The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-28
DO|hGS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
An Interesting Collection OF Items from
the Two Hemispheres Presented In "A
Condensed Form-Culled from the Tel
elgraph Reports.

Colombia, is fast assuming a serious as
pect.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has decided that legacies paid out of the
proceeds of real estate, directed to be sold
for the purpose, are not subject to the tax
upon legacies arising from personal prop
erty. In case the debts and claims against
the estate exceed the appraised or clear
value of the personal property, he says,
there can be legacy tax.
The condition of Colonel James A. Sex
ton shows 10 material change.
James w. Parker of Atchson, Kas.,
died of heart trouble. He was a pioneer
stage operator and mail contractor. In
1866 he operated some of the largest mail
routes in the country, particularly i'll the
west, being one of the owners of the old
California & Oregon Stage Companyti OPP
Grating between San Francisco and Port
land.
The executive committee of the Long
fellow Memorial Association, formed for
the purpose of erecting statue OF the
poet in Washington has issued an appeal
to the public for subscriptions to accom-
plish this purpose. The committee esti-
mates that $4,000 will be needed to pro-
cure a statue worthy of the poet and the
site The smallest contributions will be
welcomed.
"A telegram reviewed at Madrid from
Manila says that the insurgent congress at
Malolos has authorized the release of all
civil prisoners and will shortly cause to
be liberated the military prisoners held by
the revolutionists.
The Spanish steamer Salustregui, from
Havana, has arrived at Cadiz with re-
patrated Spanish troops on board.
The army transport Port Victor has ar
rived at Fort Monroe, from Puerto Rico,
with 1873 sick soldiers.
The British cruiser Royalist has been
dispatched to Samoa, following the Tau
ranga, which left last week.
The Seattle baseball team took the final
game of the coast championship series
from the Athletics by score of to 3.
The northerners having won four out of
seven games will now call themselves the
champions of all the western coast.
The American Zinc Company, with a
capital of $5,OOO,OOO, has been organized
with j. o. Rogers of Toledo, Ohio, as the
leading spirit. Mr.. Rogers has, it is re-
ported, interested Ex-Governor Flower,
Daniel O'Day and others Of the Standard
Oil Company. All the leading zinc man
ufacturers are in the deal.
Miss Jennie Moore, daughter of the late
l. G. Moore, and a prominent society
belle of San Francisco, died at the family
residence on Cough street from the effects
of fire.
The Washington government has mott
flea Spain u its endeavor to secure the re
lease of Spanish prisoners in the Philip
pines.
Charles Frohman secured the Lyric the
alter in New York for a term of five years
This is the fifth New York theater ac
quired by Frohman.
A steamer Just arrived at Genoa from
Buenos Ayres reports that on January l.
a peasant woman named Ferrarini, in fl
of insanity, threw her ..ree little SON
into the sea and then leapeC
overheard. All four were drowned. Tw'
days later her husband and daughte
| jumped into the sea and were lost. TIL
remaining son, who has made a fortune II
La Plata, landed at Genoa.
ArcnDishop Ireland, after visit +
Rome, will 90 to London to consult wit
the French bishops on the subject q
Heckerism. The bishop of Orleans ha
invited the distinguished American eccle
siastic to preside over The fetes in honor c
Joan dare.
In the chamber of deputies at Paris N
Grousoet introduced the question of sui
marine boats. The deputy pointed out tn
importance of this matter, which he a
legged would produce a revolution in nave
tactics.
Mrs. Rose Proctor of Los Angeles ha
sued the Southern Pacific for $4,000 dan
ages. She purchased a return trip tick'
from Kentucky to Los Angeles and upo
attempting to return was, according
her allegation, put off the train and he
Z ticket confscated.
The federal council of Berlin has agree
upon the imperial bank bill, which rais'
the capital of the Imperial bank frol
l2O,0O0,0OO marks to l50,0O0.00O mark
and increases the tax on free paper none
r from 279,OOOOOO marks to 100000
2 marks.
2 DIR. Guy Lewis Edie, u S. A., and Mi
l Elizabeth Clementine Kip were marie
l in San Francisco.
! 1t is not unlikely that the Nation
= Association of Amateur Oarsmen in Ne
: York may send this years winning eigh
r cared crew to the Paris exposition to cor
r pete in the international regatta the
. next year.
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