The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-07-28
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
4 Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This and For
eirn Lands-Tsken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

have rendered their services 10 inc gov
eminent in case they are needed in the
Chinese war;
There will be no further Withdrawals
OF troops from the Philippines for service
in China; that is the policy determined
upon and it will be adhered to.
The war department has received a
cablegram from General MacArthur, say |
ing that Colonel Liscum's body was bur
led at Tong Ku on the 18th instant.
Further news from Colombia is to the
effect that up to July - Panama was
still held by the government. The rebels
in the vicinity were expected to begin
operations soon.
Thomas Cahill, western representative
of the Cosmopolitan, was killed in the fire
that destroyed the Vremyer broom-corn
works at Chicago. Firemen searching the
ruins came across his mangled and char
red remains. The portion of the building
he was sleeping in was caught by the
blaze and fell into the ruins OF the ware
house.
The principal news from Dawson is that
a dozen cases of smallpox have broken out
Gently at Nome and people are supposed
to have carried the infection from the
+ beach fields to Dawson.
The steamer Clutch has arrived from
Skagway, bringing the largest gold
: shipment received at Vancouver this sea-
son from the north. There were 100000
in gold dust on board, besides a large
4 amount in drafts. The majority of the 20
f passengers brought large packages Of
gold. some of more weight than one could
e carry off the boat unaided. There were no
a very wealthy winners of the yellow metal,
but there was a fair distribution.
At Cayuse station, on the main line OF
the 0. r. & N, the west bound Portland
: Chicago fast passenger train crashed into
the rear end of freight train which was
standing on the track at the station. A
a light engine was also at the rear OF the
freight train and was crushed into the ca
boose. Both engines, the caboose and three
- cars were badly wrecked. Engineer Math
enson and Fireman William Guion OF the
# passenger train and Brakeman Sanders
o. were slightly injured No passengers
+ were badly hurt.
in An amalgamation of the American Fed
70 Grafton of Labor and the Western FEEDER
v alton of Labor is proposed.
" After a bitter contest the Idaho stat
N democratic convention voted to seat tn
no Woods, or ani-Steunenberg delegation iron
Shoshone county by vote OF l22 to lit
n Major John G. Caperton of Louisville
-. one of the wealthiest and most prominen
men of kentucky, died in Chicago of heal
rs failure. Major Caperton made his star
IN in life in California and was the first mayo
l. OF San Francisco. The body was toda
90 sent to Louisville.
"a The government depot in Jeffersonvill
d. Ind, has received orders from Washingto
to begin making 10000 flannel blouse
III. and 100000 pairs of drawers This is
on anticipation of operations in China and
on clothe the soldiers in the Philippines fC
rts the changing seasons.
The commission of Brigadier General 1
ID r. Chaffee as major general OF the Chimes
he expeditionary forces has been made out I
of the war department and sent to the VIII
as house for the presidents signature. Cab
is. notice of the appointment will meet Ge
+ >, eral Chaffee on his arrival at Nagasali.
A great forest fire is raging on the lan'
of the American River Land & Lumb
an company, II miles north of Placervill
r Cal. Should the fire continue it will e
r tail loss running into the millions.
rec addition to many houses and Is miles
-ht railroad, over l2O00,000 feet of logs a
roe living out and barked in the woods awa
ing a drive.
est The pest house at Nome is full and owe
led flowing with patients afflicted with sma
ich pox and the government officials a
ed. erecting two other large structures, o
les, of which, with adjuncts, will cover
vas acre of ground. The disease has spre
= a rapidly and lots of cases are for the prese
quarantined in the tents in which tn
of were discovered.
ain Judge Lacombe of the United States C
eat cult court, New York, rendered a decisi
md in the case of Charles F. w. Nicely, cha
re- ed with having defrauded the postoff
are department in Cuba, in which he declal
less that the mere presentation OF an indi
ment can not be held sufficient for Neel
extradition and that further testimony v
be heard when the case comes up on u
eral %.
esi- Executors of the will of George M. Pl
be- man have turned over to the board of
ar rectors of the free school of manual ira
lav- ing 81 100000, the amount decreed
lem building that institution and to carry il
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