The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-11-20
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES Or
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

tramp, now serving a 80 days sentence
in the county Jail at San Francisco,
for vagrancy, sufficiently resembles
the description of a man wanted for
mulcting a New York bank out OF
100000 to make his return to that
city to answer to a charge almost a
certainty.
The statement of the gross postal
receipts at so of the largest postofices
for October, 1903, as compared with
October, 1902, shows a net increase
of almost per cent.
James j. Hill is quoted as saying:
There is a feeling of apprehension
that something unfavorable may hap
pen which might tend to disturb the
general situation. Against such de-
velopment western bankers have TAX
en- measures, and western banks are
now in a very sound condition"
Two men recently boarded rail
way train as it was ascending the
steep grade between Petersburg and
MUSHROOM, overpowered the guard,
looted the treasure car and made their
escape. The robbers, it is said, Sc
cured $5O,000 which was consigned
to the Standard bank at Pretoria.
Andrew H. Green, the father of
Greater New York." and one Of the
city's oldest and most remarkable cit
liens, was shot and instantly killed
on the steps of his home in New York,
by Cornelius M. Williams, a negro,
who is believed to be insane.
Senator M. A. Hanna, chairman of
the republican national committee, has
mailed letter to each member of the
committee, calling them to meet at
the Arlington hotel, Washington, on
Friday, December IL.
Because of the high price of wool
and its scarcity, both in this country
and abroad, the carpet manufacturers
declare a general advance in prices is
absolutely necessary.
Boris Sarafoff, the Macedonian lead
err, in an interview at Kustendiit, Bull
garia, recently, said the insurrenction
in the villayet of Monastir has cost
the lives of 1900 insurgents and that
1870 villages have been burned. The
revolutionary OIBdulLdllOuy NC duuCu
continues in operation.
Adjutant General Sherman Bell Of
Colorado has announced his intention
to resign his position in the Colorado
national guard and accept the man
agement of a mine in Mexico.
Laredo, Texas.-The official yellow
fever bulletin shows: New cases rs
deaths l; total cases to date, S66; to
tai deaths to date, 80.
The nine Sioux Indians who wer'
arrested for participating in the figh
in which Sheriff Miller and Deput.
Falkenburg of Converse county wer
killed, were given a preliminary hear
ing and were discharged. The test
mony showed that Eagle Feather an
Black Kettle, who were killed, fire
the shots which killed the officers. TIL
Indians will be returned to the Pin
Ridge agency
After discussing the Cuban zee
prOcity measure IOr tn &C. hours i
caucss the democratic members of tn
house agreed to a resolution by vot
of 95 to Is, pledging themselves t
support the bill after efforts hav
been made to secure its amendmer
by abolishing the differential on r.
fined sugar and eliminating the iv
year clause in the treaty.
The missionary committee of tn
Methodist Episcopal church has a.
propriated more than 100000 for wor
in nearly 80 countries, besides an a.
preparation of $4,000 distribute
among these same countries for pro-
erty interests.
Thomas Shaughnessy, for 62 veal
a resident of Milwaukee and the f
Their of Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, pre-
ident of the Canadian Pacific railwa
died recently, aged IS years.
General Maxine Gomez has acceI
ed the governments check for II
grant of $4,000 recently voted to hi
by congress, but says he will not dra
any of the money until all the veteran
shall have been paid.
Robert Sinclair, a student of Il
Illinois normal school, was probab
fatally injured in a football game
POntias recently.
President Charles N. Alexander
the Velasco, BrazOs & Northern ra
way reports that thieves recently sto
valise from his buggy containil
100000 worth of securities of t
railroad. The entire detective for
of Dallas, Texas, is at work on t
case.
Prospects are that the special 81
sion of congress will end during t