The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-04-22
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.

East Boston.
Andrew Carnegie has created a fund
of 100000 for the benefit "of the
dependents of those losing their lives
in heroic efforts to save their fellow
men, or for the heroes themselves, If
injured" Provision is made also for
medals to be given in commemoration
of heroic acts.
Gunner's Mate Monsoon by jumping
into the open magazine and closing
the door behind him, is said to have
saved the battleship Missouri and the
lives of more than 600 men.
President Loubet of France recently
received ex-Mayor Seth Low of New
York, who was presented by Ambassa-
dor Porter.
Alexander M. Clelland has been ap-
pointed general passenger agent of
the Northern Pacific railroad, to sue
coed Charles S. Fee, who resigned to
become traffic manager of the Harri-
man system.
The last statement of the treasury
balances shows: Available cash bal
ance, 1921, 146,241; gold, Sill, 69S,SS2.
The following appointments are an
nounced by the Panama government:
Ex-Governor Obaldia, to be minister
of Panama at Washington; Senior Pab-
10 Arosemena, to be Panamas minis
ter to Europe, residing in Paris.
A collection of 500 animals, the larg-
est ever brought to this country in a
single ship, was on board the Ham
burg America nsteamer Bethania that
arrived from Hamburg. Nearly all the
animals are for exhibition at the st.
Louis exposition.
The mandate of the supreme court
enforcing the decree of the court in
the Northern Securities case has been
issued on the expiration of 80 days af-
ter decision was rendered.
William Rothwell, young Corbett, %
has sailed for Europe. He will remain
abroad three months.
Samuel Smiles, Ill. D., surgeon, jour
nalist and railroad man, of London
is dead. aged 80.
Schenectady N. VA driving snow
storm prevailed in this section Sat
urday. All trains on the New York
Central from the west are from II to
Ia hours late and the local trolley ser
vice was badly hampered. The sleigh
ing was as good as any time during
the winter. It has been 10 years since
a snowstorm of this severity has been
experienced as late as this in April
nro Of tho ,,oOct ,,nioua avhihitc dos
tined for the st. Louis fair has arrived
in New York on the steamer Pretoria
The exhibit consists of 20 cases OF
silverware. 1t is the personal exhibit
of Emperor William of Germany, and
is made up entirely of gifts that he and
his consort received at their wedding
In 1881. The silverware was presented
to the royal couple by the various Prus
sian cities, one from each city. The
value of the silver, which is in charge
of Herr Sachau, an attache of the roya
Prussian household. is roughly esti
mated at s15O,OOO.
Captain David p. Wheeler and Cor
poral Percy Heyvelt, of the 26th in
fantry, while accommodating the Moro
works along the raraca river In thu
Lake Lanao district of the island o
Mindanao recently, were stabbed il
the abdomen. Captain Wheeler die
at Marahaui April 10. Corporal Hey
welt is fatally wounded.
The army transport Sheridan has ar
rived in San Francisco from Manili
via Nagasah and Honolulu. The trans
port brought 800 members of the ma
tive constabulary and police of tn
Philippine islands and their band, el
route to the st. Louis exposition. TIL
Eleventh cavalry also came on tn
Sheridan.
Senator Dietrich of Nebraska ha
been declared by a special committe
of congress to be not guilty of an
violation of the statutes of the Unite
States or of any corrupt or unworth
conduct relating either to the appoint
ment of Jacob Fisher as postmaster a
Hastings, Neb., or the leasing of tn
building in that city to the Unite
States for postoffice.
Mayor Bum of Washta, Iowa, wa
perhaps fatally shot by Harry ThomI
son, welldigger, whom the mayo
had ordered placed under arrest fo
disorderly conduct.
The count of the referendum vot
on the question of removing the nj
tional headquarters of the populist pa
ty to Chicago is completed, resultin
in a vote of five to one in favor {
Chicago.
Ray Fahey, one of the leaders of tn
Folsom California; prison outbrea
has killed himself in a desperate flgl