The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-05-01
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CyLLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Durinq the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

from Havre, Mont. The Indications
warrant the belief of the existence CT
large quantities Of the oil.
Congressman w. l.. Jones of Wash
ington decided to appoint John l. Hess
of Goldendale, Klickitat county, as
cadet to Annapolis and Claude o. Bas-
sett of Spokane, alternate.
At San Francisco Mrs. Frieda Baker,
wife of a commission clerk, was kilt
ed recently by Michael Nihall, bar
keeper in fit of jealousy. Nihall then
turned his weapon on himself. inAict-
ing a slight wound
At Portland Ore, Alexander Smith
of Nassau, N. H., professional of the
Spokane Country Club, recently de-
feated John Moffatt, the Waverly
Golf club professional. The match
was for sc holes, for purse of 500.
Men of prominence in the world OF
finance who make New York their
headquarters and visit the national
capital on matters connected with
their varied business interests are
roundly criticizing the administration
for the crusade against the trusts, as
exemplified in the Northern Securities
case.
John Collins, a pioneer and one Of
the wealthiest men of Seattle, is dead.
after a lingering illness, aged 6S
Alfred Dreyfus has submitted to
Minister of War Andre a lengthy let
ter in which he asks for a reopening
of his case by means of an investiga-
ton by the minister as the supreme
head of military justice.
Alexander Ramsey, ex-governor Of
Minnesota, secretary of war under
President Hayes, for two terms United
States senator from Minnesota and for
whom the county in which St Paul
is located was named, died at his home
recently, aged SS years.
Announcement is made at Pottsville
that the 0,000 minewOrkers who were
locked out by the Reading company
because of their refusal to work nine
hours on Saturday will be permitted
to return to the mines, provided they
pledge themselves to work full time
Saturdays.
Christ Benson, who effected his
escape from Jail at Olympia March l.,
after killing Jailer David Morrell, and
who was convicted of manslaughter,
has been sentenced to 20 years IN
prison, and in addition was fined 5000.
The term of Imprisonment is the ex-
treme penalty of the law.
BY a head on collision between two
freight trains at Bearmouth, Mont.
on the Northern Pacific recently two
engines and four cars were wrecked.
Richard Beverleigh, who was stealing
ride in lumber car. with two other
men, was caught in, the timbers ana
seriously injured. The trainmen es-
capped injury.
Japanese papers state that Russia is
increasing her squadron in the far
east.
William X. Vanderbilt and Mrs. An
ma Rutherford were married recently
at St Marks church, London. The
officiating clergyman was Rev. R. II.
MADDEN.
New York inspectors assisted by
members of the Boston police force
are pursuing Investigations in Boston
in connection with the New York bar
rel murder mystery.
Colonel Davis of Little Rock, Ark,
signed an act of the legislature max
ing it unlawful for nonresidents OF
the state to hunt or fish at any season
Of the year in Arkansas
There is in contemplation a forci
Die joint protest on the part of Great
Britain. the United States and Japan
against the Russian, demands in the
matter of sovereignty of Manchuria.
A New York life insurance COMPANY
has. through it's Pennsylvania agency
issued to ROdman Wanamaker, son CT
John Wanamaker, a policy for $1,000
600. The premium on the policy will
be 100000
Jerry Goodwin shot Thomas P. Blue
and son, William Blue. at You Bet
Col, recently. Thomas Blue is dead
and William is dying The shooting
was the result of an attack made by
Blue and his son upon Goodwin.
The Berlin government has been in
terpellated by members of the center
party regarding the killing of an ar
tilleryman named Hartmann by Nava
Cadet Hussener at Essen on Good Fri
day last, because the former did MOI
salute the latter properly.
Brigadier General Manning, after ar
engagement with the Mad Mullah's
forces, has relieved Colonel Cobbe
near Gumburru, Somaliland, As miles
westward of Galadi, Arabia. Abou
1000 of the Mullahs men were killed
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