The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-11-06
NEWS FROM ALL QUARTERS
RECORD or CRIME AND MIsHAp.
Progress Of Busiaess nj Horne asa
Abread-Fire Losses and Aeeiaen-
sai Deaths - Political Appeins.
ments.

John IL Hall has been appointed
United States attorney for Oregon.
4 An Official dispatch from Havana an.
nounees that BlanoO, the new captain
general, has arrived there and has taken
command Of the island from General
WeyIer.
searchlight il king Of pacing three
year-olds. His time, made on the track
Saturday at Santa Ana, in an exhibition
mile and an eighth, eclipses all previous
records and puts him at the head Of nae
ers for his age. With running mate he
was driven by Tom Heating and establish
ed as his record 2;O5a.
The German postofice Is experimenting
with an invention Of an electric typewrit-
er apparatus, which, at cost Of SIPS. can
be connected with telegraph wire which
types message of on a keyboard ana
which is reproduced at the other end.
Prof W. W. Campbell Of the Lick OBJ
servatory, accompanied by his wife and
Miss Rowena Beams, young society lady
of San Jose. has sailed from San Fran
cisco for Hong Kong en- route to India for
the purpose Of observing the total eclipse
OF the sun which takes place early next
year. His expedition has been made pos
sible through the generosity of the late
Colonel C. F. Croker. Prof Campbell
takes with him two tons of scientific
freight.
President and Mrs. Mckinley arrived
at Canton, Ohio, Monday night, being
welcomed by large crowds
The British ship Moreton, which left
Tacoma about three months ago for Della
goa Bay, South Africa, went ashore ct
the entrance of Lorenzo Marques
Nathan Stark, prominent farmer Of
Mercer, Mo, was held up on the highway
by Ira Sexton, neighbor, who attempted
to rob him Stark resisted and Sexton
shot and killed him Sexton was taken
to Princeton and placed in Jail
Marshal Blanco, the new captain gen
eTal of Cuba, has sent a cable message 10
the Spanish government saying he has
formed favorable opinion regarding the
prospects of the pacifcation of Cuba.
James H Eekels. comptroller Of the
currency of the United States, has been
elected president of the Commercial Ma
tional bank of Chicago. He will enter
upon his new duties January l. 1895.
A Valparaiso Chilli dispatch says that
Augustine Edwards, millionaire banker.
philanthropist and ex-senator, is dead Of
pulmonary disease.
An English syndicate has purchased
the gold mines in Alaska of Frank B. Pts
Gator of Benton Harbor, Mich, paying ST.
coo 600 for three claims-No 81 on Bear
creek and two rich claims on Eldondo.
The syndicate paid $4,000 down and the
balance is to be paid in a year.
The W. c. 7. U. at Buffalo has re-eIect-
ed the old officers, as follows: President.
Miss Frances E Willard; vice president
at large, Miss Lillian Stevens Of Massa-
ehusetts; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Catherine Stevenson of Massachusetts,:
recording secretary, Miss Clara C. Hoff-
man of Missouri; treasurer, Miss Helen
Barber of Illinois
Five powers of the Latin union. on the
initiative OF Switzerland, have signed a
convention to increase the number of
small silver coins by franc per head of
their population, using the existing Eve
franc pieces to supply the necessary silver.
The report of General Merriam, COM
handing the department of the Columbia.
was made public today. The abandon
ment Of Forts Spokane and walla Wslla.
and Sherman and Boise barracks, in Ida
no, are recommended. in view of the fact
that the military post at Spokane will fll
all requirements, although Walla walla
and Boise might be used for administra-
ton and instruction.
Fire has destroyed the Grand Central
hotel and Carey block at Marlboro, Mass;
loss, $4,000.
General Thomas l. Gingman, ex-
United States senator. died at Morgan
town insane asylum. Aged, poor and in
firm, North Carolina gave him home
there.
Rev. DIR. Charles A. Gerry, pastor of
the Queen street church, Wolverhampton,
London, and chairman Of the Congrega-
tional union in England. has reached New
York ON his visit to the United States in
the interests of Anglo American arbitra.
ton.
Particulars of the terrible casualty
which occurred IN the village church at
Khiloff, kizoloff district, Russia. October
20. state that "a persons were killed and
loo injured in the stampede which fol-
lowed the false alarm Of fire.
The Chesapeake & ohios vestibuled ex.
press. known as the "F. =. W" from Gin.
cinnati to Washington. was wrecked near
Old Shawdell, five miles east of Chariottes.
vile. Va. Four persons were killed The
wreck was caused by the breaking Of an
axle on the forward truck of the locomo-
tive
Thomas Davis of Boise, Idaho, has for.
warded to President Mckinley, through
Senator Shoup. a box Of fine large apples
and pears produced on Idaho soil. This
fruit has attracted great deal of atten-
tion from members of the cabinet and
their families and from others who have
been visitors at the White house, on ae-
count Of its sire, flavor and fine appear.
anee.