The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-25
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
Latest Dispatches.


Lead Pencil factory, Is dead.
Adiutant General Corbin has received al
curiosity from the Philippines in the
shape of the flag of the sultan of Sulu.
William Hagerdon of Tacoma and l..
Candy of Brockton, Mass, are reported
missing on the Yukon trail from Dawson.
Mr.. Kruger is undecided whether to
visit America. He will do so if assured
that President Mckinley will receive him
officially as president of the Transvaal.
Yuan Shi Kai, governor of the province
of Shan tung, has been ordered to pro-
coed to Pellin to assist in the peace nego-
tiations, but it is expected here he will
decline to go.
Cornelius i. Alvord Jr., the defaulting
teller of the First National bank of New
York, has been sentenced to ID years inn
prisonment. The amount of his defalca-
ton was 100000.
The foreign wheat shipments from Ia
coma for the first two weeks in January
aggregate l,222,s46 bushels, valued at
$G74,66l. This exceeds the shipments dur
ing any one month in 1900.
The labor market statistics of Germany
for December, 1900, show a considerable
deterioration. There were 1852 persons de-
manding work to every 100 positions, as
against l24 persons in December. 1899
At Glasgow the keel of Shamrock H.,
challenger for the America cup, was run
while Denny's yard was closed on New
Years day. Since then score of the
side frames have been set up to port and
starboard.
French railway engineers have made a
breach in the western wall of the Chi
nese city through which they will bring
in the Pao- ting-fu railway. The Tientsin
line will be extended to the wall of the
Tartar city.
Major Taylor won the mile professional
handicap at Boston recently in 2:l2 10,
out it is alleged his riding was foul and
all the other riders protested. The Others
finished as follows: Ross, McEachern,
Walthour, Mclean.
At Panama the arrival of the United
States cruiser Philadelphia has not caused
any commotion. The official relations are
cordial and there are no unusual political
comments. The revolutionists have
persed into the interior.
C. w. f. Kelly, charged with embezzle-
ment while acting as financial agent OF the
department of posts at Havana, has al
ready been indicted by the court of first
instance and will be imprisoned TO await
trial before the audience.
The committee on postofiices and post
roads have practically completed the post
office appropriation bill. The total
amount carried by the bill will be about
$l22, 100000 The appropriation for rural
free delivery is increased from $l,750,000
to $3,OOOOOO.
Protesting against the forced resignation
of Professor George f. Howard, head of
the department of history in Leland Stan
ford, Jr., university, the resignation Of
Professor w. II. Hudson of the English
department and Professor c. n. Little of
the mathematics department have been
rendered.
At Florence, Col, the employees of the
mills of the National Gold Extraction
company and of the Fl Paso Reduction
company, 200 in all, walked out because
their demand for an eight hour day with
out reduction in paying 10 hour schedule
was denied. The strike may extend to
other mills. The strike situation in the
coalfelds here is unchanged.
Holdups in New York are becoming
frequent.
Arnold Bocklin, the Swiss painter
is dead in Friesole. Italy, aged "A.
The business portion of Roanne, Ind
recently was destroyed by fire. Loss
$4,000.
Adelina Patti denies that an Ameri
can agent is negotiating with her for
concert tour of the United States.
The president has nominated Frank
lin Moss of Alaska to be registrar OF
the land Office at ST. Michaels, Alaska
At Montreal fire Quilted the extensive
wholesale millinery establishment OF
Thomas & Co., Victoria square. Loss
100000.
A concurrent resolution was passed
by the senate in Kansas condemning
the practice of hazing at West Point
Military academy.
The navy department has been in
formed that the Iowa, the flagship OF
the Pacific squadron has left Acapulco
for San Diego, Cal.
Terry McGovern. worlds champion
tried to stop Louden Campbell, Pitts
burg's lightweight. in four rounds re
Gently, but failed.
The Bank of Bristow, /. T., was re
Gently held up by outlaws and the pres
ident of the bank was shot five times
a~3 ,,aortoIlv wounded