The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-10-31

Former President Hawser of Swift
zerland is dead as the result of para
lytic stroke
The worst drouth in the history of
northern New Mexico has prevailed
during the last six months.
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway
aas decided the Samoan controversy in
favor of Germany.
The Great Northern telegraphers
along the whole line have made de-
mands for an increase in wages.
Charles M. Schwab, president of the
United States Steel corporation, who
has been in Venice some time, has gone
to Italy.
The University of Oregon football
team recently defeated Whitman col
lege, of Walla Walla., the score being
to 0.
Mrs. Ada Gilbert Denis, who was
mysteriously assaulted last winter in
Washington, d. c., has died The
aassult was never explained.
In hard fought contest at Annapo-
lis the naval cadet football eleven de-
feated the University of Pennsylvania
recently by a score of 10 to 6.
Preliminary work ON the Shamrock
Ill is processing. Like her predeces-
sor, she will be close up to 9Osfeet, the
waterline limit, but she will be much
shorter orev all.
From a reliable source in Washing
ton is announced the engagement of
Miss Alice Roosevelt, daughter of the
president, to John Greenway of Hot
Springs, Ark,
DR.. Ellis Duncan, superintendent of
the city hospital, Louisville, recently
shot and probably fatally wounded
Bruce Head, a laborer on the Wabash
tunnel near Grafton, Pa.
ABig Four train, made up of bag
gage car and two passenger coaches,
plunged through a burned trestle be-
tween Tunnel Hill and Parker, ILL.,, re-
Gently. No one was hurt.
1t is believed that the Philippines
will experience a rice famine. The
island crops are small, the oriental sup
ply seems limited and the price is adj
vancing rapidly. 1t is possible that the
government will be forced to provide
supplies for the poorer natives.
Y. Hidaka, a japanese, said to have
come from Seattle, entered japanese
boarding house in San Francisco re-
Gently and shot three of his nationality
killing all of them. He then made
} his escape in the dense brush notrh of
the city and has not been captured.
Congressman Russell of Connecticut
is dead.
Mrs. William Donovan, who travel
ed with a circus as the bearded lady"
q is dead in Brooklyn.
t The statement of the national treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $222,-
533, 061; gold $15, 494, 067.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien bested
Jim Jeffords of California in a six
S round contest at Philadelphia recently.
g One of the worst storms that ever
r ragged in the Boring sea raked the
= Nome coast from October IL to IA.
. Three lives were lost in the Nome
q sea and large amount of damage was
done to building along the water front.
Thomas Doran and Henry Rupp two
returned strikers in the coal mines
were buried beneath a fall of roof rock
and fatally crushed.
AS the result of a head end freight
, collision ON the Iron Mountain, seven
= miles north of Desoto, Mo-, seven per-
:. sons were injured.
q For the first time since he left the
q White House former President Cleve.
n land will take the stump in a political
o campaign this week.
70 The cracksmen who blew open the
It safe of the bank of Summit, S. d..
d recently obtained $6769 in cash, $780C
in notes and $4,000 in other securities.
General J. Franklin Bell will be re.
lieved of the command of forces il
II Batangas province, Luzon, December
y 1. He will be succeeded by General Lee
=, The Reichstag of Berlin has adopted
"A minimum duty of $1.37 on both oati
- and barley, in accordance with the
~ proposals of the tariff committee of the
house.
A. The European troops will probably
= withdraw from Shanghai before Jan
uary l. An agreement having beer
concluded. The negotiations have ais
- brought about an extentiOn of the opeI
e. door policy.
ne Herman H. Abrams, for 90 years il
or active railway service. and who dis