Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-25

imum penalty for the prisoners is 30
years.
The Arkansas legislature has formally
reelected James II. Berry to the United
States senate
Shelby NJ. Cullom has been reelected to
the United States senate by the senate and
house OF Illinois in joint session.
| Queen Victoria was the owner in fee sim
| pie of much real estate below Grand street
At one time she owned the Bowling Green
offices, No. l Broadway
The Tennessee legislature in Joint session
elected +. w. Carmack to the office OF
United States senator. made vacant by the
voluntary retirement of Senator Thomas
| b. Turlev.
The senate has passed the legislative
appropriation bill, and on motion OF Sena.
tor Frye the ship subsidy bill was taken
! up There was vica voce vote, but not
a roll call.
The West Virginia legislature met in
joint session and declared the election of
Stephen B. Elkins to The United States
senate, he having received I'll votes and
Colonel McGraw %.
Senator Jones of Arkansas called atten-
ton to the Indian appropriation bill.
which had been reported, and which re-
NAMED for the senate to consider, and
which contained much debatable matter.
Senator Jones thought the Indian bill
should therefore be considered.
A dispatch to the Havas agency of Paris
from Pekin says 5000 Chinese regulars
have assembled near Chan-tlng-ru, day
march from the French troops. General
Neyron is closely watching them, and NJ.
Pichon, the French minister. has energet-
ically requested their immediate dispersal.
Munice, Ind, Jan. 23.-Two freight
trains on the Clover Leaf Toledo, Kansas
City & st. Louis ralroad) colided in the
yards at Warren, Ind, as result of a
misunderstanding OF orders. Trainmen
Prillman, Brickenstaff, Mills and Harmon
were fatally injured.
At the instance of the attorney general
the war department has taken steps for
the preservation of law and order at Mus
kogee, l. T., where the Snake Indians are
making trouble for the authorities. The
war department has telegraphed General
Fitzhugh Lee, commander Of the depart
nent of the Missouri, at Omaha, author
izing him to act in his own discretion in
the matter of sending the troops
The duke of York will not necessarily
become the prince Of Wales, now that his
father has ascended the throne. The
principality was granted by Edward |.
to his son, afterward Edward H., and his
heirs, kings of England Consequently
when the prince of Wales succeeds to the
throne his princely title merges in hi, soy.
ereignty. The new soyereign's eldest son
is still duke of York, but he becomes also
him from his father.
At North Yakima, Wash. three men,
armed with revolvers, entered Shardlow :
saloon, held up Bartender Henfer and
robbed the drawer Of 800. They also Sc
cured 800 from Pyburn & Mabry, who
We're running gambling games in a rear
room. These three Were the only men in
the place at the time The robbers went
from Shardlow's to Pete Agors barns and
took a valuable team and buggy. The
robbers We're not masked and the victims
can identify them if captured
War department officials state that when
navigation opens in the spring the Amer
lean forces in China will be almost en-
tirely withdrawn. The understanding Is
that Major General Chaffee, who is now
in the volunteer service will be appointed
a major general in the regular establish
ment, and will be ordered to Manila witir-
the one regiment and the one battery of
artillery now in Pekin. Upon arriving III
Manila he will succeed Ma jor General Mae
Arthur as governor general of the Philip
pines.
General Kitchener is disposing great
force, semi circular, his extreme left rest
ing on the sea, TO circumyent the Beers.
The columns move simultaneously. in touea
with each other. The greatest danger Ct
the situation is the possibility cf General
Dewets appearance in Cape Colony. II j.
believed that none of the Dutch would re-
ii his personal call to arms. hey think
the fame of Napoleon anl Wellington
pula in the presence OF his military gen
in-. Among the .'uG.be. OF captured let
ter, is one from General Hertzog TO Pres
ident Steyn asking for luD unmarried
young men to enter Cape Colony and beat
up recruits.
In the senate.