Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-01
|THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Complete Review Of the Events OF
the Past Week-ln This and FOr-
eixn Lands-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

Is made.
The New York democratic delegates
ELECTED to the state convention favor
Bryan.
President Kruger, it is announced in
k,ape Town, has issued a proclamation say
Ing that he will defend Johannesburg and
Ealing upon the Beers to fight to the
bitter end.
A statement compiled Friday shows that
bince the st. Louis strike began three
persons have been shot and killed, six
keen wounded by bullets and thirty
otherwise injured. Two hundred arrests
nave been made in connection with the
Dtrke.
] June l6 is fixed for the date of Pre-
1oria's fall.
In accordance with a request made by
Senator Carter, the certificate was Laid
lpon the table.
The tracks are open in st. Louis, but
ew cars are in operation.
4 Ocean travel is not heavy, az the rush
Do the Paris exposition has not yet begun
The thirty-frst reunion of the Army
bf the Potomac was held at Fredericks-
burg, Virginia, Friday.
William Waldorf Astor has sent check
5or $4,000 to the Maidenhead Cottage
hospital in London, in celebration OF the
1oming of age OF his eldest son.
Notwithstanding the declaration of the
PRESIDENT that the United States will not
Interfere in the South African war, the
Boer commissioners expect that political
Npediency will cause him to make move
which will be beneficial to their cause.
Friday Senator Carter of Montana pre-
ented the certificate of Governor Smith
Sppointing Hon. Martin Maginnis as SEN
Stor to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
designation OF Senator Clark, and to which
Dir Clark also had been appointed by
Lieutenant Governor Spriggs in the alb
tcnce of the governor. The certificate is
Practically in the same words as Acting
Governor Spriggs' certificate appointing
lr. Clark to succeed himself.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
Sdvices from Schuchuan, in the province
y Hu Peh, report: Boxers have de-
rtroyed two villages and massacred many
Dnverts of the French missionary sta
ions. The general commanding at Shi
An Flu, it is added, sent a regiment to
0he scene of the disturbance. The sol
iers were ambushed by malcontents and
bst 26 men killed. Reinforcements have
fen dispatched from Ichang.
As soon as this disposition was made
enator Chandler presented resolution
roviding for the reference OF the creden
balls of the rival senator claimants to the
Cbmmittee on privileges and elections. This
1equest was also laid ON the table, the
Understanding being that it will be called
p Wednesday.
x Three men were killed and number
j Others seriously injured as Il result of
u accident to a work train Friday on
De Akron & Cuyahoga Falls Rapid Tran
q line. The brakes on two cars carry
~ dozen workmen became disabled at
pc top Of steep grade. The cars rushed
0pwn the incline at a terrific speed. Nine
gorkmen jumped from the ears and were
4riously injured. The others stuck to
be cars until they jumped the track at
BE bottom Of the hill and were killed.
The dead are: Jack Mcmahon, Michael
kenders and X. Walker.
& An unknown priest, supposedly from
Jew York City, committed suicide re-
ently at Whirlpool rapids, near Mag
"a Falls.
y Serious trouble Is threatening be-
EFeen the British and French residents
i St Heliers. island OF Jersey. owing
= the pro-Boer attitude of the latter.
& Joe Cans Of Baltimore knocked out
Dal Hawkins OF California at Broad
0ay Athletic Club. New York, in two
Ieunds Of the fastest fighting ever seen
= the clubhouse.
Mrs. Emil Poland OF haywood was
llled last week while in the act of res
ling her two-year-old daughter from
= front OF the Chicago { Northwest
ms Pacific coast limited. in Chicago.
Massacre is feared, as the rebels ara
Dassine outside OF Chinas capital.
s. he Philippine commission will sail
pm Hong Kong for Manila next Fri
Nv.
z$lsithb"ne is not under arrest. but it Is
pa that he will not be permitted to
I've
s At Iron River, Wis. fire started in tho
"er house and spread rapidly. "a
leie town was in danger.
Germany may be met with spirited re-
nation by the United States if the meat
now pending in the bundesrath is
pcated into law.
s. ne HBoxers' have attacked and burned |
mission station at Lau Tson, 40 miles
ush"est of Peking. and have murdered
missionary in charge
~ account OF a street car riot bloos
Na In St Louis Tuesday. A dozen
opie were hit, and three received
'''''is that it is believed will result in
nth
enry NJ. Lucy, NJ. P. writing to tho
York Tribune from London. quotes
H'end OF Andrew Carnegie as saying