Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-05-11

enced six murderers TO be hanged on
June Is, 1900. They are; Ernest Clever
niger, Robert C,,shenbcrry, John A. Hol
lo~ay, S,m Waters, David Miller and
Jack Bradford.
Passenger rates 10 Cape Nome have
again been advanced by Dssiweii 4 Go. 10
$50 first class. The Victoria is nov
the only vessel that has not been sold
out. There are no class tickets To he
had except on the Edith.
Tom Sharkey al Tattersalrs, in Chi.
eaeo knocked out Joe Chcynski Of Cali.
fornia in two rounds. The fighting was
of the hurricane order, both men landing
repeatedly. but Sharkey had the fight
well in hand throughout.
The body OF John Whalen Was found
in the artificial lake AT i.akeview, butte,
Mont. /, was undressed. lie is said to
have gone into the lake to sober up and
is supposed to have gotten beyond his
depth.
The British iron ship Sierra Nevada,
Captain scott, from Liverpool, January
9TH, was totally wrecked outside OF the
beads. Five of her crew We're saved,
but it is believed that - others includ-
ing the captain, pershcd. The Sierra
Nevada was owned by Thompson, Ander.
son x Co, Of Liverpool
During riot between strikers AMI
workmen at the Buttonwood mine Of the
Parrish Coal company at Wilkesbarre
Ia, about - men were badly injured
including Superintendent W. I. smyth
The strikers dispersed the workmen. The
sheriff has been called upon to supprss.
the riot.
The name Of President Mckinleys run
ming mate in the coming campaign is nov
known. 1t is John Davis Long of Mas
sachusetts, at present secretary of the
navy, and formerly a representative in
congress and governor Of his state. Sec
fetary Longs nomina tlon for the vice
presidency has been practically decidts
upon by friends of the president, witt
! the sanction Of the president himself i
is Of course, possible that something ma,
arise to change this decision, but that il
not probable.
I Senator Shoup has introduced al
amendment to the sundry civil bill, di
iecting the secretary OF the interior Il
turn over the Fort sherman reservation
| abandoned in ldaho) TO the board o
managers Of the national home for dis
ablei soldiers, in order that branel
OF the national soldiers home may b
established at that point.
One Of the worst wrecks which has o1
CURED in Wyoming in recent years tool
place on O'Neilfs sidetraek, IL miles IVES
OF Rawlins, on the Union Pacific, whe
an eastbound fast fruit train. drawn b
two locomotives, dashed through an ope
switch and down "A high embankmen
The dead: Louis Banta, fireman, Raw
Inns; james Johnson, fireman, Rawlins
two boys. aged about ~. who were stea
ing ride, names unknown. The injul
, ed: Engineer Frank Rchemyer, And
Sholcr. engineer. both will recover, II
gineers Rehemyer and >holer jumped fro'
, their engines before the end Of the sldin
, was reached and escaped with few il
jnries.
Judge Foster of New York has dismie
, ed four indictments against Francis
Weeks. Weeks is a lawyer, who,
: manager and executor Of about 10 estate
: Incorporated about VI ,Jo,W0. Js
indictments were found against him. Re
order Smith sentenced him TO 10 Yea
d, ut hard labor. His term will expire 1
= morrow.
In view Of the recent eight hour mov
I ment throughout the country the repo
made to the house Of representatives,
. Chairman Gardner Of the committee ,
, labor on the Gardner eight hour bin al
the general subject of eight-bour leg
! lation, has timely interest The b
requires clause in all government GO
tracts that the labor under the contra
0 shall not exceed eight hour. daily
i The employees Of the st. Louis Tran
! company, numbering about 300 me
. made good Tuesday their threat to
up the street railway traffic of the ell
y In doing 80 they not only paralyzed I
l. business Of the company which operai
c all the electric and cable roads IN the ei'
!. with the exception Of those owned
The st. Louis & Suburban company,
p which strike has been in progress
8 two weeks past, but brought matters
. 4 standstill in half dozen other lines
d business a. well. II was the most co
p plete ,H-up ever seen IN st. LOUIS