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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14
THE NORTHWEST.

Mrs Geo. Burch, a well known and es-
teemed woman OF Skamakowa, died at
her home last Thursday.
Charles Elder. a prominent farmer
of Skagit county. has harvested $500
sacks of oats from los acres.
Oyster Bay is now shipping 500 sacks
of oysters week, and arrangements
are being made to increase the catch.
movement is on foot TO improve the
condition of the North Fork trail from
Birdwelps toll bridge to Shuksan and
to the head of Swamp creek.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the Eastern Washington Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will con-
vene on October IL, IL and 13 at We
natchee.
On October Sth. the citizens of Mount
Vernon and adjoining school districts
will vote on the question of establishing
a joint high school for the several dist
riots.
Over thirty miles OF steel bas now
been laid on the Snake River Valley
railroad between Grange and Wallula.
In week or ten days the track laying
gang will move to Wallula end again,
TO resume work left off about twelve
miles out.
The Victoria (B. CD police are taf-
fed in the attempt to locate Jack the
ripper who foully murdered and multi
ated Mrs. John Bings. Thursday night
1t is believed to be either the work of
moral pervert or OF Indian women
from up the coast.
1t is reported that Indians are TAX
ing immense noumbers of salmon from
the Spokane river by means of fish
traps. The matter has been called to
the attention of the prosecuting attor-
ney, who will investigate.
The British Columbia Union of Chris.
tian Endeavor will hold their sixth an
nual convention at Victoria, in St An
drew's church October II, Is and 10.
Farmers of Washington county are
happy over the fact that the govern
ment has purchased $50 tons of hay in
the neighborhood of Forest Grove.
This hay is in first-class condition, and
will require at least 70 cars to haul
away. The price paid for the fodder
will amount 10 several thousand dol
lars. 1t is not known as yet where the
hay will be loaded on the vessels for
Manila
The semi-annual meeting Of the Wal
la Walla presbyteria Is now in session
at Assotin, Wash. There are between
20 and 80 ministers present from Wash
ington and Idaho, of which number 10
or u are Nez Perez Indians from the
reservation.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14

There was an interesting suit in the
district court at Butte last week, and
Susan Christensen was given judgment
of $4,000 apiece for two broken ribs.
Victor Erfurt, of Butte, a self-confes-
sed wife beaten, who was sentenced to
six months in Jail and to pay fine of
$500, escaped the clutches of the law
last night through a technicality. He
was taken before Judge Clancy on u
writ of habeas corpus and the judge
turned him loose because the commit
ment was technically defective.
The report of state treasurer Collins
of Montana for September, shows bal
ance of $3.50, 457.39 in the several state
funds. The total receipts for The
month were $50, 957.67, and the expen-
ditures were $45,22S.OS. The perma-
nent school fund has 1904, 6Oe61 in
cash and securities, and the state uni
versity has s25,973.67.
A large number of people from Ham
ilton and vicinity will be present in
Butte at the celebration of the return OF
the volunteers.
The thieves who entered Kalb's sec
ond hand store at Missoula Sunday
night were captured at Thompson aud
brought back to Missoula. All of the
stolen property was found in their pos
session.
The Bitter Root stock farm has just
sold 80 thoroughbred mares and they
were shipped on Friday to Madison
county, where they will be turned on
the range.
The man with the hoe" was strictly
in evidence during the National IRE
cation congress at Missoula- Despite
the irregular season never has the state
Of Montana brought together a finer
display of cerals, vegetables, fruits and
flowers than was on exhibition during
the sessions of that body.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14
In TransvaaI and England.

London, Oct s.-Dispatches say Pre-
toria presents a most deserted appear
anee. The government has ordered all the
saloons closed throughout the republic.
General Cronejes' forces near Mafeking
moved closer to the border yesterday.
Her majesty in privy council at Bal
moral this morning assented to the call
ing of parliament, the mobilization of the
reserves and the continuance in the army
Of all soldiers now serving who in ordin-
AIRY circumstances would be entitled TO
discharge or transfer to the reserve.
A green book issued yesterday contains
Presidents Kruger's reply to Mr.. Cham
berlain's dispatch referring to the pe,i-
ton of the outlanders to the queen.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14
CH|CAGO'S GREAT FESTIVAL
PRESIDENT H0E0RED GUEST
Marquette Club Gave Its Annual
Banquet mt Chieago--Noted speak
ers Observation-Disclosures Ireland

Chicago, Oct. 9. Thirty FIVE hundred
men gathered around the tables in the
great banquet hall of the Auditorium to.
night at the annual banquet Of the Mar
qsette club. This banquet is a regular
event and although coming at the same
time as the fall festivities is not distinct
lively a part Of it.
The guest of honor was President Nc
Kinley, who sat at raised table on the
president sat Archbishop Ireland of St.
Paul. Others at the table were Secretary
Gage, Attorney General Griggs, Postmas-
ter General Smith, Secretary Hay, other
members of the presidents party and OIL
GERS of the Marquette club. There were
Ro special decorations at the banquet a
great mass of roses in front of the presi-
dent being the only display.
1t was beyond the appointed time when
President Wickersham, after the rem
aants of the banquet had been removed,
called the gathering to order and intro
duced Addison Ballard, an old settler of
Chicago, who gave a humorous descrip-
ton OF Chicago in early days, in speaking
of the sentiment of old Chicago.
He was followed by Archbishop Ireland,
who spoke Of "The American Republic"
The archbishop was given an ovation as
he rose, and his speech was an eloquent
tribute to American manhood and to the
republic, which he declared to be "the
best form of organized democracy reveal
ed in humanity's history"
The archbishop's closing words were;
~And whatever we do, whatever plans we
form, whatever line of action we adopt,
bet us be mindful of one thing-the Ameri-
can spirit is the enemy of all those of hu-
nanity who by turning liberty into Ii
cense, endanger democracy, or who, in
striving to repress license, bring in meas
ures that are incompatible with a free
government Whatever might be the ap-
parent and temporary gain--the harm
done is unspeaksble liberty would he
driven from the country. The American
republie-she lives, and liberty lives with
her. The flag of the American republic
means liberty. With anxious eye and
throbbing heart We watch today the jour
Reying of the flag Of America toward dis
tant isles; we pray for its safety and its
honor; we proclaim that in Asia as in
America it means liberty and all liberty
brings with it. Some say it means in
Asia the repression of liberty. God forbid.
Is means in Asia the institution of civil
order, so that America, to whom the fates
have decreed the unsought duty of main
tanning order in those islands, may see
and know who are the people of the Phil
ippines, who there have the right to speak
for the people, what the people desire and
s0r what the people are fitted. Civil order
and it must be restored; the flag of
America may be trusted to be to the Fill
Pinos the harbinger and guardian of lib
erty and the rights of the people. The
American repubic-she viii live, aud
with her liberty will live"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14
OREGON.

Real estate in Sumpter Is changing
hands rapidly.
Baker city is trying a few welsbach
gas lamps for street lights.
F. d. McCully has sold 500 head OF
cattle in Wallowa county, and in a week
will sell another band of equal number
Fine cranberries have been exhibited
at Marchfeld, from a farm near Rocky
Point.
Sumpter will tomorrow give a recep
ton to Fred Woolley and Alex Stead
man, returned soldiers from the Phil
ipines, whose homes are in that town
The Florence West has a cabbage
that weighed 40 pounds after all the
coarse outside leaves had been cut off.
1t measured five feet in circumference.
J. S. Kenyon, a Baker county ranch
er, spent two years in the Klondike.
and brought back over $4,000. While
he was mining his wife successfully ran
the ranch.
Many large trout are now being
caught in the Wallowa river. The
trout are of the Dolly Warden variety.
and bite Salmon eggs readily. Some
as long as twenty inches have been
caught recently.
Sumpter's water works will supply
100000 gallons daily of pure noun
tain water. 1t will be located about
1000 feet from the center of the town.
and have an elevation above it of more
than 200 feet.
In Wallowa county, last week, a di-
vorced man named N. j. Roe, was ar
rested, on a telegram from Union Co,
because he was trying to get out of the
country with the minor children, which
had been given to the wife by the court.
His sanity is doubted.
over three hundred head of cattle, be
longing to Polk Mays, were weighed at
the w. NJ. Co.'s stock scales last Satur-
day, TO be shipped to outside points.
On Sunday 200 head of fine beef steers
purchased by a Walla Walla company
from the Warwick Bros, were taKeu
through Wallowa.
a young man named Gillespie, was.
arrested Saturday at Cottage Grove on
suspicion of being the murderer of Mrs.
Edison, of Gold Beach. He is barely
20 years old, and from the Curry coun-
try. He sold pension check to c. o.
White, drawn in favor of the murder
ed woman. Mr.. White came to Rose
burg and got the check cashed at the
First National bank, and this put the
officers on Gillespies track.
The Salmon Water Company, which
now gets power from water wheels 500
feet away to run its plant, is to build
a fiume and extend it's ditch to it's
pumping station. This will save use
ing an endless cable $500 feet long, of
H-inch Manila rope, which has to be.
doubled five times to stand the present
strain, and lasts but four years. The
improvement will cost $500 Since
the company sank large cribs in .he
gravel beds of the Willamette river.
Salem's water supply is wholesome.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14
WASHINGTON.

Kent Valley farmers are shipping In
more cows so as TO increase the produc-
tion of milk, for which there IS big
demand.
The locating surveyors on the Great
Northern railroad are within five miles
of Fairhaven, on their return, and will
be in that town in about week
In Tacoma 4274 bicycle licenses have
been issued. and in Seattle 5000.
Oysters will be brought from Japan
for propagation in Willapa harbor.
Hoquiam has increased it's corpora
ton limits from Grays Harbor city
boundary to the Aberdeen town line.
According to the new directory, New
Whatcom's population is 1900, and Fair
haven's over 1000, giving Bellingham
bay citizenship of more than 1900
A monster totem pole, so feet long,
and 3 feet inches In diameter, at it's
base, is to be erected in conspicuous
spot on Pioneer Place, Seattle.
G. w. Campbell, who lives between
Bossburg and Colville, will stock his
lake with rainbow trout, the United
States fish commissioner having ship
ped him car load of young fry.
A Waitsburg inebriate set the town
Jail at that place on fire Tuesday night.
water was turned on to put out the fire
he was nearly drowned.
The Chinese had l1ite-fiying contest
on their own hook at New Whatcom,
Sunday last. The wind was just right
and two big kites we're sent up. One
was IS feet long, and scared almost
straight up until it could hardly be
seen.
The banks of Spokane have total de-
post of $6,000,O00. OF this vast amount
70 per cent is held In cash, there being
little demand for money by borrowers.
A boom of logs went to pieces in 1 RI
day nights wind in New Whatcom har-
Dor. The loose logs pounded around
at their own sweet will, and some of
them got into the slip at the Sehome
dock, and sank fine launch, the Beat
rice Some small boats we're also in
jured.
Granville Havner has experimental
with bronze grass during the past two
with view of testing its adap-
liability to the soil OF Stevens county.
He sowed about 1% acres last year.
Part of it was on good soil and part on
poor. This season he cut three tons of
hay from the ground. AS a food for
stock it Is said to equal timothy. and
has this advantage, that 1t will yield
fairly we'll on light, dry soil.
The town of Pc Ell, in Lewis county,
has a new paper called the Herald.
The editor bases his hope of the future
of the town on the statement: 1.-THE
immense amount of timber adjacent to
Pc Ell is bound to make a good town
for some time to come. At present we
have four saw mills, and two single
mills within a radius of three miles
from this city, and Muller Bros. are
putting in saw mill at the old dam on
Rock Greek. The mills along The
branch have hard time to get cars in
which to ship their output
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14
Nerdi,s Rirthdny.

Rome, Oct lO.-Verdi, the eminent
composer, celebrated his seth birthday To-
day. In honor of the occasion special per-
formances of his most noted operas We're
given in the leading cities throughout the
kingdom. The government signalized the
anniversary by presenting the composer
with the Order of the Annunciata, which
is the highest order in Italy.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14

In Japan there is a proverb among
the medical fraternity that when the
twin enemies, disease and poverty, In
wade home, he who takes aught from
that home, even though it be given him.
is a robber." Accordingly no doctor
ever thinks of asking poor patient fos.
fee.
An electric hose carriage is in use by
the Paris Ere department.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14
rorty-Eight Hours AIIoved.

London, Oct l0.--A London news agen-
cy publishes the following dispatch from
Pretoria, filed there at 7:40 p. m. yes
terday; San urgent dispatch has just
been handed to Conyngham Greene, Brit
ish diplomatic agent, requesting explicit
assurance of the withdrawal, within 4S
hours, of all British forces landed in South
Africa since the Bloemfontein conference"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14
FIontIng DOCK sold.

Havana, Oct. THE Spanish govern
ment has sold the Havana floating dock
for 100000 to a syndicate of Vera Cruz
merchants Several New York firms have
been asked for terms for conveying the
dock to Vera Cruz. The purchasers wish
to take it away about the beginning of
next month.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14

There was a cyclone in Lewis County
last week 1t swept over a path from
200 yards to a quarter of a mile wide.
and over five miles long. destroying
fences and uprooting orchards. There
were no houses in its path and no one
was injured. It's path lay between
Messy Rock and Osborne. in township
II, range 8 east.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14

After career of few months, the
Victoria Daily Globe has passed out of
existence.
Two girls ten and eleven years old,
have been caught robbing residences at
Aberdeen.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14

Many flashes of lightning not only
measure themselves, but actually manu-
facture the recorder by which they are
measured.
Only two noblemen, the Earl Of
Sandwich and the Marquise OF Ripon,
subscribed to the Cromwell memorial
fund.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14

DR.. ]. C. Hoadley. the Connecticut
state librarian. has now in his possess
sion an old placard. or dodger. which
was distributed 10 days after Washing
tons death, announcing a memorial GER
vice In Hartford.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-10-14

The canyons and passes of the Bitter
Root range are to be examined this sea-
son by party of railway surveyors
from Lewiston. Idaho.
The record-union., 1899-08-18
ROBBER FRUSTRATED.
An Attempt to Hold Up Train in
Colorado Foiled.

TRINIDAD, Aug. 17.-As passenger
train No. l on the Colorado and South
ern was proceeding south between Fol-
som and Des Moines about 9:30 o'clock
last night train robbers attempted to
hold up the train, but were frustrated.
The first warning the trainmen knew
of the attempt was when the engineer
was ordered to uncouple the engine and
baggage car from the train The con-
ductor, suspecting trouble, went for
ward and Immediately fired on the rob-
bars. The hold-ups returned the fire
and shot the express messenger, Fred
Bartlett, through the left side of the
face, badly shattering the jawbone.
Frank Harrington, the conductor, also
received very slight wound in the
fleshy part of the arm.
A special train left Trinidad about 4
o'clock this morning with the SherlH
and posse for the scene of the at
tempted hold-up, and found one man
a few rods from the track badly
wounded, who acknowledged that he
was the party who made the attempt
saving that he was alone, and that it
was his first attempt in the business
He gave his name as George Steffen,
and said he lived in the Panhandle. He
was brought to Trinidad to-day.
This is the third attempt to hold up
this train within two years.
The record-union., 1899-08-18
COLORADOANS
HAVE LANDED.
The Volunteers From the Rocky
Mountain State
Are Now Comfortably Housed at the Pre-
sidio Barracks.
Received an Enthusiastic Welcome
by the Citizens OF San Francisco
as They Marched Through the
Streets to the Quarters Where
They Are Soon to be Mustered
Out OF the Service.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.-Every-
thing progressed SO smoothly on board
the transport Warren to-day after she
had been docked at the transport wharf
that word was issued to the effect that
if the soldiers were fully prepared they
could leave the transport this after
noon and go to the Presidio. The SOL
diers asked for nothing better, and the
ardor with which they worked attest
ed to their great desire to get ashore
and out to the Presidio. and to be COM
fortabiy quartered on the reservation,
which meant that many of them would
be given leave to go to town and re-
new old acquaintances, so when the
whistles along the water front blew for
the noon hour it was announced that
everything was in readiness for the
commencement of the march from the
dock to the Preside.
1t was decided to give the marching
order about 1:30, and at that hour the
men were lined up and the start was
made. Headed by a band and four
companies of artillery from the Pre-
sidio the Colorado boys marched into
Market street, where the screeching of
whistles and the firing of cannon had
caused great crowds to assemble to
give the Coloradoans the welcome they
deserved.
Following the artillery came the regi-
mental officers of the Colorado regi-
ment and Governor Thomas of Colorado
mounted on horseback Then came the
band of the Coloradoans, and then the
soldiers themselves. A happier looking
lot of men never marched through the
streets of San Francisco. Their great
satisfaction at once more setting foot
on terra firma was clearly shown in
their smiling faces. The men did not
look to be in the best of health, how
ever, and it will take some time for
some of them to regain their health
The appearance of the men was the
signal for deafening cheering and ap-
plause. Back and forth down the line
of enthusiastic spectators the cheers
travelled. Flags waved from thousands
of hands and from the windows of
business houses and hotels. The regi-
mental colors were cheered to the echo.
The torn and bullet riddled battle flag
was ample proof of what the Colorado
boys had endured in the Philippines.
The saddest feature of the parade
was the ambulance wagons with their
freight of sick and wounded. Then
came numerous citizens of Colorado
riding in. carriages. These ladies and
gentlemen had come all the way from
Colorado to extend a welcome to their
loved ones, and a grand welcome it was,
too.
Bringing up in the rear of the pro-
cession came Battery c of the Third
Artillery.
The march ended at the Presidio,
where a large force of men had pre-
pared camp for the newcomers. To-
night everything was in first class or
der, and the boys settled down for the
last few weeks of military discipline
before mastering out.
The record-union., 1899-08-18
LAWN TENNIS.
Hardy of Oakland Wins the Finals
in the Mems Singles.

SANTA MONICA, August 1.-THE
great game of the tennis tournament,
the finals in the mems singles, between
Hardy and Bell, was played to-day,
and was won by the man from Oak
land, who will take the championship
cup north with him on his return. Har-
dy had fairly a walkover from Bell,
who, it had been forecasted by many,
stood an excellent chance of victory,
and he won in three straight sets. Bell,
however, did not play his usual game,
committing the crime of a double fault
at least four times. But he came near
winning the third set, and had he done
so his superior condition might have
landed him the match, for Hardy was
tired A little time would have availed
much to Bell. The play was swift and
silent, with a great deal of smash and
lob.
The surprise of the tournament was
in the mems doubles, when the almost
champions of last year, Bell and
Braly, were defeated by the pony
team, Sinsahaugh and Hendrick The
latter earned their victory by the most
brilliant work of the week, giving an
exhibition of tennis seldom equalled on
the Casino courts.
Several matches We're played in the
ladies singles, and the consultations
We're run off on the Miraman courts
The record-union., 1899-08-18
DEFRAUDED GOVERNMENT.
The President of a Missouri Wine
Comnany Under Arrest.

ST. LOUIS (Mo.), Aug. 16.-George
NJ. Starck, President of the Stone Hill
Wine Company of Norman, Mo, the
largest wine-making concern east OF
California, and one Of the most inf1u-
entail and respected citizens of the
State, was brought to this city to-day
by United States Marshal Bohle, who
had arrested him on the charge of de-
frauding the Government by making
and dispoSing of brandy on which the
revenue tax had not been paid.
The arrest was made at Herman
at midnight, and the distillery, wine
cellars and plant. valued at S23O,OOO,
were seized by deputy of the United
States Internal Revenue Department.
It is not yet known by the Govern
ment officials how much was realized
by the alleged sale of brandy on which
the tax was not paid. It is said, how
ever. that not less than 4, 10 gallons Of
spirits more than are accounted for on
the Governments books were sold.
Mr.. Starck said: 81 know absolutely
nothing about the rectifier which has
caused all the trouble. We have been
rectifying but three years. and my son
attended to that end of the business
altogether. I had no idea there was
any trouble until I learned the first OF
the month that the revenue officers
were here looking over our books and
plants I did not pay much attention
to it then.
He denied emphatically that he had
been a party to any attempt to defraud
the Government, or that he knew OF
any such atempt
o. G. Starck, Secretary of the wine
company, was arrested to-day on the
same charge preferred against his
father He had preceded his father TO
ST. Louis, having come here on busl-
ness connected with the distillery.
At 80 a. m. both prisoners were
taken before the United States Com
missioner for examination. Commis-
sioner Gray at the conclusion OF the
preliminary examination held each III
bonds Of $1,000 to the Federal Grand
Jury. This bail was furnished, and
the prisoners were released.