The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-08-20

The Yale battery of artillery has been
ordered to Puerto Rico.
Admiral Sampson reports that the
health OF his men is remarkably good.
The corn crop Of Nebraska, improved
by rains, will yield about $25,000,OO0.
Mrs. Ballington Booth of the American
Salvation army has sailed for England.
Lieutenant Hobson visited Admiral
Cervera and the Spanish prisoners at
Annapolis last Monday.
The navy has reached its full strength,
and enistments have been stopped for
the present.
Seventy-fve small children of Chicago
are in the homes of the people in the
vicinity of Cerro Gordo. ILL.,. for brief
visit of three weeks.
England is getting ready to mobilize
her fleet and be prepared to fight Rus
STA and perhaps France
Scores of hogs are dying near Bellefon-
tame, o., from disease which farmers
say is typhoid fever.
Two clerks in the revenue office at Ow-
ensboro, KY, have received cuts of 500
in their salaries, and this has been added
to the salary of John Franks, assistant
division deputy, who is brother of Col
lector E. L. Franks.
The steamer Gussie. in which Captain
Dorst made his famous trip with arms
for the Cubans, has been wrecked.
Farmers at Muncie, Ind, have organic
ed vigilance committee for the purpose
of running down cattle thieves.
Privates HUMPHREYS and Gill of Com
pany Z, First Texas regiment were kill
ed by bolt of lightning at Miami, Fla
Gypsies stole the child of George Conk-
lin, of Wilton, N. Y, and clairvoyant
is advising the anxious mother as to its
recovery.
Aaron Kinslow, farmer near Glasgow,
KY, 80 years old, committed suicide by
hanging himself to the rafters in his
barn.
Wade Counts, leader of a notorious
band of outlaws near Red Sulphur
Springs, w. Va. and his son were killed
by lightning.
The city council of Dublin, Ireland, has
adopted resolution opposing the erection
of monument to Gladstone in that city.
Charles Martin, in jail at Evansville,
Ind, confessed he killed Lazarus Vince t,
a wealthy timber man, in the spring OF
1895, for $40.
The military society formed at San
tiago has elected General Shafter presi-
dent, General Wheeler first vice presi.
dent and Major Sharp secretary.
Captain Alfred S. Barker, who has
been ordered to succeed Captain Clark
was the Oregons first commander, when
she took her rough initial sea trips.
The Madrid police are investigating an
anarchist plot laid against the life of q
high political parsonage, which was tC
have been carried out last Monday.
Turkey has replied to our demand fol
compensation for American missionary
losses during the Armenian massacres
disclaiming all responsibility.
On the body of Candida d. Perez, ont
: of the victims of the Bourgogne disaster
picked up off Sable island recently, wa
found a draft for 2l5.OOO francs, abou
$4,000.
According to reports of railroad com
panies and business men throughout thu
country this years wheat crop will b,
the largest in the history of the Unitec
States.
q The marine hospital service will assis
J., the war department IL. supervising thu
D transportation of troops from Santiago
and in preventing infection of vessel
l. and men.
4 Louis PERI, a prisoner in New York
: feigned death, was put in coffin, load
ed into an undertaker's wagon. A rougl
n ride short distance completely revive,
him and he begged Justify to be released
= A special dispatch from Washington
= says there are the very best of reason
e for the prediction that neither EXPIRES
: ident Harrison. ex-senator Edmunds no
: ex-Secretary of State Olney will be in
vited to serve on the Spanish peace com
mission.
: A highwayman held up Police Judg
y John w. Burress. nearly 90 years old
e Tuesday night, at Sedalia, Mo. Tn
e Judge managed to get out his knife, ant
: then took charge of the robber, but h
8, broke away and escaped short distanc
n from the police station, whittier he wa
|, being taken.
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