The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-23
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A new journal is to be established in
London with a policy in opposition to
the war
The national republican convention |
will convene at Philadelphia on Tues
day, June 10, next.
Representative Knox of Massachu-
sets has introduced bill for civil gov
eminent in Alaska.
Aguinaldo is no longer warrior.
Accompanied by women. he is trying
TO escape by hiding.
The effect of the war news over Bull
ler's defeat caused general slump In
the London stock market
The Yaqui Indians are well armed,
as guns are shipped to them from San
Francisco, billed as mining machinery.
The new governor, General Wood,
has gone to Cuba. He does not antici-
pate difficulty in establishing the new
government.
The president has nominated Edwin
V. Morgan of New York to be secretary
of the legation of the United States at
Seoul, Korea.
The demand in all quarters of Eng
land is to send more troops. Stories of
great losses in desperate battles add to
the terrible depression.
John p. Squire G. Company, corpora
ton and allied companies of Boston,
engaged in the meat and provision
packing business, have assigned.
Federation of Labor adopts resolu-
ton, believing members of the erganiz-
alton should use their ballots independ-
emily of the parties now prominent.
Distress in the famine stricken dis
tricts of India is becoming more
acute. About two million, two hundred
and fifty thousand people have received
relief.
Clarence King, the young forger who
recently escaped from Jail in Green
wood, B. c., was recaptured at Phoenix,
where he was found hiding in the cab
in of friend.
The Peninsular and Oriental line
steamer Ballarat, from Calcutta, has
arrived at Plymouth. Eng, with ma
tive Indian fireman on board suffering
from the plague.
Kid Parker, the Denver lightweight,
made Rufe Turner, colored, of Stock
ton, quit in the ninth round of what
was scheduled as a 20-round bout in
San Francisco Cal.
The Forty-eighth United States in
fantry has been released from quaran-
tine at Angel island and will probably
sail for Manila On the transport Grant
about December 20.
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ford of England. has confirmed the AS
ISOLATED Press announcement of his APP
pointment to be second in command of
the British Mediterranean fleet
F'ilipinos we're encountered by the
Twenty-fourth under Major Batchelder
The enemy left four dead and five NOR
tally wounded, while American loss
was one drowned and four wounded.
News of Buffers overwhelming de-
feat caused great CONSERVATION in Lon
don. English supremacy is in peril.
Where she was over a century ago"
Fears of France. Troops must not be
withdrawn from India.
The Ebell society ladies of Oakland
have been successful in their efforts to
secure the $4,000 necessary to pur-
chase a site upon which to build the
library for which purpose Andrew Car
negie has given $4,000.
An invitation signed by Mayor Phe-
Ian of San Francisco and the grand Off
GERS of the Natice Sons of the Golden
West has been sent to Admiral Dewey
requesting his presence in this city
on admission day. September 9, 1900.
The unknown man who committed
suicide recently in San Francisco bay
by jumping from the ferryboat San
Rafael was undoubtedly Howard Tut.
tie, "a years Of age. son of wealthy
stock broker. who made his fortune in
New York and now resides in Paris.
Secretary of War Root has recon-
mended the president to commute the
sentence of Corporal George Damphof.
er of Kalama. Wash, and three other
soldiers. convicted of assaulting native
women in the Philippines and sen
fenced to be shot, to Imprisonment.
Governor Rogers of Washington will
call a meeting of the state board OF
coal mine examiners In the near future
to thoroughly investigate the cause OF
the Carbonate explosion. The meet
ing will be held in Olympia and reports
formulated for presentation to the pub
lie.
Last Friday Adam Crist, of Tacoma
deliberatel shot his wife fatally, killed
his S-year-old son. seriously wounded
second son, aged years, and then end
ed the tragedy by putting a buIles