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

At New York Arthur Townsend de-
feated Frank Gardiner, 300 to 282, in
the tournament for the championship
of the National Association of Amateur
Billiard Players.
Frederick A. Gilbert, president of the
Boston Electric Light Company and a
millionaire. dropped dead of apoplexy
while dining with some friends recent
ly at the New York club.
General Leonard f. Ross of Gales
burg, ILL.,, is dead, aged II. He was a
hero of two wars, having served with
distinction in the United States army
during the Mexican and civil wars.
General Andrew Jackson Mckay, a
distinguished veteran of the civil war,
is dead in New York. He was quarter
master general on the staff of General
George w. Thomas in the army of the
Cumberland.
An engine and two cars loaded with
meat ran off an open switch on the
Chicago G. Alton at Bradwood, ILL.,, kill
ing Frank Parmalee, switchman, and
seriously injuring Fireman Ryan. Con-
ductor Frank Kingstrey and A. e. Mil
Ter.
The Live Stock Association meets
next year at Chicago. The last of the
four days session at Salt Lake brought
out the best attendance. Several reso-
lutions favoring the industry were
read. One condemns Secretary James
Wilson.
Fire in the three-story and basement
structure at S17-S19 Fourteenth street
n. W.. at Washington, caused 100000
damages. The building was owned and
occupied by the Pope Bicycle Manu-
featuring company and Stephens & Co.,
claim and patent attorneys.
The London Gazette announces that
Major Sir Henry Edward Colville, who
recently commanded the Ninth divis-
ion of the South African field forces
and later was in command of an in
fantry brigade at Gibraltar, has been
placed on the retired list with full pay.
The American board has received q
cable dispatch from Constantinople an
nouncing the death of Rev. Elias Riggs,
January 16, the oldest member of the
missionary board. He was 80 years old
and had been in the service for 60
years.
The two men IN Jail at Plymouth,
Ind, recognized as Marvin Kuhns, des-
perado and escaped life convict from
the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus, and
his brother, John Marvin, will be taken
to the Ohio penitentiary tomorrow. A
reward of $1,000 offered by the Ohio
authorities will be paid. John will be
tried in Indiana for horse stealing.
The senate has finally disposed of
the army reorganization bill. The
measure having originated in the SEN
ate, the final question was not upon its
passage, but upon agreeing to the SEN
ate amendments. They were agreed to,
43 to 23 A determined effort was made
to amend the bill so as to provide
against the sale OF liquor in the Philip
pines and to prohibit the importation
of any kind of intoxicants into the
islands, but it was defeated.
At Paterson, N. j., Walter G. McAlis-
ter, Andrew j. Campbell and William
Death, three of the four persons in
dicted for the murder of Jennie Boss
chleter, mill girl or paterson, N. j.,
who was murdered on the night of
October IS last, were adjudged guilty
OF murder in the second degree. Ac-
cording to the New Jersey law the max
imum penalty for the prisoners is 90
years.
Active recruiting for the army is in
progress in all the principal cities of
the country. The authorized strength
of the regular army at present is $4,000
men and the recruiting in progress is
with a view to making it of that
strength after the discharge of $4,000
volunteers in June next. They are re.
cruited for three years service and the
number of recruits averages about 1000
a month.