Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-02-23
|IHE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
rrws OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
IA Complete Review Of tho Events for
the Past Week-In This and Foreign
Lsuds-Taken From the Latest Dis
patches.


Forty-six Cinnamon ordered deported
hy the federal authorities. left st. Paul,
kdinn., over the Northern Pacific. They
Ire accompanied by United States
Marshal Haggerty and dozen depu.
lies.
The American ship Sea Witch, Cap
lain Howes, from Wallaroo, December
has arrived at Lorenzo Marquee with
hoo tons of -four. She evaded the Brit
sh warships until within the three
nile limit.
| The late Robert Bonners mare Sunol
vas sold at auction in New York to
John H. Shultz Of Brooklyn for $4,000.
dr. Bonner paid $4,000 for the animal
which was California bred, before she
made her worlds record.
One Of the train robbers who held
hp the N. NJ. &. A. T. train at Fair
bank recently was found in a dying
ondition at Sycamore Springs, nine
niles from Tombstone, Arizona. The
obber's name is John Dunlap.
Molineaux has been sentenced to die
It Sing Sing late in the month Of
March. He has given notice Of an ap-
zeal. The condemned man has made
statement claiming the yellow jour
(als had bounded him to death.
Choynski beat Maher recently. He
lad the Irishman staggering in the
ixth round. It was battle between
(eavyweights before 5000 spectators in
chicago armory. The Californian jolt
d continually with his left and took
DO chances.
Three Massachusetts soldiers Of the
fwenty-Sixth regiment. U. 8. ". have
(een tortured to death by insurgents.
Che men were Dennis Hayes. William
pugan and Michael Tracey, privates
X company F, under Captain William
u Tutherly. ..
One of the largest shipments of
)pium received at San Francisco for
Dme time was brought from the Orient
" the steamer Coptic 1t consists Of
1881 pounds, and its value with the
uty paid is about 100000. The duty
IN the opium will amount to $142,926.
Amid the plaudits OF the large crowd
spectators, Thomas Cox, the New
fork man, dashed across the finishing
me at St. Louis. winner Of the six-day
o-as-you-please race. Following Is the
core for the six days: Cox, 545; Day,
40; Barnes, 539; Campana, 450; Gra-
am. 425; Dean, 41S; Hegelnan, 412;
art, 800; Click, 1856.
Frank G. Simmons. postmaster at
eward, Neb, was arrested and brought
Lincoln, Neb., recently charged with
shortage of $3.50. Simmons, who
Jas long been prominent in state poll.
cs, admitted the shortage. David
igard, one of Simmons bondsmen
then informed of the shortage and
sked to take charge of the Office,
ropped dead.
The government lighthouse board is
baking every effort to establish a mum
er of light and fog signal stations
long the Alaskan coast before the end
{ the coming season. A bill has pass
d the senate appropriating 100000
pr this purpose and it Is expected thai
be house will take favorable action
p the measure very soon.
Advices from Atlin report great &C
witty in the northern British Colum
la gold fields. On many Of the creeks
otably on the Spruce. good sizet
nmps are being taken out. A syndi
Ute has taken out several leases upor
Weight creek and has given 100000
pntract for lumber to be delivered
here for use in the hydraulic opera
ons Of the coming summer.
In response to a resolution Of thu
enate, the secretary of war sent t
be senate a statement showing the re
eipts and disbursements of public
lnds In the island Of Cuba for tn
ear 1899. The report shows receipts
$16,346,O15, Of which $l5,O1l ,Os'
ere from customs. $244,000 from tn
pstal service, $7S7,592 from interna
fvenue and $3O3,331 from miscellan
pus The expenditures were $l4,0S5
b5 leaving $2.260.209 in the hand
the treasurer.
Two men were instantly killed an
hree frightfully injured by the eA
losion Of locomotive boiler in tn
hnta Fe roundhouse at Topeka, Kan
he dead are: John Heustin, boiler
laker; Nels Linden, fireman. The II
bred: J. l.. Beardsley, will probapi
e, Arlie Saylor, bruised and badi
haken up; Bert Shields. face cut an
pc eye injured. The explosion wa
lused by compressed air, which was t
used as a motive power in tn
Midget" locomotive, small switc
ngine. Beardsley was letting air int
e boiler when the explosion occurret
Rrigadier General Otis has been breve'
major general.
The kentucky democrats have ratiile
Goebel proceedings
Leslie +. Keeley, inventor OF the heele
Ire. is dead in Los Angeles.
May Q the populists will meet in nj
pnal convention at Sioux Falls.
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