The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-05-08
ALL OVER THE WORLD
GRIsT OF THE TELEGBAPHiC NEWS
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Industrial Pointers. Occurrences In
Political Circles. Fire Losses
and So On.

Tacoma reports the burning VI INC
Standard Oil Company's worehouse in
that city, causing loss of $4,000.
The Presbyterian synod at London has
formally rejected the charges of heresy
preferred against Rev. John w. Watson,
d. ID. Clan MacLaren), by vote OF II
to 1.
A boiler explosion at Aldermans saw
mill in Kanawha valley. West Virginia;
killed two and seriously injured five other
men.
William p. Nichols, president of the de-
funct Bank of Commerce of New Orleans,
has been convicted of the embezzement
of 1000 of the bank funds.
President Charles w. Spaldilg of the
defunct Globe Savings bank of Chicago,
has been arraigned to answer to charges
of embezzlement. He waived examina-
ton and was held to the criminal court.
new steamship line is to be estab-
lished between San Francisco and Japan,
via Honolulu. Five first class steS .mers
will be operated and probably a branch
line will be maintained between Yoko-
hama and Seattle and Portland. The
new company will be operated IN OPPOSE
ton to the existing lines across the Pa
cific.
Work has begun on Spokanes army
post.
Gin Pom has been executed at Spokane
for the murder of a Chinaman.
Nashville was opened Saturday
Senator Jones of Nevada will support
the republican schedules of the Dingley
tariff bill.
May day passed quietly in London and
on the continent of Europe.
Between $1,000, 600 and $4,00000O in gold
were shipped Saturday from New York
to Europe.
The queen regent of Spain has signed
decree providing certain reforms for
Cuba.
Fire consumed a large number of bus
mess houses at Gainesville, ILL.,, causing
a loss of SIS 900.
against 23S for .he corresponding week
last year.
More than 100000 pounds of wool were
imported into this country during April.
The three months restriction of the out
put i'm cotton goods is ended and the mills
are running on full time.
The duke of Leeds will probably sue
coed the earl of Aberdeen as governor
general of Canada.
Bradstreet's reports disappointing bus
mess throughout the country. in spite of
the moderate Improvement in most of the
great industries.
President Mckinley has appointed
Judge Morrow of California to the cir
cult judgeship of the Ninth district.
Howard c. Rackett. sporting editor of
the New York World, one OF the hest
known newspaper men in the country, is
dead
Black Jack, for whose arrest a reward
has been offered, has been killed, Is miles
west of Clifton, Arizona, by posse of
deputy marshals.
Twenty-six anarchists have been con-
demned to death at Barcelona, SPAIN for
completely in the bomb outrage last June.
Masked robbers entered a saloon at
10 aGh hnl
proprietor and four men, and escaped
with $500.
A terrific explosion of dynamite on
wagons i'm the streets of San Salvador re-
suited in the destruction of two entire
blocks and the loss of many lives.
For three murders, the ravishing of two
girls, and for the burning of the humble
home of their poor victims, half dozen
negroes were lynched at Sunnyside, Tex,
by mob of their own race.
There has been a succession of terri
BILE earthquakes at Kingston, Jamaica,
and in the Leeward islands, killing many
people and doing great damage TO prop
erty. All business was suspended at
Guadalupe and the churches opened for
general prayer.
During a fight within few miles of
Santa Clara Cuba. the Spanish column
was defeated by Colonel Barrios with a
loss of nearly 125 killed and wounded.
The Cubans drove the Spaniards back
after several machete charges.
kilograms received from Athens state
that the new ministery acknowledges 1t
will be impossible for Greece to continue
the war with an empty purse and with
discouraged people.
The fact that the Greek officers were
equally affected with the privates by the
panic is regarded as proof that the Greeks
are utterly demoralized ana incapable OF
withstanding the steady advance of the
Turks.
The conditions of peace with Greece
will have to accept are stated to be most
probably as follows: The Greeks will be
allowed to retain their present frontiers
provided the island of Crete is immedi
ately evacuated Turkey will be permit
ted to impose war indemnity upon
Greece.
A comparative statement of govern
ment receipts and expenditures in April
shows total receipts of $37, Sl2, 1875; expend
lures. S32.072. 097, leaving a surplus o.
$5,74003S, as compared with a deficit In
April. 1896. of S47O4,4SS. For the last II
months a deficit Is shown of $33, 166 SOS.
Professor Lawrence Brumer of the
University of Michigan, for some time q
special agent Of the agricultural depart.
ment, and well known ornithologist anc
entomologist, will sail from New Yorl
for the Argentine Republic to investigate
the best means for determination of the
pest to the farmers there He goes il
the interest of a large syndicate.
1t is said in Athens that many Greek
officers have told Crown Prince Constan
tine that they will return their swords
unless they are led against the Turks.
The tariff bill will be reported to the
senate as soon as the republicans make II
manifest that they have a majority IA
vorable to its being reported.
Athens reports that the powers have
made overtures to Greece on the subject