The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-11
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-Tnken From the
latest Dispatches.


wounded at Leiehu, near Tientsin, Janu
airy l, through the firing of salute will
a defective cartridge.
AT The Hague Mr.. Kruger is suffering
arom slight attack of bronchitis. While
ahere is no anxiety as to his condition he
as obliged to keep to his bed.
Miss Anna Morris Holsteir, widow Of
Major w. Hayman Holstein and famous
army nurse, is dead at her home in Red
Hill, near Norrstown, Pa. She was "a
years old
The revolution in Venezuela, headed by
former Secretary General Peraza, is with.
out an echo in the country. He is said
TO be with about so followers in the noun
tain districts.
The weather in Colorado is the coolest in
recent years. This condition was preced-
ed by suowstorm lasting several days
The snow was fine and the wind drove it
right to the hide of exposed stock.
The stranger supposed to be Pat Grove,
Overhauled in chase near the Pine Ridge
agency at Chadron, Neb., proved to be an
innocent collector of curios named Dennis
from Boston and was not detained.
The quarterly estimate OF the value of
foreign coins made by the director of the
mints shows that the value of silver has
increased during the last three months "a
400 per cent. This increase is accounted
Sor by tho abnormal demand for Mexican
silver in China.
Detachment of Beers entered Roode-
nooghte, southwark of Niddleburg, Jan
uary l. 1t is believed this force is going
TO GRAF Reinet. The telegraph lines are
cut between Carnavon and Somerset west
and Steynburg and harrisburg. Large
Ueinforcements have reached Middleburg.
In freezing clothing and on sheetings Of
ice Chcagos fremen worked almost con-
ainuously New Years day. The first day
of the new century was a record breaker in
the way of fire alarms. UP to midnight 80
had rung in. On the first day of 1900
there were only 20 alarms The average is
said to be about 20.
The monthly circulation statement of the
comptroller of the currency shows that on
December 81, 1900, the total circulation of
national bank notes was 340,06l ,4l0, an
increase for the year of $93S658S7, and
an increase for the month of 81 ,S430 05.
The circulation based upon United States
bonds was $30S, 294, 673, an increase for the
year of sos, 564 ,68S, and an increase for the
month of $6A76044. The circulation Sc
cured by lawful money amounted to $3l,
z66,737, a decrease for the year of $4,66S,-
sol, and decrease for the month of $685.
O4O. The amount of United States secured
bonds on deposit to secure circulating
notes amounted to 1912 1872 $50, and to Sc
cure public deposits $99,946,670.
The American Sugar Refining company
has reduced the price of all grades of re-
fined sugar 10 points and the National
Sugar Refining company has made cut
of points, making the prices of both COM
panies the same. Arbuckle Brothers have
reduced the price of graduated sugars TO
conform with the list of the American
Sugar company and the National Refining
company prices. This puts all the com
panies on the same basis.
Five men were killed and one badly in
iuTed in a headon collision between two
freight trains on the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley railroad at Melton, Miss, recently.
There were double headed engines on both
trains. Both engines were demolished and
a large number of cars smashed. The
cause of the accident was a misunderstand-
ing of the orders. The dead are: William
Watson, engineer; Fred Grief, engineer;
Charles Crane, engineer, and two colored
tiremen.
The Chicago & Northwestern railroad on
January | put into effect its system of
pensioning its old and deserving employees
The system is in many respects identical
with that which the Pennsylvania railroad
put into effect some years ago. Any EN-
ploye between 60 and 60 years and who
has been 80 years in the service of the
road and who has been disabled in service
will receive a pension of per cent per
month, calculated on his monthly rate Of
wages for the last 10 years of service with
the company. Any employee who has
reached the age Of 20 years and who has
been 80 years in the employ of the COM
pany will be retired on pension of per
cent per month, calculated upon the month
~ rate of wages paid him for the last 10
years.
General Bachelor, former quarter
master general of the army died in
Washington recently.
Last Friday was one of the most ex.
citing days in the history of the New
York stock exchange.
Skagway advices say the steamer
Guy was wrecked a mile and half be-
low Skagway, December %.
The navy department has issued the
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