Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-02-15
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congressman from Walrriuwn, y. y, and
late commander in chief OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic. were inferred in
Brookside cemetery with military honor-.
4 dispatch from la Paz. Peru, say,
that the overflow Of the river has caused
the nndaton ot the city and the destriie-
tinn Of bridges. The electric light svs-
tenn has been disabled and the city has
been in darkness for two nights. Many
lives have been lost and the damage will
aggregate $l.oOo,Voo Bolivian money!.
Former Lieutenant, Governor Bates has
been offered the position Of Judge in the
Philippine islands and will accept the ap.
poin,mcnt. The salry will be 5000 a
year.
General Davis has been designated 10
conduct the investigation Of the charges
against ID. NJ Carman, the American con
tractor, who with his partner, Theodore
Grranza. Spanish merchant. was arrest
I'd February q, charged with furnishing
supplies to aid the insurgents, The evi.
dencc against Carman is accumulating.
The United States training ship Mo
hican has come down from the Mare isl
and navy yard. after having been almost
and closely resembles the old Hartford
The Mohran will take aboard about 2h
apprentices here and start on cruise
To the southern seas. She viii call al
Santa Barbara. san Diego, Magdalcna
bay and Honolulu.
President Pro TEN. Frye of the senate
has declared William Mckinley elected
president and Theodore Roosevelt vice
president Of the United States. and dis
solved the joint meeting Of the house and
senate
ignacio GaNiaio, a prominent ranciirr
ha- heen ambushcd and killed by iaqui
Indians at Siris. near Hermosillo. Ariz
General Torres made an effort to secure a
number of laqui Indians 10 take them
to the interior.
The annual convention Of the National
Federation of Women's Musical clubs will
be held in Cleveland, Ohio, from April 81
TO May 3 inclusive
General French has recaptured Ii
FOUNDER captured from the British at Co
lcnzo.
General Miles has completed arrange.
menis for the participation of United
States troop. in the inaugural parade
The Boer losses. when they were at.
tackled by General French al Ermelo lasI
week. are said 10 have been 40 men Kill
ed and 2ilo made prisoners.
An oil we'll which has How of more
than 1UeU barrels day and which ha-
already inundated five aeres of land with
petroleum. vi, struck in the Blarkiofd
country. eight miles we-t OF Montpelier
Indiana.
Otto ". Meysenbnrg. formerly presi-
dent Of the Wells French Car company
Of Chicago. i, dead at his country home
Alma >ieta al the aye af - years. die
VA, among Chicago, most prominent
manufacturers and we'll known through
oui the east.
At Portland. Ore Jack Barr, whose
family is sald to live on Folsom street,
Williams, an inmate Of house ON Fourth
street. Portland. But two Of the bullet.
took effect. both Of them striking the
Womans' hand. Barr then shot himself
in the head aud swallowed poison. ile
is IN the hospital and his injuries may
prove fatal Barr claims that he deserted
his children to live with the Williams
woman and that she afterwards discard.
ed him.
Colonel Simon Teeson, seven officers, {
soldiers ~ guns, 1000 round. Of ammuni-
ton surrendered Internationally recently
at san Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon. This
breaks up group insnrreetos heretofore
operating i'll mountains east of Buhcan
removes from northern Lnzon last formi-
dable organized force excepting in first dis.
trici Rigid enforcement proclamation
December %. Spontaneous action people
through federal party behalf Of police
self protection. are producing most st.
isfactots results.