Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-10-25
WORLDS NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
'cu1IED FROM DISPATCHES.
Complete Review of Happenings In
Both Eastern and Western Hemis-
~, Historical, Political and Per-
sOnal Events Tersely ExpOunded.

secretary OF the treasury Lyman -
Gage talked to the bankers OF Milwau-
kee. Among other things, he suggests
that government money be deposited In
national banks, and that there Is too
close an intimacy between govern
ment's finances and commercial AFFAIRS.
There are now 900 lepers and 1874
clean persons at the Molokai leper set.
Element in Hawaii, according to re-
port just received from Chief Quaran-
tine Ofiicer Golfer, in charge Of the ma
rine hospital work in Hawaii. All
these ;.re housed, fed, clothed and gov
erned for $50. 900 year.
On Sunday Yale University began
the celebration Of the 200th anniver-
sary Of the foundation OF Yale college.
That there has been retrogression
ing lines in the navy during the past
two years Is the most significant sta, O.
ment contained in the annual report Of
Admiral George Melville, engineer in
chief Of the navy.
"Mr. Kruger has received a dispatch
from Mr.. Hallenburger that the greater
part Of Cape Colony is in open rebel
lion," says dispatch to the London
Daily Mail from Brussels, land that
the Beers have armed $1,000 Afrikand-
ers within the last three MONTHS
Ex-Gov. John Sargent Pillsbury of
Minnesota died last Friday morning.
He was governor OF Minnesota from
1875 to 1882.
John Flanagan. the champion ham.
mer thrower, in his efforts for cham
pionship honors at the track and field
games OF the Greater New York Irish
Athletic association, made a new
worlds record in throwing the IS
pound weight a distance Of SO feet 97S
inches.
Earl Russell has been released from
Holloway Jail in London. The appli-
cation Of Countess Russell to make alb
solute her decree OF divorce will be
heard October %. In the event of The
application being granted, it is an.
nounced the earl and Mrs. Somerville
will be married few days later.
Grief over his separation from army
life, with which he had been associated
for forty years, and to which he was
greatly attached, Is believed to have
been the direct cause of the suicide at
Fort Douglas Of August Lang, ordin-
ance sergeant Lang was to have been
retired within few days, and rather
than re-enter civil life he hanged him.
self In one OF the buildings at the
fort
President John w. Springer, of the
National Livestock association, has is
sued his official call for the fifth an.
nual convention Of the association to
convene in Chicago, Tuesday. Deem
Der 3, and continue in session for four
days or longer. The call provides for
delegates from every state and terri
tory in the Union, and every livestock
association, stockyards and transporta-
ton company Is entitled to send dele
gates.
The steamer Centennial, reported
ashore near Teller City by the steam
er st. Paul, has arrived, bringing $50
passengers. The Centennial sailed from
Nome October 9. Among her passen.
gers were thirty who were destitute.
and were brought down by the steamer
free OF charge. The Centennial's
passengers report that at St. Michaels
winter had practically set in. and that
the streams were frozen and snow had
commenced to fall.
Skagway and vicinity have been Wis
tied by disastrous rain storms.
James H. Woods, who drew the cap
ital prize in the Lawton land district
at the Ell Reno lottery last August and
selected a claim valued at nearly $780,
900. Is dead Of typhoid fever after a
brief illness.
Pat Grove has written another net
ter to the chief Of police. The latest
communication from the alleged kid.
naper was mailed in Omaha, and state,
that the much wanted Pat Is secluded
within twenty-five miles Of that city.
A new heir to the Chinese throne will
be appointed when the dowager EN-.
press meets Prince Ching and several
OF the viceroys at Kai-ieng. capital of
the province OF Honan. where there
Will be general discussion of the at.
fairs Of the empire.
At Helena. Mont, the grand Jury
which has been Investigating the lynch.
ing OF James E. Brady. which occurred
here October 2. made its report today.
No indictment was returned, the Jury
saying no evidence was found on
which conviction could be had.
A petition asking that Cuba be an.
nexed to the United States is being cir.
culated among Cuban business men.
and every effort is being conferred upon
annexation. as business men generallv.