The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-23
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
A Complete Review of the Events OF
the Past Week in This and For
cign Lands-summarize From the
Latest Dispatches.

Jim Jeflries and Tom Sharkey have a
match arranged to take place some time
in May.
The report of the dead letter office
shows that over seventy mIllon packages
were received during the year.
A sensational murder occurred in Vic
toria, b. c., when Thomas Connell shot
and killed William Ashley, prosperous
gardener.
Holland has expressed willingness to
purchase ON behalf of Mr.. Kruger for the
eNiled Beers a portion OF German SCUM
west Africa.
p1gnl disease threatens the life of
Senator Davis of Minnesota, who has been
struggling against pain and discomfort OF
a wounded foot for weeks.
f. W. Nalile, director general of the
posts of the Philippine islands, in his am
nual report to the postmaster general
shows a surplus of Sl9,6s2 to the credit OF
the Philippine postal service.
/ At Yokohama the chief sensation of the
week has been the attack by a lunatic
upon the carriage of the empress as the
latter was being escorted through the
streets of Toxic.
Thirteen insane soldiers from the Phil
ippines, who had been confined in the
Preside hospital, have been sent to the
government asylum at Washington, d. q.
len more insane men will soon arrive on
the transport Logan.
Joseph H. Choate, United States am
bassador to Great Britain, delivered the
inaugural lecture at the Philosophical In
: her divorce.
stitution of Edinburgh, taking as his
theme THE Career and Character OF
Abraham Lincoln"
Kid Broad of Cleveland stayed six
rounds with Terry McGoyern at latter
sails in Chicago, and although McGoven
had the fight well in hand at all stages,
he never had an opponent who came back
at him with more vigor
. William L. Strong & Co., wholesale cry
goods merchants, for whom a receiver was
appointed in New York. have a branch
house in Philadelphia, at which large
business is transacted. Attorneys have Sc
cured IA attachments against the firm.
In Shanghai it is asserted that the EN-
press dowager has appointed Sir Robert
Hart, director of Chinese imperial customs,
to arrange the indemnity question with
the powers. An imperial edict appoints Ii
Hung Chang to replace General Yung Lu
as generalissimo of the imperial army.
4 streetcar collision in which Lawrence
NJ eau, motorman, was seriously injured
and the passengers badly shaken up oc-
cured in Seattle. The passenger car
crashed into a freightcar in heavy fog.
Gau's leg was broken and the cars par
TALLY wrecked.
Fire recently in the Detroit Bridge &
Iron Works did between $4,000 and S75,-
900 damage. Five hundred men are
thrown out of employment. The loss is
covered by Insurance. Repairs will begin
Immediately and the works started again
as soon as possible.
Colonel Russell B. Harrison, inspector
general, L. S. A., has been honorab.y dis
charged from the service of the United
States, to take effect December l next, his
= services being no longer required. Colonel
Harrison is a son of eXPresident Harrison
and has served in the volunteer establish
ment since the outbreak of the Spanish
war.
Dr. Edward Ross, head professor in thu
department of economies and sociology a
stanford university, has rendered mis- resig
{ nation. Professor Ross intimated that h
, has been forceu out of his position on ac
count of opinions he has expressed in pub
lie addresses. President Jordan says tn
retiring professor is without peer il
America as teacher of social science.
The funeral of the late Marcus DAILY 0
!, Montana took place Thursday from St
I Patrick's cathedral in New York city. Tn
; family and a few of the most intimat
friends of Mr.. Daily accompanied the bod
u to Greenwood cemetery, where it wa
u placed in John w. Mackay's mausoleun
, Later a plot will be purchased in Green
wood and the body will be inferred there
Gus Rubin has signed the articles {
" the agreement for a match with Jane
= J. Jeffries.
Strong failure at New York not S
bad, as estimates of six millions al
out of bounds Of reason.
Santiago 0rtez was hanged at Yumi
Ariz. At Harrisburg, August II, Orte
I W. % Phy eth oiN SUI
l. keeper, and robbed him of his money
During the cool weather last wee
/ the yellow fever situation improved e
Havana. Sixty-five cases are now III
= der treatment, including seven Amer
cans.
At Phoenix, Ariz., William and Tho
Halderman were hanged in Tombston
: Jail for the murder of Ted Moore. Bot