The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-21
ITEMS FROM AlL AROUND
CONDENSED NEWS OF WORLD
Crimes and Casualties In All Lands
Paragraphs About Prominent
Persons-Business Conditions I'm
Brief-PecuIfar Incidents Re
corded by Many Observers.

the apportionment bill passed recently by |
the Legislature is unconstitutional.
The states of Pennsylvania, New York, |
Illinois and Alabama have more popula-
ton than Spain, and vastly more wealth.
sixth among the nations, being surpassed
only by China, India, Russia, the United
States and Germany.
The black plague is spreading rapidly
in Hong Kong, China.
The battle-ship Oregon is the first war
ship that ever rounded Cape Horn.
Governor Budd of California has been
warned that Spaniards are plotting to as
sassinate him.
Prince Victor Emanuel, Count of Tu-
rim, nephew of the King of Italy, has ar.
rived in New York.
A decided anti-English feeling is said
to be growing among the Spanish troops
and citizens in Cuba.
United States revenue cutters on the
Pacific coast have been equipped as part
of the mosquito fleet.
A 9year-old boy fired a shot into
crowd of school children in New York,
seriously wounding two of them.
All of the towns of Santiago province.
Cuba, are in possession of the insurgents
AT Malysville Mo-, man recently sold
a hog for S37 and with ST. bought good
horse.
Many stowaways are coming to this
country, under the impression that the
war will boom work.
The gold reserve in the United States
treasury at the close of business Tuesday
was $3.50, 32S, POI.
Bakers in Chicago have advanced the
price Of bread / cent loaf on account oil
the rise in the price of flour.
Helen Gould, daughter of the late JAY
Gould, has sent to the United States
treasury department her check for 500,
600 for war purposes.
A mechanic at Attleboro has made
bronze watch chain of metal taken from
the Maine which he will present to Pres
ident Mckinley
Charles II. Allen of Massachusetts, ha
been confirmed by the senate to be as
sistant secretary of the navy, to succee,
Theodore Roosevelt.
Seven Chinese war vessels are bein
built in Germany. Among them are fou
torpedo boat destroyers which will hav
a speed of 81 miles an hour.
The Washita river in the Indian Te
ritOry, overlooked, and a large number
cattle were drowned. Thousands of acre
of farm land are under water.
1t is reported that Archbishop Irelan
has been called to Rome to lay before tn
pope the sentiments of the Catholics
America with regard to the Spanisl
American war.
The bodies of "a of the heroes who lo
their lives in the battleship Maine,
Havana harbor, on the night of Februm
10, have been buried in the potter's fie
at Key West.
In honor of Dewey's victory at Manil
Herbert Griffith, engineer of the ste
works at Bristol, Pa, scaled the b
smollestack, 1870 feet high, and flung 4
American flag to the breeze.
The steamer AlgOa recently carrie
from San Francisco to Marseilles a car,
of wheat that would have filled 80 freig
trains, with 1900 cars. The import du
v was 100000 francs
81 Papago Indians made a feint to Alta
If FL Plomo mining camp, in Arizona, al
Mt under cover of the excitement smuggl
IN into the United States 100 head of catt
t. which they had stolen in Mexico.
g. The Berlin correspondent of the Lo
NJ don Standard says: 1t is rumored he
that the Philippines will form the Il
~ cleus of republic under American pi
W lection. to be gradually increased by t
Il addition of other Pacific islands.
,e NJ. c. Brady has organized at Pi
IT. Bluff, Ark, company of 100 colored m
~ for military service, and Governor Jor
Va has notified him that arms and equ
M ments will be furnished and the compa
al. mustered in Immediately.
no A dispatch from Washington says Il
ht when President Mckinley signed the L
m olution of thanks of congress to Admi
,s- Dewey he used a dainty pearl and g
7 ornamented penholder and a gold p
-. which will accompany the resolut
nd when it is presented to the hero of \
10 Mia.
a. A lady at Waukegan, ILL.,, while wa
49,, ing in the yard of her home suddenly
i,e her little dog pulling her dress, and tn
~. ing around to drive him away, discove
,9 her clothing on fire. A tub full of wa
AZ was near at hand, and she threw her
into it. and eXtinguished the flames,
80 Gaping harm.
~ ' Emperor William, during a recent c
iu- versation with United States Ambassa
'ne White said: at is important that An
-cp lea should not think that either myself