Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-02-22

4. Is. Harris Ia. been chosen president. Mr..
tion Is due to a desire TO b. relieved Vi
the many cares Of the Office Of president.
John G.. A. Ieishman, United States
minister TO Switzerland, who was recently
selected to succeed Oscar ;. Strauss as the
american representative at con-t ant.notle,
today presented his letters OF recall! TO
President Br-nner.
A special dispatch from Pretoria .sy-
the beer. al Kip river derailed train
containing General kitrh ~ h4ggas
7 he train was preceded by another with the
commander in chief a- u passenger IN
arifot-i train drove off thr Beers, hut the
latter secured the contents VI the train de-
rallied.
The foreign ENJOYS have received an Of
fetal communication frm the Ghne.e
pienipotcntiaIies Offering To agree TO all
the terms Of the powers. The Ciiins-e de-
sire, however, % save the lives IT Chao
Snn ahiao and Wing Men, but they were
informed that the ministers insisted upon
the former demands. A complete surren-
der i expected.
The resentment Of the Cttbans against
American interference wi.h the formation
Of government has inquest ionahiy been
Increased by the demands made BY Saere.
tary Root. The military governor's meas,
paper organ now admits that the consli
tnt'nnai convention will probabiy refuse
the concession Of enaling stations and viii
also reject American supervision OF foreign
affairs.
The crest OF a mountain. whose top il
more than mile in circumference sid
into Lnughbofo,gh iulei 100 miles north,
from Vancouver. The great slide was
caused by an earthquake. which shook the
surrounding district for several seconds,
ana the resulting shock Of the falling
mountain top could be felt long dis
tanee.
Grave anxiety Is felt for the fate of
Smith l)oriens column. which has not
been heard of since February Il. when il
lost 20 killed and 10 wounded in a heavy
engagement with Commhndant Botha at
I.othwell. The officer in command at Won.
dersun;ein, the nearest post ON the rail.
way 10 the scene of the engagement re.
ports he has no news Of smith Dorien
who has about 300 men under him
The jury in the ease u the state OF Min.
ne-oia against Frank H. iiuiiii,oB. chafg.
cd with numbering Leonard II, Day. after
~ houf-' dciiberation, furnished genuin,
surprise by coming into court and report
ing that !. had agreed upon u verdict OF
mansiauphter in the first degree with a
Recommendation 10 the mercy Of the court
The jury had been out 50 long that hope
Of an agreement had about been given up
Captain Jones Of the Eighth infantry
has arrested at town on the hay PROV
ince Of l.aguna, florenla Orun, and Mig
uel Ponce de Leon, agents Of the Tabaca
leria company, aud William Webb, Pedro
Lorenzo and Victoria Scenta, employed by
the Philippine Trading company, on
charges similar to those brought against
u. NJ. Carman, the American contractor.
namely. furnishing the insurgents with
supplies.
A mob Of eight determined men took
Peter bergman, n desperate negro, out
OF the Mena, Ark, jail and hanged him to a
tree. The crime OF which bergman was
accused was an assault ON II year old
girl. whose condition il critical The
| masked men met Night Officer Jones and
compelled him at the point Of gun to
hand over the keys and his revolver. Two
| Of them WIRE left TO guard Jones, while the
| others went TO the jail and secured the
| negro. About . o'clock they returned
where the officer was being guarded and
gave him his keys and gun. Then the
men quietly disappeared without word,
| About two months ago this negro at
| tackled an engineer with AN AK. nearly
killing him, and he has been guilty OF
numerous other oiIcnses Prompt action
Mas taken by the authorities. but no clue
has been found "a To whom are the mem.
bers Of the mob.
The His steel Deal.