The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-17

ern Siberia show the Chinese have destroy
ed the railroad in several places, inter
rupting the passage of trains. Re
pairs are proceeding. The Cossacks now
guard 1000 yestas OF the frontier railroad.
President Mckinley has appointed Dan
iel A. Tompkins of North Carolina mem
Der of the industrial commission, TO sue
coed Ellison A. Smythe, resigned. Mr.
Tompkins is largely identified with the |
cotton interests of the south and is one
of the principal owners of the Charlotte
Observer.
Veterans of the Philippine war will or
ganize national society at the reunion
at Denver.
The Indian famine relief fund at New
York has reached the $2OO,OOO mark, the
contributions received amounting to $780,
O2O.
Secretary Root says the latest reports
from General Macarthur show the sick
ness in the Philippines as per cent,
which he considers a remarkably good
showing.
The Union Metallic Cartridge company
of Connecticut is working night and day
to fill orders from several governments
for ammunition.
Eleven person died one day last week
in New York from the excessive heat.
1t is persistently rumored in Lorenzo
Marquee that President Steyn has COM
mitted suicide.
The Catholic Journal announces new
massacres and a disaster to the missions
in the southeast province of Chilli, China.
1t says that five priests have been killed.
The wife of DIR. A. G. Macdonald West
water of Lao Yang, Manchuria, COM
mitted suicide at Armia in consequence
OF mental depression caused by her eX-
citing experiences at New Chwang just
before her departure from China.
The grape growers and wine men are
now at war in California. The wine men
they will buy no more grapes, as the grow
ers are holding them too high. They are
asking SIS for black grapes and SIS ton
for muscats
The following dispatch from Lord Rob
erts has been received at the war Office:
"As Warren has pacified the western dis
tricts of Cape Colony, L am allowing MIN
to return home and am replacing the
whole of the troops in the colony under
Forester Walker"
After a two years flight, in which they
almost circled the globe and outwitted
the police in a score of European and
, American cities, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
> Weinberg were arrested in their apart
ments on State street, Chicago. They
are charged in Kansas City with embezzle
ment.
Three steamers from Cape Nome have
, arrived in Seattle, all bringing gold and I
large number of passengers. The Oregon
: brought $345,000, the largest consign
ment of Nome gold since the discover.
/. of treasure in that district; the San Pedr
9 brought about $4,000, and the Charlie
n d. Lane $4,000.
: Paul Jansen, who was arrested at Eas
charged with counterfeiting, hanged him
/ self his cell in the Hudson county jail
y New York. He tore his coat into strip:
y which he twisted into a rope and fastene
to the bars of his cell door. Then, tyiri
! the end about his neck, he threw hi
: weight on the cord and was slowl
/ strangled to death.
q The allotment of f5.OOO,OOO of tn
o tlO,OOO,OOO English war loan to tn
h United States is received in the hghe
4 financial world as a good thing for Lon
l. don in the present position of the Englis
banks. The brokers and small investor
g severely, almost passionately criticize tn
L chancellor of the exchequer, Sir MichaC
v hicks Beach, for privately arranging 70
# half of the so-called public loan and allow
e ing the investment plum to go out c
v Tie country.
e While there has been a noticeable al
e sence of earthquakes in the last fortnight
Y a volcanic eruption has taken place nea
e where, 10 years ago, the greater part c
IS Mount Bandaison was hurled into the al
It Azuma Yama was ,ne scene of an awfI
explosion last week, sulphur factor
t. employing about 100 hands being sue
e denly annihilated by a subteranean eA
o plosion. Only 20 of the hands escaped
" The fall of debris covered the ground tw
It feet deep at distance of four miles froi
d the center of the disturbance.