Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-10-18
NORLD'SNEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Complete Review of Happenings In
Both Eastern and Western Hemis-
n, Historical. Political and Per-
sOnal Events Tersely ExDOunded.

n, Historical. Political and Per-
sonal Events Tersely Expounded.
Peter Francis was shot and killed
last night at his ranch, 40 miles from
Price. Utah, by Dave Russell, stage
driver.
One Of the largest smelling plants
on the Pacific coast is to be erected
at Darlington, to cost between $l5O,OOo
and 100000.
Professor William Robinson, well
known to theatrical people throughout
the United States, dropped dead OF
heart disease in Ogden, Utah, recently
Rear Admiral w. S. Schley has end
ed his active career in the navy. He
will now go on the retired list by oper-
atoms Of law on account Of the age
limit. His retirement will have no
effect whatever on the court OF in
quiry.
Carrie Nation is in Jail at Wheeling.
w. Va, because she will rot pay a
fine of $50. give a peace bond or leave
town. She entered a saloon here, &C
companied by 400 men and women, but
the police arrested her before she
could do anything. She was given the
alternative Of getting out of town or
going to jail for 80 days. Habeas
corpus proceedings will be brought
for her release.
The action Of greatest Importance
taken by the triennial Episcopal con-
yentiOn was the adoption by the house
OF bishops, by vote Of 81 to Fl, Of
canon SO, which relates to the sol
provisions had Professionally been
agreed to except those contained in
Section 4, which forbade the marriage
Of persons divorced for any cause not
existing before marriage.
The Cape Town Gazette has pro-
claimed martial law in the districts of
Cape Town. Wynberg. Port Elizabeth
and East London. The proclamation
Is the outcome of the recent visit of
the premier of Cape Colony. Sir John
Gordon, and the under secretary Of
native affairs in South Africa, ]. Ross
Innes, to the British high commission
er, Lord Miner. It places under mill
tary control the few points in Cape
Colony hitherto exempted and the con-
stitutiOn is therefore suspended over
the entire colony. This action prob
ably fOreshadOws the commencement.
of vigorous measures which those on
the spot are understood to believe
n fn nd hN ;o1 To
will be modified in it's application to
the ports by leaving the docks, rail.
roads and harbors under the control
OF the civil authorities. Military rule
will be mitigated in some other re
spects.
Chicago meat packers, it is said, are
selling meat cheaper in Havana than in
Chicago.
The New York Central railway will
expend 100000 in electrically equip
ping suburban lines.
Germany's total exports to China
amounted last year to over $11 900, 900;
the imports from China to about S.
500, 900.
During the first half of this year 26l
textile mills were built, of which 14v
were cotton, SO, knit goods and rs mis-
cellaneous.
In dense fog the Canadian Pacific
steam Hating, from Skagway to Van
couver, went ashore at Tucker bay, Jar
Wis island, and is now hard and fast
on the rocks.
The East Liverpool. Ohio, city reser-
voir, containing 100000 gallons of
water, burst today and caused $15O,00O
damages. No lives were lost, but two
scores Of people had narrow escapes.
The department of agriculture an
nounces that the three most important
estimates of the worlds wheat crop
Of 1901 so far made agree that the crop
Is larger than that of either OF the two
preceding years.
The most destructive fire in the his
tory of Los Gatos, CAL, occurred re-
Gently. The entire business section of
the town was wiped out. The area
covered by the fire is estimated at
about four acres. Property variously
estimated in value at from 500, 900 to
$4,000 was destroyed. A number of
men were injured, but none seriously.
Black damp caused the death OF John
Gilleland. a miner, aged so years, and
his two sons, James and Winifred
aged IL and Is, at the mines OF the
Juanita Coke company, near Juanita-
Vile. The bodies were rescued. but in
the effort John Nicholson. a mine fire.
man. and John Baker. a fire boss, were
overcome by black damp and in q pre-
carious condition.