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Show NEWS SUMMARY. NORTHWEST NOTES. The famine situation iu India ia ng alarming. Cholera ia increasing in Cairo, Egypt, and in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, has not been captured by revolutionists. The woman franchise bill has passed both bouses of the Near houth Wales legislature. It is said that France lias rejected Russia's proposal for a fresh sugar conference. ey The three Itoer generals. Dewet, weland ilotlia, were given warm come in Ijondon. During a torch light procession at Antwerp the dress of a woman caught fire and she was burned to death. The damage to German harvests produces the belirf that there will be a large import of Russian graiu into (Jermany. An American Express agent in a Kentucky town alleges he was robbed of De-lar- lie is under arrest charged with conspiracy. In a fight among Kiowa Indians near $38,000. Auardarko, Oklahoma, Frank Rabin, a has been killed by a faction led by his mother-in-laThe arrival at The Hague soon of the Itoer generals, liotha, Dewet and is expected to put a check to the recently renewed prop- sub-chie- f, le-lar- ey, anti-Uriti- sh aganda. Attorney General Taylor, of Indiana, has decided that Governor Durbin has no right to interfere with boxing contests, but that local police oflicers must control them. Minister King, st Bangkok, Siam, cabled llie slate department that quiet lias been restored in Siam and that the troops are in control. He says American interests are secure. Wilh the signing of the scale of the Merchants Coal company of Tnnnelton, W. Va., it is thought that the iniuera strike in that district lias come to an end. The miners got all they asked for. The government of Paraguay has formally recognized the republic of Cuba, and has accepted the United States Cousul at Ascension, the capital, as the representative of Cuba in Paraguay. A serious peasant riot has occurred at Palamouia, Sicily, where great distress prevails. One soldier was killed in an encounter with the rioters and several soldiers and peasants jyere wounded. In Cuater City, S. D., Roy Streeter, a colored lightweight pugilist, was shot and killed on the street by another pngilibt, John Gorman, better known as Kid ' Ilogan. The men renewed an old quarrel. Five inen, supposed to he Hie escaped Tennessee convicts, have been encountered twenty miles nortli of Florence, Ala., by Deputy Sheriff While of WayiieslNim, Term. While exchanged shots with the men. Xegpikao, formerly chief consul at Singapore Straits Settlement, lias acquired llie opium monopoly of Canton by undertaking to contribute 81,000,-00- 0 annually toward the indemnity China is paying the powers. The viceroy of Szecliusn reports that imperial troops attacked the rebel headquarters at luchawan, China, August 13. One thousand rebels were killed and their leader, Tong Lu Hung, was captured aud executed. At Walnut Grove, Luke county. Miss.' Charles J oil n son, colored, was lynched by a party of citizens for makiug an assault on a yonng white woman. Johnson was taken from oflicers who were carrying him to prison. In San Francisco United States Judge Dehaven has decided that persons whose relatives have been killed on the high seas by drowniug or otherwise have no legal redress for damages against a steamship company. , In Houston, Texas, eleven white men are in jail as a result of a battle between whites and negroes at the Southern Creosote works, seven miles from Houston. One negro was killed aud ODe white inau and one negro wounded. The wage scale committee of the district mine workers and the Coal Creek and Jellico, Tenn., operators have reached an agreement. An advance of Mi cents a ton on screened coal and 1 cent a ton on run of mine was granted by the operators. The agricultural position in the whole of the Bombay presidency is extremely critical. The rainfall has been so deficient that young crops are withering, snd unless there should be abundant rain soon the autumn harvests will fail over a wide area. All the slot machines in Butte have closed by order of the sheriff. This is the third attempt to slop slot niuchine gambling. The Wyoming game law prohibiting the killing of moose expires September 1st, after remaining in force for liv years. During an electric storm Richard Payne, a farmer, was struck by a bolt of lightning and instantly killed at liis ranch, near lhoenix, Oregon. William Inspector Constabulary Schermerhorn, of Seattle, Wash., who was seriously wounded in a recent fight with ladrones at Illigan, Mindanao. ia recovering. A lone highwayman held np the stage near Tonopah, Nevada, aod broke open the treasure box with a sledge hsmmer, but it is not believed he secured a very large sum. The daughter of James Mitchell of Stockett, Mont., was fatally injured lust week, the little one falling asleep ou the railroad track and being struck by a train. E. It. Young suicided in tbe Palace hotel at Reno, Nevada, v taking morphine. He left a note saying that lie had no relatives he wished to notify and gave ill health as the cause of the deed. The Snohomish County Agricultural association is closing tiie entries for the race meet to be held at Everett, Wash., September '.ith, 10th and 11th. The entries include many Oregon, California, Idaho snd Colorado horses. The threatened strike of San Juan, Cola, miners was averted, a compromise having been agreed upon by Hie union and mine owners. The new scale of wages has been accepted by both sides for a period of three years. Ernest'Raker, a lynotype operator of Helena, suicided by swallowing carbolic acid. Raker had quarreled with lilsyrife, to whom he had been married but a month, and the following morning she found him dead in his room. Two masked men with revolvers held np the bartender and five occupants of Key's saloon at Freewater, Oregon, and secured $140 from the cash drawer and $10 from the patrons of the saloon. The robbers hacked out of the door and disappeared. Former Senator Homer, chairman of the Montana board of sheep commissioners, and himself one of the leading flock masters, says that from reports lit had received he estimated the clip for this aesson to lie 35.000,000 pounds, a little more than last year. Emma Johns. 34 yesra of age. war drowned in the Rig Hole river near Dillon. Moot., lust week. While out with a camping party she attempted to wade across the river and was swept from her feet uml drmvned in sight of a number of companions, who were powerless to aid her. It is said Janies J. Hill of the Great Northern railroad contemplates the erection of a monster steel and !ron plant at Great Falls. Mont. All along the line of the Great Northern system Mr. llill lias lieen acquiring iron deposits, paying for one group near the Spokane A Northern line $00,000. Annie Krupa, a Bohemian woman 40 years old, was run over and killed by a ttanta Fe train at Arequia, Colo. Her fellow countrymen claim that the train started without warniug and that she waa thrown under the wheels. They threatened to lynch llie engine crew but were quieted by the conductor. I'a trick J. O'Leary, who conducts a saloon in Hutte, was held tip in his resort and robbed of $183. In addition to the money he came very near The losing his life by the hold-urobber used a gua and fired three buL lets at O'Leary, two of which plowed through tbe scalp of his head. Hark C. Paulson, a Pass Creek, Wyo., ranchman, was struck by lightning while manipulating a liay rake in a meadow and though those who saw the accident say that the bolt descended squarely on top of his head, he escaped without any injury but a three-inc- h burned spot on hia scalp. The hayrake was literally torn to fragments and the harness waa torn from Lite team. Paulson was unconscious for fifteen minutes, hut the horses did not seem to feel the shock. P. D. Ke'un and son were hunting in North Pork, Colo., the father carrying a shot gun, when a holt of lightning btrnck the barrel of the gun. KeinTs clothing was torn from his body snd scattered in shreds and he waa burned from head to foot. The bolt jumped from bis right arm to the calf of his leg, then to his instep, leaving large burned spots in each place. On tiie other aide of Ilia body ia a straight streak from hia neck to his heel. The drums of Imth of hia ears were broken snd lie was temporarily blinded by the shock, but he will three-yesr-o- hl DEATH OF VETERAN 8AILOR Commodore Montgomery, Passes Away at Chicago. Commodore Joseph EL Montgomery of the old confederate navy died at the home of hia son. Dr. Janies Montgomery, 183 Cass street, Chicago, at the age of 85 years. He was buried at New Albany, Ind in the family vault. Ilia wife was burled there sixteen years ago. The commodore is survived by bis son. Dr. Janies Montgomery, a daughter, Mrs. C. M. White, and six grandchildren. Commodore Montgomery was born in Carrollton, Ky., eighty-fivyears ago. After receiving Ills early education he showed a fondness for navigation and the earlier years of his life were spent in this pursuit ou the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. In 1881 he offered his services to Jefferson Davis, of whom he was a warm personal friend, and he entered the service under the command of Gen. l,eonl-daPolk. Owing to his perfect knowledge of the country he was placed at the head of a band of scouts and gained his first marked distinction at the battle of Helmont, where he attempted to capture Gen. Grant. The latter escaped, but without his horse. Because of his bravery shown in this fight Montgomery was commissioned by Jefferson Davis to construct a fleet for the protection of the Mississippi river. He fought as commodore of the fleet in engagements at Fort Pil WON VICTORY FOR STRIKERS THE WORK OF ASTRONOMERS. Daughter of Employer Successfully Pleads for Her Friends. Miss Mary Sherman Mead, daughter of Dr. John A. Mead, the owner of the Howe scale works at Rutland, Yt., secured a vic tory for the 50 striking employes of the works by announcing her determination not to lie married until the demands of the men were Photographing Stars a Careful and Laborious Occupation. In the University of Pennsylvania's astronomical observatory the other day a young man sat at a microscope. His eye was fixed to the eyepiece, and as he gazed steadfastly down the cylinder upon the object glass he counted In a monotonous voice: Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, and so on. He was counting the stars of the heavens, says the Philadelphia Record. He had under his microscope a photograph of the night sky. and with a powerful lens he was seeking out and numbering ail the little white specks of stars that had been revealed to his camera. . "Count ing the stars. said he. That seems like futile pi file, doesn t it? But, all the same, it Is very valuable to astronomy. and he who counts enough stars goes down through the ages famous amongst astronomers for his accurate ana patient wurk. At Greenwich they photograph the heavens under all conditions, and this year they have already counted there 230,000 e s stars." IN LAND LEAGUE DAYS granted. Miss Mead, who Is now Mrs. The Name of Archbishop Croke Was Hinsnmn. has known many of the men Familiar to Millions. and their families since she was a One of the most prominent and powchild, and was known among them erful prelates of the Catholic church as Daisy." She was preparing for in Ireland passed away in the death her marriage to Carl Bingham II The when the strike began. works remained shut down for weeks and until uree days before the date set for the wedding, when the owner gave the strikers tile nine hour day and ten hours pay they asked. Miss Mead had declared to her father that she could not lie happy while so many men were idle, and their families In want, and rather than sacrifice the happiness of bis daughter. Dr. Mead gave in. ins-ma- WOULD BE TAMMANY n LEADER. William S. Devery Conducting Unique Campaign for the Place. William S. Devery, who has come out as an independent candidate for the leadership of Tammany and who bishop of Cashel. For many years his has begun his personal campaign l name was a household word In Irelow, New Orleans and Memphis. After giving free vaudeville shows and free land and to most American newspathe last named battle he went to Mont- monster river excursions and picnics, per waders of I.and league days it gomery and superintended the con- after the fashion of the ancient Roman was familiar, for he was a leading struction of the gunboat Nashville and candidates for office, made a fortune actor In that powerful organization. took it down the Alabama river to white he was a member of the New When, however, the government Mobile, where he sank seven of suppressed the league and the Irish federal boats on leaders, some of them in jail, Issued mines laid' in Momie Bay.' ' After this a manifesto urging the tenants to pay he made an attempt to cross overland no rent. Archbishop Croke immediateto Texas, but was taken by the northly broke with tbe Land League and ern troops. At the conclusion of the denounced the "no rent manifesto as war he was pardoned by President immoral and unjustifiable. Later ho Johnson. beaded a movement for a public testimonial fund to Parnell and defended WILL ESTABLISH NAVAL SCHOOL. the Land League, or at least some of its policies, before Leo XIII, Rest Admiral Taylor to Select Site on the Great Lakes. FROM THE FROZEN NORTH. Rear Admiral Taylor, who is at the head of the commission to Investigate Returning Explorer Tells of Good the shores of the great lakes to select Work Accomplished. for-naval school and the best site The head of Hie celebrated Baldwin-Ziegle- r of chief bureau is the training station, mirth pole expedition has been of navigation, and one of the moHt to forced return from the arctics with scholarly men in the navy. Prior to his because the reserve of food ship naviof bureau of York the taking charge police force under the Tammany was and because of the low, getting gation he was the moving spirit at the regime. Dowry is only about 45 years of destruction the expedition's sledges. naval school at Newport. He is what old. He was appointed patrolman in He at arrived llonningsvaag, Norway. be called chief of staff of a the to 1878, and he is said have saved" might sunt variously estimated from $200,000 to $500,0(m.. The new aspirant for Croker's place says he has plenty of money to spend "for the people. T CANADIAN STATESMAN ON VISIT. Joseph Israel Tarte Studying Conditions in This Country. Joseph Israel Tarte. who has been in Chicago as one of the points on his tour of observation of lake harbors. Is one of the most prominent of Canadian statesmen and minister of public works in the Dominion cabinet. Mr. Tarte belongs to the French party in Canada. He was originally a farmer, was educated at L'Assumptlon College and was first elected to parliament in p. the secretary of the navy, and has full charge of the personnel of the navy. He was in command of the battleship Indiana in the battle with the Spanish fleet at Santiago. When Taking Medicine. To prepare the mouth for a nauseous medicine, chew a piece of orange peel, or take a really biting pinch ot cayenne pepper. This will prepare the mouth for nearly anything, as you can well imagine. Under its Influence almost any horrid draught becomes aliiiust tasteless, particularly If swallowed quickly; a single drop or essential oil of almonds will give an agreeable taste even to fully one ounce of castor oil, without in the slightest degree affecting Its medicinal action, says the Washington Star. i 1877. Up was for some time editor the Cultl valour, a French agricultural journal, and lie takes a broad interest in the commercial and industrial life of the country. of T He reports a successful year's work in establishing food depots for the final dash for the pole. Sheffield's Wonderful Knife. When .ewauika. the paramount chief of the BarotKU kingdom, visited Sheffield recently he was most interested in knives. When he was shown a knife of the value of 920, the makoccupied nearly two ing of whh-years, the King and his Prime Minister east hinging eyes at the remark-aid- e specimen of cutlery, and entered into the most animated conversation. The knife in question is probably lue most artistic piece of cutlery in the world. It ts known as the Norfolk Sportsman's Knife." There are seventy-fsteel blades, all routained in ive one handle. On these are beautiful etchings of (ueen Victoria, the late Prince Consort, and residences of Royalty and nobility. The handle is a most wonderful work of art. Loudon Tld Bit. |