The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-03

its of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany in the Occur d'Alene district, Idaho. |
The attorneys of John Leonard, SEN
fenced to be hanged at Colfax, July 2, |
have secured an appeal to the supreme
court of the United States, thus securing
at least another years lease of life, the
case coming up at the October term, and
it taking fully six months to reach it on
the calendar.
protest from the japanese govern
ment against the United States annexing
Hawaii was read before the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, the protest
setting forth that if the island were an
nexed large japanese interests would be
jeopardized, owing to the fact that AS
iatics cannot become citizens of the
United States. The protests last sen
tence said: Therefore the japanese gov
eminent must firmly protest against the
proposed annexation"
Three were killed and a number in
jured in cyclone that swept across the
country Is miles north of Salina, Kan.
The Pennsylvania Iron Works of Phila
delphia, and the Siemens Haskell Electric
Company of Chicago, have effected a com
bine whereby they will be enabled to
control the equipment for electric street
railway companies. The combined CAPT
tai is $5,O0O,000.
SiXteen-ounce hailstones fell at Tope-
la, Kan, the other night, breaking plate
glass windows, knocking down horses and
doing damage otherwise.
In the British house of commons the
parliamentary secretary replied to Beck
EFT conservative that her majesty's gov
eminent would look after British interests
in Hawaii if the United States should
decide to annex those islands
The Reformeu (Brussels) learns from
a good source that the Dhanis expedition
of 5000 troops to the head waters of the
Nile has been massacred. The forces,
which We're under Baron Dhanis, were or
gained in Congo Free State last year,
and it was generally understood that
they 1.-THE Anglo-Belgian forcec) in COLI
ton were to complete the conquest OF the
Soudan.
In a row at Galena, Kan, over the To-
cation of swing, Ed Martin shot and
killed John johnson and fatally wounded
Claude futile. 1t is now in order for
Martin to swing.
c. H. Anderson of the Arapahoe Wheel
club, Denver, has lowered the record of
LOG miles from 6:3l to $3.50. The former
record was made by A. L. Hachenberger
last year.
Private George Washington of the
Twentyfourth infantry, Denver, has been
adudged insane, the result of his fear OF
wild animals while doing guard duty at
Fort Douglas Utah.
At Buffalo, 40 miles north of Spring
field, Mo-, Frank Taylor was killed and
> his brother John badly wounded while
attempting to rob the Wood mill. John
escaped. Both are young men, members
of Dallas county gang DESTROYS of bios
soming forth as full-fedged highwaymen
,, but unfortunately two of them weakened
and peached on the others.
In a match bicycle race for $1,000 al
Philadelphia Earl Kiser of Dayton, Ohio
defeated Eddie Bald and Tom Cooper
best two in three heats, at a mile. only
two heats being run and the Daytor
youngster easily winning them both. TIL,
race was pulled off at the annual touma
ment of the South End Wheelmen, anC
fully 5000 persons were present.
Senior Sagasta's manifesto defining tin,
= policy of the liberal party with regard I,
: Cuba has been coldly received in Spain
i The German Derby, valued at lOOOO'
, marks, was won Sunday by Count Vol
. Henckers Flunckernickel at Hamburg.
- The report of the killing of Gomez il
>, Cuba has been modified by the statemen
- that he was seriously wounded.
Captain General WeyIeT has arrived a
+" ManzanillO, Cuba. Heavy rains are fall
! ing in the interior of the island.
The Spanish government has signed
contract for per cent loan of $1,000
u 600 to meet the expenses of the Philir
pine wan. 1t will be guaranteed by tn
'e Philippine customs.
II After three days debate the Italia
y senate has adopted in secret ballot, by
vote of 90 to 27, General Pellouxs arm
:. reorganization BILL increasing the peac
effective footing of the Italian Ian
~ forces.
It President Angel Sunday night deli,
cred his last public address before depar
ing for his new post at Constantinopl
u 1t was the baccalaureate sermon to tn
graduating class of the the University
= Michigan at Ann Arbor.
" Johnny, the world famous and onl
= lone PAGER, broke his neck at NapOleoi
. Ohio. Ffe was turned loose to Craze, an
. while running, caught in wire fence an
was thrown on his head, breaking h
81 neck. He was valued at $4,000, an
=. was owned by. w. H. Barnes of Siou