The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-05-14
ITEMS FROM AlL AROUND
CONDENSED NEWS OF WORLD.
Crimes and Casualties I'm All Lands
Paragraphs About Prominent
Persons-Business Conditions In
Brief-PecuIiar Incidents Re
corded by Many Observers.


lists in Cuban diseases, and will accom-
pany the invading army.
The mining of New York harbor is al
most completed. Only one pilot boat is
to be used hereafter, in order that incom-
ing vessels may have plenty of room IN
passing through the mine fields.
The young king of Spain, according to
the constitution of that country, will be
of age ON May y, 1902, when he is 10
years old.
Thirty Texas frontiersmen are on the
way to Atlanta, Ga, to serve as scouts |
in Cuba. They are dead shots" and
speak Spanish fluently.
At Middletown, n. Y, committee of
200 prominent citizens has been formed
to take care of the families of those who
have volunteered to go to war.
The government has again warned pill
OTIS that there is danger from mines locat-
ed in New York harbor. 1t is also threat
ened to fire upon vessels outside the
channel
1t is reported that 6OOO out of 1000
mules recently sent from the United
States to Cuba for the Spanish army
have died on account of the sudden
change of the climate.
Names oldest volunteer to fight Spain
is Ex-Governor Garcelon, aged Sc. He
served Uncle Sam through one war, and
he was then. thirty-seven years ago.
over the exempted age.
Cramps shipyard, Philadelphia, which
has been closed to the public since the
publication of the Presidents message,
will not open its gates when the battle
ship Alabama is launched this week.
The New York assembly has passed a
bill, which has been signed by the gov
ernor, and is now law of the state, com
polling school districts to supply schools
with flags, which must be displayed dur
ing school hours.
The new war loan of the government
for $4,000, per cent, to be offered
to the people of this country exclusively,
will be issued at par through the post
offices and the national banks, and will
be in denominations of $50 to $1,000.
Dr. Mavrogenis, of Athens, is the last
survivor of the men who fought in the
Greek war of independence. He is 100
years old and lives with sister ten
years older than himself.
In the United States senate there are
/ twelve senators who served in the union
army and twelve who served in the con
federate army. In the house there are
81 representatives who served in the I'M
ion army and 30 who are X-confederates.
The regiment of Arizona cowboys of
which Teddy" Roosevelt, assistant secre-
tary of the navy. is to be lieutenant col
IL oil To11 x-'c
rors.' They will require no seasoning,
and will be ready to start for Cuba the
day they are mustered into service.
General Schofeld. president of the Ma
tional Volunteer Reserves. says that or
ganization is assuming immense proper
tions.
The supreme court of Illinois holds that
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
Japan in point of population ranks
sixth among the nations, being surpassed
only by China. India, Russia, the United
; States and Germany.
The girls of the graduating class o
the high school of Reading Pa. have re
solved to dress in red, white and blue OF
commencement day.
\ twelve-story hotel is soon to he bull
. in New York. 1t viii cover an entir
block and cost 1,tG0.C,O. 1t will furnl,
parlur, bed room and bath for 81 a day
I hc patriotic Women Of It. Joseph
= Mo. are engaged IN making two hand
some silk flags. which they will presen
to the militia companies of that place
No man has been permitted to contribut
cent toward the cost.
Major General G.. Nj. Dodge has beer
5 rendered by the president and declined
the position of senior major general aunt
commander of the First Army Corps. H
was compelled to decline the appointment
n on account of failing health.
$ \ cablegram from London says tina
!, the British farmer is looking forward t
e large profits from our war with SpaiT
t "Wheat has been selling for the pas
i few days at from $40 to $l2 30 per quar-
ter. while in the corresponding week c
1897 the price was about So per quar-
ter.
: The principal reason why France syn
t pathizes with Spain in her war with tn
d United States is that the holdings j
e France of Spanish securities is over $500
: 100000, of which nearly $30O,000,OO0
Spanish government bonds. If the wa
goes against Spain her securities wi
enormously decrease in values.