The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-14
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-TnISen From the
Latest Dispatches.

"a Newark, IN. J.S hIm Is ab PieSehN
working night and day filling orders for
100000 campaign buttons.
The relatives of Consul General Convey
at Yokohama, formerly of olympia, Wash,
have been notified of the death of that
gentleman at Yokohama.
At the thirty second convocation of the
University Of Chicago, A. A. Strong, mas
ter of maroon athletics, was promoted to
full professorship in physical culture and
athletics.
r. l.. johnson, well known merchant
of Arrow Head and Thompson's Landing
b. c., disappeared from Arrow Head on
March 81, and is supposed to have been
drowned.
The Illinois Brick Company of Chicago.
the brick combine of that city, has filed
with the secretary of state certificate OF
increase of capital stock from $4,000 to
$9,0O0,000
The employing plasterers at Minneapo-
lis have locked their men out pending the
settlement of their dispute as to hours.
The carpenters have asked for an advance
from rs to 80 IL cents an hour.
Judge Shiras of the federal court at Du
buque, Iowa, has rendered an opinion hold
ing that arson includes the buring of a
store building as well as house. The
point was never before decided by fed
eral court.
David j. Staples, pioneer of California
and for 33 years president of the Fire
mans Fund Insurance company, is dead,
aged rs. In 1860 he was a delegate to the
national convention that nominated Lin
eoln for president.
Robert Fitzsimmons and Gus Rubin
have signed articles to meet in 25-round
contest before the Westminster Athletic
club at Tuckahoe on June 2, cor the first
day thereafter when pictures may be
taken successfully"
One hundred and fifty masked men blew
up two bridges and burned two toll houses
on the Logansport and Burlington, Indi-
ana, pike at midnight. The road is the
only pike in the county and protests have
been directed against the high ton and
the alleged bad condition of the pike.
Mrs. Creech of Butte gave up her life
in the attempt to save her husband, who
was attacked by an unknown assassin
who twice snapped his pistol at Butte
saloonkeeper when Mrs. Creech threw her
self in front in time to receive the only
shot fired.
Admiral Dewey will not refuse if nomi-
mated for the presidency of the United
States. The New York World says the
hero of Manila bay has authorized 1t to
announce that he is in a position to en-
terrain proposals, after studying the sub
ject. 1t has developed that the announce
ment of Admiral Dewey's candidacy i:
part of a well laid plan of eastern demo
Gratis to head off Bryan's nomination.
Commissioner General Peck has sug
gested to Secretary Hay the ACCESSIBILITY
of excluding the American dependencies
from participation in the American ex
hibit at the Paris exposition. Mr.. Peel
bases the exclusion upon the prospective
delay in the installation of exhibits from
these several islands, and in the case o
Hawaii and the Philippines, intimate
that fear of the bubonic plague ma.
cause the French government some un
easiness 1t is likely that the depart
ment will concur in Mr.. Peck's suggestion
Scott Mcdonald, the wealthy mine own
sr of Spokane, is dead.
Germany is excited over alleged insult
to one of her consuls at East London.
The Russia-Japan war cloud is GROWN
larger and both sides are getting ready
The disturbances are getting serious i
Colombia and there is rioting at Panam'
A damaging storm at Denver, Col
stopped street cars on many OF the cit
lines.
II. D. Bates of st. Thomas, Ontario, wo
the trophy of the grand American hand
zap.
The jury in the case against Olga Netl
srsole and others in New York, accuse
of maintaining a nuisance in performin
the play "Sapho," has returned a verde
of not guilty.
John Collins, the Seattle bank robbie
who was in charge of Deputy Sheriff Nj
Leod and Brown, entered Pullman c.
toilet room near Union Creek, Ore, CT
the bell cord and jumped off the trai
shackled. The train had run three mill
before the guards could signal to sto
They returned to Union Creek and ca
tured Collins under the section house.
John Finnegan lasted Sc seconds
a recent fight with Jeffries at Detroi
San Francisco laborers have aske
congress for an exclusion act again
the Japs.
Ernesta Baldanza, the tenor, who
years ago sang with Patti in leadir
roles, is dead.
There is rioting in Puerto Rico