The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-in This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

The Michigan prohibition convention, by
an almost unanimous vote, refused to in
dorse the work of Mrs. Carrie Nation in
smashing saloons i'll Kansas.
At Glasgow smallpox is the worst since
the outbreak of the disease. There are AZ
fresh cases and the total number OF small
pox patients in hospitals is 435.
John E. Searles, the well known fnan-
cier, and at present in the general corpor-
alton and financial business, has made an
assignment to Edward f. Dwight for the
benefit of his creditors.
The amount of gross gold in the treasury
is 4S9,4l2, l5S, the highest point ever
reached in the history of the government
This amount includes the $l50,O00,00O held
as a reserve, $276,O25, $3.50 held against gold
certificates and 1858 1902, l79 i'll the general
fund.
1t was learned from a source that is
thoroughly reliable that the Carnegie SCeel
company has finally abandoned the work
of the $l2,O0OO00 tube plant at Connaut,
o., on the shores of Lake Erie The work
on the plant was stopped by the order OF
Mr.. Schwab
Lois Darrell, formerly first sergeant in
Troop G., Seventh United States cavalry,
has reached New York from Naples, pris-
oner in charge of Lieutenant w. o. Dupuy,
u. S. A. Darrell is charged with murder
ing and robbing fellow soldier and tent
mate in Cuba.
By vote of so to 80 the lower house of
the Indiana legislature has adopted the
Neal Joint resolution for constitutional
amendment providing for woman's suffrage
in that state. After the vote motion to
reconsider was voted down to finally clinch
the matter
Ex-senator William Z. Chandler of New
Hampshire has been selected to be presl-
dent of the Spanish claims commission. The
other appointments will soon follow, and it
is intended that the commission shall get
to work as soon as possible, In view oil
the vast amount of work to be done.
The men of the Thirty-siXth infantry
regiment, made up principally from re-
enlisted volunteers from regiments sent tc
the Philippines by Washington, Idaho
Montana and Oregon, will be mustered Out
on March l6 and be free to return to theil
homes in the northwest.
The chancellor of the exchequer, Sll
Michael Hicks Beach, said a prominent
member of the house of commons to rep
resentative of the Associated press in Lon
don, will probably introduce a duty OF
sugar in the forthcoming budget, and will
perhaps add countervailing duties.
Mother Superior Mary Mariana is dea'
at the sisters hospital in Los Angeles
aged n. She was for many years IN charg
OF the large orphan asylum at Richmond
Va. and was treasurer of the order o
Sisters of Charity of the United States
For the last % years she has lived at Em
metsburg, Md.
1t is stated in Constantinople that al
important German syndicate has otfere'
the porte a loan of 100000 pounds Turk
ish, to be guaranteed by the proceeds OF
6 per cent surtax on the taxes of the EN-
pire and per cent surtax on milan
customs duties. The loan is conditiona
upon future orders for arms and ammun
ton to be given to German firms
Lieutenant West, with the gunboat La
guna de Bay, surprised an insurgent cam
on the island of Talim, on Lake Bay, eas
of Manila, capturing 81 insurgents. Man
small detachments in various localities al
surrendering daily. 1t is reported tina
negotiations are in progress for the SUI
render of all insurgents on the island {
Cebu.
The United States Philippine commits
sion is investigating the case of SenC
Mamie, the native Judge of the court {
first instance in Manila, who is accused {
fraudulently aiding the administrator
the Enriquez estate The case of the FL
riquez estate is we'll known and litigatio
concerning it has lasted 10 years. III
estate was originally worth 81 100000, br
though fraud this value was decreased
100000. The venality and Incompetence
of the courts will probably be demonstra
ed.
According to advices received by I'll
steamer Empress of India, documents foun
by foreigners in Pekin show that order
were issued by the Chinese that as man
foreigners as possible we're to be take
alive, and according to these same order
the fate planned for them was that the
captors should cary them to the temp
of heaven and there put them through ii
process of being boiled. The news of I'll
finding of these documents was given b
the Pekin correspondent of the Hong Kon
Press. The same correspondent says ths
the documents show that instructions wei
sent to the giceroy at Marking, Lurking
yu, to attack and massacre the residents {
Nhoncbai