The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-28
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemiapheres
Daring the Past Week-NattOnal,
gsistOrf~nI, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

An unknown man jumped from the
Willamette river suspension bridge
connecting Oregon City and West Ore
gon City and was drowned.
w. H. Valley. aged 80 years, a
brakeman on the Southern Pacific rail
road. was instantly killed at Steinman
eight miles south Of Ashland, Ore.
News from Venezuela that in conse
uuence Of the reoccupation Of the port
OF Carupano, Burmedez, by govern
ment forces. the blockade at that place
has been terminated
An official report Of the trial trip OF
the first class battleship Maine over
the Cape Ann course shows the mean
speed. uncorrected for the tidal errors.
IL 1860 knots.
President Roosevelt will be asked to
call a special session OF congress to
take action to end the coal strike.
This was decided at a meeting OF the
Central Federation union. representing
100000 workmen.
Rumors are current on the isthmus
that several attachments of insurgents
have been at the various stations along
the railroad line between Colon and
Panama and an attack at either end
Of the line Is expected at any moment.
Senator Hanna can do no more for
coal miners strike. He abandons ef.
forts to end the strike. Gives II as his
.opinion that the miners will not give in
as long as they are able to fight. Oper.
ators will not arbitrate. Morgan
would take no part.
At Norfolk. Va. In a headend col.
Vision between two cars Of the Bay
Terminal line three persons were
killed and many others badly injured
The dead w, II. Yandall. motor.
man: G. b. Golden. motorman; Lin
wood Fentress. aged 10.
In freight wreck on the Southern
railway near Georgetown. 10 miles
west Oh st. Louis. Engineer Duvail.
Fireman Cox and Brakeman Ross OF
one train were killed outright. and En-.
gineer Harry Goodall and Fireman
George Meyers Of the other train were
fatally hurt.
Reports received at brigade head
quarters show the entire anthracite
coal fields to be very quiet. Gen. Cor
bin says that settlement Of the strike
appears TO him to be ~ far on an when
ne arrived here nearly four weeks ago.
The troops will In all probability re-
main here until the strike comes to an
end.
Ten members Of the native constab.
ulary were ambushed at point near
Mngdalena. In the province Of Sorso-
zen. Luyon. by band Of 60 Ladrones.
The latter were armed with rifies and
bolos. and q desperate, night at close
range took place. One member Of the
econntahmlary Was killed. two were
wounded and three were captured.
Cholera ofsicial statistics show
total in the Philippines to date Of "a
266 cases and 1900 deaths. The act
nal number OF deaths II greatly In ex-
ceas OF the otAcial reports. In Manila.
there were hut eight cases reported
last Saturday. In some Of the prov.
inces Of Lnxon the cholera situation
10 bad. There were Ala cases and SIT
deaths reported from the province Of
.Ilocos Norte last Saturday.
Four hundred telegraph operators.
one halt Of the force employed by the
Northern Pacific. will get an increase
sSf wages September I. An order In.
creaslng the minimum salaries In
amounts from $3.50 to $40 per month
was issued by the company Saturday.
This action. which was voluntary, will
add Se6. 900 to the pay roll OF the com.
spany. and affects operators along the
sentfre system.
sTApa were sounded Sunday for Gen.
eral Franz Siegel. Simple and unos.
tentatious was his funeral. Surround.
Ing the dag covered conn. wherein lay
the dead general attired in the well
worn uniform he had used during the
war. stood few surviving comrades,
who had fought shoulder to shoulder
with the veteran In wars In two hem.
isphercs. Some OF these spoke simple
eulogies. and then the body was car.
ried to it's last resting place In Wood.
lawn cemetery, followed by long line
OF SCARED and crippled veterans bear.
ing with them tattered ilags.
At Forest Point. Tenn, recently Miss
Winnie Tucker. prominent young
woman Of Decherd. and one Of q party
ON . mountain trip. stepped over the
clin. Sidney Cowan OF Nashville
sprang to her rescue. He caught her.
but too late to prevent her fall. Both
were dragged over the precipice to-
Gether. and landed on the incline, 50
or 10 feet below. Although Cowan
was badly shaken up. he was still con-
-scious ~ HE body rolled down the
lfslae and he. CAUGHT hold Of a hiish