Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02

Mrs. Sarah II. z. Burlis is dead al
Rochester, n. y, aged IS.
Edward Henry Stuart Bligh. seventh
earl OF Darnley, Is dead. He was born in
1851.
England is di-gusted, as she doesn't like
the promotion Of the marquis OF LAns-
downe
The British consul at Guayaquil, Ec
uador, confirms the report Of a smallpox
outbreak al that place, but says the disease
is not epidemic, though il is spreading
among the children.
T. +. skeaDe. the American runner, de.
fcatcd Y. G. Bredin, English, in "a $50 yard
race at Northampton recently for purse
of 400. keane, who had the best Of the
start, won by two yards. Time, 80 30
seconds.
The Chicago l. Grand Trunk railroad
was sold under first mortgage foreclosure
proceedings, brought by the Mercantile
Trus, company Of New York, in accord
ance with decree Of the United States cir
cult court.
The Cologne Gazette OF Berlin, confirm
ing the dispatch Of the Associated Press
Of October 20, authoritatiycly denies tho
stories OF Gcrmany's contemplated lease
from Venezuela Of a cosiing station at this
Island OF Margarita, and adds: Ger
many does not coyet any acquisition in the
vicinity III the American continent.
A bella ted dispatch from Pretoria tells
OF the failure Of British negotiations with
General Rotha for the surrender OF the
Beers. Botha received General Paget =
flag Of truce courteousiy and admitted his
defeat, but said it was impossible to treat
for surrender az long AZ any burghcrs wish
cd TO continue the war. President Steyn
was more irrcconcilablc. He refused to
even see the bearer Of flag Of truce.
The civil tribunal at Paris has apo ntel
George j. Gould trustee for the Countess
de- Castellane. his sister. According TO
the p'eadings in the case, her husband
Count Boni~'ie Casiellane, spent 23W0AW0
francs IN four years, whereas his income
from his wife's fortune is only 3,WOOO
The action was the result OF a suit brought
by Mr.. Gould against his sister. The court
granted his request and appointed him
trustee.
The elimination of the October pork
corner. controlled by Sir Thomas Upton
cam. last Wednesday, when pork Tor de
livery in October advanced x3, rising q,
less than dozen trades from $l7, Tues
days closing price, to *20 at the clos,
"Wednesday, The buying was by shorts, wh'
mad held OF until the last moment L
was said that Sir Thomas could have mad
the price 800 at we'll as $50, but he de
clared he had no intention OF squeezing
anybody. That the October deal did no
furnish greater excitement was due, it |
said, TO the fact that many shorts threat
ened with being swept oil the board wer
previously allowed TO fix up thcid deal
with Upton privately.
The names Of the men who died on Tn
transport Meade during the voyage iron
, Manila To san Francisco are a. follow :
!, james Thompson, private Forty -evcn
infantry; Harry Henderson, private. rwcl
~ eighth infantry; Fred r. rreager pr
/. vntc, Thirty ninth infantry: Joseph Lii,
. late, ex soldier; Charles II. Tomlinson, pr
ntc, Thirty ninth inf,ntry Dennis Kill,
private, Twenty first infantry; Willar
stone, private, Tbiriy.nnth infantry
Louis A. inifa, private, Thirticth iniantr,
n The bodies OF II soldiers who died in NJ.
l Mia were also brought home ON the Mead