Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-30
IA1e NEWS ITEMS.

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An American engineer, Mr.. West. rep
r.sentinq Senator w. A. Clark OF Mon
tana. has left Keiff, accompanying the
managers of the Voskresnsky Copper
company on a tour of inspection OF the
Kurghiz mines.
BY an explosion in the FL Royal shaft
at helvetia mining camp, near Tucson
Ariz., miner named Mclaughlin was
blown 10 atoms, and King, another miner,
had the back of his head blown off, but
lived to tell the story OF the accident.
! At Columbia, S. c., an accident at the
new bridge which the Southern railroad IS
constructing at Congaree river caused the
death Of four men. One other was fatally
and two more seriously injured. The fall
ing Of the steel girders, about seven feet
long, weighing IA tons each, caused the
accident.
John Andrews of Red Lodge, Mont, was
shot and instantly killed recently just
across the Wyoming line from that place
/ by the needless act Of John Romersa, who
mistook him for bear and sent bullet
through his heart at short range. Romersa
is insane as a result OF his fearful mis-
take and is being guarded.
The steamer st. Paul has ar
rived in San Francisco, CAL, from
Nome via St. Michael with 81 800
600 in gold dust. She brings information
that Judge Wickersham will not hold
court at Nome during the temporary alb
sence of Judge Noyes and that cases now
pending are to be tried at Unalaska.
/ Five hundred operatives at the Olympia,
Cranky, Richland and Capital City (South
Carolina) cotton mills, who refused to
make up the time that will be lost on
Labor day by working six hours overtime
last Saturday, were denied admission to
the mills and were notified Of their sus-
pension for a week. The operatives fell
in line and paraded through the village
with much cheering.
Several plates were found to be in bad
shape when the Constitution was dry
locked Tuesday.
The strike In San Francisco Is still on.
but the prospect of a settlement seems to
be more encouraging than it has been for
some time past
Lii Hung Chang has notified the minis
tiers OF the powers that the Chinese pleni-
potentiaries are now ready to sign the
protocol. and has requested them to fix a
date for the signing.
1t Is learned on the best authority that
the czar Is now disposed to intervene with
regard to the Transvaal and that the mat
| tar will no diccusSod with President I.On.
bet. King Edward and Emperor William.
Texarkana, Tex. was visited recently
by one of the most severe electrical storms
in its history. The lightning hurled huge
balls of fire all over the city. Prof. Gas
by's son was killed, his neck being broken.
He was under an umbrella with a COM
panion, who also was badly hurt. The
State Line Methodist church and Oak
Street Baptist church. both colored, were
badly damaged. One residence was de-
stroyed and others damaged.
1t is asserted that work will be resumed
at lie Roi mine at once. Albert Geiser, q
well known contractor and mine operator
of Baker City, arrived in Rossland recently
to get work under way. He has obtain
ed an important contract from the LIE Roi
company and comes prepared to fulfill his
contract. Mr.. Geiser said he expected to
enter on his contract at once. He hopes
to obtain full crew in Rossland at an
early date, if not Immediately, as a large
number of miners who left after last pay
day are expected to return on learning Of
the resumption. Mr.. Geiser says that
wages and hours wal be: Machine men,
$3.50, eight hours; shovelers and unskilled
labor underground, $3.50, eight hours;
common laborers, surface, $3.50; carpen-
tiers, $3.50, nine hours; machine black
smiths, 81, 10 hours; engineers, $3.50 and
81, eight and 10 hours. Mr.. Gelser has
opened an office at the corner of Spokane
street and Third avenue The wages Of
fered are similar to those paid before the
present strike.