Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-07-05

minister Of the gospel. For 48 years
he was pastor of the First Presbyter.
ian church in Washing ton. d. c.. from
! which he retired because of advanc.
ing years in 1898.
Colonel David r. Paige died recent
ly at his apartments in the Hotel
Brunswick. New York. of a compli
cation of diseases. He had been an
invalid for many months He was
prominent in business interests in
Cleveland. Ohio. many years. He was
member of the 4Sth congress from
the goth district. In the elections for
the 49th congress Major Mckinley
| defeated Paige
One person was killed and nearly
score of others we're injured in 8
collision in Chicago between an cleo
trio car on Irving park boulevard and
two wagons loaded with picnickers
Both wagons were overturned by the
shock and their occupants were crush
ed and bruised by the heavy timbers
and the stamping OF the frightened
horses. Both the motorman and con
ductor were arrested
Tiontsin is now indre crowded than
ever. Officers of all nations are there,
en- route for their homes. and the ho-
tells are placing cots in every avail
able place. Apartments have been
prepared at the University of Tientsn
for Prince Chun and his suite of 40.
who will remain there for three days
before leaving for Germany to make
formal apology for the murder OF
Baron Won Ketteler.
In England a development as in
tensely interesting as it was unex.
pected has occurred concerning the
challenger for the Americas cup. This
is due to the action of Kenneth NJ.
Clark, owner of the cutter karaid. Mr.
Clark has had three opportunities of
racing the Karaid against the Sham
rock l.. and he has witnessed all the
trials of the two Shhmrocks since the
challenger was refitted. His observa
tions have led him to doubt seriously
whether the Shamrock II. is good
enough to send to American waters
in challenge for tn e cup. He has a
belief amounting to a conviction that
length than the Shamrock H.. and he
desires to see this Question settled be-
fore any yacht goes out as a chal-
lenger.
At Aberdeen. s. D.. Senator James Kyle
died Monday afternod n at > o'clock.
Fire recently totally DESTROYED the Ash
enfeter mill, corner \ irst and Cedar street,
Spokane. The loss is estimated at about
, SIS OGO. About $G000 insurance was car
ried.
Charlie Golf of Spokane. middleweight
, champion OF the northwest, knocked out
Bob Hodge, middleNeight champion OF
, Idaho, in the second round OF boxing
contest at Grand Forks, B. c.
A statement prepa red at the pension of
: flee shows that for the fiscal year ended
: June 30, 1862 nan es were added to the
pension rolls, of which 4,S6l were orig
inal issues and 415l were restorations.
2 Official announcement has been made OF
l the completion OF an immense lead com
: binaton having a capitalization OF about
: $40 O.OOO,O0O, which will control the out
i put of the lead fields in southwestern Mis-
souri,.
A special from Rock Springs, Nyo-
says: The eastbound passenger train, No
: 6. crashed into freight train at Blairs
t town, a mile west of Rock Springs, Sun
: day afternoon. Twenty eight persons were
injured, none fatally.
t Little Whirlwind1 the life prisoner whose
S case was taken up by the Indian Right
e association and his pardon urged is a fire,
S man. The Montana state board of par
) dons has indorsed the action Of Governor
Toole in ordering him set at liberty.
e Two dead. two severely if not fatally in
e iured and a score more or less burt is tn,
result of fire which broke out at TIN
;. Pullman lodging house, ia West Mer
J. curry street, in Butte. The dead; San
r Mix, waiter, Miss soula, Mont; Ole Berg
, carpenter. Butte. Severely injured Bin,
) Ryan better know as australian Ryan,
! pugllist.
Crowded together in a little zinc linet
: shanty, under a north shore pier, 10 boy
. and Young men and one old man met in
slant death by lightning recently in chi
:. ago. They had left their fish lines an
:. sought shelter from the fierce thunde
:, storm that delugtd the north part of tn
: city. Ten MINUTES later their bodies Ia,
with twisted and tangled limbs, like
!, nest of snakes" as the men who foun
:, them said There were II who sough
h shelter, and just one escaped. T@ely
, year old Willie anderson was uninjnred
I but he lay many long minutes before h
a could he drawn put from under the hea
II of dead bodies. The dead are all from tn
families of com paratively poor people
q They were fishing and seeking relief fror
n the heat of the day, or had come to wad
# or swim.
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