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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-11-16
EASTERN STATES'VOTE
Majority Of Them Elect the
Republican Ticket.
DEMOCRATS HAVE TWO STATES


Waahingtns, Nov. ALI nov appsasy
that tn Rspsblioan victory was sves
greater than Lat Sseusns abOwsd Il
may sxtesd into Utah and Kentucky.
whess 1t present - Rspsblicass lad.
This was not only To csas . % Dc
sfase t5cksts, bat 70 ths Legislature %
we'll This insurss two now Rspubli-
can senators IN lie nsxt senats, and IL
defeat Of Blackbusn, who will retire IN
1897. q Gfbson q Maryland, and
Brice a Ohio. The oGBcial reeuyns are
IN from no statss, but sufficient Il
known 70 tell everything excepting the
exact majority o. plurality, q tie case
may 10. In all states this win be
swelled, with the possible exception Of
Ohio The only states Democratic are
Virginia and Mississippi The --latest
hgules given out - ~ majorities o.
pluralities were:
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NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
IN A rnendment 20 the Civil Service APP
proved BY the Precedent.

An Amendment 70 the Civil Service Ap-
proved BY the President-
Warrington, Nov. 1.-THE preei.
dent today approved an amendment to
the civil service which will result in
bringing many postmasters and EN-.
ployes within the classified service.
The amendment is as follows: And
whenever. by order Of the postmaster.
general. a by-ofiice shall be consoli.
dated with and made part Of any post
Office where free delivery is established.
all employees Of the Office thus CONSOLE
dated whose names appear on the roll
Of said Office. and including the post.
master thereof. shall. from the date of
said order. be employees Of the said free
delivery Office. and the person holding
at the date Of said order the position Of
postmaster Of the Office thus consoli-
dated with said free delivery Office may
be assigned any position therein and
given any appropriate designation
under the classification act which the
postmaster general may direct"
1t is the intention Of the postofice
department to consolidate many Offices.
This consolidation will not necessarily
do away with the Offices, but establish
them as stations Of some central point.
II il probble that presidential. A. well
as fourth-class Offices, will be included
In the consolidation.
Secretary Morton in his annual re.
port, il is understood. will dwell At
length upon the question of the extern
sion of foreign markets for American
products. He will probably suggest
the Importance Of catering 70 foreign
demands. pointing out that in no par.
ticular product is this country free from
competition.
Secretary Smith today sent to the
president draft Of the proclamation
opening the Nea Perces lands ceded to
settlement He suggests that the open.
ing Of the lands be fixed ten days later
than the time at which he appends his
signature. This will give time for the
proclamation to reach the land officers
before the lands are open to settlement
Secretary Smith has written a letter
TO E. Ellery Anderson, replying to var.
ious communications relating to the
patenting Of lands to the Union Pacific
Railroad Company. The secretary says
that in view Of the fact that congress,
at its coming session, will. in all prob.
ability, take action on the matter, he
deems it inadequate at this time to pass
ON such matters
News reaches Washington from
Corea that a new minister to the
United States will soon be sent to this
country in place Of the late minister,
who died from cholera while on leave
in Corea.
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ptss. hers Msy ssstks.

Pisisears. Nov. I2.-Tbc United
States Plumber Association of the
United States and Canada has sane
toned movement which. probably.
will sr~ul, in q stubborn eight between
the master plumbers and ,ourncymcn
II Pss,shurs and Allegheny. The
p,umter's union today adopted rcsolu.
ton. demanding from their employers
an advance In wages Of 10 per cent, 10
take effect ., { O'Clock tomorrow morn.
ing. The members have been instruct.
cd 10 report for work in the morning.
prcscns their demands. and. II not con.
cs~iesi. 10 refuse to work. The demand
1. sos the restoration Of the 10 per cent
cut made in 1894.
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Warrington, Nov. is.-The presf'
dent has signed the proclamation OPEN
ins the Mes Perez ceded lands to settle.
ment November Is. The proclamation
recites the provisions Of the law and
directs that under the regulations is
sued by the secretary Of the interior,
the land shall be opened to settlement
according to tho terms Of the treaty.
The pr,ce Of the agricultural lands 10
fxc, At O.. IS per acre. and Of timber
lands eS per aorc. II 10 not anticipated
that there will Be = great rush for the
lsude
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vemGzusLANs ARousso.


war Against xssissA.
washington. Nov. is.-Ths sr.. g.,
.osmation OF tbs excited public fsslin.
- senesuela. resulting from British
ao'asnds' reached here today hy Cars.
cas- pspess 70 November 1. Ths ne.
ss''ing sentiment IL for immediate w.,
preparations. although some coussry..
i've journals advocate moAe,s tion
1ns British ultimstum had mot b.,sr
resolved. but the publication az n.
substance has aroused some patriotism
Desro de Caracas. the ssmi.o6, ri. ,
government organ. says: "In cas- m
emergency arisss and the goyernmsns
" venezuela 10 obliged 70 rosort so
srsns. the English will be exnsl,ss
IRON tbs disputed territory. The pub.
I've may rest assured IL will only =.
nss ssaTy for the government to send !.
'slesrsphic dispatch 20 the frontier in
ORDER :" have this expulsion carried
~ TEMPO. conservative. publishss
= leader "oa the defense Of Guiana !"
N which II urges upoa the government,
the Immediate dispstching Of ! 600
venezuelan troops 70 the fruntier. in
order TO b ready At any time TO take
possession Of the Territory snd hold h.
u tbs Engiish make any move forward.
A sabalsird statement Is made of the
military force REQUESTS.
II Tiesnpo also urges the establish.
insni Of military colonies along the
frontier. Thcss would draw yenexus.
isns and would provide . force avail.
able 10 resist EnsiiAh encroschment IL
adds:
The defense against England IL
nsssonsi ohiixstioa- The reports from
London show ,ha, Raslsnd proposes %
U.s. sosuc- veneaeels has done much
toward getting ready. but she has not
yet done saough.''
a strung appeal 10 patriotic scn,i.
snens 10 made. Il IL pointed out that
the Arx-niine Republic won . war
against Great Britain. and that Mexico
wen against . combination VI France.
Eagisnd and spsin. The paper asserts
that psople who shsndoa their rights
should perish from the earth.
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CAUDAUR AGAIN WON
The Canadian Still Champion
Of the Aquatic World.
THE EXCITEMENT WAS INTENSE


9sgissA's Grow. Hswsvss. Wsa ths
Eenr-OsrsA Rses. Th.s Tskise
All Other Iapertsst Ivsnas.
Austin. Tex. Nov. s.-Jaks 0aud.
aur 10 still champion Of the aquatic
world. The contest was over . lk
mile course. and the trophies wers the
championship challenge cup and 4
purse Of 81. 900. The starters were Bu.
bear and HaiDes. Of England; Jake
Gaudaur and Ras Rogers. Of America.
Before the quarter days were reached
on the upper course. Haines quit the
race. and Bubear also dropped ont ten
boat lengths below the ~ mile dag.
leaving Gaudaur and Rogers 70 nn.
ish the rsce. Gaudaur. with i've boat
lengths ahead. came down the course
under an easy thirty-0ne stroke and
won the race in 20:69.
The Enslishmen dropped on in the
first race, saving themselves for the
great four-oared race which followed
the single sculL This race was over
the ! mile course, with turn-three
miles-for the championship of the
world and . purse Of el.5oo. The
starters were:
Bubear. Barry. Haines and Win.
gate. for England. and Teemer, Rog-
en-. Charley and Jake Gaudaur for
America.
Al the crews lined mp the excite
neDt was intense. Betting had been
running heavy On these two teams for
the past week. until upwards Of So.
600 was in the poolsellers' hands TO.
day when the dag dropped to start the
raoe.
A. the nsg dropped, both crews
dropped their oarA The English crew
gained the lead and kept it up the
course for about three boat lengths,
though the American crew closed the
gap somewhere near the J. mile Gag.
The Enlgish team turned first, and ON
the return course. At the three-quarters
Gag. they were leading by i've boat
lengtha The Americans spurted at
the half Gag for five lengths only,
when they gave out From there to the
finish line the English crew had three
lengths lead, and the two boats passed
over the line in that position: time.
i7:02lt.
The winning Of this race by the En-
glish crew reaccords them all impor.
tant laurels at the regatta outside of
the single-skull race. This concluded
the regatta.
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An IMPORTANT DECISION.


Olympia. Nov. 9.-A decision was
rendered at today's session o4 - state
board Of land commiasicners which Il
Of much interest 70 intending tide land
purchasera- The case in point 10 that
Of 6anderson VI Winsoe, ana involves
the right to purchase certain tide Lands
IN front Of tho city Of Ballard. A. the
acts Of March -. 1890 and 1895 d.
clare that owners Of lands abutting On
the tide lands Of the Arst-class ehall
have . preference right 70 apply for
purchase Of all OF any part Il tide
lands lying IN front Of Lands 70 owned,
IL b apparent that II tie Lands in Con-
test Lie IN front Of both applications,
neither Il entitled to the whole, and
some means Of equitable partition mnst
be found.
The case Il peculiar, for these 10 q
lack Of Legal authorities governing like
cases The questions at issue bear
chiefly on the right Of access 70 . pub-
lie waterway acr0s tide nats. and the
proportion Of the lines Of acceas 70 the
shore line Ownership. and the right to
purchase submerged or tide Lands.
To ind q rule which shall be general
has been admitted to be difhcult by The
highest courts in the land, but after
carefully considering tho proposition.
and investigating all existing rules in
similar cases, the decision adopts this
rule: That the line should be extend.
ed, a. nearly A. possible at right an.
giles with the general line. and paral-
lei to the tide boundary lines Of the
upland. 20 rs to give each riparian pro-
prietor ~ nearly the same width Of the
waterway line as he holds on the shore
o. general line.
In the case Of Sanderson ". winsor,
the decision 10 to adopt this rule:
Divide the distance upon the line If
the waterway into as many equal por-
items A. those contained in the general
line in front Of them. and then draw
straight lines from the point at which
the boundary lines. between the ND
lands. when projected, intersect the
geneari line to the points thus deter
mined Is points Of division.
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Viewed BY London Papers.

~ ASoUO0 EoRSus
London, Nov. S.-The Times this
gives over q column to New
York dispatch regarding the election.
The other papers have short dispatches
on the subject Of the Marlborough. Van.
derbilt wedding. The Times says Of
the elections:
1.-THE elections have again surprised
American politicianA The Republi.
cans were victorious beyond all cxpec-
tation& The failure to break Tam.
many 10 discouraging. Such ID the state
Of American politics. in the absence Of
any great issue. that il 10 impossible to
predict the re .ult Of the presidential
election. Perhaps the Democrats have
the most cause 10 regret the success Of
Tammany. for some Of Tammany's
moral discredit ID bound 10 fall upon
the Democratic party"
The Daily News says: THE cleo.
tions are showing remarkably in favor
Of the Republicans, and the presiden.
tial sat 10 all but safe for the Republic.
can candidate.
The Chronicle tliberaD Gays: 1T 10
not quite clear that there II no real
Democratic revival We regret, but
are mot surprised. at the victory in New
York. Il carries an important moral
for our too extreme Temperance
friends."
Tho Post conservative Gays: "Ths
general result confirms the opinion that
he reaction against the Democrats,
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t.t POSTAL oepAarMeNr.

re- Mails r.t-ss ~ ~. Js@ss' Ass.si
S.r-,s Zoe ~. tsss rbs+ss tess.
ws.hsnsss"n. Nov. is.-H,rss Assist
sss resssassser.t,enessi Frank ~.
Jooes has iassea hts annual fvpst fs
tho scar ended Jane SO. 1884 Mr..
janSa ahu~s that the d,sisious under
h's sSp-rsissua hsrc savea. daring the
yeaG si a9s.a:. tho principal t,rsas
t"'as in shc saving In tho cAsstesS BY
81 pptns overtime. and q srdacsscn 1t
'asv~ amounting to i.sco. 600. The
saIa'i". o. all presidential postmaster.
smDaa,iu. tn Is. ssf. 900. and tho gross
rUs~tp,. Il pos,"fssc~s Geo. sss. op;. The
hami~r II presidential v-sesmsssess 10
i9l. al which isD are arss class.
'o'o. sccuaad class. s.sss third ciasa
An estimate Of $1,000. 600 fus sill
T~@smas,ers 10 made fur tho wear 1897.
an increase or~s tho pscscai year Of
. 900. 600.
Tho fatal number Of positions
trussh, within tho classified service
WAS :. s9a.
Mt Jones fvcammends the abolision
ot experimental FREE delivery. unless
VI 600. 600 is appropriated for the pur.
pos". alsa free rural delivery. unless
t2o. 900. 600 10 appropriated.
~ tho investigation. and discharge
81 carriers fr cause. Mr.. Joncs says
sNa carriers have brcn removed. He
reviews the conditions which made the
Investigations necessary, the principal
On" trins the accumulation of over
tim" claims. showing that something
vas wrong. Tho work has bccn sys.
t"rua,ically prosecuted during the past
"ish, months. and tho carriers st 1871
"f''ccs have bpcn Investigated.
An estimate Of Ella. poo. 200 10 made
for tho FREQ delivery service next year.
The money order report shows that
there are 1901 domestic money order
ofico.. and orders 70 thc amount OF
lS6, 700. 0sp wete issued, aud 1885,.
% $50 paid. Mr.. Jones recommends
legislation requiring clerks handling
money order business TO give bundaN
Concerning dead letter matter. the 10.
port says:
The number 81 pieces Of original
mail matter received during the year
Tor treatment was 6.sio,s5s. . de.
CREASE Of i,l1i."
Mr.. Jones rencws several recon-
m"ndations made In his last report,
such as a penalty for using pcst'nsrks
Tor unlawful purposes; 10 prevent boy
e'st'ng postoiiiccs: 10 amend the rank
Ing laws: more stringent legislation
against obscene mail matter; the
power to suspend employees: the en-
pioym'nt Of temporary and Substitute
clerks; care or disabled employees; the
better classification of salaries fo'
clerks In larger ofiiccs and the employ
ment Of substitute carriers.
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THE ANNUAL REPORTS
Bureau OF CONSTRUCTION and
Repair of the Navy.
ESTIMATES FOR APPROPRIATIONS
some Of the hsssss MaAs II
the Report VI the First Assistant
Post i'm sssss- Gsessral.

Washington. Nov. i3.--Commodore
Philip Hiehborn. chief Ut tho bureau Of
construction and Eepsis Of tbs navy.
has completed his report Ut the year.
This report includes estimates for sp.
propriations Tor next yeav. the most
important b-ius %. $50. $40. 70 bs ex-
p~.,idod on vessels authorised by con.
vress for the Increase Of the navy. He
also asks for 81 500. 600 fos the general
repslr VI vessels and pnychAss Of stores
and machinery; t5ss. 600 for tho con.
tiuuane. u work already authorised on
the Hartford. the Chicago aud other
yrs.-i.. aud $500. 900 for two oomposiis
sailing vo.seiA He dwsils especially
upon the neerssity Ut adequate money
f0r tho repair VI vessels. covering mod.
era sloei ships. with their extsrans Sub.
division and sishossts systems Of ven.
ulailoa. drsinAxv aud mechAniosl saxii-
lafivs Of ali kinds They require much
greater care, both when in cosamissiou
aust IN ordinary than was formerly th1
ca 81 lth the old wooden shsta
IL Gs is0su than nine Year, sinoe the
tlssI vessel of the ncw navy Was pus in
> o,5tntnIssioa. aud tho ncc-ssity fos gea
raj repairs aud sva~wsis Ut fittings and
c4alptHenl. 10 b-seoming usosu and nasr
pressing,
The I.slley of aAsenS croaosny has
ahga, reached its limit. snd uni~ss
isosv ample appropriations arc made
fJE ltsS eA.v aud psrsrssssian of ships
ani lhr g~aessI maintenance Ut tbs
yssd pias,s. the efisriency Ut tbs no~s
a.!i t~ dlmislshsd aud tho sosrsnnaas
rsot~ssy will sutsrs serious d~s-sioss.
tia
tstnHsosisfe Htrhboru posrs the css.n.
i-osiuss AID accctsancr aurinx sh~ year
e iAU Nasblehr4a. GotsnbtA. Olympia
ssd aianrspoias. gives tho states 81
u;iaes r@ss~is sisasss oomp,ssr~a, aud
slss ssssrs the fact 10 esaaS~csiaa with
a.4ssacss fvura,,y lot snd spccasostsas,s
made usdes tho authority af tho issa
sassl spisOpsiasaaa bill Tie sasx~sss
Tax 'hPustascS u appropriations cot.
2 -tca. tu pat tho nsvy yard plxnts 81
r0sssass oath. ". II. Bassau. Mes fask.
LSssUo tsl2ad. Sosfolk and Nsrw ,si.
~+4At EA NfRHpaAA@ W. usNs* A3S uS1nsuus
= sAo ,a.nsdtsss suisse. lie thinks
siss CO ses~sAsrs al Norfolk: e:s..
ul.o al Nes Sosa ssd Go. COO al Ms~
!,lAad lilo sl~o s~nc.s tbs Evoosn.
iaeadA,ioa - Isss yssr fw tho sp.
p;sstssaiion ~ s;s. 600 tos each II tho
pe~ ssas1aas 81 fust R1ysi ssa rss~s
s.znA- THIS tsasry IL. hc says. n~exs,
ssrt 20 eslasp tho ssasioas with tools ~
az IL ~nsele tsesn 60 ooses The osd,nasy
'V.,asG ~osa.
Probably. tho saoss isaposssns part Il
''so 'vG-uts Ia thai devoted so tho seces.
''r q Increased ds1a.ch facilities
N' HichhFn n"tcs The fses that tseso
~ss ~ dacA In tho coas,ry safsica~e,iy
ls's0 io asek the indiana preliminary
o. bet TRIAL trip
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Seattle. Nov. ia.--The trial Of !onn
and James Mccain and their father'
Michael. for the murder Of Joseph Cic'
GRO last August, came to an end today.
With a verdict Of murder In the nrss
degree for the boys and an acani"s'
Tor the father. The case lasted through
an cn,irc week, and was bitterly
fought The motion for a new "'s'
will he based ON alleged error In al.
,ni,,,ns a. evidence against the sons
statements made by the old man oeior.
Tho Killing and not in the presence Oh
his sons
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S.- ~.sM,n.,y 70, n. xs,eo.o~.

dialogue. Ia. Nov. i2.-Thc Iowa
,rnn works has shipped the new ma
chinery for the torpedo boat Er,ccson.
and the trial trip will be held this
month on Long island sound. should
the weather permit On the trial TIP
last fall a pistou.rcd was pulled out
and q cyiinder. head smashed. II was
then supposed that the key OF the p's.
ton rod had broken. On the second
tia, las, summer a similar accident
occurred. causing the death OF three
men. and It was then concluded that
the cylinder head was too light This
defcc, has been rcmedicd In the new
engine.
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Saved by . Re.si. Message.

San Frsncisco. Nov. ls.-The Brit.
ish bark sharpshooter. Captain Watts.
after drifting sixty-four days at the
mercy Of the wind and waves, was
lowed into port last night The ship
encountered hurricane OF the coast
Of Central America and was badly
damaged. Relief was brought BY q
message inclosed in bottle which was
thrown overheard.
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Navy Supu,y Fund,

Warrington, Nov. Elm his annual
report to the secretary Of the navy.
Paymaster-G General Stuart recommends
an increase in the navy supply fund
from $500, 900 10 t6O0, 600 in the inter
est Of economy, the bureau thereby be.
ing enabled to keep on hand an ade.
Quate supply Of needed material at the
different yards, purchased after adver.
tisement, instead Of being obliged. a.
at present. to purchase in open market
ON urgency applications
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London. Nov. e.-Lord Raleigh and
Professor Ramsey called at the United
States embassy today, and James
Roosevelt secretary a the embassy,
presented them with . check for &iO..
600. which the Smithsonian institute
had awarded them - the Grst Hodgkin
prise for their paper On Argon, The
new element discovered b Losd IA
leigh.
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In True bandit style.

Kingwood. w. Va. Nov. 7.-Three
armed men held mp stage near this
place in true bandit style. A posse Of
oficers pursued the highwaymen into
Pcnnsylvania. where all trace was lost.
They are thought 10 b part Of the cid
Cooley gang Of outlawa Particulars
Of the attack on he stage have not
hoon received.
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NICARAGUA CANAL.


- 10 70 BE Built By Americas Gen.
TRACTORS asd Essiish Capital.
Chicago. Nov. 1.-THE Evening
Post says the Nicaragua canal 10 to b
built: that New York and London
capital will foot the bills, and Ameri.
can contractors will do the work. Il
- also said Chicago engineers ana
drainage canal-contractors will have 4
leading part In the construction. This
has been brought about by investiga.
ton. made BY the leading spirits in the
Nicaragua scheme. into the work being
carried On similar to the $50. 900, 600
Chicago drainage canal. For months
their experts have been investigating
this work. and it 10 said, - Q result,
the moving spirits in the Western
work have been led 70 visit the Mica.
rsgua leaders in New York.
The Post further asserts that for sev.
eral months certain London nnanciers,
IN company with some New Workers.,
have been looking into the scheme, and
have practically decided to back it.
Between go. 900. 600 and $50, 900, 900
will be needed. and that amount, Gays
the Post. has been guaranteed. The
Post adds that while the deal has not
been completed. the negotiations are
in 4 very advanced stage. and almost
On the verge Of completion. All st-
tesnpts to secure financial aid from this
government will be abandoned, and the
matter prosecuted as 4 purely private
enterprise. The principal negotiations
have been going on. it 10 stated since
the visit Of Warner Miller to this city
few weeks ago. No names are given
in connection with the plan.
President uttchcock In Washington.
Washington. Nov. H. President
Hitchcock. who succeeded Warner Mil.
Ter ut the head Of the Nicaragua Canal
Company. called at the state depart
ment today and saw Assistant Secre-
tary Uhl. The visit doubtless related
10 the recent report Of the government
which visited the canal
route.
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pucucs Ayres. Nov. is'-The secret
.,..ins, Of the Legislature continue ana
!. !. srpcc,cd that the deputies Will up.
prove the bill 70 unity sns "e''' '1'
~. ,he seusts will reject Il
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The figures given for Maaaachusetts.
New York. New jersey. Psnnsylvania
and Iowa arc pluEalitiea The others
are majoritiea