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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
4 GUILTY PAIR KILLED
PRANK DRESSER SHOT mrs Wye
And SHERMAN RANSOM.
Ore Ballet FeI1ea the wsnann wh,,.
Her Friend Died Rrem Fsnr
Eenaen Pellets.

Anaconda. Most. Feb. IA carnival
Of crime reigned IN tAin city today-a
double murder. > gambIIng house held up
and jan delivery making the raoord Tor
the day.
The victims 81 the murder are M
Frank Dresser and Sherman Ransom.
Mn0 we're caught IN bed together BY
Frank Dresser. the wrOnged husband.
me man and wife quarreied Z few days
Age. and had been living apart, Mrs.
Dresser remaining ID their rooms, over
the Oxford saloon. on Main street. The
cause q the quarrel was mutual accuss-
tons OF wrong-doing The suepeetInv
husband went to their lodgings about
O'Clock this morning and broke open he
door The woman ieaped from The guilty
couch with a shrek Of despair. and wac
shot do@n. dying Instantly.
Dresser then turned his revolver upon
Ransom. and fired four shots an a.
which took effect. The wounded MAJ,
lived about two hours IL Il. Williams.
roomer IN the block, met the murderer
AZ the door. with the smoking revolver ii.
his hand on seeing Williams. he said:
i have fixed them"
For Gods sake. whoZ' gaspef VIII
iiams
Ny wife and the man in there. III
only had one more bullet I'd nx myself.A
Dresser passed BY and went on the
street, where ne surrendered to chief
White
ghastly scene was presented to those
who first entered the room. Half crouch
ing on the loor. her face deathly paie.
deaths stamp upon 1t. lay the body OF
the woman.
On the bed lay Ransom. moaning ana
Writhing IN mortal agony. Both faces
were turred upward. and her arms we're
stretched forth as IL in SPECIFICATION. and
her face distorted in a look o. frennied an
peal Both were beyond medical aid.
Ransom arrived In Montana rerently
from Chicago where he was 1 bartender
in several resorts. He has followed me
same occupation here
Mr. and Mrs. Dresser have lived ID fhis
state six years or more Both are CALI
torniaRs. They were married az Reno.
Nevada, in ISIS They had lived happily
together Until recently Dresser IS 4
gambler
Al the inquest held this afternoon he
took the stand and made a staseasent
In which he claimed he was crazed 81
bis discovery. and remembered shooting
without any aim. He said thar their
quarrel had not been Of serious nature.
and thai ne had gone home from the
night shift 70 get his breakfast
The jury returned q verdict In accord
anee with the facts.
Other Crfmea.
The robbery occurred about 4 O'Clock
this morning. Two masked men entered
JohnsOn's gambling house. IN which there
were % men or more They exhibited re-
vo4Vers, and emptying the cash register.
took all the money ia sight from two IA
10 tables They secured about $50 ana
escaped in the darkness.
Five petty larceny thieves dug out OF
the county ian at Deer Lodge. and AZ
this hour have escaped capture. The
sherifrs posse are pursuing in All dIree-
tons.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
PRIZE RING TRAGEDY
nENMr GOLEMAk, 4 LITTLE col
ORHn nov, THw vaOTIm.
Unseientias aaa Untraanea Issxers
FeEnishea CineinaatI speEfs
. saFpsise.

Cincinnati. Feb. iks-Benny Coleman. Z
little eol0red boy, met death IN the Ftns
~ the Manhattan Athletic club tonight
In the fiFst round Of his hoxinG bout WITH
William Wright While his limp body
was being carried out % the ring and into
dressing room BY his seconds. the spec
tators. none Of whom suspected the aw-
fnl truth. cheeFed Justify f0r the llttis
black bog Wright. Who was proclaimed
victor over him.
Other bouts were called and decided.
and stili the crowd was not aware that
what they had Witnessed In the hrst ast-
20 was tragedy, II became Elam0Fed
about the arena that Coleman Was eth
unconscious. and those who had vea-
tared tbs assertion that he was playing
possums when be dropped under the
blon which broke his neck. concluded
he must have received = pretty vigorous
punch after all A few. ana oaly few.
learned the truth, but d Was only after
tbs poiice had stopped the contest be-
tween Jtm Johnson and Al Roberts. ne
principals Of the main battle. IN the
fourth round. and tbs referee decided
Johnson the winner. that the news 0f the
death VAS heard By ali
10th Coleman and his adversary In
that fatal bpat arc young coioscd DO ~
and unseAentifca fhsy have probably
participated In more ~ loss private box
ms. but neither can ba F~m3mbsFed Is
having faced an assembly as boxers be.
fore tonight. They wera oaiy engaged
on Ihis occasion because IL the failure
OF some others 10 appear. Their boat E4s
not advertised. and Al1rarasd no comment
when ths lads we're tntFodacsd. other
than ghs ordinary air AZ an ordinary
bo1Ing eHtsTtAinmeaL They were "a Of
- years old, fhsy we're seconded b.
msn as yoanE - themselves
TheiF baItts wiih tho gloves WAS rs
vigorous a. u Was anseisntinr aad as
hsFes ~ Il Was bFtsf. A. the call Of
time thss met In the cssssr and punehsa.
hammered and swaRs wildly Al oas an.
oshss, Each landed several tinss dnsiaE
tbs afst niaate. bot Wright vas quick 10
eroHd hts oppansal upon the nrsa pre-
monitsFy sympsoms Of weakness. ana IA
AIsothsF minute had him paaned against
ths ropez- TheFs Uas a elinch. bot
wFighI ssHi srpsdsd and swans bios
after bios On ths helpless lad on ne
side Of Ghs n4ek. Almost Instantly hs
arepted 70 the fleoF itmp ard aimass life
less TINS dsagh biaW aid not appear 10
D. an especially Stgereas one. and nsss ans
psrsoa N The ampisheAtsr suspected The
herFthis truth. colsm4a's sYas wwEs opea
and rstiing. AiihsaGh his tongue was
atliisd and hts snsssira we're ali rslaxsd.
Honse lhoaEhs u waa only = tsis aG clever
acting II otdss 10 ssazps further panlsls.
mwus.
Referee t-Atiy appreciated that tho BOY
uas out gef without formAii,S 10 gave
his dscisien prompgiy, and pgeeiAImss
Wright ths uanhsF.
u was nsariy twp heuFs taser that, tbs
boz ai-,f Ths pailcs hANs Arrvsgsd ain.
co.. shs saAhasvT % Tbs MAahaisAn ciah.
bud t.Aiiy. the Fefsrss, WIN Rogers. one
Of ths speoads. ana arr afsnr eshsrs
uhsm they hasp not yss arrested.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
woMEN gpIToRs 4Ap AM lNnlNe
GnavesfOn Convention Was AIso
Well Entertained.


Galveston. Tex, Feb. i9.-The women
editors and publishers had their innings 81
this mornings session Of the convention
OF the National Editorial Association. and
succeeded in demonstrating that they
knew pretty well all there is TO know
about the running Of a newspaper. Their
seanoe was Initiated with an interesiin.
paper by Mrs. PauIina Swain OF Oska-
loosa, Iowa, upon Newspaper WORK
Prom Woman's View" with special RET
erence TO domestic. society and church de-
paTtments. Among those who took t,ars
IN the subsequent discussion were Mrs
T. = Apologize. proprietor and editor Of
the Adrian [Mieh-) Times. one OF the head
ing and most successful republican dailiss
in Michigan: Mrs. Youmans of waukesha.
Wis; Mrs. Miner. Dallas, Tex: Miss SD
soc Clay OF Alabama. and Mrs. J. ".
Stofer of Middletown, Pa. All of these
related their experiences. and Mrs. Min
ME Bixier OF Oklahoma gave a pen pic
ture OF newspaper life in that territory.
The regular program having been re-
sumed an Instructive and carefully pre-
pared paper on the mechanical depart
ment of newspaper and the requive-
ments Of an up 10 date once was read by
Editor Allen B. Lemon. of the Repub-
hcan, Santa Rosa Cal Facts and fig-
ures bearing on the subject We're added
by BENJAMIN Anthony OF New Bedford.
Mass: c. S. Sultzer Of Chicago and n. Y.
Hale of Connecticut This afternoon tie
delegates enjoyed safl on Galveston bay
and down the ship channel between the
United States 1cvOssa.saoat Ietties TO the
Gulf OF Mexico. Beginning at SHUTDOWN.
moonlight surf-bathing party was 1he
special order for tonight
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20

Respeaae % a Message seat ny N
Americas NeSsaPaper.

hespopae "a n Message seat ~ m
Americas Newspaper.
New roFk. Feb. IG-ln Response 20 n
cable message 10 hls majesty the king
OF Greece. the New York World has re-
oeiVed the following:
Athens. oresce. Feb. A-After Rax
months % waiting the reforms imposed
upon Turkey By the great powers are not
put into execution The Turks oppose
tho organization OF the gen d'arnerse
toonstahiesl. on February the Turkish
troops bsgan tho maNaacroa Tha Chris
nAn quarters AZ caneA were burned.
"Abons itoee women and chIldren are
refugees today IN Greece. The cr~sans
IN despair proclaimed their Independence
and, union With orecos.
The Hslleni1 government sent a small
army TO occupy crpse IN order to restore
order and psane. Five great powers oc-
enpy tho four towns o. canea. RethFymA,
candsa and Riiia-
IAN the remainder of the islands are
IN tho possession o. the CHRISTIANS. The
sxpressions o. sympathy from the great
Aneftoan people and the Heilenea RESI-
dent In America ara q precious support 10
as in the work % the Independence OF
Crete. and 80 thank them sincerely.
''sKousEs.
Minister Of Foreign Affatrs."
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
KYLE ELEcTED IN SOUTH DAKOTA.
silver Fusien FeFces.

Pierre. b. Feh ~ -. $3.50, -.
fn he eans,o-s., $780,. -.
$3.50. -. z. - l,.'''' "he'i
I.es,,s 49, se-s,seaea. the repae-
s'1as vgung eoildIy for him. having
$3.50. su VI rne mouse yossa almost
$3.50 ts go no tne repubiAsans ~
go ~. ~ 1919 lor MIN 70 that Pc
= ,,a'...a. = 'ns D1l'ot vas ann"aiise.
,,1,....s.'. y = me changes had been an
ss.... 49, = 80 lNyss y Yotes-three uora
Il, - s., ,.'1s-.sly = eject
.t..,... - @bpatenl anht mere was no po*-
,, l,..y 49, s...ss tspaniican. and al
IN, 49, - ~. uDs'l 2 COCK ms morn
IS ns repnbiieanh and y Of kyIe's
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
An EXCITING TRIAL Al coLFAx.


Collar. wash. FEB. Is.-For the past
three days the superior court has been
occupied with the trial Of M. q. Richard
son for criminal assault on Miss Rosa
Parks. . school girl Of Cotton. The crime
was alleged 20 have been committed In
the 1anitor'e room In the basement Of
the Cotton public school on the afternoon
Of Deeenber u or n. 1886 Richardson
was serving as 1anitor Of the Cotton
school house. where the prosecuting Wit
nesa, Miss Parks. was attending school
The parties are second cousins. on the
day Of the crime Miss Parks came into
the school building during the school SEES
sion about 3 o'clock in the afternoon
Then. according to witness story, which
~ clear and plain. the defendant. who
was IT the bottom Of the basement stairs
called her down there. She went down
and upon her arriving at the foot OF the
stairs the defendant seized her. dragged
her into the 1anitors room, locked the
door. held her. placed his hand over her
mouth 70 prevent her crying out, when
ne accomplished his purpose He then
begged her not 70 tell on him, and asked
her 20 promise. which she refused to do.
However. she was prevented by shame
from making complaint and ala not tell
anyone about the matter until June, 1895.
ON October 9. 1855. 3 child was born 10
complaining witness. which she alleges
20 be the child OF Richardson.
This story was partly corroborafed by
other Witnesses. Seven other witnesses
were introduced by the prosecution and
ten ~ the defense. but the girls story
remained practically unimpeached. A
hard fought legal battle ragged through
out rising AZ times almost 20 the point
OF personal conflict between opposing at
iornsys- The prosecution was vigorously
conducted by y, X Hanna. assisted by
7. G. oF1fltts OF Spokane, and the de-
Tense BY Sullivan. winfree a Conan ana
}. w. Reid Of Lewiston. The taking OF
testimony ended this morning, and after
~ ho1fT argument the case went TO the
jury At O'Clock tonight Al q late hour
the jury were unable 20 agree upon a YER
dict
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
m THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE
salary Reduction Defemaea-Haowme
Steering Committee Reported.

: Helena. Mont. Feb. IG-In the senate
the Hannah bill, 10 reduce salaries OF
county officers. was defeated By u 10 &.
Is were the bills TO create n veterinary
examining board and 10 reduce the sal
aries OF court stenographerE TO sI5oe a
year.
The senate passed the house hin 20 in.
crease the levy upon stock for the bouR-
~ faad 10 three mills. u having been
one and one-half. and the bin win 70 10
the governor.
The senate also passed senate bills 20
abolish boards OF real estate appraisers
and 20 permit manufacture Of adulserated
candy.
The house adopted the flrSt report OF the
steering committee. which places at the
head OF the docket the fkh and game LIN;
the bill for a constitutional amendment 20
increase the membership OF the supreme
court and the biIl TO allow county as.
SCISSORS to assess railroads instead OF the
state boards OF equalization.
The house In committee OF the whole
recommended for passage the bin to re-
auire the Typographical Union label on
all state printing
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
NO OUTDOOR WORK At CARSON.
'-"~ Ds: :s- C.: ss.S s.u.s Es:S rr.ss's-

Mssw Deters csEhstt Heam pFassss-
sa1 ISIS tenadhalt.
Carson. New. Feb. Ms-Whsn Champion
caEt~tt arose Ghis naosninE no vas snss
that before tha day vas over he upaIa
b. IN his quarters At saaW-s aprtass, rni
q h~gAh 10 snaw again. and conslnasa
hearty all day. Ths storm has prevented
the eaFpsatsra from nnlahlns the hAadhall
esart. ard 20 hs will not 70 oss and .as.
Gle down TO outdoor training for several
days yst. In The nrantlsns he pats IN N.
day playing pool and boKiag in the Opera
house With Btiiy Weeds and his hrothsf
jos. besides taking . turn at wrestling
with Jack Mcvey. lie takes them ala Ia
turn for IN hour. and when they ara
tired he seems a. fresh a. ever.
George slisr. who 10 TO referee sh~
match. arrived here today. and expressed
himself concerning the reports that had
bsea spread 10 the eject that he vas
trying to set up = sst Of rules 10 sull
himself. lie said;
There ls simply nothing IN that. All
! want IL that n b Hnderutood before the
men enter the ring whether or not they
are TO BE- allowed 10 strike wIih The free
arm In = brpak.aSay after a clinch
viii suggest that they be allowed to
striks. for the simple reason that one or
the other h pretty liable 10 do 20 any.
way. whatever they may agree upon be.
fore they enter the ring"
Dan Stuart has been In seelusion Got
two or three days. and tonight u was
learned that last evening he waa over
Gene with severe attack Of illness.
which has nov. however. been COO.
Qusred. and the night promoter viii aE4in
be on duty IN few days. The plans
Of the arena. which is TO hold Somewhere
In the nsiRhborhood Of soooo people, we're
accepted. They we're drawn up by }. J.
Donohue OF san Francisco. and viii b
given 90 the public tomorrow.
Train Dispatcher Ardery and General
Passenger Agent Bender, OF the virginia
q Truckee railroad, returned from San
Francisco this morning. where they have
been 70 make arrangements with the
Southern Pacific 10 regulate trains CON.
Ing IN here on the day Of the night. II
has been arranged thai excursion trains
will almpiy be switched on 10 the Virginia
q Truckee line immediately upon their
through.
Trains will b allowed 10 clear every
half hour. and extra precautions have
been taken 90 ebvials the possibility OF
an accident. a. every train will be In
charge Of a man well acquainted with the
road. and a number Of new telegraph sta
tons viii be established along the road
a. the bottom o. each grade. or other
places where anything could occur TO De.
lay the train aiead
Fitaaimnsous ~ salt Lake.
Salt Lake. Feb. iA-A large crowd greet
"a bob Fitnnimmons al the Grand opora
house tonight lie save an exhibition OF
bas-punehing and Wreslled for 10 minutes
Hickey. his sparrinu partner, he gave an
illustration Of how he knocked out Maher
and eharkey.
The pugiilst appears 70 be IN good light
Ing condition. He isaves for the west at
neon tomorrow.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
KANSAS TROUBLE SLOWS oveR
Popullnts Yield 60 the Prnteetation.
OF Republicans.

Topeka. Kan. Feb, M-YesteFday's
trouble In the house was amicably Get.
tied today. the popullsts yielding to the
republicans. who continued lighting for
roll call on Representative Truehlood'a
resolution revising the calendar. The res
oiution was adopted by strict party
vote.
The vote stood Is ayes, a noes. and
Speaker Pro TEN wellep declared the
resolution passed. Lambert protested
against the passage by less than a two
thirds vote. and the protest was ordered
spread on the Journal
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
PROBABLY VICTIMS OF INDIANS
SIX whites On a North Dakota
Ranch Cruelty SlaughteRed.

winona. n. D., Feb. IA sextupae tragedy
was revealed I'VE miles frum this place TO-DAY
on the ranch Of Rev. Thomas splcer The her.
rthly musilated bodies Of Mr.. and Mrs.. splcer
their ds0ghter, Ms. William Roase. with her
l-year twin eoys and the aeed MIS- waldron
the mother of the postmaster OF this place
were found scattered about the ranch and
there Il as yet no positive clue 10 the rertse-
TRAITORS OF the horrible crime. The Appearances
about the rarch. the condition OF the hoiies
ptclon that the murder was committed By In
diana and this suspicion was in part started
from the known fact that one Indian was seen
IN the ueighbcrhood OF the ranch yesterday
The bodies were terribly ma,Ilated Nith axes
and clubs. which fact 10 taken to at least
partially cofroborate the saspicioa The
Standing Rock Indian reservation Is not far
away and when the Indians from there set
away from sight and manage TO eet hold "
whisky there is SURE to be troable.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
oReooN,s LraIsLATMe Muople.


AsNANAAG Ae1ANN kANEt0gE0 Vacant APAan
az tembsFa Nss 0nallned.
aatssa. or. Psb, iA-At the to,ns sena.
tostai esHssnsisn r uEtnhsrs Responded
to Feil osh today without taking a vote
ths csi4YentSOa adjourned ansn noon 10.
nsorFow
IN tho Iten@os hon@. today resolution
SAs introduced dsriAFtns Vaeant the ssais
of those mTtpbsrs Who have net qualified
thus PfNv0HiiaE tbs eharsmens % certain
lsEisiatIan- The rssolstion sas tabled.
csaser~nse sf nspsbtlsaaa.
A epnfstenru Of feRuhiirans OF the Soina
a-scsHtiy waH hsid this sYsnins. Tue
laaaias snslect o. debate vas adjourn.
snsns sina az. There was decides al.
visioB Of ssnti1neal. and q was irfs On.
dsetdssi. and the oonfenrnnr adjourned
unil Tomorrow a. A. m. II ain then d.
taken 1p and = conclusion reached. The
arm % oFlnlon og tho conference ap.
peaFed 10 b. that the action OF the nrs,.
ate wsuid determine ths adjournment
Pgotista. ~ that body adopts shs srsolu.
tion Il faiiSwA that the lsEtsistsvr session
viii seJ AZ midnight n the senate re.
fuses 10 adopt u the effect viii ~ 20 hold
thu members OF shs hnasr here and r,.
ofgaaiEatlon uiii b. the probable result.
Many members threaten to ioaVc after
tomortOW IN any event. and some Of them
will carry out their inIrntionn But
enough 10 constitute a aoorum viii ~
main. always provided. OF course. that
tho srnats refuses 10 pass the adjourn.
meas resolution.
JndEe e, u. Carry. ono of Mitcheirv
advisers. sas s-ssn tonight In reference
10 the report that n - nembeFa were nos
In Jolnt convention tomorrow vote tor
senator would h. taken anyway Mr. Ca
rey said that the plan was under aia-
cuasson hut has not been determined uIson
definitely. senator Mitchell advised that
this proEram would b. pcTfcrlly legal. but
has thus Ear hran unwilling 10 nlIn.,t A
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
GOLDEN WEDDING o. lecoNrEs.
Notable Event Attended by All san
Francisco.

San Francisco. Feb. lSS-In honor OF the
golden wedding OF Professor and NrA
Joseph L.econte. reception was given
this evening at the Mark Hopkins ins.i-
tute OF art. BY the regents and faculty
OF the University OF California
Governor and Mrs. Rudd assisted In re-
celving. Five thousand Invitations had
been Issued In honor OF the occasion.
Professor I.econte Is the leading scientist
OF the state university, and IL noted
throughout the world as an authority on
science.
A gold loving cup was presented to AIR.
and Mrs. Leconte during the festivities.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
TRANsvAAL ASKS HEAVY DAMAGES.
Jamtsoa's Raid Hxpeeeea 60 Cost
over Nine million Dollars.

London. Fsb iA-rhs SECRETARY Of state Tor
the colonies announced IN the house of COM
mens today that an ctkiclal telegram had been
capital Of TFanavaaI. conveying q bin OF In.
dsmnlty presented hy The Tnnsvaai AZ a re-
suit nf the Jamisun said.
TIE bill Il Divided into two heads. The nra,
asks for TIE payment Of Gt.ess pounds %
ahiiilnga J pence a. a material charge and
under the second head the Tranavaal arkn
for Leoa.ooe pounda for moral and Intellectuai
damage"
NJ Chamberlain further said that the ,,h..
gram stated that the foregoing demands 90 moi
include the ieaitlmate private claims which
may be advanced
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
THE U. $ OFFICERS WANT HIM.
John Moore Placed Uader Arre.s a,
ColfAx.

colfsx. Feb. IS-Marshal ]. Il. Mackay
arrested here John Moore on warrant
wired from Deputy United States Marshal
Sam vinson. Moore IL suspected and ac-
cused OF being one. OF the regularly or
ganiaed band OF thieves recently un-
earthed near oakoedale. making heaquar-
terw on ranch near that place. The par
ticular crime Moore Is accused OF is not
stated. but II e thought to he stealing
goods from Chief Seltice and other Ia
dams on the reservation In Idaho. Stories
have long been In circulation at Caves
dale and here that In hiding places on the
ranch serving as headquarters are large
quantities Of stolen goods. but none OF
these have been found. The trial or
Moore n set for tomorrow at O'Clock
before United States Justice Imam and
Vinson IL expected 20 be present.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
MEN WAITING ABOUT WILBUR.
Strangers Who Have Their Eye. n,
Reservation Landn.


Wilbur, wash. Feb. lS-Prospectors are
making preparations to enter the reser-
walton at the earliest opportunity. Many
new faces are to be seen on the streets,
and while the newcomers do not state
their business or make their Intentions
known by public utterances. q Is plainly
evident that they believe the south half
will soon be thrown open. Quiet prepara-
tons are also being made by many OF
the settlers hereabouts, and II the time
should come soon this part of Lincoln
county would be almost depopulated. The
Sans Poll valley Is entirely clear from
snow, and will be the principal route
when the time comes, consequently VIII
bur viii be the general headquarters for
q majority Of those who intend to make
the run.
Tho tirst petty thefts reported Cor a
long time In this vicinity occurred re-
Gently. Two different farmers have lost
wheat and the Pacifc hotel had q quar-
ter OF beef carried away in broad day
light The officers believe they have tho
right parties spotted In each case
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-02-20
MINING LEGISLATION NOW N HAND
I-awmaEeTu az vIrsaria want IN M
the Fair ThanE.

Vsctorta- b. c.. Feb. lS--Atiorney Cen
erai Eberts announced that the compa-
mics act viii be read a second time mex,
--- and BE- submitted 10 committee
or the house for revision. The govern
ment II anxious to make the act accept
able 20 the business and mining commu-
nifty. and viii be willing 10 adopt any rea-
sonablo suggestions to perfect IT, There
are certain 10 be amendments TO the act,
a. the legislature has no desire 10 ham
per the Investment Of capital IN the prov
ince The mining committee is now re-
wishing the mining act. and the question
is being discussed TO change or make
clear what was the intention Of the legs
iature by the term rock In place" and
the general impression IL that the act
would be made 70 plain that the pros
pector viii be able 90 locate claim when
he nnda mineral. no matter whether he
finds the walls or not. and that the com.
mittee viii probably suggest that the leg
tsiature make this provision retroactive.