The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-15
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

ment in Fall River. Mass, has extend
ed and $4,000 operatives are idle.
Joshua Crane, Jr of the Boston Ath-
letic association, for his fourth time
has won the annual championship Sc
ries at court tennis.
A prairie fire which swept the sand
hills country of Mcpherson and Lin
coin counties, Neb., has been brought
under control as a result of heavy rain
and snow.
A. d. Galbraith formerly manager of
the Topeka mine, in Russell gulch, Gil
pin county, Col, in Jail at Denver on
the charge of misappropriating the
company's funds, has confessed to hav-
ing murdered his wife and little son In
his cabin in Russell gulch in March.
The republican convention of the
Twentieth New York congressional
district chose e. H. Hartman, Orange
county, a delegate to the national con-
vention.
The senate committee on public
lands has agreed to postpone until
next session of congress the bill to
transfer control OF the forest reserves
from the interior department to the for
estry division of the agricultural de-
partment.
Fresno, Cal-Richard Manoogian,
while awaiting the return of jury,
which had tried him on the charge OF
numbering Oscar Michael on July 2,
1902. threw himself from the window
of Judge Austins courtroom to the
pavement below, receiving injuries
from which he died.
The British punitive expedition op-
Grating against the Okpoto tribe OF ma
tives in Nigeria, British West Africa,
lost four men killed and As wounded
in the fighting recently when the Ok
potos fought their way into the midst
of a British square.
Amiens, France.-TwO thousand
strikers recently attacked a force OF
infantry sent to guard factory. cav
airy reinforcements arrived and charg-
ed the mob, using their sabres upon
those who refused to disperse. Many
of the rioters were fatally wounded
and number of soldiers were serious
" injured by stones thrown by the
mob.
The new capital of the Philippines
will be about 155 miles from Manila
on plot of ground over 500 feet above
the sea level, which will make 1t tar
more healthy for Americans
Central Wisconsin Sunday suffered
a severe blizzard.
The worlds fair has issued a spe
cial series of passes for the use OF hlgn
police officials of this and other coun
tries during the exposition period.
Major General Wood, with 1900 men
is about to begin campaign to com
pei the allegiance of the sultan of Tara
ca and to compel him to turn over tc
the Americans the persons OF 20 muir
derers and a number of stolen rifles
Taraca is on the shores of Lake La
mao Island of Mindanao.
Four boys suspected of connection II
the robbery in GAINESVILLE, Conn, whel
$4,000 was stolen from the home o
Henry Davis, a recluse, are under ar
rest. About $4,000 was found in thei
possession. All the boys are under 2
years of age.
A general strike of the employees o
the National Biscuit cOmpany's factor,
in New York has been ordered becaus
of alleged discrimination against uniol
men.
slump of cents a pound ha
occurred in the price of gum camphol
extensively used in manufacture.
Acute cerebro spinal meningitis l
so prevalent in New York as to assum
almost the proportions of an epidemic
A deal whereby the Taylor Sigma
: company of Buffalo, N. Y, and tn
Pneuamtic Signal company of Roche'
ter are to be merged into one firm
to be known as the General Railwa
Signal company with capital of So
900, 900, has been completed.
The London board of trade return
for the month Of March show an il
crease in the imports of $S,S79,0O0 an
a decrease in the exports of 81, $40 ,5OO
Professor Alexander Graham Be
has decided to give public exhibitio
of his tetrahendran kite. or flying ma
chine. before the National Geograpl
and exhibition to be held in Washing
ical society at an open air meetin
ton. ID. c., on April 30.
Living in a richly furnished home o
the West Side. family Of Chicag
beggars has been located, after seve
years search.
Peter Mcbride, a mail carrier
Milwaukee, has been arrested on tn
: charge Of destroying letters given hil