The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-09
NEWS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Items of Information Gathered From
Wide Aren-Po1itical Happen
tngs and Industrial Notes-Crimes
and Accidents.

Bond Of Chicago clapped pan of dough s
ON his head and the vagmnt fled in terror
English newspapers hint that the French
navy mobilization may be in connection
with the impending rupture between the
United States and Spain.
Because of the unprecedented drouth,
stockraisers at Fresno, CAL, have petition
ed the president to permit grazing on GER
tain portions of Yosemite Park reserva-
ton the coming season.
The equal taxation committee of the st.
Louis Single Tax League claims to have
evidence that "more than $350,000,000 |
worth in actual cash value of real estate
and franchises in st. Louis goes untaxed."
alive. Roll call followed amidst greatest
confusion. The parties were solidly
aligned as in the standing vote. On roll
call the appeal was laid ON the table, l79 |
to l39
Eugene Saulsby, prominent politician
of indianapolis, has been stricken with to-
tai blindness
The attorney general of Texas has ruled
that in consequence of the careless draft
ing of resolutions in the legislature there
as this year. The regular election of state
officers will be on the second Tuesday in
November, and special election will have
TO be held the first Tuesday, which is the
first day of November, TO pass on some
constitutional amendments submitted by
the last legislature, to be voteo on this
year.
1t is understood that Frances demands
in China include the cession of Yang-tse
valley.
The troops at Fort Sheridan, Chicago.
are to join the troops at the New York
barbor defenses
Five small children of Pottsville, Pa,
ate wild parsnips, and will probably die
from the poison.
Two government engineers have ar
rived at Portsmouth, N H., to arrange a
signal service on that coast to be used
in case of war with Spain.
Anticipating that Chile will sell the
man of war Encalada to the United
States, Commander Nj. Symmonds, com
manding the gunboat Marietta. has been
ordered to proceed at once from Callao
10 Valparaiso, where he will hoist the
American flag on board the vessel.
The British government is massing a
powerful fleet in Chinese waters
Jesse r. Horton of Sherman, Texas has
rendered Secretary of War Alger the
services of $4,000 men for active service
in defense of American honor and for the
freedom of Cuba Thousands of these men
wore the blue and gray i'll the civil wal
and come from Oklahoma, Indian terri
tory and the plains of Texas Adjutant
General Earl of Henrietta staff, north
west Texas division United Confederate
Veterans, has also offered the president
ais services in case of war with Spain.
The Russian government is construct
ING an ice crusher, said to be capable O
reaching the north pole.
The deaths from the black plague il
Bombay, India, now average 100 weekly
English tourists report a remarkable
demand for American goods in China anC
Japan.
A bill prohibiting a saloon to be opened
within 300 feet of any church has beer
enacted by the New Jersey legislature.
Judge Campbell of San Francisco ha
decided that cat is not a domestic ami
the property of any one.
San Diego, Cal, will soon be safe iron
attack Forty thousand pounds of ammu
milton have arrived there for the big gun
being mounted on the Notifications.
At Huntington, Pa, Robert X. Mills.
eolored barber and veteran of the lat
war, has organized a colored mems mill
tary company for service in case of wa
with Spain.
DIR. G. w. Evans, an ex-Union soldie
and prominent physician of Richmond
Ky, is raising company of volunteer
for the war with Spain Every man in hi
company will be at least six feet in heigh
In New Zealand the scheme for old-ag
pensions is in advanced stage. A bi
has passed through all its stages in tn
lower house, which sets aside $4,000
pounds per annum of the ordinary publ
revenue as provision for the aged poor.
There is movement on foot to organ
ize a stock company in Houston, Tex, fC
the purpose of making that place toba
co market to serve as an outlet for I'll
heavy crops of that state. Three tnousan
acres will be planted in Harris and Il
counties Immediately surrounding Hou
ton.
The cattlemen of the lower and sout'
western districts of Texas are experiencir
much trouble and loss of stock by depr
dations of mountain lions, wolves al
.o+os The loss in the mountain di