Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-12-29

Cincinnati democrats are preparing to
make hard fight for the convention.
The Lowell Arms Company, a sporting
goods firm OF Boston, has gone under.
\ blizzard was sweeping over Alaska
in the vicinity OF Skagway on Dec. %.
An unknown bark and IL men we've re.
Gently swallowed by the sea near Norfolk
Va,
f. c. Hodges & Co., bankers and
brokers ot Boston, have suspended bu,i-
ness.
by recent proclamation, the queen warns
British subjects against assisting the
Beers.
Chicago letter carriers have withdrawn
from the organization Of the Knights vi
Labor.
Director Roberts OF the mint says greed
money.
A petition is being drawn up by the
shippers Of the country against raising
the rates.
Railroad men purchase valuable tract
OF land in Arizona and expect to open up
a zinc district.
The striking French coal miners recently
made big denonstra,i zion, but We're held
back by officers.
Pennsylvania coal miners want an in
crease OF wages, and threaten to strike ii
it is not granted.
Investigation Of the cause OF the wreck
in kendrick canyon found that the train
men were to blame.
France hopes for trouble between Eng
land and the United States, and is much
pleased with the prospect
Emily Drake Of brandon, Man. was
hung Tor killing her mother because she
was Jealous OF her children.
Alderman George Hill Of Milwaukee,
Wis, committed suicide recently by shoot
ing himself through the head.
n. +. Hayward was arrested in Portland
Ore, by the police on a charge OF murder
committed at Pennington, Utah, over 4
year ago.
Prot. Eliot +. Couez OF Washington. d.
c., the world famed ornithologist and sci
enlist, i, dead at Johns Hopkins hospital
Baltimore.
The celebrated Pinnacle rock, which
ovcrhung Cumberland gap, and Was "
noted natural spectacle, ha, fallen from
the lofty height.
The boiler OF a locomotive on the Den
Yer & Rio Grande railroad blew up at
Minturn, Col, killing Engineer Quacken'
badly that he died few hours later.
The Bank OF Montreal has subscribed
$4,000 to the relief fund for the British
soldiers in South Africa. lac directors OF
the bank added $500 to this amount IN
personal subscriptions.
Seven Indians, including two squaws,
were drowned short distance west OF
Ashcroft, Il. c., by the upsetting OF a
canoe in which they were attempting 10
cross the Thompson river.
Fire recently destroyed the wholesale
and retail dry goods establishment OF Geo.
Dewaid & Co., and the crockery store OF
NJ. +. kaag, OF Fort Wayne, Ind, causing
an aggregate loss OF 100000.
During a riot among Al negro men and
women on a trolley car in Morrisiana,
New York, one man was fatally shot and
two were dangerously wounded. Charles
Trassy, who did the shooting, was arrest
ed.
The recent Nooksack river flood caused
great damage to farms and buildings. FAVE
OF seven bridges over the stream have been
swept away. Rain and chinook wind
suddenly melted the snow in the noun
tains.
American goods have veen confiscated
by the British in heavy amounts. An ex
port agent OF New York says his merchan'
disc was consigned to reputable firm In
Lorenzo Marquee, and he objects to losing
his money.
The escape OF Winston Churchill wa'
narrow. He eluded the Beers fol osei
seven days by hiding during the day and
sneaking along the railroad at night he
was hidden under huge pile OF sacks
while the Beers searched for him.