The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-09-25

stated, his bought from DIT IhOludS
Upton his old cup challenger, Sham
rock II.
The price paid is believed was not
far from $1,000. The purchasers will
break her up for the value of the ma
terial.
CONSERVATION and excitement caused
by the dramatic announcement OF Jo-
seph Chamberlain's resignation as CO.
lonial secretary, prevail among all
classes in the United Kingdom, to the
exclusion of every other topic.
The Chinese government will make
a claim against the government of the
United States on account of the in
juries inflicted by residents of Tono-
pah, New, upon Chinese residents OF
that place recently.
Last week Manager H. G. Stimmel of
the Spokane Interstate Fair; Manager
C. d. Jeffries of the-racing department
OF the fair. and John l.. Smith, super
intendent of the fair, were in Salem,
attending the Oregon State Fair and
in Portland investigating the amuse-
ment features of the JabOur Carnival
company.
Considerable interest was created
among Pittsburg bankers recently by
the announcement that the Second Ma
tional bank of Connellsville, Pa, one of
the strongest institutions Of the coke
region, had decided to hereafter pay D
per cent. interest on savings accounts.
The report of the board of officers
appointed to investigate the recent ac-
cident on board the cruiser Olympia, at
Norfolk, finds that Corporal Yerkes
of the marine corps, who was killed
in the explosion Of alcohol, was mainly
responsible for the accident.
Ten thousand workers in Berlin have
gone on strike. The manufacturers
will hold a meeting to decide what
shall be done as to closing their works
entirely.
Mrs. Mary E. jain and her year old
daughter Pearl died recently from
burns caused by lighted gasolene, and
Harry, the 10 year old son of the
woman, is also fatally burned. The
boy had been in the habit of helping
his mother about the stove during the
day. He was a somnambulist and dur
ing the night he went through the op
Grafton of turning on and lighting the
stove in his sleep. A fire resulted and
Mrs. jain and Pearl ran to the boys
aid.
Manager Collins of the Boston Amer
lean league team announces that {
series of nine games for the worlds
championship between Boston, cham
piOns of the American league, anC
Pi.ttsburg, champions of the National
mas been arranged, the series to be
gin in Boston about October 1, and t
consist of four games in each city
with a ninth game here or at Pitts
burg in case of a tie resulting.
After shooting and fatally woundinl
Chief of Police Fred Heuke and Cap
tain Brennecke of the police depart
ment and seriously wounding Franz
Lutz, a councilman of Bonneville, Ind.
Detective Thomas Hutchens recently
shot and killed himself. The tragedy
was the result of a long existing quar-
rel between Brennecke and Hutchens
The cause is not known. The shoot
ing occurred in a tent at the tristatC
fair grounds in the presence of 5O'
people. Neither Chief Heuke no
Captain Brennecke had opportunity tt
defend themselves.
Professor and Mrs. G. V. Piper have
left Pullman, Wash, for Washington
d. c., where Professor Piper takes the
position of botanist in the depart
ment of agriculture.
President Roosevelt was the CUES
of honor at the annual dinner Of the
oeawahaka- Corinthian Yacht club a
it's handsome and spacious home OF
Center island in Oyster bay Man!
men prominently identified with yacht
ing in the east were present, and the
dinner was handsome and delight
full affair. An invitation was sent t
Sir Thomas Upton, but he was unable
to accept on account of illness and be
cause of his engagements in the west
President Roosevelt gave a toast Il
Sir Thosas Upton.
An invitation to come to Chicago anC
deliver his views as the guest of thu
people of the United States was re
Gently forwarded from the Illinois
Manufacturers association to JOSEPH
Chamberlain of England He replied
that he could not come on account o
work at home.
The United States government ha