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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
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London, Oct. IL Lord Roberts reports
from Pretoria. under date Of October 49,
as follows:
French started from Machadodorp to-
wards Heidelberg to clear part Of the
country not yet visited by our troops.
"Mahon, commanding the mounted
troops, successfully engaged the enemy on
October 10. but our losses were severe
three officers and eight men being killed
and three officers and 25 men wounded.
French occupied Carolina Yesterday
capturing convoy during his march,
Lord Roberts also reports a number OIL
minor Affairs, showing that the Beers are
still active over a wide field.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

New York. Oct. 1.-THE fire which
started in Port Limon, Costa Rlca, Satur.
day, according to late dispatches received
here, destroyed the entire business see
iion Of the city and caused a property loss
ef y, 10000 or over. Among the heaviest
sufferers from the fire were the Port ii.
mon bank, Linde Brothers, the United
Fruit company and several hotels Chi.
nese merchants were also heavy losers.
The commercial interests of the city have
been very large
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
NEWS Of THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS
A Review From the states of WASH
tnktOM. Idaho, Montana and Ore
gOn-News of the Past Week
boiled Down.
wAsHlNGTUs.

Everett will have fr mail delivery
January !.
Seattle has been created a first-class
frce-delivery postoffice.
Thurston county commissioners have
made total levy OF Sc mills.
Cars are still scarce article on the
Great Northern for grain shipment
Spokane won a golf game last week
with the B. c. players, forty-seven up.
The exposition at Spokane was a
grand success. both financially and in
attendance.
The school Of pharmacy at the Wash
ington Agricultural college is crowded
with students.
The wheat raised in Adams county
in the year 1900 II sold at the present
prices would give per capita of 5000.
The large bear which has been caus-
Ing the farmers in the vicinity OF sum
ner much annoyance for some time has
been killed.
The Tacoma park commissioners
have decided to build in Point Defiance
park conservatory modelled after
those in eastern parks.
The case of the state against Max
Karter, accused OF manslaughter in the
case of the death OF Abner Yates Grow.
ell at Spokane. has been dismissed.
The Seattle Manufacturers associa.
tion has decided to hold an exposition
shortly after New Years, made up of
the products of factories in that city
The Edwall creamery plant was des'
troyed by fire few days ago. entailine
loss OF several hundred dollars on the
owners The creamery will be rebuilt
Immediately.
The monthly crop report issued by
the department of agriculture shows
that the estimated average yield of
hops in pounds per acre is 1860 in
Washington.
In trying to save a shovel from a
Northern Pacific train recently at Spo.
kane Michael Schultz section hand
which he died
The Goldendale Journal announces
the death OF Greenbury Phillips. aged
81 years. He was a native OF North
Carolina and settled in Klickitat coun
ty 80 years ago.
The state fair commission has sub
mited a report OF the business OF the
fair for 1900 to the people who con.
tributed to its maintenance There
was small deficit.
Gross carelessness on the part of
carmen on the Jackson street line in
Seattle resulted in an accident which
providentially escaped being attended
with fatal consequences.
DR.. John Boswell, a pioneer Metho.
dist preacher, physician and one OF the
founders of the Willamette Medical
College at Salem, Oregon, died last
week in Colfax, aged 30.
A big fire occurred in the Eastbrook
block, in Seattle last week The fire
department made quick run and sue
ceeded in saving the building with bu,
little loss. The stocks were damaged
to the amount OF 100000.
The pruns season is in full blast in
the Palouse country and dryers and
evaporators are running day and night
curing the biggest crop OF prunes ever
grown In that country, and one that
will bring tt the country large
amount OF money.
c. f. Gholson's fruit dryer, located
eight miles west OF Walla Walla, to
gether with large quantity OF this sea
sons fruit. was destroyed by fire re
Gently. A defective fue was the cause
The loss is $4,000 with $1,000 insur
ance. Mr. Gholson will rebuild.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
aDH ECON.

Baker City is to have an artificial ice
plant.
The shortage in six-room cottages
amounts to a panic In Portland.
The English partridges recently or
dered from England by Albany sports
men are expected to arrive In Novem-
Der.
The Woman's club OF Portland has
an enrolment OF nearly 200
J. W. Ingle OF Corvallis, with a dried
prune product OF 5000 pounds OF Ital-
ians, has declined an offer OF 5h cents
per pound for 3os and 40s, and u of a
cent less for each smaller grade.
The property valuations in Clatsop
county show an increase of s112,97G
over last year. principally from timber
lands that have been decided during the
past II months. The gross value Of
all property in the county is SS2,s22,-
0la. with s13S003 exempted.
Mrs Minnie Crockett has been indict-
ed by the grand jury at Pendleton on a
charge of numbering her husband. The
Indictment is in the first degree, and
reads that Minnie Crockett on Oct 2.
1900, in the county OF Umatilla, with
deliberate and premeditated malice.
killed James NJ. Crockett, shooting him
with pistol.
A new industry has been developed
in Gresham as the result OF the build
ing OF silos. 1t Is the cutting Of green
corn fodder to fill them with. which is
being done by fully equipped steam
outfit that travels from place to place
and cuts about 40 tons Of eusilage
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

government permits it to become known
that its attitude in China will De an in.
creasing Independence of the concert Of the
powers. Russia, 1t is explained, is dispos-
cd 10 attach less value to Joint action
since her interests have been fully secured
by the successful campaign in Manchuria.
Moreover, Russia Is not willing 10 ''fol-
low the irreconcilable policy of some OF the
powers"
The expectation, the publication adds.
Is that the Chinese government is about
to utilize all its resources of dupicity to
Keep the powers occupied with vain nego-
tI,tions and proposals and the dispatehing
"f notes in order to gain time until the
winter, counting on the rigor OF the eli
mate to prevent military operations and
allow China to prepare her resources for
spring campaign.
Execution Of Chang
Washington, Oct. Confirmation has
been received here of the execution on july
20 of Chang Yen Hoon, the former minis
ter to the United States. Chang was a
loyal adherent Of the emperor and warm
supporter OF the latters reform move
ments. When the empress dowager sup
planted the emperor two years ago he
VAS banished 10 Nebradoo, but, through
the intervention OF the American and
British ministers, his punishment was
commutd to Punishment in the distant
province of Kashgaria. 1t now appears
that the empress dowager, taking advan-
tage of the late reign Of terror at Pekin
and knowing Chang's influence with the
emperor, ordered his execution by decapi
tation.
Chang was considered by those familiar
with Chinese affairs as one of the abe>t
men in China. He had been decorated by
the queen of Great Britain and by the
emperors Of Russia and Germany. lie was
pre-eminently tho most liberal and en-
lghtened OF Chinese statesmen, and had
his life been spared until the occupation of
Pekin by the allies, he doubtless would
have been recalled and taken an active
part in the pending negotiations and fu
ture government of China.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
IMPERIAL ED|CTS F(RGEDl'
IS REGARDED AS CERTAIN.
The Edtct OrderiaR PuMIsh ma eMl Of
High Officials Only - ShaM-Done
Ia Stop Advanced portHmt DrvrI-
OpMeMta Arise.

fekin, Oct. ls.-it is regarded as cer-
tain that all the imperial eicts ordering
the punishment of high officials were
forged and were eon,oei,l With the idea
OF preventing all advances ON PAD, ting ia
Prince Ching and Earl Iii Hung Chang
deny their authenticity.
Count Won Naldcrsee is expected to ar
rive here October II.
Small marauding bands have become
troublesome in the vicinity of the summer
palace and Il punitive expedition is being
organized 10 proceed against them.
Emperor II Grateful.
Washington. Oct. is-M,n-tef va
called upon the PIE ident "Wednesday morn
ing. pom leaving the White house III,
minister said that he had conveyed Ia the
president a message from the emperor oi
China thanking President Mckinley foi
the consideration shown by the United
STATES during the Chinese troubles. The
emperor has heretofore sent messages ol
peior of Japan for the course their gov.
c,nmcnts have pursued and the mc-s,g,
10 the president is along The same lines.
The minister also brought a dispatch
from Shanghai from the southern yiceres-
stating that the imperial party had
reached lung kuin AMY a tem miles irnr
Sian'u. The new capital, on The llili inst
Referring TO the report from pekin that
the edict Tor the punishment oi CERTAIN
Chinese officials had been forged, Minister
WA said such story ~a- prepa-i"rau'
and should receive no cieienc. Whatever
II any one should issue a false decree oI
any character il would he ,riN r,-s, Ia,
said, To ascertain his identity aud he cen
tainly would be beheadcd
The adviccs received by Mr. Wa give
no indication of IA purpose on the part o
the royal family to return TO Pekin, al
though there is reason Ia believe that
oiluits cnnlinuc la he made to induce III,
emperor 10 return "a the capital
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
New Complications Arise.

Washington, Oct. l3.--Aiinister WI was
one of Secretary Hays callers. lie had no
late advices from China but came to learn
the course of this government on the
French proposition. lie expressed consid.
cradle apprehension over the press reports
that large military expedition was mov.
ing on Pao-ting fu. He looks upon this
as likely to cause serious complications and
a renewal of agitation among the Chinese.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
Ethe1bert Won.

New York. Oct l5-Ethelbert, the gal
LIANT son of Eothen- Maori, won the NUM-
cipal Handicap at Morris park, a head be.
fcre Imp, the greatest mare of the age,
i'm the record time of =: :5s IL. The race
was at one mile and three-gnarters, over
the trying hill course, and five horses
faced the starter
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

daily. There are now six silos in that
neighborhood, and more will be put up.
The cutting industry will be as import.
ant there as threshin" in year or two
as about the same number Of hands are
employed in one as In the other. The
corn Is hauled direct from the fields to
the silos the work requiring flve teams
and ten men, all told.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

Detroit, Mich, Oct. l7.--An explosion
OF rubber cement in the basement Of a
four story building in jefferson avenue,
occupied by the Mitchell Sons Company
Limited, manufacturers of saoes, resul ed
in fire which cost the lives Of two men
and injured eight persons, four of whom
we're girls.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

Butte. Mont, Oct. l5.-Dan Buckley
was instantly killed at the Diamond
mine. He wa on the skip beneath
the cage, cleaning the wall piates, and
got his head caught between the tim
bers and the cage. His head was
crushed to pulp. He was 80 years Of
age and unmarried.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

Washington, Oct. I5.--The expectation
and transit Of ammunition and gunpow
der from and through the Netherland.
has been prohibited temporarily, according
to dispatch to the state department from
United States Minister Newell, at The
Hague.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
w. 4. e. We. Saturday.

Lewiston, Idaho, Oct. l3-The WASH
ington Agricultural college eleven won the
game Of football from the Lewiston Ath-
letic association Saturday on Z score Of
to 0. 1t was an interesting game through
out, but characterized BY loose phys Al
lack Of team work.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
Believed to he Murderer.

Phlipsburg. Mont. Oct. l6.-Miss
Amanda Fairman. prominent young lady
here, was found dead in her room. having
been shot with shotgun. A shotgun was
living on the table The suicide theory is
denied and it is believed she was murdered.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

Chinese labor unions are said to exist
in New York, Chicago. San Francisco
and principal cities along the Pacific
Coast. In the midst of the class strug-
gle the "heathen" Chinee has realized
that through organization he 10 able to
resist capitalistic oppression.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

Washington, Oct. l5.-The submarine
boat Holland wa. placed in commission
Saturday. She is to be sent 10 the naval
academy at Annapolis 40 that the cadets
may become thoroughly familiar with this
modern weapon of warfare.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
Had to Make nm Assigament.

New York, Oct. l4.-George n. Ohm
stead and Charles II. Taylor. composing
the firm Of Olmstead 4 Taylor, dealers in
securities, stocks and bonds.
made an assignment without preferences.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
Killed by q Tr.ctlo. ca,

Pittsburg. Oct. l5.-James L. Ran.
kin. prominent in the American Tin Plate
company, was instantly killed by Mon
ongahela traction car while riding his
horse along Forbes avenue.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

Chicago. Oct. i4.-ChaTles Fargo. sec
ond vice president OF the American tx.
press company and an old resident OF
Chicago, died here today.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19

Over 1000 tobacco workers struck last
week at Tampa. Fla. on account Of one
OF the bosses employing three non.
union men.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
A. so Chinese Arbitration.

Washington. Oct l5.-.Tbe Russian
suggestion that the international court OF
a,bitmtion Of the Hague be given in-
rl-diction over diycryencies of views aria.
ing ON the question of Chinese iudem.
mites was submitted 10 Secretary Hay
by NJ. he Wollant. the Russian charge In
Washington, in "A note on October 3. IL
has received the adherence of the Ameri.
can, French and Russian governments.
thu. giving the suggestion the approval
of three Of the foremost powers, and strong
assurance o lis general adoption.
NJ. De Wollants note has not vet been
made public. II can be stated. however.
that it Was the result Of extended cx-
changes between the French and Russian
governments relative to the six proposals
IN the French note. 1t expressed approval
of the various proposals. and then added
the new suggestion relative to giving the
Hague tribunal jurisdiction of indemnity
in case there should be divergence IL
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
Russia win Act Alo.e.

tersburg, Oct. 1.-THE Russian
Evening star., 1900-06-30
Sunni lIner Pe3ticGats,

White pettiCoats are very popular this
summer, now that dainty and daphanous
fabrics pay SO conspicuous a role in my
.adys wardrobe. Never have these under
garments been more elaborate nor more
lavish in their use of embroideres and lace
Almost any trimming is admissible for
petticoats nowadays, but slashed fiounces
are one of the latest modes. The slashes
are cut quite deep. forming a block from
six to ten inches in width edged with in
sertlng and then trimmed with lace or
embroidery ruttie that extends around eacn
corner and up the slash. The stashes may
form vandykos or square blocks, pre-
ferred. The s.ashed ruffle falls about six
inches above the bottom of the skirt over
one or more rufiles, with only one plain pro-
tectiVe frili on the extreme edge.
Something novel is a petticoat combined
nette. 1t is of the very finest French mus
lin, of gossamerelike delicacy. The bodice
fits closely, except in front, where 1t is
slightly fuied and the upper part is trim
med with a series OF delightful little rutfles
of real Valenciennes and is tied with pale
pink silk ribbon The waistband is of VAL
enciennes insertion, through which wider
band of pale pink ribbon is run this serving
to define the waist and hold both sections
of petticoat and bodice in their respective
places.
Evening star., 1900-06-30
sTARFIsH AND OYSTER.
The Latter's Shell Is Not Much of n
Protection.

from St NICHOLAS.
The oyster when at home lives in hard
lime shell which nicely protects him from
the attack of enemies. Man. with his TOOLS
can open the shell and remove the soft ami
NAL. but besides man the oyster has few
foes. Oddly enough. his greatest foe is
not. as might be expected, an animal with
powerful jaws and strong teeth, but one
wholly without jaws. 1t is the common
starfish, SO common everywhere at the sea-
shore.
Now, the starfish is a soft flexible crea-
ture, very sluggish, seemingly helpless and
utterly unable to attack such an animal as
the oyster Its mouth, which is in the CEN
ter of the disk, has no teeth or jaws. How
can such a helpless creature open the for
midabe oyster shell, and get at the animal
concea led within?
Its method of doing so is odd enough. 1t
first clasps the oyster in it's arms, wrap
ping its five arms around the shell tightly
Having thus seized the oyster, it quietly
waits. Just exactly. what happens next
even our scientists do not exactly know
The two shells of the oyster are held to-
gether by a hinge which is opened by a
spring. The spring is so adjusted that the
shells will be pushed open unless they are
held together by the muscles. Some scien-
fists tell us that after the starfish has
held the oyster for a while, the oyster
opens its shell In order to get food, and
lle stdIish' !hdt mas oeeIi "dLtinS LOT tiilS
now injects into the shell little reddish
liquid. This acts as a poison paralyzing
the muscles and thus making it impossible
for the animal to close its shell. Others
tell us that the process is simpler and tLat
the starfish simply holds the shells tightly
together until the oyster is smothered. AS
soon as it is stupetied by the suffocatlon,
the muscles relax, and the shell opens
Whichever of these two accounts is true,
it Is certain that after a little the oyster
shells fly open. Now comes the oldest
feature of all. The stomach of the star
fish is very large and elastic, and it is now
thrown out of the animals mouth much
as one would turn bag inside out. This
stomach is then thrust within the oyster
shell, and wrapped around the soft animal,
beginning at once to digest it. The star
fish does not take the trouble even to
move the oyster from its shell, digestng it
in its own home. and eventually crawling
away, leaving behind the gaping, empty
shell
Evening star., 1900-06-30
Lovely Underwear,

1t is by the choice of her underlinen and
the taste and care expended on the details
of the toilet that a really elegant woman
is distinguished. This elegance need not
necessarily assert Itself by a profusion of
fluffy lace flounceS or eXtravagant embroid-
cries. When one knows how to select ju-
dciously one can have pretty fine linen,
well cut OUT and very simple and easily
ironed. at prices within a moderate income
Of course, if there is no necessity to count
the pennies there is practically no limit
to the lovely things one can buy-linens
and laces so exquisitely dainty and fine
that they almost, like the princess
magic frock slip through wedding ring
Certainly the new undergarments shown
in the shops are as a whole, beautiful to
look upon and an irresistible temptation
for all women who are truly feminine find
this department fascinating at all times,
and never more so than now. Fine laces
embro.deries dainty headings, cambrics
linen lawns and nainsooks as fine and
sheer as dainty handkerchief Illustrate
the elegance in materials employed, which
is only a beginning when you really appre-
ciate the skillful handiwork which adorns
them.
Evening star., 1900-06-30
Portrait Modelling in Bread.

There are several royal academcans and
associates of the academy among whom
there is jocose and friendly rivalry when
ever they meet at dinner on public or pri-
vate occasions as to their respective skill
in modelling Enthusiastically portrait
ones-in the table bread provided, and. alb
silrd as the idea may seem to the uninitia-
ted. the results attained are really admir-
able and artistic, and, as will be seen, per
manently so, too.
The late Sir John Millais, who dearly
loved joke. was the first to begin the new
dinner table art, and at a banquet given at
a great hotel modelled a statuette, wholly
out of the table bread. of Mr.. Cecil Rhodes.
1t excited much interest and admiration
that certain sort of varnish was sent for
there and then. and the bread figure was
covered with this, so as to preserve it, This
result has been attained, and Mr.. Rhodes
doubt as the result of the talk that the orig
inaI work created at dinner tables, there
have been several impromptu friendly tour
namentS of this kind Mr.. Van PrlnSep, r.
A, being particularly skillful. At a recent
dinner two portrait statuettcS that were
fashioned out of bread and then va,nished
were considered so valuable a possession
that a wel-known Engi!shman of wealth
offered a check of fiuo for the war fund if
they were handed over to him
Very ingenious indeed is such a Stltuette
of Sir Henry Irving made in a few minutes
by Mr.. Van PrinSep. The well-knoWn eye
glasses are indicated by cork wire: part of
vesta forms the cigarette and the
dress suit of the figure is sDiendidy indi-
Gated by part Of the bread having been
impregnated with some kind of dark-colured
fruit syrup from the table. The likeness is
admirably preserved.
Evening star., 1900-06-30
RINGS AND THEIR MEANING.
Legends That Surround the Wearing
of the Dainty Ornaments.

Legends That Surround the Wearing
of the Dainty Ornaments.
From the New York Tribune. Il
1t is doubtful whether the origin of the
custom of wearing ring ass symbol of an
engagement or marriage has ever been
established beyond dispute. 1t is certain,
however, that the custo is an ancient one,
for in the Bible may be found several ref
erences to rings and the Christians used
the ring as symbol of marriage in 800.
Regarding the custom of wearing the
wedding ring the most useless finger of
the left hand-the third finger-the ex-
PLANTATION has been made rthat the help
lessness of that finger is a protection to
the ring, as the weakest finger 1t Is
preserved from rough usage. Another rea-
son given is that on the third finger there
is vein leading from the heart, hence the
same excuse as that given for shaking
hands with the left hand, nearer the
heart"
In olden times kings and others In au-
that indicated power, and in the time of
Moses the priests wore rings as symbols
of Office. In the British museum quaint
rings made of porcelain, which once
adorned the fingers of the poorer classes
in Egypt, may be seen.
Among the Jews the ring is an important
factor in the marriage ceremony, and in
Germany the husband and wife exchange
wedding rings. The husband is expected to
wear his marriage ring continuously. In
fact, 1t would be a difficult matter for a
man to re-establish harmony in his home
symbol of marriage from his finger, the in
ference being that he had been trying to
conceal the fact of his marriage.
Queen Victoria possesses many rings, but