Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-01-01
NEWS SUMMARY.

The Cuban government has formally
recognized the republic of Panama.
A strike of 5000 carriage drivers
and teamsters in St. Louis is threat
ened
The typhoid fever epidemic at But
Ter. Pa, is still raging, deaths being
recorded daily.
Fire on Sunday destroyed the bust
ness portion Of Troy, N. Y, doing
100000 damage.
Charles w. Graves OF Des Moines
Iowa, Is charged with numbering his
wife and burning her body.
A church choir at Montreal, Canada.
went on a strike Sunday, because OF
adverse criticism by the minister.
The state department has been Of
fcially advised of the recognition by
Great Britain of the Republic of
Panama.
A new railroad $50 miles long from
st. Petersburg to Vitbsk has been
opened to traffic. 1t will be extended
to Kieff and Odessa.
"Scotty" Johnson, who owns large
ranch and herds OF cattle near Doug
las, Wyo., has been adjudged insane at
Sentinel Butte, S. D., where he was
visiting.
Japan is negotiating for the pur-
chase of two Chilean warships. Nego-
tiations with other South American
governments for the purchase of war
ships are also in progress.
Funeral services were held Christ
mas day over the remains OF Mrs.
Ruth Hoar, the wife of Senator Hoar
of Massachusetts,, at the residence Of
the senator in Washington.
According to the Spanish newspa-
pers, a project is on foot for the mar
rage of King Alfonso to his cousin.
the Princess Maria Del Pillar of Ba-
varia- She is Is years of age.
Fire caused twelve persons to jump
from the second-story windows of the
Travellers Home, a small hotel at
Me1omtnee, Mich. The thirteenth
guest, James Beatty, was found dead
in the ruins.
Brooding over his inability to pur-
chase Christmas gifts for his three
motherless children, Joseph Phillips,
a Hollowville, N. T., farmer, murdered
the children and then hanged himself
in neighboring barn.
The dead body of Phillip F. Wenz,
secretary of the Wenz Shoe company
of st. Joseph, Mo-, was found hang
ing by a wire from the roof of an
empty box car in the railway yards.
Foul play is suspected.
The Tartar General at Kirin reports
that an indecisive battle has occurred |
between four battalions Of Chinese
from Mung Chun and 1900 Koreans.
who invaded Chinese territory from
in northeast Korea
At the request of the state depart
ment, Secretary Moody sent a cable
gram to Rear Admiral Sterling, COM
the Asiatic squadron, to dis
patch a warship to Chemulpo, Korea,
20 protect American interests there.
Brigadier General Funston virtually
In an interview In Walla
Walla, Wash, that Fort Walla Walla
would be abandoned, following out the
present. policy of the war department
lot to rebuild Anticipated posts not on
main railroad lines.
Reports have reached Quitman, Ca,
eighteen miles east The sheriff with
posse has gone to the scene The
rouble grew out of the killing of
egro desperate by white man. Riot
ng is feared.
A Christian Judge and two Christian
endarmes have been murdered by
fussulmans at Guisinic, in Northern
4lbania The victims were recently
ppointed to their posts in conformity
18th the Macedonian reform scheme
I Austria Russia.
Former State Councillor Bavidovics
[ Belgrade, Servia, his wife and
aughter, were murdered on Christ !
las by three men who broke into his
ouse with the intention OF robbing it. {
|. Bavidovics was the Oldest and rich I
1T citizen of Belgrade.
The volume OF immigration at the
ort Of New York continues to swell