The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-10
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week--Ia This and For
eirn Lsnds-Tsken rom the Lat
est Dispatches.

dents tender of the post OF ambassador 10
Italy, vice Draper, resigned, and his com
mission has been issued. Mr.. Draper 5
resignation does not take effect for about
six weeks
The deposits of gold dust and bullion
in the Seattle assay office during the
month of July, 1900, will aggregate in
value not less than $6,25O,OOO. 1t is the
biggest months business in the history
of the Office.
The leaders of the Italian colony which
has settled on the shores of New York
harbor are taking steps to ferret out and
bring to justice those anarchists they be-
lieve responsible for the killing Of King
Humbert.
The report shows a total of 260,097
names dropped during the six years ended
June 80, of which 1904 were because
of deaths The number dropped by reason
of death during the fiscal year just closed
is about 1920 less than was estimated.
The fate of Alexander Jester, who for
the past two weeks has been on trial for
the alleged murder of Gilbert w. Gates, is
now in the hands of II citizens of Rails
county, Missouri. The case was given
TO the jury at noon today, 20 years after
the supposed murder occurred.
The forthcoming annual report of the
commissioner of pensions; Mr.. Evans, will
show a grand total of 993,52S pensioners
on the rolls on July last During the
year 40,565 original pensions were granted
and 4699 names were restored to the rolls
To offset these 80, 344 names were dropped
from the rolls during the year, including
$500 by reason of death, 900 by remar-
riages of pensioners and 66l6 for other
causes. This is an increase of p, l2l pen
sioners for the year. The claims pending
July l, 1900, were 437, lO4, against All,
233 on July l, 1890.
1t is reported that 80 missionaries have
been massacred in the Shan 81 province.
A. Skillman, a pioneer journalist and
printer, died in San Francisco recently
after long illness.
There is to be a cable to Cape Nome
General Greedy of the United States army
signal service in charge.
A congress of anarchists will be held in
Paris next month to bring the anarchists
of the world into closer touch.
According to a dispatch from Rome
Bressi, the assassin of King Humbert
said to the warden: ut will be the car:
turn next"
Colonel Mason LOOMS, one of the
best known lumber merchants in the west
died at his home in Chicago after "a linger
ing illness, aged 75 years. Colonel LOOMS
commanded the Twenty-siXth Illinois in
fantry during the civil war.
During the King county republican con
vention at Seattle recently the Humes
Cute combination elected its candidate
over Frink's man. Then pandemoniun
and disorder broke loos. Frink managers
claimed more votes were cast than there
We're delegates in the meeting.
The secretary of the navy has issued t
shipbuilders circular calling for bid
for the construction of six armOred cruis
ers-three authorized by the act OF Marcl
3, 1899, and three by the act Of June
1900. Those authorized by the former &C
are to be sheathed and coppered.
Dennis Horgan, the II lsh shot-putte
and holder Of the worlds record OF As fee
inches for the l6-pound shot, will leav
Ireland for America on the 18th. At tn
last English championship held at STAN
ford Bridge, London, Horgan was beatel
by Richard Sheldon of the New Yorl
Athletic club, but the Irishman was no
in good condition on account OF having hd
TO travel to London from Ireland TN
night previous.
An attempt on the life of the shah q
Persia, Muzafer ed DIN, was made rC
Gently, but luckily it resulted in no hau
TO his majesty. \ man broke throusIi
line Of policemen as the shah was leaN
ing his apartments and tried to noun
the royal carriage steps. He was seize
and placed under arrest. He held a II
volver in his hand, but as soon as his il
tention was OWNED the police disame
him before he was able to fire.
1t is proposed to offer the United State
a corps of intelligent Americanized CHI
nese, to be attached to the American force
in China. 1t is said they could be of gres
aid as scouts, guides, boatmen, interpr
ters and bosses for the gangs of cooli'
necessary to do the packing of supple
The Chinese head men of the Chung Wa
recognized this and mentioned it in Ii
recent memorial sent through Minister w
TO LII Hung Chang. Then they offere
their services to Lii Hung Chang, but nov
being assured of the United States att
tude, they will offer their services to al
General Chaffee.
The first serious trouble between Il
military and the prospectors in the mort
resulted in the arrest Of over 100 OF Il