The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-04-28
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-TaISen From the
Latest Dispatches.

A telegram to the war department says
the transport Sumner has arrived at
Malta.
Chief of Police Main of Silverton, B. G.,
was hacked to death by Cinnamon re-
gently.
The governor of Puerto Rico will be in
sugurated with great pomp and ceremony
on Manila day.
Justice Gordon of the state of Washing
ton to resign and Hon. William I'll. White
will step into the place
Hon. Sullivan NJ. Cutcheon, ex-speaker
of the Michigan house of representatives,
and prominent in local business circles, is
dead.
Orders have been given to turn the
transports Tartar and Westminster over
to their owners, as the government no
longer has any need for their services.
The president has announced the reser-
walton of about $4,000 acres of public land
located at the mouth of Mission creek at
Eagle City, Alaska, for military purposes.
A boat on board of which were 20 mem
bers of the Catholic Students Association,
while crossing the River Rhine from Bin
zen to Rudesheim, was capsized and Is oil
its occupants were drowned
George S. Taylor, known throughout the
state of Washington as "Uncle George
Taylor" was suddenly killed recently by
falling from high cliff on the Nile, sew
eral miles from North Yakima.
Harry B. Wandell, city editor of the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat, and his sister, Mrs.
Adam West, have learned through dis
patch from Albany, N. Y, that they were
heirs to fortune estimated at $l0,OOO,OOO
TO $40, 1000 left by Rousler Wandell, a
hermit of that city. Most of the property
is said to be in the Canary islands.
News received from Colombia says that
two big battles have been fought at Ma
tamunda and Pradera, where the rebel
forces under Generals Ross, lbez and Cafe
sedo were completely routed, large num-
Der being killed, wounded or taken prls-
oners. The Colombian government has sent
5000 additional troops north. Peace is re-
ported TO be completely restored in the
department of Magdalena.
Ex-President Harrison will preside over
the Ecumenical Council, which opens IN
New York. General Harrison will deliv-
er the opening address, but his private
secretary said Mr.. Harrison would not dis
cuss in his address the proposed change
in the Presbyterian creed, but would con-
fine himself to tho general work OF the
council. General Harrison declined to eX-
press his views upon the creed question
Robert Ain Mowbray Stevenson, the
artist, of London, is dead.
England is watching negotions between
United States and Turkey.
A large order of automobiles has been
shipped by Chicago firm to Hawaii.
William Booth, the pioneer race horse
raiser of California, is dead at the age
Of 10.
The Hawaiian trade is growing as the
imports and exports totaled nearly forty
millions.
The Presbyterian ministers of New
York express themselves in favor OF !
change in the creed.
Many of the most peaceful of striking
Italians are leaving CrotOn Landing tC
seek work elsewhere.
William A. Clark of Montana has beer
elected to the board of directors of thu
Trust Company of America.
On account of dissensions among 1t
members the ministerial council at Madri'
has been displaced by a new one.
At the Jefferson day banquet of tn
Democratic Club in Brooklyn letter o
regret from Ex-Governor Boies of low
was read.
The trial of W. w. Anderson, the at
torney who shot Tammen and Bonfiels
proprietors of the Denver Post last Jan
uary, has begun in Denver.
The Swedish riksdag has voted 10000
kroner for ammunition and rifles, $1,000,
600 for new field artillery, $1,000 TO
volunteer rifle associations, and ha
agreed to increase the new naval con
structions for 1901 to l,725,OOO kroner.
Indictments were returned by the CRANE
jury at Frankfort, KY, against John "
David and Green Golden as accessories Il
the murder of Governor Goebel.
John G. Carlisle, former secretary of tn
treasury, says that he had been asked b,
Governor Taylor's counsel to appear 70
him in the United States supreme couT
in the Kentucky appeal, but he had De
slined to do so because he was too busil,
occupied with other matters.
A row among the delegates to the re
publican convention started before tina
body had been called TO order in Mont
gomery, Ala After scene of great eS
eIoement, accompanied by some shooting
in which one man was seriously hurt, tn
governor cleared both factions out Of tn
state house building and grounds.