The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-09-28
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
4 Complete Review of the Evenss for
the Past Week in This and For
eixn Lands-summsrfsed TroH the
Latest Dispatches.

the Transvaal.
Mr. Kruger, the former president OF
the South African republic, did not sail
for Europe on the German steamer Her.
zog September "a, as he originally intend
ed.
The ranks of the strikers in the Hazel
ton district have considerably increased
recently by recruits from nearly every col
liery in the region.
At Winnemucca, New, recently three
unmasked men entered the First Nation
al bank and robbed it of a large sum of
money, the exact amount not yet being
known
near Seagirt, has been destroyed by fire.
Among the buiiuIngs burned were three of
the largest hotels in the place. The total
loss is estimated at $250.000. Most of the
hotels and cottages had closed fer the sea-
son.
The town of Belgrade, Mont, was near
ly wiped out by fire recently and one man,
West Riley, was burned to death. The
fire originated in the hotel owned by
Riley The property loss is $4,000. Near
ly all the business houses were destroyed,
there being no fire department or appar-
atus..
Roubaix, France, was the scene of a
fire recently which destroyed stores of
wool and cotton valued at 4,00O,JvU francs
An enormous warehouse belonging to the
Magasins Generaux, packed with goods,
vas Quilted. --.e conhagration is attrib-
uted to spontaneous combustion. The
warehouse was worth 100000 francs, in
addition to the contents.
Calvin Pardee, owner of the Lattimer and
HARDWOOD collieries in the Hazleton dis
trict, in an interview says: Under no
consideration win the operators yield to
the United Mine orkers. 1t will be a
fight to finish and the operators will
win. So far as | am personally concerned,
have ordered the mules to be taken out
of the Harwocd mine and put to pasture.
l am preparing for a long strike.
Special agent reports he could find no
fraud in Seattles census.
The Netherlands budget for 1901 shows
a deficit of 5,250,00O forms.
Belle Archer, the beautiful actress, pass
ed away at Warren, Pa, recently.
There is considerable activity through
out Luzon. Fighting is reported in the
vicinity of Carig and Estella, Isabella pro-
vince. Insurgents are estimated at 500,
which is probably much exaggerated, but
are in sufficient force to make trouble in a
district heretofore quiet
Justin Mccarthy, the novelist and his
torian, who has been member of parlia-
ment for North Langford since 1892 and
who was formerly chairman of the Irish
parliamentary party, announces his re-
tirement from public life on account of
failing health.
Five policemen were overcome by smoke
recently in the fire at what is known as
the Terminal Stores, a warehouse block
bounded by Twenty seventh and Twenty
eighth streets and Eleventh and Twelfth
avenues, New York. The fire loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
Warren f. Harrison, foreman of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company,
was shot and instantly killed at Brigham
City, Utah, recently by James Burke, one
of his linemen. Harrison was standing in
a drug store when Burke entered, and,
without a word of warning, emptied the
contents of shotgun into the back OF
Harrison's head. Burke was placed I'M
der arrest, but refused to give any reason
for the act. Both men had been close
friends.
Every man who is willing to work has
been pressed into service at Galveston.
The wreckage is fast being cleared away
and an air of business once more pervades
the city. The Houston Post prints re-
vised list of those who persisted in the
great storm. This list has been carefully
compiled from various sources and places
the number of known dead at 70. The
railroads have large forces of men at work
and outside communication is now only
a question of a very short while.
OF the 5000 Beers who retired from
Komatipoort before the British advance
from MachadodOrp, 700 have entered Port
uguese territory, others have deserted in
various directions and the balance are re-
ported to have crossed the Komati river
and to be occupying spurs of the Lom-
bobo mountains south of the railway. A
general tumult seems to have occurred
when they recognized the hopelessness of
their cause. Their long toms and field
guns have been destroyed and nothing is
left of the Boer army but few maraud-
ing bands. Kelly-Kenny is dealing with
one of these which occupies a position at
Doornberg.