The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-09
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and western Hemispheres
During the Past Weei<-NntiOnai.
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Expounded.

the confederate army.
Senator McLaurin will not again en-
ter the race for the senate IN the
South Carolina primaries.
At Everett, Wash the safe door of
the Great Northern ticket office was
blown open recently by burglars and |
about 500 stolen.
All efforts to bring the Jeffries-Fitz
simmons fight to Seattle in the sum
mer have been called off because of
Governor McBrides opposition.
At Ellensburg. Wash, in saloon |
as the termination of a quarrel be
tween two well known gamblers, Jack
Ellis shot and killed Ben Stanley.
The jury in the Francis Closing
Paine, alias Joe Malvern, murder case
at Everett, WASH has returned YER
dict of murder in the second degree.
DR.. Thomas Wilson, curator of pre-
historic archaeology in the Smithson-
ian institution and the National mu-
scum for years, died in Washington,
D. c., Sunday, in his 10th year.
Two persons were killed and As in
jured, three fatally, in a head on col
hsion between an immigrant train and
a fast freight near lockwood, Pa, on
the Baltimore e. Ohio railway.
Congressman Amos ]. Cummings of
New York died last week at the Church
Home and Infrmary in Baltimore of
pneumonia incident to an operation,
aged 81 years.
John d. Rockefeller, it is understood,
is behind the Virginia-North Carolina
Chemical company's designs on the
German potash fields.
AL Weinig of Buffalo was knocked
out recently by Joe Choynski of Chi
cago before the Empire Athletic club,
in the sixth round of one of the fiercest
bouts ever fought in Louisville.
The Wells elevator at Buffalo was
destroyed by fire Sunday night. A
large quantity of grain had been placed
in the elevator during the past week
and the loss on the building and con
tents is estimated at $225,000.
At st. Louis for short time Sunday
afternoon a terrific storm of wind and
rain prevailed. causing much damage.
Lightning resulted in several fires.
one of which destroyed the machine
shops and section of the foundry of
William and Philip Medarts patent
pulley plant in South st. Louis. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
1t is now believed that no further
consideration will be given by the
president to the subject of retiring
Lieutenant General Miles, so long as
the commander of the army continues
his present attitude of reserve, and
that the case will be allowed to remain
as it is unless General Miles should do
something or take some action to re.
vive the unpleasantness.
The fire at Mil Gamer, town on the
right bank of the Damiotta branch of
the Nile, in which a number of lives
were lost and thousands of native res
licences destroyed, burned three days
Potter Palmer, one of Chicago
most prominent business men, is dead
Physicians who attended him are at
a loss as to the ultimate cause of his
death, as he did not appear to have or
ganic troubles.
]. T. Robinson fell so feet down ar
ore chute in the Tiger mine at Wallace
Sunday. He has a good chance o.
recovery. Not bone was broken. bu
he was badly bruised all over and in
jured internally.
One thousand molders. pressers anC
laborers employed at the fire bricl
and terra Gotta works at Cheltham
in the outskirts of st. Louis. are OF
strike The skilled men struck out o
sympathy for the laborers.
The Victoria, Vancouver & Eastern
railway grade across the Manly ranch
five miles below Grand Forks, hal
been completed and track laying op
erations resumed. The rails will b.
laid to Nelson, Wash, before Friday
At Los Angeles, Cal, in a fierce bat
tie with detectives Sunday Afternoon
Dr. f. w. Aldrich of Chicago wa
killed and City Detective Hawley seri
ously wounded. The fight occurred a
the offices of DR. Aldrich in the Hote
Savoy.
1t is reported at Jacmel. Hayti, tina
San Domingo. the capital of the DO
minican government. has surrendered
to the insurgent forces. Presiden
Jiminez of the Dominican republic il
said to have taken refuge in tn,
French consulate.
Queen Wilhelmina is still alive
None of the doctors attending he
majesty left the palace Sunday night
and neither the queens mother no
the prince consort went to bed. TIL