The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-01


Ii Hung Chang asserts that the pun
ishment to be imposed upon Prince
Chwang and Flu Slang has been carried
out according to the demands of the
foreign ENJOYS
The latest edict of the Chinese court
expresses the desire that Chi-Hsien and
Hsun Ching Yu, now in the hands of
the powers, be handed over for imme-
date execution.
At st. Petersburg, in honor of Wash
ington's birthday Mr.. Charlemagne
Tower, the United States ambassador,
and Mrs. Tower gave a reception to the
American colony.
The president has issued a procla-
nation calling a special session Of the
senate for executive purposes immedi-
ately upon the dissolution of the pres
ent congress, March 4.
At the John Hopkins university the
designations of Presidents Gilman and
Professor Herbert B. Adams are an
nounced i'll health being given as the
reason. Both were accepted.
At Santa Cruz, Cal, DR.. Pierce B. Fa-
gen, pioneer of the state, is dead. DR..
Fagen laid out the site of the city of
Des Moines, Iowa, in 1916. Deceased
was native of Iowa, aged 80 years.
An imperial decree orders the Chi
nese officials in Pekin to repair to the
palaces so that they may be in readi-
ness to receive the court which will
leave Sian-fu toward the end of March.
Mr.. Cudahy is in receipt of a letter
from Pat Grove. He maintains that
he had nothing to do with the kidnap-
ing, but kept away from Omaha be-
cause he feared the hot-tempered peo-
pie would lynch him.
Fighting has occurred between a
large body of Bulgarian agitators and
a force of Turkish villagers, near Che
vegheli, Macedonia. Six Bulgarians
we're killed and three taken prisoners.
Five Turkish soldiers were killed and
several wounded.
Although the situation arising out of
the Russo-American tariff controversy
is unquestionably full of peril, neither
we'll informed Americans or we'll in
formed Russians anticipate an I'M
breakable deadlock.
Colonel Walter Schuyler, with de-
tachment of the Forty-sixth volunteer
infantry, had a skirmish near Santa
Cruz, province of Cavite, in which sew
eral insurgents were kllleu. The Amer
leans captured 10 rifles.
The bill providing for the Louisiana
purchase exposition at st. Louis has
passed the senate with an amendment
which provides for the closing of the
exposition on Sunday, and further
amendment providing for a govern
ment exhibit at the Charleston exposi-
ton. The bill passed the senate with
out division.
On the North German Lloyd steam
ship Werra, which recently left for the
Mediterranean, was a party of scien-
lists bound for Sumatra to view the
eclipse of the sun on May IT, There
were 3S members of the first party,
among them being Professor Alfred e.
Burton, Professor George L. Hosemer,
Harrison w. Smith and G. Al. Matth-
ews.
Several hundred imperial Chinese
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Paotingfu February 81. The Germans
hard pressed, fought a rear guard ac'
ton and eventually drove the Chinese
back. The Germans had one man killed
and seven wounded. 1t is estimated
that the Chinese lost 200 in killed and
wounded.
Lattimer Jones, VINO Is years age
startled financial circles by his vast
enterprises, failed for many thousands
and fed to South America and was lat
er arrested in London on a charge OF
forgery and extradited to this country
has been pardoned by Governor Odel
from Sing Sing, where he had beer
sentenced for five years and si1
months. He was convicted of forgery
in New York in June, 1897.
The American syndicate prospecting
for oil in Egypt it is said has struck il
rich. Thomas Sharkey. a driller
writes home that the first we'll drilled
is a producer. Oil is struck at deptf
of 1850 feet. 1t is near the banks of the
Red sea. The syndicate obtained ia
vorable grants from the khedive. Elk
perts predict the field will be the larg
est in the world.
EntOmbed Over Two Days.