The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-15
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK
GATHERED FROM ALL SOURCES
Deaths of Noted NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of Ffres-BusiDessAf Affairs at Home
and Abroad-Trend OF Political
Events and So On.


appointed assistant comptroller of the
treasury; John Fox, to be collector of Gus
toms for the district of Oregon; Herbert
Squires of New York, to be secretary of
legation at Pekin, China; Lloyd d. Car
ter, to be receiver of public money at Red
ding Cal. Frank Nj. Swayse, to be regis
ter of the land office at Redding, Cal.
The Pittsfeld IN. H. cotton mills have
given notice to their $500 operatives of a
10 per cent reduction in wages.
Notice of reduction of wages averag-
ing about II per cent has been given to
the 1000 operatives in the mills at He
bronville and Dodgeville, Mass.
The directors of the Valley Falls and
Albion cotton mills, at Pawtucket, r. J.,
the two companies in the Blackstone val
1ey which had not announced reductions
in wages will follow the example of their
competitors, and notices will be posted
The Rhode Island mills in the Pawtucket
and Blackstone valleys employ about
100 operatives. The average wages of
the male spinners in these mills is So to
$3.50 per week.
The 1900 men employed in the York
cotton mills at Saco, Me-, have received
notice of a 10 per cent reduction in wages,
to take effect January II.
Spain is considering formal request to
the United States to use its good offices
to stop the fighting in Cuba limitations
have been received at the state depart
ment that the Sagasta government has be-
come convinced that the only way to save
Cuba was to accept the often proffered
good offices of the United States. All eff
forts of Spain to bride the subordinates of
Gomez to surrender on the basis of home
rule have proven futile.
Gales and floods are reported in several
parts of Portugal.
j. A. McRae of Vancouver, B. c., has
Just received a letter from his brother
Archie McRae, at Dawson City, in which
he states that he refused $500 for 200
pounds of supplies. Flour will probably
be scarce before spring, but fresh meat is
plentiful at 81 per pound. He reports that
claims worth working are selling for
$4,000 for 20 square feet. In one day three
men shoveled into the sluice boxes of a
claim on Bonanza creek $4,000.
Under the auspices of the bureau of
travel of the international committee of
the Young Mems Christian Association,
large party has just left on two months
trip TO Egypt, taking in London, Paris,
Rome, Malta and Palestine en- route In
London the party will be Joined by Sir
Lambert Playfair and Douglas Sladin,
who are noted in journalistic and scien-
tifc circles, and who will discourse to the
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interesting points are reached.
The United States government has
made contract with Chicago company
to transport $50 tons of supplies from
Dyea to Dawson City by means of steam
locomotive snowsleds, such as are in use
in the woods of Michigan. Cyrus Robin
son, consulting engineer of the company,
is in this city for the purpose of having
the bobsleds and boxcars made. He states
that the engines, boilers and all parts ex-
cept the framework of the snow Aocomo-
tives are on the way to the Pacific coast
from the east.
A "LeXow" committee is investigating
the Chicago police department
President Mckinley has nominated
George w. Temple to be postmaster at
Spokane and Albert S. Dickinson % be
postmaster at Waitsburg, Wash.
United States Consul Powell at Seoul,
Corea, cables the death of the emperor.
The comptroller of the currency has de
clared dividend in favor of the First
National bank of Helena, Mont, of 10
per cent.
A party of 80 Michigan Catholics in
charge of Rev. Fathers Francis Mueller
and Paul Gutiwski of Detroit, left here
today for six months tour in the Holy
, Land. The pilgrims will be received by
the holy father while in Rome.
The interstate commerce commission
has notified Chairman Caldwell of the
Western Passenger Association of the
suspension for one year of the long and
short haul clause regarding rates into the
KOotenay district of British Columbia
The western roads asked the suspension
} of this clause in this district in order that
they might meet the reduced rates made
, by the Canadian Pacific into the same
territory.
f. V. Smalley. general secretary of the
National Sound Money League, announces
that meeting of the executive commit
tee will be held ,at Washington on We'd
J nesday, February 3
The Chinese loan negotiations are pro-
crossing. Great Britain has informed
China that she is willing to find them the
; money required, and the details are now
: being discussed. The amount will prob
ably be 2O,OOO,0OO pounds.
; 1t is definitely announced bv A. C..