The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-23
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
EVens Tersely Told.


tired, is dead in Dover, N. j., after
an illness OF three years.
The safe in the State Bank at Hub |
bard, Neb., was blown open recently.
The robbers secured $110O.
Under extremely bad weather con-
ditions Harvard defeated West Point
Saturday, to o. There was much
fumDling on both sides.
Dan Patch, 1853, recently broke the
worlds pacing record to wagon, and
came within a quarter OF second Oh
equaling his own sulky record.
Albert Joerndt, a letter carrier, is
now in the Chicago jail awaiting ar
raignment on the charge of stealing
letters and money they contained.
An atrocious attempt was made at
Rossland, b. c., recently by unknown
incendiaries to destroy the city. Four
empty buildings were fired inside of
three hours.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant sailed
from New York recently for Europe
on the steamer Sampania, being called
abroad by the sickness of her sister,
Mrs. Potter Palmer, who is i'll in
Paris.
The archbishop Of Lima, Peru, has
sent a note to the minister of justice
asking the government to veto the
recent law approved by congress Civ
ing facilities for the marriage of non
Catholics.
frankie Neil of San Francisco,
champion bantamweight pugilist, and
ID of
rounds to a draw recently at Los An
geles. 1t was one of the fastest fights
ever witnessed here.
The International Bank & Trust
company of America, w. H. Hunt,
president, with branches in New York
and San Francisco and various points
throughout Mexico, has closed it's
doors.
The two companies of American ar
tillery which occupied Santa Clara
and the five batteries at Havana have
left for their return home. Two thou
sand people were assembled at the
Punta and 1000 more at the Place.
DR.. ]. E. Jay, a prominent physician
residing near Asheville, N. c., recently
killed his three children, aged 2, and
6 years, using a hammer as a weapon.
He then set fire to his home. The
flames were extinguished by neighbors.
Secretary Moody has approved the
estimates for the support of the navy
for the next fiscal year, as recommend
ed by the chiefs of bureaus, amount
ing to $1O2 ,S66,449, as against &c.,
S16791 appropriated for the last ifs
cal year.
The Northern Pacific may have tc
struggle along without a president
for a couple of months, according tC
the latest advices from st. Paul. II
is announced that Charles S. Mellen
the president, will leave st. Paul Sat
urday.
At Dayton, Ohio, with no excuse tt
offer, other than they had quarreled
Charles F. Weiffenbach, well conect
ed in Dayton, early today choked his
wife to death. He later went to police
headquarters, coolly told his story
and was locked up.
Six masked men robbed the Far
mum, Neb., State bank recently, sc
curing $4,000 One of the men was
arrested, and the officers, with blood
hounds, are on the trail of the 9th
ers. Dynamite was used, and the SAT,
and bank furniture was wrecked.
The jury in the case of Daniel Voor
HES Miller and Joseph M. Johns, OF
trial in the federal court at Cincin
natl all week on the charge of al
alleged conspiracy to extort a bride
reported shortly before midnight tina
it was unable to agree, and was dis
charged by Judge Thompson.
Miss Pansy Ballard, freshman stu
dent of the University of Nebraska
took a large dose of carbolic aci
while standing in front Of St. Mary
cathedral recently. She then STAG
gered into the church and trying t
kneel in a pew, died while in the &C
of muttering a prayer She was
daughter of e. E. Ballard, bushes
man Of Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Fifteen persons were killed an
about 40 injured in a collision whic
occurred recently on the Belvider
division of the Pennsylvania Raj
raod company near Washington cross
ing at Trenton, n. J. The person
killed end injured were laborers VIII
we're on a work train and were o
their way to work at Washingto
crossing to repair washouts along tn
road.