The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-08-12
FORTY THOUSAND SOLDIERS
FOR ARMY IN PHILIPPINES.
That Is the Plan of Recretary Root-A
Large Amount of Supplies Are Being
Arranged For-Yellow Fever Has His
Notice First-New Officers by Otis.

Washington, Aug Sit appears prob
able from developments during the past
few days in the war department that Sec
rotary Root has in contemplation an army
of 10000 available men for the Philippines
While Mr.. Root has been at the head of
the department only brief time, he has
been making diligent inquiry among the
bureau chiefs regarding supplies and equip
ments and the trend of his questioning has
been i'll the direction of an increase in the
available force for the eastern Archipelago
Mr.. Root spent his first day as secretary
of war in dealing with the yellow fever
problem, seeking information and endeav-
oring to promote harmony. He declared
that he did not propose to be influenced
by factions, but would do what he thought
was right for the service and the country.
Funston VIII Stay.
Leavenworth, Kas., Aug. 5.-A letter
from General Funston was received by d.
R. Anthony of the Leavenworth Times to-
day. The general announces he will stay
in the army until the war in the Phil
ippines is at an end and will not muster
out with his regiment.
Montana Men Named.
Washington, Aug 5.-General Otis cab
led a list of additional nominations for
commissions in the Thirty-seventh regi-
ment OF volunteers now organizing in the
Philippines.
Among the recommendations are John
E. Moran, captain First Montana, to be
captain, and Dan Z. Bowman, late private
in Company c, First Montana, to be first
lieutenant.
regiments are now recruited up to 500 men
each.
IDAHO NOTES.
Elmore county warrants are now SELL
ing at par.
A total of 374 men are now employed
in the Short Line shops at Pocatello.
The Northern Pacific surveyors are
still continuing their work up the Pot
latch.
The assessment roll of Custer county
will show an increase of nearly $780,
900 this year.
The commissioners will meet Sep
TENDER II to fix the tax levy. 1t will
probably not be over 25 mills, as
against 391A mills in 1898.
Contrary to expectations, the gam
blers who were issued licenses in Lew
iston by the city to run gambling
games failed to open up for a play.
The county commissioners at Lewis
ton have employed A. A. Cunningham
Of Salem, Ore, to expert the books of
the county officers. He has begun work
The outing season is now thoroughly
on in this section. Moscow people
start every day for the mountains and
for the Clearwater, st. Maries and st.
Joe rivers.
Major Walsh and Lieutenant John
Ruggles, United States army recruiting
officers who are receiving enlistments
on the new call for volunteers, have ar
rived in Moscow and opened a recruit
ing office. The major and the lieuten-
ant are both from Vancouver barracks.
Kendrick is becoming the Mecca of
the lumber men who are figuring on the
white pine timber 20 miles east of
there. President Mellen's assurance
that this road would be built has had
a tendency to make Kendrick the head
quarters for the tie contractors and
mill men.
P. Glynn, one OF the party which &C
companied Governor Scofeld of Wis
consin on his recent trip to the white
pine belt, is monber of the large lum-
Der firm of Eddy, Glynn Co., of Sag
inaw, Mich. Mr.. Glynn said that he
with others of the party had in their
an aggregate of government
scrip sufficient to locate 10000 acres
of timber lands. He said that he was
greatly pleased with the quality of the
timber he examined in the white pine
belt, and expressed the belief that large
mills would be established in the near
future.