The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-02-24


much damage in all sections of the cuun
try.
The recent storms caused much damage
Rivers were swollen and traffic suspended
in New England.
Independent Brotherhood of Building
Laborers of Chicago declares itself and
will stand by the trades council.
Recently ex-Alderman Richard Kennon,
John M. Cordell, a miner, and William
Kelly, fisherman, left Nanaimo to shoot
ducks and all were drowned.
Robert Fitzsimmons has deposited a
$4,000 forfeit to bind another match with
James JefTries, and issued an open chal-
lenge to meet any fighter in the world.
Webster Davis, United States assistant
secretary of the interior, has arrived at
Lorenzo Marquee from Pretoria and sails
on the steamer Kanzeler via Naples on his
way home.
Charles Burlinghoff was killed in q sa-
loon row at White Bird, near Lewiston,
Idaho, by Henry Ray. The men had quar-
relied over an old lawsuit, Burlington at
tackled Ray with chair, when the latter
fired. Coroner's jury returned verdict
generating Ray.
Tricks row with Carnegie gives away
secrets of millionaires. They made gigan-
tic profits. Last year the Carnegie Steel
Company actually made $2l, 100000 and
will be double that this year. Mr.. Car
negie said that he could sell the concern
in London for half a billion.
The National Woman's Suffragist AS
ISOLATION has elected Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait of New York president for the ensu-
ing year, to succeed Susan B. Anthony,
who declined reelection.
The British commissioners, Middle and
Sutherland, who had been engaged in the
demarkation of the Burmah Chinese boun-
dairy have been murdered in the MOng
hem district. Consul Litter was wounded
but escaped.
The long talkedof combination on the
steel sheet mills of the country has been
formed at meeting in Pittsburg. Twen-
ty-five concerns out of 20 were represent
ed. The capital stock was fixed at 952,-
100000. None of the stock will be plac-
ed on the market, the milliOnaires taxing
it all.
After a heated debate. the resolutions
committee of the antitrust conference in
Chicago last Tuesday decided to report in
favor of government ownership of rail
roads, and for their seizure on payment
of actual value, and without payment for
'wat<red stock or other fictitious values"
The financial bill is bad and some think
the money trust is the root, and otl ers
believe it is the tariff
Tho San Francisco board of police COM
oil ID
van, Jr., chief of police of that city, to
succeNd l. w. Lees resigned. Mr.. Sullivan
Is the private secretary of Mayor Phelan
Forty-six Cinnamon ordered deported
by the federal authorities, left st. Paul,
Mimi, over the Northern Pacific. They
are accompanied by United States
Marshal Haggerty and a dozen depu.
ties.
A mob of rioters at Riviere, Salee, re-
fused to hear Senator Knight, who is fav-
orably disposed towards their cause. AT
midnight the plantations of La Cocolle and
Champigny were set fire to. News has
been received from Paris announcing that
the garrison is to be reinforced and that
the French cruiser Sachet is on her way
here.
The American ship Sea Witch, Cap
tain Howes, from Wallaroo, Decembe
3, has arrived at Lorenzo Marquee will
500 tons of -four. She evaded the Brit
ish warships until within the three
mile limit.
The late Robert Bonners mare Sumo
was sold at auction in New York T.
John H. Shultz of Brooklyn for $4,000
Mr.. Bonner paid SAL 900 for the anima
which was California bred, before sh
made her worlds record.
One of the train robbers who he'll
up the N. M. &. A. T. train at Fail
bank recently was found in a dyin
condition at Sycamore Springs. min
miles from Tombstone, Arizona. TIL
robbers name is John Dunlap.
MolineauX has been sentenced to di
at Sing Sing late in the month O
March. He has given notice of an al
peal. The condemned man has mad
a statement claiming the yellow joul
mails had bounded him to death.
Choynski beat Maher recently. II
had the Irishman staggering in tn
sixth round. It was a battle betwee
heavyweights before 5000 spectators 1
Chicago armory. The Californian jol
ed continually with his left and too
no chances.
Three Massachusetts, soldiers of tn
Twenty-Sixth regiment, u. S. ", hav
been forturad m daath hy ipcur1a,,@ .,