Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-01
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
I Complete Review Os the Events of
the Past Week-In This and For
eixn Innds-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.


Scorpion has arrived at La Guiara.
Brigadier General Robert Merely,
retired, OF the army, Is dead at an ad-
vanced age.
Conger wants to come home but Pres
ident Mckinley, however, desires him
to remain in China.
Official statistics estimate the French
vintage OF 1900 at 67 1861, 661 hectolitres,
which is an increase OF 19,444,981 hec-
tolitres over 1899.
At Sharon. Pa, an Erie & Pittsburg
freight train ran into a crowd Of men
on their way to work. Five men were
killed outright. being cut to pieces.
Ii Hung Chang asserts that the pun
ishment to be imposed upon Prince
Chwang and Flu Slang has been carried
out according to the demands of the
foreign ENJOYS.
The latest edict Of the Chinese court
expresses the desire that Chi-Hsien and
Hsun Ching Yu. now in the hands of
the powers, be handed over for imme-
date execution.
At st. Petersburg, In honor of Wash
Ington's birthday Mr.. Charlemagne
Tower, the United States ambassador,
and Mrs. Tower gave reception to the
American colony.
Fighting has occurred between a
large body OF Bulgarian agitators and
a force OF Turkish villagers. near Che
veghali. Macedonia Six Bulgarians
we're killed and three taken prisoners.
Five Turkish soldiers were killed and
several wounded.
The president has issued a procla.
nation calling special session of the
senate for executive purposes immedi-
ately upon the dissolution OF the pres
ent congress. March 4.
At the John Hopkins university the
designations OF Presidents Gilman and
Professor Herbert b. Adams are an
nounced. Ill health being given as the
reason. Both were accepted.
At Santa Cruz. Cal. DR.. Pierce B. Fa-
gen, n pioneer If the state. is dead DIR.
Fagen laid out the site Of the city OF
Des Moines, Iowa, In 1846. Deceased
was a native OF Iowa. aged SO years.
An imperial decree orders the Chi
nese officials In Pekin to repair to the
palaces SO that they may be In readi-
ness to receive the court, which will
leave Slan-fu toward the end OF March.
Mr.. Cudahy Is In receipt Of a letter
from Pat Grove. He maintains that
ing. but kept away from Omaha be-
cause he feared the hot-tempered peo-
pie would lynch him.
Although the situation arising out of
the Russo American tariff controversy
Is nnquestionably full Of peril. neither
well Informed Americans or well In
formed Russians anticipate an un-
breakable deadlock
Colonel Walter Schuyler. with a de-
tachment OF the Fortysixth volunteer
infantry. had skirmish near Santa
Cruz. province OF Cavite. In which sew
eral insurgents were kllleu. The Amer
leans captured 10 rifles.
At Tacoma Herman Eifrlg, watch
maker, shot and killed himself In the
rear OF saloon. Whisky and gam
bling were the cause Eifrig leaves q
widow and four children.
John Boyce. pioneer and freighter OF
the early years. and lately stockman
Of Echo. died recently at the hospital
at Psndleton. Ore. OF grip. Mr.. Boyce
was born in New Hampshire In 1923,
being 70 years OF age.
Mrs Louise Dryfoos. wife OF we'll
known wholesale liquor dealer OF Sc
attic. committed suicide Sunday after
revolver. She lived for three hours
after the shooting. It is thought her
mind was affected by illness.
J. z. Morgan has just completed the
project by which another and the great
est consolidation OF capital Is added to
the notable list OF the last 10 years.
The steel combination plan has been
at a conference. and the
news Is the topic OF half the conversa-
ton.
The bill providing for the Louisiana
purchase exposition at st. Louis has
passed the senate with an amendment
which provides for the closing Of the
exposition on Sunday. and further
amendment providing for govern
ment exhibit at the Charleston exposi-
ton. The bill passed the senate with.
out division.
On the North German Lloyd steam.
ship Werra. which recently left for the
was party OF scien-
lists bound for Sumatra to view the
eclipse of the sun on May II. There
we're IS members OF the first party.
among them being Professor Alfred T..
Burton, Professor George l.. Hosemer.
Harrison W. Smith and G. "a. Matth.
IVA
Lattimer Jones. VINO Is years ago
startled financial circles by his vast
failed for many thousands
md lied to South America and was lat 6
n arrested in London on charge of
forgery and extradited to this country.
has been pardoned by Governor Odell
rom Sing Sing. where he had been
sentenced for five years and six
months. He was convicted Of forgery