The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-12-24
BEYOND THE ROCKIES
Wonderful Progress Made in the
Condition Of Our Navy.
A GOVERNMENT BUILDING SINKING
The Trick Of Voting on the Names Of Dead
Men Developed luto a Scientific
Fraud In Providence.

New Haven. Conn.,, 10 in the thrOee OF
temperance revival.
There are nearly l. Oh, 900 pensioners.
During last year g ,SO6 pensioners were
dropped.
ColoradO's Legislature proposes to
make silver coins iull legal tender in the
Centennial State.
Excitement has been caused BY the
discovery Of rich deposits OF nickel ore
near keokuk, Iowa.
The government building in Chieaso
10 sinking so that Elk new props have
been put in to hold it.
The Wells Fargo Express Company, it
v reported. has secured control Of the
Colorado Midland line.
Suits against iorty-three com panies
IRE to be brought At St. Joseph, Mo-, for
violation Of the An thrust law.
Canadian newspapers say the annexa-
ton que-tion must be discussed. They
are nov willing to hear both sides.
IL is estimated that the value OF the
honey and wax produced in this country
during the past year was 81, OO0,0C
1t Is thought that George Gould's in-
clinations will prompt him to own a
large racing stable, and that he will coon
be on the turf.
The Brooklyn bridge is to have great
pneumatic tube for the transmission OF
mail and baggage between New York
and Brooklyn.
Herr Seidl, the New York musician.
will get SIS, 900 for playing five months
at the Worlds Fair, and HE orchestra is
paid accordingly.
woman who was elected Trial Jus
tice in Wyoming commenced her dutis
by committing her husband to Jail for
contempt OF court.
Jersey City is to have q new city hall
contract for the construction OF which
has been awarded. The cost has been
limited to $237 900.
Atlanta is to have q belt road five
miles in length, connecting all the roads
centering there. 1t 10 TO be opened As
An dependent line.
The st. L uis Republic figures it out
that the recent rise in cotton has made
the South richer by 500, 900 600 since
the mid lie OF October.
The Wisconsin monolith on the Worli's
Fair grounds is to pierce the air a. a
height OF lis feet. IL will he the high
est obelisk in the world.
Nine. Diaz, wife OF the Mexican Pres
ident, is going to send at her own ex.
pense q woman's band Of iorty-fiy
musicians to the Worlds Fair
A combination to form 9 largest and
most com Dlete printing and publishing
house 10 the world has been formed at
Chicago, with 5000. 600 capital.
De. Preserved Smith, who was found
guilty OF heresy by the Cincinnati Pres
bytery AMI sentenced to Gus penson, will
appeal hi. case to the General Synod.
The Pennsy lvania Company will make
extensive Improvements near Washing
ton, D. c., and reduce the running tim.
to New York to four and one hall hours
The assessed valuation of the coal
lands OF Srhuylkiil county, Penn has
peen definitely settled by the County
Commissioners, who place them at sl6,-
54 7J6.
Richard Mansfield COMPLAINS that
Boston, instead OF criticising his acting.
fonnd fault with hrs legs. lie think.
Sh'caZo - intellectually superior to
Boston.
New York. Board Of Aldermen pro-
poses to pass an ordinance which will,
render unlawful the driving of steers,
onlis or cattle through the streets OF the
metropolis.
IL the prohibition bill should pass th-.
sou Carolina Legislature. a Char.e,
ton brewing firm, whose charter Iast-
seventeen years, will yes monopoly
Hf the business iE the State.
A temporary camp of military in.
struction for the armv and volunteer
forces 10 propose | by Senator Mitchell /
TO be established at the Worlds Far,
the militia not to exceed $4,000.
The upper mill OF the Lackaganna
Iron and Steel Company at Scranton,
'enn-, has teen shut down on accoun. |
OF lack OF orders. This moyeuep, /
throws 800 men out OF employment.
Henry p. White Of Kansas C ~. Kan.
memoer OF the Board OF Trade, has |
bought $50 acres OF land near that civ /
on which he proposes to colonize all the /
negroes OF the town into a selt-suppor..
ing village.
The Internal Revenue Comm ssion.
"rs report shows that there were 49,.
w iess cigars i'm ported into this country
the past year than during :he previous
year, while the increase in domestic
cigars was 200, 0Oo, 900.
A consolidation league IL at work in
New York and Brooklyn getting pledges
ot citizens who will vote for the union
d the two great cities. IL IL expected
that the movement will be abe to make
luite a show before the Albany legis-
ators.
The trick Of voting on the names of
lead men, ncn-resldents, minors an
he like appears TO have been deyelopei
INTO an almost scientific fraud in Provi-
fence. X l., where over q % names %:
fictitious percentages were found on the
ist OF voters.
There are not enough available men
o eqniD the six new vessels to b.
,la ed in com mission some time before
he navai review next spring. Thirteen I
hundred men are required for this p1r !
'oee, and Of that number only atout 500
AVE 50 far been secured.
Cremation - becoming an issue syasn :
n Hsssaehuse'is Societies oy1anizad
n 1855 and liss quickly collapsed for
rant OF pnmic sympathy, but the Mas y
actIrs.tts Cremation -.jclefy. Of rnoys !
acer' orzn, has the ccuni-ns nee n,
1Fne dis'ing1isnsd n@n and eve prom
e Of .nccsss.
There - nov In Warrington a reyu. r
Irly Organized committee Consisting of I
gs mem bsrs sent from the New Orleans
" a'd in pushing the Mica. :. y
'zua canal bill through Consrs Th,v y
e all c1nhdent that the bill will pass. =,
fbo1gh they are not 20 confident that
will pass at the short session.
Secretary Tracy's report on the con. q.
ton OF the navy shows wonderful pro. IT.
ess in the past few year,. The esti. VI