The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-11-29
WORLDS NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Complete Review of Happenings In
Both Eastern and Western Hemis-
Hheres for the Past week-Nation-
al, Historical. Political and Per-
sonaJ Events TerseIy Expounded.

Senator Chauncey NJ. DepeW says
that his wedding will take place on
Christmas day.
At Deer Park, Wash, John Morlee
was run over and literally cut to pieces
by the southbound passenger train.
Morlee was drunk and it is presumed
lay down on the rails. He was shoe
maker, aged so.
Man from Fort Riley kills two Kan
sas citizens. He fires at R. E. L. Coop
er, wounding him fatally, and then
kills city marshal After emptying
his revolver he walks down street cry
ing al want to die" He escaped.
AT Seattle, T. d. Rush, safe cracker,
was shot and killed while he was drill
ing the safe in the Northern Pacific
ticket office, where a large sum Of
money is usually kept. Policemen Hub
hard and Burns and Railroad Detective
r. c. Hunt were present at the shoot
ing.
A new high record for gold engage
ments TO Europe from the New York
port was established one day this week
when gold to the amount Of S7,OS2,5Sl
was taken from the assay office for
shipment on the steamer Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse, which will leave to-
morrow. The gold was ordered in the
regular course of business. and accord
ing to report all but S1,000O0O which
goes to Berlin, will be sent to Paris
the steamship dropping the greater
part at Cherbourg.
~. u n Of
Judge Carney, was instantly killed by
the explosion Of a powder magazine.
The Metropolitan bank, with deposits
of 100000, but with securities SAID to
materially below this amount, did not
open recently, confessing judgment to a
claim of 5000 and joining in The applica-
ton fOi Il ,ecet,er.
Senator John II. Mitchell of Oregon
declares that he is an uncompromising
advocate and supporter of an isthmian
canal
An unconfirmed report has reached
Vienna that the queen OF Servia has
been shot while driving in the streets
of city in that country. 1t is believed
that a serious crisis exists in Belgrade.
A fatal wreck occurred on the Santa
Fe railroad one mile west of Franco
mia, Ariz., a switching station twenty
miles from Needles, Cal, recently.
Seven trainmen were killed and three
passengers and fourteen trainmen in
jured.
At Great Falls Mont, because John
Wilkins, O. recent arrival from Mis-
souri,. wrote home that the Montana
people were cattle thieves, his neigh
bors, members of the congregation of
the Free Methodist church at Maddox,
burned him in effigy and also hanged
him in effigy over the front door of the
church
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred G. Vanderbilt Sunday.
Silver is now selling at the lowest
price which it has reached in many
years in New York.
1t is reported the br.gands threaten
TO kill Miss Stone unless the full ran
som is paid by January l.
At Deer Park, Wash, the safe in the
Spokane Falls & Northern depot was
blown open recently, and $50 was
stolen.
A cable from London says that Can
ada's offer of 800 mounted infantry for
service in South Africa has been accept
ed by the war Office.
AS a result of the demonstration
against the proposed translation of the
gospels into modern Greek. the cabinet
has resigned
The Manila steamer Alerta, with 200
passengers. Including some discharged
soldiers from Olongapo, is believed to
have been lost.
1t has been learned that Isldore Ray
ner. chief counsel for Admiral w. S
Schley in the recent hearing before the
court Of inquiry, had refused to accep
a fee for his services.
Ernest ROeber. the champion, defeat
ed Nechnad. the Turk. in a Graeco-Ro
man wrestling contest for the cham
piOnship at the Lenox lyceum in thi
city Bob FitzsimmOns was timekeep
er. After the result was declared Roe
Der announced that he would retire
from the wrestling ring.
Word has been received ut Cheyenne
Wyo. of a frightful accident that oC
Cured recently near Usage City, Wye
The Usage City section gang were re
turning from New Castle on their hand
car. when they were struck by a FIRE gh
train. Charles Anderson and Car
Lentz were killed. their bodies bein