The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-28


have been reached which gives assurance
of a continuance of the traditional friend
ship existing between the United States
and France.
Damage to the amount of S350,000 was
caused at Toledo, Ohio, by a fire which
destroyed the six-story building at SUI
perior and jefferson streets, occupied by
Dove & Smell, wholesale grocers. The
plant of the Toledo Blade, adjoining, was
considerably damaged. The falling of
wall carried down Fireman Herman I.
Bishop, Kiser Trepinski and Doc Wells,
who are believed to have persisted
Paymaster General Stanton has recon-
mended to Secretary Alger the appoint
ment of Is additional paymasters for the
army in addition to the 20 now in service
General Stanton has also submitted esti-
mates aggregating $30,O00,000 for the pay
of the regular and volunteer army for the
six months beginning July l and ending
December 81, on the basis of the number
of volunteers already called for and the
regular army at its war strength.
The public and the press at st. Peters
burg are not evincin" great interest in
the future of the Philippine ISLANDS. Much
hostility is manifested towards any
scheme by which the United States, Great
Britain and Germany individually or
jointly are to have possession of the ISL
ands, and some of the papers urge the
Russian government TO endeavor to OBJ
tain from Spain a lease of some of the
Philippine islands in order that they may
serve as a Russian base in the Pacific.
The fight at Syracuse, New York,
tween "Kid" Mccoy and Gus Rubin, the
latter of Cleveland, resulted in victory
for Mccoy after 20 rounds. 1nree thous-
and persons were in the Alhambra where
the fight was held. There was little bet
ting on the result and the showing made
by Rubin was a surprise He stood lot
of punishment and was always ready to
come back for more. He was apparently
strong at the finish. Mccoy says he will
now meet Goddard and then Choynslli.
There was a great difference in the weight
of the men Mccoy, according to his state
ment, weighing l57 pounds, and Rubin,
according to Billy Madden, his manager,
tipping the scales at $50 pounds. Sixty
per cent of the gate receipts are to be
divided between the men, Mccoy taking
IS per cent and Rubin % per cent in
place of $500 purse.
Thetroops of rough riders at Fort Meade
have orders to start for Chickamauga.
Fully 10000 peoplpe from the northern
hills cities visited the fort to say fare
well to their friends and relatives
A great fire has broken out in the FOL
lern mine in Prussia 1t is feared that
at least 45 miners have persisted.
The Prix du Jockey Club French der
by, of S27 $40, for 3-year-olds, n miles
was run Sunday. Cardo-Fou was first
DeX second and Cahabat third.
Robert j. Dodds, councilman from the
Fourth ward, dropped dead while riding
his bicycle on the Lake Union path il
Seattle, Wash. Mr.. Dodds had been hav
ing considerable trouble with his heart
and to this is attributed his sudden death
The L. S. S Hist, formerly the yacht
Thespia, has arrived at Newport, r.. l.. fol
the Rhode Island naval reserves, who ar,
enisting in the navy for patrol duty. Sh'
, mounts five guns.
Columbia, which has been at anchor a
! Tompkinsville, coalng and provisioning
after tour of duty with the North Allan
tic patrol, has weighed anchor and pro
ceeded to sea.
, An epidemic of measles and pneumonii
has broken out in the Fifth regiment 0
5 Missouri volunteers at jefferson barrack,
Six patients are in a dangerous condition
and were removed to the city hospital to
dav
5 The president has approved the Alask
l homestead and right of way bill.
S The New York Chapter of Colonia
Danes will equip and maintain a hospita
= ship for service in Cuban waters.
e While boating on the lake near Allan
e Ia, Ga, Paul ID. Safe and Miss Sadi
Y Moore, his fancee, were drowned.
y Farmer Hibbs, of Bucks county. Pa
has sold his wheat at $3.50 a bushel tn
T. higest price ever obtained in tina
; county
: Fifteen American fishing vessels hav
e abandoned fishing on the Grand banks {
l. Newfoundland through fear OF SPANS
cruisers.
Il A high fence has been erected aroun
is the Carpenter steel works at Reading, Pa
5. as a further protection from spies. Shil
It mentsc of shells are now made from IL
It works three times a week.
The work done on the wreck of the ba
1, tleship Maine cost the government $50
lie 0O0 The contractors recovered a GOO
d deal of government property, includir
j. five finch rihed cannon which alone n