Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-04-20
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rEws OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
4 Complete Review of the Events Of
the Past Week-ln This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

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Latest Dispatches.
Food il scarce and the prices are sti!
advancing in Puerto Rico
Assistant Secretary Of Navy Allen is Il
Oil the position Of governor Of Puert.
Rico.
Civil war Is threatened a. the Chimes
viceroys protest against policy Of dow
eyer empress.
Thomas Blandy, a bartender, was re
Gently arrested in New York for havn:
10 his possession $4,000 worth Of beel
Stamps.
Ebenezer Burgh Ball, the nearest sur
viving relative Of George Washington, died
Thursday, aged "a years.
Senator Cullom presented the confer
snce report on the legislative, executive
and judiciary bill in the senate Thursday
The report was agreed to.
President w. v. Powell of the Order o.
Railway Telegraphers has ordered a strike
Of telegraphers and other station employees
Of the Southern railway, to begin Tn lrs
day.
The big Southern Pacific briiyc al
Dallas, Tex, was swept away by the flood
The loss is about 100000. All the wag-
on bridges are gone and the only outlet
il by rail to the west. No lives were
list.
Rudyard Kipling and Sir John Henry
DE- Villiers, chief justice Of Cape Colony,
have sailed for England. Mr.. K;pling
ajd he was sorry he was not able to re-
main longer. as his health had been great
y benefited.
The residence Of Peyton w. Rubles, at
Daisy postoffice in West Virginia, re-
osntly burned and Mrs. Peyton Ruble and
Gordon Davis, boy of years, were burn
ID to death. Peyton Ruble was probably
fatally injured.
Two men, Peter Larsen ant' Joseph
Aadsen, and q woman were drowned at
the entrance to the outer harbor at San
Pedro, Gal. They were under the .ntiu
snce of liquor and the boat was seen to
sverturn.
Judge Dunno of Chicago refused writ
Of habeas corpus in the case Of Banker
K. 8. Dreyer under states prison SEN
tsnee for the embezzlement of $4,000
of the West Park board funds and COM
mitted him to the custody of the sheriff.
Three men were killed recently on the
Bellefonte l. Snow Shoe railroad three
miles east of Snow Shoe, Pa. The rails
spread under the mountain shifting en-.
CINE. The engine and a dozen cars were
thrown over the embankment. The dead
are: Harry Temple, fireman; Calvin
Temple, brakeman, and Al Beamer,
hostler.
Thirty-three of the 2le japanese steer
age passengers who arrived on the steam
z Belgian King, a few days ago, in San
Francisco, have been refused landing
By the immigration officials, but they have
appealed to the secretary of the treasury,
and pending a reply from Washington
will be held. The principal reason :o'
their rejection by the officials is the dis
sovery of evidence that the japanese came
here a. contract laborers.
As a result of the wreck OF fishing
boat on the north Cornish coast three
fishermen and eight lifeboat men were
drowned. The lifeboat went to the rescue
Of the fishermen and was upset while at
tempting to save their lives.
Packers and Nailers In Minneapolis
make q demand to have old wages re.
stored.
Secretary Porter has resigned and
George Cortelyon takes the place with
Mckinley.
The Commercial Mutual Fire 1nsur
ance company of Iowa, is in the hands
Of . receiver on application Of its pres
ilent, J. J. levitt.
The sealing steamer Terra Nova
with $1,000 seals. and the Walrus. with
$4,000 seals, have returned to st. johns
N. F.. from the ice fields.
At Alexander. Ark, Mrs. T. N. Hol
land shot and killed William Cook. Z
member Of q prominent family. Mrs
Holland claims Cook DETAINED her char
acter.
Nellie Lewis, who recently sued Sam
Strong. the Cripple Greek millionaire
mine owner for $250,o0o damages fol
breach Of promise. was given verdict
for $4,000.
Richard Mansfield has been Obliged
IN consequence Of an attack OF laryn
sitias to cancel all dates previous u
the 23d and left Buffalo for New fori
70 receive medical treatment.
The Ohio congressional convention
AFTER having cast 1881 ballots and fail
ing to make q choice for congressman
has adjourned to meet in Norwalk May
II.
United States Counsel Hay In An In
terview says that the report that Cap
uin Reichman, the United States mil
ltary attache. participated in the ngh'
near Sannas Post, is absolutely false
Admiral Dewey and william J. Bryan
VII meet May 1. for the nrst time since
me hero Of Manila announced that ne
va presidential candidate. AL
eoobt as to Mr.. Bryan's presence wa
dispelled.
Gus. Young. q prominent young mar
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