The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-06-03

ings, Nebr., and continued fifteen min
utes, during which time over 1000
panes of glass were broken, fruit and
grain destroyed, chickens and birds
killed, and several persons hurt.
Il. p. Robinson, of Oakland, Cal,
who has just returned from Copper
river, Alaska, says that he knows of 80
prospectors in that section who are
missing. If not already dead they will
die in an effort to reach civilization.
The through train from Chicago to
Minneapolis over the Rock Island &
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
railways, was wrecked at lis Sunday
morning at the crossing four miles
southeast of Waterloo, Iowa.
Word has reached Chamberlin, S. d.
of disastrous and fatal tornado that
passed across the country in the vicin-
ity of Bijou hills, % miles south of
Chamberlin, resulting in the death of
seven persons and the serious injury
of two others.
Howard Kretz, a young man about
dent of the academy of design of New
York, made a startling and successful
jump from the Brooklyn bridge just
before dusk Sunday, and came out of
the river uninjured.
The report of M. Ballot De Beaupre
says: eff the court adopts the conclu-
sion of it's reporter, it will order re-
wi nf he will
fus before a fresh court martial to be
judged according to the law" In that
case acquittal is certain.
Dr. Richard Cornwall, a prominent
physician with a varied career, COM
mitted suicide at the home of his
brother-in-law, Dr. ]. G. Whittier, in
Kansas City, dying almost instantly.
He left note saying that dependency
over financial affairs prompted the act
Lena Bouts, aged IA, and a younger
brother, children of Frank Bouts, of
Rapid City, S. D., are under arrest, the
girl being charged with numbering her
father. She shot him through the
head while he slept. The man was
cruel to his family, who lived half
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Probably the most destructive lorna
do that ever visited Nebraska passed
through the northern part of Hamilton
county, destroying from $4,000 to
100000 worth of property, including
Is dwellings,, one church, one school
house, two iron bridges across the Blue
river, barns, corn cribs, outbuildings,
Orobo ride fapoac ond ctoolx
The torpedo boat Dahlgren has been
launched at the Bath Iron Works.
The Fraser river is rising rapidly. Since
last Sunday night the rise at Mission City
has been IA feet.
An order has been issued re-establishing
the Philippine courts, which have been
closed since the American occupation.
The case of John d. Spreckels & Bros.
Company against R. A. Graham is said
to have been compromised for 100000.
A terrific wind and rain storm passed
over western Pennsylvania, doing consid-
cradle monetary damage, but no fatalities
resulted.
A tornado passed over the southern
portion of Towanda, n. Y, and adjacent
country recently. Two men were killed
houses were wrecked and much damage
done.
Only eight skilled mechanics will be
sent from Mare Island to Port Orchard
to assist in docking the battleship Iowa
} All other laborers needed will be obtained
on Puget sound.
Immense crowds witnessed the funeral
of Senior Don Emilio CASTELAR,, the dis
tinguished republican orator and states
man, who died at Marcia, Spain.
An exclusive 35-year franchise to tn,
Electric Tramway Company and a %
year franchise to the Gas and Coke Man
ufacturing Company have been granted
at Nelson, B. G.
Arrivals by the steamer Curacao, whicl
reached San Francisco, state that wher
they left Ensenada that place was in Z
+ ferment over the new discoveries of golC
in Lower California.