Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-04-19


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!. At Evansville. ILL.,. the bringing back
to life Of Mrs. Sally Allen at a hospital
by injection into her veins Of normal
salt solution Is being widely comment
ed on by physicians in that section OF
the country. The solution was nothing
more than teaspoonful Of common
salt dissolved In pint OF water. Mrs.
! Alien is improving and the chances
OF recovery are greatly in her favor.
Mrs. Allen has long suffered with abb
dominal trouble, and physicians decid-
ed on an operation as last resort to
save her life. She was taken to SAM
tarium on Friday night. mad when the
operation was finally completed three
physicians examined the woman's pulse
and pronounced her dead. Her respira-
tory glands failed to perform their
functions. Nitro glycerine. strychnine
and other stImulants used to revive the
hearts action were brought into use.
j but failed As a last resort DR.. Rich
and injected pint OF normal salt solu-
ton. He was rewarded in few min
utes afterward by seeing the patient
open her eyes. In few seconds more
she raised her head and asked for
something to eat. While the power OF
, salt to bring back dead to life has been
commented on by the medical journals
OF the country. few practitioners have
J had the hardihood to risk chances of
/ failure in giving 1t trial. DR.. Rich
stein Is probably the first physician in
the west to make the test
Negotiations are about terminated for
the purchase OF the Danish West Indies by
the United States.
Funeral Of Apostle George @. Cannon at
Salt Lake was one Of the largest ever seen
| in the interinountain country. 1t was
simple but solemn services.
| At GAINESVILLE. Ohio j. X. Iambsley II
Lowell drowned himself in the Muskingum
river recently 1t was alleged that he was
short in his accounts as township treasur-
err, and his bondsmen notified him that
they would no longer be responsible.
Frank B. Loomis, United States minis
ter to Venezuela, has arrived at New York
on the Red Sd" liner Caracas. on which the
came from Porto Rico. Mr. Ioomis goes
to Washington to report to the state de-
par.ment and President Mckinley imme-
diately.
| 10 the Associated Press reporter who
met him at quarantine MIR. Loomis said !:
Il did not say any Of the unpleasant things
! that have been attributed to me about
President Castro during my stop at san
Juan or anywhere else. The fact is, like
Mr. Castro very much. | was interviewed
at San Juan, but it was more Of pleasant
chat than anything else"
A Kansas special from Memphis says
Two men with drawn revolvers robbed
Ben Marsh's gambling house, back Of the
Peabody hotel, recently. The robbers
spent three minutes in the place and got
away with $1,000. The police have so far
failed to get any clue as to the identity or
whereabouts of the men. They were eyi-
IDENTIFY experts in the holdup business,
working quietly and rapidly.
| At Shamokn 1000 men and BOYS have
gone on strike ut the Natalie coliery be-
cause the Shamokin Coal company would
not accedc to their demands The colliery
il completely tied mp. The men ask that
James Bateman, inside foreman. and Con
ductor John ieager OF the miners train
be discharged. that trainmen running ON
the commny's road between Natalie and
Locust SUMMIT be granted 10 per cent
increase over the present wages.
Former Captain Oberlin Carter. u. S. f.,
and associates swindled the government
out OF $2,l69,l50 on army contracts at
Savannah. Carter has been tried and con-
vieted by four courts. Yet he wants to be
leased on bail perhaps to fly the country
with his i'll gotten gains. The foregoing is
| the substance of the statements made by
Solicitor General Richards Mr.. Richards
has filed with the supreme court brief in
opposition to the application for bail filed
some time ago
The Lmars National bank at Lemars,
Iowa, has failed. Thomas j. Ward. vice
president and general manager OF the in
stitution, is SELF confessed embezzer TO
the amount OF $4,000 To $4,000 He
also ahSeeaded.
The great British rival to the isthmian
canal is railway which is being built
across, MeNieo's narrowest point This
will be mainly an extension of the Te-
huantePee line, built by the Mexican gov
eminent to connect the gulf Of Mexico
with the Pacific. which has no terminal
facilities.
At Butte. Mont, Al Davidson, a mining
man operating at White sulphur Springs.
but living in Butte. committed suicide ~
Gently by shooting himself in the head
He had been in row with another man
and vent home to get his gun to kill his
adversary. His wife persuaded him not
to leave the house any more, and he Law
down. Shortly after this his wife wen,
into the room and found him DYING, with a
bullet in his brain and pistol by his side
tn Hang At seattle.
Seattle, Wash, April l6.-w. r. Seaton
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