The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-02
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings I'm Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past WeeI-Nationnl,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Expounded.

in the assassination of Governor Goe-
bel of Kentucky, has been acquitted.
From now on the sailors union will
control the shipping of coast seamen
on all vessels leaving San Francisco.
Several thousand men gathered in
Cork Sunday and with enthusiastic
acclaim welcomed William O'Brien
back to Ireland.
Glens Falls, N. Y. Sunday suffered
a loss of half a million dollars by fire.
The fire started in the clothing store
of Webb Bros.
A terrific straight away wind reach
ing at times a velocity of 60 miles an
hour, prevailed at Lincoln, Neb., re-
Gently. Much damage was done.
One of the most violent windstorms
in years is raging at Ashtabula, Ohio.
and the schooner Pretoria, with a
cargo of ore, is aground near the piers.
Seven men are on board.
A destructive windstorm, accom-
panied by heavy hail, passed south and
east of Tulsa, I. T., recently. Trees
were uprooted and several houses
were moved from their foundations.
The Sunday laws were more strictly
enforced than a week ago. and even
newspapers were driven from the
streets at noontime, making the day
an extremely quiet one for Boston.
Hon. Sterling, Morton, former secre-
tary of agriculture, died Sunday after
noon at Lake Forest ILL.,, at the home
of his son, Mark Morton. He was
buried Tuesday at his home in Ne
braska.
In the open championships at the
Waverly golf links in Portland Sunday
afternoon the first prizes were won by
Miss Alice Sibson and r. L. MacLeay,
who are now recognized as the cham
pions of Oregon.
The strike in the works of the Sing
er Manufacturing company at South
Bend Ind, which has been on for sew
eral weeks, is off the company having
gained a victory. Men numbering
100 went to work Monday.
At Venice four members of the crew
of the United States steamship Chi
cago were taken into custody by the
police, who allege certain disorders,
which consisted of the breaking of a
number of windows.
At a meeting of the labor unions in
Copenhagen 1t was decided to order
the extension of the dock laborers'
strike to all Danish ports. The unions
are also preparing to call out the dock
draymen and further embarrass the
shipping interests.
Ill civ cIo int
terialist to the chamber of deputies.
Eight nationalists, six anti-ministeri-
alst socialists, four anti-ministerialist
republicans and three conservatives
were returned. 1t was the worst de-
feat the government has ever sus-
tanned in Paris.
Joplin, Missouri, was visited recent
Iy by the most destructive storm in
it's history during which two persons
were killed outright, six fatally in
jured, score or more seriously hurt
and 100000 worth of property de-
stroyed. 1t is estimated that so build
ings were destroyed.
At Wallace, Idaho, Judge Mayhem
sentenced Chalmer E. Snuff to be
hanged on Tuesday, the oath day of
June, 1902. The case will be carried
to the supreme court and it is thought
legal proceedings will prevent the ex-
ecution taking place, at least until
considerably after the date set.
William w. Carr, day operator and
correspondent of the Associated Press
in Topeka, who has been visiting his
parents at Eudora, Kan, was accident
ally shot and killed at that place Sun
day. While taking a shotgun from a
buggy he tripped, causing the gun, the
barrel of which was held directly over
his heart. to explode. He exclaimed,
I'm shot" and died
The Northern Pacific machinists'
strike at Brainerd, Mimi, is ended.
General Manager Cooper and Super
intendent of Motive Power Lowell had
a conference with Vice President Will
son of the International Machinists
union, and as result the men will go
back to work. The men claim to have
won a victory their protest against
the promotion of handymen having
been successful
Senator Kearns of Utah, Perry S.
Heath, also now of Utah, and r. c.
Kearns of st. Louis spent Sunday in
Chicago comforting regarding the af-
fairs of the Los Angeles-Salt Lake
railroad. Mr.. Kearns in an interview
confirmed the recent reports that the
Goulds have become interested with
Senator Clark in This enterDriee and