The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-10-05
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
A Complete Review of the Even~s for
the Past Week In This and For
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Latest Dispatches. o..

ferguson, Ia, was almost enllrely ue-
stroyed by a cyclone recently. -Four per-
sons are reported to have been killed and
a number injured.
A conservative estimate places the
losses by the recent storm in various sec
tions of the state of Texas at $l,000O00,
exclusive of the Galveston disaster
Felix Marchand, premier of Quebec, is
dead.
News has been received at Drummore,
Luce Bay, of hurricane at Oford, Ice
land, September 20. Nearly all the fish
ing smacks were driven ashore. There
was great destruction of property.
Lord Roberts reports that General Ian
Hamilton found at the Crocodile river
near Hectorspruit, 10 guns, including
several lost by the British. They were
mostly destroyed.
Sheriff Cole has received message
from Colville to the effect that the les-
perado who was killed in a fight with
officers near Addy, Wash, recently was
Thomas Downer of Spokane.
1t is stated upon reliable authority that
the committee to which was referred the
proposed extradition treaty between the
United States and Peru has reported upon
it. Trifiing alterations in the treaty are
suggested, and these will be discussed this
week.
The German steamer Herzog, which sail
ed for Europe from Lorenzo Marques,
had as passengers the Transvaal attorney
general, Van Alpen, Assistant Secretary
of State Grobler, State Treasurer NAL
herbe and carried large quantity of bar
gold.
Two hundred men employed by the
Page Boiler company at Norwich, Conn,
went out on strike last Wednesday
when informed that a voluntary increase
of 10 per cent in wages, which was grant.
ed in April of this year, no longer could
be paid. Owing to lack of orders The
company's works were closed five weeks
ago and operations were resumed this
week.
Mexico's congress has declared the re-
suit of the presidential election. General
Forfro Diaz was unanimously elected and
will be inaugurated next December. The
president has entirely recovered from his
recent indisposition. The American col
ony has subscribed 10000 pecos for the re-
lief of Galveston.
Lausanne, Switzerland-A secret cir
cular, addressed by Joannicius, the metro
politan of Kitff, to all the Russian arch
bishops virtually communicating Toll
stoi, the Russian novelist and social re-
former, is published 1t declares that Toll
stoi is an avowed enemy of the church
and therefore unless he recants the holy
synod will prohibit celebration of all di-
vine service and expiatory. masses in the
event of his death.
Cresceus won the great $4,000 race
at Readville track, in Boston.
Governor savers of Texas reports
conditions at Galveston as greatly i'm
proved.
The Belgian king is to abdicate and
will soon retire in favor of the Prince
of Flanders.
Lawrence Pierson, of Lexington, Mo-,
Lake Forest University's crack half
back, was probably fatally hurt re-
Gently.
L
per Mining company have declared a
dividend of s125 a share and rs cents
extra
The Greek warship Nauaurchis Miau-
lis arrived here from Philadelphia.
She is on the way to Boston, where she
will remain ten days, returning thence
to the Mediterranean. The Nauaurchis
Miaulis is the first Greek warship to
visit the United States.
Train No. on the Southern Pacific
was wrecked at Ogden, Utah. Conduc-
tor Herrick and Engineer Hastings es-
capped Injury, but of the passengers one
woman was killed and several men in
jured, three thought to be fatally hurt.
Captain Frederick Dent Sharp, U. S.
A, retired, cousin of General U. S.
Grant, died recently In Kansas City
from an overdose of bromide, taken for
the purpose OF relieving nervousness
and pain.
Rear Admiral John c. Watson, form
erly in command of the naval forces on
the Asiatic station, who arrived recent
~ at New York on the cruiser Balti
more, has been assigned to duty as
president of the naval examining board
at the Washington navy yard.
David Brooks was killed recently al
Chillicothe, Ohio, by his brother Amos
Fire destroyed four brick business
buildings at Sheldon, Ill. The loss is
$4,000; insured.
Joseph Adems, prominent lawyer Of
Philadelphia. committed suicide in 9
fashionable hotel in the center Of the
city.