The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-16

At Victoria, B. c., Sergeant Edward
G.. Meades of the regular army here
shot himself while on duty. The cause
is unknown.
Forest fires are beginning in western
Washington. Reports throughout the
entire western section of the state say
that the yearly CONGREGATIONS are
breaking out.
The United States steamship Iowa
has sailed from the Puget sound navy
yard for San Francisco, and it is
thought from that point she will sail
for Panama.
According to a dispatch from the Dali
ly Mail from St. Petersburg, in the re-
cent conflagration at Witebsk 1000
houses were destroyed and 100 lives
lost. The prison was burned and many
prisoners persisted.
Pernoids absinthe factory at Pom
tarlilier, one of the largest in France,
was struck by lightning and within a
few moments all the buildings, as we'll
as the immense reservoirs of spirits,
were in flames. A stream of burning
alcohol was soon pouring into the river
causing the utmost alarm. The factory
was completely destroyed The loss is
estimated at 100000 francs.
Signor Francesca Crispi, who has at
various times been designated the Bis
marck" and Grand Old Man" of Ital-
ian politics, after long and varied car
eer, wound up his political life as prime
minister of his country. Born on De-
tober 4, 1919, at Ribera, Sicily, he early
entered political life. In 1S43 Crispi
was journalist and for years attacked
the monarchy.
The call of the national executive
committee of the United Mine Workers
on President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor to convene a coun-
Gil of presidents and secretaries of the
various national and international
unions affiliated with the organization
to devise plans for assisting the Anal
gamated association in IT'S struggle,
will, if acted on, affect "a national or
CARNATIONS, with a membership of q
100000 workmen.
1t is stated as the result of a confer
ence held at Chicago recently between
Roswell Miller, Charles NJ Hayes, e. l..
Lomax and Senator Clark, officials re-
spectively of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul, the Southern Pacific, the
Union Pacific and the Salt Lake-Los
Angeles road, Senator Clark will be CIV
en- uninterrupted right of way for his
road between Salt Lake and Los An
geles. The conference was held in Mr..
Clark's rooms and lasted nearly all
day.
AT Naples Slgnor Crispi died recent
ly. He was surrounded by the mem
bers of his family and several intimate
friends. The news was Immediately
telegraphed to King Emmanuel and
Queen Helen. The evening papers as
sert that the body will be conveyed by
steamer to Palermo, where the municip
ality will arrange for a great public
funeral. 1t is rumored that Signor
Crispis will authorize a prominent
Italien politician to examine his papers
and to publish his memoirs.
Eighteen miles south of Savannah,
Ga, the charred trunk of the body of
Joe Washington, the negro ravisher of
Mrs. j. j. CLARK, is all that remains to
tell the story of the tragedy of last
L ght. Washington had been positive
ly identified by Mrs. Clark. The proof
of guilt was conclusive, and includes
circumstances that scarcely can be
limited at in print. A mob of 400 men
clamored for his life, but the leaders of
the mob, numbering less than a dozen,
carried into execution the plans of ven
geance they had formed. He was burn
ed at the stake.