The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-06-16
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
A Complete Review of the EvenAs for
the Past Week In This and For
-eign Lands-ssmmari.ed Fros the
Latest Dispatches.

FllayiOg on the cars, Iell uuueI the "ucelo
and was instantly killed.
The plan of Gomez 10 amalgamate party
organizations in Cuba is not meeting with
favor
The Chicago India famine renef COM
mittee received the following cablegram
from Lady Curzon, vicerine of India.
George c. Perry of Dubuque, 'owa. has
been appointed United States marshal for
Alaska. He was several times chairman
of the congressional committee.
''Simla.-India Famine Committee, Chi
.eago: Your generous contribution of
$4,000 gratefully received. Could not be
more opportune. MARY CURZON."
The lumber plant at st. Ettienne Du
Sagunay belonging to Prince Bros & Co.
of Quebec was destroyed by fire recently
The loss will reach 100000. Forty fam
lilies are homeless as result of the con-
fagration, and it is believed several per-
ished in the flames.
The democratic state convention of New
York elected these delegates at large to
the national democratic convention: David
B. Hill, Richard Croker, Edward r.
Murphy and August Van Wyck. Alter
mates: Frank Campbell, Jacob Rupert,
Jr., c. Morgan Sanford and James Shev-
lin. Electors at large; Frederick Cook
of Rochester and Robert c. Titus of Buff
1alO. The platform adopted contains no
reaffirmation of the Chicago platform of
1896, but a declaration that the party in
the state will support the platform OF the
Kansas City convention.
Fitzsimmons has finally concluded to
meet Jeffries on the stiff terms imposed
by the champion, and the two may be
seen in the ring together before the Hor-
ton law ceases to exist.
Eight cases of plague have appeared at
Rio Janeiro recently.
The South Atlantic squadron, under the
command of Rear Admiral Schley, has
been ordered to sail for Montevideo.
Governor Stephens of Missouri has re-
-ceived letter from st. Louis, signed K.
'Evermore, saying if he did not call out the
militia in a few days he would be shot
Reports have been received that the
town of Virginia, in the Mesaba iron range
an Minnesota, has been entirely destroyed
by fire. The business portion of the town
consisted of eight blocks of substantial
brick buildings.
A horrible accident occurred at Sprague
Wash. John Mcdonald, a respected farm
-er, drove across the Northern Pacific track
near the town in front of an on-coming
train. The train struck the wagon and
Mcdonald was instantly killed.
The Connecticut state democratic con
vention has adopted a platform naming
William j. Bryan as its candidate for
president and instructing delegates to vote
for him. 1t also pledges support to the
platform of the Kansas City convention.
The Record says: Two million dellars
it is said, will be used to promote the beet
sugar industry in the Kankakee valley
OF that amount, over two-thirds will be
subscribed by Chicago capitalists, who
will control and dictate the company
policy.
Captain Frank F. Crenshaw, with AZ
men of the Twenty-eighth infantry, while
scouting near Taal, was led into an ambush
by guide. Captain Crenshaw was badly
wounded in the head and one private wa
wounded. The ambushers were scattered
leaving 10 dead and three wounded on tn
field. Captain Flint, while scouting fiv
eAlllcS east VI DldlllehdDdlO, Dudcdu prov
lnce, had slight brush with the enemy
Captain Flint and two privates wer
wounded.
a terrible accident occurred near tn
stock bridge on the Oneida Indian reserva
ton, near Green Bay Wis, which results
IN the killing of eight men and one chile
According to the story brought in from tn
reservation, a woman went out into a var
where several children were playing
caught chicken and chopped off its hea
with an AK. She left the ak lying on tn
ground. Immediately on her return to tn
house one of the children suggested tina
they play chicken and proceeded to carr
out the proposal A child was seized an
its head placed on the block and hacke
of. A number of men were engaged on
derrick in the yard, raising heavy timber
in the erection of barn. When they NJ
ticed that the child was being beheade
they became panic-stricken, and in the col
fusion the heavy timber which was bein
raised fell with an awful crash, KILN
eight men.
The last congress made approprii
1fions of over $57S, 100000.
Admiral Dewey received a remarl
able ovation at Detroit last week.
Gen. Pho del Pillar, the Filipino lea
-er. has been captured near Manila.
Capt. Henry T. Blake, commandin
the revenue cutter Galveston, died {
ST. Mary's Infirmary, Galveston, Tex.
George Schreiner of Dubuque. low