The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
DO|hGS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
"A Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week In This and Foreign
Embellishments From the Lat
est Dispatches.

d. S. Kenyon of Deer Lodge, Mont,
is dead, aged 81.
No more troops will be removed from
the Occur d'Alenes.
Aguinaldo has escaped between Gems.
Young and Wheaton.
There was no serious trouble at Fort
Ringgold, Tex. 1t was only a drunken
row.
The postoffice department has entirely
exonerated the Moscow (Idahol postmas-
ter.
Roosevelt will sign the new law that
gives him control of the police force OF
New York city.
The SLOGAN lockout is broken and the
Payne mine will employ full force OF
union men. Other mines are expected 10
follow.
Three Indians, an old buck and his two
grown sons. from the reservation at North
Vancouver, d. c., were drowned In Bur
rard inlet.
George Dixon the featherweight cham
pion, recently got the decision over Ed
die Lenny of Philadelphia after fighting
% rounds.
The recent heavy rains have flooded
Lulu island, near Point Guichon, and
boat can now be rowed over good part
of this delta of the Fraser river.
Thos. Hammond, who was one OF the
founders of Port Townsend, Wash, and
who has been a continuous resident there
for 40 years, is dead, aged 83 years.
On July "a the Laurada arrived at Sc
attic from st. Michaels, having 90 pas
sengers in excess of the number she was
allowed to carry, and was fined 5000, but
this has been reduced to $780,
w. f. Hampton and August Holtgeni
accused of conspiracy to defraud the Aer-
motor Company of Chicago, have been
held to answer by Police Judge Morgan
of San Francisco ON three charges OF fe'
lony and embezzlement.
Ernest Cevinger, recently convicted o.
killing George Allen, and Della Clevinger
his cousin, at religious meeting neal
Missouri City in December, 1898, has beer
sentenced to be hanged on Friday, Jan
S, 1899. Jealousy led to the shooting.
The North German-Lloyd liner Kaise
Wilhelm der Crosse, which has arrived il
New York, made the run from CherbourI
breakwater in 5 days, II hours and 2
minutes. This is ii minutes less thal
the best previous record from CherbourG
which was held by the same steamer
A tidal wave swept away $50 feet
the wharf at Bear harbor, near Latonvill'
Cal. Charles Ward and @. G. Jones, Ia
borers. were drowned. Another mai
name unknown, was swept into the se'
but was rescued. The property loss
heavy.
Ex-Sheriff Pritchard and Jacob Blaloc
of Mitchell county N. c., attempted
arrest man named Hunneycut, an a
legged murderer. Hunnepcut shot an
killed Blalock, and Pritchard a momer
later killed Hunneycut. Pritchard Is
brother of United States Senator Pritcl
ard.
Cervantes, who is wanted by Cdliforn
authorities, was hiding in Idaho, and ca
tured by the Tekoa marshal. An offic
from the Golden State came and toe
him south The marshal got the rewar
Rev. Father McKinnon, chaplain in t
Unitd States army, defends Gen. Funst'
and Col Metcalfe from the charges tn
have been brought against them.
1 ord Salhsbury's health is impro
ing.
Admiral Dewey will visit Chicago
Manila Bay day.
The cruiser Charleston is deep in Il
water and no one can board her.
President will ask the favor of co
qress to promote General Shafter.
Kid Mccoy, the pugilist, is not in
.erious condition, but needs rest.
Fifteen tons were landed in forty-o
minutes recently in coaling big sh
at sea.
Financial circles are asking Secl
lazy Gage to extend his bond propo
tion.
The banking and brokerage firm
Stahl & Straub of Philadelphia ha
failed.
Resolutions of sympathy with t
Boels were adopted by mass meeti
held in San Francisco recently.
Uncle Sam insists that Consul N
trum be respected in South Africa a
has told Paul Kruger his duties.
Fitzsimmons was caught in dc
,eceptIy and had his hand serious
hurt. 1t may prevent further fghtiI
Brave Bill Anthony is deal. 1t
lie who reported to Sigsbee that I
Maine was sinking. He committed S
eide by taking cocaine.
In the middleweight contest at 5
Francisco between AL Neil and GeoI
Green Neil got the decision at