The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-04-17
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.


On Roosevelt day, May 20, the rail
road Will Inalerlany reduce RACES IOr
visitors 10 SPOKANE ana otner points.
Arrivals from me hlOnulKe says the.
trail between Wnlte Horse and Daw-
son is lned with dead and dIsaDled
horses.
The United States government is IN
the market Tor 4O,44GOO0 POUNDS oil
barley, bran. corn. nay. oats and
straw at Seattle.
Senator Clarks application asks FOR
a franchise for a complete system OF
street railways, covering the most i'm
portant streets of Los Angeles, and
makes 1t a condition that the fare
charged on the lines of the new sys-
tenn shall be cents.
Miss Fireda Pink, an Is year old
girl senior at the indianapolis high
school, is at the point of death as a
result of injuries received in a basket
ball game at Charlottesville.
Ben l.. Thompson, cashier of the
Bank of Commerce, was shot to death
on the public square of Sherman, Tex,
recently by w. E. Stone of TeXarkana.
The men met on the street and without
Vers and opened fire.
Adlai e. Stevenson, formerly vice
president of the United States, lost
his hair and mustache and received
painful burns on the face, head and
hans recently while trying to extingu-
ish a fire at his home in Bloomington,
Ill.
In the second round of what was
scheduled as a 10 round go before
lhe Butte Athletic club, Harry White
knocked out Henry Taylor and the
latter is at the hospital and reported IN
a dying condition. Both fighters are
colored.
President Roosevelt is in the Vel
lowstone park and for the next 16 days
he expects to enjoy complete rest and
cessation from public duties. He will
be in almost constant communication
with Secretary Loeb at Cinnabar, but
nothing except of the utmost import
ance will be referred to him.
The British Columbia legislature has
reenacted the antioriental immigra-
ton legislation framed on the lines of
the Natal act and provided an educa-
tional test to be passed by Chinese
and Japanese desiring admittance to
the province. The bill passed a sec
0nd reading.
Judge Robert Y. Hayne. one of the
most prominent jurists in California,
is dead.
Canadian Pacific contracts have been
let for replacing over 200 wooden
bridges with steel
Three thousand tanners and curriers'
returned to work in Chicago, ending
a strike of several weeks.
A representative of Morgan's firm
says Charles Schwab will be reelected
president of the steel trust.
The rumors of a plot against the
life of King Alexander of Servia has
received apparent confirmation.
At Lexington, KY, James w. Bess
convicted of killing Mrs. Martin. Marcel
s, was recently sentenced to hang Fri
day, June IL.
The state of Washington has pur
chased 220 acres of land on American
lake, near Murray station, for the ma
tional guard encampment grounds.
Captain Pershing's force captured
Bacolod, island of Mindanao recently
killing 100 Moros and wounding man!
others. Three Americans were wound
ed.
At Denver Col, the announcement il
made that the cigarmakers and tobaC
co striDDers, strike which has been IN
progress for several weeks, has beel
settled.
The fire and police board of Denve
has issued an order that no more Opel
gambling would be permitted an
every gambling house was prompt.
closed.
The gross postal receipts for tn
month of March at SO of the largcs
postoffices of the United States aggre
gated S5,72O,2OO, a net increase of 81
per cent.
Robbers recently wrecked the vaul
of the bank of Smithson, eight mile
east of Sedalia, Mo. with dynamite
but were frightened away before the.
secured any booty
1t is reported that the Venezuelan
revolutionists have defeated the force
Of the government in the neighbor
hood of Caracas, captured two cannon
and a large quantity of ammunition.
The Chicago election commissioner
have finished their canvass of the vot'
official count is: Harrison, 146, 20S