The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-11-05

date set for the ending Of Spanish sover-
eighty in Cuba.
The right of Puerto Ricans living in this
country to American citizenship is TO be
tested in the New York courts.
Don Carlos j. expected 10 issue his prom
iSed manifesto soon, reatlirming his right
to the crown and throne OF Spain.
The belief is strengthening in Washing
ton that the Spanish-Americ,n peace ne
gotiations at Paris will be deadlocled.
The judges Of the Puerto Ricin supreme
court have received American naturaliNl-
ton and been rcinducted into office.
The apple crop Of the United States this
season Is smaller than it has been since
reliable statistics have been gathered.
General Lees army will start for Cuba
in about two weeks. The first expedition
will land at Matanns, fifty miles from
Havana.
The overflow of the Yellow river in
China drowned 2OOO people, and left lOO,.
600 homeless, besides utterly destroying all
growing crops
The panic in Vienna and other parts
of Austria caused by the fear OF an cpl
demic of the black plague is assuming
wide proportions.
The boundary dispute between Chill and
Argentina, which has threatened to in.
volve the two countries in war, will be
settled by arbitration.
New England tobacco growers fear that
their industry will be seriously affected
by the competition of Puerto Rican, Cuban
and Philippine planters
1t has been announced in Fort Scot.
Kan, that George Gould will establish
Young Mems Christian Association head
quarters at all towns and cities along the
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain svs-
TENS OF railway where offices, shops and
terminals are maintained by the com.
pany.
Indian Commissioner Jones saws the
shameful treatment of the Pillager In
dams by white men is responsible for the
recent outbreak at Bear Island, MINI.
The government has decided to allow
Spain beyond December ] for the evac-
uation OF Cuba, it being a physical impos-
sibility to transport 10000 troops by that
time.
General Wood has issued an order de.
lining the American policy in Santiago.
The proclamation guarantees religious liz
erty, freedom of speech and equal Justice
to all inhabitants
Geronimo, the famous Apache chief. es-
capped from his guards while going from
ri Reno, Okla. to Fort Sill, and is be-
lieved to be making for his old haunts in
New Mexico
Emperor William has designed mar
Bile fountain. which he purposes to erect
in Constantinople as gift to the com
memoate his visit and that of the en-
press to the sultans capital.
The Comanchcs and Kiowas i'm the In
dian Territory are stealing cattle to keep
themselves from starving, the government
mtions having been cut off since the ex-
pilHtion of the treaty last July
The woman in black" who for several
weeks past has teIrorzed people at Dun
more, Pa, is an Italian man. lie was
captured last Thursday night and so bad
~ beaten that he will probably die
Three years ago Paris began to dispose
of its sewage after the manner of Berlin,
by turning it into fields planted with or
chards and vegetables. One-fourth of the
sewage is already thus disposed Of and it
is hoped that in two more years the whole
of it will be-
The Austrian minister Of agriculture has
sanctioned an appropriation for establish
ing thirty-three stations, at which the
army is to supply guns and ammunition
to the people for driving away all clouds
1t is considered proven that the concus-
sion and the clouds Of smoke rising into
the air affect the atmospheric state OF