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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
Coming Events.

Knights of Pythias military carnival,
Spokane, May 1919.
Washington State G. A. r. encamp-
ment, Ellensburg. June 10.
Convention of the great council of
Washington. Improved Order of Red
men, Spokane, May $40.
Grand Aerie of the Fraternal Order
of Eagles Vancouver, B. c., May %.
Meeting of the grand court of For
esters of America, Spokane, May 1910.
Summer school at Walla Walla, I'M
der the joint auspices of county super
intendents and Whitman college, June
% to August 8.
Montana State sunday school conven-
ton, May 29-S1.
Woman's federation of clubs for
Washington, North Yakima, May 1891.
Montana arbor day. May 8.
Republican national convention, Phil
adelphia, June 10.
Democratic national convention, Kan
sas City, July A.
Populist national convention, Sioux
Falls, S. D., May g.
National prohibition convention, Chi
cago, June 81.
Idaho democratic, silver-republican
and populist state nominating conven-
tions, Pocatello, July 81.
Idaho democratic convention to Sc
lect delegates to national convention,
Lewiston, June 5.
Idaho republican state convention to
select delegates to national convention,
May 8.
Montana republican state convention
to select delegates to nau0nal conven-
ton, Butte, May II.
Washington democratic state conven-
ton, Spokane, May 10.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
Queens Review at Dublin.

Dublin, April 23.-Special trains
brought thousands of visitors to this city
to witness the queens review of the naval,
cavalry and infantry brigades and the
boys of the Royal Hibernan military
school, Fifteen acres of Phoenix Park
were occupied by troops under command
of the duke of Connaught. 1t is estimated
that 100000 persons witnessed the review
of the 10000 troops and blue jackets.
When. the queen passed down the line the
cheering everywhere was tremendous.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
general NORTHWEST NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD IN NOTES.
An Interesting Collection of Items
From the Four Northwest States
of Miscellaneous Nature Gath
cred the Past Week.
IDAHO.

Thomas Ewes is held in Jail at Mos
COW for contempt of court.
Settlers are pouring into Idaho. A
colony of 81 has located at Peck.
Citizens of Nez Perez have begun al
ready to make preparations for fall
exposition.
This is a good year for horticulture.
Northern Idaho will have boom in
the industry.
Senator Shoup is investigating the
,desirability of Fort Sherman as home
for disabled soldiers.
A special postal agent is looking
over the field near Boise with view
to establishing rural delivery.
A remarkable condition has come to
light in the Office of the assessor and
tax collector at Boise. An investiga-
ton discloses the fact that there is a
shortage of 1885. This is alleged to
have been brought about by specula-
tions of Deputy George Pettingill.
Farmers near Kendrick who have
been holding grain in their granaries
all winter are beginning to haul it into
the local warehouses.
James A. Brown, we'll known min
ing man of Blacktail Mountain, has
been arrested by Sheriff Bradbury on q
warrant sworn out of the probate
court by DR.. ]. F. Reddy of Spokane,
who charges Brown with embezzle-
ment.
The Trade Dollar Consolidated Min
ing Company has purchased the Geo.
Ainslie residence in Boise for $4,000
and presented it to James Hutchinson,
general manager of the company. This
was done in recognition of his valuable
services.
James Ward of Delta was seriously
injured by his brother Sam, who, with
Thomas Schuster, were out in the hills
looking after their mining interests
Sam Ward was chopping a tree, when
the AK flew from the handle, striking
James in the back, cutting deep cash
near the extremity of the backbone.
Under the laws of Idaho all property
sold for delinquent taxes becomes the
property of the purchaser absolutely il
not redeemed within five years. This
relates to delinquent sales as far back
as 1895, and the property sold ther
will thus pass beyond the right of re
demption next July.
The Boise subcommittee that haC
an interview with Mr.. Hartman anC
President Burt of the Union Pacific a
Salt Lake last week, reported to thu
full committee that the decision of thu
railway officials in effect was that thu
plan for bringing the main line il
there was not practicable. The com
pany said that two of the main lint
trains would be run in there. Presi
dent Burt will visit Boise in about TIVE
weeks and will go over the entire sub
ject.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
Nails and Wire to Cost Less.

New York, April 23.-At the local Of
fees of the American Steel & Wire COM
pany an employee confirmed the report that
the reduction of $40 per ton had been
ordered in the price of wire nails, barbed
wire and galvanized fence wire, with an
So cut in annealed fence wire. This is
equivalent to reduction of l cent pound
in wire nails, making the price 1920 a
keg. The price for barbed wire is $3.50
hundredweight, and for galvanized fence
nails, $225 a hundredweight. The cut
in annealed fence wire is from $3.05 to
$2.l5 a hundredweight.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
OREGON.

The Pendleton fire department will
not participate in the annual tourna-
ment of the Eastern Oregon and Wash
ington Firemen's Association, as in pre-
vious years.
The Pendleton Weekly Republican,
of which ]. P. McManus was editor and
manager, the plant being owned by
Mrs. Mary A. Murphy, has been sold to
Elmer p Dodd owner of the Pendleton
Semi-Weekly Tribune, and the business
of the two papers will be combined, the
Tribune absorbing the Republican.
F. H. Ross, advertising agent of the
Pendleton Republican, is wanted on
charge of fraudulently issuing checks
on the Pendleton Savings Bank. Mr..
Ross was, at different times, travelling
through the country in the interests of
the paper for which he was working,
soliciting advertisements and subscrip-
tions.
1t is now currently reported that
Frank Turner and AL Keeton, who kill
ed Thomas Eagleton, the well known
miner, on the streets of Granite, March
%, had made carefully laid plans to es-
cape from the officers of the law before
reaching Canyon City, the county seat.
AS they were not arrested until two
hours after the shooting occurred, the
deputy sheriff having business else
where about the time of the shooting
they had ample time to fully plan their
: escape.
William Gibson of Pendleton, Ore, a
buyer of cattle. has purchased 295 head
from three stock men on Butter creek.
j. B. Saylor furnished him 1877. R. N.
Stanfield 60 and Jesse Moore As. They
constitute a choice lot of cattle, which
have been kept by the Butter creek
stock men throughout the winter, and
came through to the spring in fine con-
dition. The Saylor lot average 1400
pounds apiece, and of the others 100
weigh the same as the Saylor cattle,
and the balance average 1900 pounds
They will be shipped to the Sound
These 295 head constitute but small
portion of the total or 1000 head of fat
cattle which are neld in the Butter
creek country, and the fact that these
stock men sold yesterday may indicate
that the expressed intention on the part
of the stock men in that region to hold
until fall has been changed, and from
this time on frequent sales may take
place.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
Trade Report.

Bradstreets report for the past week
says:
More, rather than less, irregularity
in the trade and price situation is to be
noted this week, partly as the result Of
weather conditions, but partly in the
case of the iron and steel trade, be-
cause of the continuance of those eff
forts in the direction of lower prices,
which have been such a feature of the
iron and steel trade of late. That the
basic conditions of trade remain on the
whole favorable u.s., however, evidenced
by number of features. Railroad
earnings continue heavy and the de-
crease noted in bank clearings is charg-
able largely to religious and other holt
day observations and to restricted
stock speculation. Heavy rains and
cool spell of weather early in the week
had a depressing effect on trade and
collections, but with the advent of
warm spring temperature improved
conditions of retail demand, which is at
present a most important element in
the general trade situation, have been
noted
The bear campaign in iron and steel
took on new phase this week, when a
number of new wire mills were shut
down as alleged, because of an over
supply of these goods. The announce
ment has had an unsettling effect upon
general demand as was probably ex-
pected, and new domestic business Is
interfered with. The strength Of the
export demand previously noted in
, these columns, however, is still fea-
ture, and we have the best of reasons
for believing that very large quantity
of southern iron sold this week to go
, abroad at nearly or about full prices.
The price changes are along lines here
tofore noted, though some sympathetic
weakening of pig iron is reported.
Wire prices are apparently unchanged.
} Steel billets are weak at the decline.
, Wool is weak, but there is rather
more inquiry and now as one year ago
} relatively highest prices rule at points
of production.
Backward conditions have affected
: the lumber trade demand, but in this,
as in number of other lines, the ad-
? vanced prices demanded are credited
, with checking business. The pressure
/ of heavy supplies is responsible for the
, slight weakening shown in the price of
/ raw sugar this week. while the refined
market remains unchanged. Weather
influences are again reflected in the
market for dairy products, which have
!. weakened under large receipts.
+ Wheat (including fiour) shipments
+ for the week aggregate 3,S9S,351 bush
! els, against 2,896,653 bushels last week
f 2,959,900 bushels in the corresponding
week of 1899, 1922, 1O6 bushels in 1898
r. 1854 SOS bushels in 1897, and 1886, 49(
- bushels in 1896. Since July 1 this sea
n, son the exports of wheat aggregat,
157, S04 ,507 bushels, against 193,262 IL!
- bushels last year, and 191, 503,636 bush
: els in 1898.
:. Business failures in the United State,
!. for the week number 161, against Is:
last week, 1877 in the week a year ago
- 224 in 1898, ZIG in 1897 and 240 in 1896
Failures for the week in Canada mum
= Der 10, as compared with So last week
80 in this week year ago, Is in 1898
% in 1897, and 20 in 1896.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28

Constantinople.-Mr. Lloyd c. Griscom,
United States charge d'affaires, has had a
long private audience with the sultan, who
was very cordial. Such an audience with
the American charge d'affaires is unprece-
dented and is, therefore, considered i'm
portant in the present circumstances.
The United States legation is without
information as to the state of the indem-
nifty question at Washington, while the
porte officials say they are unaware of
the strained relations raised over this
question.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
afassacres by the "Boxers.v

Tien Tsin, April 24.-Members of the
Boxers Society have massacred many Chi
nese Catholics near Taro Ting Flu, in the
Province of Pechilli, southwest of Tien
Tsin. The German gunboat Hits has ar
rived at Talxu.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
Chancellor McGiu Dead.

New York, April 23-Chancellor Alex
ander T. McGill died at his residence in
Jersey City. He had been ill for about a
year, suffering from general breakdown
from overwork.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
A DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRE
WAS NEAR WINNIPEG, CANADA.
Flames Reach for a. Distance of Fifty
MiIes-TiNe Hundred Men Are En-
trappcd-Number of Lives Lost and
Much Property Destroyed.

Winnipeg, April 23.-The city Saturday
was in fever of excitement, caused by
the bush fires raging along the line OF
the Southeastern railway All the coun-
try from La Brouquire, about 80 miles
down the line to Warren, a distance of 70
miles, is known to be in the grasp of the
fire, which swept the forest in all direc-
lions, famed by strong easterly wind
The number of human beings entrapped
is estimated at fully 500, composed chiefly
of scattered settlers and men employed
in the lumber camps of J. A. Buchanan,
Neil & Keith and j. T. Heylan who have
$50 men and 90 teams at work near Vas
sar. station about so miles out.
An operator at Woodbridge, 10 miles
this side of Vassar, reports that the spe-
cial bearing Buchanan and keith's men
and railway officials when within four
miles of Vassar, had been driven back
by the flames. From stragglers who have
escaped it was learned that 100 teams had
been abandoned and that the men scat
tered for their lives in all directions. One
hundred thousand ties and 10000 cords
of wood were burned, and the camps were
entirely eneircled by the flames.
1t is believed that Woodbridge is burned
and the train entrapped. The forest along
the track is dense, and retreat will be
impossible. A train with a strong force
of men, doctors and supplies has been dis
patched and reached La Brouquire safely
Beyond that the whole forest is mass
of flames and advance is impossible, as
the track is burned and the retreat of the
special train is cut Off
Tonight the wires are down, and nc
news whatever can be obtained.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
Poor English Generals.

London, April 23-Last week was sad
week for the British generals. The brew
ing storm that was overhanging their
heads received its electric spark through
the publication of Lord Roberts censures
regarding the engagement at Spion KOp.
1t descended in a merciless torrent from
an unanimous press. AT the present mo-
ment General Butler could find no better
way to endear himself to the hearts of
the people than to request his recall; but
one who knows the Natal commander in
timately tells the representative of the
Associated Press that he is far too thick
skinned to take such step and will stick
to his post despite all criticisms and ava
lanches of adverse public opinion. Nol
is Lord Kitchener spared in the present
outbreak. There is a story going the
rounds of the clubs that the great mar
of the Soudan" has been severely sat upon
by the little man of Afghanistan," and
specific instances of disagreements between
them are quoted.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
Reports Exaggerated.

Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 24.-The
latest reports from the bush fires near the
Minnesota boundary line show that there
has been no loss of life Several numbering
and tie camps were destroyed, but both
men and horses escaped. The losses to
Winnipeg contractors in lumber and wood
destroyed will amount to about 100000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
To Destroy the Mines.

London, April 2O.--The arrival of Gen
sral Darlington at Beira, Portuguese East
Africa, and a reiteration of the report
that the Beers intend blowing up the 10
hannesburg mines are the only items OF
news that mark recent war cables.
Weeks must elapse before General Car
rington will be able to concentrate his
force ON the borders of the Transvadl OF
approach Mafeking.
According to a rumor in circulation
at Lorenzo Marquee a Boer force has
been sent to intercept General Caring
ton, but it is not thought to be of suf-
flcient strength to cause any anxiety.
The Natal Mercury is responsible for
the renewed fears concerning the mines,
printing accounts from newly arrived
refugees saying that elaborate prepare
tions for the destruction of all the Jo-
hannesburg shafts have been carried on
under the supervision of the state min
ing engineer, who is alleged to have
requisitioned all the copper wire in the
town for the purpose OF making connec-
tons.
According to a dispatch from Lady
smith the Beers are much disconnected
bv the present condition of affairs. Their
Notifications and forces, numbering $4,000
men, are spread over ridges in contem-
plation of a British advance through the
" aschbank valley north of Ladysmithi
which has not been occupied. The Boer
patrols are active and constantly laying
traps.
A proclamation issued at Cape Town
today allows trading between Cape Col
tny and the occupied portions of the
Orange Free State to be resumed.
a patrol of cape police near Boshoi
yesterday captured two Boer oxen, some
wagons and 200 head of cattle. Two Ger
mans, who recently arrived at Cape Town
, have been sentenced to a years impris-
; onment for having suspicious possession
of 100 rifles and 600 cordite cartridges.
No Gums Mt Pretoria.
London, April 2O.-A dispatch to the
Daily News from Cape Town says:
"a gentleman just arrived from the
Transvaal assured me that not a single
GUN remains in the Pretoria forts"
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-27
IN THE QUEENS DOMAIN.

Sixteen cooperative bakeries in Scot,
land have a capital of over S35O.O00 and
u business of over S 5000. 600 n year.
Among the Mohammedans OF Cal
cutta the infant mortality reaches the
enormous figure of 634.5 per 1000
births.
Over four hundredweight of sealing
wax per month is used by the Great
Seal, of which the lord chancellor Of
England is the official custodian.
The annual report for 1898 Of the in
spector of lunatics in Ireland shows 4
total of 2O.3O4 patients under official
cognizance. Of these. 1882 were males
and 9.7S2 were females.
In Southampton, England. an old
church minute-book is said to contain
this remarkable entry: This year Mr..
and Mrs. - were removed by Divine
Providence to London. This church
did not suffer by their removal"
To guard against insists the English
army clothing stores make the uni
forms in no less than sc different sizes.
The store at present employ over LOGO
women making khaki uniforms. Khaki
is a dyed cotton, but what it is dyed
with the government officials them
selves do not know. The firm that dis
covered it keeps the secret very much
to itself.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-27
THE WORLD AROUND.

London is to spend. s15.ocO.cCo Oh
rey drainage works.
Coal mining is one OF The latest
Australian mineral Industries.
. Trees and shrubs are being planted
along the Suez canal. to Keep thsc sand
from drifting.
Partisan. authorities IRE trying to
devise regulations for automobile traf-
fc which will be fair to all parties
concerned.
Gorgcnzola cheese is Italian. and is
made from goats milk. 1t m from
near Milan. and needs to ripen w OF
three years.
In Toxic there are seven crematories
and the cost of cremation is so low
that several of the old-style undertake
ers have been forced put of business.
The town OF Kos, the capital Of the
small Turkish island of that name
lying off the coast of Asia Minor. pos
sesses the oldest tree in the world.
Near Tangier n native. who stole n
donkey worth SI25, was taken before
the chief of the Quar-. and as punish
ment he was tied to n tree while his
eyes were burned out with q redhot
iicn.
Russia is devising more liberal in
ducements for European peasants to
settle in various parts of the empire
in Asia. Approved parties of peasants
possessing a capital of from SlO0 to
$500 are to receive transportation free
and grants of land, tax free. for 20
veor
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-27
AS LEGALLY DECIDED.

State %:axation of copyrights is held,
in People ex rel. a. j. johnson com.
pany ". Roberts (N. ". IS L. r. A.
126. to be invalid on the ground that
copyrights. like patents. are protected
~therefror: by federal law.
An ordinance imposing q license tax
on occupations is held. in Laurens vs..
Elmore Is. c.. As L. Il. A. 249, to be
invalid as against n person selling pic
ture frames. when lie sells them only
III pictures made in another state pur.
suant to orders heretofore goven.
Inherent power of courts created by
the constitution to enforce respect
and Obedience by furnishing contempt
without a jury trial is held. in Carter
vs.. Com. (Va.). IS l.. II. A. 80. to be
beyond the power of the legislature to
take away.
y surety who has paid n Judgment
against himself and his cosmetics on
account of the principals 'debtsis held.
in Merchants national bank VS. Great
Falls Opera House company tMont.l,
IS l.. Il. A. 2s5. to be entitled to an
assignment of il as a basis for enforc-
ing contribution from his cosureties.
Contract to repurchase stock lat the
end of two years" If the holder so de-
sires. is held. in La Dow VS.. T.. Bemeut
& Sons (Mfch.). ~ l.. r. 4. 479. to give
Il reasonable time for notice on the
expiration of the contract. and such
notice is not required on the first day
after the expiration.
Power of a state court OF. equity &c
entertain a bill to set aside Il juGg-
ment obtained by fraud in n federal
court is sustained in Wonderly VS.. La
fayette county (Mo-). IS L. r. A. $50,
where the claim was that the jurisdic-
tion of the federal III was fraudu-
lently invoked by false representation
as to the CITIZENSHIP, Of the parties.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-27
Early Routes to the Yukon.

1t was the packers, the owners of the
Lo1se trains, who made the first trail,
for the gold seekers mad no time to
Join in any good road movement"
but the packers organized, instituted
compulsory service, and by the spring
OF 1898 had succeeded IN opening a
fair bride path, making this trail from
this time on essentially a horse trail,
and thus scoring a second triumph
over Dyea. The horses between Skag-
way and Bennett each carried $50
pounds, besides feed for the round
trip Of four days. Six or seven horses
or mules made a string under the care
of one man, the driver riding on an ex-
TIL animal, sometimes in front, often
behind Rates for packing fell to 20
and then t O IL cents a pound and for
tunes were made, and squandered, in
the business. Six horses carry 1,5uU
pounds of net freight and earn gross
$50 to $500. Expenses for a round
trip were $40 in wages, $12 hotel bills,
ST. for horse feed, $40 wear and tear
and SIS toll, making a total of SIP.
Some packers who had 40 to fifty
horses on a trail put in their own
boarding camps, thus reducing ex.
penses and the most energetic and
successful and reliable earned for sew.
eral months over $1,000 \ day net on
an investment of $4,000 to $4,000. One
energetic man interviewed the arriv-
ing klondikers at Seattle, contracted
to deliver their freight at Bennett, re-
quired a part payment in cash, used
the cash to buy his horses and pack
saddles, and went north on the same
steamers with his customers, and full.
filled his contract.-Harrison Emerson,
In The Engineering Magazine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-27
Facts
For Sick
Women

Hrsf-he medicine that
holds the record for the
largest number of ahs0-
lutte Cures Of female fills
Is Lydia z. Pfnkhan1's
Vegetable Compound.
Sec0nd-Mrs. Plnkkians
can SHOW by her letter
files In Lynn that q mill
Eon women have been
restored to health by her
medicine and advice.
to Mrs.
Psnkhan, are received,
cpceea, read and an
swered by women only,
This fact Is certified to by
the mayer and P0shnsas-
ter OF lynn and others Of
Hrs, Pxnkfiassscs own 0ffys
Write for free book COM
faA:sing these certificates
Every alllng woman Is
Invited to write to Mrs.
Pinkhas,s and got her ad-
Woe free Of charge.
Lydia e. Pantham Med Co, Lynn, Ma
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1900-01-27
BITS FROM SOUTH AMERICA

The great national games of Vene-
zuela are chess and checkers.
The condor of Chill is now seldom
seen except in the southern ranges of
the Andes. where the population is
sparse. Some years ago the congress
of Chilli passed an act declaring the
national bird a public nuisance and Of
fering a bounty of five dollars for every
condor killed. This reduced the num-
Der rapidly.
The principal towns in Bolivia are La
Paz, with $1,000 Inhabitants; Oruro.
with $4,000; Cochabamba, with 2 5000;
Sucre. with $4,000; Potosi. with 5000;
Tarija, with 1000, and Santa Cruz with
q population Of between 5000 and 5000.
The use Of cigarettes is steadily on the
increase in that country, though there
IL a considerable falling OF in the con-
sumption Of thelower grades of goods.