The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-07-23
WEEKS DOINGS
cenxrmI Review of Important Happening
u the Past Week In 6rief and
Comprehensive Form.

within TWO m5ten oI Aankiefs
The rush TO South Dakota lands near
Yankton has become yeritable s'am-
pede.
One OF the GOLFERS authorized by the
last congress will be built at Mare
inland.
Germany will demand that Russia
explain the seizure Of mails declined
for Japan.
Constant skirmishes are occurring
near Mukden between Cossacks and
Japanese scouts.
Small riots continue at the various
packing plants where work 10 atiemted
with nonunion men.
About two-thirds OF the rural mail
carriers will receive 3i00 more per
year, commencing July /.
The steamer Hapsang, from Niu
Chwane TO Chefoo, Ia overdue and II is
feared she has struck mine.
Other Chicago unions will go out on
q strike unelss the trouble with the
meat packers Ia settled at once.
Hot weather continues In the Mid
die West and Central states. Chicago
and Pittsburg have both had number
Of deaths.
New York will be the chief battle
ground for both parties In the pfesi-
Dental campaign.
The body Of Kent Loomis, the miss
Ing American, has been washed ashore
near Plymouth, England.
Russian vessels stopped German
steamer In the Red sea and seized
much mail destined for Japan.
Extreme hot weather throughout the
MIDI West has caused many pros
trations and number OF deaths.
Peace negotiations are at standstill
In the meatpackers' strike. The OPP
orators refuse 10 re-employ all strikers
al once.
St. Paul strikers resisted an at
tempt of officers to place nonunion men
In the packing houses and q free for all
fight ensued.
Ion Perdicaris, OF TangieI, who was
held captive by brigands, has grave
fears for foreigners unless France
adopts stern measures.
Japan denies the report OF gcreat
70, erse II Port Arthur in which 80, 000
troops were lost, asserting that not a
shot was fired at the fort that day.
The Russians themselves are becoming
skeptical regarding 1t as not WORT has
been heard since the first report.
The Russian losses la the last battle
at Port Arthur are placed at $500.
The Russians seized the Chicago
News dispatch boat and towed IL into
Port Arthur.
Cholera ard dyseniery are said to be
epidemic among the Japanese troops al
Feng Wang Cheng.
Neither side In the meatpackers
strike will allow the other TO dictate
the terms OF arbitration, but both wan
peace.
Great Britain has granted the las
request OF ex-President Kruger and hi
remaine will lie alongside those OF hi
wife in the Transvaal.
The president of Panama has assure,
congressn en- excited over the custom
house that he Ia confident the Unites
States will interpret the treaty in 1
lIDeial spirit.
A gigantic railroad ticket swindle
through which the railroads having
offices in Denver have lost thousand
OF dollars, has been unearthed. Thre'
men have been arrested They ar
charged with having doctored ticket
by hanging the destination, plugging
punched holes in cancelled tickets ans
otherwise changing them.
The emperor OF China is seriusly Ill
Omaha business has begun to suffe
as result of the strike.
The Russian losses In the latest en-
gagement at Port Arthur are placed a
1900.
The Russian government has ordere,
100, 900 breastpIates for the army II
the Far East.
Russia's up OF Joy Ia filled to over
flowing now that the Vladivostol
squadron is out again.
The trouble between te packing hour {
employees and operators is likely TO be
ss.ftled Inv arbitration
Ex-President Kruger, Of the Trans
vaal, is dead. His relatives will ask
Great Britain TO permit his remains ia
be inferred in the Transyaai.
Reports OF the big Japanese reverse
are still unconfirmed, but are unques-
toned at ST. Petersburg.
One man was killed and seven
wounded in riot at Chicago due to
the meat packers strike.
Moorish bandits at Tangier continue
their depredations and outside powers
may yet have TO take hand.
The Japanese are not likely TO ad-
vance ON Yinkow until after TIA Tche
Kiao falls.
New York butchers have already adj
vanced their prices as the reeult Of the
strike OF packing house employees.
Not counting the many minor storms
there have been "a cloudbursts in East
ern Oregon since the first of July.