The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-03-05
NEWS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Items of Information Gathered From
Wide Area-PoliticnI Happen
fngx and Industrial Notes-Crtmcs
and Accidents.

There are now at the Mare Island navy
yard the Charleston, Yorktown, Philadel-
phia, Pensacola, Hartford and Adams. \
number of mechanics who have been at
/ Port Orchard have returned and will as
sist in rushing to completion repairs 10
the various ships at the yards.
The American Ordnance Company of
Bridgeport, Conn. has received by tele-
graph from its vice president at Washing
ton an order for 40 rapid-firing six-pound- |
er Hotchkiss guns. The order is for quick |
delivery and the guns will all be deliv
cred in about three months.
Representative Shafroth of Colorado
has introduced a bill in congress granting
to the respective states in which they are
situated all arid lands of the United
States not held for military or Indian
reservations or other public purposes.
These are designed to be lands which are
not mineral. which will produce crops
only by artificial irrigation.
Major General Snowden, commander of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania, has
issued general orders to every officer in
: the state to recruit his command up to
the full quota required by law. The or
ders were issued five days ago, with in
< structions that they be kept a profound
secret The officers were instructed to
have their men ready to march fully arm
ed and equipped at "a homs notice.
= Emile lola has been found guilty in
e Paris on all charges and sentenced to one
Y year imprisonment and to pay fine of
5000 francs
Perrieux, manager of the Aurore, in
which paper lola published his charges
against the conduct of the Esterhazy
court martial. was condemned to four
y months imprisonment and to pay 5000
II francs fine.
10 The report comes from Wisconsin that
Is one of the largest timber deals ever made
Is in the United States will be closed within
SO So two weeks. The property is one billion
1e feet of sugar pine ON the Klamath river
is in northern California The consideration
IN will be something like 81 100000.
or William Chenery. cashier of the Port
~ land, Me, postoflice, who died last Fri
ii day, was short $4,000 in his accounts, ac
a cording to postofiice inspectors who have
Just examined the accounts Mr.. Chener,
mas held the position of cashier about A.
~ years. and had never been suspected o
III peculation.
III Judge Sharp, at Baltimore. Md, has az
pointed Simon p Schott receiver for tn
Bank of South Baltimore. The assets al
estimated at $4,000 and liabilities a
$4,000. The larger portion of the dc
et;; posts. amounting to 100000, are by poe
nd people.
W. News has been received of the death a
les BEIRUT. Syria of Mrs Emily r. Mon
"a gomery. a missionary. aged 80 years. Sh
Ne went to Turkey with her husband 2
ry years ago, and has been one of the mo.
oee devoted and efficient missionaries in tina
m- country.
While resisting arrest at Baker Cit
Ore. William S. johnson. alias "Omal
fel- Bob was shot by Officer Bailey and mo
tally wounded. johnson was walkir
through the streets at midnight threa
us enng to clean out the town when IL
9TH officer attempted to arrest him.
hill Representative Barrett of Massachu
etts has introduced Il resolution allowii
,,,, the naval affairs committee to incorpo
ate in the naval appropriation bill an a
preparation not to exceed S5.735.000 fl
. new dry docks or extensions TO eNistiI
ones at New York. Norfolk. Port Roys
New Orleans and Mare Island. Cal.
1t is reported from Brennan that Il
, agents of McFadden Bros. of Philadelphi
one of the worlds great cotton firms. ha
been instructed to stop buying cotton. +
same notification is said to have bet
ON sent to all their hundred or more agen
It's, in Texas Inquiries are said to ha
I'll. brought the answer that it was because
rr- the Cuban complications. This has car
ms ed a considerable furry among the loo
der cotton men.
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