The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-25

portion of the bank bills were unsigned
by officials of the bank at Helena, to
which they were consigned.
Five armed men held up a Bal
lard, Wash, saloon, rained shots on the
! inmates, escaped through the smoke
and few moments later sandbagged
and robbed a pedestrian on the back
street In all they secured $3.50 and
two gold watches, $40 being from the
saloon TILL one of the watches and $40
from man who was in the place at
the time and 500 and gold watch
from their last victim. At late hour
they were still at large, with officers
in pursuit.
The woman came under suspicion by
her actions at the Fourth National
Bank Monday afternoon, when she pre-
sented a large roll of new bills Of
small denominations, asking for large
bills in return. Noting the bills close
ly, the teller became suspicious, and
while she was engaged in conversation
the police were notified. When arrest
ed the woman refused to make any ex-
PLANTATION of where the $500 in her
possession came from. The bills were
on the Helena bank, and though
signed, the serial numbers coincide
with those given in the Pinkerton cir
cular advertising the robbery.
Aguinaldo preferes prison, and re-
fuses to attempt the habeas corpus
method of release.
Secretary of the Treasury Lyman ].
Gage talked to the bankers of Mllwau-
kee. Among other things, he suggests
that government money be deposited in
national banks, and that there is too
close an intimacy between govern
ment's finances and commercial affairs.
There are now 900 lepers and 1874
clean persons at the Molokai leper set
Element in Hawaii, according TO a re-
port just received from Chief Quaran-
tine Officer Golfer, in charge of the ma
rine hospital work in Hawaii. All
these are housed, fed, clothed and gov
erned for $4,000 year
On Sunday Yale University began
the celebration of the 2OOth anniver-
sary of the foundation of Yale college.
EX-GOv John Sargent Pillsbury Of
Minnesota died last Friday morning.
He was governor of Minnesota from
1876 to 1882.
That there has been retrogressfou
rather than an advance along engineer
ing lines in the navy during the past
two years is the most significant sta e.
ment contained in the annual report of
Admiral George Melville, engineer in
chief of the navy.
Mr.. Kruger has received a dispatch
from Mr.. Hallenburger that the greater
part of Cape Colony is in open rebel
hon. says a dispatch to the London
Daily Mail from Brussels. land that
the Beers have armed $1,000 AfriEand-
ers within the last three MONTHS
John Flanagan. the champion ham
mer thrOwer. in his efforts for cham
pionship honors at the track and field
games of the Greater New York Irish
Athletic association, made a new
worlds record in throwing the SIS
pound weight distance of SO feet 91S
inches.
Earl Russell has been released from
Holloway Jail in London. The appli-
cation of Countess Russell to make abb
solute her decree Of divorce will be
heard October %. In the event of The
application being granted, it is an
nounced the earl and Mrs. Somervillel
will be married a few days later
Grief over his separation from army
life, with which he had been associated
for forty years, and to- which he was
greatly attached. is believed to have
been the direct cause Of the suicide at
Fort Douglas of August Lang. ordin-
ance sergeant Lang was to have been
retired within a few days, and rather
than re-enter civil life he hanged him
self in one OF the buildings at the
fort.
President John W. Springer. of the
National Livestock association. has is-
sued his official call for the fifth an
nual convention Of the association tn
convene in Chicago. Tuesday. Decen-
Der 3, and continue in session for four
days or longer The call provides Tor
delegates from every state and terri
tory in the Union, and every livestock
association, st0ckyards and transpurta-
ton company is entitled TO send dele
gates.
Humor in the Century.
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