Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-15


drops of blood. This phenomena. call.
cd blood rain,' is attributed to dust
from the African deserts, transported
/ by the heavy south wind now blowing.
Inc phenomena now to be seen in Sic
liy extends over southern Italy. At
Rome the sky is yellow and at Naples
rain of sand has fallen, the heavens
being darkened.
crisis has arisen in far eastern
affairs which, in the opinion of the
! British government is almost grayer
than the troubles which originally
turned the eyes Of the world toward
+ the orient. In this crisis secret nego-
tiations are going on between the Unit
ed States and Great Britain with a
view to thwarting what both govern
ments appear to consider a determin-
ed attempt on the part of Russia to
plant herself permanently one one Of
the richest tracts of the Chinese en-
pire.
! Unconfirmed information came from
native sources, saying that Aguinaldo
is in hiding in the province Of Isabella,
/ on the northern coast of Luzon island
American troops are scouting in that
direction. Captain Duncan of the
Fourth infantry has captured squad
of insurgents and IL rifles near the
town of linus in Cavite province, 12
miles south of Manila. General Lloyd
Wheaton, commander of the depart
ment of northern Luzon, reports the
troops of his department to be in ex-
cellent health. Less than eight per
cent of them are sick. The Manila
board Of health has announced that on
an estimated population Of 100000 for
the city Of Manila the annual death
rate is "a per 1000.
Orders have been issued for the building
Of several new French war vessels.
The grand duchess, Olga AleXandrovna.
the youngest sister of the ear, has been
betrothed to Prince Peter Alexandroviich
of Oldenburg.
Charles II. Rowan, the eX-matrimonial
agent, has been found guilty at Milwau-
kee of an attempt to bribe United States
officials by jury. 1t is claimed he offered
$500 to the officials.
John Henderson, the negro who outraged
and murdered Mrs. Younger several days
ago. after making Il complete confession.
WAS burned at the stake by mob in the
presence Of more than 5000 persons 1T Cor
sicana, Tex
The new battleship Illinois has returned
from her builders trial. Weather condi-
tions We're favorable. Behavior Of SHIP and
performance of engines. machinery and
boilers under natural forced draugat most
satisfactory.
At Spellman, Ga, the body of Sherman
Harris, IA negro, was found recently swing
ing from "A tree alongside the Spellman
road six miles below town. Harris killed
Sidney King. merchant and farmer in an
alteration the day before.
King Edward has appointed the duke Of
Abercom, Lord WoIseley, tie earl cf
Mount Edpcombe and Earl Darlington ,pe-
cial ambassadors to inform the foreign
courts that Queen Victoria j. dead and
that King Edward has acceded to the
throne.
The United States transport Bnford has
arrived at San Francisco from the Phil
ippines. She brought - discharged sol
diers and civil employees from Manila and
$50 Of the Twenty seventh volunteers. On
March 10 Private Gustav Zewer OF Com
pany jumped overheard with suicidal in.
tent His body was not recovered.
Private George Cupples. Company d.
Nineteenth infantry, was tried by court
ID -,
desertion in violation of the 47th article
of war. He was sentenced to be shot The
president has issued an order committing
the sentence to dishonarablc discharge
from the service of the United States. with
forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and
confinement at hard labor for seven years
in Bilibid military prison at Manila
Speaker Frank A. Corbett of the
Montana legislature is dying in Butte
of nervous prostration without having
signed the journal of the house pro-
ceedings and serious complications
may result. The journal was taken to
Butte by Secretary of state Hays and
State Auditor Calderhead for signature
but they were not allowed to see Cor
bett or get signature, so they brought
the book back.
At Stuart, Idaho. John l.. Morrison
was shot and killed by Daniel l.. Nc
Gam recently. difficulty had existed
for some time between McGann and a
Swede, Nelson Hether. concerning the
possession of a piece of land. Hether
had built cabin and yesterday, accom-
panied by Morrison, who had cham
pioned the right of Hether against Nc
Gam, was hauling rails upon the tract
and was assisted by Morrison in the
work.
Two communications from Andrew
Carnegie, which officially made public
tell of the steel kings retirement from
active business life and of his donation
of s5.000.0O0 for the endowment of a
fund for superanuated and disabled
employees of the Carnegie company.
Tbic hapafaction iS by far the largest