The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-16
NEWS ITEMS

Jim Hedges, well known character
of State Line, Utah, was killed in a
street duel recently by Jim Glenden-
ming miner, who was afterward ar
rested and placed In jail.
General Maxine Gomez has address
ed letter to the local liberal political
party of Havana declining to be pres
ident of Cuba and suggesting the names
of Senior Estrada Palma and Senior
Maso as the best selections that could
be made for the presidency and vice
presidency.
The Fall River (Mass.) cotton man
ufacturers, at a recent meeting held
for the purpose of discussing the work
of reduction unanimously voted to re-
duce wages to a basis of II cents for
weaving. The reduction will go into
effect in September. This is about a
IA per cent. cut.
Judge Edward w. Harvey of Butte,
Mont, who has been charged with cor
ruption in the decision of the famous
Minnie Healy mine case declares he
was offered a bride of quarter of a
million dollars if he would decide the
case in favor of the Amalgamated Cop
per Company.
A murder resulting from vendetta
of 20 years duration, says dispatch
to the London Daily Mail from Vienna,
occurred in a church at Obotti Sun
day. A general fight ensued in the
church between the respective parti-
sans with the result that seven were
killed and 23 wounded
Denver Ed" Martin was awarded
the decision in the 20-round contest
with Fred Russell at the Grand opera
house in Seattle in the tenth round on
foul. The fight had been scheduled
for 20 rounds, but at the termination
of the first round lit was apparent that
it would not go the limit
The Resistencia Cigarmakers' Union,
now on strike in Tampa, Fla, showed
evidence of almost utter collapse. Two
Of its soup houses were closed because
they could not buy food. One was on
half rations all day. Delegates made
overtures to the international union, it
is said, but the latter declined to con-
slider them.
There was an explosion Monday in
Extension mine No. ON Vancouver
island. The only man known to be be-
low was Quinn, the fire boss, who was
probably killed. The mines art not
working at present owing to the San
Francisco dock strike, hence the men
were not below at the time. The
cause of the explosion is unknown.
Two men were killed and two others
staggered into the open air with al
most their last gasp as the result of a
! peculiar accident which occurred at 6
o'clock Monday night in the new tun-
mel of the Minah mine at Wickes, Mont
The four men had gone to the end of
the tunnel, a distance of 1000 feet, and
we're engaged in sinking a shaft. After
the men had been at work several hours
the air shaft became stopped up and
the smoke was forced to return to the
tunnel where it originated. When the
men discovered their danger they be-
gan a retreat and had reached point
about 700 feet from the opening of the
tunnel, where two of them, Eli Gun
Vile and Martin Johnson. fell dead
The other two men escaped to the open
air. but were almost dead and were
restored after much difficulty.
Count Won Weldersee, at the recep
tion given him at Hanover, Germany
spoke as follows:
IF | succeeded in some measure IL
China it must be attributed solely tt
the circumstance that l had Emperor
William behind me and was able to ac
in accordance with his intentions. Whaf
has been done in China for Germany
will. | hope, come to light soon. He
went on to praise the conduct of the
troops, adding: The young men Of
the mounted artillery achieved result!
heretofore not heard of. Our friend!
certainly learned to respect as more
than ever. but our enemies now know
us fully They know that a collision
with Germany is bad job and that TIT
kaiser is backed by a great power. W.
owe it to the kaiser alone that we have
opened great highways for German
trade and industry. l am convinced
that the German name will soon hav'
quite a different sound there. Othe
names pail; the German name wa
! borne aloft."