Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-23

N. Y, Tuesday. Senior Vicuna was one Of
the best known South American states
men. Pneumonia was tire cause.
There is a renewed feeling Of hopefulness
that the war in South Africa will soon be
at an end, says London dispatch to the
New York Tribune. The position is diff
fereDt from that obtaining at any time
since the outbreak OF hostilities in Octo-
Der, 1899. Natal is clear; Cape Colony is
rid OF kritzinger; in the Orange River
Colony there is practically little. opposition,
| while in the Transvaai there are not many
symptoms of Boer activity. Rumors of
| important developments are freely current,
! II is stated that the funds Of tho Boer
| leaders in Europe are nov absolutely ex-
| hausted. and ii is certain that the rigors OF
| winter have told on the burghers in the
field.
ficers have arrested three men accused of
passing bank notes purporting to be is
sued by the State Bank of New Bruins
wick, n. j., an institution long defunct
The plates had never been destroyed, and
in the hands Of some criminal had fur
nished over l,000ND0 notes in dcnomina-
tons from 81 to $50, which have been dis
tributed all over the United States. On
information furnished by Frank J. Perry,
who was captured week ago, they have
just taken into custody William Hogan
and +. w. Smith. The latter who, accord
ing to Perry, is the leader Of the gang,
has been for eight years chief clerk of the
federal life saving service in that city. He
has been released on bail, but the other
two men are in Jail. Other arrests are
expected to follow.
Tho Pennsylvania republicans plat
form strongly indorses the administration
Of Mckinley.
Jack winters was sentenced to Is
years at Folsom for robbiny the Selby
-melter recently.
Another heavy test of the respective
merits Of The English and American loco
motives on the railroad at Kingston ia
maica, has resulted in il great victory for
the latter.
\ committee of prominent pro- Beers is
ton in South Africa. The petition will
he presented to the ear on the occasion
Of his visit to France.
The committee on foreign affairs of the
chamber OF deputies has refused to grant
the funds necessary for the representation
Of Chile at the PanAmerican congress, to
he held in the City of Mexico.
al,
September %. and his first stop will be
at ST. Paul, where he will make an in
spection Of Fort Smelling. Thence he will
visit other forts in the northwest and
those of the Pacific coast.
Henry Dolan, who died in New York
recently, left an estate valued at $4,000
COO. He has no near relatives there and
his property is to go. it is understood to
his niece, Mary l.. DE Forrest OF Irving,
Marshall county, Kansas.
The Colombian gunboat lapopa sank
recently on leaving savanilla for Carta-
gena Steam launches were imme
diately dispatched to search for the Lapo-
pa but no trace of the gunboat was
found She recently underwent thor
ough overhauling at Colon, the repairs
costing $4,000.
The Hummer the Alton fast Kansas
City train, ran into freight that had
failed to clear the siding at Prentice, a
station eight miles north OF Jacksonville,
ILL., SO far as known there were but two
killed. Engineer Shehan and Fireman Adj
ans OF the passenger train, although sew
enl were badly injured. The passenger
engine and baggage ear We're wrecked and
the other coaches were derailed.
The Carrie +. Roberts. fshboat, has ar
rived in Boston from trip oil shore with
the biggest swordlish introduced to the
Boston market within recent memory. Be |
fore he was cut up or sawed oil he tipped
the scales at nearly half Il ton. His
length was close 10 |, feet. He was
armed with a rapier OF three feet, with
which by chance he might have rammed |
and sank dory il not schooner.
The big oil lire al the Atlantic Refining
company works al Point Breeze i, burn.
ing more iercely than At any time since
the first explosion occurred Another I
tank has exploded. the force OF the eN-
plosion causing biz tank near passay.
INK avenue to careers the blazing oil tiaW- |
ing over the street aud forcing the fire.
men to abandon that pant OF the works /
The oil ran into the sewer, which cmpties
into the Schuylkill river, and the officers
say the sewer Is raging furnace. and the
flames will soon find their way To the
river surface.
Alnska'x Farm wealth.