Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-02-15
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nWs OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
/ Complete Review of the Events Of
sAe past Week-In This and For
efgn Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

eign Lands-Tnken From the
Latest Dispatches.
According to the statements made by
1 banker, Mexico may turn on silver.
Captain Joseph T. Johnson, we'll
tnown Ohio river captain, is dead,
aged 81.
It is asserted that the dowager czar-
ina Is coming to London to visit Queen
Alexandra, her sister.
Ten cases of what is supposed to be
the bubonic plague have been isolated
It Cape Town. One of the victims is
1 white person.
It is rumored that Crown Prince
frederick William of Prussia will mar
Princess Edna Of Battenburg, daugh-
hr Of Princess Beatrice.
The Sportsman understands that for
the coming season most of King Ed
wards horses in training will be leased
to the Duke Of Devonshire.
Near Santiago de Cuba the United
State transport Rawlins went aground
on coral reef near the wreck Of the
United States collier Merrimac.
At Omaha fire which started in the
power house of the Omaha Street Rail-
road company at Twentieth and Har-
ney streets caused loss Of $850.000.
Robert w. Steele, first territorial
governor Of Colorado, recently died at
his home in Colorado Springs, of an
attack Of grip. His wife died two days
previous. A double. funeral will be
held.
Oficial advices from the governor Of
Paku, the scene Of the recent naphtha
fires, says that the total loss Of life
was II and that the loss Of property
will exceed 100000 roubles.
The seventh annual Carnot medal de-
bate between Stanford university and
the University Of California was won
by w. A. Morris of Stanford, who is
senior in history, and registers from
Salem, Ore.
company of the Forty-seventh
United States volunteer infantry, oper-
ating in the island of Catanduanes, off
the southeast coast of Luzon, captured
Bustosas, the insurgent governor
Of the island.
The English government has requi-
sitioned three Castle liners to trans
port reinforcements to South Africa.
The remount department is uncom-
monty active its agents buying largely
In several parts of the world.
At Pueblo, Col, the Guggenheim
block, two-story building at the cor
ner Of Main and Fourth streets, occu-
pied by the Croms-Reggs Dry Goods
company's big department store, was
Quilted by fire. The loss is estimated
at $4,000; insurance. 100000.
The strike in the Paris dressmaking
trade has assumed formidable proper
tons. About Is firms are involved, in.
Guiding such we'll known houses as
Worth, Redfern, Paquin, Doucet, La
Ferriere, D'Oeullit and Raudnitz.
1t Is rumored in London that Mrs.
Maybrick will soon be released. Am
bassador Choate declined to either de-
ny or confirm the rumor. II she gets
her liberty it will be due to the kings
gratitude for American sympathy.
The Hartman syndicate has secured
. large block Of Burlington stock and
buying large quantities for the con-
tol Of the road. It is the intention
turn over the control to the Union
hcific or some eastern trunk line.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to do
nate 100000 for the founding of a city
library. providing the city of Decatur,
ILL.,. will provide site and agree to
spend not less than $4,000 year for
'ts maintenance. The city will accept
Representative Albert D. Shaw Of
natertown, N. Y, formerly commander
ID chief of the Grand Army OF the Re
public, was found dead Monday in his
room at the Riggs house, Washington,
y. G. A physician pronounced death
que to apoplexy.
The Count of Caserta, father OF
rrince Charles OF Bourbon, who is to
marry the princess of Asturis, Febru-
sry IA, met with hostile reception on
MS arrival at Madrid. He was hooted
A.. e SioWu anu IucIc "CAC SAiSS "
Spit upon him."
Mrs. Joe Burns, sister Of Frank NJ
Alng, cattle broker of Tucson, Ariz,
vas shot twice in the breast at her
'snch near Yuma by Constable Alex
Aaoer, who went to serve papers In
e1ectment. Lynching is feared.
A dispatch from Portsmouth says the
.o!ai yacht Victoria and Albert has
oeen ordered to be gotten ready to take
Aing Edward to Flushing soon after
eae opening Of parliament, when his
majesty will return Emperor Williams $
recent visit to England.
typographical union, No. 13, OF Bos-
on' has called a strike in every book
.ad Job printing plant They demand
'aat women typesetters shall be treated
journeymen compositors" and re-
..lse the same wages as men for doing
NE same work.
General Mayberry Prentiss. one OF
ae oldest surviving generals OF volun-