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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
THE PoPe's TEMPORAL POWER.
An Orgaaiaatiea Having lts Restii utioa
fer 1ss Object Perfected.

An Orgaaiaattea Having lts Restii utioa
fer Iss Object Perfected.
New York. April 20.-The Sun says:
Al an international Catholic confer.
enoe held at Liege, BELGIUM. in April,
1898. the declaration often recited by
Pope Leo XIII. that the restoration of
the pope's temporal power is necessary
for the well being Of the Catholic
church, was solemnly Subscribed % and
the nations Of the world invited to form
organizations advocating the pope's in.
dependence. In the United States such
an organization has just been formed,
and this week the Catholics of this city
have been asked TO interest themselves
in it. The association is called the
Pope's Autonomy Order Of the United
States Of America II is the intention
to form in every Catholic parish
throughout the country branch Of this
order.
Satolli has approved the project.
President Dunn says that the apostolic
delegate, after examining the constitu.
ton Of the order. declared he consider.
I'd the object in view a most laudable
one, and one TO be approved and that
the plan in the abstract seemed to pre-.
sent no objectionable features
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
A QUESTION OF TAXES.
Oregon improvement Claisns Exsns ptio
From the state Law.

VU8oo improvement Ctatme exemption
From the state Law.
Albany, n. Y, April so.-Deputy
State Controller Morgan gave hear
ing this afternoon on an application Of
the Oregon Improvement Company for
resettlement and readjustment Of the
tax assessed upon it by the corporation
tax department of the controllers of.
flee. The company has financial
Office in New York city, where its ex.
ectutive committee meets. and il holds
in its vault some Of the New York
Trust Company's bonds, and stocks of
various corporations. Aside from this
il pays salaries to employees and officers
and carries a large bank account in this
state. The company never has paid
any taxes to the state, and the point Of
contention is that the company had no
business here within the meaning Of
chapter 542 Of the law Of 1850, and the
various acts amcndatory thereof. The
company's tax WAS assessed for four
teen years back ION an approximate cap.
ital Of &70,0 in use annually. Ar.
temus H. Holmes, who appeared for
the company, claimed il WAS not sub.
ject to any tax. Deputy Attorney Gen.
cral Hasbrouck represented the state.
Decision was reserved.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
NO LEGAL OBSTACLES.
seattle Wss~r~ays May Nov Ne X.
cavsted.


ca~sted.
Olympia. April 22.-The supreme
court has affirmed the decision in the
case of Schlopp Va Commissioner II
Public Lands and the Seattle 4 Lake
Washington Water Company, thereby
permitting the company Ia proceed in
the excavation ~ the waterway under
the law Of 1898. In October last the
state. through the commissioner Of pub.
lie lands, contracted with Eugene Sem.
pie for the excavation Of a waterway
from deep water in Elliott bay to Lake
Washington. the material excavated to
he uscd in filling the tide lands in front
of the city 81 Seattle. The contract
was let under the act Of 1898. pruivi.
ing for the excavation of waterways by
private contract In February a second
contract was executed for the cxcava.
ton Of waterways not mentioned in
the first. This action was brought to
restrain the defendants from perform.
ing the work commenced. OF from tres.
passing on the tide lands. and to pre-
vent the commissioner Of public lands
from issuing to the defendant company
certificates Of Indebtedness for the work
performed. which under the law would
stand a. liens against tide lands i'm.
proved. The plaintiffs contentious
were that the contract was invalid, ow.
ing to the manner in which the cost Of
bulkhcading Is apportioncd. and that
the form Of certificates does not con.
form with the law. All these objec.
lions the supreme court overrules. and
holds that discretionary power in car.
rying out the law IL vested with the
commissioner Of public lands. and it is
presumed he will not abuse his power
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27

Philadelphia, April ls.-Spreckles'
sugar refinery, which has been closed
about two weeks by order Of the sugar
trust, by which it is controlled. has
started up again. The plant is running
ON nearly full time, with a reduced
force
The other refinery in williamsburg.
N. Y, closed at the same time, has also
resumed work. The demand for refined
sugar, which was very dull when the
two refineries were closed, has become
brighter, and though the market is still
overstocked, it is thought probable that
healthy condition will be soon n.
stored. The McCshan refinery, not
controlled by the trust. is running on
nearly full time.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
A CALIFORNIA; vsiesse,

Ckiah. Cal, April 2s.--A small un.
ncd island OF this county tMcnto.
eo) opposite Bournc's landing, IL now
y state Of eruption. according to the
port Of an observer. For some time
p 1t has been reported that flames
rc issuing from the center Of the isle
Il. Meredith. who resides In Trinity
nnty, and who has been travelling
png the northern coast for some
aks, passed the island Thursday. It
y some time during the early evening
i he was attracted by a bright light
the west. The flames were ~ bril-.
lnt that he at first imagined they
pre caused by burning ship at sea.
D his return south next day, however,
discovered smoke curling up from
island. and then saw It emanated
nm peak ON the island.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
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WORSE THAN SLAVERY.
|ssrt OF Sssssstss. lssssesraslss
sad Dssdsssy.

~nd osaa0ssp-
pu.ton. Trx.. April Is. r u.
iy. n negro. arrived her. yesterday
lung starr atinn trip from the
u Durango. In Mexico. whcncc he
bI-sd the guards nf the Mexican Col.
atson Company. then brascd the
tcasts II tho Mexican wilderness.
~ndurcd the hardships II travelling
hout money. lie Was half starved
sanity clad ~hrn hr rraeh.d hrTv
his rvsarn Ca Union. Ala. from
9Th plzr. he enlisted in the cau~, 81
company frn,n which he c~rapoi.
j. II tnsddi. age.
b tells a story If starvation, tncar.
aian. drud.vry. aud wus-r than
ery .np~ssd un the cnlnnissd nc.
which nak-. the listener heart.
with sympathy. II. says he Was
ccd TAI leave homc with the hut,c 81
Nv reward and afsiurat ca.-. lie.
900 others. reached tn. pro,nis.
and ~ra. tim. In January. lie
that not single unc II the prpm.
made them has t-s-n fuifiilcd. and
th~rr il not one Of the colony who
I'LL n"s gladly return II they all wrrc
rrv,cn,~i hy armed guards uf dan.
~. Mv.icans and Span,ar.ia
D.. hn'nc- given coloni.t. werc but
leas inclu~urc.. with different SO.
d in which several families and
f.xx.l 80
prvd frm sunrise to sunsrs, and
r. furnished tough iccf and corn and
)ar bread ON which to xut~ist. the
bsin. ground by the cooks If each
y Ia whom thc-c ratsons werc issued
p evening, No Sunday was oh.
scd. and all who rc~ted ON that day
r. permitted Ia do ~ without tn.
jSilegr of eating. Tho Rrnund was
pr bcd and the covcrin. was such NJ
ew had brought with them. Many
bstructcd imprpviscd roofs over them
ah stalks Of brush.
Thcy werr cut of from the outside
rld and not permitted Ia correspond
IN relatives or friends. There was
railroad within miles Of the colony
many dangers encompass those who
To escape from what Hardy calls a
pnial bastial. He and four others
dc their escape some three weeks ago
although he became separated from
companions and suffered great hard.
ps he at length entered Texas at Fl
~. He Ia with friends herr, and
Pr rest and food will continue his
nrncy,
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NICARAGUA Will PAY
II She Has No Money She Will
Offer Territory.
JUST WHAT ENGLAND DRsIgRs
u win Give nsv cssitss station SD
~ Effective Ssstissi Over the
Nicsrugua cunsl.

Washington. April 22.-No infor,na-
ton has been received here concerning
Lord Kiinbsrly's reply TO Nicaragua
answer 70 the British ultimatum, but
II IL believed that Great Britain will
soon proceed 10 collect the claim or
debt NJ it il viewed from the British
standpoint Nicsraguas' present plan.
II is understood. is to endeavor to reach
= compromise with Great Britain re.
specting the ultimate settlement of the
indemnity Of $4,000 to Pro-Consul
Hatch. In pursuance Of this purpose =
special representative may be sent 20
London. who will probably he Gen
cral Barrios. who recently returned
from England. after an unsuccessful
attempt 70 settle the difiicnlty. Ii Is
not doubted that In the end Nicaragua
will pay the indemnity demanded. or
offer to Great Britain in lieu Of the
t75. 900. a part Of her territory.
The report has reached here from
Aanagua that Mr.. Gushing. the British
minister u Central America, declared
In Guatemala few months ago that
England especially wanted some in.
trrest in Nicaragua. with view to pre-.
venting the Yankees from controlling
absolutely the Nicaragua canal" This
statement. il il said. WAS made public.
ly and without reserve. II WAS printed
In the Guatemala newspape nj the
time aud high authority asserts that
Minister G,,sling has never ventured to
deny IT, The particular patch Of terri.
tory most available for this purpose
would he the so-cslled Corn island"
the possibility Of whose preferred CTS.
sion by Nicaragua 10 Great Britain. in
lieu Of = money indemnity, has been
more than once suggested lately. This
island would be Of great value 70 Great
Britain ~ a coaling and naval station,
aud an effective British sentinel over
the Nicaragua canal There are those
who sug.es, that il Nicaragua should
propose to cede Corn island 20 Great
Britain as AN equivalent for the smart
money" the immediate payment Of
which Is demnded. this proposal might
hc regarded as a shr-wd move 60 force
the hand u the United States.
Officials and diplomats regard the
answer Of Lord Kimberly To Nicaragua
~ bringing the British Nicaraguan
question 20 a critical stage. II is con-
siderrd certain that Great Britain will
now pruosed 90 collect the debt.
The latest information r,eivcd here
shows that Great Britain can at once
brinx two formidable fleets for blockad.
ing puYtstssss unc an the Pacific SID,
and the other ON the Atlantic coast.
Two fscts. nineteen ships in all. are
variousiy disposed. but all could tc
rcndczvouscd for a demonstration off
the coast
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
ARIOuS MARKETS
lump In Crude Petrol.
cum Continues.
h.ATION IN OIL DECLINING
he Transactions DsmSnsts rate tbs
BET That tbs Assspsiy VIII
Yix the Price 81 Crude oh.

vt That the Mssspsiy VIII
Pts the Price 81 Grade OH.
pburg. April aS.-The Standard
mpany reduced this purchasing
pf credit balances NJ its agencies
Do this morning. This il | o cents
VAN il paid yesterday. aud 50 cents
Aan ths price Of Thursday. This
arther demonstrates the fact that
Onopoly will fix the price Of crude
nd that those who trade In amy Of
Outstanding certificates arc taking
y risk II they think they can make
b. that the Standard will have To
". This reduction caused another
hump In exchange prices May
ened at 81. 20. and gradually drop
ti.s7. the latter prioe being the
Not a single trade was reported
~ local exchange. Al Oil City the
big MAS also very light. the market
hing Ia ti.s5 on the few trsnsac-
;asas. This Standard bought all
! balances offered at ta,?5 today,
eome certificates VI oil On ths Oil
Exchange as low assti.9s. This
u-s to show that some pcopie do
pre about holding certificates at
pt for higher prices. while the
lard Is reducing the purchasing
This stand taken by the stand.
tbs last few days will surely stop
Nation Ia c-rtificat- oil. H-rpto.
producers would demand a c.rtin.
gor each 900 barrels run In the
Hines. The certificates w-Tv placed
y hands II brokers nn change. who
~il them for t-,tt-r pric. than
~ a, the Standard purchasing
Pics. Now the exchange prics~ arr
patio that insi-ad they arr holding
bca,.~. hoping fur t-stirr prioss-
|thangc the producers will do busi.
|dirsrs with sh- monopoly. at what.
prizes u oonsid~rs oil ID worth
Dis will kill Oh sp-rulainn. for.
lpat thosp certificates. and the Stan.
no~ owns tho buik ii them,
J will tc npthins ,o speculate with
rvpsv~~nts any unusual value.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
rna,as. Miners win walt.

Terrc Hautc, April 2s.-The officials
Of the miners state organization have
responded to the request Of the opera.
tors for an early conference to arrange
the wage schedule for the year begin
ming May I, saying they believe it ad.
visablc for Indiana to await the dis.
position Of the question in Ohio and the
Pittsburg district, and therefore will
not wait until April 20. The black
coalmincrs Of the state have an or.
ganisation Of their own. and they have
taken secret action. which IL thought
to be 10 wait the action Of the miners
and operators In other fields.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27

Boston, April ls.-Collector Warren
today received a decision from the
board Of appraisers, which holds that
a bicycle is not free as personal effects,
but is subject to duty Of IS per cent
ad valorem under the new tariff act.
Collector Warren said:
Whatever the board Of general APP
praisers may hold, shall admit bicy.
cles free IL they have been used by the
person importing them. In fact, we
have instructions from Secretary Car.
Isle 10 admit them free as personal
efectsI OF course l must have some
evidence that bicycle is for the per-
sonal use Of the importer. and has been
ridden by him"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
Foster VIII Accompany Chang.

Washington, April a0.-A cablegram
from ex.Sccretary Foster announces
that he will accompany Ii Hung Chang
10 Picking. The Chinese viceoy and
party will arrive at Picking about May
1. between which time and the expirs.
ton Of the extended armistice. May 8,
there will be week for the Chinese
authorities to exchange notifications Of
the treaty. 1t is not doubted that the
treaty will be ratified and promptly
unclaimed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
The Old settler Claim.

Washington. April l9.-Belva A.
Lockwood, of this city, and James Tay-
Tor, Of Indian territory, both attorneys
at law, have asked the supreme court
Of the District Of Columbia to issue an
order restraining Secretary Carlisle
from paying Edgar NJ. Marble, Of New
York, and George c. Haxelton and Ly.
man A. Newell, Of this city, from re-
ceiving payment Of a treasury draft for
&lO, 900, issued To James J. Newell.
The case arises out Of dispute over a
fee, in what was known as 1.-THE old
settler" or Western Cherokee claim.
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PRICE OF COAL TO GO UP.
Annual Meeting - the Aathsseitl
DsaIsrs Of New York.

AonuaI Asetoeg 81 the AnthroeetO
Dealer 81 New York.
New York, April 20.-6ixty mem.
hers Of the Anthracite Coaldealeu' A.
ISOLATION were present this evening ut
the annual meeting held 1t the Waldorf
hotel President COnnel in calling the
meeting TO order said the members did
not propose TO longer continue 70 sell
coal cheaper than the cost Of produc-
ton. Every possible effort must be
made. he raid, TO come 70 some salts
factory agreement with one or more of
the coal-cazTying rsilroad companies.
The Reading railroad, bankrupt con-
Germ, rs he termed it, was driving them
to the wall To save themselves they
must take some practicable steps 1t
once. Suggestions were made and free
~ discussed. The result was that Ger
tain resolutions were adopted which ex-
pressed the future plans of the associa-
ton. 1t was then decided after some
difference Of opinion that it would not
be advisable TO make their plans public
at present. In another week, Presi-
dent Connell said, the purpose Of the
association would be explained. No
further information was given On the
subject 1t is known that one resolu.
ton was adopted. This read that .
committee shall formulate q plan of
representation in some Of the coal-car-
rying companies This plan is to be
made known to each of the members of
the conference. The idea is that the
association, through its members, shall
become stockholders in some Of the
companies and thus improve its condi-
ton. As stockholders the members can
appeal to the courts il necessary to bet
ter their condition. They claim that
the attitude Of the companies is injur-
ious to them.
1t is also understood that negotiations
would be opened within q week with
certain companies II these negotia-
tons do not meet with success the rs.
ISOLATION will Try to make some arrange
ment with particular company. In
such case the Lehigh Valley road would
undoubtedly prove the most favorable
for it. 1t is said that some information
furnished by Cox Bros has given the
members Of the association some hope.
Cox Bros. are the largest operators in
Pennsylvania. They were representa-
in todays' meeting. This firm has
definite agreement with the Lehigh VAL
ley road. The individual operators
in the association control, as they
claim, more than one third of the an.
nual output They say their prospects
now are much better than they have
been. An increase in price of coal at
the mines, they claim, should not ma.
terially affect the retail price, and it
would have the effect Of putting the
operators on a 6rmer financial basis
The output last year Of the mines
represented by the association was about
IL, 900, 600 tons.
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PETROLEUM AGAIN UP
Standard Advanced Its Price
Ten Cents.
ANOTHER BIG WELL DISCOVERED


Fields. SD Every Oss 10 Trying
to Leests . Well.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 2l.-The start
Ling feature in oil circles today was the
advance Of ten cents per barrel to e. go,
posted by the Standard ut its different
purchasing agencies, notwithstanding
yesterdays big slump in exchange
prices. The speculative market opened
At t2.25 bid for May option. or So cents
lower than the price fixed by the Stand
ard Company. After ii became known
that they thought we'll Of oil. the ex-
change market WAS bid up to CAST.
While this advance WAS taking place
were made. the price being simply bid
up by offers for small lots Of 8, 900 bar
rels- Toward the close the market
again became weak, and oil was down
rs low as t2. 40. just before s O'Clock
In the wide fiuctustion in price, prob
ably not 10000 barrels were trans.
ferred. The fact that the Standard
controls the bulk Of the certificates
leaves very few outstanding for specu-
lation. These few. however, seem to
make very wild markets. 1t is plain
TO be seen that the holders Of these out
standing certificates are very badly
frightened if they hear a rumor that
the Standard is liable TO reduce the
purchasing price. The Standard is tax
ing all oil offered At t2. 60, and did
greater business at the local purchasing
agencies today than at any time during
the boom. One firm sold q batch Of
81, 900 barrels that it had been holding.
receiving SIS, 400 for the same. Many
Others received small fortunes for their
crude.
After the exchange market closed
this afternoon news was received that
Murphy e. Jennings had struck 500
barrel per day gusher on the Hartman
farm in the McGregor district, Dodd-
ridge county, W. Va. 1t is high grade
crude. The well is a wildcat, pure
and simple, being located about the
center Of farm which contains ZOO
acres and is fully two miles from any
previous Developments. II the Stand
ard maintains today's prices there is no
reason to believe that the gusher will
cause a break in the speculative market
T. J. Vandergrift, prominent oil man,
was asked his opinion on the market
today. He said:
1T is all right, but am afraid il is
too high l, will start up operations
and there will be a decline
In the surrounding oil fields the ex.
element continues, and everyone is try
ing TO locate an oil well, even if it will
run only few barrels a day.
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A Permanent society,

Los Angeles, Cal, April 2e.-At a
meeting this morning Of the Half. Mill.
ion Club Of San Francisco and repre-.
sentative citizens Of Southern California.
at which w. NJ. Bunker, editor Of the
San Francisco Daily Report, presided
it was decided to organize a permanent
society for the development Of the en-.
tire state, and Chairman Bunker will
appoint committee Of fifteen to repre-.
sent plan at future meeting to re.
cure general state corporation.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27

Newport, r. l., April aa.-The an.
nouncement was made today that the
Prince Of Wales will visit Newport
during the summer. The information
was furnished A. coming from promi.
nent society man, who received a letter
from England announcing his royal
highness will attend the cup races and
visit Newport for several wsskA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27
OURRANT AND WARE.


They Are Said TO Have Bee. Fast
Friends.
San Francisco, April ls.-Those who
are qualified to know. declare that Eu-
gene Ware, the murdered druggist
clerk. and Theodore Durrant were fast
friends year ago, says q morning pa
per. Recent discoveries indicate that
Minnie Williams lodged at the same
house with Ware and at that time
knew both him and Durrant, who was
a frequent caller. These assertions,
which are believed TO be facts, are
startling links in the chain Of evidence
connecting Durrsnt with the murder
of Ware.
A year ago Ware lived at a lodging
house on the corner Of Seventh and
Mission streets At the same time, il
is said, the father Of Minnie Williams
brought her there and engaged a room
for a week. The young girl was retir-
ing, seldom left her room, and saw few
friends 1t is said that while in this
house she made the acquaintance not
only Of the drug clerk, but Of his
friend. the young medical student who
visited him 50 frequently. This strange
connection Of a man and a girl both
mysteriously murdered in a similar
way has lent new horror to the story
which is on everybcdy's tongue. Dur
rant has denied that he knew Ware,
but this is not the only denial which
will not stand the test Of investigation.
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Berlin, April a0.-A dispatch from
Toxic says the mikado has expressed
the desire to pay visit to the emperor
of China, in order to discuss with the
latter the question Of an offensive and
defensive alliance, into which il is pro-
posed 10 invite Siam "a enter.
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Cali for Warrants .. wa.A,.s.o,,

Olympia, Wash. April a0.-The
state treasurer has called for general
fund warrants No& 1901 to 1850, in
elusive. amounting to e43.677; mill
tary fund No& 1895 10 1910. inclu-
ave. amounting TO ea.sS7; tide.lsnd
fund NoA 1000 10 1880. inclusive,
amounting 10 o3.esi. The call ma.
tarss April -.
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The American Society In London.

London, April as.-The Globe. com.
mcntine ON the banquet Of the new
American society In London, last night.
says: The society Ia certain to be sue.
cessful II the membership Is confined
to desirable members Nobody has a
greater horror Of bouncing, Dragging,
vulgarian than a cultivated American
gentleman.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27

London, April 22.-An Allahabad
dispatch says England has offered the
freebooter Umra Khan an asylum in
India II he surrenders, and offers to
spare the tribesmen II no further op.
position il made to the British march
in Chitral.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-04-27

b. Petersburg. April 3.--The coun.
Of the empire has unanimously ap.
pved the decree authorixing that
mmercial transactions Of any kind
hll be concluded ON q gold basis.