The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-01-27
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The city Of Spokane has been having
. somewhat unusual season Of fun Tor,
. season Of unusual fun, ~ you prefer
during the present winter. Papa" Can
non succeeded in raising huge wave
OF excitement By getting married to
grass widow over In Montana and then
furiously denying 1t, only to be con-
fronted later on with copy Of the mar-
riage license and compelled to admit |
that he had prevaricated awfully. AZ
there was no apparent reason for such |
prevarication, the falls city's 400 were
much scandalized and upheaved there
BY. From Mr.. Cann0n's standpoint,
however, 1t might have seemed humili-
ating to have his wedding publicly an
nOunced before the turf on the grave of
his former good wife had grown cold
In which case, as Montana paper sar-
castically observes, he should have ia
ken trip TO Europe. or China, or some
other country where the ubiquitous re-
porter is not around and on to things"
ii he wished TO deceive his friends-or
creditors.
Next came the arrest of ex-banker II.
L. Chase on . charge of rape upon his
servant girl, Miss Nelson, and again
were the city's 400 struck heavily be.
twixt wind aud water. so to speak, and
the breath fairly knocked out Of them.
But. when the reaction set in, there was
a rush to the other extreme, wherein
certain feminine members of the haute
ton have succeeded In making them
selves ridiculous in the eyes Of the out
side world. They jumped at once to
the conclusion that their erstwhile
friend and social equal was guilty as
charged" and forthwith Historically Or
ganized themselves into Wonen's Pro-
tectiye Association and held secret as
semblages and solicited financial aid,
all In behalf of the alleged injured maid.
en-. The impression was thus sent out
that the Spokane law courts were not to
be trusted in dealing with the case, but
must he forced up to the line of duty
by an excited public sentiment AS
represented by this W. p. A. Publicity
Of the widest character was, therefore
given to one Of those evil deeds which
receive quickest and surest punishment,
when quietly discussed and tried. Fill
thy details were searched for and laid
bare in printed interviews and parlol
gossip, until even the little children Of
the city became familiar with them
That the members of this peculiar asso
citation are Of the best" society in Spo
kane is a fact that serves simply t.
emphasize the immodesty Of their &C
ton. Not the least necessity for sucl
an organization has ever been apparent
Justice is pretty generally dealt on
with impartial hand in the city courts
and 1t is yet to be demonstrated tha
the women Of Spokane are in any spec
ial personal jeopardy when attending T.
their legitimate business. Whether tn
accusation against Mr.. Chase be true O
not, the unwomanly course adopted b
the W. p. A. has not served to augmen
the number of Miss Nelson's supporter
or to induce the general public to ren
der a verdict of guilty in advance o
the trial.
! The latest spasm that has wrenche
our neighboring metropolis had its or
gin In the announcement that Mis-
Alice May Harrah. the well-known st
prano. was to assume the character Q
Jean Grenechieux in the THE Chime
Of Normandy" a light and tuneful Of
era to be rendered by local talent at tn
Auditorium next month. As this wo'
compel the fair and finely formed youn
lady to appear on the stage in male CO
tune that would unequivocally reve'
(horrible thought > the shape and syn
metry Of her le-that is to say, low
limbs, etc, etc. there was an immedia'
J buzz in society" Of protestation and {
. approval. Incongruous as it may seer
the Review led the professionals, but W:
incontinently squelched, not only by Il
!, great majority but by Miss Harrah he
: self, who pluckily and sensibly decline
. to be regarded as "indelicate" or to gi'
: up the performance at the Reviews i
advised advice. Miss Harrah Is Lax
Of culture aud refinement, and can
' trusted as such on the scenic stage
: well rs in the drawing room. There
. a modesty, you know-and then there
:. also prudery. "IIoni soft qui NAL
Z pense."
1t strikes me there is something y
l. withheld from the public in this CARL
= Colgate matter-a something that M
~ never be revealed il the deserted m
n is not found alive. The stories of I
Il different members of the party disagr
$ widely. Young Carlin's recent lettt
l. Of explanation" do not explain; on I
III contrary, they contradict themselv
r 1t is noticeable, also, that he is perfe
ly certain Colgate is dead. Whence Il
confidence, aud why such reiteration
ity Something is concealed.
-
A comma out of place has often bl
% maledictions in the mouths of peo
- otherwise religiously inclined as
= instance: Over in the Palouse count
% at a recent church social, the deac
:. who was making the announceme1
from the program of exercises gray
'o ataAad TINT a Miss Evans will NnM Isl