The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-04-22
OO|NGS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
IN Interesting Collection of Items from
the Two Hemispheres Presented In a
Condensed Form-Culled from the Tel
elgraph Reports.

Robert Blizzert, aged So years, well
known labor leader, died in New York
last week of pneumonia
Vice President Hobart is holding the
gain shown last week. He is able to
partake of more hearty food and sits
up about half an hour daily.
Reese Hutchinson, young electric
ian graduate of Auburn college, Ala
bama, is exhibiting at Mobile, Ala, an
apparatus for making the deaf hear.
He augments vibration and enables
deaf mutes to hear words spoken in or
binary tones. The apparatus is the
size of pocket book and is connected
by wires with the audiphone, which is
held to the ear. Two totally deaf men
were experimental with. They stood
so feet from the piano and marked the
time of the music, laughing with de-
light over the novel experience.
Lady Frances Ann Emily, duchess of
Marlborough, daughter of the third
marquis of Londonderry and widow of
the seventh duke of Marlborough, is
dead
Oscar Gardner and Tommy Hogan of
New York have been signed by the
Nonpareil Athletic Association of Lou
isville, KY, for a 20-round bout, to be
pulled off May 4th.
The l.. A. w. racing board announces
the appointment of Hosmer X. Arnold,
for Oregon.
Thomas F. Kelly, aged 55, part own
err of the National theatre in Philadel-
phia, is dead.
The Petit Bleu alleges that Lieuten-
ant Mijen, who died at Zanzibar on
March 23rd, while on the way to as
sumo the governorship of Ra Jubitil,
the French port and colony on the west
coast of the gulf of Alden, committed
suicide.
The first great bicycle match of the
season came off in Paris last week. In
the 50-mile race Walters of England
won in 1:34:43, lowering the record
made in 1896 by A. d. Frost of London,
whose time was 1:34: 45:3-5. j. Frank
Starbuck of Philadelphia abandoned
the contest midway.
S. w. Grinstead, aged 81, cashier of
the bank in Humboldt, Nebr., commit
ted suicide by blowing off the top of his
head with a revolver He admitted
that he was $4,000 short in his ac-
counts.
In the California derby, which was
won last week by Corsine, there were
seven starters. The event took place
on the track at Oakland.
Joseph Eichbaum, aged 70 years, the
head of lithographing and stationery
firm of Pittsburg, Pa, is dead
The 3-year-old daughter of George
Tempero, farmer living near the foot
of Kamiac butte, Wash, was burned to
death last week
Secretary Alger has put an effective
quietus on the persistent reports that
he contemplated retiring from the cab
met by a positive and unequivocal
statement that the reports were abso-
lutely without foundation, and that un.
less some unforeseen and unlocked for
contingency arises, he proposes to re
main secretary of war throughout the
administration.
Spanish silver is now quoted at 80
the highest figure reached in this de
cade in Havana.
Under instructions from the presi
dent, lis staff officers were honorably
discharged from the volunteer army oil
the United States last week by the act
ing secretary of war, to take effect
April 7th.
The promotion of the following
named officers to the grade of rear ad
miral is announced at the navy de
partment: J. w. Philip, B. ]. Crom
we'll, H. F.. Picking, S. Casey, F. Rog
ers, j. c. Watson, G. w. Sumner, F. j
Higginson and L. Kempff.
Representative Baird, of Louisiana
is very sick in Washington. d. c.
Joe Cans, the veteran Baltimore
| lightweight, went down before George
McFadden of New York, in the 23rc
round of their fight at the New Broad
way Athletic Club recently. Cans wa!
not completely knocked out, but fel
from exhaustion and was unable to re
gain his feet in time.
The ex-queen dowager Kahioiani o.
Hawaii, is seriously i'll. She had an
other stroke of apoplexy about a weel
since and in place of becoming better
she failed from day to day. Not ever
her most intimate friends are not al
lowed to see her.
Major General Lawton, at Pate, il
the Philippine islands, announces al
authorized statement, to the effect thai
100000 troops will be required to put
down the insurrection in the islands
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