The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-01-23
Perkins Appointed Sem
ator From Kansas.
CHICAGO HOTELS CROWDED.
Secretary Tracy Promulgates New
0rder-Formation Of a Huge
Glass Combine.

It will cost $3.50, 900 to put the desired
wings on the White House.
Baltimore ministers have taken firm
stand against Sunday funerals.
Duluth's receipts of wheat since Sep
tember have been S2.173,043 bushels.
The Massachusetts naval battalion is
to be armed with the new Lee repeating
rife.
Death notices in the PHILADELPHIA
newspapers fill from four to five columns
daily.
Chicago expects to have her South
Side elevated railroad in operation bv
April /.
Contributions to the -four fund for the
distressed Russians now reach 100000
pounds.
Kentucky's State Treasurer thinks
$4,000 is too small salary, and he has
resigned.
Texarkana (Ark.) School Board ia
alarmed about gambling among the
school children.
All the type foundries in the United
States are said to have been sold to an
English syndicate.
Congressman Cutting is the father Of
bill to promote the efficiency of the
militia of the country.
Mixed blood Indians are organizing to
demand the same treatment the govern
ment gives full-bloods.
The failed New York firm of Henry X.
Titus X Co. is found to have 5000 of
assets and 100000 debts.
Maine sustained a bigger loss bv fire
during 1891 than for several wears past.
The losses foot up more than 81, 100, 600.
The strike Of the Southern express
messengers on the Illinois Central
threatens to extend over the whole South.
The total number of murders com
mitted in this country during the past
year was 5,906, as compared with 1920
in 1890.
Many Congressman favor the digging
OF the great ship canal from Niagara
river to the Hudson, TO cost about $40,-
100000.
At Philadelphia the work of DESTROY
ing the dies used for making coins dur
ing 1891 has commenced at the United
States Mint.
Joseph Pulitzer is back of an enter
prise to publish the Chicago World.
which an Incorporated company pro-
poses to establish.
1t is almost impossible now for Chi
cago hotels to accommodate the tide of
travel setting thither from all parts of
the civilized world.
Georgia cotton factors have called a
convention of all those interested in
growing cotton to take action on the
proposition to reduce the acreage of cot
ton next year.
Representative Fitch of New York in
troduced bill fixing the following rates
of duty: Barley, 10 cents per bushel:
barley malt, 20 cents per bushel; hops,
3 cents per pound.
The total value of the freight passing
the 500" canal, leading out of Lake
Superior, last year was $128, ,178, ,208,
which is an increase of $26, ,000, 900 from
the aggregate of 1890.
1t is stated that the National Cordage
Company, which controls the manu-
tacture OF binding twine in this coun-
try, intends TO raise the price of its
product l or cents pound next year.
Representative Pattison OF Ohio has
introduced in the House a Joint resou-
ton amending the Constitution by max
ing the Presidential term five years and
declaring the incumbent ineligible for
reelection.
Representative Newberry of Illinois
introduced bill authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to detail for special duty in
connection with the Worlds Fair such
officers of the army as may be required
for the purpose.
At Wheeling, w. Va, preliminary
steps have been taken in the formation
of powerful glass combine to oppose
the United States Glass Company. The
combined capital will be in the neigh
borhood of 100000.
Under the recent decisions of the Chi
cago courts any person of good character
is entitled to saloon license in that CITY.
no matter where the groggery might be
located and no matter how Objectionable
such groggery might be.
Twelve breweries in Cincinnati, Gov
ington and Newport have agreed to form
combination similar to the whisky
trust for the purpose of improving the
quality of the product and reducing the
expense of production and delivery.