The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-02-01

ant measures, after the usual partisan
debates.
Owing to Queen Victoria's death
there was a temporary cessation of ne
tions represented there fired minute
guns in honor of her majesty.
The four-story building at 128 Will
liam street, N. Y. occupied by Wall &
Fink, wholesale dealers in drugs and
druggists supplies, was destroyed by
fire and water recently. Loss. 100000.
Eighteen of the most modern field
guns of German manufacture, with
their carriages, ammunition, wagons
and equipment, have arrived at Queens
town from Germany for service with
the British army in South Africa.
Such members of royalties and rep
resentatives of nations are to take part
in the queens funeral ceremonies, that
the palaces will be inadequate to ac-
commodate, and various hotels and res
licences in London are being secured.
The stores of d. A. Mcpherson, w. A.
Johnson and Nicholas Pitt, in William
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recently, together with their contents.
The buildings were stocked with but
ter and cheese. The total loss is esti-
mated at $250,000.
General Lee has received telegraph
ic report from Lieutenant Dixon, COM
handing the troop of cavalry sent to
the scene of the Creek Indian troubles.
He states that he has not yet made a
full investigation, but has learned
enough to warrant his saying that the
reports of an uprising have been great
ly exaggerated.
Satisfactory assurances have been
received in Washington that the Turk
ish government has arranged to meet
the American claim for indemnity on
account of the destruction of the Amer
lean missionary property at Harcoot.
not been made public.
While the queen regent and her
children were boating in the royal park
on the outskirts of Madrid recently a
shot was fired from the bank and pene-
trated the gunwale of the boat. The
park was searched, but the assailant
was not discovered. The queen regent
was considerably alarmed.
Recently a train with Lord Kitchen
er and a body of troops proceeded tow
ard Middleburg, an armored pilot en-
ginee preceding. 1t was derailed by
dynamite near Balmoral. The Beers,
who were in force, opened fire and the
British replied. Ultimately the Beers
were driven off. The British sustained
but reversed.
The brief recommendation in the
message of the president to the senate
urging immediate legislation in the in
terest of the Filipinos caused great sur
prise among senator's and occasioned
speculation upon the probability of an
extra session of congress Immediately
after March 4.
Arthur F. Barnard of Chicago, a tel
Ter of Zion City bank, the private finan-
cial institution established by John
Alexander Dowie four years ago, has
disappeared. His father, who was cash
Ter of the bank, is of the belief that
his son has been kidnapped and is held
for ransom, which belief is shared by
other members of the bank. The po-
lice think it more probable that young
Barnard has been held up by robbers
and injured. His accounts are in per-
feet order.
The president transmitted to the sen
ate a report of the secretary of war
enclosing a report of the Taft Philip
pine commission. In his message OF
transmittal the president says the re
port includes not only the report of the
commission, but its acts of legislation
and other information relating to the
wants of the Philippines. Concluding
the president says: 81 earnestly rec
ommend legislation under which the
government of the islands may have
authority to assist in their peaceful
industrial development in the direc
tions indicated by the secretary Of
war"
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