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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
A TALK WITH CROKER.
F1hs IL. ts@mssy n..s ~ said ssy Lis
ito 80 lse Iassrsss~sr.

ito q. ts~ iassrss.~er.
i.,ad1n. August 30 "A representa-.
t'Vo Ut tho Prove foani Richard Croker
ai Newmarket tday. and accompanied
h.u back to Londan. s-crk,ns so srcarr
frJru him an interview ua political
#awatrs IN New York No amount %!
5pcFsaa.iou. however. could induce him
g. talk atsout James q. Martins a..
sump,ioa os tho leadership Of Tam.
many.
Il have nothing 90 say." was his ~.
poasct reply.
Ne showed surpriss. however. ~ the
ncw.. aud finally observed;
"Who-t.r sakrs thu Tamnsny leader
/ ship ao~ has big jnb on his banda :"
Mg. Croker was then asked about
tho course os the board Of policc CON.
m,s.t Iacr. IN New York. and In reply
s4ii.
1T would not bc fair to criticisr
them at this distance. but, Judging
from tho amount u space New York
ciyorsp ,ndenf. OF the London papcrv
~" giving them. they must he raising
Can
A prominent New York Democrat
4 win, IL hero .sys James u. Martins ~
latipns with Buurke Cochran arc to-
intimate to suit Croker.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
AO0OT THE RAILROADS.
Grsss 1sPsss~mess shs~s Tn the Net
Essaisgs for the Ftscsi Year.

Crsss Improvement shs.s In the Net
Essaisss for the vtscsi Year.
New York. August 2o-Grcatly i'm.
proved net railway earnings are shown
in carefully prepared special rrpor,
10 Bradssrrrs's. an abstract Of which
10 as follows.
Tho gruss earnings 81 las railroad
companies for the FIRST six months OF
1898 aggregate e3t9. oss. 7;3. a gain
Of 5. G per o.ut over the corresponding
period 81 1894. which In turn. showed
. decrease frum 1898 Of i6.s per cent
The not earnings 81 the same roads
for this year aggregate elo?. 767. 7s6.
= gain over last year Of ST. per cent.
ssd following . decrease Of 1894 from
1854 81 iss per cent
Divided into xroups. = striking uni.
formity IL noted In tho increases aud de.
crcascs In the gross and net OF the
i2s railroad systrms comprising las
roaas. which make up the appended
table. two.thirds show decrcAscA Tho
Hxurcs show tho pcrccntaRc of incrcasr
OF decrease. Thosc marked with IN
assertsk indicate q decrease:
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
aiovsde's Crepe

Denver. August 2o.--The News will
tomorrow pnblish reports from all
part. Of Colorado showing the condi.
ton Of crop. Generally. the condi.
uia i. extremely favorable. the only
drawback. II any. being too much rain.
In tho san Luis valley the great grain
fields arc whitening for the harvest.
and the crop will he the largest ever
gathered. From Ride. on tho 0randc
river. in the western part OF the state.
the yield OF alfalfa, oats. wheat aud
h,r!sy IL reported as unusually large,
while potatoes were never better. and
fru,t trees. except pear, are beginning
to GROUND. Rocky Fort reports crops
in tho southeastern part of the state ~
remarkably large Tho production Of
corn will exceed all records. Almost
as much can bc said for wheat, oats.
fruit aud melons. The only dismal
reports 81 the safe come from Jules
burg. in the extreme northeastern cor
ncr. where only potatoes and hay have
done we'll.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
Yr~ace and Brarirs Differences.

New York, August l9.-The Herald
correspondent in Rio Janeiro tele.
graphs that the French charge DAT.
fairies and the BraHilisn minister Of
foreign Affairs have signed a protocol
as,eeine to submit the question Of the
ownership Of the territory of Amaps to
arbitration, with the king Of Sweden
~ referee. Each country is to be al.
lowed until April, 1896, to submit its
claims The inquiry into the impris.
oument Of Bralilians and the trials OF
the late governor Of French Guiana
and the commander Of the gunboat
Bengali will be suspended pending the
decision Of the king Of Sweden, after
which they will be subjects for diplo.
matte negotiations
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
GERMANS ceLEsRATE.
Yesterday the Anniversary es the battle
u 6rosslWets.


Berlin. August 20. -Thers has been
splendid weather today. which IL tbs
Goth anniversary Of the battle Of GRAY.
elotte, and which had 70 great an in.
huence on the Franco ruasian war.
The anniversary was signslixed here by
the laying Of the foundation stone Of
the monument Of the Late Emperor
William By his grandson. william
u. In the presence Of many German
sovereigns and other dignitariea
Tho proceedings opened 1T 8 O'Clock
this morning. The oolors and stand.
ards OF the various regimcnts. crowned
with oak leaves. were brought on the
ground. and richly decorated upper.
isl standard displsyed in the centsr Of
the group. All the houses In the neigh.
bnrhood were tastefully decorated. the
windows aud balconies showing
streams Of bunting. while the streets
were crowded with gaily sttired spec.
tatora At . o'clock . flourish Of
truinpsts announced the arrival Of Elm.
peror William. who wss received BY
Chancellor Won Hohsnlohe. Tho Gun.
peror deposited under the foundation.
stone OF tho monument TO his grand.
father = memorial document. In which
he referred 70 the enthusiastic uprising
of the German nation under his grand.
father. Emperor william the Great
who had restored the Germans 70 their
ardsntiy desired unity and had sue
coetod In securing for the newly arisen
empire its proper weight In the System
Ut states. The emperor then read
aloud from the document 10 bs deposit.
ed in the foundation stoue:
The selfssscrincing record Of the
German princes. the wiss counsel and
energetic support Of Won Bismarck. the
oonsunmste strategy aud genius Of
Won Aoltke. the unequslcd courage
and ability Ut the commander Of the
army. and before all that Of Crown
Prince Frederick william. the devoted
ddclity Of the Field Marshal von Room
and the discipline of the pcopie. ren.
dcrcd success certain. But also In the
direction of works Of pesce. the cmp.r.
or was untirtnx % his last breath in
active fulhcTance of the welfare Of the
working cias.-a The statue Of Will.
lam the Great should form Q testimony
Of tho insxtanguishabic gratitude Of
the princes and people os Germany"
A. this point Count sun Lerch!eid.
tho Barartsn envoy plcnipot-ntiary.
handed Emperor William u trowei. re.
queslisn. that his majesty would lay
th1 foundation of q memorial which
would remind Germany Of the CREATES,
period Of her history. and which the
~nttsu nation desired TO erect 20 the
fo1ndsr q the German empire.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24


San frano'sco. August 2o.-The city
1as overcast yesterday with . bluish
szs mixed with fog. Most people
bought II was just plain fog. but
Weather Observer Harmon says IL
ras smoke from the forest firrst around
Pases sound. North winds have been
Moving up thesU for days. aud the
moke from the big smudges in the
Boast mountains has brra carried di.
ecsiy southwark. This oourss carried
Dat 70 sea from where tho coast line
snds u the east For days tho
)Dsth ~inds spun cot . lrngshcninx
uaner fr'an tho smoky mass "a shc
band. aud u Was sr.iicd oscs the So
pr handTeds Of miicA Day before
Yesterday northwest wind which fol.
cssi tho coast limo struck Point
e, "a. and In sh,s tho srrat prnnAnt Of
h,ok. aoaIsd near tho caiifosuis
hoFu- The northw-s, wind struck the
>ill, s1ath Ut ,hc Golden Gate aud MAS
~r"ct-a through the zap. ~ usual.
" the northwest Wind became south.
b-s, ~iad stoas tbs city. and 90 IL
6p.od an egg from tho long prnnsnt
snoAv at ga and dragged IL into the
sy.
That is the r-r-uiiar way In which
n psu truin fesct ssunI ycArhcd San
sancissu yesterday. IL 10 not an I'm.
paAl thing for smokc 10 travel that
ss,anes tom widespread forcsi nrcs.
" sm ike !rusn Minnesota FORESTS has
pa carried southwark h-yoad 81
ppgis. but IL is rasriy that smoke frusn
gasa,nssIn dina tho sunshine of Cen.
sal California. and 10 II not known
Nat tho ~ipds. tho era and tho hills
bscs t-torv got S hcso by such an in.
tSat9as pr'.rsss Of spinning.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24

A STRIKE THREATENED,
Garment-Makers Of New York Prepar
Ing to Go Dat.

Garment-Makers Of New Tsrk Prepar-
Ing 10 Go Dat.
New York. August l5.-The East
Side is threatened with another strike.
The strike of the brotherhood Of tailors
has Al oused the vest-makers, cloak max.
ers, the childrens' jacket-makers and
the shirt-makers, and they have been
talking strike against the contractors
associations The bosses associations
have failed to sign their agreements.
They ask for nothing new. and are
the same that were in force last year.
but the bosses are opposed to the sys.
tenn Of running shops under union
rule&
The jscket-makers are prepared t.
call out their combined membership OF
5000 persons ON short notice. The
pantaloon- makers will hold q mas
meeting 10 decide upon q strike. The
cloak.mskers expect TO order the rest Of
their big strike some time this week
and the vest-makers 10 the number Of
900 are dissatisfied. There are 5000
shirt-makers organised. They also an
talking strike.
The manufacturers in the garment
trade have caused the excitement l,
is announced that they are very careful
in taking orders and giving out con.
tracts on account Of the excited state
Of the cloak.makerA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
Bicycle Railroad In California.

San Francisco, August IL. - San
Francisco and Santa Cruz will soon be
connected by q bicycle railroad. and
articles OF incorporation Of the Shore
Line Bicycle Railroad Company have
been filed. 1t is said that a number
Of Eastern capitalists are behind the
project The promoters Of the road
are said to have constructed a similar
line ON Long Island. The Wrestling.
house Electrical Manufacturing Com.
pany and the Baldwin locomotive
works are also said to be interested in
the road. which its promoters hope
eventually to extend to Los Angeles.
The distance to Santa Crua is ninety
miles, and the company expects to run
trains at the rate Of 100 miles an hour.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24

San Francisco. August l5.-Local
members Of the American Railway
Union are much incensed over an in
scription that has been placed over the
graves Of the four soldiers who were
killed in . railroad wreck during the
great strike OF . year ago. The in
scription 10 to the effect that the sol.
diers were Murdered by strikers near
Sacramento. Cal. July IL, 1884," Al
though one striker has been sentenced
70 death for completely in the wreck.
ing Of train bearing the troops during
the strike, the members Of tho A. X.
U. deuounce the inscription as false
and unjustinable.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
THE HYPNOTIC CRAZE.


Extrs1s to which II wss Carries ri
Rtehaeid Springs.
New York, August ia special to
the Herald from Richfeld Springs, N.
Y. says: At the first grand ball Of
this season In the Arlington hotel,
Aiss Abigail Spatss. the daughter Of a
wealthy farmer of East Springfield
town>hip. had an experience which
tragicslly illustrates the hypnotic
craze. The wealth and fashion Of halt
dozen great cities were represented
ct this ball. but matrons and debu-
tantes wero all eclipsed by the magnif.
cent appearance OF Miss Spates, who
was mot known to the committee, con.
sisting Of the leaders Of society. A
the music fell into minor key and the
strains Of "Au Claire de La Lune"
echoed plaintively down the hall. the
unknown uttered . piercing shrek and
fell full length on the ballroom door.
In an instant all was confusion and her
apparently lifeless body was borne
away. DR.. Dor was called and dag.
nossd the CASE ~ catalepsy. Inquiry.
however. developed the fact that the
girl WAS the victim Of hypnotic sugges-
ton: that abe had never read Trilby;
had never been n . ball before, and
actually had never waltzed before In
her life. She was introduced to Storr
kellen. her escort, by young man
whose name 10 not given because GRIM
insl proceedings are TO be instituted
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
Rtosing ItAlians.

Pittsburg, Pa, August l5.-One
hundred and fifty Italians employed
ON the excavation Of the conduit in
Allegheny struck yesterday for an ad.
vance Of IS cents q day. Other men
were secured to take their places, and
today the strikers tried to drive the
new men from the work. Stones,
clubs and revolvers were freely used,
and two Italians had their heads split
open. The mob was dispersed by the
police.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
That Rewedscsime brewery.

Washington. August aO.-lt IL IN.
derstood that MonsiRnorc Sstolli IL
giving his attention 10 the question
raised by the petition TO him for the
suppression Of the brewery conducted
by the Bencdictinc monks at Beatty.
Pa. with q view to harmonisipR the
difference 20 as to placatc the com.
plants, and at the same time not deal
harshly with the ccclcsiasts who con.
duct the brewery. He Is giving atten.
ton to the petition not only from the
point Of view Of tho petitioners. hut
also considers the fact that the monks
are naeive Germans, who cannot sce
tho harm In drinking beer made after
the manner pursued in the Fathcrland.
The effort will be made to settle the
dispute without any formal decision.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24

Manchester. August ao.-A better
business was done this week. = nrmcr
cotton market helping, for China cloths
arc engaged mostly to the end Of the
year. The Indian demand 10 also en-.
larging The smaller markets are fol.
lowing the advance reluctantly. Yarns
are 3.i6d dearer, but there 10 lack OF
activity In them. Some business was
done for Japan. Home manufacturers
are bnying little beyond their actual
needs Spinncrs are working mostly
at loss. and some machinery 10 stop
ping.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24

There are somc dccrcasrs In gro~s
earnings this year from last. notably
the southern and granger roads. but
thcrc arr also notably large increases
In ncalry all the other groups. where
last year the dead level Of decrease was
without relief. when the net earnings
figures this year are considered, the
showing IL still better. The decrease
in the Rranecrs and Southwestern
roads il still notable, but the gains
showed. in the other group Of roads are
sufficient to moro than counterbalsncc
this falling-ofl, and the result IL = very
satisfactory gain over = year ago.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24

Paper Suppressed and EDITOR Banished.
Guthrie. o. T., August 1.-THE
WAh Shah She News. published at
Pawhuska, Osage nation, was sup.
pressed today by Colonel H. b. Free.
man, acting agent Of the Usage nation,
and its editor, ]. F. Palmer, was han.
ished from the nation. The News al.
legged that Freeman was heapine all
kinds Of indignities on the Indians,
and Freeman obtained from Com.
missioner Browning an order giving
him power to suppress the News and
Danish Editor Palmer. The excitement
10 intense and threats are made to tar
and feather Freeman. United States
Commissioner +. Leahy protested
against Freeman's actions. and Free.
man has tried to have him banished,
but without success.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
FEARS FOR AMERICANS
Missionaries in Asia Minor In
Serious Danger.
TWO PROFESSORS CONDEMNED


saspscted Of Being Spies.
Constsntinople, August l7.-Anxi.
ETY. prevails here for the American mis-.
sionaries At Marsovsn, q small town
twenty -four miles northwest Of ANA.
STA. in the vilayet Of Sivas, Asia
Minor. ON account Of the Armenian
campaign against those Of their com.
patriots who are thought to be spies.
An Armenian priest, suspected Of spy.
ing. was recently murdered at Scutari.
just opposite Constantinople. BY the
incensed Armenians, ~ . result Of
which many Armenians in Scutari and
other suburbs Of C0nstantinople have
been imprisoned.
Thirteen students Of the American
college were expelled Last year because
their fathers were thought to have
been mixed mp in the Armenian move
ment. suspicion having fallen on the
college. and among the list Of persons
condemned by the Armenian committee
are five professors Of the college. two
being Americana The governor il do.
ing his utmost TO investigate the mat.
ter. and TO prevent An Outbreak or dis
orders
Details have been received Of the At.
tack on the American missionary
school At Tarsus. and the maltreat.
ment Of students and threats made
against the missionaries. which was
mentioned in 4 press dispatch August
8. 1t Is learned about twenty Mus
sulmans attacked and beat . srevant
OF the Rev. Mr.. Christie, director Of
the college at TsrsuA Some Of his
scholars at Namroun. . summer resi-.
dence near Tarsus. the night Of Thurs.
day. August IL, also threatened to kill
Mr.. Christie.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24

Victoria. B. c., August le.-Mail
advices from Hakodats estimate the
combined catch Of all the pelagic seal.
ers in Asiatic waters this season at a..
900 sealskins at the outside. Last -.
son the Canadian sohooasrs alone tool
10000. The shrinkags In he catch
can hardly fAil 10 a9set ths Oeeohsz
oaleo n Loado0.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
Notorious Female OUTLAW.

Perry. O. T., August l6.-Deputy
marshals arrested the notorious Jennie
Netcslf east Of here last night. but she
stole an officers horse and fed. She
was formerly Jennie Stephens. and is o
niece Of Bill Dalton, and no officer in
the territory is better shot She was
arrested two months ago for selling
whisky 10 the Usage Indians. and gave
honda Although only IS years old,
abe 10 said to have sold more whisky to
Indians than the oldest offender.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
Rich Find Of Lead Ore.

Madison, Wis, August l7.-Mike
Moran and Chris Simons have discov.
cred what promises to be q very rich
ind Of lead ore one and one-half miles
west Of Verona, this county. A shaft
10 10 Be- sunk at once, and mining will
b begun - soon - possible
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24

City Of MEXICO. August ao.-Cuban
revolutionary agents are reported to he
cnlisting retired officers from the Mex.
loan army, and announced today that
number Of veterans officers have EN-.
barked for the seat Of war. There ID
no doubt Of sealous activity among
Cuban agents here. Advices from
Central America are Of the came tenor,
and men are volunteering there for Gu,
ban oorvica.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
THE JAPANESE CRISIS.



n Washissssn.
Warrington. August l6.-No In.
formation has been received ct the Jan.
anese legation in conAxmation q DE-
NAL Of the report that 4 cabinet crisis
exists in Japan, though tie legation
would not necessarily b informed Of
such an oocurrence until tie formation
OF new ministry. The report Of dis
solution was. however, . surprise to the
members Of the legation, and caused
great interest While accustomed TO
look at Counts Ito and Yamaeats -
almost permanent parts Of the japan
ere government. they admit that there
has been dissatisfaction expressed
among the opposition politicians con.
corning the recession from the terms
OF the original treaty. and IL u sur
missed that any cabinet changes will
be due to this criticism They think,
however. q change on this account IL
improbable. ~ in japan the ministry
10 in the creation Of the emperor, and
its continuance in ofdce 10 in nowise
dependent on popular approval. except
% far ~ the ministers may personally
be influenced BY It. Furthesmore,
they find it difficult to realise that there
should be any misunderstanding on
the question Of rank. Both Ito and
Yamamgata arc oounts- The former
holds the highest decoration within the
gift Of the emperor, and the latter 10 Q
marshal Of the empire. II 10 not nm
derstood why men whose names have
been 10 highly hooored should make
trouble over the question Of the confer.
ing Of an honor which would be only q
slight advance over their present posi-.
tionA No one at the legation will
venture an opinion ~ TO who might
succeed Count Ito ~ prime minister in
case Of his permanent retirement
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A Daatar<aly Crime.

Guthrie, o. T., August s0.-Daniel
r. Brown. merchant, from the Semi.
mole reservation. brings information Of
a dastardly crime committed near Ar.
bech. A gang Of Creek Indians and
negroes and several white outlaws
raided Samuel Norfod's store, and after
completely quitting the place. assaulted
and otherwise mistreatsd i've women
in the nsishborhood. two Of whom will
diA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
FIRES IN THE FORESTS
btill Raging Throughout the
4 Sound Country.
)UCm TIMER BEING DESTROYED
~ Game Driven Iren the Miils 10 the
Water Course. ssa Deer Are
Aimost Demonstrated.

Seattle. August 2O.-Settlers along
IKE sanish report that there IL an
pbsoken line Of forest fires from Bel.
~ 70 the lake. destroying large ~
lell AS small timber. and rendering
- atmosphere almost sufIocstiug. All
sine II bsing driven from tho hills to
y lakes aud water courses, aud deer
" almost domcstieatod. A settler
st week met two cougars near bis
Dase- As he WAS unarmed. hs had
give them tho road. Mothers dare
|Dt let their children get out Of their
light. aud there 10 much alarm
throughout the community.
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Trouble In the Krelins Estate.

HrVuUfe I" e"e NreItu8 Esst2t&s
San Francisco, August 1.-THE
affairs Of F. w. Kreling & Sons. furni.
ture manufacturers, are said 10 be in.
volved. The firm was attached for
$4,000 today by the First National
bank. The trouble 10 in connection
with the probate proceedings over the
estate Of the late william KEELING,
senior member Of the firm.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24

New York. August IA special to
the World from Toxic says: By i'm
perial command. Count Ito. the prime
minister. has resumed his dutieA He
accepts elevation to the title Of mar.
quis. offered him by the emperor. A
rupture 10 thus sverted, but the per.
sonal relations Of certain members re.
strained.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24

Vancouver, b. c., August 9.-Con.
sentative estimates Of the seasons
salmou pack on the Fraser river place
Il At 100. 600 cases below the average.
On the Northern rivers the pack IL
only two-thirds Of the usual amount.
and eonssqusnsly there win b Q con.
idaeahlo shogtaeN
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-08-24
waller's Case Not Dropped.

Paris, August iS.-There 10 abso
lutely nothing in the sensational story
circulated by New York newspaper
to the effect that United States Am.
bsssador Eustis has dropped the case
Of John l. Waller, formerly United
States consul at Tamatava, island Of
Madagascar, recently sentenced to a
period Of twenty years Imprisonment,
by a court.martial On the contrary.
Eustis is pursuing the matter most en-.
ergetically and hopes soon to arrive at
. satisfactory result