Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-01-24
W0RLD'S NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
CuLLED FROM DISPATCHES.
A Aeview of Hsppe uings In Both
Eastern and western eanispleres
During the Past Week-NatiOnal,
ssistoricaI. Political and PefsOnal
Events 1ersely Expounded.
yhe pope is again said to be dying.

Joseph Gleason, formerly Of Spokane,
was recently drowned at Cocolalla, Idaho.
The house has passed the house ap-
preparation pension bill. No amendments
were adopted.
Hope for the safety Of the British war
ship Condor is all but abandoned. Naval
nen are convinced she went to the bot
dom of the sea.
Two men were killed and three injured
in an explosion three miles west Of
11ackay, Idaho The killed are Beno
Hinterhol0er and James Person.
Frank McDonough died at Spokane
from injuries received while switching
ears about at Wilson Creek. McDonough
was a brakeman on the Great Northern.
Joseph H. Choate, ambassador Of the
United States to Great Britain, who has
been homo on vacation, mas sailed for
the British capital to resume his official
duties. He has been here since October.
The appointment Of Whitc!aw Reid as
special ambassador to represent the UNI
ted States at the coronation OF King Ed
ward has been received with much salts
faction in official and unofficial circles in
London.
At South Bend, Ind, Lem Yu, the
Chinaman who was convicted of the muir
der of Oscar Bloom, and who was to have
been hanged on January 81, escaped from
the Jail, and no clue has yet been Oh
tanned as to his whereabouts.
The Sound steamer Farhaven, operat-
ing between Seattle, Laconner and way
ports, struck rock or reef short dis
lance from Utsalady early this morning
during fog and soon after sank in 10
feet of water. The passengers and crew
all succeeded in reaching the liieboats in
safety.
Lord Kitchener has confirmed the
death sentence passed. upon the Boer
commandant Sheepers, who was cap.
tured last October. He will be shot
next Saturday.
Boer delegates recently met In Brus-
sells at some mysterious rendezvous,
and peace rumors are in the air. It IS
believed some movement Is afoot be-
tween British and the Transvaal exiles.
A Spanish village near Manresa wa;
the scene Of disastrous explosion.
TO death under flying timbers and de-
bris. Sixty dead and 100 injured
Work of extracting victims was diff
cult.
l. Solomon, Syrian. living at Keo
kuk. Iowa, was held up and robbed OF
money belt containing $500. Solo
mon had sold out his business In Keo
kuk and was looking for location
Two fellow countrymen have been ar
rested charged with the robbery. Solo
mon says one of them held him while
the other cut the belt from his waist
The money has not been recovered.
An attempt on the part OF the Terre
Haute. Ind. Electric company to run
Its cars ON the city lines after a boy
colt was declared by the Central La
Dor Union resulted Sunday in severa
small riots in the business center
Frederick Krainnardt. Catholi,
priest. residing at Josephsville. Mo.
committed suicide Sunday by hangin,
himself with bedspread. Rev. Krain
hardt was 90 years Of age and had OF
0ciated In a clerical capacity at Jo
sephsville for 80 years.
Mother Joseph of the order of tn
Sisters OF Charity Of the House O
Providence and founder of the mothe
house of that order In the northwes,
located In Vancouver, Wn.. died Sur
day at the convent which she erected
aged 80 years.
William Slaughter and Ralph Johr
son. colored musicians, were shot an
killed. and Powell Galloway, white, wa
MORALLY wounded recently by Lila
Williams at dance at Morris Creel
w. Va. In the mining regions. She d,
manded ragtime and didn't get 1t. s
she shot them.
ton has been granted against the su
plug and copper companies on accour
of sulphur smoke and fumes emitte
from their plants. The president {
the Tennessee Copper company hu
issued "a notice that when the injun
ton is served on him the manager
To close down the entire works an
mines and pay OF and discharge ever
man.
At Cincinnati, Ohio. William Viii
taker. prominent attorney. and wifi
went visiting Sunday and left the
only child. s year old boy. with Ann
Lage. who has been with the fami
only a short time. When they returns
the child was found dead. hanging
gaspipe in the cellar. and the serval
unconscious from asphyxiation. 81
will die.