Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-07-20

THE gold democrats will not put a
ticket in the field this year." says w.
ID. Bynum, chairman Of the gold DEM
ocratic executive committee in 1896
I'VE cannot get our electors on the Of
fetal ballots in New York, because the
votes were cast for the party candi-
date for governor In 1898 and the state
law requires that a certain number of
| votes shall have been cast for state Of
| ficers in the preceding election before
| the nominees Of any party can go on
| the official ballot in the pending con.
test.
| Charles W. Barnes, suspected OF be-
ing one OF the robbers who stopped the
| Illinois Central train and looted its ex-
press car of $4,000. three miles south
OF Wickiiffe. Ky. recently, has been
arrested ct his home in St. Louis.
| John Nelson. OF 365S Finney avenue,
Barnes partner, escaped from the de-
tectives. leaving trail Of blood. 40
| shots were exchanged between the fu-
| gitive and the officers. who pursued
him to Vandevanted station, where he
I eluded them.
Fire destroyed five large and three
small buildings formerly used by the
Chicago Great Western railroad as re-
pair shops at West Park. just outside
! st. Paul. About three carloads OF
shingles were destroyed. Loss. $780,
/ 600. There was high wind blowing.
i and the flames spread from the oil
house to the adjoining buildings and
| fIeight ears, of which there were
Areat number in the yard. The shops
had been used as store houses by the
loads of their product were in the
buildings.
Among the cadets for West Point ap-
pointed during the past week under in
crease provided by recent legislation from
states at large, are the following: Torrey
b. Maghee Rawlns, Wyo. Henry Point
ing. Laramie, Wyo., alternateS KendA1
Fcliowes, Spokane, Washington; Leo r.
Quinn, alternate, Spokane, Washington:
Edward Lee Compte, Park City, Utah; r.
l.. Irvine, alternate, Logan, Utah; Rupert
Dunford, Salt Lake City, Utah; Gerald
Childs. alternate, Ogden, Utah; Arthur w.
Lane Portland, Oregon; Henry r. Adair,
alternate, Astoria, Oregon; Hugh l..
Waltham, Modesto, Cal; Carl II. Adams,
alternate, New Ontario, Cal; Lowe A.
Mcclure, Carson City, New; Fred A.
Garges, alternate, Reno, Nevada.
The secretary of the treasury has
received a letter from G. Rudolph, S26
Broadway, Brooklyn, N. Y, on the sit
uation at Cape Nome. The depart
ment sees no reason to doubt the trust
worthiness Of the story told by Ru
dolph. 1t is becoming daily more ap
parent to the officials that the condit
ions in the new gold fields are almost
certain to result in great suffering dur
ing the coming winter, especially as
epidemics of smallpox and typhoid fe
yer are threatened Rudolph takes a
very gloomy view OF the outlook at
Nome, where he arrived on June II
and whence he departed on June 20.
The member, of the Texas state guard
have rendered their service. To the gov.
ernment in case they are needed in The
Chinese war.
There will be no further Withdrawals
of troops from the Philippines for servie,
in China; that is the policy determined
upon and ii will be adhered TO.
: The war department has received a
cablegfam from General Macarthur. say
ing that Colonel Liscum's body was bur
led at Tong ku on the 18th instant.
Further news from Colombia j. to til.
effect that up to July l3 Panama was
still held by the government. The rebel
in the vicinity were expected to begin
operations soon.
Thomas Cahill. western representative
Of the Cosmopolitan, was killed in the fir,
that destroyed the Nremyer broom-corr
works at Chicago. Firemen searching tht
ruin. came across his manglcd and char
red remains. The portion of the building
|, he was sleeping in was caught by th'
blaze and fell into the ruins Of the ware
|, house
The principal news from Dawson i tha
dozen cases Of smallpox have broken on
there The disease has been prevalent r.
r Gently at Nome and people are SUPPOSE
, To have carried the infection from th'
: beach fields to Dawson.
SkagWay, bringing the largest golt
shipment received at Vancouver this -ea
q son from the north. There were S3o0,W'
, in gold dust on board. besides larg
!. amount in drafts. The majority of the IL
: passengers brought large packages o
geld some Of more weight than one coul,
e carry off the boat undlded. There were ~
r very wealthy winners Of the yellow metal
a but there was a fair Distribution
: At Cayu~e station. on the main line -
+ the o. X. 4 ". the west bound PoFtla nj
2 Chicago fast passenger train crashed int
I the rear end Of a freight train which wa
. standing on the track at the station.
I light engine VAS also at the rear Of th
freight train and was crushed into the ca
! boo-e Both engines. the cabooSe and thre
cars were badly wrecked. Engineer Math