The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-09
SUMMARY TELEGRAPH NEWS
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past WeelS-In This and For
eign Lands-Tnken From the
Latest Dispatches.

Edward ii. IeneycK, Jne WoIlu CHAIR
l1ion amateur sculler, announced that he
had retired from racing forever. lie re-
tires a champion who has never been beat
en- in a race.
According to a widespread rumor in cir
cles of organized labor a general strike OF
all unions, which will be as fatal to busl-
ness interests as has been the San Francisco
walkout, is imminent in Seattle.
Mark l.. Wilson, theatrical manager,
aged about 40 years, committed suicide in
Philadelphia by inhaling Illuminating gas.
In one of Wilson's pockets was badge OF
the Order of Elks, issued by lodge ia, OF
Tacoma.
Maria Pia, queen dowager of Portugal
and mother of the present King Carlos,
had a narrow escape from assassination
recently. Her majesty was taking course
of baths at AK, but was SO perturbed by
The attack upon her that she left hastily
for Rome.
M. Demars, Frenchman working
claim in the Canadian Forty Mile, has paid
royalty showing his cleanup to be $4,000.
1t was taken from a claim on Miller. This
is the only claim on Miller which has paid
royalty The Forty Mile district is very
quiet this season.
Lieutenant Croft of the Nineteenth in
fantry, with mounted detachment OF
Cebu scouts, mas had an encounter with 6O
insurgents. Seven of the rebels were killed
and ID taken prisoners. OF Lieutenant
Croft's force two were killed and three
slightly wounded.
A boom across the mouth of a convenient
slough at the Patterson logging camp, tour
miles above Selbirk, gave way, liberating
4OO,GJ0 feet OF logs, which are now sailing
coward the mouth of the Yukon. The
amount lost was about equal to four big
RATS, and was valued at $4,000.
A pet cat overturned kerosene lamp
in the home of James Mccoy, in Brooklyn.
In the fie that resulted James Mccoy and
his two children--William, aged l6, and
Edna, ag ID lA-were burned to DEATH ami
Mrs Mary Mccoy, the mother, was prob
ably fat dly hurt by falling from VIM
dow to the ground.
Iirs Il. b. Price, aged 80 leaped from the
Proctor sheet bri.ge. in Tacoma. ard was
dashed to death against the rocks in the
gulch 10 feet below. She was well know II
in solial circles md had been i'll for several
months. IT is believed dependency. result
ing nom the condition ot her health WAS
responsible for her act.
A lively tornado around Kiimer, 10 miles
northeast OF Topeka. did much damage re-
Gently. Several buildings were unroofed,
windmills destroyed and one farmers bug
gy was carried through the air 200 yards
and landed upside down on a wire fence.
Orchards and crops suffered. People in the
path OF the storm fled to their cellars ami
caves and escaped injury. After the wind
two md one half inches of rain fell.
The decision of the umpiles with regard
to the sham naval action off the Scilly
isles. near london, indicates that the en-
counter used up cruisers at such rate
that it was feared the maneuvers might
come TO an untimely end for want of ships
OF the Is cruisers knocked out nine have
been released to continue the proceedings
The bJlletin issued from Naples regard
ing Sgnor Crispi announces that he has
suffered a relapse and is weaker His ter
rible struggle for breath can be heard ever
in the roadway of the street where HI:
residence stands. The members of his fam
lily and his two secretaries surround tn,
deathbed. ii is said that the family hav,
refused priestly offices. The last words
pronounced by Signor Crispi before he be
came so feeble we're on hearing the tele
grams from King Victor Emmanuel anC
Dowager Queen NIargharita: "Oh, gooC
king, good queen
The Baltimore & Ohio passenger trail
from the east, which was due to arrive il
the Grand Central station, Chicago at
o'clock Wednesday night, was held up b,
five masked men between Edgemere an
Grand Calumet Heights. Ind, 81 miles on
from Chicago One of the mail cars. whic
contained no money, was dynamited an
wrecked. The attempt at robbery wa
made after the two mail ears had been dc
tached from the train and run quarter c
a mile ahead. The failure of the robbel
TO make a rich haul was due to the fac
that the express car, which contained tn
trains treasure, was in an unusual plac,
1t was the fourth car in the train. Ate
wrecking the mail car and obtaining N
booty, the men disappeared in the darl
ness without attempting to rectify the
mistake The only loot that they carrie
away with them as a result of their az
venture was the gold watch of the ei
gineer.
Cadillac of Detroit has been oficiall
selected to defend the Canada's Gu
against the Canadian challenger.
According to a Seattle newspaper.