to preserve order.
The Iowa supreme court has ruled
that the sale of liquor to "boot-leg-
gers" and other resident violaters of
the law, cannot be prohibited when
the sales are made by agents of nom
resident dealers.
The splendid monument erected at
Lebanon, Mo-, to the memory of the
late Richard Park Bland will be un-
yelled on June 18th. William j. Bry-
IN, Ex-Governor w. j. Stone and others
will deliver addresses.
Henry Laboda, Pole. aged so years,
ind Harvey Clay, colored, aged "a were
instantly killed at Leavenworth, Kan,
by coming in contact with barbed
wire fence across which broken cleo
ric light wire had fallen.
Monthly blast furnace statistics
BRING out one very interesting fact. 1t
s that for the first time in the history
# the industry of the United States
las reached the enormous output of
'ver 1.500 900 gross tons in one month.
Former President Kruger has sent a
Message of coincidence to President
.oubet, in which he says that although
handicapped by circumstances, he de-
Tres to emphasize his sympathy by
500 francs toward the ,
fund.
Bernard Legarde, Filipino member
the United States commission, has