The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-05-20
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemspheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, POLITICAL and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

many dwellings, were destroyed ny
ire at Steelville, Mo. The loss is esti-
mated at 100000.
Fire has destroyed rs houses in the
su.ul ~ 81. Aendi, Montreal, render
ing three families homeless and desti-
tute. Loss, $4,000
At recent auction in London a
Holbein miniature of Frances How
ard, duchess of Norfolk, realized the
unprecedented sum of $13,750.
A binding snow storm ragged
throughout the copper country of nor
thern Michigan last Saturday. Three
inches of snow fell at Calumet.
The hundred rulers and forwarders
in the 60 printing shops of the Chi
cago Typothetae have gone on strike
in sympathy with the bookbinders.
The United States squadron has
sailed for the Canary Islands, the
Brooklyn and Castine for Teneriffe
and the Atlanta and Marietta for Las
Palmas.
1t is officially announced that Vice
roy Alexieff has demanded that the
Chinese administration and the Tartar
general be compelled to leave Muk-
den.
AT Pittsburg Fred Schuetz. son Of
Henry Schuetz, shot and seriously in
jured Mrs. Minnie Mccormick and
then fatally shot himself. 1t was a
love affair.
Rear Admiral Kennedy, retired, for
merly paymaster general of the navy,
it is stated at the navy department,
has been selected as treasurer of the
Panama canal commission.
The president has signed the proc
lamation opening the Rosebud, N. d.,
reservation to settlement. The reser-
walton contains 100000 acres and will
be opened at q. m, August s.
Miss Clara Barton has resigned the
presidency of the American Red Cross
and was succeeded by Mrs. General
John A. Logan, who has heretofore oc-
cupied the office of vice president.
Samuel Enrich, a Denver, Col, de-
tective, mas been convicted of murder
in the second degree for the murder
of William Malone, a saloonkeeper,
on the night of February 20, 1904.
By order of the boot and shoe man.
ufacturers' association, six San Fran
cisco shoe factories and one in Peta-
luna are closed, locking out nearly
600 employees. 1t is labor trouble.
Because of a strike of laborers, en-
gineers, firemen and winchmen at the
Callao docks and the laborers on the
Central railway, which broke on May
6. traffic on the English railway has
stopped.
The shipping strike at Marseilles is
virtually over. The Captains, engi
neers and other officers of the mer
chant marine have agreed to resume
their duties on the shipping company
conditions.
The long pending and bitter lega
fight between the Burns-Hicks and the
Hays factions of the nnignus of La
Dor has been decided in favor of the
former by Justice Anderson of the
district equity court.
Damage exceeding $4,000 was don,
when fire destroyed Haslam's saw anC
single mills at Nanaimo, B. c. Thu
machinery was worth nearly 100000
Insurance to the amount of S25,00i
only was carried. The origin of thu
fire is mystery.
The Chicago Great Western Rail
way company has adopted novel plai
for protecting its right of way from
drifting SHOWS which so frequentl.
impede train operations. The com
pany has ordered several hundre
thousand evergreen trees from a.
Iowa nursery, and will plant ther
thickly along the right of way on al
main tracks of the company.
According to Lord Dundonald's rec
concentrations, the Notifications WI
be located on Point Grey and Poin
Atkinson, two prominent and opposit
points of land. which command tn
entrance to Vancouver harbor, an
which would cover a wide range of we
ter. Lord Dundonald says that in tn
event of war in India, Vancouve
would be an important base of SUI
plies in transit to the orient
Gyangtse. Tibet.-The country
front of the mission is in a fermen
The lamas, like the mullahs on tn
Patuan frontier, are going from va
ley to. valley preaching a holy war
Two thousand Khamba warriors al
marching to join the army in the G.
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