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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
SECRETARY ROOT FOR cANTEEN.
He Says Law Prohibiting Liquors at
Canteens is Harmful.

misunderstanding Root, in his
annual report, says the following about
the anti-canteen law:
Referring to the operation of Sec
ton 38 of the Act of February 2, 1901,
which prohibits the sale of beer and
light wines in post exchanges, 1 said
in my last report that a great body OF
reports had been received which in
dicated that the effect of the law was
unfortunate, but that l thought a suf-
ficient time had not elapsed to give the
law fair trial, and that the observa-
ton and report of its working would
be continued during the ensuing year.
"A great number of additional re-
ports have now been received, and
they confirm the impression produced
by the earlier reports. l am convinced
that the general effect of prohibiting
the use Of beer and light wines within
the limited area of the army post is to
lead the enlisted men to go out of
the post, to frequent vile resorts which
cluster in the neighborhood, to drink
bad whisky to excess, and to associate
intimately with abandoned men and
more abandoned women; and that the
operation of the law is to increase
drunkenness, disease of the most
loathsome kind, INSTRUMENTATION and
desertion and moral and physical de-
generation.
These reports are ready to be sent
to congress whenever that body de-
sires to consider the subject.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
NEGROES LOSE THE CASE.
New Virginia Constitution Not In
validated.

Richmond, Va.-Chief Justice Fuller
of the supreme court of the United
States and Judge Waddill, sitting in
the circuit court have dismissed the
suits brought by John S. Wise to in
validate the new Virginia constitution,
holding that the federal court had no
jurisdiction, the actions being against
the state. An appeal will be taken.
All the questions of the chief justice
indicated virtually that every conten-
ton raised by the complai2ants had
been passed upon adversely by the
supreme court.
The decision was delivered by Chief
Justice Fuller. Judge Waddill con
Cured in the decision. but differed
from the chief justice in some minor
points.
The suits were brought in the inter
est of negroes who alleged that they
had been DISTINGUISHED by the recent
ly adopted constitution.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05

Victoria, B. CO The American
schooners Cape Horn. Pigeon and c.
H. White of San Francisco, and j.
Hamilton Lewis and Kate and Anna
of Seattle, for which The Hague arbi-
traitors have awarded damages to the
owners in the sums stated in Associ-
ated Press dispatches from The
Hague, were all seized by the Russian
cruisers Zabianta and Aleut in 1892
when off the Copper islands. Two Vic
toria schOoners were seized at the
same time, the owners OF the two hay
ing been recompensed in 1898 by Rus
STA for the seizure, but the claims or
the others together with that of one
seized in 1888, are still pending. Their
cases are exactly similar to that of
the four American schooners, whose
claims have been awarded, and the
Victoria schooners are looking forward
to Great Britain securing recompense
for them for their schooners, skins and
loss of liberty.
Of the four schooners, three sub
mitted to their captors without a strug-
gle, but the James Hamilton Lewis,
formerly the schooner Anna Brock of
Victoria, which was in charge of Cap
tain Alexander Mclean of San Fran
cisco, made quite a fight.
Six Americans were left on the
schooner and a prize crew of Russians
took her to Petrepaulofski, where the
remainder of the Americans were
taken by the Aleut and all thrown into
prison, together with the sealers from
the other three schooners which had
been seized shortly before by the Ia
biaka, and all the vessels were left on
the beach to rot. The Americans were
finally released and sent to Corea and
thence sent by a Russian vessel to
Nagasaki, whence they were taken to
San Francisco.
The Victoria schooners were seized
during July and August of the same
year by the same cruisers when off
the Copper islands, and only two Of
the British schooners taken in 1892 re
ceived any compensation, these being
the Willie MCGOWAN and Ariel, each
of which got $4,000 The other
schooners seized were the Carmolite
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
AWARD FAVORS UNCLE SAM
GIVEN AT THE HAGUE FOR DAM
AGES TO AMERICAN SEALERS.
They Were Seized ty the Russians 10
Years Ago-S125ooo Damages Was
Awarded by Prot Asser, the Dutch
Jurist-One Schooner Put Up a
Lively Fight.

The Hague.-Professor Asser, the
Dutch jurist, who has been arbitrating
the claims of American sealers for the
seizure of their vessels by the Russian
government about 10 years ago, has
delivered his award in favor of the
United States. He attributes the dam
age in the case of the American
schooner G. H. White at S32,444; in
the case Of the James Hamilton Lewis
at $2S,5S8 the Kate anO Anna at
$1O,4SS, and the Cape Horn Pigeon at
s3S,750.
In giving his reason for the award
Professor Asser held that the schooner
White was seized outside Russion ter
ritorial waters and that the Russian
contention that warship of one ma
ton was entitled to pursue beyond the
boundaries of its territorial seas a ship
Of another nation guilty of illegal
action within these waters was unten-
able. The arbitrator declared that the
jurisdiction of the state could not ex-
tend beyond its territorial waters ex-
cept by special treaty. The seizure
and confscation of the G. w. White
and the Imprisonment Of her crew was
therefore illegal and Russia was con-
demned to pay the c. H. White S32,444,
with interest at per cent.
The dispute was the subject Of pro-
tracted negotiations, resulting in an
agreement in 1900 between Count
Lamsdorf, acting minister of foreign
affairs of Russia, and Herbert ID.
Pierce, United States charge daffaires
at st. Petersburg, designating Profess
sor Asser, a member of the council of
state of The Netherlands, as arbitra-
tor. Professor Asser decided June 30
1902, that the average annual catch
should form the basis on which dam
ages should be awarded, which was
exactly the contention advanced by
Mr.. Pierce, who was the advocate for
the United States government. The
decision carried with it the opinion
of the court that Russian must pay
damages and only left for further ar
gument the sum due in each case.
The case Of the James Hamilton
Lewis was governed by the same de-
cision, while in the case of the Cape
Horn Pigeon, Professor Asser, in fix
ing the damages of $S7,75O and the in
terest at 6 per cent, held that the gen
eral principle that damages should in
clude the prospective profits of which
the victim had been deprived applied
usually to international litigation.
In the case of the Kate and Anna the
arbitrator decided that the captain
could have ceased seal hunting and
that therefore Russia was not respon-
sible for the prospective profits.
Both the James Hamilton Lewis and
Kate and Anna are given per cent
interest on the amount awarded.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
About Pearls,

The value of pearls depend on their
form, size, color, texture and orient.
AS regards form, they are spherical,
pear-shaped, ovate, conical and irreg-
ular or baroque. The perfectly round
pearl is generally the most valuable,
other things being equal. Those over
200 grains in weight and of fine orient
are scarce, and are usually profitable
investments, the price gradually in
creasing on account of the enhanced de-
mand and the exhaustion of the fisher.
les. They are most commonly en-
ployed TO form the center of necklaces.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
C. Dubois Under Arrest for Murder.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. "A special
from Elwood says: Mrs. Charles Du-
bois, a bride of but few months, was
found dead in her room with bottle
of carbolic acid lying at her side and
a note in which is stated her intention
of taking her life. An autopsy was
held and no poison was found in her
stomach. The side of her head was
crushed, apparently by the blow of a
blunt instrument The coroner hela
an inquest which led to the arrest OF
Charles Dubois, who is charged with
murder.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
A Weeks End Party.

Phamliman-You don't know how it
feels to have half dozen mouths 60
feed.
atcheller-Perhap not, but III
bet you L realized laat night what it
meant to have at least a hundred to
feed.
Phamliman-Surely, you don't en-
terrain that many?
Observation-Disclosures
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
RetributiOn at Last.

"These racing automobiles ought sc
be suppressed" remarked the indig-
nant man.
"Oh, l don't know" replied the
lowly citizen. 'I get some enjoyment
out of them"
"Youl Why, you never rode in one
in your life"
"Of course not, but think how in
teresting they are making things for
the scorching bicyclists, who have
heretofore monopolized the roads. [
tell you it looks to me like righteous
vetributiOn."
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
With Cuts.

"Your trouble probably arose from
some fNrgotten confusion, whereby an
irritation was caused which commune
Gated itself to the"
go cut all that out!" interrupted the
other, impatiently.
"But l was going to explain" said
the surgeon, "what caused the cancer
pus growth"
"Cut that out too, doctorl" ex-
claimed the patient.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05

and Captain Charles Hackett & Co.
of this city, with the Maria, Rosie,
Olsen, Vancouver Belle and the Arau-
nah. All the schooners were taken to
Vladivostock or Petrepaulofski, where
their crews were subjected to the
toughest kind of treatment. The cases
against Russia, both American and
local, were worked up for the most
part in this city.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
Killed His Emplover.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec.-A special from
Greenville, ILL.,, says: At Pocahontas
Albert Ethridge, aged IS, shot and in
stantly killed his employer, John Kes-
ner, proprietor of the Western hotel.
The shooting was the result of a dis
agreement over some meat which Kes-
ner had ordered the boy to get for din
ner and which he neglected
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
Mackay Estate in California.

San Francisco, Dec. 3.-The apprais-
ers appointed by the superior court to
place a valuation upon the property in
this city left by the late John w.
Mackay, have reported that the estate
is worth $173, 400.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
SMALLPOX Alarm in Utah.

Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 3.-The preva-
lence of smallpox has created consid-
cradle alarm among the residents of
Murray and surrounding towns in the
central portion of this county. At
South Cottonwood, one of the well
bull up districts of the county, prac-
tically every house is said to be under
quarantine.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
FATAL EXPLOSION IN CHICAGO.
Thirteen Persons Killed in Swift G.
Co.'S Plant.

Chicago-With a deafening report a
boiler in Swift & Co.'S plant exploded
shortly after 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. Thirteen lives were sacrificed
and scores of employees, visitors and
others were injured. Huge boilers
were sent through the roof of the boil
er house and hurled hundreds of feet.
Nobody within the boiler room sur
vived to tell the story of the accident
and 1t may never be known what
caused the explosion. A careful in
vestigation later, however, convinced
the experts that the explosion was the
result of carelessness on the part of
an employee, whose own life also was
lost. Five minutes after the explosion
nothing of the boiler house but a pile
of twisted iron, bricks and mortar re-
manned.
Flames sprang from the ruins and
the spectators realized that it would
be impossible to save the lives of those
who were caught in the wreck.
The explosion was of such force that
adjoining buildings were wrecked, torn
and twisted like toys. Men, women
and boys at work in adjoining depart
ments were hurled through windows
to the ground below. Many of them
escaped with slight bruises, but most
of the victims were hurt to such an
extent that it was necessary to re-
move them to hospitals. The others
were taken to their homes.
Digging for Victims.
While the fire was still burning
police, firemen and employees Of the
packing firm began digging in the
ruins. Soon the mangled remains OF
a man were discovered. At the same
time other rescuers were digging with
desperation to rescue several victims
who were still alive. Bodies, torn,
bruised or mangled, were taken from
the ruins and sent to the morgues. A
boy, scalded from head to foot and
bleeding from cuts and bruises, stag
gered toward the Office of General Sup
ply Agent Young. The boy was Mr..
Young's personal messenger. The lad,
however, had been so badly disfigured
that Mr.. Young did not recognize him.
1t is not thought the loss to Swift
& Co. will amount to more than $780,
900. The officials of the company de-
clare that this will cover the damage,
as nearly as they are able to estimate
at the present time. The building in
which the boilers were located was the
only structure to be entirely destroyed,
and it was a small structure, one story
high. The storehouse which stood
close to the boiler house was badly
damaged, a portion of it's wall being
torn, but it is only two stories high.
With the exception of the demolished
house there is no damage that can not
be repaired within ten days.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
w. c. Gillian Murdered.

Sioux Falls, S. D. Nov. CIV. c.
Gillian, the Sioux Falls man who was
found dead at Rock Rapids, a few
mornings ago under circumstances
which indicated that he had commit
ted suicide. was murdered.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
Dangerous medicines.

Certain MISUNDERSTANDING cincho-
ma salts, salicylic acid, mercury, tobac-
co, alcohol, carbonie oxide, lead, chic
roform and ether-have been report
ed specially dangerous to hearing and
liable to cause deafness.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05

Lady with awfully painted cheeks)
My portrait is very good, but don't
you think the a-cheeks-are a trifle
pale?
Artist-Yes, they are not done yet.
leave that to the last.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05
Mark Hanna Not to Resign.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Senator Hanna
denies all reports that he intended to
resign from either the senate or the
craftsmanship of the republican central
committee.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05

Museums are much in favor in Rus
STA. Even in Siberia nearly every
town of 10000 inhabitants has one.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05

One in four of the 65OOOO immi-
grants who arrived last year could
not read or write.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05

Among the presidents callers recent
ly was Cardinal Gibbons.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-12-05

The man who makes friends easily
loses them just as easily.
The courier., 1902-04-05
Tn and Hbouf
NebraSkd

A way to thwart drouth is suggested
by farmers out in the state who have
absorbed some ideas which they intend
to put in practice. Two or three weeks
after they have planted the regular
crop of corn they intend to go over
more, the hills about ten feet apart
Then let the drouth come. If it catches
the regular corn tasseling, why it is no
harm done. The later planting will be
in tassel shortly and it's pollen will
serve to fertilize the neighboring ears
in sufficient degree to insure fruition.
1t has been done, say these farmers,
with eminent success and what 9TH
ers have achieved is not impossible for
them. They have another scheme, too.
This is to soak their corn in kerosene
before planting. No bug, bird or
gopher will relish this sort of flavor
in it's diet, aver the husbandmen.
Rare is the occasion of a balloon as
cension in Pawnee City. That is why
146 parents wrote out excuses for their
children that they might see the
strange sight instead of suffering in
the dull confines of the school room,
chasing education. That is why, also,
the superintendent was prone to anger.
He knew there was to be an ascension.
He was aware that nearly everybody
else was cognizant also. What most
surely be delayed even if no fatal hitch
were encountered. But what a woeful
lack of originality the people dis
played! To have read the excuses with
The courier., 1902-04-05

HENRY EDWARD MATTHEW'S.
Lincoln
Henry
that is
he all
a street.
Born Witt
his
tended public school until
then taken with measles which affected his could
attend school, He
finally
studied
Ter Piano Company
bench bench
action When he left with intimate
building
the
the
Herzog
N street. speaks him
the Nebraska Conservatory of Music Grace Gngey Ferris l street,
W. Sheetz
Matthews practically rebuilding
1872 Chicago
full his picture
Mr. Matthews lives
artist and is violin
ctals number of times with his
The courier., 1902-04-05

the superintendent one would have
trembled at an amazing epidemic.
Two-thirds of the excuses nominated
sickness in the family. 1t was awful
And even then there was no ascension
The balloon displayed too many leaks
that had not been detected.
4
Marriage Licenses In bold, impu-
dent letters this significant sign occu-
pies a shingle just outside the office
door of Judge Rettermann of Column
bus. Nothing could be more plain.
Hardly anything could be more WISE
Did you ever go after marriage Ii
cense? Doubtless you know then how
embarrassing it is to accidentally in
quire of the wrong person If he is the
gentleman who delivers the documents.
1t is bad enough to feel the necessity
of calling upon anybody for guidance
to the office. Though it looks CONNER
cial and perhaps more than slightly
mercenary there is no doubt that the
judge has earned the blessings of
many an ardent young couple.
q
Wilma X. Smith is a three year old
girl who is drawing a pension of s14
a month. She lives with her mother in
Seward county, who married Ed Kipp
of Seward after the death of her hus-
band. The little girls father enlisted
at Milford in Co. X, and this letter the
mother inserted in babys name after
it's father died, in remembrance of his
soldier career. He went to Chicka-
mauga with his company, took sick
and died. The mother applied for a
pension for the baby daughter and
now the midget is profiting by the
kindness of the government.
An old horse shoe was recently found
;v,,hoddad in q rnaplo fraa nm the form,
The courier., 1902-04-05

ing. The man insisted he had Just
bought IL for $40 from a man In the
next township. They went later to that
man and queried him. THAT was my
animal. i raised II from a calf" he
said. but seeing there is another claim
to II I will return your s4O." and he did.
a
Valiant warfare IL being waged by
the Plattsmouth News against the en-
trance to this state of the eastern GUS
tom of holding funerals In the evening.
Nebraska IL holds, should show It's
love for its dead by never adopting
this plan. The only merit In II Is the
fact that people who do not want to
leave their business interests In the
morning or afternoon may attend the
rites I'm the evening. This Is consid-
erable I'm some instances. but" says
the News. mo Nebraskan who was a
true friend OF the deceased will be 10th
to leave his business any part OF one
day to see his cold form for the last
time on earth. To do otherwise were
a confession of mercenary spirit too
contemplate for the honor OF so glor-
ious a commonwealth"
The oldest resident Fullerton, Nance
county, ever claimed will be 100 years
old the tenth of next October. He Is
c. w. Sherman who went there some
months ago with his family, from Sib-
ley. Ia. Despite his great age he looks,
they say, as young as sixty-fve and
is las hearty as a buck and can run
as we'll" How has he kept himself so
we'll preserved? He says that for
number of years he was a sailor and
went to many parts of the earth, as
similating all kinds and degrees OF
good health from all kinds and degrees
of climate and atmosphere. He has al
ways taken care to get plenty of ex-
ercise and has scorned the use of all
tobacco and intoxicants. He expects
to live twenty-five years longer unless
he encounters an accident.
x
Breezy pictures i'm a saloon at Hast
ings did not touch the admiration of
Carrie Nation when she was there a
short time ago. She grabbed a chunk
of ice from a dish of olives nearby and
slammed ii through the picture In a
manner quite like old times. She was
saved from rough treatment by
handy policeman. Other saloon keep
ers locked their doors when they saw
her coming and applied In vain for
soon enough took occasion to escort
her bodily from his place of business.
He was irresistible
Dawson county farmer netted s10.-
900 last year through irrigation This
year he hopes to repeat the winning by
going extensively into the culture of
potatoes and corn. He has a twenty
five horse power engine with which he
plows, turning fifteen burrows at
time. For over a week II has been
smoking and putting over the plains
that he calls his home.
4
What does this indicate of the brow
of man who allows himself to think
of suicide? n. ii. Nelson, a man living
in Rock Creek precinct near Wahoo
recently attempted suicide by way of
a revolver. He directed the bullet at
his forehead. When the smoke had
cleared away and the powder SCOT and
blood had been wiped from the in
jured mans face it was found that no
brain matter was issuing. The bullet