The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-08-08
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern md western Hcmispheres
During the Past Week-Nation"i'
Historical, Political md Personal
Events TerseIy ExpOunded.

mond company and the Hammond |
Packing company, and the transfer OF
stock is completed.
An excursion train on the Ann Arbor
railway, made up of II coaches and
carrying 700 people, was wrecked six
miles north Of Cadillac Sunday. So
far as known no one was killed.
Battle still being fought desperate
ly." These were the words contained
in a dispatch received at the Colon
bian legation from General SalaZar, the
governor of the department Of Panama.
The strike of the employees Of the
Camden Interstate Electric railway has
almost completely tied up the lines
from Guayandotte, w. Va, to Hanging
Rock, Ohio, and intermediate points.
The monthly comparative statement
of the government receipts and ex-
penditures shows that for the month
of July. 1902, me receipts amounted to
$40. 3O5. 691, and the expenditures $685.
S13,567 leaving a deficit for the month
of $75O7,S7
The body of Mrs. George Wolf, who
has been missing since June 81, has
been found in the sand four miles
south of Chippewa Falls, Wis Mrs.
Wolf was last seen alive on the night
of June 81, driving with her husband,
who has since disappeared.
At the regatta of the Northwestern
Amateur Rowing association over
course of a mile and a half, with turn,
the junior four of the Western Rowing
club of St. Louis defeated the Grand
Rapids Boat and Canoe club crew No.
by a half length. The worlds record
of 9:2S1b was lowered to 9:1S.
In a streetcar collision at Ell1in, ILL.,.
two cars were telescoped. Fifteen pas
sengers We're imprisoned in the week
for nearly an hour. and all are more
or less injured. Those most seriously
hurt: Frank Warner motorman;
Frank Minnard. Mrs. D. c. Hunter and
two children, Mrs NJ. e. Eberlin and
daughter
A head-on collision between milk
trains on the Ontario e Western road
at Horton, N. Y, recently, resulted in
the death of four persons. Both en-
gines were wrecked and several cars
were ditched The dead: ANDY
O'Nein, engineer; Robert Reese, fire
man. Michael Tulley, trainman
Frank Monroe, trainman.
Spokane was visited Sunday by thre
railway presidents. 1t is perhaps tn
first time in history that the chief eX
ecutives of the three principal line
centering in Spokane have met here
They were James ]. Hill, president o
=
curities company; Charles S. Meller
president of the Northern Pacific, an
A. L. Mohler president of the Orego
Railroad & Navigation company.
The announcement from China the
Minister WI is to remain here indet
nitely is explained by the further al
nouncement that there has been
change of plans, and that Liam
Chang, the newly appointed ministC
to the United States, who is now
London, acting as secretary to Primo
Chen. instead of coming directly
Washington to assume his Office ;
originally intended is going first
make visit to China. This will co
sumo four to six months, so that Mi
lister WI probably will not be able
leave the United States this year.
At Los Angeles, Cal, Santa Fe pa
senger train running from Redon'
Beach ran through an open swift
Sunday and crashed into an oil trai
Both engines were wrecked, as W
also one coach and four oil tank ca
The fuel tank of one of the engin
exploded Immediately after the cras
setting fire to the wreck. Two of t
tank cars became ignited and explod
with great force. Burning oil W
scattered in every direction, and t
large oil refinery plant of the Coon
Refining company was set on fire. T
plant was completely destroyed.
were all the cars in the wreck exec
one.
The monthly statement of the
tional debt shows that at the close
business July 81. 1902, the debt Il
cash in the treasury, amounted
S97S.91O367. which is an increase
compared with July 1 of S4,453, 1
This increase is accounted for by
reduction in the amount of cash
hand. The debt is recapitulated
follows:
Interest bearing debt, 1891, 070,S
debt on which interest has cea
since maturity, S1.274S1O; debt be
ing no interest, 1895. 537,S16;. to
s1.327SS4.966. This amount, howe7
does not include $S41. 965,0S9 in
tifcates and treasury notes outsta
ING. which are offset by an GO