Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-04-26
The TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
I Csmples- Review of the Events Of
the Fast wsck--in This aud For
sisa aad.-Tak~a From the
Latest Dispatches.

i.hfiifn. Is. =, juhn AteE, ccckAiNu
Henry PAprs, deekhsni-
The injured i,ichar,. Powers. pur-er,
probably burned fatally; james Maynard,
mate, probably burned fatally; George
hnowell, fireman, badly burned; three
indians, seriously burned.
The boiler explosion occurred mid
stream, Mhle the steamer WAS On route
from New Westminster to Fort Langley,
the i.tler being farming settlement
about % miles from Vancouver, Is. {.
The New York Evening Post says:
The summary OF the Tinted States treas
nry's report shows that the governments
aggregate gold holdings for the iirst time
IN history have passed the half billion
dollar mark. The actual total was 5000
q, BOG OF which S2J2 0.s $50 was held
against certificates in the hands OF the
outside public, and sl50,UO0,OO0 as re.
serve against outstanding United States
notes, the balance being free assets.
An attempt of three conyicts a! tho
peniten,iary at Santa Fe, n NJ, to effect
their escape resulted in the killing
OF Convict George Stephenson, the mortal
wounding Of Convict Simmons, the serious
wounaisg of Convict Jose Monica Sena,
Captain OF the Guard Felipe Armijo and
Guar1 Pedro Sandoyal George Stephen
-on. convicted OF murder, had in some
manner armed himself with a revolver
William Simmons, sentenced for cattle
stealing, and Frank Carper, sentenced for
cattle THEFT were in the conspiracy to
break Jail
Frederick Berstecher was beaten to
death with rife last night by Adolph
Won Grueningin at Bethany. village
IL miles from Portland. Ore.
The glove contest between Jimmy
Burns and Ed Gun. hcavyweights
which took place at Rossland. was won
by the former In the seconi round with
left hand blow on the jaw which put
Gun out Of business.
United States Consular Agent George
l.. Schetky. who recently returned from
San Francisco. gives most pessimis-
tie account of the condition. OF the coal
trade there. He says oil Is putting
coal out OF business everywhere except
for domestic use. The slightest nuctu-
alton In the present prices would be
fatal to the coal industry.
Four men confined In the Carbon
county tWyo) jail cawed the bars Of
their cells. waylaid the jailer on his
evening round and locked him In cell
Tho prisoners secured the jaller's pis-
tolls and coatless and hatless escaped
to the hills. A large possee Is search
Ing the country Two of the escaped
prisoners. Orno McSwain and James
Mcmahon. were awaiting trial on the
charge OF murder.
Final arrangements have been made
at the Russell house for the building
of u steel and iron plant at Sault Ste.
Marie canadian side), which will EN-
ploy 10000 men and be capitalized at
$50 900. 900.
Recently four innocent white men
were shot. one perhaps fatally, a negro
was shot and another badly cut, the
result OF a drunken fight started by a
crowd of negroes in Rosedale, Kan, a
suburb Of Kansas City,
Joseph Hume. the pioneer salmon
packer OF the Pacific coast. Is dead.
Death was due to heart disease. Mr..
Hume established the first salmon can.
merry on the Columbia river in 1874.
In 1896 his business interests were
transferred to Alaska.
Tho horribly mangled body OF John
\. Smith was found on the tracks OF
the Seattle & International railway be-
trnt MT st,I t,pi, ,.f
and Ballard. There is belief that
Smith was sandhagged. robbed and
then thrown on the track to cover up
tho crime.
The London war Office has received n
dispatch from Lord Kitchener report.
Ing that since April is various British
commanders have taken 81 prisoners,
together with 100000 rounds of small
ammunition and many horses. cattle
and wagons. Lord Kitchener reports
also tho surrender OF 20 Beers since
that date.
Henry IL. Morrick, 7-year-old
grandson OF Henry Harris, well
known raneher. was instantly killed
at the Roup farm. on the Yellowstone
railroad Sunday night, The youngster
entered the granary to drive out some
chickens and while he was doing SO a
chicken flew against loaded gun in
the building. knocking 1t down. the
force Of the fall causing the weapon to
be discharged The contents struck
the little fellow. killing him instantly.
A high wind that struck Chicago re-
Gently iooscned "a huge iron water tank
from its fastenIngs on the roof OF the
Galhraith building. Madison and
Franklin streets. causing Il to crash
through the six floors To the ground.
inJurlng five persons and resulting
In damage to the building estimated
NJ $50. 900
The hotel and lighthouses at historic
Steamboat Springs. Nevada. which in
the halmy DAYS of the Comstock mines
was a watering place where more
money has been sluandered in a night
than aiuaAlt INV nsh ~. a.,