The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-08-14
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NatiOnal.
Historical. Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

The Public Ledger and the Phila-
delphia Times have consolidated and
will hereafter appear under the title
of Public Ledger and the Philadelphia
Times"
King Edward has signalized his cor
onation in a memorable manner by the
munificent gift to the nation of Os-
borne house, one Of the favorite resi-
dences Of the late Queen Victoria.
AT Kansas City a windstorm that
broke out about 4 o'clock Sunday
morning and ragged for half an hour.
accompanied by lightning and rain, is
said to have been the severest in Is
years.
Walter A. Scott, the Chicago million.
aire, was stabbed in his office recently.
He engaged in a controversy with Wal
ter l.. Seedlings, which resulted in a
scuffle and ended with death. The
murderer was overcome on realizing
the result of his act.
The fourteenth week of the anthra.
cite miners strike begun Monday.
President Mitchell is authority for the
statement made today that the strik.
ers are in good shape. Heavy rain fell
In Shenandoah. making things disa.
greeable for the troops in camp on the
hill outside of Shenandoah Sunday.
News from Venezuela states that AZ
ter three days of very severe fighting
in the streets Of Barcelona, in the
state of Bermudese, the revolutionists
under the command of General Peno-
ioza captured the town from the gov.
eminent forces. The government lost
% men and General Puerto Bravo.
Building operations for the month OF
July in % Of the leading cities Of the
United States. as compiled by the
CONSTRUCTION News, shows the greatest
percentage of gain for any month this
year. The most notable gain is made
by Seattle. with 266 per cent, Buffalo.
N. T.. coming next with 231 Der cent:
Los Angeles. 1853 per cent; New York
city. 13S per cent, and Detroit II per
cent.
At London Joseph H. Choate. the
American ambassador, unveiled a nor.
trait OF Washington in Masonic regalia
in the presence of many Masons III
Free Masons' hall. The earl of
warwick, the deputy grand master of
the Free Masons of England, who pre-.
sided. paid tribute to Washington. In
which he referred to the great venera.
ton in which the great American pres
ident was held in England and his con.
sistent remembrance of fellow Masons
during the war for American independ.
ence. Mr. Choate read an eulogy of
Washington.
Physicians connected with the Har.
lem hospital have announced the re-
covery from lockjaw and discharge
from that institution of Joseph, son of
Silent Mike" Tiernan, who was for
many years member of the New York
baseball team. On the 4th of July
he shot himself in the hand with a
blank cartridge. He was taken to the
hospital on July II. Lockjaw was we'll
developed, and it was decided to in.
)ect antitoxine into the spinal cord
and not in the brain, as in previous
cases. The injections were made be-
tween the first and second lumbar YER
tebrae. On the fifteenth day the jaw
relaxed.
The Cuban-American league has is
sued q statement concerning the
Cuban loan, which states il the plant.
ers etc be aided. the Cuban soldiers
paid and the Cuban bonds honored the
help must come Immediately in order
that Cuba may command future credit.
The loan require. $50, 900 900, it is said
was not too large. Before the war
Spain sold bonds based on her Cuban
revenues for $500 900 900. from which
liability the United States relieved
Cuba. The league suggests that Cuba
authorize her banks to circulate a ma.
tional currency based upon their hold
ings Of Cuban national bonds, which
bonds the United States should guar.
antee. These bonds should be issued
so that il Cuba ever became part Of
this country they would become solely
"A United States debt.
At San Angelo. Texas. a fire discoy.
cred in the LAndon hotel at 2 O'Clock
Sunday morning destroyed the struc.
ture, burning seven people to a crisp
and doing a property damage of SIS.
900. The dead are: Mrs. Landon, Who
was the proprietress of the hotel: Ed.
ward Hendrick Of Waco; Mrs. Fowler
OF Houston and her grandson; Mrs.
Schulimpsky Of Houston and two sons.
All OF the bodies that have been recov.
cred are fearfully charred and in no
Cuba At the time OF the withdrawal Of
United States authority. Nav 10 1aae