Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-21
NEWS OF THE WHOLE WORLD
cu1LED FROM DISPATCHES
Review of Happenings I'm Both
Eastern and Western emispheres
Historical. Political and Personal
Events Tersely ExpOunded.

the navy, was reported to be improv-
ing steadily.
David Williams, prominent citizen
ward Ortman.
Hugh O'Neill, founder Of one of the
largest retail dry goods business in
New York, is dead.
Cornelius Vanderbilt Cross, aged sc
years. eldest grandson of the late Com
modore Vanderbilt. is dead.
A section of the naval arsenal at
Valparaiso has been destroyed by FIRE.
The loss is placed at $1.00O,000.
Admiral Schley has gone to Boston.
where he is to attend the celebration
incident to the evacuation day cere-
monies.
General Chaffee has signed a con-
tract for the purchase of a site for an
army post at a point seven miles up
the Pasig river.
At Kansas City. Mo-, Sunday night
the temperature throughout that part
Of the southwest dropped about Is de-
grees. No snow Is reported.
A special from Park City says that
Kid Rollie was probably fatally injured
during a boxing contest with Dummy
Rowan at that place last week.
At Kalamazoo, Mich, Sunday, there
was drop of nearly 40 degrees in the
temperature. A gale blew and bliz-
zard ragged throughout southern Michi-
gan.
Tommy Ryan of Kansas City, Mo-.
knocked out mysterious" Billy Smith
of Portland. Ore. in the fourth round
of what was scheduled as a 10-round
bout last week.
Food stuffs are becoming scarce In
Panama. as small boats are no longer
allowed to communicate with the
neighboring coast towns. Panama is
receiving its supply OF beef from
Carta"era by way of Colon.
With expressions Of regret the news
papers in Berlin print dispatch from
Washington to the effect that Andrew
d. White. the American ambassador,
will retire next November.
One of the dormitory buildings of
Byrn Mawr college. at Philadelphia,
an institution for the higher education
Of young ladies. was burned Sunday
night. No one was injured.
News has been received at Salt
Lake. Utah. of the death In Chicago
yesterday of J. F. Woodman. the wide
~ known mining promoter and capital
list Of this city. Mr.. Woodman was
born In England 70 years ago.
Senator's and members of congress
are very much interested in the fact
that the pension appropriation bill
soon will become law. because they
hope to obtain from It some relief from
the pressure on them to secure private
pension legislation.
Geronimo. the Apache Indian chief,
has petitioned the authorities at
Washington to be released from cap
tivity. For the last IA years Geronimo
has been military prisoner at Fort |
Sill. General Frank Armstrong of the
regular army has recommended that
he be paroled and made a citizen.
With Geronimo are 29s Apaches.
James Dick. the so-called rubber
king" who died at GLASGOW. Scotland,
March Z. bequeathed 100000 for dis.
tribution among his employees. and the
bulk of the balance of his fortune goes
to charities. His cashier gets $4,000.
servants are to receive in the aggre-
gate thousands of pounds. The clerks
get from E3O0 to $500 each.
A representative of the Associated
Press at Salonica has received a letter
from Miss Stone. In which she ex-
presses her surprise and thankfulness
at the universal manifestations Of JOY
Tsilka. Miss Stone also conveys her
heartfelt thanks to all those who by
their labor. money and their prayers
co-operated In the release Of herself
and companion.
With reference to the Russo-Japan.
ese war rumors the st. Petersburg
Of the London Times
says he Is able to vouch that the ST.
ber'an railway is declining consign-
ments from merchants because the re-
sources OF the line are fully occupied
In forwarding troops and war material
to Vladivostock.
At Beatrice. Neb.. Willard Smith. 20
years OF age. who sought to blackmail
a merchant OF the town OF Tillie. was
shot and killed by one Of a party OF
four men set to entrap him. Smith
wrote an anonymous letter demanding |
money. which he went to secure. and |
resisting capture. was killed.
Private Schmit Of Troop c. Of the |
Thirteenth cavalry. stationed at Fort |
Assiniboine. while intoxicated Sunday,