Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-10-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

fever at Laredo, Tex, is increasing.
The total number to date is 280.
The Boston American league base
ball team has defeated the Pittsburg
National nine. and are now champions
OF the world.
Because of necessary repairs the
cruiser New Orleans has arrived at
Yokohama for oyerhauling. The work
will be done by a Japanese firm.
A dispatch from .Middlesboro, KY
says feud on Clear Fork, between
the Sowders and Parton families. has
resulted in the killing of James Par
ton.
Earl Ellsworth, who recently con-
fessed to having murdered his father
and mother and a boarder at his home
in Woodstock, His, has been given a
life sentence.
Word has been received at the
White House from Governor Taft that
he will be here ready to assume his
new duties as secretary Of war some
time in January.
Artists and sculptors throughout the
country are preparing to make an or
ganized fight against the control
which they assert organized labor is
trying to obtain over the realm of art
The American whaler Joseph Manta
has been wrecked on the island OF
Pico, one of the Azores group, and all
on board were lost. She hailed from
Princetown, Mass, and carried a
crew Of fifteen men.
Mary Koskiski, aged 13 years. was
found dead in a ditch within a few
squares of her home in South Will
mington, Del, and investigation
showed that she had been assaulted
and thrown into the water.
The eastern delegates to the Amer
lean Bankers convention, which is to
meet in San Francisco, left New York
on the 18th in a magnificent train of
Pullmans. The comissary car con-
tanned ample provisions for the trip.
among the items being 1000 pounds
of sir4oin and 100 bottles of cock
tails.
Five indictments charging forgery
and embezzlement have been returned
against Mrs. Marie Johnson of New
York City, formerly in the employ Of
the United States Playing Card COM
pany of Cincinnati. Mrs. Johnson is
accused of embezzling large sum
from the company. losing the money
In speculation.
The police have established surveil-
lance over the anarchist element Of
Paris in view of the approaching visit
Of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy to
Paris. The arrest and expulsion of
several suspects is expected.
One of the largest robberies in the
history of Skagway was committed
last week, when thieves forced the
back door of P. E. Kerns's jewelry
store and got away with over $4,000
worth of watches, nuggets and jew
elry.
The ten monuments erected on An
tietam battlefield by the state of Ohio.
the one to the memory Of
President Mckinley, were dedicated
asst week with appropriate exercises
md under most auspiclous circum-
stances.
The governor of the province of
has notified shippers going
o the Upper Jurna that they should
lot submit their papers to the Pc
-uyian consuls, as Brazil does not
'ecognize the sovereignty of Peru over
hat country.
Paymaster General A. E. Bates of
he army has submitted his report to
he war department for the fiscal year
nded June 80. 1903. The total amount
# funds handled was s43,e45,e59 OF
his sum ss2, 599, 406 was expended on
ccount of pay for the army.
At Kensal, N. D,-a mob wrecked the
Interior of the Journal Office and
brew several cases of type into the
treet Editor c. L. Allen has been
ghting a lawless element in his pa
er, and it is believed the members
that gang committed the outrage.
The Britt-Sieger contest for the
ghtweight championship of the
forld, which was scheduled to take
lace in San Francisco on Friday
light, is of. Britt sprained his ankle
lille boxing and the injury was such