The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-12-11
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THE HOME AND FoREleN OUTLOOK
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Great excitement has been caused in
miles northwest Of Barcelona, Spain, by
the explosion of fouy bombs No damage
was done.
Prince Won HoheslohS the imperial
chancellor, viii give parliamentary din
ner on December IA. at which Emperor
William will be present. The object is to
presumably influence the party leaders
in favor Of the naval bill.
There arc only two disengaged wheat
ships in poIt at San Francisco, the Heath,
bank and Spoke, and their agents are
holding out for SIS freight. The ton.
mage on the way is 5000 tons less than
it was at this time in 1896.
New York's weekly bank statement
shows; Surplus reserve, decrease, $437,,
sTS; loans, increase, $3.475.5O0; specie,
increase, 1886, 800; legal tenders, increase,
1927 900; deposits. increase, $6.4lS,lOO
circulation, decrease, $sS,lOO. The banks
now hold $22,l22,95O in excess Of legal
requirements
President Becker of the National Anti
Spiritual Association at Adrian, has is
sued an invitation to the National Spir-
ituahstic Association to join in appoint
ing committee in meeting a similar one
in the spiritaulists, to thoroughly in
vestigate the phenomena OF modern spir-
itualisIn.
A mob of over 1000 persons at Bran,
nau, Bohemia, last evening attacked the
houses Of Czeehs and, in spite OF the eff
forts Of the gen d'armes, smashed win
dows and did other damage. Quiet was
not restored until midnight In Prague
the military patrol was fired upon, but
none were injured.
The Spanish government, it is semi
officially announced, has received details
of the landing of the expedition in Gu
ba from the American steamer Daunt-
less, and it is understood the Spanish
minister at Washington will shortly pre-
sent demand for damages from the
United States.
Mr.. Sinclair. editor OF Locomitev En-
gineering, of New York City, has a long
article in the London Times on the en-
gineering strike. He says that during a
single week, as consequence OF the
strike, So foreign orders were received
in the United States or locomotives
which, under normal conditions. would
probably have been placed in England
The Hamburgisehe correspondent says
that the American government has refus-
ed to entertain the proposal Of England
that Germany should eede to Great Brit.
ain her proteetorate over the German
portion of New Guinea, which is the
northern section of the Southeast Papua
| established in 1884, under the name OF
Kaiser Wilhelm's land. 1t is supposed
here that England is casting enyious eyes
upon the newly discovered gold fields
President and Mrs. Mckinley arrived
at Canton, Ohio, Tuesday, to find the
aged mother Of the president still living
The dying woman rallied and for a mo-
ment plainly gave evidence Of recognizing
her children about her bedside.
The old age pension bill of the New
Zealand government provides for the pay.
ment of a yearly pension Of SIS out Of the
consolidated fund to every person who
has attained the age of IS and whose in
come is under $50.
About $4,000 has been realized by the
Hawaiian government from the public
sale Of royalty ehattels.
Rich strikes have been made at Kal-
gOorlie, the new mining district in West
| Australia.
/ An Englishman names Graves, who
has been inspecting the Penang gulf tele
graph line about nine miles from JasLa
province of Herman, on the Aban sea
just north Of Cape Jaska, has been muir
dered in his tent by tribesmen.
| General Paul VandervoOrt. at one time
| grand commander Of the Grand Army oil
the Republic. and one Of the promoter,
of the Grand Army colony in Texas, has
closed deal with John +. t''Shanghai'
Pearce, the great cattle king. for land for
| 1000 eolOnists, who will move immediate
ly after the beginning Of the new year
The undertaking is fashioned after that
at Fitzgerald, Ga
/ The defaleation Of A. r. SpoffOrd, Ii.
brarian Of congress, will amount To $1,000
and the authorities are uncertain wheth-
er the man is a knave or fool. Seven
| hundred dollars was found in an old desk
belonging to the librarian, much Of it in
shin-plasters. Many postoffice order.
have never been cashed, and the entries
in the books are for less than the amount
| received. Spoford will be removed.