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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
PANAMA CANAL.
A. Americas Syndicate u Purchase asA
Complete the Rsms.


Complete the Rsms.
New Brunswick, N. j., August 30.
Philip Weigel, . hardware mer-
chant. was asked today a. to the cor
rectness Of the following statement
which appeared in the issue Of August
e. Of the Mercantile and Financial
Times Of New York:
Philip Weigel Is virtually the head
OF . project involving 500. O00. 900,
which will be public property and an
assured thing within the next year and
. half. In this stupendous undertak.
ing no one but inhabitants OF Jersey
soil will be employed"
Mr.. Weigel said that three men in
this country. Of whom he was one. had
planned 70 buy the entire interest Of
the Interocean Canal Company. taking
up the work where il had been left OF
and prosecuting it to q successful end.
According to Mr.. Weigel the syndi.
cate will begin work within the next
eighteen montha By that time, he
said. the privileges and grants held by
the present Panama COmpany,will have
expired, and arrangements having been
made with the United States and
other governments to extend these
privileges. the work will go with vigor,
Mr.. Weigel said the agreements. re-
leases aud other accessories 70 the
transfer have been drawn up. aud the
new company has simply 70 deliver the
contract to he in full possession.
When the reporter suggested the
public would be likely to look upon
the venture As chimerical. Mr.. Weigel
replied he had every confidence in the
plan. and had no doubt Of its ultimate
SUGGEST He said he had in his Office
copies Of all agreements that had been
drawn mp. together with maps Of the
country. engineering plans. estimates
OF the cost Of construction and numer-
Gus other data. Mr.. Weigel has been
working many hours daily in his Office
for several years, and has 4 reputation
here for energy and enterprise. His
capital is far from adequate 70 take
one-third share in the alleged $780,.
100000 enterprise. His financial
standing and business Judgment are
good.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
wAsHIMoToM's SCHOOL TAX.
Lsw Asshestsisg County Cs,msaissionsr,
~ Levy Tsx In Force.

~sw Asshosssaeg County Com saissi0ners
~ Levy Tsx In Force.
Olympia. Sept S.-Ths question a.
TO whsther chapter 6S. laws Of 1895,
providing for the levy OF school tax
BY the state board Of equalization.
widely known ~ the barefoot school.
boy law" repeats the law authorizing
county commissioners TO levy . county
schooltsx. IL one which has been con.
siderably discussed Of late. Assistant
Attorney General Haight has addressed
the following opinion 70 the prosecut.
ing attorney Of Whitman cou.Ay on
this subject:
"You inquire In your communities
ton Ut the ESD inst whether chapter
81. laws Of 1895. providing for the
levy Of = school tax by the state board
VI squiiixation. repeAls 10 much Of
section 81 Of the revenue laws Of 1898
~ authorizes the boards Of county
commissioners to levy = county school
tax.
IAN inspection Ut the act Of 1895
shows that there IL NO express repeal.
As ~ whether there Was any repeal by
implication. IL must is aid that there
Is No inconsistency between the two
provisions Of law aud both must stand,
uuless il cleariy appears from the act
VI 1898 that that act WAS INTENDED to
cover the whole subject u taxation for
school purposes.
"What~ver might have b~en the in.
tention u those ~ho originally drafted
the bill. IL 10 und-rstood u bs q part
u the history Of this bill that its pas.
ago MAS secured by . compromise re.
ducing the amount u ba obtained by
tho state levy from go u % prr child
Vi school age In ths-, state. Ii Is ais, =
fact that the average disbursement for
school purpnssA per child Of school age
within the state during tho past year
Was upward VI tii. II 10 quite appar.
cnt. Therefore. that the actual condition
Ut tho schools of this state. with refer.
cnc- TO which the Law Of 1895 WAS
passcd. would indicate that the law Of
1898 Was not the solo pruvision for the
maintenance Ut the schools Of the stats.
Tho fact 10 In harmony with the Ian.
xnag- of the act at 1898. which no.
where intimai-s OF suggests q. implies
that Its provisions are to furnish the
sole authority for the levying Of taxes
for the support Of the public schools Of
the stats.
II am. therefore. Of the opinion that
the provisions Of section 81 u the rcre.
nu. law Of 1928. empowering the
county commissioners 20 levy a school
Ax. arc still In foro-.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
A HANDSOME SHOWING.


TIE Ssss.s rrsssesiss ~ tho Cst.ssds
Fsst 1rss Cs@Pssy.
beaver. Kept a---Thc third annual
rcpoft 81 the Colorado Fuel q lrun
Company for tho fiscal year ended June
so. 1895. just made public. shows that
the gross earning. for the year were
ea.co'. ls3. ss compared with t&.A.5..
'.' for tho presiding twelve months,
Tho Company earned all Its fixed
charges. paid = dividend Of pcr cent
on "a. 600. 600 preferred stock. and al,
tho end Of the year bad q surplus OF
si.s;t. The net earnings wcrr tso,..
sss. an tncrca.c 81 eis3.s6& over the
psco-dins year. Tho coal product
showed an incrrasr 81 isi.6t9 tons.
and the cike product incrcas-d IS. 1913
tnna The total product 81 coal was
i.tso. ass tons. aud II coke ala. 23g
tons The company produced upward
81 $50. 600 tons of manufactured iron.
Il has been shown that the fuel aud
irun COMPANY can PRODUCE iron and
ss~rl at prices that compete suoccssfully
with the largo Eastern factories
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
Boyd Given His Liberty.

Notrh Yakima, August So.-At the
preliminary examination of Louis A.
Boyd, charged with stealing $500 from
the safe Of the Hotel Yakima while he
was employed there. the evidence was
Of such character that the defendant
could not be held, and was given his
liberty. The costs Of the prosecution
were charged mp against Peter Bellies,
the complaining witness
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
p,.,r,c, Legally Organized.

OSallala. Ncb., Sept SIN the dis
trict court Of Keith county. Judge Ne
willie. in the case Of tho Alfalfa 1rriga.
ton Company. decided the district
was legally organised. the isaue Of
bond. regular aud valid and holds the
district irrigation law. passed at the
last session Of the legislature. 10 be
constitutional. The case will be dock.
eted In the supreme court and the court
asked to give II precedence. - provtd'
Cd In tho law.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

New York. August a9.-The reor.
ganisation committee Of the Toledo,
Ann Arbor q Northern Michigan rail.
road 10 working on a final adjustment
Of details preparatory to making over
tho property. Some delay has been
occasioued by the midsummer vacation
Of Western judges. 1t is expected mat.
eers will Be wound up in October. All
stock 10 TO come in under the plan.
There are about $4,000 bonds which
have not asssntsd. The Last deposited
paid . penalty Of - Per cent
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
sun Another Nero.

Seattle. Sep. Strain No 2, on
the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
road. and its engine, tender and ref,ig.
orator car were dcrailcd this afternoon.
about twenty miles from this city. A
tree had hccn burned about the roots
and foil down the bank across the rails,
spreading them badly. The train con.
sisted Of eigh. coaches, several Of them
filled with cxcursionists. Engineer
Gabriel did not see the tire until
within two car lengths. but stood at
His post and saved the train. As the
engine tilted over hc jumped. striking
his spine against tie. iujuring him
severely. Tho passengers did not know
their danger ill IL was over.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
The Ai,iaaea Aasis.

Madrid. Sept. 3.-Thc Polish count.
Hobakari. who was q passenger on
the American steamer Alliance when
she was fired upon by the Spanish gun.
b nat OF Cape Maysi. Cuba. and who
accuses the captain Of the Alliance Of
supprcssing his evidence that the Ali.
anca carried contraband Of war while
In Cuban waters. has arrived here and
has been seen by the ministers Of war
and marine regarding the matter. The
government. however. declines to re.
open tho question. Hobakari has pub
lished his story in tho Spanish news
papers aud Il has caused = sensation
here
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

London, August S0.-The Gazette
published the following orer-in-council:
The catching Of seals by British
ships is hereby prohibited within such
parts Of seas where the seal. fisheries act
Of October, 1898, applies, as comprised
within the following zones: Ten ma.
rine miles from all Russian coasts of
Behring sea and the North Pacific
ocean. and thirty marine miles around
the kormandeski islands. and Tu.
lcnwa and Robin islands"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
CHOLERA IN HONOLULU.


SsB1S AS0t01 bW0o t06 Uloeo80 HAVE
Seen Reported.
San Francisc0. Sept. 2.-The steamer
Monowai. which arrived tonight from
Australian ports. did not stop at Homo.
lulu a. usual. When OF that port the
steamer was hailed by the American
consul in . small boat. who announced
that cholera had broken out in Homo
lulu. Already there had been eight
deaths from that disease among the N.
tives and Chinese. As the cholera
broke out soon after the steamer Belgic
left On her trip. It IL presumed that the
disease WAS brought by that vessel.
The MonOwai did not enter Honolulu
hsrbor. bnt steamed direct to San
Francisco. Her passengers for Hawaii
were brought here.
The Belgic carried . large number
Of passengers in the steersge. but most
Of them were landed in Honolulu. 1t
WAS among the Honolulu passengers
that sickness broke out. According to
the story As shouted from a small boat
to the people on the Monowai, three
Chinese storage passengers bound for
Hawaii died at sea. The doctor said
that one died from heart disease and
the other two from pneumonia. No
mention Of deaths ut sea MAS made by
the steamship officers when the Belgic
arrived here. and il seems strange that
they should have neglected ~ mention
the fact that there had been sickness
and death on board. The Belgic
brought to San Francisco six white
passengers. sixteen Japanese and forty.
five Chinese. Eighteen other Chinese
were in transit. and have already pro.
ceeded East or 10 Mexico. The Belgic
brought cargo Of tea and silk. which
has already been shipped East. There
Is no danger that cholera germs may he
IN the cargo. but there is some alarm
felt n 10 the spread Of cholera by the
passengers who were landed here. The
sickness ON board the Belgic was con.
fined to the party that WAS bound for
Honolulu. but. AS the other stserage
passengers associated with them on the
voyage. Il is feared they may spread
the disease.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
The Lyle-Golden nd ale Road.

Goldendale, August so. Il Ger.
lineer. Of Vancouver. Wash, and Err.
nest C. Dalton, Of Chicago. arrived in
Goldendale today and made a PROPOSE.
ton to the Klickitat Valley Railroad
Company. TO tie, rail and equip a rail.
way from Lyle to Goldendsle, provided
the right-of.way is procured and the
grade made. No decision has yet been
made by the company.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
leila Nicolaus' Debut,

Philadelphia. August 20. - celia
Nicolaus, who has gained considerable
notoriety by reason of her several suits
against George J. Gould, made her ap.
pearance last night as a theatrical star
at the Lyceum theater. leila content
ed herself with a minor part in THE
Golden Age" Her voice is sweet, but
nervousness prevented her making full
use Of it. Compared with the debut
Of Eva Ray Hamilton, leila WAS an
artistic success
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
The Figaro Says II IL Unim portant.

Paris. August So.-The Figaro this
morning declared that the Waller
affair is unimportant; that Waller was
only an American consul through &C.
cident; that he never did well, and
that his consulate colleagues, in ad-
dition to the natives. summed him.
The Figaro adds:
Nothing serious can result from the
negotiations regarding his condemna.
ton. for he is not worth the trouble.
The Csstine incident is more serious,
but any formal complaints should come
from France and not from America,
which is entirely in the wrong. More
over the American newspaper cam.
paign in this connection is nothing but
an engine Of election warfare. without
importance for us, and aimed against
President Cleveland and Mr.. EustiS -
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

Havana, Sept. AT reunion last
night Of leaders Of the autonomist
party, an agreement was entered into
providing for an active propaganda in
the interest Of the party. An effort
will be made to bring to the attention
Of the Spanish government the neces,
sity for the establishment Of the prin.
ciples Of home rule This. 1t IL hoped.
will satisfy the liberal element and
put An end 70 the struggle with the in.
surgsnta
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

Cincinnati. August Si.-There was
almost lynching in Newport, KY,
last night Billy Timberlake. a white
man, aged so, was charged with at.
an outrage upon the l2.year.
old daughter Of mill hand. A crowd
Of mill men chased Timberlake twelve
blocks, but he fell into the hands Of the
police, and was quickly Jailed out Of
reach Of imme diate vengeance
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

Cincinnati. Sept. S.--The Sons Of
Veterans hold their annual cncamp.
mcnt at Knoxville, Tenn, September
10 to 10. This il the first meeting by
the national organization south Of the
Ohio and the Potomac, and. like the
Grand Army encampment At Louis
Vile, marks a new era In national his.
tory. Commander. In. Chief w. +.
Bundit. Of this city. has made every
preparation and has been ably assisted
by his staff and by the people Of East
Tennesace,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

Paris. Sept a.-Estafette protests
against the statements Of some Ameri.
can papers relative 10 ex.Consul Wal.
Ter. saying that il Frenchmen sold
arms to enemies Of the United States
Americans would never tolerate any
interference on the part Of the cabinets
Of Europe. Moreover" continued
Estafettc. 1--WE need pay no attention
to the idle complaints Of these Ameri.
can papers Indeed. Waller ought to
have been Immediately shot for his
glaring treason"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
l:e viii Go to Lanan,

Little Rock. August 80. - Dean
Davis. who for two years has been in
charge Of Trinity cathedral. has 40
cepted the position Of professor Of sys.
tematic divinity in the seminary at
Tekic.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

st. Petersburg. Sept s.-Ofiicial re.
turns show that there have been 2.250
cases Of cholera and 7iS deaths from
that dissass In the government Of Vol.
hsnis, bstwssu July II and August ~.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07
The Pore WIN Arb,,r.,e,

London. August ao.-A dispatch
from Rome Gays that the pope will a..
sent 10 request for him to arbitrate the
frontier disputs bstweso Haya and
lea Do0inA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

Now Sosi. Sept J. -Aeoossitng 60
W Gather fdrcrss,rr Damn. tho earth.
Quake reached sa.. e.sy a. eil o'clock
sai. morning Tho shock was light
ami lasted tea scsornda Il travelled
from sJa,a To north. Comparatively
fc~ prrsas in tho city noticed tho dis.
tarhanc-.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-09-07

sandy Hook. sept s-A shock. ap.
psrvn,ly that Of an earthquake. lasting
aboa, ihrcs sOcuads. was foli abou,
6 - A. II today.
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-10-10
=, WEST VIRGINIA. EVENING, OCTOBER 1895

poor, dead wife, who had been SLAM
dered in her grave, he did not feel
In justice to her memory, that he
could forgive. DIR. Edgar said the
injunction laid upon us by the bles-
sed Savior to forgive our enemies,
to pray for them, is positive, and
admitted Of no exception. To this
the general made no reply for con-
siderable interval, during which he
seemed in great mental Distress
Then, DR.. Edgar related, the whole
expression of the conntenance
changed sweet, heavenly smile
illuminated his face, and the general
said: Yes, do forgive, and ask
Gods forgiveness of every one to.
ward whom L ever felt hostility.'--
He accordingly presented himself
for membership in the church that
day, and for the first time sat at the
sacramental table.
DIR. Edgar stated to me that he
was never more thoroughly con.
vinced of the genuine piety of any
one he had ever received into the
church.
L was reared under the shadow of
the Hermitage. My father and its
sage were contemporaries in war and
politics. was taught from child
hood to revere Jackson's name and
fame as next to that of the Father
Of his Country. l have seen many
mon esteemed great in all professions
and walks of life. Jackson was the
greatest man l ever saw, and grew
greater the nearer he was approached
While feeling perfectly at ease in
his presence, as any one did, / never
forgot for a moment that he was q
man pre-eminently great.
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Altgeld as q MOralist,

Recently at Chattanooga, Tenn, al
the monument dedication, Governor
Altgeld, of Illinois, created a sensa-
tion by closing his address with a
fierce denunciation of ill-gotten
wealth. The following are the re-
marks of the governor
"Instead of an armed foe that we
can meet on the field, there ia, to-
day, an enemy that is invisible, but
everywhere at work destroying our
institutions that enemy Is corrup-
tion. 1t seeks to control the press,
1t seeks to direct official action, it
dictates legislation, and endeavors
to control the constitution and laws.
1t seeks to set the fashions and to
shape pu blic sentiment. 1t has
emasculated American politics and
placed It, on the low plane ofjugglery.
The tendency Is now for political
parties to shirk principle and follow
expediency, and their platforms are
often drawn to evade or straddle
every live issue.
The idea Is to cajole, rather than
to convince, to ignore great wrongs
ana wink at abuses, to court the sup
port of conflicting Interests, though
1T involves the deception of one or
both. We are substituting office
seeking and office-holding In place
of real achievement, and instead of
great careers In public life, we are
facing harvest of slippery, blear-
eyed, and empty mediocrity, which
glides into oblivion without the as
sistance of death.
For more than a decade the ten.
dency In this country has been to.
ward coiorless and negative dilet.
tantism, having the countenance OF
the Pharisee with the greed of the
wolf and drawing all its inspirations
from the altar of concentrated and
corrupting wealth.
The flag has been praised at cham.
payne dinners, while the very pole
from which 1t floated was being eaten
OIL by corruption, and republican In.
stitutions were being stabbed to the
vitals. A new gospel has come
among US, according to which 1,
means to rob a hen roost or q hen
but plnndering thousands makes us
gentlemen.
My friends, the men of the pas
did their duty. Shall we do ours ;
They were asked to face death-yor
may have to face calumny. No mar
ever served his country without be
ing villified, for all who make {
profit out of justice will be our enc
mics, but as sure as the heavens ar,
high and justice is eternal, will yot
triumph In the endl
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IngersOll on Napoleon,

A little while ago stood by the
grave of the old Napoleon-a mag
nificent tomb of gilt and gold, fit al
most for for dead deity-and gazed
upon the sacrophagus of rare and
nameless marble, where rests at last
the ashes of that restless man.
leaned over the balustrade and
thought about the career of the
great soldier of the modern world.
l saw him walking on the Seine con-
templating suicide. / saw him at
Toulon; saw him putting down
the mob in the streets of Paris. I
saw him at the head of the army in
Italy. saw him crossing the bridge
at Lodi with the tri- color in his hand.
L saw him in Egypt in the shadow of
the pyramids. / saw him conquer
the Alps and mingle the eagles of
France with the agles of the craigs. /
saw him in Russia when the infantry
of the snow and the cavalry of the
blast scattered his legions like the
winters scattered leaves. 1 saw him
at Lelpslc in defeat and disaster
driven by million bayonets back
from Paris-clutched like wild
beast and banished to Elba. l saw
him escape and retake the Empire
by the force of his genius. | saw
him upon the frightful field of Wa
terloo, where chances and fate COM
oineu to wreck the fortunes of their
former King. And 1 saw him at st.
Helena with his hands behind him.
gazing out upon the sad and solemn
sea.
L thought of the orphans and wild
ows he had made-of tears that had
been shed for his glory, and the only
woman that had ever loved him
pushed from his heart by the cold
hand of ambition. And 1 said 7
would rather have been a French
peasant and worn wooden shoes. /
would rather have lived in a hut
with vine growing over the door,
and the grapes growing purple in
the armorous kisses of the autumn
sun, my loving wife by my side,
knitting as the day died out of the
sky'-with my children upon nv
knee, and their arms about mel
would rather have been the man,
and gone down to the tonguelcss ST.
lence of the dreamy dust, than to
have been that imperial impersona-
tion of force and murder known as
Napoleon the Great.
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Benjamin's Wit.

judah p. Benjamin, of Louisiana,
member of Davis cabinet and an
able lawyer, was fond of his Jokes,
Once he happened to arrive in town
the day after political meeting. A
large number Of those who attended
were guests of the same hotel where
he happened to stop. After exam.
lining the register he turned to the
clerk and said:
THE boys had pretty jolly time
last night, didn't they?'
Yes, they did, answered the boy,
but how did you happen to know p
Why replied Benjamin, point
Ing to the book before him, Il can
always tell how the boys are acting
when they are away from homo by
examining their signatures. IF thew
put down a lot of hieroglyphics on
the hotel register instead of the let
ters which spell their names, then /
Know that they are having a very
pleasant visit indeed.
Do You know he added after a
pause, political meetings are often
followed by paralysis Of the right
hand p
And Of the brain also,' replied
the other.
No, i don't think so,' answered
Benjamin, because the brain has to
be pretty we'll paralyzed before q
man Is fool enough to go into poll.
tics at least for living.'
On another occasion In the trial OF
case Benjamin was pressing a wit.
ness pretty hard. The man was uu
willing to make certain adm issions
and hemmed and hawed and hesita.
ted and tried in every way possible
TO evade the questions. After this
had been going on for some time the
judge said: -
Are you ill2 Why don't you
speak up? What Is the matter with
your throat?'
'Oh, the witness Is all right, your
honor exclaimed Benjamin. 1T !.
not he at all who Is making those
queer noises, but it Is simply the
truth, which Is feebly struggling fol
utterance.'