Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-08-24

Japan in this city. said Il am in a
position to state that our government
has no intention at present to float any
loan in connection with the war in
China"
Sir Henry Simpson, veterinary sur.
geon to the queen and former pres dent
of the Royal College of Veterinary Sur
geons, has been found drowned at
Datchet, Buckinghamshire, where he
owned the South Sea estate. He was
born in 1912 and was at one time mayor
OF Windsor.
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter, serving a
sentence in the federal penitentiary for
defrauding the government on south
ern contracts, was visited at Leaven-
worth by DIR. Carter OF Chicago. his
brother, and l.. ID. Carter Of Oakland,
H., an uncle. After a conference Car
ters relatives are quoted as saying
they have strong hopes OF securing a
pardon for the captain.
The preliminary contests in the ex-
hibition Of fire apparatus came of re-
Gently at Cincennes, Paris, some 5000
| firemen, representing all the nations,
Es ftuCI iIdu ICPiC-
sentative, Chief Geo. c. Hale of Kansas
City, and the men of the Kansas City
fire brigade, caused great wonderment
! by their quick Harvesting and running
| together with their method Of lifesav-
ing They received an ovation and by
common consent were assigned the first
| place.
Two steamships have arrived from
Nome. The Roanoke with 200 passen'
gers was treasure ship in every sense
of the word, she having cn board S3,'
O,O00 in gold and cargo of furs
valued at $1,000,o0o The gold was
most all from Dawson, having been
shipped down the Yukon to st. Mich
aels.
One of the largest combinations OF
capital ever effected on the Pacific coast
is about to go into operation. All tele
phone companies in California, Oregon
Washington, Nevada, Idaho and Ari
zona have been consolidated under one
gigantic corporation called the Pacific
States Telephone Telegraph Com
pany, which has franchise granted In
Oregon, and which will have it's head
quarters in Portland.
The recent hot wave continues III the
eastern and southern states
Two men went insane ut Des Moine- re
Gently ON account Of the heat.
United States Consul Fee at Bombay
reports to the state department that ehol
era is raging there.
I'm freight train collision at kensico
y. y. recently seven persons were kiilet
and Others are missing.
Gus knab was instantly killed ut 1aco
ma recently by being hit by an engine OF
the Northern Pacific tracks.
The population of Philadelphia, ae
cording 10 the count just completed, Al
the census office. is ! .293.69i.
The IIokal Anzcigcr announces the en-
rapement of Queen Wilhelmina to Prince
Frederick Adolf of Mecklenburgh-Schwer
en.
Fire in the immense elevator Of th'
American Cereal company at Akron. o.
damaged the plant $1,000. \ hundre'
and fifty thousand bushels OF gram wef
ruined.
Mrs. \. Swanson, victim OF IN
Fourth of July street car accident Il
TaOma. died from the result OF her III
iuries. This makes A deaths as the re
suit of the wreck.
II is reported Robert Fitlmmons ha
been offered Sl0o.n0o by Canadian Q
, high standing financially to lose his iish
with Sarkey. and that Fitzlmmon
!. treated the suggestion with contempt.
!. Secretary Wilson has received a cable
or,m from Professor Dodge. | mted state
: director of agriculture for the Paris eNpe
: sition. announcing the award oi ihe''i'
:. for exhibits of the various branches
the agricultural department.
Wheat United States and Canada, els
4 O. the Rockies increased 2.ss. ,uS busf
|. el.. afo.t Tor and in Europe increase
:. 5paup bushels. total supply increased :
5 177.oD.
: Oats. United States and Canada, east
: the Rockies increased ,3st IN" bnshel
= I he combined stock Of wheat at Pnriiin'
o,epon Seattle and Tacoma increased 62
d tao bu-hel. last week.
l. The construction Of the i-thinlan can.
l. wa- vigorously denounced recently At IN
S capo at a banquet given by the ae-ocil
ton oi Merchants and Travellers by
9 {. >tubl,s. vice president OF the southei
II Pacific railroad.
1t wa. announced at democratic hea'
y quarters that William J. Bryan would
in Chicago Labor day after all, al
e speak at the picnic to be held in come
:, ton with the Labor day celebration.
y wreck at Maxwell, on the olln'
q valley division of the Norfolk We-te
occurred recently, resulting IN the dea
of two trainmen and the woundng
seven others.
Charles f. Wheeless. merchant
Grsnd Gull. near Port Gibson, recent
:. shot and killed w G. Williams. fish'
man. and the seven year-old son Of W
J, lilms. and mortally wounded a negro b.
- The two last named were bystandei