Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-16
NEWS lrEns.

Jim Hedges, a we'll known char..
of State Line, Utah, was killed ~
street duel recently by Jim elena.
ming. a miner, who was afterward
rested and placed IN Jail.
The Fall River (Mass.) cotton ~.
ufacturers, at a recent meeting h.3
for the purpose of discussing the n.y.
of reduction unanimously voted IA
duce wages to basis of II cents :.
weaving. The reduction will % -.
effect in September. This is ahor.
IA per cent. cut.
Judge Edward w. Harvey Of pr...
Mont, who has been charged with -
ruption in the decision Of the famns
Minnie Healy mine case, declare, n
was offered bride of a quarter =,
million dollars II he would decide -
case in favor of the Amalgamated O..
per Company.
A murder resulting from a vende.
of 20 years duration, says a disuat.,
to the London Daily Mail from Vienn.
occurred in a church at Obotti o.,
day. A general fight ensued in N
church. between the respective nav
sans with the result that seven wa,
killed and % wounded.
Denver Ed" Martin was award.
the decision in the 20-round conta
with Fred Russell at the Grand one,
house in Seattle in the tenth round :
a foul. The fight had been schedula
for 20 rounds, but at the Terminated
of the first round it was apparent thu
it would not go the limit.
The Resistencia Cigarmakers' Union
now on strike in Tampa, Fla, shove|
evidence Of almost utter collapse. Tx1
of its soup houses were closed becaus,
they could not buy food. One was ou
half rations all day. Delegates mad
overtures to the international union
is said, but the latter declined to cop
slider them.
There was an explosion Monday /,
Extension mine No. ON Vancouye1
island. The only man known to be be
low was Quinn, the fire boss, who wal
probably killed. The mines art M
working at present owing to the Sal
Francisco dock strike, hence the ma
were not below at the time. Thu
cause Of the explosion is unknown.
Two men were killed and two other
staggered into the open air with a
most their last gasp as the result Of
peculiar accident which occurred at
o'clock Monday night in the new tu
mel of the Minah mine at Wickes, Nom
The four men had gone to the end
the tunnel, a distance of 1000 feet, ami
were engaged in sinking shaft. Afts
the men had been at work several hour
the air shaft became stopped up an
the smoke was forced to return to til
tunnel where it originated. When To
men discovered their danger they b
gan a retreat and had reached poiu|
about 700 feet from the opening Of ID
tunnel, where two of them, Eli Gun
vile and Martin Johnson, fell dead
The other two men escaped to the ope
air. but were almost dead and wer
restored after much difficulty.
0VuuI WI w OlucIScc, dL Luc T6C0
tiOn given him at Hanover, German
spoke as follows:
IF succeeded in some measure
China it must be attributed solely B
the circumstance that | had Emperu
William behind me and was able to al
in accordance with his intentions. VIII
has been done in China for German
will, hope, come to light soon.
went on to praise the conduct OF u
troops, adding: THE young men
the mounted artillery achieved result
heretofore not heard of. Our friend
certainly learned to respect as MOI
than ever, but our enemies now kno
i us fully. They know that a collisio
with Germany is a bad joD and that ii
kaiser is backed by great power. "
owe 1t to the kaiser alone that we has
opened great highways for Germs
trade and industry. l am convince
that the German name will soon ha
quite a different sound there. 9th
names pail; the German name vi
borne aloft."