Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-12-13

II. special FIRE ght
sieds VIII De run when bus ness de.
mands it.
~ Z. lacking. late manager Of the
Republic mill, hos accepted a DOS, "a
consulting engineer for the United
ota'es heduct!on and Refining com.
pany. 1t is the big milling concern o.,
The Cripple Creek district, and owns
hve mills with capacity Of As 1000 tons
per month Mr.. lacking W II make his
nome In Colorado Springs. He Is ia
the city for few days
Inc marble business Of Stevens coun.
", Washing ton, is commencing Ia
Doom. Interest IN mines is temporarily
Culescent and brokers are forming new
companies by the dozen to work the
vast marble deposits around Valley
Chewelah and Colville There is a keen
popular interest in the quarries up
there, and some OF the fiotations are
meeting with success.
ID. l.. Hun tington. secretary and GEN
eral manager OF the Washington Water
Power company, has just completed
plans for improvements TO its Spokan.
Fails power plant that will practically
double the capacity OF the plant. The
present capacity is 1900 horsepower
and with the completion OF the con
templated improvements the plant will
have total capacity of Is 900 horse
power, which is about half Of the max
imum capacity Of the falls at low
water mark. The increase Of the DOW.
er plant ON this scale IS for the purpose
OF furnishing electrical power to the
mines in the Occur d'Alenes.
Hepburn & Hepburn, attorneys for
Charles Sweeny and the Empire State
Idaho company, expect to apply before
the United States supreme court for a
writ OF ccrtiorari In the Hanley case
The hearing OF Hanley's application for
ali Injunction and an accounting for
ores taken from the Skookum at Ward
ner will be heard at Portland on De
cember %, unless the supreme court
takes the case out Of the hands OF the
lower court
The taking Of Clarkes Sweeny's testi-
mony in the Clark-Sweeny case will oc-
cur in New York city On December 49,
II is expected that Patrick Clark and
his attorneys, w. T. Stoll and NJ. j..
Gordon, will be there to hear the testi-
n.ony. Soon after that they will rush
clear across the continent to be in San
Francisco on December 80, when Frank
CulbertSon will give testimony for Mr..
Sweeny. The other witnesses in the
now celebrated litigation will be heard
in Spokane on January Z.
Gunder Kittleson gets $4,000 dam
ages from the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
company on account OF his fall down
the shaft OF the Bunker Hill & Sullivan
mine. The case was completed in the
United States court at Portland last
week. The accident happened in Jan.
uary last. K.ttleson was at work in the
mine and through alleged negligence
to the bottom OF the shaft The mans
in providing insecure machinery and
appliances, he was precipitated so feet
to the Ottom Of the shaft. The mans
spine, hips and legs were badly injured
1t is said he will be crippled for life.
Suit was brought for $40, 900 damages.
The verdict OF $4,000 is one Of the
largest personal damage yerdicts ever
secured in the northwest.
The report of George E. Roberts, di-
rector OF the mint, upon the operations
OF the mint during the fiscal year end
ed June 80, 1901, has been completed
The coinage of athe minis during the
fiscal year amounted 10 1899. 132
pieces, of the value' of s136, 340,7 ISL OF
this the sum of 500 065.715 was in gold.
s24, $50 in silver dollars, $40, 500 Gas
III fractional silver and s2.009, 56S in
minor coins. There also We're coined at
the Philadelphia mint 225 .0o0 gold
pieces of the value of s349, Ola for the
government Of Costa Rica.
The coinage of silver dollars during
the year was wholly from the stock Of
bullion accumulated under the acc Of
July 16, 1890. The amount of this bull
lion on hand AZ beginning Of the fiscal
year was S3.2SS.054 standard ounces.
The coinage of this bullion has been ac-
ce,erated 10 enable the treasury 10 reLIre
the treasury notes issued N : pur-
chase. and a. the same time supply
the pressing demand which has exis,-
Ell throughout the year for the small
denominations of money required N re
tail trade.
The original deposits Of gold a. the
minis and assay offices amounted 70
s153.10l $50. an increase of s19.lsi.56l
over the preceding year. OF this the
sum Of So .906. 4S9 was in foreign con.