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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

The latest instance of Germany's new
imperial policy is afforded by Portugal
1t is reported that the German envoy
at Lisbon has presented a peremptory
demand for apologies and indemnity
for the i'll treatment of the imperial
gunboat Wolff, whose sailors were
booted and insulted on the Tagus, and
several of them seriously injured. A
strong protest was made at Lisbon, but
without satisfaction, as reported. and
hence the resort to the summary meth
DDS of diplomacy which have proved to
be so effective at Haiti and Kiao- Chou
Whether it be true or not that a per-
emptory demand has been made upon
Portugal it is certain that 1t would adj
mirably serve the kaiser's purpose to
seize Delagoa bay, the chief port on the
east coast of southern Africa. Such
seizure and possession would afford
Emperor William an opportunity to ex-
tend his protection to the Transvaal.
but It would also almost certainly in
volve him in war with England. for
which. as it would have to be fought
mainly upon the ocean. the German
navy II not prepared. 1t is readily con.
ceivable that in this vigorous foreign
policy Emperor William is maneuver.
ing for effect upon the reichstag as re-
CARDS his big naval bill. Should he be
as successful with Portugal as with
China and Haiti 1t is quite likely he
may carry his point. His popularity
in Berlin has been greatly increased
within the last few weeks, but Il has
been augmented by dangerous meth
DDS. If Germany, as seems to be indi-
Gated by her policy in China. is about
to enter upon an imperial scheme OF
colonization, she will not only do well
to build big navy, but viii also, in all
probability, not have to wait long for
an opportunity to use It.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

The Supreme Court of the United
States has given an important decision
against the Frankfort Q[entucky) lot
terry 1t was claimed i'm behalf of the
lottery that it's charter was contract.
and that as the United States conStitu-
ton forblds any State to pass law inn
pairing conlacts. the provision of the
new Kentucky constitution revoSing all
charters of lotteries was invalid. The
Supreme Court took the ground that a
lottery grant is in no sense a contract
within the meaning of the constitution,
but is simply license which the
State. for the protection of the public
morals. may at any time revoke. This
decision has n wide application, be-
cause, under the contrary view, any
lottery which had once been chartered
in any State would he forever secure
against withdrawal of its privileges.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05
Italian warships Meet Mt Haytf

New York, Feb "A dispatch to the
Herald from Port au Prince, Hayti, says:
The Italian warships Amerigo Vespucio
and Flavio Gioja are expected to meet
at st. Thomas, where they will take on
coal and then come here. They may call
at San Domingo, where the Italian gov
eminent has certain claims pending The
Italian minister is aboard one of the ships.
There are several dispatches at the con-
sulate here awaiting his arrival
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

Rapidly the American bison has di-
minished in numbers since white men
joined with the Indians in the work of
reckless destruction, yet few of the
creatures still survive, in freedom as
we'll as in captivity, and the day of
their complete extinction may not come
for decades, perhaps not for a century.
The wild or passenger pigeon has been
less fortunate, or, rather, more UNI
fortunate, than the buffalo. Within the
memory of men still young these birds
existed all over the country in literally
unnumbered millions. Single fiocks
We're seen so large that, even when
moving at express train speed. they
covered the whole sky for hours as
with a dense cloud. Lighting in a for
est, their weight often worked more
havoc with the trees than the severest
of winter storms, and in a day they
could sweep broad fields AS clean as
though a prairie fire had traversed
them. Yet the Smithsonian Institution
announces that urgent appeals sent to
many States and the active personal
efforts of agents spurred to industry by
the offer of a large reward have failed
to bring in single specimen of a bird,
which, only a few years ago. could be
and unfortunately was-killed by the
wagonlOad with no better than sticks.
This result of their efforts has con-
yinced the Smithsonian naturalists that
the pigeons have gone to join the great
aux, and they mourn the carelessness
that has left the United States without
even the poor solace to be found in a
museum case full of we'll assorted and
arranged specimens of the departed
birds.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05
A LOOK ALL AROUND.
NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Items of Information Gathered Frosa
Wide Area-PoIiticaI Happen
ings and Industrial Notes-Crfmes
and Accidents.

An effort has been made IN Scotland to
check the sale of American beef
1t was necessary to call out troops to
suppress an anti-Hbrew riot at Malo,
France.
Miss Mary w. Boord of Metuchen, n.
j., is preparing to lead mining colony
into the wilds of Alaska
Russia will soon demand of Turkey pay
ment of the whole balance OF her indem-
nifty of the Russo Turkish war.
The Italian government has found it
necessary to call out a portion of its army
reserves to suppress the bread riots.
Trustees of Euphrates college, at Kar-
poot, Turkey, have asked President Nc
Kinley for an assurance of protection.
John D. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil
magnate, proposes to spend 100000 in
improving the roads of Westminster coun-
ty, New York.
Colonel E. b. Beaumon, retired Unit
ed States army officer, believes that the
day of cavalry fighting is over, and that
what the army needs is ridemen and
modern heavy guns.
Secretary Long says that instead of be
ing bhPitpditu iOl VIII, Jul navy 10 Us
efficient, ship for ship, asthat OF any other
nation, and that our new ships compare
favorably with any in the world.
F. n. Franker, formerly a merchant at
Kansas City and Chicago, was recently
fieeced out of $3l 900 by Mexican sharp
ers in the City of Mexico and is trying
to recover his money by legal proceed
ings.
Receipts of this seasons wheat crop at
Tacoma to date aggregate 6,l96, 426 bush
els The total yield for Washington, &C
cording to the state grain inspector, will
be about 100000 bushels.
The British steamer Tourmalin, it is
officially announced while attempting to
land arms and stores on the Sus coast
of Morocco, was interrupted by the Sher-
ifan Hassina, whereupon she opened fire.
The Hassina reciprocated and captured
one of the ships boats with three En-
glishmen. The Moorish troops then de-
molished the villages favorable to for
eigners, killing numbers of inhabitants.
Alfred Raymond Ockerman, alias Ray
mond, who is wanted in Portland, Ore,
for the embezzlement of $4,000 from the
Benevolent Order OF Elks, has been ar
rested at Hastings, a suburb of Vancouver,
B. c. Raymond has been in the neigh
borhood for about fortnight, but until
today succeeded in eluding the police.
Ockerman, who was formerly druggist
in Portland, agrees to go back, and he
states that he can make good the shortage
which he claims only amounts TO 5000.
Assistant Secretary Day has directed
the pension Office to reopen and readjudi-
cate upon its merits the pension claim of
w. B. Watson, late fireman of the United
States revenue cutter Tiger 1t was reject
ed by the pension Office in January, 1895,
on the ground that the men of the revenue
service not being enlisted in the navy.
had no title to pension under the act Of
June 27, 1890. The reason, the assistant
secretary holds, was not tenable or sound.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

How little some people care for
money! The Provident institution for
savings, in Boston, advertises list of
deposits that have had no attention OF
any kind from depositors for twenty
years. and the figures in the thousands
column alone, disregarding hundreds,
tens and units, foot up nearly 100000.
Evidently the owners Of the money
deposited have had no use for it. How
many OF them have forgotten il?
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

dressed woman reclining IN long chair
at the foot of bust of the poet, is
characterized by writer in London
newspaper as IAN advertisement in
marble for some leading dreSsmaker."
Human vanity takes many forms and
some persons choose to bask in toe
worlds gaze. even at the expense Of
self-respect or of life itself.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

"Confound the luckln exclaimed the
new captain general of Cuba; "things have
come to a pretty pass"
COR to a showdown, rather" facetious-
ly replied an officer. "But what is the
trouble nOw?"
"Why, here am, expected to put down
this instruction, and l find it utterly inn
possible to gain a single victory without
committing plagiarism"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

BY refusing to accept the plea of in
toxication advanced by an illegal
voter in eXtenuation of his offense, a
Philadelphia judge has taken a stand
which good citizens viii generally sup
port, and which has reason, Judgment
and common sense back of it. In a
vigorous manner the judge charged the
jury that If they found the prisoner
had voted illegally, as charged. 1t was
their duty to convict him without re-
gard to his condition at the time,
whether he was drunk or sober. The
jury promptly convicted the man.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

The esteemed New York Tribune re-
ferred to an esteemed contemporary,
recently, In this delicate way: "The
Evening Sun lies. SO does Its morning
degenerate. If you see anything in
either of them about anybody or any
thing they could have any motive for
lying about, the presumption always is
that they lie"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

When extravaganza reaches the point
of having silver corn-poppers, senti-
ment calls halt. Like the old oaken
bucket, the wire pepper has a distinct
place in fond recollection;" but while
the bucket is largely a memory, the
wire medium for bringing corn to its
highest terms represents a condition as
well as theory. Long may it wave.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

On stone of the temple of ''Wingless
Victory" on the Acropolis at Athens, an
inscription has been found stating that
the monument was built by Kallicrates,
who was one of the architects of the Par
thenon- This fixes its date at about $50
years before Christ.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05
Dimes at the white House.

Washington, Feb. president McKin-
ley's dinner in honor OF President Dole
took place at the White house last even
ing, which happens to be the first open
date on the presidents calendar since the
arrival here of Hawaii's president.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

Boston Bride (tearfully) And the hon
eymoon scarcely over! To think that he
should speak to me like that
The Confidante-What did he say, dear
Boston Bride-He said / was unreason-
ablel
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

Uncle Sam doesn't mind having
young women marry veterans of the
war of 1912 for love. but he objects
strenuously to having young women
marry them to make themselves eligi-
bic to widows pension.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

A short cut to notoriety has been eff
fected by woman of Paris who con-
tributed and collected 10000 francs to-
ward the Guy de Maupassant monu-
ment, recently unveiled in the Pare
Monceau, on the condition that her own
portrait be introduced. The ludicrous
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

1t is said that in the late municipal
elections in Georgia the negroes de
manded and obtained from So to $40
apiece for votes. Why should Geor-
gia politicians ever advocate the lynch
ing of citizens who az worth $40
apiece at the polls?
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

With one Western inventor making
gold out of antimony and another max
ing hard coal out of garbage, sawdust
and soft coal, the work of improving
on the products of nature seems to be
running double turn.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

Liquor is said to be scarce in the ma
tional capitol just now. the sergeant
alarms having announced a ''close sea
son." in order to freeze out certain in
dividuals who have been accustomed
to tank up" and make too much noise.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

Scarlet evening dress coats, having been
adopted by an English golf club, British
hunting men, who feel that they have a
vested right in the color, are using strong
language about the innovation and the
innovators.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

A man has been lynched in Texas for
lying. If lynching is ever made the
recognized penalty for violations of the
Ten Commandments, what a hole it
will make in our American population.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

Society is getting dreadfully mixed
nowadays"
eyes; isn't it2 People whose grand
fathers made money are having to asso-
ciate with those horrid people who make
it themselves"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

A fast run of 102 miles in ninety-sev-
en- minutes on a Western road. is said
TO be a record-breaker. One of these
runs will yet prove to be neck break
er. as we'll
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

In the meantime bets are about even
as to whether Ii Hung Chang retains
his yellow jacket or not.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

A scientific expert says that 80 pei
cent. of mushrooms is water. The 9th
er 10 per cent, of course, is toadstOols
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

Inventor Keely's air ship will fly. we
feel sure, just as soon as he perfects
few trfing details in his motor.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

John DAILY, the ex-political Irish pris-
oner, has had the freedom of Boston ex-
tended to him. In his case it is more
than mere compliment.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

Selling a Kentucky steed for 100000
might be used as evidence that if the
luck In one horseshoe is doubtful,
there's something in four of them.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

If, as Astronomer Falt reterates. a
comet will hit the earth on Nov. IL.
1899, it Will be a striking coincidence
with Ii being an unlucky number.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05
sWaVsEsf Hafsssas ssStsSa.
: Timely Topics. s
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

To all women: There is no sucn
thing as a bargain in cigars.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

1t is not true that Hannis Taylor is
going to be the first president of Cuba
Libre after the acknowledgment of in
dependence
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

With 1913 competitors for positions
in Harvard freshmen crew, the eight
finally selected certainly ought to rep
resent the athletic ability of the class
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

There is a large class of people in the
world who do not care whether you
are moral or not, so long as you make
big pretense of It
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

clear tomorrow.
Men Driven on by an Ice FIoe.
SC. Johns, n. f., Feb. "A blizzard
ragged here yesterday. A large number of
men have been driven off by an ice foe
in Trinity bay and it is feared there will
be repetition of the disastt- of seven
years ago, when 40 persisted. The Their
mometer shows 20 degrees below zero and
the cold is so terrible that some loss of
life may result. The government is dis
patching rescue steamer to the endan-
gered men.
An unidentified steamer believed to be
the Jamaica, Captain Peterson, from New
York January 20. for st. Johns, with a
general cargo, is visible in an ice foe off
Ferryland 80 miles south of this port.
She is flying distress signals and it is
feared that she has been seriously injured.
Houses Buried Mt waterviIIe.
Waterville, Me-, Feb. 2-Small houses
have been buried by 20-foot drifts Of
snow. The Lockwood cotton mills have
closed, the operators being unable to
reach the factory. There has not been a
train over the Maine Central railroad for
"a hours.
business PnraIyzed at Lawrence.
Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 2.-The storm
has paralyzed business and traffic. Street
car lines are tied up and communication
with other towns almost suspended All
the mills are seriously affected by the
storm. Many of the operatives are out
and some of the mills are not running at
all.
In New Brunswick.
st. Johns, n b.. Feb. 2.-The most Sc
we're snowstormb in at least ID years set
in yesterday morning and lasted through
out the day, shutting out communication
i'm all directions.
storms on the Lakes.
Chicago Feb. 2.-Reports from various
towns in Michigan, Wisconsin and In
diana tell of severe billiards. The wind
is blowing gale and huge snow drifts
are being piled on the highways.
! All trains are more or less delayed. A
report from Marquette, Mich, states the
storm on the lake is fearful.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

as much from tn storm as the towns far
up the state. The east end of the island
has been blockaded by the drifting snow.
Tn long Island railroad was completely
closed today. Snow plows driven by five
of the most powerful engines of the road
are now battling with the drifts on the
easter section of the road, which may be
clear tomorrow
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-05

In New Brunswick.

st. Johns, n. b.. Feb. 2.--The most Sc
we're snowstormb in at least 10 years set
in yesterday morning and lasted through
out the day, shutting out communication
i'm all directions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

NEW CASTLE, Ind. Jan. 23.-Mrs. Cath
crime Mellett, widow of the late Judge
Joshua II. Mellett, died at her home, in this
city last night. aged siXty-nine years. The
cause of death was nervous prostration
combined with acute bronchitis. Mrs. Mel
lett was a daughter of the late John Shroy-
er, one of the pioneers of Henry county.
She leaves a daughter, the wife of Judge
F. II. Bundy, of this. city; two brothers,
James Shroyer. of this city, and John
Shroyer, of Richmond and sister Mrs.
]. r. Howard of Richmond.
GREENCASTLE. Ind, Jan. 23.--The fun
eral of the late w. G.. Neff was held this
afternoon. Services were held at the family
residence, conducted by Elders Lane and
Shrout, OF the Christian Church, of which
the deceased was member. The remains
We're taken to Sullivan on afternoon
train, accompanied by large party of rel
atives. Col c. c. Matson, County Clerk
d. T. Darnell and Mayor ]. Birch went as
a delegation from the local bar. of which
the deceased had long been a member.
RICHMOND. Ind, Jan. 23.-Mrs. Julia
Comfy, aged lightweight widow of Major
Richard n. Comfy, died to-day at her
home here. She had been a resident of Rich
mond for many years.
ANDERSON, Ind. Jan. 2S.-Jacob Land
ers, aged seventy, one of the pioneers of
this county, and we'll known, died of
pneumonia, at his home last evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 23.-The pri-
mary elections held throughout this county
on Saturday for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the congressional district meet
ing and for members of the county CEN
trail committee were characterized by the
utmost good feeling. The only contest in
any of the townships was the selection of
men who are favorable to the nomination
of James E. Watson for Congress. In every
instance, so far reported Watson men
were chosen. In this (Addison) township
the convention was large and enthusiastic.
The leaders of Henry u. Johnson, among
them being DIR. r. c. Kennedy, Thomas f..
Newton, Seth Usher, Charles Tindall and
others, announced on the floor of the con-
ventiOn in speeches that they were all now
Watson men and pledged themselves to
work for his nomination. The new men,
bers of the county central committee are
exceptionally strong men. They Will meet
next Saturday to perfect the county organ
ization.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

DETROIT, Mich, Jan. pa blizzard has
been raging throughout Michigan for more
than twenty-four hours past. Last night
and this morning the heavy gale was ac-
companied by fine snow. Tonight the
weather is colder and clearing. Saginaw
street cars We're completely tied UP this
morning. Trains were stalled on the Mack
NAV division of the Michigan Central and
on the Flint & Pere Marquette road. The
gale was equally fierce on the east and
west sides of the State. At Benton Harbor
considerable damage was done by blowing
down of smokestacks, store fronts, etc,
and nearly the entire sheet-iron roofing of
the courthouse was blown off. The steamer
Frank Woods broke from her mornings and
several smaller boats drifted into Lake
Michigan and We're jammed in the floating
ice. The Graham and Morton steamers
We're ordered to remain in port at Chicago
and Milwaukee. AT Muskegon, Petoskey
and all northern points the storm was vio-
lent, but none of the winer steamers are
known to have been out on Lake Michigan
during the storm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
Ennnh Deed I'm Bed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 23.--Jas Woods,
a worker at the National tin-plate plant,
was found dead in bed yesterday evening
when his wife went to wake him up. He
had worked at the rolls the night before
and it is thought that his heart was eff
fected. He was seemingly in the best of
leaves wife and three children. Mr.
Woods came to this country from Wales
several months ago to find employment in
tin-plate factories. many of the Welsh con-
Germs being closed since the industry has
become one of the prominent ones of this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
Republican Central Committees and
District Delegates Chosen.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SALEM, Ind. Jan. 23,-The Republican
county convention yesterday chose the fol-
lowing as the central committee for Wash
ington county for 1898: j. II. Collins. S. II.
Mitchell. Albert Markhofer. M. Z. Brown,
Leroy Mathews, Robert Douglas. Fl. M.
Trueblood. John Alexander, Grant Cauble,
Nathan Brooks Albert Newly, Noble True
blood, Arch Mounts, W. S. Applegate, John
H. Tatlock, +. A. Martin, s. w. Wyman, Dr.
Foutch and l.. Il. Gresham Seven pre-
cincts did not name committeeman. and
these vacancies will be filled at the meet
ing of the central committee Saturday next.
The convention elected the following dele
gates to the district convention TO be held
at New Albany Feb. /: Thomas Williams,
Harvey Morris, j. A. Kemp, Thomas
Coombs. +. A. Martin and Lewis Dennis. of
Salem; Benjamin Luck Little York; Elisha
Brewer, Smedleys; George Mccoy, New
Philadelphia; DR.. w. H. Bright. Martins
burg; j. G. Brown. Campbellsburg. AL
ternate delegates: Or. FL. &. Hobbs. Josia h
Emery, w A. Graves, Roscoe Morris, s. p.
Morris. Fl. NJ. Truebood r. w. Allen, II.
IT. Heistand. Frank Brewer. Robert Berkey
and Albert Markhofer.
The newly elected central committee is
called TO meet next Saturday Jan. 20, TO
elect chairman and fill vacancies on the
committee