The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-12-25

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erican club in the City of Mexico to Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan, and there was a large
attendance of ladies and gentlemen.
One person was possibly fatally hurt
and six others were more or less injured
in COLLISION of the Roxborough, Wissa-
hickon & Manayunk electric road on the
outskirts of Philadelphia. While descend
ing a hill a trolley car became unman-
ageable on account of the slippery track,
and descending at full speed, it struck
horse car at the foot of the incline, bring
ing up against a trolley pole. The roof
of the trolley car fell in on the passen-
gers. the stove upset and the wreck
caught fire.
North Texas suffered the worst snow
and sleet storm Saturday and Sunday in
many a year. Dallas was completely iso-
lated all Sunday, and communication
with the outside world has been only par
italy restored. The Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies, as well as
the telephone companies, suffered almost
entire prostration. Reports from the
cattle raising districts are slow coming in,
but it is believed the damage will be
great In Crossley county the death rate
of cattle was 40 per cent. The railroads
were badly demoralized, all trains being
from two TO six hours late.
The Christmas money order business Of
the New York postoflice greatly exceeds
that of any previous year The outgoing
European mail has practically been clos
ed, but the incoming mail from foreign
countries has Just begun to arrive. All
of the foreign money order business is
transacted through the New York post
office. Our Christmas presents to Europe
represented by the money orders sent
during the first Is days in December, ag-
gregated $l,536,S36, in 10000 orders.
The largest number of orders, 73,400, was
sent to Great Britain and Ireland, and
represented $7SS745
The Oakland board of trade has adopt
ed resolutions in favor of the alton
of Hawaii
Despondent over i'll health and poverty
William Hanson, 65 years of age, an Eng
fish anarchist belonging to the school OF
BENJAMIN R. Tucker, has committed sui
eide in New York city by swallowing
prussic acid.
William Gordon Prince. who was the
oldest living graduate of Harvard college
is dead at his home in Riverplace, Ded
ham, Mass. He was born in Boston about
"a years ago
Oakland (Cal.) reports that Ferdinand
Uhl. the murderous mailman who killed
Patrick Murphy of Temescal and Their
tried to exterminate other imaginary en-
emies, has been committed to the asylum
for the insane at Ukiah.
Notices have been posted in the Fisk
; dale cotton mills at Southbridge, Mass.
that on January the scale will be low
, cred. The reduction, it is believed, vii
be between 10 and Is per cent.
John j. Joyce, retired railroad man
shot r. A. Montgomery, prominent an'
wealthy real estate agent, at Marysviiie
Mo. There has been bad blood between
the men for some time, and when JOYCE
met Montgomery he shot him without
= word. Montgomery died instantly. Th
murderer made no effort to escape.
Private Charles Waddell of the Fourtl
infantry, who, next to Hammond, CAV
the most damaging evidence against TN
defendant in the Lowering court-martlal
has asked for an been granted discharg
> by Secretary Alger. Waddell, in asking
= his discharge, said he desired to assist Il
caring for an invalid father. The officer
at Fort Sheridan say that his discharg
!, had no connection with his evidenc
against Lowering.
The president has definitely determine
. to carry out his original purpose in nom
mating Charles Page Bryan OF Illinois t
be minister to China. He has so intorme
one of Mr.. Bryans personal supporter
: The nomination will be sent to the ser
, ate Immediately after the holidays In
president reached this decision after giN
. ing consideration to the protests fSer
ators Frye, Wolcott and Teller, and upo
receiving assurances from Senators Mf
:. son and Cullom that Mr.. Bryan woui
be Immediately confirmed.