The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-02-28
NEWS Of THE WHOLE WORLD
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Expended.
Count Tolstoi is better.

At Leadville, Col, Sam Wallasea, q
Is year old boy, was accidently shot
and almost instantly killed while at a
party.
The condition of Justice Gray of the
supreme court, who recently suffered
a stroke of paralysis, continues en-
couraging.
The condition of young Theodore
Roosevelt continues to improve, and
he is progressing steadily toward com
plete restoration to health.
Howard f. Brewer, the Pacific coast
swimmer, broke three more American
middle distance records at the sports
mans show at Chicago last week.
The house committee on territories
has unanimously voted to report favor
ably bills for the admission of the ter
ritories of New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma.
Daniel Alexander, aged So, manager
of shoe store in Salt Lake, was al
most instantly killed Sunday by the
accidental discharge of a revolver
which he was cleaning.
At Mount Vernon, ILL.,, Richard Gill
liam, young man, was assaulted
while returning from church, by two
men, one using a beer bottle and the
other firing a revolver at his mead,
killing him instantly.
William Emerson Richmond, or as
he was Familiarity known, Billy Emer-
son, the famous minstrel, is dead at
Boston. Death was due to a complica-
ton of diseases, resulting in consump-
ton. He was Sc years of age and IL
native of Belfast, Ireland.
Snow, followed by rain and sleet,
created in New York and vicinity the
most disagreeable weather conditions
known in many years. During the
early hours of the day heavy wet snow
fell in great flakes. This condition
prevailed for several hours.
At an evangelical meeting of all the
Protestant sects in Cuba, at a mission
airy conference in Cienfuegos, it was
voted to have only one religious de-
nomination in cities of 5000 inhabi-
tants, two denominations in cities of
$4,000 and three denominations in cit
les of $4,000. Eleven sects were repre-
scented.
A conference of ministers in session
at Madrid discussed means of sustain
ing public order The situation is
greatly improved, the labor societies
having declined to join the strike. Of
fetal kilograms declare that quiet pre-
walls everywhere in the provinces.
More troops have been drafted to Bar
celona, but it is hoped that the worst
Of the trouble is now over.
The American consul at Liverpool
has been supplied with information by
the police as to variety of gold brick
frauds by American swindlers on peo
pie in England according to a London
dispatch to the Herald. The executors
of deceased people all over the country
have received letters from New York
Washington and st. Louis proposing
an advance to the writer on tbs
strength of great gold discoveries OF
the estates of deceased persons.
Angered because his persistent de
mands for dowry sufficient to give 4;
start in housekeeping were refused
and seeking revenge, George Child
rose, stenographer, Sunday shot an,
instantly killed Henry Meyer, tn,
girls father. and slightly wounded En-
ma Meyer, his sister, at Chicago. He
mother and another sister escaped 9th
er shots intended for them by rushing
into the streets. Believing he hat
killed the whole family, Childrose sen
bullet into his own brain and fel
dead at the door of his sweetheart
own room.
Attorney General Knox has deliv
cred to the president his findings il
the matter of the charges filed agains
Arthur H. Noyes, judge of the Secon,
division of the United States distric
court of Alaska. The charges alleg'
incompetency and corruption, although
the attorney general says the charg,
of dishonesty was not pressed.
After reviewing the case at length
the attorney general concludes his re
port as follows:
'Such was the trend of this Nom,
negotiation out of which sprung 81
much complaint, bitterness and public
scandal. After review it remains tina
the actual consequences of these pro
ceedings in the Alaska district courf
were to bring that court into disre
spect and impair public confidence il
its wise and impartial administration
of justice.
I'm view of the foregoing, and aftei
the most careful consideration, have
concluded:
First, that the appointment of a re