The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-07-21
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
a Complete Review of the Events OF
the Past Week-In This and For
eIgn Lands-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

President Mckinley il being guarded, as
an alleged plot to assassinate him has been
discovered
The Philippine postal service will be or
ganized under the direction of Inspector
Irwin of San Francisco.
Minister WI Ting Fang has acted with
characteristic energy with respect to the
request of the Washington citizens who
desired it to become known that rewards
would be paid for the rescue of Americans
now in Picking.
The Seaboard Air Line has filed in the
courts at Savannah a mortgage for $780,
100000. The mortgage is to cover the
issue of 50-year per cent gold bonds and
is executed to the Continental Trust Com
pany of Baltimore.
According to officials of the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad, deliberate attempt to
wreck the Washington express came near
being successful recently at Folsum, short
distance outside of Philadelphia. An open
switch overturned the engine and derailed
three baggage cars, but no one was in
iured. Examination disclosed the fact that
the switch had been tempered with. The
railroad officials have placed detectives on
the case and have offered a reward of
$500 for the arrest and conviction of those
tampering with the switch.
The Illinois Central fast train from New
Orleans to Chicago was held up and rob-
bed recently two miles south of Wick
: life, Ky. The train was tagged and when
r it stopped the bandits entered the cab. The
fireman, j. j. Frysch, was struck on the
S head with the butt of a revolver and badly
, hurt The robbers six in number, cut off
: the engine and express car and ran a mile
I and a half to Fort jefferson, near the Ohio
J, river and within sight of the Missouri
: shore. Here they blew open the express
), safe and secured all the valuables it con-
; tanned and crossed into Missouri. They
), dropped one package containing 800 on
3, the kentucky side and onother package on
!, the Missouri side, both of which have been
5. recovered. The robbers did not attempt to
; modest the passengers
n The plague still continues in Australian
- ports.
n The premier, NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau, of
+ Paris, is confined to his bed
}; The chief issue of the republican cam
S. paign is currency Trusts go to the rear.
s. Imperialism they say is a myth.
Five more bodies were recovered from
a. the wreck of the Saale Thursday. The
&c Saale is afloat, but will have to be raised
n five feet before she can be moved.
ID An exceptional heat wave is causing
al numerous sunstrokes and heat prostrations
st in London. The thermometer registered
1. 1919 degrees in the sun and SO in the shade.
d. The American hospital ship Maine, which
ce has been placed at the disposal of the Brit
cd ish government by the ladies' executive
US committee, sailed today from Southauip-
ton for China
Mckinley accepts his nomination and
feels highly honored by the republicans.
st Is fully alive to the responsibilities of the
vn office for the next four years. Declares
as that the party has fulfilled all the pledges
ct it made four years ago.
he The bark Harvester, owned in San Fran
T. cisco, which took lumber from British Co.
he lumbia to the cape, struck a rock while en-
Nc tering New Castle, n. S. W., and was to-
ST. tally wrecked. The crew spent the night
of in boats and were picked up the next day
k. Roosevelt has been notified about his
EN- Wolcott spoke in glowing words of the
er young statesman. Expresses his appreci.
ut alton. Roosevelt says he is honored and
tn pleased with having been put on the tick
es- et
10. Five Filipino sailors of the bark Ethe
have been sentenced to death at Perth
West Australia, for numbering the cap
OF tain and officers of that vessel. M. Royaz
OF formerly a lieutenant of Aguinaldo, was
All the one who started the mutiny which
ass ended in murder.
lis Two cars collided on the Dayton
IS Springfield & Urbana electric road recent
ok ly and telescoped. Probably 20 persons
IN were injured. The injured: MotormaI
he Chas. Armstrong, internally, may die
ice Pearl Shoup, Emma Lannert, George Ger
he rim, Marion Baer, Carl Eiser Waite
lin Wehrerim, Charles Ulles, Carl Hartman
lat Dora Courier, John Kelsey.
of Charges looking to the trial by cour
H. martial have been preferred with Colone
ces Long against Captain Charles Baker of tn
in transport Sumner. The cause of complain
phi is that Captain Baker caused the deaf
nd of Henry Ryan by combining him in tn
vn, "Brig," or prison, aboard ship while h
was i'll. In consequence of this charg
gh of murder is preferred against Capital
ing Baker.
cry
nee Suicide of a Boise Man.