The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-05-29
ALL OVER THE WORLD
GRIsT OF THE TELEGRApBIC NEWS
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Industrial Pointers. Occurrences In
Political Circles, Fire Lsssses
and So On.

Judge for the ninth judicial circuit.
w. S. Rich, assistant in botony at Har"-
ard university, has been elected principal
Of the Spokane High school to succeed j.
d. Walker.
Albert Bacon, one of the pioneers of
the state of Washington. was drowned In
the headwaters of the Skagit the other
day.
The sultan has decorated the command
ers of the various corps of Turkish troops |
which have been operating against the
Greeks in Epirus.
The chilsren's coat and jacketmakers
OF Philadelphia to the number OF $40 nave
struck for an increase of % per cent III
wages.
At meeting of the University of Mon
tana building commission il was decided
that main building, TO cost Ai,5Oo; sci
ence hall, $4,000, and residence TO cost
$1,000 would be first erected, being the only
buildings within the limit OF the uni
versity appropriation.
The Western Federation of Miners, af-
ter a secret session of eight days at SAT-
Lake reelected Edward Boyce of Ward
ner to the presidency of the federation:
For vice president, John F. Mcdonnell OF
Virginia City, New, was elected.
Nearly all the business houses, 10 In
number and several dwellings in Calu-
met Iowa, on the Iowa Central railroad.
burned this forenoon, causing loss OF
$50 900.
The United States senate has passed the
hill approprating $4,000 for the Mann
moth Hot Springs in the Yellowstone
Park; 100000 for the building at Evan
ston, Wyo., and $350,O0O for Oakland, Cal.
The members of the United states oi-
metallic commission have arrived at
Paris Premier Meline says France viii
not take the initiative in calling none
tary conference until Great Britain agrees
to take part.
An expedition, presumably French, Is
md on
part in it. captured and burned the town
of Wawa. Boussa country on the Guinea
coast One hundred men were killed ana
200 made prisoners.
A train conveying detachment OF re-
serves from Westphalia 10 MeItz, IN Ger
MANY. was wrecked between TIilloscherm
and Gothscherm. Nine men are known 10
have been killed and IS are injured Ihe
accident was caused by the train breaking
in two, the rear portion subsequently
overtaking and crushing into the front
part a
Oscar Wilde, who was sentenced May III,
1895, to two years Imprisonment at nara
labor, after having been convicted OIL I'M
moral practices, has been released from
prison Wilde, who seemed to be enjoy
ing robust health goes TO Paris imme-
dately He intends to return to this city
and engage in literary work He says ne
will write over his own signature
Fire has destroyed John Eaton & Com
DcaIY g department. SlOit ~ "a OHNSt O-'N'f
causing a loss of $z25,OOO.
The First National bank of Orleans,
Neb has failed.
n is announced that Spain will never
agree to foreign mediation in the Gu
ban question.
The United States senate has received
a protest of the German government
against the discrimination in the duty on
sugar from bounty paying countries
An armistice has been formally con
cluded for seven days between the Tur-
Bish and Greek troops on the frontier oil
the Epirus
George A. Taylor, a teller OF the Third
National bank of St. Louis. was found
dead in hotel in that city. He had COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself with
a revolver When found Taylor had in
his hand letter from woman, mol
his wife, and her photograph
Although it is not definitely decided, Il
is thought the peace negotiations Will be
conducted between Turkey and Greece
direct, and afterwards following the pre-
cedent of the treaty of St. Elmo. the
treaty will be admitted to European
conference which will probably be helC
in Paris
The Southern hotel at Meriden, Miss.
one of the finest blocks in the south, hal
been damaged to the extent OF $l5O,OOO D,
fire. The fire broke out early in the morn
ing in the kitchen, on the top moor, ant
spread WIN great Idplulty- LIE AOtSA wa
well filled with guests. panic ensued
but as far as known no lives were lost
though there were several narrow es
capes.
The Cretan insurgents have received in
structions from Athens to accept an au
tonomous form of government on coma
ton that the Turkish troops be previousl
withdrawn. The insurgents appear to al
prove this plan.
An assumsit suit for $500 600, involvin
a mining deal, has been filed in the Gil
cult court at Chicago by Albert c. Eros
against Chauncey d. Clark. The plaintiff
is a Chicago mining broker. Clark is
resident of Arizona. Frost alleges ths
he negotiated a sale of large mining il
terests for Clark, and claims there is du
him $4,000 for commissions.
= The democratic senators, in caucus, d.
cided to fight the tariff bill.
Wheat and fruit in California have bee
damaged by dry weather
The Grecian minister of foreign affair
declares that Greece will not pay any Il
deamnity to Turkey, nor agree TO a rect
fication of the frontier.
The body of Millionaire Banker Lad
stolen from the cemetery at Portland, hs
been recovered and two men are und'
arrest. One of the men made comics
sion.
Circuit Judge Adams at Chicago, VI
holds the constitutionahty of the act
1887 which makes a city liable for lo'
caused by riot. Suits against Chicago Il
a million and a half of dollars has bee
brought by the railroads growing out
the riot of 1894.
General Miles has been instructed to
in London June 10, to represent the Unite
States as master of ceremonies, in hon
of the Goth anniversary of Queen vi
toria,s accession to the British throne.
John F. johnson, president of the Sta
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