Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-12-13
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AT Troy, Idaho, recently, w. II
Mann, brakeman ON an extra train, was
run over by an engine and instantly
killed.
The Philippine Islands are to have
import rate same as foreign countries
In tariff matters, but moneys collected
are to 'be applied to island needs Act OF
United States Philippine commission OF
September II. 1901, to hold.
Mr.. Hanna on ship subsidies, in d
speech before Bostonans at banquet
pointed out to the merchants that
America pays yearly into the pockets of
, foreign ship owners $20O,OOO,O0O. Wat
terson of Kentucky also spoke.
A handcar containing three italian
laborers WAS struck by Northern Pa
cific freight train ON "a curve near Shir-
ley. Montana. One of the men was
torn to fragments, but the other two es-
capped uninjured.
Jacob Schaefer holds championship
of world at billiards. In New York he
defeated George Slossom in 4OO-point
game by margin of 35 points. The
contest was mediocre and brilliant by
turns. Schaefer also defeated Morn
ingstar.
Mr.. Lawson, OF Boston, says that CON
troll Of the United States Metal Selling
company had changed. and was now
owned jointly by the Amalgamated
Copper Company, the Rothschilds and
tho Calumet & Hecla Mining company
He declared THAT the Metal Selling COM
pany had contracted to buy for five
years from January l the product Of
the Amalgamated, the Calumet & Hec-
la and the Rio Tintos mines.
The Democrats completely over
whelmed the Republicans in the recent
Boston elections Gen. Patrick A. Col
Inns being elected mayor over Mayor
Hart by the largest plurality In quar-
ter of century. The Democrats like
wise obtained control of both branches
OF the city government, elected their
street commissioners and practically
all their candidates for the school com
mission. AS usual the city voted
strongly in favor Of license.
"Wednesday might the Scotch bark
Pinmore. Master Jameson, owned by
Cllnk Brothers of Green ock, Scotland
bound from Santa Rosalia Mexico, to
Portland. In ballast, went into the surf
at the mouth of Raft river, north of
Grays harbOr. The crew of thirty
abandoned the ship and took to the
boats. one of which was capsized short
ly after leaving the vessel, and six men
We're drowned. The other boat reached
shore safely after being out for thirty
six hours. and one man died from ex.
posture. Following are the dead. Jo-
seph White H. White, r. Draak. T.
Prior. II. Deveen, Stanley Siberian and
Carl Nelson
The report of r. J. Frecheville on the
lie Roi mine, which h I'd been looked
forward to with the keenest interest,
has been made public. Mr.. Freche-
ville's report shows that the gross value
of the ore in sight is $5,0S7,0O and
that there is enough ore now in sight 0
give a net profit of 81 POI 900. The ton
mage lin reserve Is estimated at 4S4, 900
tons On the basis of 10000 tons a
month, which is about the normal rate
of shipment. there is enough ore In
sight to keep the mine running for two
years. even though no fresh ore sup
plies are opened. Mr. Frecheville's re-
port on the condition of the bottom of
the mine is especially interesting. He
says that on the lowest level there is
an ore body twenty-four feet wide, aver
aging SIS a ton. The average value of
ali the ore in the mine is $1175 a ton,
and that the total cost of mining it In
future should not be more than 50.