The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-12-21
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past WeeI-In This and For
eign Lands-TnISen From the
Latest Dispatches.


the spread of smallpox in New York.
Laborers of Porto Rico will soon be
urged to affiliate with American organIz-
atoms.
The German ship Gertrude, which put
to sea last week from Astoria, Ore, ON her
way to the United Kingdom and was
later reported as foundered off the Wash
ington coast with all hands on board lost,
has been sighted.
At Marysville, CAL, one man was killed
and three injured as the result OF a cave
in on the 1900 foot level of the Pennsyl-
vania mine recently. The killed; Albert
Cornelious. The injured: John Barrett,
Nelson HoucI and George johnson.
With perfect weather and in the pres
ence of vast throng OF people Governor
j. G. w. Beckham was recently inaugu-
rated for the three years remaining of the
term for which William Goebel and Will
liam Taylor contested last year.
William II. Wood of the Crocker-W Wool
worth bank, San Francisco as president,
is dead, after a short illness. He was rs
years old, and was associated in enter
prises with the late Charles Croker, the
railroad magnate.
The house of commons of London voted
fl6,OO0OO0 to carry on war (Which
Lord Roberts has daily announced as fin
ished''), at full scale cost for another three
months in the listless manner characters
tic with its dealings with financial ques-
tons and careful avoidance of what might
turn out to be unjustifable hopefulness.
Five hundred anarchists vociferously APP
plauled recently at a meeting in New
York city in behalf of the family OF
Bresci, the assassin of King Humbert,
when one of their speakers threatened the
life of President Mckinley SHOULD he at
tempt to interfere with free speech" The
speaker was Alexander Horr, who an
nounced his approval of the assassination.
The negotiations of the powers in regard
to the recent China note have concluded
satisfactorily, all agreeing to the condi-
tions identically as outlined by Count Won
Buelow, the imperial chancellor OF Ger
many, November 10, with the exception OF
the Introductory clause saying the de-
mands are irrevocable, which is eiminat-
ed
The estimate by bills for the next year
is as follows: Agriculture, $4,669,O5O;
army, $ll3,Ol9,O44; diplomatic and con-
suIar, 81, 1897 ,63S; District of Columbia
$1,000, 7O3; Notifications, 2,46l, 1893; In
dams, $9,25O,75l; legislative, etc, $685.
399,5O9; military academy, $l,o45,75O;
navy, $S7, l72,430; pensions, $l45 ,245 ,23O;
postofiice, $l2l ,267 ,349; river and harbor.
s25, 10000; sundry civil, $63 ,37S, lib;
permanent and annual appropria tons,
1924, 1856, POO.
Upon the recommendation of the board
OF construction Secretary Long will cause
an inquiry to be made by expert navy of
ficers into the capabilities of the ship
Building plant of Moran Bros, Seattle;
Fore River company, Quincy, Mass, and
John Dialogue Sons, Camden, n. j. The
purpose is to satisfy the department of
the ability of these concerns to construct
battleships and armored cruisers. This
inquiry will occupy week, during which
time the bids opened last week will be
thoroughly examined and compared.
At Ogden, Utah, a disastrous freight
wreck occurred on the Central Pacific
branch of the Southern Pacific one mile
west of Fenelon station, near Wells, New
helper engine crashing into a double
header freight. The dead are: Timothy
Kennedy, Ogden, brakeman; - Dun
can, fireman, residence unknown. Seri
ously injured; Fred c. Stokes, Ogden
engineer; - Bradish, brakeman, resi-
dence unknown; c. G.. Sadler, engineer
Ogden; Fireman Oliver.
The annual comparative statement
showing by bills the relative amounts o
treasury estimates for the last fiscal yea
and also for next year, compared with tn
actual appropriations of last year, as pre-
pared by the clerks of the senate a..,
house committees on appropriation, i
completed. The statement makes com
plete showing except as to deficiency anC
miscellaneous appropriations, and shows
total of estimates for appropriations 70
1902 amounting to $743,374,S 04, compared
with actual appropriations for 1901, les
miscellaneous and deficiency appropra
ations of $69O,66O,2 30
Lord O'Hagan of London is dead
aged % years.
The senate has confirmed the NOM
nation of George V. l.. Meyer of Masss
chusetts to be ambassador to Italy.
The Fowler Bicycle & Carriag
Works on Carpenter street, Chicago
was destroyed by fire recently. Los
$4,000.
Edward Ryan, a millionaire mercl
ant died at hiS residence in HancOcl