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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08

The loss will reach $40O.OOO. Forty fam.
lilies are homeless as result OF the con-
iagration, and it is believed several per.
ished in the flames.
The Chicago committee is raising a sec
ond flO,OOO and hopes to send il to the
famine stricken district before the suffer.
ing grows worse.
George c. Perry Of Dubuque, ',wa has
been appointed United States marshal for
Alaska. He was several times chairman
OF the congressional committee
"Simla.-lndia Famine Committee, Chi.
cago: Your generous contribution OF
tlO,oOO gratefully received. Could not be
more opportune. NARY CuRZON."
Fitzsimmons has finally concluded to
meet Jeifries ON the stiff terms imposed
by the champion, and the two may be
seen in the ring together before the Hor-
ton law ceases to exist.
Organized labor in Chicago is taking
kindly to proposition f,m the con.
tractors for conference, At when the DO.
s.iion of the Building C,nra tors Cn.n
ell shall be explained ,nl negotiations for
: settlement Of the long aarfare between
employers ami empioy,' may be opened.
Forty rifles. with artillery and con.
sider bic amount Of ammunition, have
been captured by the Americans in the
mountains back of Dunaluaitan. Three
filipinos were also taken. American scout.
have destroyed the camp Of General Mas
cardo. The natives report that Mascardo
with NO men and 500 rifles, will sur.
render if given assurances that they will
not be imprisoned.
The democratic state convention Of New
York elected these delegates al large to
the national democratic convention: David
B. Hill, Richard Croker, Edward K
Murphy and August Van Wyck. Alter
mates: Frank Campbell, Jacob Rupper,
Jr., {. Morgan Sanford and James shrv
lin. Electors at large: Frederick Cook
Of Rochester and Robert C. Titus Of Buf
falo. The platform adopted contains n
reaiiirmation Of the Chicago platform o
1896. but declaration that the party in
the state will support the platform OF tn.
Kansas City convention.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08

ed. Chief Greulich has received the
new carts and hose and is expecting
other apparatus to arrive at any time.
Portland has been selected as the next
place Of meeting of the biennial con-
vention of the Oregon Federation of
Women's Clubs, which will assemble
there In 1902.
Mrs. Naomi Moss, wife of Riley NJ.
Moss, was shot through the heart and
killed near Willamette Heights Park,
Portland. Suspicion rests upon the wo-
mans husba nd and jealousy is believed
to have been the motive.
Live stock shipments from the north
western parts of the state continue &C.
tive, with q large number of cars due
out In the next few days. and large
shipments going out at the present
time.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Kaslo is to have what 1t has long
asked for-a local registry OF the su-
preme court Smith Curtis. minister
of mines, has notified the authorities
to that effect, and Donald Kurtz. min
ing recorder. has been appointed regis
trar without extra expense.
Successful as last years games were,
Nelson is determined to have a record
Dominion day celebration this year.
The horse racing has been cut out OF
the program owing to there being no
suitable course. and attention will
chiefly be devoted to sports, boat racing
and big water carnival.
Three more names may be added to
the list Of missing miners from Kaslo
L. A. Lemon. we'll known in British Co
lumbia, went up Kootenay lake the
other day. and an upturned boat. sup.
posed I'd be his. was passed by the
steamer Argent There are also rumors
around Kaslo that Charles Freeman
and Ralph Kenyon have been drowned
but it is hoped there Is no foundation
for the report. They took a rowboat
ioi odilHUuIs CTcch, II mlicS up hOOte-
nay lake.
Adam Baird and Harry Sutherland
are missing and It Is feared they are
dead. They left aKslo some time ago
to go tp some claims above Baird's
Landing. on the upper Duncan river.
and nothing has been heard OF them.
Searching parties have failed to ind
any trace.
John Maikson. Swede, employed at
the lie Roi mine Rossland. fell through
an ore bridge in a stope on the 600-foot
level last week. He was breaking down
the cake ed ore. which suddenly gave
way. buried and killed him.
The first freight train carrying ore
exclusively ever shipped over the Phoe-
mix spur Of the Columbia Western has
Just been sent to the Trail smelter.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08
IDAHO.

W. E. Bor ah of Boise will deliver the
Fourth Of J nly address at Caldwell.
Fifteen carloads of fruit boxes have
been delivered at Lewiston for the
coming season.
Commend Ing June S, Lenville. six
miles north OF Gennesee. will have a
daily mall instead of a semi-weekly.
The Gennesee Fruit Growers Asso.
citation has been organized. with T. e.
Miller as temporary president. and G
H. Raymond as temporary secretary.
What the Potlatch country needs now
Ia a spell Of sunshine. The soil has
sufficient moisture to mature big crops
but needs the rays of the sun to make
them grow.
The shipment Of cattle from the Sal
man river district during the last 80
days has made several good trainloads,
and shows the advantage Of the country
for the cattle raising industry.
While en- gagged in playing a game Of
ball George Crum of Lewiston fell and
broke his left leg about an inch above
the ankle. The accident happened
while Crun was trying to steal base
Ever since the declaration Of martial
law in the Occur d'Alenes there has
been trouble more or less pronounced
between the authorities and some Of
the saloon men, and it has been a COM
mon occurrence for the saloons to be
closed. The latest was the closing Of
three in Mullan last week.
The aggregate value of the property
transferred in Shoshone county during
the month OF May, as shown by the
records of the county recorders Office,
was $230,S81.92, as compared with
$27s,91366 for the same month last
year.
In deciding a criminal case from
Blaine county the supreme court has
laid down the rule for this state that.
in case depending upon circumstan-
tial evidence, 1t is not necessary for the
prosecution to conclusively prove every
link in the chain.
While q work train was backing
down from Stuart, about three miles
above Kamiah, the other day. the ca
boose and tender left the rails and turn
ed completely over. A laboring man
in the caboose jumped and had his leg
broken just below the knee.
The Lewiston city council opened
bids for the purchase of machinery for
street improvement. but decided to re-
ject them all. The bids ranged from
$2500 to 1880. The council decided
that the contemplated improvements
did not Justify such an expenditure.
Eddie Conner and Joseph Malloy
have received commissions as special
enumerators for the Nez Perce Indians
The census Of this tribe taken In 1892
showed over 1900 Indians of Nez Perce
blood upon the reservation. but it Is
thought the tribe has rapidly dimin
ished during the last five years and
the present census will show loss ol
over 25 per cent in population.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08
MONTANA.

\ Florence Crittenton home Is be-
organized At Helena.
Troy 10 making preparations to cele-
Ite the Fourth Of July.
fired Moa, an employe Of the Nipper
e. at Butte. was caught by a fall
round and badly injured.
dge Knowles has allowed Eugene
Toll. receiver Of the Butte City Wat
company. the sum Of $4,000 per year
~. pending a final settlement OF
tFeceivership matter.
the leading editorial In the last
- Of the Libby News the editor Wig.
Dsly attacked Fred Whiteside for be-
$50 ofhcious" at the late democratic
Ting OF the county central commit.
s Whiteside met the editor. L. H
at, IN the courthouse lobby shortly
and a hot war OF words flowed
y. after which whiteside gave the
r thrashing. They were separat
the sheriff. into whose ONCE they
d in their fight
r. L r. Rutherford. nee Miss
arine Clark. daughter of Senator
4. Clark, has made 1t known tha,
had not forgotten her home friends
Inc people Of Butte. She telegraph
. Alex Johnstone. cashier OF the
oank. instructions to disburse the
wing sums in her name for chari.
purnosoa. Mevor ~ r~o
she was born. $500; to the asso
q charities Of Butte; to the mayor
'utte. $4,000: to every church in
=. $4,000. As there are over 20
enes In Butte the latter item is an
nsive one.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08

Shanghai, June 6-The Shanghai Ga
zette says it has the highest authority foI
stating that the dowager empress has or
dered the Tsung Ii Ysmen to face all
Europe rather than to interfere with the
Boxers movement.
Elsewhere it is asserted that the viceroy
has ordered troops to oppose the further
landing Of parties from foreign warship'
and that troops are now engaged in op
erations which are designed to prevent
further foreign reinforcemen's reaching
Peking.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08
F..Aal Wa, 1. Texas.

Naeogdoches, Tex, June 5.-A triple
tragedy at San Augustine occurred in the
court house Monday, in which Felix Rob.
erts, a newspaper correspondent, Sid Rob.
erts and Sheriff Neel Roberts were killed
The tragedy was the result Of an old
feud between the Wall and Roberts fac
tons on one side and the Brooks and
Borders faction on the other.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08
Comes Arrives at Havana.

Havana, June 5-General Maximo Co
mez has arrived here. He was met by rep
resentatives of the various political socie-
ties and an enthusiastic crowd. On reach
ing the palace Gomez stood up in his car
riage and aaluted General Wood, who was
on the balcony.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08
Nicely Goes Back to Cuba.

New York, june 5.-Requisition papers
having been signed by Governor Roosevelt,
the federal government is making prep
arations for the transfer Of Charles w.
Neely to Havana.
1t is believed that habeas corpus pro
ceedings will Immediately be brought in
Neelys behalf, who is still confined in the
Ludlow street Jail.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08
ENERAL NORTHWEST NEWS
kIETLY TOLD IN NOTES
\ Interesting Collection OF Items
4 From the FOar NOrthsvest states
Of q Miscellaneous Nature Gath
4 cred the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

In Spokane has passed
. 4000-mark.
SSpangle public schools held COM
bncement exercises last week.
Cheney debaters won from the Spo-
Sne high school by one point in their
Scent meeting.
lack Cooke. "the boy preacher" is
|Dawing sensational crowds to the
eetings now being held in Spokane.
Cadet Charles Sweeny. Jr.. Of Spo-
Sne, has left for West Point. He Is
b first Spokane boy to attend that
hool.
lHThe rust which has been reported in
8 wheat Is beginning to show itself
BAR Dayton, but no fear Of results is
tertained.
3The Spokane County Teachers AS
ciation met Saturday in the Spokane
Oh school building. There was a
tge attendance.
The annual commencement exercises,
ss Of 1900, Whitman college, will be
I'D at the college chapel June 13, at
lock in the evening.
bim Arnot won first place and Joe
: chards the time prize in the Y. M. c.
4 road race at Spokane on Decoration
y. There were is entries.
John c. Johnson, laborer. was
owned in the Spokane river Sunday
rning. His remains were discovered
1.-THE mill pond near the Phoenix mill.
The hop prospects In Yakima valley
better than for many years. The
! les are we'll trellised and In fine
owing condition. Several contract
- es have been reported at prices rang.
- from 9 to IL cents per pound. The
bwers think the picking season will
me on fully two weeks earlier than
II year.
The eagle will scream in Pullman on
~ as 1t never screamed before
are being made for the
bgest celebration in the history Of the
~ IN.
n The Spokane Rod and Gun Club will
Id q team to Victoria, B. c., to par
1pate In the 10th annual tournament
1.-THE Sportsmen's Association Of the
0fthwest.
The May report Of the Spokane
= 4lth ONCE shows so births and "a
- lths. The death rate was 1912 per
10. There were cases of diphtheria,
4 scarlet fever and 2 of measles.
bold but fruitless attempt at rob
" was made at Cheney. Two burg
- entered Rickert's saloon and Swift
BIS drug store in the rear by cutting
4 ole in the door of the saloon.
une will be lively month in Pull.
= b, being crowded with social events,
VI chief Of which will be the COM
Dhcement exercises of the Washing
81 agricultural college, beginning June
end ending June 21.
emorial day was observed in Spo-
= e by a parade Of military. G. A. r..
lnish- Philippine Veterans and other
- fiotic societies. afterward participat.
RI in appropriate exercises at the
et Presbyterian church.
rank Royse was sentenced at Walla
la BY Judge Brents to 20 years in
penitentiary for killing his grand.
Der on Feb. last. Royse did not
ch under the penalty. but told the
ft he expected the full limit of the
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08

na'eton 10 now supplied with dis
nose carts and companies under
organization plan recently adopt.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08
A THREE DAYS. hRM|ST|Ct
BUILER AND CHRISTIAN SIGN.
II Was ~ BWller's Re~uest-Govern-
n~nt Building In Pretoria Files
the British Flax-A Few bo~rs
Surrendered-Lord Roberts state
lMcMt.

London, June IA special dispatch
from Lorenzo Marquee says;
"Buller and Christian both met ii.
Laing's Mex at Buffers request. when a
three days armistice was agreed upon
The dispatch adds that the British have
evacuated Utrecht.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08

The dispatch adds that the British have
evacuated Utrecht.
All Quiet at Pretoria.
London, June Lord Roberts has tel
egraphed to the war Office as follows:
Pretoria, June THE occupation Of
the town passed OF! most satisfactorily and
the British flag is now hoistcd ON top Of
the government offices. The troops met
with much more enthusiastic reception
than | anticipated The Third battalion
Of the Grenadier Guards lined the square
when the march past took place.
Owing to their having been on duty
at some distance around the town. very
few cavalry and infantry were able TO
take part in the ceremony. SeYe.al Of
our officers who had been prisoners were
among the onlookers.'
Transvaal Force stiIl Intact.
London, June Until the situation in
the neighborhood Of Pretoria is enlighl.
ened, the officers .ere, as well as Others,
will find difficulty in prognosteating Rob
crts' immediate program. u appear, evi-
dent that the Boer commander in chicf,
General Botha, with all his guns, Withdrew
il good order, probably along the Delagoa
lay railroad, with view OF joining Prcsi'
dent Kruger So the Tr,us, aai forces re-
main practically intact, with Presidents
| Kruger and Steyn aud General Botha AMI
| Secretary Of State Rcitz all safe and in a
| position to continue the direction of al
Ia,rs
The more optim;st c see in III. fact thar
| President kruger's wife and teaeral
i,o,has wife were left at Pretoria an in.
dlca,ion that the president doe, not count
on a long resistance. In any case, il wIll
probably take Roberts Il least week tu
organize campaign Of pursuit The mil
i,ary authorities anticipate that the next
important news VIII come from General
Puller's direction.
A bela,ed dispatch from Alafeking, dated
May 81, announces the British occupation
Of Malmana, where 200 Beers surrendered
The promenade from Cape Town 10 Pre-.
toria Was ended yesterday after battle
of maneuvers, rather than scr,"u. fighting
Lord Roberts gives a detailed description
Of this engagement, hoping thereby To dig
Nifty the entry Of British troops into tht
capital. The details have hollow signiii
canoe and it is not clear that the resistane,
offered by the Beers was serious. Tho
Beers, when attacked by the mounted in
fantry and the yeomanry, fell back upon
position in the rear, where they had con
ccaled several guns.
The naval guns and the batteries Of ar
tillery moved up with the infantry brigad,
behind them, and the Dutch retired. III,
Beers then made feeble attempt to turn
the left flank Of the British army, bu
were thwarted when General Hamilton
column Of mounted infantry filled the gap
The Beers retreated and Lord Roberts
army, after bivouacking over night, en-
tered Pretoria yesterday afternoon. Tia
guards leading the way. The casualties
were not heavy and the engagement VA
a series OF maneuyers on each side. With
out desperate or persistent fighting IN tn
dense Dutch stronghold.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-08

The Colorado state labor convention
will meet at Cripple Greek on June 1.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-23
Decorative Peanut Plant.

From the Washington Star.
Few persons are. perhaps. aware that n
thing OF beauty is a common peanut plant,
growing singly IN a six or eight-inch pot
and grown indoors during the colder
months" says an up-to-date florist
Kept IN a warm room or by the htch-
on stove a peanut kernel planted In a pot
OF loose mellow loan kept only moderate
IS moist. viii soon terminate and grow up
into beautiful plant II Is In a similar
way that the peanut planters test their
seeds every year. beginning even early In
the winter and the facility with which
the seeds will grow IN this way has sug-
gested 60 many Southern flower lovers the
possibility of making the useful peanut
an ornamental plant for the parlor or sit
tingroom window.
LAS the plant increases In size and ex-
tends It's branches over the sides OF the
10, in a pendan. manner. there are few
rious habit % M compound leaves OF
closing together like the leaves OF book
on the approach OF night or when a show
or begins 10 fan on them. Is one Of the
mos; interesting habits OF plant life
Later on. for the peanut Is no ephem-
era wonder. enduring for a day or two
only. the appearance OF the tiny yellow
flowers and putting forth Of the pedun-
cles on which the nuts grow imparts TO
this floral rarity a striking and unique
charm al It's own There Is nothing else
like d. and florists throughout the country
might well add the peanut plant TO their
list Of novel and rare things"
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-23
TELEGRAPHlC MARKETS.
Continued from Ninth Page)

Barley malt duh
wheat Spot easy; No. red. Ts7sc op-
tons opened firm on foreign buying small
worlds shipments. rain IN the Northwest
and local covering subsequently declined
under a liberal visible supply. Increase
and realizing closed weak. iaassc net de-
cline, March 2isc; October Tic December
7s7sc.
Corn-spo, firm: No. . 4slsc Options
after steady opening with wheat devel-
op.d a scare OF October shorts and ad-
vanced vigorously later IN the day being
helped hy stormy weather west prospects
OF smaller receipts Closed arm at isGist
advance May closed &2isc. October &c;
December f2fsc.
oats-spoI steady: No . s54c options
feaiureiess and neglected. holding steady
with corn
Beef quiet.
Cut meats steady.
Lard steady. Western steamed s7.4Sd
80: October closed s. 81 nominal Rehned
steady. Pork steady. Tallow easy.
Petroleum dull.
Rosin steady.
Turpeutine firm 4Sa435
Rice steady.
Cone,-spot Rio dun. No invoice
s 3-lG-s mild quiet. Cordova, 9A0l4c.
Futures opened steady a. points de-
cline and further declined points under
adverse European and Brazilian advices.
continued heavy receipts. entire absence
OF speculative support with easy and very
dull spot markets and general tendency
toward another increase Ia tho world e
visible supply Closed steady 60 10
points lower Sales. 25oo. including Oc-
tober 6e5: November SIS. December 7O6
Sugar-Raw steady; fair refined &c.
centrifugal - test $50 Molasses sugar
8Ts8 Refined quiet.
Butter frm. creamery i6a22izc state
dairy Nn2lc
Cheese arm: large white iO7se; small lie.
Eggs nrm. state and Pennsylvania 2OG
Bic: Western i6aisc.
Potatoes quiet: Jerseys Si.0odl.5Tia. New
York 81 25nl62is. Long Island N.5oGi IS
Jersey sweets 81. 50n2OO.
Peanuts steady. fancy handpicked "a
&c. other domestic 2iaa4c.
Cabhagcs quiet; Long Island per 100 $50
G25
Freights to Liverpool quiet. cotton by
steam IL.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-23
BOUGHT CHILD WIFE ron 500.
Parents Of Fiftecn-Year-Old Ida
Marx Consented 20 sale.
from the New York Journal.


From the New York Journal.
Although he bought his child wife for
So. Magistrate Worth decided yesterday
mat Frederick Piel was better qualified
20 care for the girl than her parents. and
sent the strangely mated pair home 'o-
gether.
Plel is a painter. and looks like a pros
porous farmer. He was brought 10 the
Gates Avenue Court Brooklyn. charged
with abducung l5-year-old Ida Marx from
her home. No 1898 St Marks avenue. The
girl is pretty and fairly well educated.
The girls father said thas on Oct. l
Piel enuced his daughter from her home
and took her to No POI Fulton street.
where they went 10 live as man and wife,
with a Mrs Messner Detectives found
the couple there yesterday morning and
arrested Picl.
PleI. in his own defense. said that he
had made "a fair bargain with the girls
mother that ne should pay to her SO IN
return for her consent to his marriage TO
her daughter.
The father OF the girl. said Piel. went
with him TO the residence OF the Rev.
william Candlehart on Oct. !. Marx told
the minister that IL would be all right.
The girl was his daughter and he con-
scented 70 her marriage 10 PieL
Pastor Cand.ehart performed the cere-
mony and Piel showed the marriage GER
iincate IN court.
Il paid So for the girl and Mr. and
Mrs Marx will 20 go Germany with the
money" said Piel They demanded so
more. when ! refused 20 pay the money
they had me arrested on this charge"
The girl confirmed her husbands state
meut. and said Piol was good to her. 50
Magistrate Worth dismissed tho COM
plant
The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-23

Charleston. $ c.. oct ARRIVED.
steamer Comanche Pennington. New
York. proceeded Jacksonville
Sailed. steamer Navahoc. johnson. New
York.
Philadelphia. oct. 22.-Arrived. Herman
wedel Jarlsberg. Fornnndina. steamer
Berkshire. savannah. schooner Hilda. sa-
vannah.
Genoa. oct is-Arrived. steamer Aqua,
Pensacola.
Antwerp. oct. i9-Arrived steamer
Imauma. savannah via Bremen
Bremen. OCT ARRIVED. steamer Mas
conomo. Savannah.
Bremen. Oct. 2i-Arrived. steamer
Ursula Bright Savannah. via Norfolk.
Liverpool. oct 2i.-Arrived. steamer
Green Jacket. Charleston.
Southampton. oct. 2l-Arriyed steamer
Athalle. Pensacola.
Las Palmas on. l7.-Sailcd. steamer
HedWig. Savannah.
Birkenhead. oct. 2l.-Sailed, steamer
Alicia. Pensacola.
Barry. oct 20-saied. steamer Therese
Hcyman. Pensacola.
Fernandina. Fla. oct . Sailed.
schooner John *. 5. Souther. Clark New
York
Port Tampa. Fla. oct 22-Auived.
steamer Evelyn, Parse Key West
Sailed. steamer Mascotte. White. Ha-
vnna via Key West tug Dauntless and
schooner p. Frank NeaIly. Mckay.
Havana
Key West Fla. oct 22-Arrivcd. 2ist.
steamers Olivette. Smith. Port Tampa and
sailed for Havana. ~. steamer Whitney.
Birney. New Orleans and sailed for Ha-
vana. Sabine. Young. Galveston. and
sailed for New York Funita. Thompson.
Tampa. and sailed for Havana. tug Abram
Minis Sabine Pass hargcs 800 tow: schoon-
or Holyhock Saunders. Bonac,o
Beaufort ; C.. oct ARRIVED at
Dale's Creek. 9th. schooner Edward T.
Avery. Baltimore