The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-03-15
NEWS ITEMS.

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The Spanish gunboat Ponce de Leon
is ashore near Huelva, about so miles
southwest of Seville.
The official report regarding the pro-
gress of the bubonic plague in Cape
Town since the outbreak shows a total
of 102 cases.
At Berlin Prince Albert Zolmei-
Braunfels committed suicide, having
learned that the disease from which he
was suffering was incurable.
At Iowa City fire destroyed the col
lege of medicine and literary buildings
at the University of Iowa. The loss is
not less than $250,00O.
At Memphis, Tenn, M. A. VIM, a
we'll known commercial broker, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the heart while in delirious
state, brought on by sickness.
At Terre Haute, Ind, Charles Rog-
ers, in a jealous quarrel, shot and IA
tally injured his wife and stepfather-
in-law, William Bates. He later gave
himself up and was taken to Indianap-
oils to escape mob violence.
The war department has received
word of the death of Captain Richard
B. Paddock of the Sixth cavalry at
Tientsin, China from pneumonia. Cap
tain Paddock was appointed to the
army from Illinois in October.
The condition of former President
Harrison is serious. DR.. Jameson
states that the upper part of General
Harrison's left lung was infiamed
There is some danger of congestion of
the rest of the lung and the right lung.
At Greensboro, KY, cloudburst did
great damage. The sewer we'll and a
big water main on Main and Davies
streets burst and a hole 25 feet deep
and about so feet wide was torn in the
streets for some distance. The streets
were undermined so badly that today
part of them caved in.
1t is reported in court circles that
Earl Roberts thankfully returned" to
Emperor William the insignia of the
Order of the Black Eagle, conferred at
the time of the kaiser's visit to Eng
land, after noticing the unfavorable
comment in the German press upon the
bestowal of the honor.
At San Francisco three men and 76
head of horses were burned to death
in fire which destroyed Morton's liv-
cry stable at Leavenworth and Geary
streets. The three men were asleep in
the hay loft. They were Charles White,
Charles Young and r. Jameson. and
were employed at the stable.
At Argonia, Kan, the private bank
of ]. H. Springer was burglarized by
three men and $4,000 In cash and $4,000
in registered government per cent
bonds secured. About $40 in gold and
$4,000 in bonds was left untouched. The
vault was entered through the brick
wall and the safe was blown open with
notroglycerine.
At Palermo, Sicily, heavy cloud has
hung over the city, the sky being deep
red. The rain now falling resembles
drops of blood. This phenomena, call
ed blood rain" is attributed to dust
from the African deserts, transported
by the heavy south wind now blowing.
The phenomena now to be seen in Sic
lily extends over southern Italy. At
Rome the sky is yellow and at Naples
rain of sand has fallen, the heavens
being darkened.
Unconfirmed information came from
native sources, saying that Aguinaldo
is in hiding in the province of Isabella,
on the northern coast of Luzon island.
American troops are scouting in that
direction. Captain Duncan of the
Fourth infantry has captured a squad
Of insurgents and IL rifles near the
town of linus in Cavite province, IL
miles south of Manila. General Lloyd
Wheaton, commander of the depart
ment of northern Luzon, reports the
troops of his department to be in ex-
cellent health. Less than eight per
cent of them are sick. The Manila
board of health has announced that on
an estimated population of 100000 for
the city of Manila the annual death
rate is "a per 1000.