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

armed men were focking to the scene
and it was reported that the blacks were
equally active in preparing for battle.
The non-union furniture for the new
Montana capitol has been rejected. The
supreme court holds the advertisement
for bids was illegal. but that had it been
legal the furnishing board could have
accepted furniture made by non union
labor.
At Amite City, La, three white men
and eleven negroes have been killed in
race riot in Washington parish. The
first news of the riot was brought by
Cornelius Nixon. He stated that white
men rode into FrankIinton at o'clock
in the morning seeking help, saying that
the negroes were up in arms and threat
cning to extcrminate the whites.
The scene Of the trouble is near or
at Baltown. where negro was burned
last week for criminally assaulting
white woman This was not the cause.
however, for the affair OF yesterday in
which three white men and eleven ne
groes were killed and several were
wounded
The battleship Oregon Is now on the
drydock at the Puget Sound navy yard.
Australian Jimmy Ryan was
knocked out by Jack Root of Chicago In
rhe second round OF a twenty-round
contest at Louisville, KY. recently.
The University OF Nevada eleven lost
a hard fought game to the University
OF California by a score Of IL to 0. All
CALIFORNIA; points were made in the
second half.
Idaho fax Is superior to any other
grown in this country, and deserves
grade of it's own, above No. / North
western. Such Is the official informa-
ton from the Chicago board Of trade.
Seventy-fve families lost their homes
and $4,000 worth of property was de-
stroyed by the fire that started in Pc
tsrson & Co. picture frame factory at
Union street and Austin avenue, Chica-
go.
News was received at San Antonio
that at Purandi. Mexico. October 20. a
bread riot occurred in which twenty
persons were wounded, many Of them
fatally. The cause OF the riot Is said
to have been the action Of Spectators
In corne ring the supply OF corn.
There is information from very re-
liable source TO the effect THAT General
Manager Bernard Macdonald of the lie
Roi mines. rendered his resignation to
the London board OF directors, who
Immediately cabled the following re-
ply: "Your resignation accepted"
In New York recently, as Henri Four
nier. the French chauffeur, was cross
ing the tracks In an automobile On
which other men were seated. the ma
chine came into collision with a loco
motive and disastrous results followed
All six men were hur. and the ma
chine smashed.
AS the result OF domestic difficulty
with her husband. Mrs. John A. EN-
mltt, II years old. OF Halsey, Linn
county, committed suicide recently by
swallowing carbolic acid at the st.
Charles hotel Portland. She had been
married two days, and was spending
her honeymoon In this city.
President Roosevelt has granted full
and unconditional pardon 20 Gunner
Charles Morgan. United States navy.
who some years ago was found guilty
by court martial Of being absent from
station and duty on the cruiser New
York without leave and sentenced to
be reduced several numbers in his
grade.
Justice White has ordered the COM
pulsory liquidation Of the London and
Globe Finance corporation, which fos-
tered group OF mining companies at
RoSsland. In view of the serious allie
cations OF fraud made from time to
time. counsel for The directors, Lord
Dufferin, Lord Edward Pelham Clin-
ton. Whitaker Wright and Lemon, de
clared that they courted the fulles. in
vestigatiOn.
Miss Becera. the daughter OF Rodero
Becera. who was Columbia minister to
Washington several years ago. has at
last succeeded In escaping from vene-
zuela. where she was kept by order of
President Castro. says the Port Of
Spain correspondent OF the Herald,
where her father. who is now blind.
has resided since his expulsion from
Venezuela. She has reached New York
city. Miss Becera. who was educated
in the United States, has been trying to
escape for several months.
For Mckinley Memorial.
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