Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-10-25

coroner's verdict was suicide. He
came to Arizona from Montana. and
had held several positions in the terri.
tory.
Two months ago Frank Virod,
prospector in the Salmon river coun-
try, Idaho, found in an old tunnel near
his shack a trunk containing human
body bent and twisted to At the recep-
tacle that held 1t. 1t had been left
there by man and woman who
passed through six weeks before. Virod
did not know they left 1t.
II the LIE Rol company persists In ITS
policy Of building competing town
on its smelter premises property OWL
ers and business men of Northport,
Wash, will put up fight which will
excite wide interest. The LIE Roi is an
alien corporation. and the people there
are aroused over Its efforts to destroy
their town. This, they say, the COM
pany hopes to accomplish through its
company store and by the building Of
new town on the smelter grounds.
One of the fercest duels fought In
Waco. Texas. since the famous Brann-
Davis duel occurred recently, and re-
suited in the death of two well known
citizens. The principals in the tragedy
we're ex4Sheriff w. T. Harris and his
son, w. T. Harris, Jr., on one side, and
Dr. Lovelace and his stepson, N. l. Rey-
nolds, on the other. Bad feeling had
existed between the two families for
some time and trouble has been feared.
At Lowell. Mass. the financial trou.
BILE which unfortunately caused great
suspense to the officers Of the Mer-
chants National bank for three days,
in consequence OF the disappearance Of
it's teller, Albert G. Smith. and its
bookkeeper, Lewis H. Swift, has been
smoothed out. The bank lost about
$4,000. The officials and directors
officially state this. and at the same
time they have returned valuable Sc
curities."
Sir Thomas Upton in an interview
says: II am going straight back to
England to consult with Watson and
Fife as to designing new boat.
shall challenge again next year and
think it wise to do so with new boat.
l shall send notifications to the New
York Yacht club in the regular way
when I have consulted Watson and
Fife. Beyond doubt the new boat will
be ninety-footer, although she may
not carry as much sail as Shamrock
I have not decided who shall build the
new boat, but think the Dennys did
we'll with Shamrock II, and should be
given another try.
Unrequited affection for the Countess
Frances de Correaux, known in Chi
cago as Mrs. E. P. Carpenter, is sup
posed to be responsible for the madness
of Victor O'Brien, a rich young club
man OF San Francisco, a student at the
university of Chicago, who became vio-
lently insane recently.
BY the marriage of Miss Alta Reaves
to Thomas Shea and of Miss Myrtle
Morr to Cliff Reaves by Rev. John Dar
mon at Seattle, the romantic courtship
and double elopement that stirred the
little town OF Prescott, Walla Walla
county, Wash, to fever heat, was
brought to fitting end.
Sir Redvers Butler has been relieved
OF the command of the First Army
Corps. in consequence of the speech he
made October 10, after the luncheon
given in his honor by the Kings Royal
Rifles, dealing with his famous dis.
patch to Gen. White at Ladysmith. He
has been placed on half pay, and Gen.
French has been appointed to succeed
him.
A shocking suicide occurred a.
Spangle when Frederick T. Briggs. the
Northern Pacific station agent, blew
out his brains by placing the muzzle
OF A caliber revolver in his mouth
and pulling the trigger. The ball
passed through the head, making its
exit at the top Of the skull. Death was
instantaneous. The deed was com.
mitted near the house in which Briggs
had lived. The suicide is supposed to
be due to temporary insanity, caused
by suffering from sciatic rheumatism