The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-08-24

has sailed from Gravesend for Belfast.
An American consular officer has
gone from Lorenzo Marques to Nooitge-
dacht to distribute money to the Brit
ish prisoners there, each of whom re-
ceives "a.
The battle between Fitzsimmons and
Sharkey at Coney Island will be decid-
ed on Saturday night, August %. in
stead of Friday, August "a, as was
originally intended.
1t is officially announced, according
to the Petit Blue, that the car will
visit Paris. arriving at Cherbourg Sep
temper IA, reaching Paris the next day
and remaining there five or six days.
One man lost his life and three were
injured in a fire at Chicago recently,
which destroyed the building at 1880
Des PLANES street. The dead: Edward
Grace, burned while asleep in the build
ing.
Cyrus Field Adams, a colored editor,
linguist and orator, and Bishop Ar
mott of Ohio, also colored, have been
appointed by Chairman Hanna mem
bers of the advisory committee of the
republican national committee.
The Canadian Pacific. has decided to
grant schedules to the allied mechanics
and boiler makers and recognize them
as body. Both officials and men ex-
press confidence that the strike will be
settled soon.
The total wheat crop of Oregon,
Washington and Idaho for 1900 is now
estimated at from 100000 to 35,0OO,-
600 bushels. This is a reduction of
about 100000 bushel from the earlier
estimates. The wheat is said to be of
a very fine quality.
In regard to the rumors- that japan
was about to raise a war loan in the
United States, Mr.. Uchida, consul of
Japan in this city, said: 81 am in a
position to state that our government
has no intention at present to float any
loan in connection with the war in
China"
Sir Henry Simpson, veterinary sur
geon to the queen and former president
of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur
geons, has been found drowned at
Datchet, Buckinghamshire, where he
owned the South Sea estate. He was
born in 1912 and was at one time mayor
OF Windsor.
Two steamships have arrived from
Nome. The Roanoke with 200 passen-
gers was treasure ship in every sense
of the word, she having en- board 49,
100000 in gold and a cargo of furs
valued at $1,000,000. The gold was
most all from Dawson, having been
shipped down the Yukon to st. Mich
aels.
The preliminary contests in the ex-
hibition of fire apparatus came off re-
Gently at Cincennes, Paris, some 5000
fremen, representing all the nations,
participating. The American repre-
sentative, Chief Geo. c. Hale of Kansas
City, and the men of the Kansas City
fire brigade, caused great wonderment
by their quick Harvesting and running,
together with their method of life-sav-
ing. They received an ovation and by
common consent were assigned the first
place.
Captain Oberlin M. Carter, serving a
sentence in the federal penitentiary for
defrauding the government on south
ern contracts, was visited at Leaven-
worth by DR.. Carter of Chicago, his
brother, and L. d. Carter of Oakland,
ILL.,, an uncle. After conference Car
ter's relatives are quoted as saying
they have strong hopes of securing
pardon for the captain.
One of the largest combinations of
capital ever effected on the Pacific coast
is about to go into operation. All tele-
phone companies in California, Oregon,
Washington, Nevada, Idaho and Ari-
IONA have been consolidated under one
gigantic corporation called the Pacific
States Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany which has franchise granted in
Oregon, and which will have its head
quarters in Portland.