Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-10-18

the fatal wounding of two others this
afternoon by Jesse Sherman, a promin-
ent ranchman, residing near Leadville,
and who, with his family, are among
the most respected residents OF the
place. He caught crowd Of boys sup
posedly poaching on his rabbit pre-
serve, and, jumping from his buggy. ne
started after them with heavily load
ed shotgun in his hand. Sherman
claims it was accidentally discharged
while he was running. Ed Darlington,
16 years of age was instantly killed;
Earl King, aged II, Is shot through the
right lung and Is dying, and James
Considine, Ia years, Is shot through the
back and hips.
within nine days that fine mare will
die, the colt that you value will die,
your lasting hunting dog will disap-
pear, then you will die" This was the
prophesy made by an unknown, mys-
FERROUS woman to DR.. Alfred G.. Lem
| berger, and it came true to the letter,
for Dr. Lemberger fell over dead from
heart failure on the evening of the
ninth day. Other conditions Of the
prophesy had already been fulfilled.
Now every detective on the Louisville
force and every police officer and every
| newspaper reporter are looking for the
strange woman who made that predic-
| ton. Physicians say that she prob
ably caused the mans death by the
psychic effect upon him.
| Dave Sullivan and Kid Broad fought
rs rounds to draw at Fort Erie, N.
y, recently.
part of Whitman county and the last
machine has pulled in for the winter.
The London Daily Express has re-
ceived the following from Vienna:
Todrioff, the driver who accompanied
Miss Stone when she was kidnapped,
has arrived at Sofia. He says her
captors are Turks. The Bulgarian po-
lice, who are not satisfied with his
statements, are keeping him under sur
veillance.
A special dispatch from Cape Town
says that owing to the restrictions of
martial law the pro-Boer South African
News has been obliged to suspend pub
| LEGATION.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans has
left for San Francisco, whence he will
accompany Rear Admiral Casey, COM
handing the Pacific station, on the
| flagship Wisconsin to Tutuila, Samoa.
The United States circuit coure of
To- o1c ho
the Montana court of the case of the
Home Land & Cattle company and
the National Bank of Commerce, ap-
pellants, versus Cornelius ]. McNa-
mara and Thomas ]. NARROW. The
suit was for 100000 for failure to pro.
vide cattle contracted for
At Beaumont, Texas, at 1920 in the
morning, fire was discovered burning
fiercely in general store near the
Southern Pacific depot. 1t was 10
minutes before the alarm could be
made effective. The flames spread
rapidly through the whole block. At
1870 a. m. Houston was telegraphed
for aid. Probable loss, 100000.
comparative statement issued re-
| Gently by the division of customs and
insular affairs of the war department
concerning the customs revenues of
the Philippines. shows that the total
revenue from this source for the first
half of 1901 was $4,231 ,O13, an increase
of 3S per cent over the amount for the
same period of 1900 and nearly double
that from January to June Of 1899.
The general organization of the Will
liam Mckinley National Memorial
Arch association is completed. The
officers are: Henry B. mcfarland,
president Lyman ]. Gage, treasurer,
Thomas F. Walsh, secretary. Presi
dent Roosevelt and the members of
his cabinet were elected honorary
members of the association. An ap-
peal to the public will be issued short
ly.
Wheat has reached 40 cents at Col
fax and heavy sales are being made.
1t is impossible to get the full amount
of wheat sold, but it will probably
reach 100000 bushels. Aaron Kuhn
bought 10000 bushels in small lots
Of from Is to 105 bushels. This wheat
had been left in his hands to sell when
the price reached 40 cents. Heavy
sales are reported from all parts of the
Palouse country.
The flags on the White House and
other executive departments are still
at half-mast. although the 80 days have
elapsed since the late President Nc.
Kinley died. President Roosevelt has
decided that the 30 days did not begin
until the day of the funeral at Canton,