Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-12-22

crease, 1920; circulation, decrease
$4,000. Banks now hold S7.O25.S25
In excess Of requirements.
permanent congress of Chicago
ministers Of al denominations to meet
every month may result from the mid.
continental congress OF religions re.
Gently held. A united effort on the part
OF ministers in an endeayor to effect
civil and religious reforms is stated as
the object of the proposed congress.
Adjutant General Fox has forwarded
commissions of rank in the National
Guard to the following officers: Col.
onel j. j. Weisenberger, Whatcom; Ma.
jor John Y. Terry. of Seattle; Major
A. l.. De Huff of Tacoma, Major J. A.
Drain of Spokane. and Lieutenant s.
A. Dorm OF Seattle, aide on brigadier
generals staff.
The Stanford varsity football team
will 60 north at the end OF the present
semester for the last game Of the sea.
son. The boys will line up against the
Multnomah Athletic Clubs eleven on
New Years day. 1t is likely the Stan.
fords will play the University of Ore
gon team and the athletic club of Sc.
attic.
Representative Sulzer of New York
has introduced joint resolution de-
claring that q state Of war exists in
South Africa and according belliger
ent right to the Transvaal government.
The war Office at London has re-
ceived a dispatch announcing that Gen.
losing IL guns. Gen. Butler was at
tempting to cross the Tugela river.
Finding it impossible to effect his OBJ
ject he ordered retirement in order
to avoid greater losses. He left IL guns
behind.
Senator Foster has Jared exceeding
ly we'll, for a new man, in the distribu-
tion of committee places. Besides get
ting the craftsmanship of new COM
mittee on coast and insular surveys, he
has secured positions on five others.
three of which are of especial import
ance to the Pacific coast-agriculture
and forestry. fisheries. and manufac-
lures; the two committees Of lesser i'm
portance are woman suffrage and revo-
lutionary claims. Senator Foster feels
quite certain the interior department
will order the elimination of about 2OO.-
600 acres from the Olympic forest re-
serve in Jefferson county and possibly
300, 600 acres in Clallam. The report
OF Supervisor Sheler has been received
by Commissioner Hermann and is said
to favor all the above changes in the
size of the reserve. Senator Foster and
Representative Jones have secured an
additional mailing clerk for the Spo-
kane postoffice.
A Port Jervis (N. W bank has failed.
Sol smith Russell, the actor, is i'll in
Chicago
Martin has again been elected senator
from Virginia.
llanna gave Christmas gifts TO men who
recently refused to strike at Cleveland.
Thomas Jones plunged to death from
railroad trestle at Spokane Wednesday.
A big fire at Florence, 5. G., destroyed
hotel, city hall, bank and other build
ings.
DR.. L. Benjamin Andrews of Chicago,
may lose his job for taking sides with the
British.
Thousands OF men are rushing to vol
un,eer in England, eager 10 a,enge the
recent defeats.
Simpsons pay has been cut down, as he
must hold Il grade before the salary at
tache> to the position.
Corporal Shiriving OF the Northwest
mounted police and two comrades are
missing on the Edmonton trail
The Illinois supreme court has held the
an,i-department law, passed by the Last
legislature. to be unconstitutional.
Brig. Gen. Edward :. Kellogg, recently
promoted from colonel of the Sixth IN.
fantry. has been placed on the retired list.
Powerful factors on Wall street prevent
ed a panic recently. Ten to twenty mil
lion. were turned loose to bolster the
market.
\ member Of the Universal Netherlands
union has arrived in this country with an
appeal to end the war between England
and Transyaal.
The transports Hancock and City OF
Pueba have arrived at Manila with the
Forty fourth and a portion OF the Forty
third infantry aboard.
| Plans on an elaborate scale are beng
made for the big convention of live stock
r,isers and dealers TO be held in Fort
| Worth. Tex, early next month.
Robbers recently went through Pull,
man coach in Missouri and forced then
victims. under threats OF shooting, TO sur
render their watches and money, When
the train slowed up the thugs escaped.
Hugo Hunfalvy. lawyer OF New York
SAYS there is no possible question that two
electricians in Chicago, f. p. and {. ;.
Karo,y. are heirs to an estate in Hungary
worth a,n1o00 horins, or about 4,3-o,-
GOO.
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