The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-04-05
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past weck-In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

No show of force will be made to col
Iect the American claims against Morocco
Colonel Joseph Gunter OF Sherman,
Texas, says the entire wheat and oat crop
of northern Texas is threatened with de
struction by the fly pest.
At New Orleans John Favalona and his
daughter Annie we're murdered in their
home by burglars, who ransacked the
premises and escaped without detection
At Berlin the Vorwaerts publishes IN
side news" from Russia to the effect that
the number of students enrolled In the
army is still increasing and now exceeds
2CO0.
Charles d. Pierce, representative OF the
Orange Free State, says that there was no
truth in the story circulated in PARIS that
Mr.. Kruger was to come to tins country
to give a series of lectures.
The monthly statement OF the collec-
lions of internal revenue show that Tor
the month of February, 1901, the totai
collections were $22,660,437, an increase
of 81 ,s5O,77l over the corresponding month
last year.
Through the suit in the supreme court
of Ohio, in the war between the Ar
buckles and the American Sugar Refining
company, has not been withdrawn, that
action will be taken, and the bitter fight
between the two companies Is at an end.
1t was reported recently that j. Pier
pont Morgan had postponed the date of
his sailing for Europe owing to advices
received from Scotland aYrd, London
which told of a plot against his life. Mr.
Morgan could not be seen last night, but
Charles STEELE, one of his partners, said
there was absolutely no truth in the re-
port Mr.. Steele said he did not know
when Mr.. Morgan intends to sail.
At a meeting of his parliamentary ad-
herents at Yokohama, the premier, Mar
quis Ito, referring to foreign politics, said
Japan had attained a position enabling
her to protect her legitimate interests and
to take whatever steps the exigencies Of
the moment required. 1t was impossible
to deny that Japan feels the influence of
the complications connected with her
neighbor, and she does not ignore the
clouds on the horizon.
The president has pardoned Wright
Lancaster, who was convicted in 1891
with a number of others, of completely in
the murder of John c. Forsythe in south
ern Georgia. The pardon is granted be-
cause OF the insufficiency of evidence upon
which he was convicted. John G. Boley
convicted of embezzling money order
funds while he was postmaster at Paris
KY, also is pardoned on the ground thai
no fraudulent intent was shown at the
trial.
News has been received at Dawson
of big strike at Pelly.
Oxford snatched victory from Cam
bridge in the boat race.
General Funston is to be made briga
der in the general army.
The retirement of Salisbury can not lonA
be delayed ON account of his failing
health.
James Stephens, the we'll known Fe
MAN leader of the 1866 movement, i
dead in Dublin.
OF $4,000 bakers threatening t,
strike in Manhattan and Brooklyn Of
May 1, 5000 have already decided t
strike.
Active preparations are being mad
for the holding of the Pacific State
floral congress in San Francisco durin
May IA, Is and 16 next.
A terrific rain and hail storm passe
over northern Texas recently. Damag
at Dallas from water in cellars an
stores is estimated at 100000.
Joseph H. Willard of Omaha and Co
ernor Charles H. Deidrich of Tasting
Neb., were elected United States SEM
tors respectively for the long and shol
term by the joint session of the tw
houses of the legislature in Nebraska
The Jefferson hotel of Richmond
Va, which was erected and furnishe
by the late Louis Ginter, at cost
$1000,000, was destroyed by fire recen
ly.
The Northern Pacific gross earning
for February were S2,066,71S. an i
crease of $210,999. The net Februal
earnings were $942,526 an increase
$2S,69
Joseph A. Conlin, the postofice clel
who was arrested recently in San Fra
cisco, charged with the robbery of s4'
600 in registered mail last fall, plea
ed guilty.
At Frankfort, KY, the court of a
peals has granted new trials to Gale
Powers and James Howard, under sc
tence as having been connected wi
the Goebel assassination.
At Buenos Ayres it is estimated tn
in the last year about 100000 she
persisted, including almost the who
product of 1900. The loss in wool is