The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16
CULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nationai
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.


Louis
Andrew Carnegie has offered Phila-
delphia a million and a half dollars
toward the extension OF It's free library
system. This sum is to be applied only
to the erection OF 80 buildings, which
are to be used as branches OF the main
library.
The will Of Colonel McCalmont OF
London, who died ON December 8,
leaves his estate, valued at $10,000,000,
to his children. Nothing is left to
charity or public uses.
The report of the Philippine COM
mission for the last fiscal year says
that from the time of the first appear
ance of cholera in Malolos to Septem-
Der l, 1902, the total number of re-
corded cases was 52,526, OF which g.,
473 resulted fatally, the mortality be-
ing II per cent.
The directors Of the United States
Steel corporation have declared the
regular quarterly dividend of one per
cent on the common and ga per cent
on the preferred stock. A financial
statement was issued showing net
earnings for the calendar year, with
December estimated OF 1892, 662, 600.
The state ball in the palace of the
grand mogul at Delhi, India, proved to
be one of the most attractive features
of the durbar festivities. The Eur
opeans dancing among the columns
and pillars of the palace was a strange
and wonderful sight. Lady Curzon,
American wife of the viceroy, was
gowned in gold brocade, and wore a
tiara of diamonds and rubies once the
property of a king.
Smallpox has again appeared among
the Cree Indians in the northern part
of Montana.
The president has directed the ap-
pointment of Lieutenant Colonel John
A. Johnston of the adiutant generals
department to be brigadier general
to fill the vacancy caused by the retire
ment Of General Hasbrouck.
AS a result of a collision between
passenger train and the rear end of
freight train on the Monongahela di-
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad re-
Gently at Cochrane station, just above
DuQuesne, seven men are dead, one dy-
ing and five others are injured.
William H. Bradley the multimil
lionaire lumberman Of Milwaukee died
of cirrhosis of the liver, aged 65 years.
He died in the same invalid chair in
which three days previous he was mar
ried to Miss Hannenmeyer, his private
secretary.
Alfred Belt, the well known South
African financier, has had an apOplec-
tic stroke at johannesburg and is re-
puted to be dying.
The democrats of the Missouri legis-
lature in joint caucus have nominated
w j. Stone to succeed Senator Vest.
The nomination was made by accla-
nation.
Ambassador Won Holleben was not
recalled from Washington, but, learn
ing that his government was not Who'll
ly satisfied with his work, and feeling
i'll and depressed, he cabled for a long
leave of absence, which was immedi-
ately granted. He will not return to
Washington.
Omaha.-William J. Percival, lead
ing man with the Metropolitan Stock
company and known on the stage as
Jack Landon, killed himself in the
presence of Miss Anna Nelson, the
leading lady of the company, because
she refused to marry him. The COM
pany was playing at Greenwood, a
small town a few miles from Omaha.
c. w. Putnam, aged 81 years, prob
ably the oldest postal clerk in the
country, is dead at his home in West
field, N. Y. He was appointed during
the administration of President Lin
coin and held his position continuous
ly until his death.
Cleveland, Ohio, is now supplied
with natural gas from wells in West
Virginia, 200 miles distant The city
has been piped to a great extent, and
at an exhibition recently gas was
lighted by means of a Roman candle
at the top of a standpipe so feet high
and four inches in diameter. The dis
play was witnessed by 5000 specta-
tors.
The age limit at which college pro-
fessors should be retired from active
class and department work was fixed
at 20 years recently by President ia
cob Gould Schurman of Cornell uni
versity at the annual banquet of the
Cornell Alumni association of Chicago
held in Kingsley's. The superannua-
tion of. professors had worked well at
the Ithacan institution, he said
Tho Hoct 11ndar Admiral Evanc hoe