The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-09-25
NEWS OF THE WORLD
1RIEF MENTION OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
Record of Misfortunes, Mishnps and
Crimes. as Well of Indus
trial Progress.

Domestic exports for August were the
largest of any August of which the bu-
reau of statistics of the treasury depart
ment has any record. They were valued
at SIS ,497 500, as against $666S9,9Sl IN
August, 1896, an increase of $l2,SO7 1913.
For the eight months ended August 81,
1897. they amounted to $629, 434,37l, an
The amount of imports during August
amounted to $39, $40. This is the
smallest value since June, 1879, when
they amounted to $3S, S90,45l.
1t is estimated that the recent strike
cost the people of PittsbArg district from
s5.OOO,OOO to 81 100000. OF this amount
the miners lost about 81 100000 in wages.
William L. Wilson, eX-postmaster gen
eral. has been installed in the office of
president of the Washington and Lee
university at Lexington, Va, IN the
presence of Governor Charles I. O'Fer-
rell and other distinguished guests.
President Diaz opened the Mexican CON
gress Thursday, reading his semi-annual
message, covering the period since April
He said the country was at peace with
all civilized nations and was gradually
making more intimate ties with them. lie
noted the decision of the court of claims
of Washington adversely to the La Abra
claim which had been pronounced fraud
ulent, and went on to consider the ques-
ton of the proposed international dam.
The business portion of Joplin, Ky,
has been destroyed by fire. Loss $4,000,
insurance about one-half that amount.
NJ. f. Dwyer has sold his stallion
Kingston to j. r. Keene for $4,000
The treaty of peace between Turkey
and Greece was signed at Constantinople
Saturday.
The duchess of Marlborough, formerly
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt, has given
birth to son at Spencer house, the ducal
London residence.
The treaty of peace between the gov
eminent and the insurgents was signed
in Uruguay yesterday.
The price of all kinds of food is rising
steadily at Madrid, Spain, owing to the
growing depreciation of silver and of pa
per currency.
The First National bank of Benton
Harbor, Mich, is in the hands of Bank
Examiner Caldwell of Detroit. About
$4,000 is due depositors.
In his weekly report TO the marine
hospital service Sanitary Inspector Brun-
ner at Havana says that for the week
ending September 8 there were 32e
deaths, of which Is were from yellow fe
yer, 20 from enteric or perniciOus fevers
"a from dysentery and SO from enteritis
The United States consul at Annoy
China, says in recent dispatch to the
state department that the Chinese peopl,
prefer American cotton fabrics spinnings
flour, oils, canned goods and meats, anC
even buy them at higher prices than 9th
er importations can be had for.
Jimmy Michael Saturday won thu
greatest cycling event ever run on an!
New England track. 1t was the interna
tional 25-mile race on the Charles Rive
time the world ever knew, covering tn
distance under 46 minutes.
Anderson, Ind, reports that the Amer
lean wire nail works, employing 700 men
the Lippincott lamp chimney works, i
which 400 men are employed, and tn
Macbeth lamp chimney works, with
like number of men on its pay roll, hav
resumed in full blast after a shutdown {
two and a half months.
Captain Gotta of the Twelfth infantry
who some time ago was condemned t
death for INSTRUMENTATION for the KILN
of a major of his regiment in Sonora dui
ing the Yaqui rebellion, was shot in tn
City of Mexico Saturday. Detachment
from all the garrisons were present.
A thousand persons have fled from Nc
bile, Ala, to st. Louis, until frost xii
the yellow fever germ.
Two cases OF leprosy are repocted
Walsh county, n. d. The 7fotims a
Scandinavians.
A flood has swept over Armada, TeS
about 80 miles south of FL Paso. Poop
were driven from their beds, taking re
uge on the high ground
Regents Windus and Powell have T
signed as regents of the Washington a
ricultural college and school of science
The president has appointed Archiba
j. Simpson of Arizona to be minister
Ecuador, and f. c. Kennedy of South ID
kota to be United States marshal f
South Dakota
Comptroller Eckels has declared st
ond dividend of per cent in favor of t
creditors of the Merchants National ban
of Seattle, Wash, making in all 80 7