The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-06-07
SUMMARY Of WORLDS NEWS
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This and For
efgn Lands-TaISen From the
Latest Dispatches.

Twenty-Five shops have signed ma
chinists union agreements in San
Francisco.
The Bradner branch of the Mechan-
les bank of Fostoria was wrecked by
robbers using high explosives and $4,000
stolen.
At Manila Commissary Sergeant Hen
~ Wilson has been sentenced to three
years Imprisonment in Bilibid prison
for stealing supplies.
Two hundred Beers have surrender
ed at Palapye, Palachwe, Bechuanaland
and AZ wagon loads of men, women and
shildren have surrendered at Fort Tuli,
Rhodesia.
The Jury trial of the suit of Mrs. Jo-
sephine A. Woodbury., claiming $780,
900 damages from Mrs. Mary Baker G..
Eddy of Concord, N. H.. founder of the
Christian Scientist Sect for libel, has
begun in the Suffolk (Mass.) county
superior court.
The Plat amendment was accepted
by the Cuban constitutional convention
by vote of Is to IA. The actual vote
was on accepting the majority report
of the committee on relations, which
embodied the amendment with eXplana-
lions of certain clauses.
The French agriculturists intend to
fight frost and grasshoppers, as well as
the hailstorms with cannon and smoke,
according to an interesting report re-
ceived at the state department from
Consul Convert at Lyons. 1t has just
- hi int OIL lon,
al cannon congress at Lyons in Novem-
Der next. and Consul Convert is author
lied to extend an invitation to Amer
leans to take part.
The girl strikers at the handkerchief
factory of Acheson, Warren & Co.. at
Passaic, N j., made a riotous demon
stration recently. One hundred girls
reported for duty, and despite the po-
lice protection, several of them were
roughly handled by the strikers. The
latter then stoned the factory, smash
ing many windows. The police arrest
ed four of the strike leaders, but lost
one of them in charge from the strik-
ers. The strikers number 1900.
A rowboat containing a party of
eight young persons was swept over
Flat Rock dam in the Schuylkill river
recently and seven of them, five girls
and two boys, were drowned. The
victims were all of Philadelphia.
The department of state has been
informed reliably that the Chinese gov
eminent has issued a decree agreeing
to pay an indemnity of 100000, 900
taels, equivalent to about 1897, 900
900 at the present rate of exchange.
1t is known now that the whole sub
ject of indemnity will be closed W
before the end of the present month.
James A. Hearne, the we'll known
actor and playwright is dead.
Chinese have agreed to pay interest
on the indemnity at four per cent.
Recently the Latah, Wash, postoffce
was broken into and robbed of $210.
The town of Jasper, Texas, has been
wiped out by fire. 1t is believed that
burglars set fire to the place.
During desperate fighting near 10
hannesburg over two hundred British
were slain. The Beers left nearly two
score dead on the field.
Customs officers made an important
seizure of Chinese silks and a quantity
of cigars and wines in the quarters o.
the Chinese crew on the steamer Tartar
at Vancouver, B. c.
In the municipal elections, Seno
Gener, the nationalist, was elected
mayor OF Havana, recently, receivin;
Ills votes, against 1888 for Seno
Mora. republican, and 3,211 for Seno
Garcia, democrat.
In Covington, KY, Mrs. Kate Hester
aged 80. after a quarrel with her hus
band at the supper table, shot and kill
ed him, as well as their year oil
daughter, after which she put the re
volver to her own head and blew on
her brains.
Officials of the administration, 70
the first time since the announcement
of the decisions of the supreme couI
in the insular cases, admit that Their
is a possibility of an extra session {
congress in July.
Dial Hawkins, lightweight champio
of the Pacific coast, and Billy Arm
strong. the popular manager of tn
Rossland Athletic club will meet /
Rossland in a 2O-round contest Jun
is for a $500 purse.
Further details of the great fiji
which ragged on the Isthmus of Tehaul
tepec for several days have been r
ceived. Over 20 people were unable I
escape the rapid progress of the flame
and were burned to death.
Rev. Thomas Pearne, aged 81, and Il
81 years a minister in the Method.