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Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Little Ethel Plumb, aged 2u
dead ait the home of her graudu
Mrs. H. Parke, at Virginia CITY,
as the result of a duel fought II
volvers by Mr.. and Mrs. Plumb
Plumb has a bullet wound In d
Mrs. Parke was shot through tn
shoulder and Mr.. Plumb is in ii
a powder burned face. At the IN
fired by the husband the child Il
with a bullet through it's head.
shots were exchanged before he'll
and the Infatuated man was cam
to Jail. The women will reoyg.
Frank H. Smiley, of Chicag
turned states evidence in the
bach insurance case, has been gil
liberty. He relinquished all d
the $4,000 insurance on Marie
bach's life. This ends The crimtl
ceedings in the case. as Mr.. AUD
Unger is in the penitentiary and
land Brown was previously let d
a fine. The insurance none,
said, will probably 90 to the uni
ate girls relatives.
The building inspector Of But
investigated thoroughly larg
in The ground for a distance oil
in the eastern part of the city
says that the slit in the earth's
is six inches in width and that
tom can be found to the openial
crack runs north and south, ba
the east about 8 degrees. UpM
tion of this new crack dVes
located at the corner of Caller
Mercury streets, and the hous
have to be moved from lis prese
This is the third crack of consd
size which has within the pa6
frightened the residents OF EaS
All have caused the removal Of
houses.
New Orleans, Oct. 31.-A 81
the Picayune from Balltown, Ia
The race war between bhd
whites. started at a negro CAM
ing at Duncan chapel last Sunoa
noon at 4 o'clock, has left q
of blood up the Pearl River va
equaled in the history of the
One white man is dead, anoths
dying, and a '.hird white man
wounded.
Nine negroes were killed
bloody affray. five men, three
and one small child. A dozen
haps more. negroes escaped
woods and swamps with WOW
are believed to be certain desu
brush away from medical care
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01


New Haven, Oct. 2s.-Yah
Columbia at football Saturday
by the score OF 10 to 5. Two Tow
were Yale's portion. but neitna
was converted into a goal. Con-,
unable to carry the ball across ),
line. but Captain Morlet exeeu's
perb style a goal from the field !, :
registered five points for the y
white.
Cambridge. Mass. Oct. .
easily defeated Carlisle lndian
diers's field Saturday afternoon v
of 20 to O.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
For Mckinley Memorial.

Olympia. Wash. Oct. Ex-Governor Rog
ers has named five citizens OF the state
to assist in the work Of the Mckinley Me-
mortal association. the object of which is
to erect monument to the late president
at Canton. Ohio. The governors appoint,
ments, which are nonotficial, are as fol-
lows:
Levi Ankeny of Walla Walla, J. n
McGraw Of Seattle, A. ]. Blethen. editor
of the Seattle Times; Henry James
editor of the Tacoma Ledger: N. w. Dur.
ham, editor OF The Spokesman. Review.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01

Portland, Ore, Oct 2S.--Miss Edna
DUNCAN of Gold Hill. Ore. has been in.
dieted by the grand jury for fndulently
using the United States mails and she
is now out on $500 hail.
Her scheme was to advertise for hus-
hand. and when correspondence had pro-
eeeded far enough. request the advance
of sum of money for the purpose of
paying her fare to meet the lover she had
captured by mail
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
Beers in Small Commando.

New Castle. Natal, Oct. 2S.-Command.
ant General Botha. with a small escort
has rejoined Schalburger, whose movable
government is established to the westward
o. Amsterdam. guarded by 100 horsemen.
General Botha's command has separated
INTO small commondos which are operating
IN bushy, rough country, well adapted Ia
Boer tactics. ~
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
Botha's Narrow Escar

Pretoria, Oct. 81. -W'I
Botha's recent escape from In
columns pursuing him was c's
Major Remington marched On
mander in chiefs quarters at =.
to find that Botha had got of VI
yards start. leaving his hat, ~
papers ebhind him. Ten Pr
GLIDING Commandant Hans ~
former Landrost Schultz. weN
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01

Auburn. Oct. 2o.-Leon F. Szolgosz
will have paid tribute with his life to
the law as the murderer of President
Mckinley by 7 o'clock IS minutes Tues
day morning. and unless he undergoes
great change of heart and strength in
the few hours of life left to him he will
go to the electric chair mconfessed and
unrepentant. He suffered slight nerv-
Gus attack late today. but remained sri
len and stoical up to the time the prison
closed at 10 o'clock. He refused to
heed the words of the priests who came
to urge spiritual preparation for death,
and declined to either re-embrace Ro-
man Catholicism or renounce anarch-
ism. Hence unless he changes his mind.
there will be no religious ceremony at
the end
Czolgosz showed no strength of love
for kin nor did he turn to any of those
higher considerations which ordinarily
claim the thoughts of men occupying
his position. He may have suffered un-
told torture. but outwardly seemed sui
tSH dlit litNluSiSHl tc state is not 10
surrender possession of his body and
by shutdown it will have been secretly
inferred in ground controlled BY the
officials of Auburn prison
Waldeek Czolgosz. brother of the
murderer. forcsecing endless difficulties
and possible angry demonstrations as the
result of an attempt to give the body
ordinary burial. needed the advice of
Superintendent of State Prisons Col
Inns and Warden Meade. and finally re-
linquished all claim to it. He merely
stipulated that at the close of the
autopsy all parts of the body should be
buried. All chance OF an unhappy and
unfortunate sequel to the execution
either in displays of popular contempt
or the exhibition of CHASTITY relics. is
therefore finally prevented.
The plan of burning his clothing and
papers will be carried out immediately
after the execution.
The electrical machine is ready for its
work: Auburn prison is carefully guard.
ed; the city is in its normal calm, and
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01
Given Three shocks.

The rush of the current threw the body
SO hard against the straps that they
creaked perceptibly The hands clinched
suddenly and the whole attitude was one
of extreme tension. For As seconds the
full current was kept on, and then slowly
the electrician threw the switch back, re-
ducing the current volt by volt until it
was cut off entirely. Then, just as it had
reached the point, he threw the lever
back again for two or three seconds. The
body, which had collapsed as the current
was reduced, stiffened up again against
the straps. When it was turned off again
DR.. Macdonald stepped to the chair and
put his hand over the heart He said
he felt no pulsation, but suggested that
onds again. Once more the body became
rigid. At 1915 the current was turned off
for. good.
From the time Czolgosz had left his
cell until the full penalty was paid less
than four minutes had elapsed.
The physicians used the stethoscope to
determine if any sign Of life remained,
and at 7:l6 the warden raised his hand
and said:
Gentlemen, the prisoner is dead"
The body was taken from the chair and
laid on the operating table.
In the Chair.
As he was being seated he looked about
at the assembled witnesses with quite a
steady stare, and said:
81 killed the president because he was
an enemy Of the good people-of the
working people,"
His voice trembled slightly at first, but
gained strength with each word, and he
spoke perfect English.
81 am not sorry for my crime he said
loudly, just as the guard pushed his head
back on the rubber headrest and drew the
strap across his forehead and chin. As
the pressure on the straps frightened and
bound the jaw slightly, he mumbled:
81 am awfully sorry 1 could not see
my father"
1t was just exactly 7:ll o'clock when
he crossed the threshold, but minute had
elapsed and he had just finished the last
statement when the strapping was COM
pleted and the guards stepped back.
Warden Meade raised his hand and at
7:l2:3O Electrician Davis turned the
switch that threw 100 volts of electricity
into the living body.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01

A child's reward for taking
clothes is that it is compeh
them longer than children
more careless.
Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-01

Kansas City, Mo-. claims to have es
tablished so new factories in 1900.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
NIGHT OF POLITICS AN ISM MRCONS TRIUMPH MGRWS BIRTHDAY
SENDS SIGNALS ACROSS THE
ATLANTIC
From a Powerfully Equipped station
in Cornwall lie Receives Agreed on
Signals at 81. John Newfoundland.

ST JOHNS tN. F., December Ia
Signor Marconi has sped and guided
the electric flash across the Atlantic.
wireless telegraphy has spanned the
ocean.
At Signal Hill, at 1890 p. m. Wednes-
day, December II, MaTConi received on
tape the Letter IS" twenty times The
letter was transmitted to Marconis re-
ceiving apparatus by the forty-horse-
power engine in his station at the Liz
ard, on the coast of Cornwall, England.
500 miles away. Twenty times the
waves forming IS" were sent / 800 miles
through the atmosphere and imprinted
themselves on the receiving tape.
Three times on last Thursday De-
cember II, the same letter IS" was re-
ceived on the tape from the Lizard.
He is elated. His experiments have
been magnificent success. The pro-
pnecy made in November, 1900 has
been verified:
According to reasonable calculat tions
we shall have America and Great Brit
ain upon speaking terms before the
first Christmas of the new century"
MarCOni today informed the British
Government that the great triumph Of
electricity has been accomplished. Had
he been little nearer England, he
might have used his system to send the
message. That there might be no mis-
take, that the news of his success
might not be lost in the air, he em-
ployed the old-fashioned cable.
Signor Marconi, though satisfied Of
the genuineness of the signals and that
he has succeeded in his attempt in es-
tablishing communication across the
Atlantic without the use of wires, EN-
phasizes the fact that the system is yet
only in an embryonic stage ana that
J..e possibility of it's ultimate develop
ment is demonstrated by the success Of
the present experiments with incom-
plete and imperfect apparatus, as the
signals can only be received by the
most sensitively adjusted apparatus,
and Sgnor Marconi is working under
gret difficulties owing to the conditions
prevailing. The Cornwall coast is 1900
miles from st. Johns.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
.DOOLITTLE SUICIDES

The news was brought today by pri-
vate sources on the Hancock that
James X. Doolittle the newspaperman
had committed suicide in Denver about
five weeks ago. No very explicit de-
tails of the alleged tragedy were
brought except that the news was
brought back to San Francisco by a
newspaperman who had been in Dem
yer at the time Doolittle was alleged to
have killed himself. Trouble over a wo-
man was alleged to have been the cause
for the mans suicide. DOOlittle was al
legged TO have blown out his brains.
This news will cause quite a surprise
here. DOOlittle served for several
months on morning paper and during
his brief career became very well
known about town especially in politi-
cal circles as he obtained a position
with the legislature When he left here
he stated that he intended going to
Denver. IL is strange that the press
dispatches did not contain some mem
tion Of his reported death as he was
we'll known in San Francisco and Cfi-
cago. He was a grandson of the late
United States Senator James II. DOo-
little of Wisconsin for whom he was
named.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
To STOP TRANSPORTS
OFFICERS SAY SERVICE SOON BE
PAU.
Hancocks Men Think Service Will be
Discontinued by July-Attack to be
Made in Congress.

In the opinion Of the officers of the
transport Hancock, the transport SER
vice will soon be pau. In San Francis
co. the general impression seems to be
that the service will be discontinued in
July.
Although Honolulu has seen but little
of the transports recently, the discon-
tinuance of the service will cause much
comes generally caused quite a tidy
sum of money to be left in the town.
For some time past, there have been
attacks upon the transport service in
the interests principally of the private
steamship lines. 1t is said that quite a
determined effort will be made in Con-
gress soon to abolish the transport
service and do the work through pri-
vate companies as the claim is made
that the transport service is too eX-
pensiVe.
This threatened abolshing of the
transport service has been expected and
discussed for some months past Evil
dentlV official circles are inclined to
think that the career of the govern
ment's army vessels is drawing to
close.
On the other hand General Oscar F.
Long the superintendent of the trans
port service, is reported to have plan
in project to e~'-i-7 the TRANSPORTS with
the wireless telegraphy system. If this
be true, it does not seem likely that
the government contemplates discon-
tinuin" that service as the expense
would hardly be incurred If the fleet was
to be discontinued
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
ABOVE THE OCEAN
MESSAGES FROM TANTALI-S TO
TAMALPAIS.
How Hawaii May Do Without a Gable
and Get Communication With the
Mainland

The news that Marconi has signalled
across the Atlantic is the most inter-
esting news to Hawaii that has been
received here in many months, and was
the talk of the town after it became
known this morning. If Marconi has
sent signals ! 800 miles and thus shown
that it is possible to communicates be-
tween Cornwall, England and St
Johns, Newfoundland, without a ca
bic, why cannot he do the same thing
from San Francisco to Honolulu, only
300 miles further? is a question Hawaii
is interested in, and if a transatlantic
wireless system proves to be really
practical, it is generally thought that
system will be put in use on the Pa
cific
Marconis wonderful achievement
may have some effect, it is thought on
the Mackay cable scheme. The dis
patches tell of the sending of a mes
sage from Cornwall to Newfoundland.
The station at one end was 200 feet
above sea level and at the other 500
feet. From these station balloons were
erected and the signals We're flashed a
straight across the 1900 miles.
1t would be easy enough to get the
required elevation to send messages
across the 2,100 miles between here and
San Francisco, if the only difficulty was
that of getting a straight line, above
the curvature of the earth. A station
on Tantalus and one on Tamalpais
might be established and if Marconi
can do what he claims to have done
the need of a cable would be much
less.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
REPUBLICANS AND COMMITTEE
PRONIES.
Close Limit and Wide open Proxies
May Both BE Voted Down-Home
Rulers Mass.

Reports have been coming in from
members of the Republican central
committee, and IL is now regarded as
likely that the committee will vote
down the proposition TO limit proxies
on the executive committee to members
of the central committee At the last
meeting McCants Stewart introduced a
resolution % so limit proxies, but on
motion Of j. Il. Cooke it was laid on the
members Of the committee in Honolulu
might hear from members on the other
islands.
A plan now suggested is to limit
proxies TO those who were members of
the Republican Territorial convention
This would make it sure that proxies
enough could be placed in Honolulu at
any time to insure quorum, and at
the same time it would prevent Outsid-
ers from getting on the committee. linn
iting the selections as committeeman to
we'll known Republicans. Under the
resolution as proposed any citizen,
even a Democrat might be temporarily
a member of the executive committee
OF the Republican Territorial Central
Committee. The question is to be set
tied on the evening Of January 6.
The night of January is to be quite
a night of politics, as the Home Rulers
are to have their mass meeting on that
night for the discussion of "Ameri-
canism." The Home Rulers propose a
general endorsement of the expressions
regarding Hawaii in Roosevelts mes
sage. and they will have "a long pro-
gram of speeches on political policies.
Prince Cupid. the new leader, will come
forward publicly in the capacity Of a
political leader. "Nolcano" Marshall
will be one of a number of speakers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
THE FATHER OF ANNENATION''
CELEBRATES.
The Government Band Serenades the
Doctor on His Eighueth Anniversary.
\ Honolulu Kamaaina.

Today is the S0th birthday Of Dr..
John s. McGrew, the father Of annex
alton and he received a royal sere-
made this morning when the govern
ment band showed up at the McGrew
residence at o'clock this morning, and
surprised the doctor with a concert in
honor of the occasion.
DR.. McGrew is one of Honolulu's old
est kamaainds, and there were many
relatives and friends on hand early this
morning to congratulate him and wish
many more happy returns. His eighty
years sit very lightly on his shoulders
and he is able to boast of a prospect
of seeing many more summers and win
ters. The doctor has long been promi-
nent in local affairs, and he earned the
title of father of annexation" by hav-
ing been the first man of prominence
to come out in expression Of HaWaii's
manifest destiny" For years his
home was one Of the best known places
in the Islands, passing visitors on war
vessels and other steamers of all ma
tiOnalities receiving hospitality at his
hands, i'm the old mansion, now torn
down.
Kappelmeister Berger opened the
concert with "Old Hundred" The
other numbers played We're: Poet and
Peasant Intermezzo "Cavaleria Rus
ticana "The Holy city" Chorus from
Tannhauser american Melodies"
Souza's march The Invincibie Eagle"
and the Hawaiian songs "Aloha Oe'
and Hawaii Ponoi" The "Star Span
gled Banner ended the concert. The
appearance of the band was pleasant
surprise to the doctor
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
HANCOCK IS IN PORT
MANY PASSENGERS AND TROOPS
FOR MANILA.
VIII Leave Here Christmas Day-Cap-
tain Sruve Glad to be Back in Homo
lulu-Those Aboard.

After a long absence accompanied
with some very exciting experiences,
the transport Hancock Captain StruNe.
arrived this morning from san Fran
cisco loaded down With soldiers and
stores for the Philippines
The vessel has go men from the
Fifteenth Cavalry together with the
band and part of the headquarters,
Colonel William Wallace, the comman-
der of the regiment being aboard her
In addition to the fifteenth Cavalry de-
tachment there are about $50 recruits
for the Philippines, some signal corps
and hospital corps men on detail with
her regiment, five naval recruits
for the Asiatic squadron and a number
of officers and their families and civil
ians who are going out to the Philip
pines to take various positions.
Among the passengers are j. j. RAT
ferty and wife. He occupies an impor-
tant post in the customs service at Ma
Mia and got leave to go to San Fran
cisco to be married.
j. ID. Christie the chief engineer Of
the Sumner is going out to join that
vessel in the Philippines.
r. u. Williams secretary of the Phil
ippine Commission is also among the
passengers.
Among the passenger is a little boy
named Johnny Lynch who is "A profess
SlOnal mascot. When the boat came to
Naval Dock No. 2 this morning, the
mascot was standing by the rail, dress
ed as a lieutenant of cavalry. He
caused considerable interest, for peo-
pie wondered how such a little shaver
could be an officer Of cavalry. He has
made the trip to the Philippines three
times already and on each occasion
was the mascot for a different regi-
ment. He has been i'm cuba. The boys
say that he is the son of a wealthy
Oklahoma farmer
The vessel will coal and leave for
Guam and Manila some time Wednes-
day. She encountered fair weather
coming down except last night when
she met the heavy thunder storm. She
has 80 sacks of mail, bringing two days
later news.
Captain Struve, her master, was met
by friends who took charge Of him and
proceeded to show him the familiar
places about the city. He was asked
about the vessel going on the rocks in
the Inland Sea. He places the entire
blame on the pilot. Fortunately the
transport was not damaged.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
TALKED TO A JUROR.

A motion for new trial has been
made in the cases of Harry Juen, j. II.
Schnack and William Savidge found
guilty of assault and battery, the mo-
ton being based in part on a charge Of
prejudiced misconduct on the part of
one of the jurors. Nick Peterson. The
affidavit of one Mike Lyons a witness
in the case, states that just before the
case came to trial, he had a cOnversa-
ton with Peterson, not knowing that
the latter was a juror. and related to
him all that he knew about the case
The defendants swear tat they did not
know of this state of alf IRIS when they
allowed Peterson to be accepted as a
Juror
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
IN BILLIARDS. GRASP

CHICAGO, December 14.-Never in
the history of the United States Wea-
ther Bureau has there been such in
tense cold in so great an area of the
Middle West as is noted tonight. In
ten great states the mercury is below
zero, and in some cases so far below as
to be out of sight Suffering, property
loss and death are walking hand in
hand with the cold
Trains are belated, and in some cases
abandoned entirely In cities surface
and elevated roads are out of service,
largely crippled. Coal supplies are low
and the extreme cold came so suddenly
that many aouseholders are UHprepared
for the chilling conditions.
In Chicago three deaths and many
injuries are reported.
The states in the blizzard's grasp are
Wyoming, Nebraska Minnesota. North
and South Dakota. Wisconsin, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa and Missouri. :
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
Il IS THE SECOND suit

The second Of the Pearl Harbor land
condemnation suits was begun this
morning in Judge Estee's court with
prospects Of another long trial. Get
ting jurors was very slow work, and
it will be a day or two before the
case is fairly started.
Before a jury was called to the box
Judge Silliman of Hatch and Silliman,
appearing for Honolulu Plantation, de-
PENDANTS. moved that his side be given
the privilege of opening and closing the
argument. The court stated that the
same question had been gone into in
the preceding case and had been ruled
upon, and no further argument was
necessary,
I'VE hold that in this case, in which
we arep rowing manages" said Silli-
man, I'VE are in the affirmative and as
such are entitled to open and close.
Does the Court overrule us without ar
gument?"
"The court looked up the question
during the last trial and is satisfied
that the government is entitled to open
and close" said Judge Estee. "The
matter was gone into at the last trial
and the court looked up the authorities
then. There are some authorities your
way, but most of them are the other
way, in the opinion of the court"
An exception was noted, the first one
in what will be a long list, and the
case proceeded. Attorney j. J. Dunno
representing the government, stated the
issue and the eXamina tiOns of jurors
began. A new panel will have to be
called in order to secure enough Jurors
to try the case. All who sat on the
Bishop estate case have been excused
and this morning jurors who did not sit
on that case but were examined for it
and excused, were also allowed to go.
In the entire morning session of court
Juror Murray was the only one passed
and he is liable to excuse on peremptory
challenge, if either side has any OBJ
lection to him