Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-09-06

down to escort the new men to the plant
Some words passed between the new men |
and the strikers. and one Of the party hit
striker, telling him to the walk. A
number OF his friends jumped to the res.
cue and Guiton drew his revolver and held |
them OIL. The party then proceeded 10 the
works.
Charles F. Franklin, an inoffensive
farmer, was killed at Eatonville. Wash.
by Alexander Vance, a blacksmith. Eve |
witnesses say the tragedy was entirely un- |
provoked and the murder a cold tIoole,i
one. Vance made threats during the day
that some one would die before night but
1t Is believed ne was looking for another
man.
fearful accden. occurred Tuesday at
Wenatchee, Wash, resulting in one killed
and two injured. A delivery cart belong.
ing to the Wenatchee Trading company
MAS on IT. way from the steamboat land
ing and contained Mr. Gle, who was driy-
ing, and two boys, one named William
Foley. The cart was following bus and
reached the railway crossing just as the
Great Northern train, No. 3, was coming
into town. The bus drove across in front
Of the train but the delivery horse reared
and jumped against the train, being
caught between the tender and baggage
car. The occupants Of the cart were huri-
ed against the train with fearful force and
the Foley boy was thrown 40 feet and in
stantly killed. The other boy IS perhaps
fatally wounded.
At Granite, Okla, recently gusher of
Oil was struck at depth Of 800 feet. The
How Is heavy and has created great excite
ment
No. Cotton Belt passenger train. leav-
ing Texarkana at 9:25 p. IN. in charge
Of Conductor Armstrong, was held up and
robbed near Eylau, tour miles south OF
TeNarkana.
At Troy, Ala, Bill Tourney, alias Bill
Hilnrd a negro charged with assaulting
Miss Wilson al Chestnut Grove, VA, shot
and his body burned by mob near the
scene Of his crime.
General Dewet has issued proclama-
ton says dispatch TO the Daily Mail
from Cape Town, that he will shoot all
British troops found in Orange River co.
only after September 10.
The great international yacht bet OF
s4o0.000 between an English syndicate,
represented by Walter j. Kingsley OF
London, and a group Of Pittsburgers, rep
resented by William |. Muslin, has been
finally arranged
Lord Kitchener says: 'Since Angus; 20
the columns report 10 Beers killed, 3
wounded, 2l2 made prisoners, and l27
surrendered, and that lO4 rifles, q $50
rounds OF ammunition, l70O horses and
1900 head of cattle have been captured
The British Columbia government sup
porters of the Dlnsmuir administration
are in open revolt, one cabinet minister
has resigned and there is a new leader OF
the provincial opposition, all through the
taking into the cabinet OF Hon. j. {.
Blown of New Westminster
Forty sheep were shot and tent in
which covered frightened sheep herder
was riddled on Bear Wallow creek, 80
miles from Pendleton, Ore. The massacre
betokens a renewed outbreak between
sheep and cattle men in Umatilla county.
The sheep herder, Gus Peterson, narrowly
escaped being shot to pieces.
The Pacific Coast Steamship company
has brought suit in the United States cir
cult court in San Francisco against the
Pacific Marine Firemen's union and the
Sailors Union OF the Pacific to recover
$4,000 damages. which it alleges to have
sustained by the strike OF its firemen and
sailors. 1t alleges violation by the union
OF a signed agreement.
Forty-fve OF the 62 men who came
into Northport Tuesday from Joplin to
work at the smelter walked out. A sub
scription was taken up and over 500 Was
secured, which is to be used in paying the
mems fare to Marcus and other places
where they can secure work. The union
made up the balance necessary to take the
men out OF town. There are only Il OF
the Missourians left at the plant.