The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-04
DO|hGS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
n Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week I'm This and Foreign
Lands-Summarixed From the Lat
est Dispatches.


IItSlOtuI ItuJdllllu I1dlllSOn III duOAShSO
at Marlborough House recently.
The scarcity of seal and sable, furriers
in Chicago declare, is the cause of the big
advance iii the price of all furs.
The recall from his post of duty OF
Rounsevelle Wildman, United States con-
sui general at Hong Kong, is imminent.
Count To-ranaz, governor of the Bank
of Spain, has been appointed minister of
Justice in succession to Senior Duran, who
resigned.
Advices from Colombia announce the
commencement of revolution there Will
the object of restoring the financial equi-
lihrium.
Emperor William will exhibit the Fred
erick the Great collection of curios, liter
airy treasures and French paintings at the
Paris exposition.
The United States government expedi-
ton in charge of Capt. Glenn, which went
north to explore Sushnita river, has re-
turned to Valdes to winter.
The court of appeals of New York has
affirmed the verdict of conviction in the
case of Howard Benham, the banker of
Batavia, sentenced to death for wife muir
der, and he will be resentenced.
An appropriation of $43S5 was made by
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal church at their
present session for the Utah work.
Acting Postmaster General Heath has
instructed Director of Posts Vaille at
Manila that United States citizen resid-
ing in the Philippine Islands may secure
copyright from that point.
Juan Garcia, Cuban, and his sweet
heart, Miss Bessie Mahoney, daughter of
a prominent publisher, were found dead
in the road near Peoria, Ill. Garcia had
shot the girl and then himself.
1t is announced that a sensational bur-
glary has taken place at the Savoy Hotel,
London, where the room of Mrs. Stockwell,
of New York, widow of New York Jew
eler, was entered and robbed of jewelry,
valuables and money.
The typhoon through which the steam
ships Empress of India and Senator passed
proved even more disastrous on land than
on sea. In Toxic and Yokohama it ragged
with great ferceness. Hundreds of houses
were wrecked in all districts, though the
SetInS W nave DScu ilbShuSO NAtA
less loss of life than usual.
Notwithstanding the fact that fully SOC
armed men surrounded the island between
Atchison and Doniphan, the two bandit:
who recently killed one man and wound
ed another at Doniphan, and duplicated
this crime at Atchison later while being
pursued by posse, crept through the line
of guards during the night, and, stealing
a team, escaped.
Captain Charles H. Lester, U. S. A.
retired, is dead.
Fifty new residences have been com
pleted in Hoquiam this year.
John Goodby, a negro, was lynchet
at Reagan's mill, about six miles from
Macon, Ga.
A carload of express packages valued
at $4,000 was burned near Holton, Ill.
on the Santa Fe road.
A game of football has been arranged
between the Universities of Californi;
and Oregon, to be played at Berkeley
Cal, on November IS.
Rev. G. e. Morrison was hanged a
Vernon, Texas, for wife murder. H
met his death resignedly.
Miss Helen Gould has given $4,000 t
the League for Social Service, to b
used in a crusade against Mormonism
Joe Choynski defeated Steve O'Don
nell in the fifth round of what was t
have been six-round bout in Chicago
AS a result of a quarrel with he
lover, William Oliver Verda Smith o
Spokane lies dying from carbolic aci
poisoning in Rossland, B. C.
Joe Macdonald, provincial land regi:
trar, committed suicide in Kamloop'
B. c., by shooting himself in the heat
No cause can be assigned for the act.
The United States transport Mis-
souri,, with large quantity of medica
supplies and a number of nurses, ha
arrived at Port Said en- route to Maj
liza
The first bloody fight of the coal mil
ers' strike which was declared seve
weeks ago occurred at Decatur, Ill. Tw
union miners were shot, one probabl
fatal.
A giant brass combine is being form
ed which, it is stated, will comprise a
the plants in the Naugatuck vale.
Conn. The main Office will be in Ne
York.
The Spokane exposition was visite
by $4,000 people. The total receipt
were s31 900, and expenses $4,000, lea
ing $4,000 to be made up by the qua
antors.
Current rumors in Berlin are to til