The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-29
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past WeeL-In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.


connect with the Great Northern.
+. Thompson, who was nominated for
United States senator by the republican
causus, failed of election by the joint ses-
sion of the house and senate.
The sale of the worlds champion trotter
The Abbot, 2:O3 IA, for $4,000 to Fred
Gherlen has been practically completed,
according to the New York Times.
The European diplomats in Washington
are deeply interested in the action of the
United States in sending the armed cruiser
New York to Morocco to aid the American
consul general in exacting an apology aiIi
obtaining settlement of claims aggrega-
ting $4,000
A snowstorm approaching a blizzard in
severity swept over the Missouri valley
last Wednesday, Nebraska, western Iowa,
South Dakota and Wyoming and Kansas
felt the effects of the storm which tied up
street car traffic in many cities and delay
ed railroad traffic. In northwest Michigan,
where the railroads had hardly recovered
from last weeks storm, a heavy snow fell.
1t is understood on high authority that
the president has decided to appoint Mr..
?. c. Knox of Pittsburg to fill the vacancy
in his cabinet that will be caused by the
retirement of Attorney General Griggs on
April l.
The sureties of Andrew w. Smyth, for
merly superintendent of the United States
branch mint at New Orleans, will have to
pay the government $25, 900 to replace that
amount of money which Smyth alleged
.+..o l.
at the mint during his incumbency during
the early Dos. The United States court
of appeals handed down its decision in the
case, upholding the lower court, which
held the sureties liable. Smyth is now in
Ireand.
The libel actions brought against the
London Star and Leader by Arthur Cham
berlain, brother of Joseph Chamberlain, in
connection with war office contracts, was
begun today in the kings bench court, be-
fore the lord chief justice, Lord Aver
stone. The plaintiffs claim damages for
serious attacks on their commercial integ-
rity, including the statement that they
stopped to improper means in order to OBJ
tain contracts, against the interest of the
public service. The defendants pleaded
that their articles did not libel the plain
tifls and were fair comment on matter of
public interest.
j. p Minaber, S. Nlinaber and j. A Neu-
woudt were shot at Deaar, near Cape Town,
for treason and murder, in pursuance of a
sentence of courtmartial The death SEN
tence was passed week ago in connection
with the wrecking of a train near Taac-
bach, by which five men were killed. Gen
eral Kitchener confirmed the verdict. The
garrison was paraded and the prisoners
were led out at sunset. Death was instan-
taneous. A Dutch minister and relatives
remained with the prisoners until the end.
Two others concerned in the wrecking
We're sentenced to five years at penal servi-
tude.
Paderewski, the pianist, while max
ing a tour of Spain recently. received
news of the death of his only son.
At Melbourne it is officially estimat-
ed that the wheat crop will yield H.
500, 900 bushels, or an increase of over
100000 bushels upon last years yield
The United States army transport
Grant has sailed from Manila for San
Francisco with the Twenty-ninth and
Thirty-second regiments of volunteers
General Fulton and $50 of his com
mand, armed with rifles, have surren-
dered to Colonel Scott of the Thirty
ninth Volunteer infantry at Antique,
Island of Panay.
At Milwaukee fire destroyed the four
story piano establishment of William
Roofing & Sons and wrought some des-
truction to adjoining property, entail
ing a loss of $350.OO0.
AS a result of the cabinet meeting re-
Gently the postmaster general will issue
an order establishing the domestic
rate of postage between the United
States and Cuba, the order to take effect
on April 1.
There is evidence in st. Petersburg of
plots against the authorities. A CORES
pondent asserts that sums of money are
being distributed to the factory hands
in st. Petersburg and vicinity to induce
them to join the disaffected students.
1t has not been learned whence the
money comes, but indications point to
high sources about the court
The first business failure has occur.
red in New York's Chinatown. The
old grocery house of Wing Wo Hing
company has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, with liabilities of S7463 and
assets of s2913.
The result of the combined movement
against General Fourie, near Thaban.
chu, was the capture Of 200 Beers, 120,-