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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
Orders Given to the Miners Near
Johannesburg.
WAS BEFOSE JAMESON'S RAID
Michigan Miners Returned From south
Africa Express no sympathy for
John Ii. Hammond.

Chicago, Feb. S.-A dispatch from
Ironwood, Mich, says:
Captain William H. Knight and his
party, who left this city last spring for
the gold fields of South Africa, have re-
turned home rather Unexpectedly. For
a couple of weeks before Jameson's RAID
the officers of the mining companies
were smuggling rlnes ana ammunition
into the country in the bottom of coke
cars. On Tuesday, December 81, the
mines were shut down and the men
were ordered to take guns and ammunl-
ton and be prepared to march to JONAH
neSburg by o'clock In the afternoon.
The Michigan men refused to obey this
order, whereupon they were informed
they must either take up arms against
the Boer government or leave the mines
Captain Knight and party left at once.
The Michigan men say that John Hays
Hammond deserves no sympathy"
Washington, Feb. S.-Secretary Olney
received the following cablegram from
Mrs. Hammond, dated yesterday, at
Pretoria, relative to the treatment OF
her husband, John Hays Hammond:
Because of my husbands i'll health,
due to prison confinement, the govern
ment allows me to remove him to pri-
vate house, where 1 can personally at
tend to him. The preliminary examina-
lions are proceeding, and the treatment
of the prisoners is good
A cablegram from United States Con
sui Manion, dated last night at Johan
nesburg, reads: Hammond is out OF
bail. The government continues t.
show wisdom and magnanimity
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
Edison Is Preparing for a Mar
Vicious Experiment.
BY TIE AID OF THE NEW X RAY
Thought Through the Human
Skull.

Orange, N. j.. Feb. 1O.-Thomas A.
Edison was hard at work all day pre-
pairing for his experiment of photo
graphing the human brain with the aid
of the newly discovered X ray. With
aid of mercury pumps he labored as
siduously on Crooks tubes of his own
manufacture. To the mouth of each
tube a long glass was attached and
through this by means of connecting
tube in the side the mercury was run
and the air in the Crooks tube was
gradually exhausted by the mercury.
Surrounded by a score or more of re-
porters and other visitors, Edison sat
for hours watching the progress of the
work, and he displayed a wonderful
amount of patience when, after repeat
ed trials the desired result was not
obtained. Again and again the efforts
were repeated, and Edison explained to
the reporters that he was trying to see
whether the rays were longitudinal.
etheric vibration going straight out into
space, or local magnetic waves cir
| culating from one electrode to the other
| in the tube through the air in the i'm
mediate locality, being purely local in
influence He was DESTROYS of finding
the degree of vacuum in tube which
would give the best effort of X rays.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
weYLeR WAS WELCOMED TO HAVANA
brilliant Reception 10 Cuba's Latest
Captain General.


Havana. Feb 10.-The steamer Alton
so XIII. arrived here at o'clock this
morning having on board General Val
ariano Weyler, the new captain general
of Cuba, and other prominent Span
iards.
The entire city was brilliantly decor
ated in honor of the occasion and the
bay was a splendid sight The'wharves
were crowded with people at an early
hour and all the steamers and tug boats
procurable were loaded with sight seers.
Troops and volunteers turned out to a
man, together with the fire department
and police.
General Weyler was welcomed to the
city by the city council on board the
Alfonso. He was presented with well
come address and assurance of loyalty
The general seemed much pleased VITA
his reception and upon arriving at the
palace formally took over the duties OF
the captain generalship, taking the oath
of fealty over a crucifiX and on Bible
General Marin administered the oatf
of office and soon afterwards Genera
Weyler received the local military arc
civil authorities, the different corpora
lions and bishops and priests.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
WILL HAVE AN AMERICAN EDITOR
Cause OF MIR. Gusts Resignation From
the PAIL Mall Gazette.

the PAll Wall 0nf~tht-
London, Feb. 1O-The Times this
morning prints Henry B. c. Gusts ex-
PLANTATION of his dismissal from the posi-
ton of editor of the Pail Mall Gazette
in the form of correspondence between
him and w. w. Astor. the proprietor OF
the paper. Mr.. Aston gives as his rea-
sons for asking him to resign the con-
slant sneers and disparaging comments
upon America printed in the Pail Mall
Gazette and his disregard for Mr.. AS
tors instructions
Mr.. Astor wrote to Mr.. Gust February
s as follows: 1--WE are suddenly con-
fronted with a dangerous controversy
between England and the United States
in which am deeply interested. L can
not longer be responsible for the utter
ances of a paper over which 1 exercise
only a nominal control. 1 therefore re-
greet that 1 am constrained TO ask you
to resign. 1 sincerely regret the precip-
itancy of this action, which is due to the
| political situation"
! The Chronicle understands that Doug
1 las Strait, who has been editor OF the
| Gazette, is only a temporary appoint
1 ment, as Mr.. Aston intends to secure an
, American editor for the paper.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
snnrks lrom one Wires.

Madame Modjeska, who has been Ill at
the Burnett house, in Cincinnati. for sew
eral weeks, left last night to join her
company in Chicago.
The packing house of the Tri-City Pack
ing Company at Davenport Iowa, was
destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss will
reach $40, 900; insurance, $4,000.
The national board of directors of the
Travellers Protective Association, at a
meeting held at st. Louis yesterday, decid-
ed TO hold the national convention at
Terre Haute, Ind, June next.
The porte has communicated to the en-
bassies of the powers its reply to the pro-
posals of the zeitouns of their conditions
of surrender 1t is stated that the porte
promises a satisfactory settlement.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
CARRIED ALONG By AHUee TORRENT
Houses. Hill and RaiIrosd Train We're
swept Into the River.

Cleveland, o., Feb 11.-Early today
the immense water main burst with
terrific force on Franklin avenue hill,
west of the Cuyahoga river, and sever
al hundred feet of the hill, on which are
located many small houses, was washed
into the river. A small frame house
occupied by Mrs. Mary Ravey, 60 years
old 9 Franklin hill, was inundated and
with its contents hurled into the river.
Mrs. Ravey was drowned.
A New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
freight train was passing at the foot
of the hill at the time and several cars
were carried into the river. On the
cars were three of the train crew and
the men were carried down with the
cars and nearly drowned. Houses were
washed along or dropped into the great
pit scooped out by the raging water
and much damage was done.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
GIVE ALL ARID LAND TO THE STATES
Department at WASHINGTON May Rec
omuend Such Action.

Denver. Feb. 10.-A special to the
Times from Washington says:
Representative Gamble of South Da-
kota early in the present session intro
duced a bill to give each arid land state
outright 100000 acres of land to be
disposed of in such manner as the legis-
lature of the state might elect and the
proceeds applied to irrigation purposes.
The officials of the interior department
have gone even farther than Mr.. Gam
ble's bill and will send a recommended
ton to the house public lands commit
tee that every acre of arid land in arid
land states be turned over to these
states for irrigation purposes. Under
such a provision lands could be sold and
the proceeds expended in carrying on
such irrigation projects as the legisla-
lures of these states might deem ad-
visable.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
A SHORT SESSION IN HE HOUSE,
Ad ourument OUT of Respect TO the Late
Representative Crane.

Ad ournment OUT of Respect TO the Late
representative Crane.
Washington, Feb. 10.--The desk of
Mr.. Grain of Texas, who died early this
morning, was draped heavily with
black when the house reconvened at
1920 after the recess after Sunday. The
debate on the bond bill proceeded until
noon. when the legislative day of Sat
urday expired. Mr. Hainer of Nebraska
spoke in favor of non-concurrence in
the free coinage substitute; Mr.. Nc
Dermott, Mr.. Calderhead and Mr.. Skin
ner for concurrence.
The house Immediately reconvened.
The blind chaplain referred to Mr.
Grains death in sympathetic words.
Mr.. Dingley endeavored to reach
new arrangement about the bond bill
debate. He asked that tomorrow be
given to the District of Columbia com
mittee Wednesday to continuation of
the bond bill debate and that on Thurs
day the debate proceed under the five
minute rule until o'clock, when vote
should be taken. There was no objec-
ton.
Mr.. Sayers made a formal announce
ment of the death of his colleague and
offered the usual resolution, which was
unanimously adopted A committee
was appointed by the speaker to ac
company the body to Texas, after which
at 1915 the house. as a further mari
of respect, adjourned until tomorrow.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
NORTHERN PACIFIC STOCK INJURED
Holders of Original securities May Never
Realize a Cent.

Milwaukee, Feb. 10.-The Farmers
Loan and Trust Company today filed It's
second amended and supplemental bill
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company in the United States court.
The bill is for the purpose of covering
amounts which have fallen due under
different mortgages and payments
which have been defaulted so as to
bring them in a decree that is expected
to issue shortly in the proceedings. 1t
comes very close to being deathblow
to the hopes of the stockholders OF the
company, who have entertained hopes
that they would be able to realize some
thing on their holdings after the costs
of the proceedings and bondholders
have been satisfied. The bill also shows
defaults upon the payment of interest
upon general second and general third
mortgage bonds, and to some extent
consolidated mortgage bonds have been
defaulted regularly since the receiver
ship. and also the receivers have failed
to pay sinking fund charges to a large
extent. The amount of the decree, wher
| it is issued, will be considerably en-
larged by reason of allegations of the
bill.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
PRESIDENT or a. P. a. SPEAKS
Objects 10 the Appropriation of Money
for Sectarian Institutions.

for Sectartan institutions.
New York, Feb. 9.-W. ]. Trayner, SUI
preme president of the A. p. A, has adj
dressed letter to Senator Mcmillan of
Michigan, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on appropriations for the Dis
trict Of Columbia, in which he voices the
sentiment of the A. p. A. in opposition
to the appropriation by congress or
money in support of sectarian charita-
BILE institutions in Washington.
Trayner asserts that he protests on
behalf of fair majority of the most
earnest thinkers and loyal citizens of
this republic, against unconstitutional
and criminal expenditure of public mon
ey for sectarian institutions"
President Trayner advocates instead
the erection of a purely non-sectarian
institution for the care of indigents and
wards of the district. He also appeals
to the senator to endeavor to suppress
the custom of permitting ''monastic
mendicants'' to solicit aims within the
| district.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
TACOMA MIGHT Sell HER cIlY HALL
Government Is Probable Purchaser
should the price Suit.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 1O.-Accordlng
to a letter from Senator Squire to
George Boardman, it may be possible
that the national government may pur-
chase the city hall, providing the city
cares to sell it. The building is first
class and conforms to all the require
ments of government buildings and
could probably be purchased at less
sum than for which the government
could build. The building cost over
5000, 900 and is probably worth at pres
ent $4,000
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
GOVERNOR MUST NAME THE DAY

Kansas Supreme Court Renders Deci-
sion That Saves Arnold aud Harvey.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 9.-The supreme
court decided that mo court has the
power to fix the time for the execution
of a death sentence before the governor
has named a day for carrying it into
effect, or when he refuses to issue a
warrant for that purpose"
This finally disposes of the much dis
cussed Edwards county case wherein
1t was sought to take Arnold and Har-
vey, the murderers Of Mayor Marsh of
Kinsley, from the penitentiary and exc
cute them without warrant, which
the governor refused to Issue. ,,
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
EXPLOSION Miles ABOVE EARTH
People of Madrid Put III a State of Panic
nv the Occurrence.


ny the Occurrence.
Madrid, Feb. 1O.-An aerolite exploded
above this city today. The loud report
was followed by a general panic. Ac-
cording to the officials of the Madrid
observatory, the explosion occurred 20
miles above the earth. When the eX-
plosion occurred the populace believed it
was an earthquake or a sign of divine
wrath. Many injuries are reported to
have resulted from the panic which
broke out among the people and from
their frantic attempts to escape from
the factories and schools. Seventeen
persons were injured in one tobacco fac
tory by the collapse of a staircase when
the inmata rushed upon IT TO escape
from the building. At the palace it was
at first feared bomb had been eXplod-
ed. Much damage was done by the force
of the conclusion.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
THE BODY is THAT oFA1AcoMA MAN
II. C. Potter, a Wealthy Grain Merchant,
Drowned at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Feb. 10.-A body that
was found on the ocean beach near the
Cliff house yesterday was today identi-
fed as that of H. c. Potter, a wealthy
grain merchant of Tacoma. Potter was
a brother of James Brown Potter and a
nephew of Bishop Potter of New York.
Death was caused by drowning. Potter
came to this city a week ago to make a
visit. but disappeared two or three days
ago. 1t is said some of the circumstances
point to the conclusion that he took his
own life.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
KRNeeER WILL VISIT ENGLAND

VIII BE Accompanied by Members OF
the TransvaaI Executive Commitiee.
London, Feb. 9.-President Kruger of
the Transvaal has accepted the invita-
tion extended to him by the colonial sec
retary to come to England, accom-
named by some members of the Trans
vaal executive to act as a commission.
probably a special session of the volks-
raad will be called to grant formal
sanction and to nominate a commission
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
TWO KILLED AND ONE INJURED
Children Buried by a Falling Flue After
a Fire.

Brooklyn, Feb. 1.-TWO children were
instantly killed and one young man
seriously injured today as a result of
fire which occurred in a cottage on
Fort Hamilton avenue
The victims are: Annie Specht, 3
years old; Harry Rotten, Z years old;
Edward Hill, Is years old, has fracture
of the thigh, severe scalp wounds and
Commissions of the body.
The cottage was unoccupied, and the
fire started from an unknown cause,
and the building was burned to the
ground.
Later in the day, while a crowd Of
children and others were viewing the
ruins, the chimney fell without warn
ing, burying the three mentioned.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
TWO MORE BODIES RECOVERED

Three thousand People Visited the
scene or the Disaster at Bristol.
Bristol. Conn.,, Feb. S.-Three thous-
and people visited the scene of Thursday
nights disaster today and hundreds
searched the river for the missing bod
les. The bodies of James Mack, section
hand of New Britain. and Charles Cas-
telaini, of Hartford, which were sighted
Friday, were recovered.
1t is not definitely known how manv
lives were lost. 1t is known six men
were either drowned or killed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
CAUGHT BY A cAVE-lN IN HIS MIN
Iohn Bennett of South Idaho Was
Crushed TO Death.

Roise. Feb. 1O.-John Bennett was
caught by a cavern this evening in his
mine about a quarter of a mile below
the Halfway house. on the Idaho City
road. He was injured internally and
the physician reports there is little hope
of his recovery. He is an elderly man
and one of the pioneers of Boise basin.
Later reports say Bennett died late this
evening.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
Has Land in Nearly Every State.

New Philadelphia, o., Feb. 10.-W. c.
Brown of the City bank has assigned to
E. A. Dearborn. He turns all his prop
erty over to the assignee, including
lands in nearly every state in the I'm
ion. The liabilities will reach several
hundred thousand dollars.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15

ecutive session. Senator Mills an
nounced the death of Representative
Grain and resolutions submitted by him
were adopted The vice president
named Senators Mills. Gallinger and
Kyle as committee to represent the
senate at the obsequies.
At o'clock. as a further mark Of re-
spect to the deceased, the senate ad-
iourned until tomorrow
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
NEW EXPERIMENTS WITH LIGHT
skeleton OF a Live Frog and Other Hid
den Articles ReprOdnced.

Syracuse. n. Y, Feb. 11.-At the SYRIA
cuse university, under the direction of
Professor Eugene Haanel, successful
photographs are being made with rays
of light. Last week, on the second trial,
the skeleton of live frog was photo
graphed in an hour and IS minutes ex
posure Last night, in a cardboard
box. a ticket, dime, copper cent, carbon,
lead pencil and steel key were pene-
trated. Professor Haanel says Edison
can not photograph the brain, because
it is transparent.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE NOT PASSED
French Ministry Will Nor Resign, but
VIII Appeal TO the Deputies.

Paris, Feb 1.-THE senate today, by
vote of 1853 to so, rejected the demand of
M. Bourgeoise, premier, for a vote of con-
fidence on the question of the Southern
railway scandals. The senate then adopt
ed resolution deprecating irregularities
and demanding a searching inquiry. The
cabinet met afterward and decided not to
resign. but to endeavor to obtain vote
of confidence in the chamber of deputies
on Thursday.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
PINE RIDGE POW WOW CONVENED
Indians Discuss the sending of a Dele
CATION to Washington.

Omaha, Feb. 10.-A special to the Bee
from Pine Ridge, Neb., says;
1.-THE great Pine Ridge pow WOW con-
vened today. For some months pri-
yate subscription has been solicited
among the Indians to send delegates to
washington to confer with the author
tiles in reference to matters pertaining
TO Pine Ridge agency. The scene of
the meeting is Wounded Knee, 20 miles
from here"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
RENEWED FIGHTING in FORMosA
Insurgents 10 the Number Of 10000 Are
Attacking the Towns.

New York, Feb. IA dispatch to
the Herald from st. Petersburg says:
A dispatch from Vladivistock says
that fighting in Formosa has been re-
newed Insurgents to the number of
10000 attacked the towns of Tamsui,
Jiram, Sulkom, Kosauxu and Tai Peh,
destroying railroads and telegraph
wires. The Japanese brigade arrived
at Koheng on February Z, the insur-
gents fighting desperately and inf1ict-
ing defeats on detached bodies of Jap
anese troops.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
Change in Mining Laws Advised.

Washington. Feb. S.-Acting Secretary OF
the Treasury Scott Wike has made rec
ommendation for change in the mining
laws so as to allow the government to
defrav the expenses of refining and part
ing bullion at the minis from the sale of
bi-products of such bullion.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
Underwri,ers in Harmony.

Del Monte. Cal. Feb. s.-The fire in
surance underwriters have at last form
ed a union and the election of a new
compact has been passed and appar-
emily it is satisfactory and will be
signed by all the agents.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
rAMss MWcKeR is PfaALYzeI
For Nearly Half a Century a Prominent
Theatrical Manager

Chicago, Feb. Thames IT. McVIcker,
who was yesterday stricken with paralysis
and is not expected to live, has been for
nearly a half century a prominent thea
trical manager and one of the best known
and universally respected men connected
with the stage.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
aArrAsAueHs PETITION DENIED
suit Against Latah's EX-Treasurer viii
BE Tried in Boise.

Boise, Feb. 11.-Judge Richards to-
day denied the motion of 1. c. Hatta-
baugh for a change of venue to Latah
county in the case brought against him
and his bondsmen by the state.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
Mecrea Broke a Record.

San Diego, Cal. Feb. S.-McCrea Of the
Syracuse team, paced by two quads, broke
the three-quarter mile standing start rec
ord today. The time was LIZ 2-5.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15

A northeast storm prevailed at Glovers-
Vile, N. Y, all yesterday afternoon. A
foot of snow had fallen and all trains
were delayed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-15
Football Man Died.

Denver, Feb. 11.-William b. Macon,
who was a member of the Denver Ath-
letic foot ball team, and well known in
western foot ball circles, died today Of
diphtheria.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-16


Seeing what was before us if the thing
was Kept up all day prevailed on the
chief or police to keep mau on qua. I'd
all day at the door down stairs TO turn
pack the never-ending flow of men and
Doys and dogs and puppies. While by
that arrangement I kept myself from
personal contact with such seekers of in
formation, they still managed to reach
me by telephone. As the reporter said
inns inns there was a "jing.er-ling'' at the
phone, and with the remark, there II
goes again, he placed the trumpet to his
ears and thus delivered himself as fol-
lows: Hello! Yes. No, it amt Doc
Tor. It's Jack. You say you think
you've found his dogi Must be mis-
Sake Dog was found early this morning
by the police. No. it wasn't n hound
aog. 1t was shepherd. So did say
1t was dog. When I said shepherd I
meant shepherd dog of course No, he
qua not offer $50 reward Yes, the dog is
IN JAIL No, not the shepherd, the dog.
Doctor hasn't got time to come up and
look at your dog when he knows it is not
his. No. we don't want you to bring him
to this office; keep him where he is. All
right. Goodbye
+. That beats me said the reporter as he
leaned over with his head in his hands
and his elbows resting on the desk. Who
says 1t does not pay to advertise after all
thls experience of ours. Besides all the
trouble with visitors 1 have talked over
the phone with at least hund-
ling er. ling, jing jinglp'
There it goes again, but you'll have to
ring to yourself. I've had all the fun
wanted and here is the same to you.
With that the discouraged reporter ran
wildly down stairs. AS he has not been
seen for two days his friends fear he has
hydrophobia and are making all the
needed arrangements for sending him to
the Pasteur Hospital in New York.