The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-07
DO|NGS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Heyjew of the Events for
the Past Week I'm This and Foreign
Lands-summsrix From the Lat
est Dispatches.

S. Morris, was arrested on Wednesday
at Princeton, B. c., on a charge of
grand larceny. Behind this arrest is
a story of considerable interest which
runs back for a period of is years. In
May, 1889, and for years previous,
Hinckley was the paying teller of the
West side bank in New York city. On
May IA, 1884, Hinckley performed his
duties as usual and on that night he
disappeared and with him $4,000 OF
the funds of the bank. 1t was all in
the shape of cash. Nothing was known
of his whereabouts by the bank man
agement until very recently.
The most destructive fire in the his
tory of Grants Pass occurred last
week. The strong breeze from the
west added greatly to the fury OF the
flames, which spread in three direc-
tions in an incredibly short time.
The Colombian legation at Washing
ton has received an official cablegram
from Bogota. announcing that General
Julio Rengiffo, until recently the Co
lombian representative in Washington
and one of the best known South Amer
lean diplomatists. had been drowned
in the Magdalena river.
The Transvaal government has is
sued q notice of the measures to be
observed in the event of war. The
mines may continue working, reason
able protection being afforded. The
liquor traffic is prohibited and special
police will maintain order. The Rand
gold produced during the war is to be
deposited with the government, VINO
will mint therefrom sufficient to pay
its working expenses. The rest will
be returned after the war.
The U. S. transport Rio Janeiro has
arrived at Portland from San Fran
cisco and 1t is understood she Will sail
next week for Manila with two battal-
ions of the Thirty-fifth infantry The
steamship Lennox was turned over to
the United States government today.
The Lennox will carry cargo of mules
and supplies for the army in the Phll-
ipplnes.
MARQUIS De Gallifet, the minister OF
war, having written to the Figaro, as
serting that he had never written to
the Due d'Orleaus since the end OF
1898, when he declined the latter's In
yitation to shoot at Woodnorton.
George Edwin MacLean was recently
IL lugurated president of the State uni
versity of Iowa with impressive cere
monies in which a number of educators
and other public men of wide promi
nence participated.
Walter Clyatt, plumber aged 81
living at Albina, Ore. shot and killed
himself at 1870 o'clock this morning
Before taking his life he shot his wife
in the back of the head. Jealousy is
supposed to have been the cause of the
deed.
The additional Priest Lake forest re
serve recently set aside extends east
ward to the Kootenai river and to the
line of the Great Northern railway
This takes in much meadow land anc
many well cultivated ranches.
The Great Northern has issued the
following circular regarding rates FOL
the returning volunteers: Account
the return of the Washington volun
teers and the celebration to be held II
Seattle. we will make rate of one fare
fo- the round trip from all stations
ON the Great Northern Railway in thu
state of Washington. Tickets to be o.
sale at Wenatchee and all stations ives
thereof one day before the celebration
and ut all stations east of Wenatche
two DAYS before The final limit o
tickets to-be two days after the cele
bration."
mo greater Insult was ever offcret
TO the comrades of the Grand Army o
the Republic than the action of tn
Dewey Day committee in New Yori
when 1000 white-haired old soldier
we're not allowed place of honor i
the great parade" This was the STATE
ment of Albert d. Shaw, commando
in-chief Of the G.. A. R., who spent tie
minutes in Kansas City on his way I
Topeka, where he went to address
reunion of the veterans.
The fiercest September blizzard will
in the memory of the oldest inhabitar
of the Red River valley is now raging
Snow is falling, driven by sever
southwest wind. Thousands of acre
of wheat are still in shock in the mort
err part of the state.
Judge Thayer. of the United State
court OF appeals for Utah. has handle
down a decision affirming the decisio
by the United States court for the di
trict of Utah. in the case of the Unite
States against James II. Bacon. tt
decision of Judge Thayer means
term IT. prison Of seven years for B