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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
WAS BEATEN BY MORN
J. .. JOHNSOX's COLORs lOwrnEn
BY THE FRENCH ssCYCLusr.
Tse Frenehnaa's AdnlsePs Tore OF
His Sweater, ReDiseins II Win
Tri-COloreA Jersey.

Faris. May H.-Aorin. the celebrated
French bicyciist. beat John q. johnson.
the American, In both heats Of the 1vs
metre race At the veidome de Ia Besne to-
DAY. There was extraordinary interest
manifested IL the race, and there has been
b great deal OF warmth Of feeling devci.
oped between the two principals over
misunderstsndinxs a. 10 the time and
place Of meeting. Both were In a deter.
mined mood. and ts.e sy,~~..&or, felt sure
Of a good race.
The appearance OF the two riders was
The occasion OF hearty outburst Of ap-
piause- Again. during the race. Johnson
was accorded an ovation when he stopped
10 allow his adversary to change a puac-
tured tire Upon the resumption Of the
race johnson led. and after several at.
tempts TO get Norm IN front. 50 as 20
force him 10 set pace. beth stopped ami
leaned against the ratings. Norm there
upon dismounted and walked on while
johnson finished the course.
This match was. however, declared void.
owing to the leaning on the railing. Upon
this the crowd booted and cheered accord
ing to the direction their sympathies TOOK.
A pacemsker was then provided. john
son again took the lead and ali efforts to
get Norm in front proved futile. Al the
last bend in the course johnson spurtei,
nut Norm caught him and finished a
.ength ahead.
The second heat showed a repetition OF
The tactics in the frs; heat, johnson be-
ING forced INTO The lead He spurted upon
entering the last lap and gained about 70
yards on bis adversary. but was az ain
caught AMI beaten abou; . length
The defeat Of the American pleased the
crowd. and the winning Freedman WAS
franticaily cheered BY the thousands Of
spectators Some OF Morin's admirers
Hooked 10 the track and surrounded him
earring his sweater from his back and re-
placing II by a tri-coiored jersey, In which
patriotic apparel they escorted him
around the track in a triumphai process
sion amid yelling and acciamations.
johnson took his defeat in very good
part. though he did not relish the treat
meni that had been accorded him either
by his opponent or by the crowd
After the race Johnson said 10 a rep
resentstive OF the Associated Press: Il
was fairly outpaced on both finishes all
right enough. bu, desire to express my
regret iha; was not treated in a more
sportsmanlike manner by Norm. After
he had been paced for two laps he fa;iy
refused TO render me any similar service.
The crowd also peited me with gravel az
We went along the track
Tom Eek, Johnson's trainer. said that
The American would do better in a fort
night. Johnson Is also engaged TO race
in Paris next Sunday and Monday. May
u and q He only raced today. Eek said,
10 satisfy public curiosity.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
THE QUEENS BIRTHDAY HoNoRs
ungiish Genslcnea Elevated to the
peeraGe.

London. May H-Amons the queens
birthday honors announced are the fol.
lowing: The marquis of CRANKY. eldes;
son OF the duke OF Rutland. and Rt Hon.
Edward Heneage, formerly chancellor Of
the duchy OF Lancaster. are elevated to
the peeraxe. and Chief Justice Meredith
Of the court OF common pleas OF Ontario 10
kniHhted. Sir Donald Alexander Smith,
resident governor and chief commissioner
at Montreal OF the Hudson Bay Company,
Is made knight Of the grand cross Of the
Order OF ST. Michael and 81. George "a. c.
q. NJ. and the Hon. Joseph Chapleau,
lieutenant governor OF the province Of
Quebec, Ia made a knight commander OF
the Order OF st. Michael and ST. George
Tx. c. NJ. o..
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

Dictated the Platform of the Demo
cratic Party.

Aberdeen. S. D.. May co.-The democratic
state convention convened here today. Tn,
gold standard men received important; re
Endorsements this morning, notably from
the Black Hills, whose delegates had beer
Tor silver. but changed 10 a right ahour
because of the food Of protests from tina
part o. the state.
S-A- Ramsey, a gold standard candidate
vas agreed on for temporary chairman
The convention adopted the following
platform:
The democratic party of South Dakots
is In favor of the present standard OF
value in our monetary system and the use
OF full legal tender silver coins and paper
convertible into coin OF the demand In
such quantities as can be maintained
without imparing the purchasing or debt
paying power OF the money in the hands o.
the people"
The convention by a vote of l6s- ,c
ssai9 rejected a free silver substitute.
Other resolutions arraigned the repno
iican party for extravagance and declare
unalterable allegiance to the Cleveland
administration, also oppose any effort &c
materially alter the present Just and con
sentative tariff and pronounce against Sc
ere; political organizations. The fight
over the financial plank was extremely
warm. but the free silver delegates did
not withdraw from the convention.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
nruTmDAY CsLsnn ALTON
Dmcial. Of UtGh Rank Witnessed
the Maaruvrrs ut London.

81 London. May ~ The official cclobra-
ZION 81 the queens birthday. which oc-
Eeuts Sunday. took place today. throughout
kehe country and empire In general. On
3ahe parade grounds Of the horse guards
<9he 70 was tho usual ceremony of trooping
-eclors witnessed by large crowd OF dis
people including tho prince
md princess OF Wales. Prince Charles of
Denmark and commandments Lord
Eolseloy. Tho queen was born May ~.
.0sla Tho attractiveness OF the ceremony
11vaa mnrrsd nv rain
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
SANTA MONICA HAMBoR MATTERS
senator white Opposes Change IN
the Senate Plans.

Washington, May ls--There IVES q spi--
tied scene In the rooms OF the senate com
mittss on commerce this afternoon whe.,
Senator White Of California appeared be-
fore the conference committee engaged on
the river and harbof bill. He was invited
to give an opinion on the change pro-
posed to be made namin; In the bill com
missioners to decide whether the pro-
posed southern California harbor shall
be located at ssnta Monica Or San Pedro.
Senator White took the position that to
make ti.s change would be a violation OF
the agreement made In. the senate and
intimated IL the change should be mai.
the conference report would arouse far
greater opposition In the senate tn An
the original report created. Mr.. Hooker Of
the house conferees intimated that he
was opposed to all the proposed improve
mentB in the vicinity Of Los Angeles. and
1t would be best 10 strike out all the ap-
preparation for both the outer and in
ner harbors. To this senator White re-
sponded that such n course would be
taken. II at all, only to annoy him an J
force him TO acquiesee In the proposed
change In the commission. which. he said.
he would not do. because the cha nge
would place the entire matter In the
hands of the friends of Santa Monica
Growing somewhat excited under the in
fiuence of the situation. he declared Il
the course proposed was persisted In the
people would reach the conclusion that
congress was under the control OF ul-
terror influences. Mr.. Hooker replied
that he had no apprehension on thai.
score.
The conference committee adjourned for
the day without reaching a conclusion as
TO whether 10 inser; the names OF com
missioners or leave the amendment, as
made in the senate. The committee pro-
posed a commission composed of Real
Admiral Walker. Professor T. C. Menden
hall. late superintendent of the Goa st anc
geodetic survey. Thomas c. Clark. pres
ident OF the American Society Of Civ;
Engineers; Alfred Noble and Colonel "a
@. Prout. both OF New York An agree
ment was reached on all other amend
ments made by the senate. IL Is believed
the conference Will be concluded and d
Yenort made 10 the senate i0morrnM
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

Tw~nty-Etshs KILLED. 80 InJured and
Million Dollar Losa.

Kansas City. May Is. - Twenty -eigh
killed outright. 30 more injured. some fatal
~. and property loss aggregating a mil
Hon dollars are now given as the estimated
damage done by Sundays cyclone In Ma
shall. Senamah and Broome counties
Kansas. Further reports may increas,
these figures. as Geographic communica
hon with the stricken parts is stiIl lrnper
feet and CONSERVATION prevails. The deao
are distributed as follows: Seneca xnc
ne!shborhood. &: Oneida. 6: Reserve, S: Ss
bahia. s; Morrill,. T. Seneca suffered prop
erty damage Of about $50. 90: Frankfor.
100000: Reserve. So. 600. Sabatha. $50 oc
Morrill,. S2n0oo: and thousands OF dollar r.
IN the country between these towns. Al
though the pecua.ary loss 4; Frankforr
aas great. not life was lost there. De
strucuon and restitution meet the eye a,
every turn Many were rendered abso-
,uiely pennllcss: many victims escaped
with only the clothes they wore. Appeals
for outside aid have been issued.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

Natives an the Upper AmNson Are
the Transarcssors.

Lima, Peru, May 10 (vis Galveston). -
The revolt against the authority OF the
government which has broken out In Iqui.
tos. on the upper Amazon. 90 miles above
the mouth Of the Napo. IL c!aased In ono al
circles here as farce. II Il add
ed that II II only question OF time
when order viii be restored, and great In.
diEnation IL expressed against the treach-
cry Of certain government employees there.
President Pierola will dispatch two cruis.
era and troops Immediately for Iauitos.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
WHERE'S rlLLxAx Is SUPREME
Clc> Gland Denounced and Free Sill
yer Endorsed.

Columbia. s. c., May 0.-The state
democratic convention met today, organ
lied. appointed committees and took re-
cess until s 2. m. When the convention
reassemeled Senator Tillman. chairman OF
the committee on platform. presented the
report OF the committee. 1t denounces
the administration OF President Cleveland
as undemocratic and tyrannicai. repudi-
ates the construction placed on the anan-
cial plank OF the last democratic conven'
ton by President Cleveland and Secretary
Carlisle, denounces the issue OF bonds,
expresses the belief that the power and
usurpstions OF the federal courts as now
organized Is dangerous to the republic,
demands the calling of constitutional
convention to form an organic law suitable
to the changed conditions and the growth
OF the country, demands the free and I'M
limited coinage Of silver at ratio OF Is 10
! regardless OF the action OF any and all
other nations, and the enlargement, OF the
powers Of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
The following delegates-at-large wsrs
elected; b, b. Tillman. J. c. Evans, w. II.
Elerbee and u. J. Bradham. These and
the delegates elected from the seven con-
gressional districts are all for free silver
at ls to I.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
DENVER BANNERS UNDER ARREST
Charged with Ntsspproprtattoa and
Ealac II q nnIta.

Denver. May &C, II Dow. president 81
tho Commercial National bank. which
failed IN the panic OF iSs1 was arreEtc1, 10.
DAY on indictments charging him with
nlsappropriA;i Of funds Of the bank and
making falsN reports TO tho govern mo n :.
lie Was released under rssr hail Sidney
u. NcClurkln, tho payIn. teller Of tho
hank. indicted with Dow, pas arrested IN =
afternoon a, Colorado Springs. II IL said
'ha; a. T.. Mllior. president Of tho Miller
Hernia Company Of Chicago. who obtained
tts."p from ;hr Commercial bank on al
mos, worthless security. has also been
Indicted. but tho federal authorities refuse
10 tain about tho matter.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

Mortgage Honda Placed IN the Lon.
don Market.

Liverpool. May S.-Among the passen-
gers sailing today on the Majestic for
New York r. Mr.. MacFarlnnc, who sue
cccded In placing In London the mortgage
bonds OF tho Hawaiian Commercial 4
Sugar Company Of San Francisco. owners
OF the Spreckels plantation of Hawaii
through the syndicate which fioated the
Hawaiian loan OF 1857 The bonds amount
to $3.50. O00 bearing interest Of 81 per cent.
A London stock exchange quotation for
them has been applied for.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

Gue.t At = Banquet Paid . Pretty
Compliment.

London. May ia-The United States am
bassador. Mr.. Bayard. was a guest to-
night at the banquet OF the foreign con-
suis at the Hotel Cecil Frederick Ro.hs-
child presided. Hon. p. A. Collins. Unit
ed States consul general in London. in a
speech proposed the toast to the sover-
elgns and presidents of the world. lay
ard replied to the toast The Diplomats"
In proposing what the Persian consu
general. IL. s. Foster. eulogixed Bayard
who he said was honored by all the IL 81
people Of the United States and Great
Britain. Bayard. he said. was one of the
best proxies the United States has ever
had. AS Bsyard arose to reply the Ldi-
ence drank to his health. He dwelt rron
the mission of the consular service as
being equal In Importance to that Of J'p-
lomacy.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
MINEnS FEDERATION BUSINESS
National delegates Elected To sh.
Federation of Labor.

beaver. May IL ". Rogers an OF
Seer OF the FEDERATION OF Labor. addressed
the Convention o. The Western Federation
Of MIXERS today on the b~nenis Of aflAa
,inn ~l'h tho American Federation
Tho nss ofnc-rs ~crv initiated aud ma
uonAl delegates 30 tho American Retc-a
ton OF Labor selected A. follows: I'rr-i
Ion, Royce. u. " OXFORD. W. X Phi
ilrs AMI W J. Mcnonneil
vovoruot NciaiyrS ~as by resolution
INArkcd ,or his courteous reception o.
ihs committee stnt TO confer with lbs -
cheney abou, tho release o. Robert ~
ms. the Hail H.N miner who 4, syrYlnr
'sr-n IN the reri'ontiary for melting .
figt.
Tho ruttc. Mont. rystander MAS n adj
the os1egai paper OF tho federation.
The convention adjourned sine die
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

Conference Report shows That Sen.
ate Members Gave In.

Washington May H.-The conference re
tort on the naval appropriation bil, re
ported today. shows that tho senate reces
Il from iis zmenimea, authorizing III,
secretary OF the treasury 30 detail rvsenu'
vgiisrs 10 protec. passengers on excursion
steamers aHendinE resa,tas
The house ronteFecs accepted the follow
IHE an endnehts.
ApgrSpsiAiing So co for testing method,
OF oreslng high explosives from Eias OF
board shlis. Increasing from ,zzb 90 e
isp. 90 The appropriation for reserve EIn'
'or AUXILIARY cruisers. and auth ortIiag The
secretary OF ;ho navy TO contract for ths
building Of t~o submarine boats Of The
Holland type
Tho conference r-ror, adopted 10 ar
agreement on ali 'hs amendments concern
ms hs'iisshitss and torpedo boats sEe~p,
ihg the submarine ,urpedo boats
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
THE snrTLERs GOT THE LAM
southern racsac Forfeits All Rsgh
60 Them.

Los Angeles, May M-Judge Rosa. IN
the rpites, States circuit court today. de-
.'vercd an opinion adverse TO the defend
ant In the test cases which have been
brought to establish the rights OF settlers
on thousands OF acres OF land in southern
California claimed by the Southern Pa
cifc railroad. The decision states that
the railroad was guilty OF gross negligence
In not Ming Its map and i've years Of
such delay has defeated Its claims to the
Ia nj
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
VAS SHOT NV A JEALOUS WIFE
rhicnuo Physician the Victtm and
Tie May Die.

Chicago. May 20.--Dr. Thomas Rom was
5eho, by his wife n, Elm and Townsend
Estrccts today. Tho woman fired Ave times
Two bullets entered the doctors head and
ono the left arm, Jealousy Ia said to be
the cause of the shooting. After tho fring
Nrs Renn ran down the alley and has
not been arrested. II Ia feared the doctor
will die.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

iater~st IN the silver King Denled
to Chambers.

Salt Lake, May ls.-The supreme court
today affirmed the decision Of the lower
court In favor OF Mrs. Emery. In the suit
brought against her by r. c. Chambers
for an interest In the Silver King mine.
Chambers claimed that the money fur
nished 70 Emery waa> for the interest In
the mine. while the estate claimed that II
was only loan. The interest In the mine
10 valued At over $4,000.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23
CREDITS VOTED SOUTH AFRICA
Money for south Dana ralaad VIII
ne ApprOprlateA.

ne Appropriated.
Berlin. May is.-During the oepate In the
reichstsg today on credits asked for Da.
MARYLAND, German Southwest Africa, DR..
Kayser. chief Of the colonial once. de
clared that in the opinion OF the govern
ment Germany should never abandon her
posscssions In Southwest Africa, and ex.
pressed the hope that endorsements Of W
troore be sent there by the end OF the
month. Dr. Kayser denied that Germany's
action was intended to aid the British
saying II was the intention to mAintaiu
German rule there and was Of general po'
litical Importance. The Damaraiand credits
passed the second reading. Substantially
the credits passed the third reading ant
the house adjourned until June
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

Fatal FtGht Between Negroes.
Bristol. Tenn. May fr.-Ssveral negroes
engaged In . dsht this afternoon near
Washington college. resulting In two BE-
Ing shot. one cut with IN AZ and one
bsing wounded On the hssd. froo which
h yin a.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

New Orleans. May ls.-I.ast night James
Dazzle, colored. was taken from jail In 81
Demands parish and lynched. He wa.
arrested for attempting to outrage Q white
iady near Patterson plantation Sunday
morning.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

schafer Defeated 0Nrntes.
Chicago. May le.-Schaefer defeated
uarnier In toniGhta game Of the billiard
tournament BY . score Of 100 to ~
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-05-23

II the esar be . rhymester. let the poets
beware.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
FACTS AS TO SILVER AND PRICES.

FACTS AS TO SILVER AND PRICES.
The New York World, under the above
heading, lately had the following edito-
rial:
When free coinage advocates proclaim
that the decentralization Of silver in 1873
has made prices 20 down ever since. -
they ignore these FACTS:
The prices Of farm products fell much
more in the eight years before 1913 than
in the eight years following that date.
In 1865 wheat was worth S19j, corn
s1-31, cotton IS cents. In 1873 these
staples were worth respectively S1.31,
62 and IS cents. The mInts were open
to silver during all this time, but few dol
lars were coined and none circulated.
The year after Recommendation" wheat
rose from S1.31 to $1.43, corn advanced
from 62 to - cents, beef nearly l cent
and all other farm products Except cot
toni in proportion. Wheat did not 60 be-
low S1.07 until 1884, nor cotton below
10 cents until 1886, recovering to that
figure in 1890 and 1891.
Those who attribute the fall in prices
to the dropping from the coinage of nom
circulating dollars ignore these facts.
They likewise leave out Of the question
the factors that really settle 1.-THE
enormously increased production both
here and in other lands, and the great
decrease in the cost Of production and Of
transportation"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20
ALL DOWN BIT WAGES

There isn't a mechanic in the land but
knows that about everything has gone
down in price except labor Wages to-
day are both positively and relatively
higher than they ever were, on a me
tallic money standard, and the Chatta-
nooga Tradcsman correctly says:
Even on a grcenback standard wages
had not the purchasing power in the ten
years, 1SGJ-lSIJ, they have now. In
1865 it required three days wages Of
a tirst-class mechanic 10 buy n barrel of
flour. In 1896 one and onc-half days
wages will buy the flour. This runs
through the entire list Of things house
holders must buy, including most articles
of clothing.
This notable cheapening of all things
but labor has been produced 10y many
causes. The most potent force i'll the
cheapening on one hand and incrcas-
ing on the other, has been improved ma
chinery. The worker has been enabled
10 do so much more than he could do, even
twenty-five years ago, that. despite the
lower prices of products. there is more
left for the wages account, after the
manufacturer has gotten his fair share.
Next to improved machinery in reducing
cost of production and holding up of adj
NduClnE wages, we put cheaper ana
quicker transportation. \ hundred years
ago it cost Sl4 to move a barrel of flour
from Cincinnati to the seaboard, and re-
quired twenty days time 1t is now done
for 30 to 60 cents, in four days time
The expense of moving heavy materials,
even at the middle of the century, made
interstate commerce comparatively Il
tritling thing. The railroads now give
good wages and salaries to a million of
men, for their operation, and To another
million in shops, mines. about furnaces,
etc. supplying material TO build, main
tain and equip railroads
Here we strike the feature of diyersiti-
cation of employment. as a factor in
maintaining and increasing rates of COM
pensation. This has been a tremendous
force. Think of the armies of men taken
from other vacations. to handle the 5000,
100000 worth of electrical railroads,
power plants, lighting plants, etc, all in
the last fifteen years, or less.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20

was q tower Of strength in himself. His
strong intellect furnished the light OF rea-
son BIZ which his way through life was
made clear. and hi, conscience. pure and
clean, knew no other path but virtue.
He had the absolute courage Of his con
vict!ons, and the man has not lived who
ever impugued his motives. There has
been no distinction. 10 place Of trust and
power which This people were not proud
TO confer upon him. He held judicia!
place long and hou0rably in this c0uA-
IS. but be- never sought Office in the lat
ter day acceptation Of the term. He an
nouuced his willingness to accept the
trust. and the people arose in their en-
thusiasm and placed him in power His
record i without a blemish H fully
justified every confidence imposed in him
privately and publicly, and he has gone
down 10 his grave shrouded in hon0rs
and followed by the affectionate regret
and absolute confidence Of this whole
community. Eloqucuce inspired by love
and honor can not add one grace Or beau-
= 10 the life monument he has builded;
il can bu. wreatbe a garland Of respect
and undying remembrance for the noble
shaft as it towers up for the admiration
Of mankind. After life's long, stern
struggle comes rest. His work is done.
well done. Who would rouse him from
his couch Of sweet repOse:
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20

And the city council did not get to the
street sprinklins question at its meeting
Monday night. That was a pity. for no
other question is Of as much interest 10
our people just now. 1t is shame that
Austin. with all her natural advantages
and possessing a climate perfectly
agreeable in other respects for summer,
should be 50 dreadfully handicapped as
she is with perpetual dust. For compare
lively so little money, how comfortable
we all could be made during the sum
mer. Why can we not have some
proper legislation along this line?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-20

One Of the greatest blessings promised
US in the dam was that because of the
abundance Of cheap water we could and
would have our streets well sprinkled all
the time and would be freed from that
terrible curse-the dust. Does it not
seem that in less than three years time
some good plan should have been adopted
TO carry out this pledge TO the people?
There are yet over two months IF dusty
time before rs this year; can not some
thing be done even in 90 to relieve the
people Of this distressing condition Of
waste and discontinue on account Of
dust: