The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-23
SUMMARY TELEGRAPH NEWS
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
L Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This and For
efgn Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.


of State Line, Utah, was killed in a
street duel recently by Jim Glenden-
ming, a miner. who was afterward ar
rested and placed IN Jail.
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 basis of IL 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 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 a 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 % 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
a foul. The fight had been scheduled
for 20 rounds, but at the termination
of the first round it 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.
Two men were killed and two others
staggered into the open air with al
most their last gasp as the result of
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
were engaged in sinking 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 retreat and had reached a 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:
eff l succeeded in some measure in
China it must be attributed solely to
the circumstance that | had Emperor
William behind me and was able to act
in accordance with his intentions. What
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 results
heretofore not heard of. Our friends
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 the
kaiser is backed by a great power. We
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 have
quite a different sound there. Other
names pail; the German name was
borne aloft."
Sir William Laird, the iron master, is
dead. He was born in 1880.
Commandant Pretorius, who was recent
ly shot through the eyes, is dead.
Secretary Hay has returned to Washing
ton after an absence of several weeks.
Invader again defeated Cadillac in the
fourth of the international yacht races
thereby winning the Canada's cup.
Francis b. Loomis, the new United
States minister to Portugal has had an
audience with King Charles and presented
his credentials.
Judges Richardson and Belt of Spokane,
sitting in banc, gave their opinion il
which they hold that the game license
law is unconstitutional. However, this i;
an opinion, not binding decision.
At Cincinnati 200 employees of two car
riage manufacturing companies struck
Their grievance is that officers of theil
union have been selected by the companIe:
for discharge. The manufacturers deny
discrimination
Frederick A. Molenhauer, aged SO, heaC
of 4 cnusel.ratnr, of nnusic i'm IerseN litN