The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-03-06
CULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.


Kate Sullivan.
Frank e. Ward is now general man
ager of the Great Northern road, sue
ceeding John F. Stevens. resigned.
Harvard beat Yale in the first game
of the finals for the intercollegiate
hockey championship by a score of 6
to 2.
Colonists and homeseekers to the
Pacific northwest will be given until
June Is to come under the special
rates.
President Palma has signed the sol
diers' pay loan bill, which authorizes
the issuance of bonds to the amount
of $S5,OGO,OOO.
Miss Darice Justice. who has been
found asphyxiated in a San Francisco
boarding house, lived in Salt Lake for
nearly three years.
The Santa Fe has reached an agree
ment with the conductors and train
men regarding a scale of wages. 1t is
understood that the advance will be
15 per cent.
AT the Duquesne garden, Morris
Woods of Verona Lake, N. Y, became
champion of the United States and
Canada by defeating the best skaters
of the two countries.
e. T. Burdick, president of the Buff
falo Envelope works, was found dead
in his room recently, with his skull
crushed. The indications are that it
was the work of burglars.
A dispatch received from eros
Morne announces the complete de-
struction Of Port de4Paix, Hayti, by
fire. Only the vessels belonging to the
Haytien company were saved.
The Chinese commission to the Jap
anese industrial exposition at Asaka,
Japan. headed by Prince Tsai Chen,
has been ordered to inquire into the
gold standard sentiment in Japan.
The large shortage in the hog sup
ply throughout the entire country is
causing the packed meat market to
increase its present frmness and ad
vances all along the line are expected
within a short time.
After making the astounding confes-
sion that he has murdered no less than
five human beings, Albert Knapp is
covering in his cell at Hamilton, o.,
and begging the officers of the law TO
protect him from lynching.
An Vancouver, B. c., the clerks en-
ployed in the freight, passenger and
telegraph departments of the Cana
dian Pacific railway went on strike
recently to enforce recognition of the
United Brotherhood of Railway EN-
ployes.
The fast passenger train, Chattanoo-
ga to Salisbury, leaving Chattanooga
over the Southern track, was wrecked
by spreading rails about three miles
west of Lenoir City, Tenn, recently.
Three persons were killed outright
and "a injured.
1t is announced at the law office of
Henderson, Lincoln, Hurd & Kiesel
that Speaker Henderson has retired
from the firm. Although not officially
announced, it was stated that Hender-
son will enter New York law firm as
successor to ex-Speaker Reed.
A peculiar postal robbery has just
come to light at Vancouver, B. c. A
registered mail sack, containing at
least $1,000 in bank bills, besides doc
uments of value, was opened, the con-
tents distracted, the sack locked up
again, and the thief escaped, leaving
no clue. The robbery took place be-
tween the postoffice on Van Anda ISL
and. British Columbia, and the Van
hn
of its contents on the night of Febru-
airy IL or the morning of the day fol-
lowing.
Charles Efinger. confidential man,
and cashier for the Fisher Mercantile
company, son Of prominent Missoula
people and for years a man of exem-
plary habits, is now a self confessed
embezzler.
One man was killed and 13 other
persons more or less seriously injured
in an accident on the Chicago & North
western railroad near Athol. s. d.
Fred A. Bopp vice president of bank
at Hawkeye. Iowa, is dead.
Rather than go to the Philippines,
to which his troop had been ordered.
Private Mcdonald of G troop, Thir.
teenth cavalry at Fort Keogh. Mont
committed suicide by shooting him
self through the heart with a AZ cali
Der revolver, the deed being committed
In the barracks.
The marriage of Miss Trina Cody, a
daughter of Colonel William F. Cody
buffalo BilD, and Lieutenant Clar-
ence Armstrong Stott of the Twelfth
cavalry. stationed at Fort Clark.
Texas was sOlemnizad recentlv