Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-04-27
The TELEGRAPH summary
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Review of the Events Of
the Past Week-ln This and For
eign Lands-1akcn From the
Latest Dispatcher.

Latest Dispatcher.
Robert Ain Mowbray Stevenson, the
artist, of London, is dead.
England is watching negotions between
United States and Turkey.
A large order Of automobiles has been
shipped by Chicago firm to Hawaii.
Wiliiam Booth, the pioneer race horse
raiser of California, is dead at the age
Of 70.
The Hawaiian trade is growing as the
imports and exports totaled nearly forty
millions.
The Presbyterian ministers of New
York express themselves in favor OF 4
change in the creed.
Many OF the most peaceful OF striking
Italians are leaving Croton Landing 10
seek work elsewhere.
William A. Clark of Mortana has been
elected to the board of directors Of the
Trust Company Of America.
On account of dissensions among its
members the ministerial council at Madrid
has been displaced by new one.
At the Jefferson day banquet of the
Democratic Club in Brooklyn a letter Of
regret from Ex-Governor Boics of Iowa
was read.
The trial of w. w. Anderson, the at
torney who shot Tammen and Bonfiels,
proprietors of the Denver Post last Jan
uary, has begun in Denver.
The Swedish riksdag mas voted 100000
kroner for ammunition and rifles, l2,OOO,-
600 for new field artillery, v-0OOO for
volunteer rifle associations, and has
agreed to increase the new naval con
structions for 1901 to l,725,O0O kroner.
Indictments were returned by the grand
jury at Frankfort, KY, against John ".
David and Green Golden as accessories to
the murder of Governor Goebel.
John G. Carlisle, former secretary of the
treasury, says that he had been asked by
Governor Iaylors counsel to appear for
him in the United States supreme court
In the Kentucky appeal. but he had de
slined to do so because he was too busilv
occupied with other matters.
A row among the delegates to the re-
publican convention started before tina,
body had been called to order in Mont
gomery, Ala. After a scene Of great ex
Nlement, accompanied by some shoot4ns
in which one man was seriously hurt, thu
rovernor cleared both factions out OF the
state house building and grounds.
The appraised valuation OF the estate o
Cornelius Vanderbilt amounts to about
S8 1000. Exclusive of the residuary es
tate. which is held in trust for Alfred
Gwynne Vanderbilt, the valuation o
properties calculated from the amount o
inheritance tax is only $4,000 900. Thi
inheritance tax amounts to $32O,272
which has been paid and receipted for b.
COMPTROLLER Coler. This sum represent
what was the property of Cornelius Van
derbilt in New York, but does not IN
elude the transfer tax on the $5,OOO,OO
left to Cornelius Vanderbilt by his fathei
William H. Vanderbilt, with power OF az
pointment The estate Of Cornelius Var
dsrbilt was supposed to have been wort
At least Sl25O 900. At the time OF Coz
nelius Vanderbilt's death last septembe
Chauncey NJ. Depew estimated that u
entire estate was worth $1O,OOOoOO
The packing house Of the Ajax Dyn'
mite Works near the village OF kav
kawlin. Mich, was blown up. KILN
three men.
Miss Mary e. Dinse Of New Yor
Jumped from the Brooklyn bridge la'
week without serious injury. Mil
Dinse Is the second woman who nj
ever attempted to end her life IN tn
way.
Two people perished in fire at E
inburg. N. D. The business portion
the town suffered the main proper
loss, which Is estimated at. $4OO,oo
with insurance Of 100000. The neig
boring towns sent relief
Ambassador Choate Is back IN Lo
don and Henry White is to start Il
Washington. These events give ri
to stories that Choate is to succe'
Secretary Of State Hay and that Whi
IL to suggest q move to satisfy the 30
sentiment.
Tho Prince of Wales, heir to En-
lands throne, received an ovation wn
he returned to London. Thousan
thronecd Charing Cross station ana
breaches and cheered the man who
ped the assassin's bullet. klne Use
of Sweden was also a welcome guest
alexander Calder, the first partn
Of Alex Mcdonald. the Klondike XII
died at Selk.rk. Alaska. March 20. r
wife will bring the body to Seattle
intsrment. He was 45 years old, DO
in Nova Scotia, and was one OF
richest men in the Klondike country
Robert Soames. freight engineer
the Canadian Pacific, was instan
killed at Beaver Canyon while takint
train through. He was going at
rate Of 80 miles an hour, when the
gine ran into rock slide. The 10
motive and three cars toppled over.
Soames was thrown against pro]e
ing rock which pierced his temple.
By the breaking Of sca1olding
feet high on the dome Of the new ste
%ounarv heinO erected at the 81