The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-31
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-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

eastern and southern states.
Two men went insane at Des Moines re-
Gently on account of the heat.
United States Consul Fee at Bombay
reports to the state department that choi-
era is raging there.
The Lokal Anzeiger announces the en-
gagement of Queen Wilhelmina to Prince
Frederick Adolf of Mecklenburgh-Schwer-
Elm.
In a freight train collision at Kensico,
n. Y, recently seven persons were killed
and others are missing.
The population of Philadelphia, ac-
cording to the count just completed, at
the census Office, is l,293,6y7.
Gus Knab was instantly killed at Taco
ma recently by being hit by an engine on
the Northern Pacific tracks.
Fire in the immense elevator of the
American Cereal company at Akron, o.,
damaged the plant $4,000. A hundred
and fifty thousand bushels of grain were
ruined.
Mrs. A. Swanson, a victim of the
Fourth of July street car accident at
Tacoma, died from the result of her IN
iuries. This makes "A deaths as the re-
suit of the wreck.
The steamship Tees brings news from
Ketchikan tnat united States Marshal
Hasey shot and killed Dan Dobinson,
cannery boss, there on August 10 while
the latter was resisting arrest.
1t is reported Robert Fitzimmons has
been offered 100000 by a Canadian of
high standing financially to lose his fight
with Sharkey, and that Fitzimmons
treated the suggestion with contempt.
Secretary Wilson has received a cable
gram from Professor Dodge, United States
director of agriculture for the Paris expo
sition, announcing the award of medals
for exhibits of the various branches OF
the agricultural department.
Wheat, United Suates and Canada, east
OF the Rockies increased 700 900 bush
els; afost for and in Europe increased
100000 bushels: total supply increased p
1900.
Oats, United States and Canada east of
the Rockies increased 1887 900 bushels
The combined stock of wheat at Portland
Oregon, Seattle and Tacoma increased 62,-
co.. bushels last week.
The construction of the isthmian canal
was vigorously denounced recently at Chi
cago at a banquet given by the associa-
ton of Merchants and Travellers by j.
c. Stubs, vice president of the Southern
Pacific railroad.
1t was announced at democratic head
quarters that William j. Bryan would be
III Chicago Labor day after all, and
speak at the picnic to be held in connec-
ton with the Labor day celebration.
A wreck at Maxwell, on the Clinch
valley division of the Norfolk & Western
occurred recently, resulting in the death
of two trainmen and the wounding of
seven others.
Charles f. Wheeless, a merchant of
Grand Gulf, near Port Gibson, recently
shot and killed w. G. Williams, a fisher
man, and the seven-year-old son of Viii
liams, and mortally wounded negro boy.
The two last named were bystanders.
Williams leaves a large family Wheel
ess says the shooting was done to protect
his honor.
From an authoritative source 1t
is learned that w. A. Clark,
the wealthy mine owner of Mon
tana, has purchased a half inter
est in the Los Angeles Terminal Railway
company. 1t is stated the owners of the
Terminal company will begin an extern
sion to San Bernardino and thence to
Salt Lake City.
A forest fire igniting the timbering in
the airshaft of the Issaquah coal mine,
on the line of the Seattle & Internation-
al railway in the eastern part of King
county, occasiOned the death of five miners
who were engaged in the more distant
underground workings. Most all were
Italians
An order has been issued at Washing
ton directing the movements of Compa.
MES b and NJ, Twenty-fourth infantry al
Spokane, to the division of the Philip
pines. The companies will be relieved by
detachment of troop f, Sixth cavalry
The companies will sail from San Fran
cisco October /.
AT OXnard, in entura county, Cal
nearly 600 men, women and children wit
messed one of the most bloody and ex
citing fights since the days of bear anc
bull fighting. The contestants were an
immense and ferocious lynx and bull
terrier They foug.. a desperate anC
pitched battle to a finish, the dog win
ming.
C. b. Wantland, general land agent o.
the Union Pacific railroad, estimates the
damage, present and prospective, caused
by the forest fires now burning in Col