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The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-28

Barry Hilliard shot himself through
the head at the home Of S. P. Don
nelly at Lakeyiew on Pend d'Oreille
lake last Wednesday. The act was
caused 10y dependency through busl'
ness troubles and was committed IN
the back yard prior to starting Tor
Spokane with Mr.. Donnelly. Hiliiard
was formerly auditor and recorder Of
Shoshone county and was once men,
toned for governor of Idaho on the
democratic ticket. lie made a large
amount of money 10 mining opera
tions but had lost 1t Of late years.
+. n. Gooding, republican nominee
for governor, has denied that he has
promised the appointment of imml'
grafton commissioner to Geo. G, Par
kinsou.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-28
STATE LAND SALES.
One in Kootenai County Now
ember 28tb.

State and special grant lands, to
the amount of over 10000 acres
will be offered for sale to the high
est bidder during the current 80
days in IL Idaho counties, by the
state land board. The first of the
series Of sales began in Fremont
county. Chief Clerk Norman Jack
son conducts the sales. All sales
take place at the county seat of
the several counties.
The county date of sale and ap~
proximate number Of acres to be
offered, are as follows.
Fremont county, Oct. az, 1000
acres.
Bingham, Oct. "a, 2aoo acres.
Bannock, Oct. IS, 1000 acres.
Canyon, Nov. II, 100 acres.
Lincoln, Nov. Il, 500 acres.
Owyhee, Nov. I6, 1900 acres.
Boise, Nov. I8, 500 acres.
Ada, Nov. I9, $500 acres.
Idaho, Nov. I9, 1000 acres.
Nez Perce, Nov. IS, 1000 acress
Latah, Nov. 26, 1900 acres.
Kootenai, Nov. 2S, 1900 acres
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-28

Now we want you to notice that
the leves as given above without the
school levies, amount to $2.l5
on the one hundred dollars of valu-
alton, in 1908, and that for the same
funds the levies this year, 1904,
amount to S2.10 on the one hundred
dollars of valuation, or five cents less
on the one hundi ed dollars this year
than last.
Now we come to the part which a
small number of people don't want
explained for political reasons. Now
every one knows that the Railroads
have not paid their taxes this year
for the reason that they are contest
ing the constituti0nality Of the
special tax levies: and as the special
tax cases were unsettled last spring,
it was deemed wise to notify all
school districts in the county, that
the general school tax would be
raised so that the schools would be
protected for the next year whether
the County won the tax cases CT not:
and at the same time the school dis
tricts were notified to reduce their
special tax levics accordingly.
Following is the letter of notifi-
cation sent out to all school districts
on the 7th day of May, 1904, one
month before the time Of voting
special taxes by the several districts
of the County;
Rathdrum, Idaho, May I, 1904.
To School District Clerks;
Kootenal County, Idaho:
Enclosed find all neces-
sarv supplies for giving notice of, and
conducting the annual school election
which occurs this year, June 9Th.
On account of the unsettled con-
dition of the special school taA
question, the County Commissioners
upon my Recommendation, have
agreed to levy a general school tax o1
ten mills, Instead Of the usual hvt
mills. Therefore, districts thai
otherwise would vote q ten mil
special tax, will now vote only five
As the same revenue would be pro
duced.
| Most districts will not need
special tax as heretofore levied, q
this general levy will have the efIec
of doubling the apportioBments.
This expedient has been resorted t
In order that there may be no un
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-28
Public Lands Released.
From Temporary Withdrawal For
Forest Reserves.

Washington, Oct. 19.-CoMmis-
sioner Richards OF the general land
Office today made the following state
ment:
.sThere have been recently released
through the general land office from
Temporary Withdrawals made for for
est reserve purposes 5,l07,50O acres,
as follows:
.Caiifornia, 2.2i7 900 acres;Colora.
do, sos, 800 acres; Idaho, lao, 800
acres; Montana, 16, 240 acres. Nevada
12,720 acres; Oregon, 5S2,94O acres
Washington. 235, 900 acres"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-28
STATE and COUNTY news.
Items of Interest Gathered
From Exchanges.
OF INTEREST TO lDAHOANS.
Events and Industrial Progress
Of the Week.

An ice and cold storage company
has been organized in Lewiston with
capital Of $50, 900.
The citizens Of Mohler, q small
town in Nez Perce county, have ban
ished the "boOtleggers" aud gamblers
from the place.
Moscow now has daily newspaper,
called the Moscow Evening Journal.
1t succeeds the Latah County Journal
weekly which began publication
last winter.
The town of Bonncrs Ferry has q
gasoline fire engine purchased from
an eastern company which accepted
the city's bonds running five years.
The engine cost $l6l0.
The big fruit evaporator at Beatty,
near Boise, was destroyed by fre
Tuesday morning. The loss was $l0,-
900 to the buildings and $4,000 IN
fruit. The insurance was $1,000.
Dan Jones, a young man at Bose
let his revolver fall while lying in bed
The gun was discharged, the bullet
penetrating his stomach. He Is in a
critical condition.
Mrs. Wm, b. Biggerstaf, Jr., OF
Boise died ct hospital in that city
as the result Of an attempt to COM
NIT suicide week before. Her hus-
band is but 10 years OF age, while she
was %, and domestic trouble Is said
to have been the cause of the act.
c. c. Williams. one of the most
successful hunters in Lemhi county,
killed a six prong buck this week,
which dressed over 225 pounds and
which he says is the largest deer he
has ever killed.
The firm of George Mckinney &
Co., has received the machinery for q
first class sawmill to be erected one
mile east of LaClede. The mill was
/ formerly operated at Hope. The
, company has fine site and landing
and will deal in first class lumber and
poles.
A clothing merchant of Idaho
Falls, while on his way home Tues
day night of last week, was attacked
by a robher. The merchant whipped
out his gun and commenced firing al
him which made the would be robbel
take to tall timber.
/ Moscow is to have its first city di-
rectory. Men are In the field busil,
engaged compiling the data for tn,
publication, which will appear in ;
few months. The directory will In
clude Kendrick, Troy, Juliaetta ant
Genesee, US well as being general di
rectory of Latah county.
Sugar City, in Southern Idaho, nov
has system Of electric lights whicl
were put in operation two weeks ago
Arc lights will be installed on th
street. All the residences will sOoI
lie connected. The schedule Is SAT-
to be the cheapest In Idaho or Utah
three lights for $l.00.
II has just come to light that tn
only colored family living at Noun
tainhome was driven cut OF the plac
by a committee" Of masked me-
over two weeks ago. The offense q
these negroes was that they sen
their children to school. This onl
goes to show that the race qCestio
is not sectional; that the idea q
negro equality is as repugnant
many people of the north as It is t
the people of the south -Namp
Herald.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-28

Wood, fruit or vegetables will
be received on subscription at the
TRIBUNE Office. tt
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-28

certainty about collecting the school,
tax for the ensuing year.
Very truly yours,
r. G. Egbers.
Co. Sup't.
Now it should be plain to every
one, that while the total County, and
State leyies, including the general
schoo! levy, amount to $3.l0 on the
one hundred dollars this year as
against $2.70 on the one hundred
dollars last year. the difference is
accounted for IN the fact that the
general school levy was raised -four
and half mills on the dollar; but it
must be remembered that all school
districts were notified to reduce their
special taxes ia proportion; SO that
while the general levy is higher, the
special levIes are correspondingIy low
er, and in the end the taxes will
approximate the same.
This change was deemed wise be =
cause while the special school taxes
were being contested in the courts by
the Railroads, the general levies were
not, and never have been questioned,
and the change was made in order to
compel the Railroads to bear their
just share of the schOO! taxes, and
insure the collection Of those taxes
without litigation, or expense. II
should also be remembered that this
general school levy will reach all the
railroad trackage, and property, in.
stead OF parts of it as in the case of
special taxes.
Again to make the proof of our
statement doubly sure to those who
want to know the plain truth, we
submit the following:
For 1908, the State and County
levies amounted to twenty seven mills
ON one dollar, and the special school
lcvles for the same year averaged six
mills on one dollar, making the total
levy for state, County, School, and
Special School amount to thirty
three mills on one dollar Now for
1904, the State and County levles
amount to thirty-one mills on one
dollar, and the special school leves
average for this year two mills on one
dollar, making the total levy this
year for State, County, School, and
Special School amount to thirty -thret
mills, exactly the same as last year.
Now it will be seen that while tht
levles made for 1903, and 1904, fol
State. County, School, and Specla
School, total exactly the same, th'
fact remains that the levy for al
other puposes except schools, is one
half mill lower this year than last
and the school levy averages one-hal
mill higher. We consider this yer.
fortunate, as the school districts las
year suffered directly by having th'
school money tied up in litigation b.
the Railroads.
| In conclusion, We have to say tha
there Is no need whatever, for alarm
over the County's finances, for whil
the County is paying seven per cen
interest on the warrants which woult
be redeemed by the Railr0 ID taxes i
paid, the unpaid Railroad taxes ar
drawing eighteen per cent interest
Gas penalty, for the County, an'
therefore the County has clear ad
vantage Of eleven per cent while tn
taxes remain unpaid, and everything
looks favorable for the success of tn
County in the tax contests.
Joseph Fisher
Andrew A. Merritt
Alexander Quirie
Board of Commissioners, Kootens
County, Idaho.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-28
GRAND LODGE |. 0. 0. F.
Strength Of the Order in
Idaho, Sh0wn.

The grand lodge, I. o. O. r.;
the grand cncampment and the
Rebekah state assembly met at
Nampa, last week. Reports show
ed that the order has prospered
greatly in Idaho during the last
year. It now has in this state, Iog
subordinate lodges, 81 Rebekahsi
43 Encampments and three Cam
tons. The total membership in the
state on June 80. 1904, was $685.
The total membership Of the order
in the United States is 1896, Ioas
Grand Master w. A. Cougha-
nour's order excluding saloon men
and gamblers from membership in
the order will continue to be en-.
forced by the new grand master.
There were three cities, candi-
dates for the next place Of meeting
Boise, Ceur d'Alcne and Lewis
ton. Lewiston was selected.
The grand lodge elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing
year;
Frank Martin. Boise, grand
master; ]. L. Chapman, Lewiston,
deputy grand master; James Stew
ems, Blackfoot, grand warden; u.
L. Bradley, Boise, grand secretary;
M. L. Gwinn, Boise, grand treas~
urer; Levi McGec, Grangevillej
grand representative.
The encampment elected the
following officers: Grand patriarch
N. w. Young, Centerville; grand
high priest, r. E. Emerson, Boisej
grand warden, w. H. Williams,
Grangeville; grand scribe, d. L.
Bradley, Boise; grand treasurer,
M. B. Gwinn, Boise; grand junior
warden, H. p. Wood, Wallacej
representative Of the grand lodge,
]. II. Bonning, Ketchum, E. A.
Friedman, Haley.
The grand patriarch made the
following appointments; Grand
marshal, Frank Leonard, Boisej
inside sentinel, e. A. Williams
CeUr d'Alene; outside sentinel,
w. C. Smith, Salmon City.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1904-10-28

The Rebekah state assembly
elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. Minnie Dunton
OF Boise; vice president, Mrs. Ag~
mes Swinnerton of Wardner; grand
warden, Mrs. Sarah ]. Handy Of
Caldwell; secretary, Mrs. Carrie
E. Myers of Boise; treasurer, Mrs.
Ella o. Horn of Haley; trustee for
three year term, Mrs. Sarah Dris-
coll of Payette; district president
for north Idaho, Mrs. Mary Hyde
OF Wardner; district president for
south Idaho, Mrs. Cynthia Stokes
berry of Meridian.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
.PA7EIRNAL INSTINCT
STRONG In BURGLAR
Sight Of Child Alters Plans, and
lin Tears He Leaves House
He Intended Robbing.
PARIS. April ..

PARIS. April 2.
A burglar whose paternal instincts pre-
vented him from carrying out his ncfarl-
Gus plans broke into a flat in the HUE
Priestley yesterday afternoon. occupied
by Nine Bincau,4 an elderly lady.who was
lying In bed indisposed. In a cot In the
same room was boy Of 8, her grandson.
When Nine Binean was aroused by
noise In her room she saw man with a
white beard busly engaged In opening a
press in which she kept her yaluab es,
with an effort she prevented herself from
screaming, and said: For mercy's sake,
take everything and XII me, but spare
the chlId!"
Instead OF throwing himself upon the
helpless woman, the burglar came over 70
her bedside, wllh.tcars rolling down his
checks. ~ hadn't seen the child" NC
said, II have lost aahoy of my OWN, and
1t affected me so mufh that, gave UP
Work, and now rob tor a liVns.
.,Forgivc mo for disturbing you. madam
Let me give the boy a kiss, and Will so
without touching a hing"
Then he crossed the room on tptoe,
kissed the sleeping child and left the fiat,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
WILL STICK TO LAST
TILL FORTUNE COMES
Belfast Shoemaker, Who Has In
herited Wealth, Awaits it
Before Retiring.
BELFAST. April 2,

4 loLSAStShA1 shphAa -
Working at his last>.n Belfast to-day is
a shoemaker, Henry Laverty by name,
who has just heard that Is one OF two
coheIrs to considerable sum Of money.
Lavcrty told a reporter yesterday that
the first news he had Of his good fortune
was brought by a lawyer, who told him
that his brother John had died in Amer
lea and left his money to be divided be
tween him and another brother, who lives
at NIoy. pretty little towp IN Ulster
The lawyer brought with him all the
documents relating to the will, and these
Henry Laverty signed in the presence OF
the American Consul and q local magls-
trnte.
His brother John, said Laverty. was
formerly small provision dealer III Dun-
cannon, but business was not good, SO ne
emigratcd and found work In New York
He was thrifty man, and soon saved
enough to start for himself as restau-
rant keeper. His business quickly devel-
oped, and the profits derived from 1t were
judiciously invested 80 that 1t Is believed
the two Lavertys will receive sum OF
about 100000
Henry Laverty is a leYel-headed, indus
trious man, and he declares that he VIII
stick to his last until the money comes
Then he Will retire and make his home
at his native town of Moy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
ROYAL pRlEsr. PANTHER, ATjRoNAUT AND COMPOSER

one bare ROOM with an uncovered floor,
and containing nothing, but camp bed,
plain table, two wooden chairs and n
picture of the Virgin Mary on The wall.
In consequence of the distinction when
he gained IN this direction. the chair or
theology al the Swiss University of frel'
berg was offered to him, ard he accepted
the post, Ills salary now Is 4 trille over
$500 year, and he is required TO lecture
10 the students for five or six hours daily
Ills tito of Royal iiishness is dropped
Father MaN. He Is only IS years Of age,
Already he has been mentioned ms can
didatc for The next Archbishopric that
becomes vacant, and he may easily he q
Cardinal before he is forty, Many Ger
man Catholics seesin him the future Pope,
A Princely Painter.
Prince MnX's sister, Maria Josepha, is
the wife OF another royal parsonage who
could easily earn his living il he chose.
This Is Archdute Otto of Austria, who
iIus every prospect of one day becoming
Emperor of Austria. Only two lives stand
between him ana the throne OF the llap&-
burgs, that Of the present emperor
Francis Joseph, who is seyentythree
ycars of age. and that Of his elder
! brother, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, tho
present helr-appareni, whose children by
Ills morganatic wife are debarred from
he succession
Archduke otto is a painter OF remark
able talent, a1d he has cultivated his nat.
,H1a! ability in This direction with great
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
BY .Llui;gi Tiuso
Especial Correspondence
ROME, March

ROME, March %.
TIME coming visit OF the President OF
France to their Majesties the King
and Queen Of Italy will probably
be the most unique feature of court life
since the murder of King Humbert. On
all sides. excepting, of course, the Vail
can, elaborate preparations are being
made for M. Loubet's reception, and
everything possible is being done to en-
phasize the cordial relations with France
which the visit of King Victor Emmanuel
to Paris created.
During his stay in Rome President
Loubet will occupy the Farnese Palace,
now the official residence of the French
Ambassador. This is one of the most
magnificent private palaces in Rome. anti
has long been the embassy of France.
Heretofore the republic was merely 4
tenant Of the palace, but recently the
Chamber of Deputies, by vote of 523 &c
2 decided to sell the property to France
which is now its absolute owner, and ir
the same way that Germany, Austria and
Spain owns the respective ediilccs IN
which their embassies are located.
The Farnese Palace was owned by the
Bourbons of Naples, and it is to the d.
rect descendant of that branch of a royal
family France will have to pay the pur'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
LOUBETs TO OCCUPY SPLENDID PdLACE
DURING TZSII TO I1ALYS KING LN ROME
the Senate By TaencuThe
ecbraehe Pope Gregory The Great

terized BY honor and usefulness COM
bined.
or. those luartette OF the most emil.
ncnt men includes Giovanni Alfazio. Edo
arda Arbib, Luigi Luciani and Giuseppe
Palumbo.
Alfazlo Is a Picdmontese and was for
merly project OF the city OF Milan. he
also held high official positions In Parma
and Rome, and was Director General oil
Public Security. His career has been q
most useful one, and his elevation to the
Senate gives general satisfaction.
Edoardo Arblb Is Tuscan. Jew ana
a Journalist He fought with much dis
tinction In the war OF independence and
bears many decorations for personal BRAY
'ery. He was ON several occasions a Dep-
uty to the lower, chamber OF the nation 8
Legislature. and Is a noted writer OF ro-
nance as well as of many books of travel.
His selection by the King is also n popular
one.
Luigi Luciani Is one Of the most Illus
trious men on the list honorcd by Victor
Emmanuel. He is professor OF the uni
versity OF Rome. rector OF the Academic
del Lincei and one Of the most famous
physolosists In Italy.
Giuseppe Palumbo Is vice admiral In the
italian navy and Is now Deputy for CAS-
tcllnmare Ill Stabia. He has occupied the
responsible position of Under Secretary
| of State, and has also been Minister Of
Marine. Hc Is u man Of considerable cA-
ecutire ability and is remarkable Tor the
| simplicity OF his character ana his per-
sonnl affablllty.
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assiduity. Most Of his pictures deal with
military and hunting scenes and there
arc few members Of the imperial Austrian
family who have not one or more of his
paintings hanging on their walls. The
Emperor Francis Joseph takes the Keen
est interest IN his nephews artistic WORK.
and often drops In ~ his studio TO sec
how this picture or that is progressing.
Other Expert Royalties.
The Archdukc Leopold Salvador Of Aus
tra could make a comfortable income as
Il professional aeronaut, for he Is an eX-
pert balluonist Of long experience In his
balloon Meteor he has made many daring
Voyages in the air, experienced thrilling
adventures and enjoyed many huirbrcadth
escapes. lie has sailed over the Austrian
Alps, and he has journeyed from Vienna
10 Moscow without coming within 1860
Yards Of tho earth The Archdpke has
The utmost confidence in the perfect safety
of aerial navigation. for he often takes
his Wife and little children up in his bal
loon
Prince Joachim Of Prussia, member Of
the minor line of HohepZollerns, is a tal-
cnted composer, and has Just contributed
the music 10 a ballet which has been pur-
chased for the Imperial Opera House IN
Nienna and for a number of German thea
tres. The Queen of Roumania, better
known as Carmen sylvia, could make y
handsome income by writing books and
articles. The list would be incomplete.
without the German Emperor. VINO conli
probably excel in at least ' score or alt'
ferent capacities
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
RUSSIANS BELIEVE
THAT SK0BEL-EFF Lives |. 5
Strange Superstition Which Which Is: ldel1-
ti6es Admiral Makaroff With
Hero Of Plevlla.
MOSCOW, April

MOSCOW, April 2.
A great sensation has been created In
Moscow. among the uneducatcd by the re-
port that General Michael Skobelcff, the
hero OF Plevna and GeolTepc, is now on
his way to the Far East In the person OF
Admiral Maknroff.
Il In the popular imagination OF Russia
skobeeff has always held the same place.
as Nelson does in England, and the belief
that he Is not dead Is universally held
among a certain class,
According to the ST. Petersburg Nicdo-
mosti, the rank and fle of the Russian
army believe that Admiral Makaroff is
none other than the great White Gen
eral." i contributor named ltkin relates
that a reservist Of the Cars Cuirassiier
Regiment asked him: is it true that the
man they call Admiral MalSaroff Is Skooe-
leff?'
The viedomosti, commenting on this
tells Of still stranger stories current
among the people to account for Skobe-
leff,s disappearance twenty-five years
ago.
skobeleff begged Alexander II to allow
hin, RI make war on the Germans or the
English. runs one story. The Car re-
fused, saying: 1.-THE Germans are our
good ncighbors, and the Englishmen are
clever merchants" cher Skopeleit asked
for permission to slaughter the Turks,
whereupon tho Gear got angry and i'm
prisoned him in the Sukhnreff Tower IN
MOSCOW. saying: Stay there until you
can sneak Japanese, and come out when
1 make war against Japan
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03
: .:I:j:I'| MAN ENJOYS
. MEAL OF BOILED CAT
Steals Stray Fclines in London
Streets to Provide His
Daily Menu.
LONDON, April Q.

4 u ID H.t d IN y =
considerable interest is felt IN the
.,atr,,borhcod Of Russell Square IN the
NAN who eats boiled cats,
sinco the landlord of bloomsbury
hoard,ns house told his story at BOW
street nolice station owners OF cats naye
pant q careful eye on their feline pets. !,
reporter Ola daily newspaper lou INV
4 woman in keppel street VINO mas io o.,
t,yn valuable cats within the last SIN
Weeks. ana tho man who eats cats sue
declares, is n tall, gaunt clean-sNoYen,
nerson of about 80, and no wandeFs founu
he streets early in the morning
III belIeve,n sho>remarked, "that ne mas
heen n traveller, an explorer, or something
~ the kind, and has picked up MS nasty
ia III In some Of those unciyillzed couil-
tries tries where they eat all kinds OF strange
H This woman is going to keep close
watch on her suspect, for she Intends y
nossible, to have revenge Tor me loss o.
her two pets. !, ,a,.ond
e. "if saw a cat-stalker," said one COM
stable. ..what could do? There Is no law
| to prevent a man eating cats u ne wants
to, and / can't tell whether any particular
cat is private property which ne could 20
charged with stealing,