The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-29
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
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
Events Tersely Told

At Chicago State Senator Michael ].
Butler. with his bartender and two
friends, have fallen victims to a lone
holdup. The men left the senator's
saloon with 5000 in cash and jewelry
valued at $500.
Russia is negotiating with Greece
and Argentina for the purchase of war
ships.
The total sum of Toronto's losses in
the recent fire increases rapidly as
the experts reduce the figures from
rough estimates to something like ac-
curate amounts. The loss is placed
at $13,000,000, with insurance of s1O,-
100000.
The resignation of A. e. Mitchell as
superintendent of motive power on the
Northern Pacific has been announced.
Mr.. Mitchell goes to the Erie road.
The pension appropriation bill, car
rying an appropriation of over $137,-
900, and the emergency river and
harbor appropriation bill. which car
ries $3,OO0,0O0, were passed by the
senate leaving only general deficiency
and the military academy bills of tho
entire list of supply bills to be con-
sidered by the senate.
An additional force Of $500 work
men, making an all night working
shift of nearly 1000 men, will, be-
ginning last week, force the work of
the worlds fair to completion for the
opening.
Edouard Naville and II. r. Hall an
nounce the discovery through excava-
lions on behalf of the Egyptian explo-
, ration fund the most ancient shrine
J yet uncovered in Thebes. 1t is a NOR
tuary chapel of the period of King
Mentuhetep Nebkherura Of the elev-
: enth dynasty, $500 B. c. 1t is in an
] exceptionally good state of preserva-
7 ton. 1t is not doubted that great
Il deal will be learned through this dis
t covery of the history and art of the
4 eleventh dynasty.
The reichstag of Berlin voted $780,
I 900 for the German settlers in German
Southwest Africa, who have suffered
Y through the Herroro uprising.
n The contract by which the control
) Of the Panama canal passes to the
Il United States is signed and sealed.
The title to the canal is now vested
e in the United States.
l. A son was born Saturday night to
J. Representative and Mrs. William R.
b Hearst
s George H. Primrose. the minstrel.
n and Miss Asher Nerney a San Fran
n cisco singer, were quietly married re-
Gently in New York.
r Mayor B. B. Brown of Pueblo, was
l. indicted by the grand jury on four
a counts, three charging false preten-
T. ses and one alleging forgery. All the
S charges grow out of payrolls in the
city departments.
It The Canadian government proposes
!, to deal directly with foreign nations
s. and not through Great Britain as here
t. tofore.
= President Roosevelt has selected
2 Judge Beakman Winthrop of the court
of first instance of the Philippine isl
It ands to succeed William H. Hunt as
, governor of Porto Rico.
The body of a man found dead at
D. Omaha has been identified as that of
e Major James W. Davis, aged "A. The
h., man evidently had taken his own life
by swallowing strychnine.
IT Miltonvale, Kan, was nearly de-
Al stroyed by fire recently. The loss is
% over 100000.
n At Peoria not a wheel is turning at
the big plant of the Glucose Refining
n company, the 800 employees having
T. gone on strike.
o A telegram from Nome says the
n Arctic Brotherhood hall. which cost
D. $4,000, has partly been destroyed by
d fire and that the local lodge of the
order has subscribed $4,000 to rebuild
c Lodges Of the order are asked to SUBJ
N scribe.