The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-05-08
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemis pheres
During the Past Week-Nattonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounaea.

Congressman Otey. a virginian OF
wealth. is dead. He was q veteran Of
he confederate army.
Senator McLamrin will not again en-
Ter the race for the senate in the
South Carolina primaries.
At Everett, Wash, the safe door OF
The Great Northern ticket ONCE was |
blown open recently by burglars and |
about 500 stolen.
All efforts to bring the JefRries-Fitx. |
simmons fight to Seattle In the sum. |
mer have been called OF because Of
Governor McBride's opposition.
At Ellensburg, WASH, In q saloon |
a. the termination Of q quarrel be-
tween two well known gamblers. Jack
Ellis shot and killed Ben Stanley.
The jury in the Francis Glessing
Paine, alias Joe Malvern. murder case
at Everett, Wash. has returned . YER
dict of murder In the second degree.
DR.. Thomas Wilson. curator OF pre-
historic archaeology in the Smithson-
ian institution and the National mu.
scum for years, died in Washington.
D. c., Sunday, in his 10th year.
Two persons were killed and Is in.
jured, three fatally. In q head on col
lision between an immigrant train and
= fast freight near lockwood, Pa. on
the Baltimore & Ohio railway.
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings OF
New York died last week at the Church
Home and Infirmary In Baltimore Of
pneumonia incident to an operation.
aged 81 years.
John d. Rockefeller. 1t is understood
is behind the Virginia-NOrth Carolina
Chemical company's designs on the
German potash fields.
Al Weinig Of Buffalo was knocked
out recently by Joe Choynski Of Chi
cago before the Empire Athletic club.
In the sixth round of one of the fiercest
bouts ever fought In Louisville.
The Wells elevator 1t Buffalo was
destroyed by fire Sunday night. A
large quantity Of grain had been placed
in the elevator during the past week
and the loss on the building and con-
tents is estimated at $4,000.
At ST. Louis for short time Sunday
afternoon terrific storm Of wind and
rain prevailed. causing much damage.
Lightning resulted in several fires.
one of which destroyed the machine
shops and a section OF the foundry Of
William and Philip Medart's patent
pulley plant in South st. Louis. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
It is now believed that no further
consideration will be given by the
president to the subject of retiring
Lieutenant General Miles, so long az
the commander Of the army continues
his present attitude of reserve. and
that the case will be allowed to remain
as It is unless General Miles should dc
something or take some action to re-
vive the unpleasantness.
The fire at Mil Gamer. q town on the
right bank Of the Damiotta branch Of
the Nile, in which q number Of lives
were lost and thousands Of native res.
licences destroyed, burned three days
Potter Palmer. one Of Chicago's
most prominent business men. is dead.
Physicians who attended him are at
loss as to the ultimate cause of his
death. as he did not appear to have or
ganic troubles.
J. T. Robinson fell 80 feet down an
ore chute in the Tiger mine at Wallace
Sunday. He has good chance of
recovery. Not a bone was broken. but
he was badly bruised all over and in.
jured internally.
One thousand molders. pressers and
laborers employed at the fire brick
and terra Gotta works at Cheltham
in the outskirts of st. Louis. are on
strike. The skilled men struck out OF
sympathy for the laborers.
The Victoria, Vancouver & Eastern
railway grade across the Manly ranch
hve miles below Grand Forks, has
been completed and track laying op
erations resumed. The rails will be
laid to Nelson, Wash, before Friday
At Los Angeles. Cal. In fierce bat
tie with detectives Sunday afternoon
DR.. e. w. Aldrich of Chicago was
killed and City Detective Hawley seri
ously wounded. The fight occurred al
the ofaces OF DR.. Aldrich In the Hote
| Savoy.
1t Is reported at Jacmel. Hayti. thai
San Domingo, the capital of the Do
minican government, has surrendered
to the insurgent forces. President
Jiminez OF the Dominican republic II
said to have taken refuge In the
| French consulate.
Queen Wilhelmina IL still alive
None Of the doctors attending hel
majesty left the palace Sunday night
and neither the queens mother mol
the prince consort went to bed. The
confinement of the queen was loni
and difficult and artificial means wert