The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-03-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.

James Hating of Republic was killed
In runaway last week.
Four cases of varioloid have devel- |
open at the Washington state peniten-
tiarv.
The difficulties at Seattle between
the tourneymen plumbers and their
employers has been settled.
The state board of control has ap-
pointed Charles Mcdowell as steward
and accountant at the Medical Lake
ASYLUM. vice w. A. Cox.
Robert Bruce, an aged and respect
ed resident near Colville, has been ad
JUDGED insance and ordered committed
to the Medical AXE hospital.
F. II. Thompson, one OF the most
widely known young physicians in the
United States service, died at the
Seattle general hospital last week.
Plats of three townships in Asotin
county which were thrown open to
homestead entry we're recently filed at
the Walla Walla land office. These
townships are and 7, in range 4S,
and 9. in range A.
The date for the completion Of the
Kettle Valley lines into Republic has
at last been definitely set and the last
snike that will rivet the famous gold
district with the great smelters is to
be formally driven on April II.
JUDGE Hanford has granted tenn
porary Injunction to prevent Kettle
Valley I inc from grading its RIGHT OF
wav across the entrance to the tunnel
on the property Of the Hillside Con
solidated Mining company, in Ferry
county.
c. r. whistler has returned from
iowa with two carloads of blooded cat
tie. One carload was unloaded al
Oakesdale. the other at Garfield. The
cattle are nearly all high grade Short
horns. and a number are thoroughbred
registered stock.
Coroner Hone Of Seattle is Of the
onirion that the man whose remains
recently found near Sumner and have
been positively identified as those o
Burwel Hawkins, was undoubtedl!
murdered as evidenced by the fac
that the body had been buried.
Senator Foster has offered al
amendment to the river and harbo
bill. increasing the appropriation TO
Improvement Of Tacoma harbor iron
SIS ono to s15O,OOO and authorizin
nearly the same amount additional ur
der a continuing contract. 1t also al
thorizes additional surveys looking t
Improvement of the Puyallu9 river a
Tacoma.
The SUPREME court in decision II
ed recently declares unconstitutiona
section Of the law of 1895 relatln
to the collecting of assessments l
ditch or DRAINAGE Improvement dis
tricts. The section declared uncoV
stitutional provides that the count
shall nay the assessment aDportione
AGAINST school lands out Of its genera
fund and have lien on the proceed
OF the sale of such lands from whic
It is to be reimbursed.
Snokane officers of the First Wasl
ington volunteers commanded MOI
than their share of honors from tn
president. who has breveted at az
vanced rank those officers who rel
dered distinguished services durin
the Spanish war. Lieutenant Colon'
William !. Luhn of Spokane is bre
cited colonel for services as major
the Thirty-sixth infantry and bre
cited captain for services as first lie
tenant in the WASHINGTON volunteer
Cantain Albert H. Otis of Spokane
brevetted major. and Lieutenant Mi
G. Corey and George M. Dreher
Snokane are both brevetted captain
Colonel John II. Wholley Of the Fir
WASHINGTON is brevetted brigade
reneral. Major John ]. Weisenburg'
is brevetted lieutenant colonel, Ca
tan George ". Fortson Is brevette
major and Lieutenant Southern
brevetted captain.