Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-08

front of the Marti theatre. where a
torchllght procession. composed of
members OF the national, republican
and popular parties were reviewed by
the members Of the convention. the
procession, 5000 strong, went to the
governor generals Office, where a dele
cation presented to General Wood a
petition to President Mckinley urging
absolute independence for Cuba.
Arnie Stevens Of Indianapolis, Ind.
drill master in the Richards & Pringle
co!ored minstrel show, was shot down
by Henry Graves, musician, in a pri-
vate car OF the company at the Union
depot In Spokane. He died three hours
later. The weapon used was 38 cali
ber revolver. Stevens slayer is con-
fined In the city prison. Such is the
brief history of a tragedy which termi-
mated friendly game of poker.
The volume of work done by con-
gress just closing was shown in sup
| plement to the house calendar, pre-
; pared by Clerk Woolfield of the house
staff. The congress was in session 1877
, days, which is less than any congress
| for years. The following is list Of
| bills, acts, etc.: Number of bills, A.
1886; number Of reports. 1900; public
acts, 345; private acts, 1850; total acts.
1896; number Of joint resolutions. 395.
General Weyler OF Cuban fame is minis
ter of war i'll new cabinet OF Spain.
| The Michigan prohibition convention. by
an almost unanimous vote, refused to in
dorse the work of Mrs. Carrie Nation in
smashing saloons in Kansas.
At Glasgow smallpox is the worst since
the outbreak Of the disease. There are AZ
fresh cases and the total number of small
pox patients in hospitals is 435.
.John +. Searles, the well known fnan-
cier and at present in The general corpor
alton and financial business, has made an
assignment to Edward +. Dwight for the
benefit Of his creditors.
The amount Of gross gold in the treasury
is S4s9,4l2,l5s, the highest point ever
reached i'll the history of the government.
This amount includes the $3.50, 100000 held
as a reserve, $276,O25 $3.50 held against gold
certificates and S63 1872 l79 in the general
fund.
BY vote of 50 to 35 the lower house of
the Indiana legislature has adopted the
Neal joint resolution for constitutional
amendment providing for woman's suffrage
in that state. After the vote IA motion to
reconsider was voted down to finally cinch
the matter.
1t was learned from a source that is
thoroughly reliable that the Carnegie o.ecl
company mas finally abandoned the work
of tine Sl2,OU0,O0O tube plant at Connaul,
O., on the shores of Lake Erie. The work
OH the plant was stopped by the order of
Mr.. Schwab.
Lois Darrell, formerly first sergeant in
Troop q, Seventh United States cavalry,
has reached New York from Naples, a prls
oner in charge OF Lieutenant W. q. Dupuy,
L. S. 4. Darrell is charged with murder
ing and robbing fellow soldier and tent
mate in Cuba
The independence, the Boston cup de-
fender, will be entered in the trial races
under the name Of c. Ill. w. Foster,
Marblehead yacht owner who was on the
Lawson advisory committee in the man
agement of the boats affairs and member
of the New York Yacht club.
Ex-senator William +. Chandler of New
Hampshire has been selected to be presi
dent of the Spanish claims commission. The
other appointments will soon follow, and it
is intended that the commission shall get
to work as soon as possible, in view OF
the vast amount of work to be done.
The men Of the Thirty-siNth infantry
regiment, made up principally from re-
enlisted volunteers from regiments sent to
the Philippines by Washington, Idaho,
Montana and Oregon, will be mustered out
on March l6 and be free to return to their
homes in the northwest.
The chancellor of the excheqner, Sir
member of the house of commons TO a rep
resentative Of the Associated press in Lon
don. will probably introduce duty on
sugar in the forthcoming budget. and will
perhaps add counteryailing duties.
Mother Superior Mary Mariana is dead
at the sisters hospital in Los Angeles,
aged IL She was for many years in charge
OF the large orphan asylum al Richmond,
Va, and was treasurer OF the order OF
Sisters of Charity of the United States.
For the last % years she has lived at En-
metsburg Md.
The United States Philippine commits
sion is investigating the case OF senor
Mamie the native judge OF the court OF
first instance in Manila, who is accused Of
fraudulently aiding the administrator OF
the Enriquez estate. The case Of the In
riquez estate is we'll known and litigation
concerning il has lasted 10 years. The
estate was originally worth sl,ooo-ooo, but
though fraud this value was decreased to
s30O,VOO The venality and ineompetency
of the courts will probably be demonetrat-
ed
According to advices received BY the
steamer Empress OF India, documents found
by foreigners in Pekin show that order-
were issued by the Chinese that a many