The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-07-22
EASTERN MELANGE.
Kissing Debarred in the Parks
Of Baltimore, Md.
SOUTH CAROLINA BONDS SOLD.
The Assessed Valuation of Property
in New York City-Nrs. Rod
ney Ahead of Time.

The big Catholic Congress will as
semble at Chicago September 1.
There are S7,Sl7, 4S4.9 go in the Penn
sylvania State Treasury.
Five women were qualified as notaries
public in Philadelphia last week.
New York city has spent $4,000 in
entertaining the Infanta Eulalia.
The Treasury Department has decided
that the tomato is vegetable and not
| fruit.
Kentucky farmers are talking about
| feeding wheat to hogs because OF the
low price.
The assessed valuation of property in
New York city is approaching the g, co.,
90 zoo mark.
Oklahoma has quarantined against
Texas cattle, owing to Texas fever
| among the herds.
Many Eastern towns are now making
Use OF the electric cars for keeping the
streets sprinkled.
The Grand Army people OF St. Louis
propose 10 raise fund for a monument
10 General sherman.
The silver bought by the government
under the Sherman law is worth S55,-
Ooo,Ooo less than was paid for it.
Hinckley, the crop expert OF the ST.
Paul road, says the spring wheat crop
will be the poorest in twelve years.
Ii is said that neither Cleveland nor
Hill will take any especial interest in
the campaign in New York this year.
The now vacant position OF Chaplain
OF the House is going a-begging,
but one candidate having appeared 50
lar.
\ decision OF a Baltimore Judge that
mo kissing be allowed in the parks oi
that city has been sustained by u higher
court.
The syndicate which bought South
Cardinals bonds has completed the
), 80 600 payment, and the State feels
richer.
The ravages OF the chinch bug in Kan
>Ss TINS wear have aroused the farmers
to more general trial OF the infection
remedy.
The Mexico Land and Improvement
Company OF Kansas City will expert
ment wiki coffee raising on large
scale in Mexico.
Mrs. Rolney, who i walking from
Galveston 10 Chicago on a - tpO wager,
i ahead vi time. She sells her photo
graphs en- route.
y physician in Brew-ters, y. Y. has
invented an electric diSiniectant that
promises To be OF great Importance in
killing disease germs.
Jerry simpson denies that deal ha.
been made by which he Is To run Tor
Governor OF Kansas and Governor
Le~elllns i to become senator.
| OF the thirty-iour counties OF south
/ Carolina only seven have complied with
/ the regulations OF the new liquor law OF
/ the state, which went into effect July !.
Successful experiments have been
made in several States in stimulating
| the growth OF such plants a. wheat,
| corn and tobacco by means OF electric
currents.
Panama has had a water famine.
The aguadores, or water carriers, were
compelled to pay about - cents each to
have their plpotes, or barrels, washed
and disiniected.
1t i estimated that there are $1,000
men idle in Pitt-burg and its immediate
| vicinity, awaiting agreements as to a
in the iron mills.
The New York Central will furnish
transportation and sleeping-car privi-
| leges to all its employees who wish to
visit the lair. Each employe can take
one member OF his family.
A Harvard law student, who acted a.
his own attorney in the case against
him, vas sentenced to five DAYS in the
! Boston House oil Correction for causing
disturbance in horse car.
An indianapolis dispatch says that
''as a result OF the continued stringency
in the money market nearly 5000 men
employed in the various manufacturing
Industries Of the city are ont OF work.
The destructive prairie fire reported
in Kansas week before last, devastating |
an area Of territory five miles ide and |
ten miles in length, was caused by |
bolt oil lightning setting fire to the dry |
prairie grass.
Prof. \. J. Bigney, an instructor at |
Johns Hopkins University, has analysed |
the black rain" that fell in the vicinity |
Of MOOre's Hill, Ind, recently. He has |
found traces oil carbon and also traces oil |
hydrogen sulphate.
Out OF 374,74l alien steerage passen-
gers landed at New York in 1892 only
i,ll6 gave their destination as the
Southern states. so far this year the
proportion OF southwark bound immi-
grant, Is NJ greater.
Secretary Herbert has appointed Miss
LetItia {. Tyler OF Alabama, grand
daughter Of ex-President TYLER, 10 a
minor clerk-hip, below the classified
grade, in the bureau OF supplies and
account, Navy Department.
Circulars have been received by all
the Wholesale and retail druggists IN
Pittzburg from W. II. Shietilin & Go. OF
New York, the largest drug importers in
thI- country, announcing that in future
all orders for imported drugs must be-
paid in gold.
In New York the Health Board has
what is designated sum
ncr corps Of physicians" fifty in num-
yer, whose duty it il to visit tenement
houses during July and August and give
medical attention to sick children and
poor people who are unable to pay for it.
A significant feature Of the Treasury
tatenent il not a cent OF the receipts
or last June were paid in gold certif-
ates, and the May statement was little
letter in this respect. In June Of 1892
per cent OF the receipts were paid in
,old certificates and per cent in gold
Din.
At recent auction sale Of the per ,
onal property of the late Governor ,
samuel W. Hale, Of New Hampshire !
hares Of mining, electric and other
tOcks having par value Of ~, 700, 600
nd promissory notes Of a face value Of :