The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-16
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRE
Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week In This and For
eign Landr-Summartsed From the
Latest Dtspatches

The Socialist ticket won in the mu-
nicipal election at Haverhill, Mass.
New York is making an effort to Sc
cure the conventions of both parties.
Marie Burroughs, the popular actress,
is married. She will leave the stage.
Insurgents attacked Americans at
Vigan, but were repulsed with heavy
loss.
Roberts of Utah has not been seated,
and his case is now in the hands of
special committee.
The Beers are necessarily Smelling
the garrison at Ladysmith, the British
replying to their fire.
The California football team declines
to make further engagements, so the
proposed games are off.
The Yaqui Indians are retreating and
loss of over two hundred.
Sensational developments are prom
Used in the court martial of Chaplain
Shields at San Francisco.
Boer are uusing new shells filled with
high explosive at Mafeking with
serious results. No relief is expected
till after the siege of Kimberley has
been raised.
The British steamer Hope H., Cap
tain Quail, from Hong Kong, has foun-
dered in latitude IA north, longitude
| 1T east. The crew, with the exception
of the Chinese members, were saved.
A crusade has been started to wipe
out what is known as the bucket-shop
system in Chicago, and the co-opera-
ton of the New York Stock Exchange
and Cotton Exchange is asked. Other
exchanges favor it. A convention will
be held to discuss the most practicable
manner to do away with them.
The six Chinese Companies of San
Francisco have decided to donate $4,000
to the state board of trade to show their
desire to bring about closer business
relations between China and the Unit
ed States. This is the first time in the
history of this city that such action has
been taken by the Chinese.
Mrs. Won Praag, of Chicago, was
found guilty of larceny in stealing,
with the aid of other women, 81, 400
General Otis has informed the war
department of the death of Mai. Frank
Armstrong, surgeon of the Thirty-sec
ond infantry.
Joe Croker" or Klutzer, alias zoe,
or William" better knows as Joe,
a we'll known sporting man of Republic
Wash, resisted arrest by deputy sher
| Ii 6xrx hea To-
fought to the last, and his last act was
to take the gun from the officer and
try to use it. The coroner's jury
cleared Swan. Croker was on a drunk
when he ran into Swan.
Dick Coleman, the negro murderer
of Mrs Lashbrook, was taken from the
officers by a mob of 1000 men anC
burned at the stake at Maysville, Ky
The mob, led by the husband of tn,
negro's victim, dragged the shriekinl
criminal through the principal streets
of the town, bound him to a small tree
set fire to the brush heaped about hin
and stood guard until he was dead
Before the roasting began Coleman wa
almost dead. The rope had torn ant
lacerated his neck and his face wa
terribly beaten. All was done that wa
possible by the sheriff and guard t
prevent a lynching, but in the face o
such a mob of people, irrespective o
color, it was useless to attempt doin
anything.
American military officer, Major Loga
was assassinated.
Nearly three-quarters of a billio
will be required to pay the expenses @
the coming year.
l Tom Sharkey will train James ,
: Corbett for his coming fight with chan
l pion James ]. Jeffries.
George w. Horton, of Washington
, was hanged in the district Jail for tn
murder of Jane Nicholson.
Tom McCarty, an amateur highwa.
man recently attempted to hold up tw
or three men in Sumpter, Ore.
At a meeting here Marshall Field {
, Chicago was elected a director of til
} place of the late John l. Blair.
1t is believed that the Canada
steamer Niagara has foundered on Lal
Erie and that all the hands were los
The crew comprised 16 persons all toll
Governor w. S. Taylor of Kentuck
is the title bestowed by the membe
\ of the board of elections. Majorit
, report says the face of the returns
republican.
Captain ]. G. Ayres of the Unite
States army ordinance department Wi
killed in WASHINGTON by falling fro