The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-01-08
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

arrest OF VIII j. OdFl5 anu marry row
ers, proprietors and managers of the
lroquois theater at Chicago, and Geo.
Williams, city building inspector, on
the charge of manslaughter.
The entire 9amily of Frederick S.
Pond, for SO years cashier of the Deer
ing Reaper works. was exterminated
by the Iroquois theater fire at Chica-
go. In the disaster Mr.. Pond lost his
wife and two children, all of whom |
he identified.
George B. Mcclellan has become
mayor of New York city.
John Alexander Dowie, accompanied
by four of the leaders of Zion City, !
have started on his trip around the
world. Every resident of Zion City
turned out to see Dowie off. Dowie
will go first to New Orleans, where
he will remain for week. Then he
will proceed to San Francisco, en-
barking for Australia January 81.
A special meeting of the American
hierarchy of the Catholic church has
been called for January 81 at Washing
ton
Empress Eugene is seriously i'll at
the Hotel Continental, says a Paris
dispatch. The cause is a deep, acct
dental Duncture in her cheek from
hat pin. Her face has swollen, and it
is feared blood poisoning will set in.
Captain Frederick Pabst, president
of the Pabst Brewing company, is dead
of pulmonary edema, aged 81 years.
Death was unexpected, although his
health has been failing for more than
four years.
The total number of corpses recov-
cred from the Chicago IrOQuois theater
fire stands at oo7. OF these 10 remain
unidentified.
The national convention of the So
cialistic party will be held in Chi
cago May l, 1904. at which time can
didates for national Offices will be
put in nomination.
A. l.. Mohler, president of the o. r.
& NJ, may be promoted to the presi-
dency of the Union Pacific, in place
of President Horace G. Burt, who re-
signed.
The first presidency of the Mormon
church recently sent a telegram to
President Gompers, OF the American
Federation of Labor, denying the
charge that the church had taken a
stand against organized labor
Three persons were killed and four
others injured recently in a fire that
destroyed the Louvre hotel, 3611-3629
Lake avenue, Chicago.
All of the supply departments OF
the army have made arrangements fol-
the supplying of all necessary food
and ornaments for shipment of the
isthmus in case they are TO be needed
Treasury department experts have
instituted an investigation into the &C
counts of the interstate commerce
commission. The action is taken al
the instance of Acting Chairman Glenn
ents of the commission as a result Of
persistent rumors of irregularities il
the drawing of vouchers, etc.
At the eleventh hour the $12, 500 nee
essary to secure the endowment o.
100000, without which Palmer uni
: versity, at Muncie, Indiana, could no
remain in existence, has been secur
!. ed. The name of the donor is I'm
. known.
Although notice of new STEAMSHIP
r line between Odessa and New Yorl
5 has been posted on the maritime ex
2 change, advices from st. Petersburg
state that the beginning of the pro
S posed Russian volunteer feet service
S between Black Sea ports and New
S York via Italy has been indefinitel.
q postponed.
The reported sinking of the Colon
bian gunboat General Pinzon by a.
American warship is still unconfirn
ed and is discredited at Colon.
a The New Year reception given b
n Acting Governor Wright, at Manila
a was a brilliant social affair. Abou
n the representatives of foreign nation!
d officers of the army and navy, civ
a officials and prominent citizens.
q Although the fact is not yet officia
ly announced, it is believed that Gel
eral Pittagauli of the Italian army wi
be appointed to command the gene
IS armes in Macedonia, in accordanc
y with the Russo-Austrian reform plal
y The British ship Falls of Dee an
the French bark Vendee arrived
San Francisco too late to escape til
TT duty on foreign coal. The law lev,
e. ing IS cents on foreign coal is no
a. in effect.
The last statement of the conditic
of the treasury shows: Availabl
Is cash balance. s229,S74, 1896; gold, s11E
r 81 GIL