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New combination oak book cases ant
writing desks. Comstocks, 9TH and K.
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THE SADDLE ROCK
RESTAURANT AND OYSTER HOUSE

UNIVERSAL RESTAURANT AND
Oyster House. Meals served on the Euro
pean plan. Board by the month, $I7 Meal
tickets (21 meals), ST. Regular meals, 25c
Marincovich. Valerie & Co, Props, S. W.
cor Third and j
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Good workmanship. good materials are
essential to high class tailoring. We ara
not high-priced tailors, and to pay mucn
less than we ask is to sacrifice some of the
good qualities in a suit that go toward
making man well dressed. We do not
sacrifice anything in our tailoring estab-
ljshment We are particular in every de-
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For Wielands extra pale bottled beer,
ST a dozen, call up Blauth. Tel 297.
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NOTICE TO HUNTERS.

NO SHOOTING OR HUNTING WILL
be allowed on the Rancho Del Paso. Any
violation of this order will lead to arrest.
JOHN MACKEY, Superintendent,
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Try McMorry's 35c tea. 531 M.
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Counsel representing the receiver
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02

additional for each degree between Is and
90 degrees, and I cents per 100 pounds for
every additional degree between % and
100, with one-fourth OF per cent dtffer-
entail on sugars above ", Dutch STAN
dard. He asked for the Mckinley duty
on molasses.
Senator Perkins Of California presented
an argument In favor Of the imposition
of a specific tax OF ~ cents per pound
on imported raw sugars lie showed that
the consumption by the United States
Is about l.70O. 900 pounds a year, all OF
which, II protected. he said, can be pro-
duced In a few years within our borders
The sugar producers OF the United
States are forced into competition with
the protected sugar OF Europe. and for
this protected sugar are paying out near
ly 500. 90, 900 per year. This sum, he ar
gued. should DO retained In the United
States and paid out to our laborsrs.
farmers and mechanics.
The Importance OF beet sugar In the
United States was set forth. showing tho
benefits conferred on country by giving
"a new source OF revenue to It's owners.
building up new and hourisnIng commu'
mites wherever a beet sugar factory Is
established. and by the addition TO the
general prosperity which Il makes, fur
nished the reasons for the protection OF
beet sugar by foreign nations.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
ECONOMY IS THE WORD
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS PASS
RESOLUTIONS.
Legislature VIII he Asked to Enact
Laws Providing for More
Prompt Collection.

Tacoma, Wash. Dec. 3o.-The Tax and
Retrenchment League Of the state was or
ganIzed here SUIay oy cIJlzens and .sgis-
lators-elect from all parts OF the state.
The purpose was to recommend laws 10
the legislature, to reduce state expenses
and simplify the records. There were
present the following:
From Seattle-Mayor Wood, State Sena-
tor Wooding. Judge McGillvey. Corpora
ton Counsel Brown, Councilman James.
Thomas Navtn. Representative Way, Dl-
rector OF the School Board Brewer. chief
OF Police Reid.
From srsokane-City Comptroller Liehes,
Corporation Counsel and State Senator
elect Plummer.
State Representative Cline OF wha.SoIn.
James Hart OF Auburn, Senator LeSh Of
Yakima
From Taooma-Mayor Orr. Judge Wick
ersham, Councilman Norton. Harris and
Bulger. Attorney Teats, City Attorney
Shackleford and Assistant Whitehouse.
Controller Benham. Representative Far
low, Councilman Hice, Treasurer Stecn-
berg. City Clerk Roys. George Boardmln.
Senators yesterday and Taylor and Coun-
Gilman Holgate.
MIR. Cline OF whatcom was elected pres
ident and Mayor Wood OF Seattle ssc=e-
tary.
During an all afternoon and evening
session the following resolutions were
passed:
That taxes due January become delta-
Guent May Il. but that half may be id
on the latter date and the remainder the
laf of Ia
part Is not paid penalty OF 10 per cent
and y per cent interest is added That
property ON which taxes IS not paid shall
be sold by the county treasurer the fol
lowing April. that any person paying back
taxes be given a bill OF sale; that the leg
stature be asked not to pass an act re-
hitting penalty or interest," on delinquent
taxes.
That the barefoot school bill be
amended 50 as to distribute school money
on Il basis OF school attendance, instead Ct
on an enumeration OF children OF school
age: that laws be enacted permitting In
corporared towns to diSlncorporate: that
the system Of court records be Stmplide,i,
that counties board thedr own prisoners
instead Of by contract; that no fees in
criminal cases in justice and municipal
courts. except on preliminary examlna-
ttons, be allowed
The following resolutions were also
passed by the retrenchmsnt convention:
That municipal courts IN frst-class cities
be abolished; that election expenses be re-
duced; that fees OF witnesses De reduc ID
to a dollar and a half a day and mil .L=se
OF cents; that the good roads movement,
receive cordial legislative support.
Numerous heated discussions ensued on
all resolutions, and many suggestions TO
curtan expenses IN other ways were
voted down
a committee was appointed to be pres
ent al the Legislature to work In the IL
terest Of the action Of the convention.
The convention adjourned late tonight
sine die.
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VERDICT. PReMlprrATED MURDER.
Particular OF the Murder Of Nell
MriGht ns North Yakima.

North Yakima, Wash, Dec. 0.-cOroner
Heg returned this afternoon from Ztllah.
after holding an inquest on the body %
Neil Wright. who was shot by Going Mon
day night. The inquest resulted In a var
dict of premeditated murder. II appears
that Going and Dickinson were tenants
on the Harris ramon Iast year. and thslr
lease was TO expire IN March. Lamb,4x
and Lauyhlin ware the now tenants, and
Wright lived with them In one side of a
small house on the ranch, while Going
and his partner lived IN the other side of
the house. with the formers sister for
Aousekeeper. Wright wanted the Going
party to leave the ranch lmmeSiiat ely,
which the latter refused to do, hence
Wright badgered them repeatedly. and on
Monday Is said to have lnsulted the sister,
and. this ansered Going. who. after a
worly war with Wright. went to the bunk
house and got his Winchester. As he
came out Of doors he said to Wright.
Damn you. I'm going to shoot you"
Wright responded. daring him to do so,
and Going shot him In the forehead the
muzzle of the rifle being so close tina;
wrighis face was badly powder burned.
Going left the house and made a short
call on his brother-tn-law, who lives near
then He'd and has not since been found.
Officers are still searching.
He Is described as being five feet seven
inches tall. OF light complexion. wears a
mustache, was dressed in blue overalls
and a jumper. black SLOUGH hat and
brown overcoat-
Both men bore a good reputation.
Wright was a brother ln-law OF Senator
Hutchinson of Lincoln county
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PRINCESS REPENrs OF AGR SIN
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JAasss.si has e.ll-ssrsi sensssaAbsa b. eurIAia
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was the Danish minister to France. Car,
dinal Gibbons performed thu ceremony.
assisted by the Rev. Father Foley. who
ofticiated at nuptial mass. The bride wore
white satin and jewels. and was given
away by her uncle. Mr.. Charles Roma
parte OF Baltimore. The ushers we've
Charles McCawley. Franz Andrews. Wal
ter Van Rensselaer, Bsrrymnnd and Rot
ert wallack.
Many elegant wedding gifts have been
received by Miss Bonaparte. Who is a
general favorite on both sides Of tho
water.
Former Empress Eugsnie II sod-mothsr
OF the bridc-elect. and has always ra&en
a warm interest in her god-dauehter 1t
Is understood that the young couple will
make their future home abroad
Count and Countess.
The brides dot Is SO, % year. settled
on her by her mother. Miss louise Bona
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
ARGUMENT FOR SAN PEDRO HARsoR
CIvil Engineers Point Dat Its MANI
fold Advantage.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 29.-Ths harbor
board resumed Its sessions today. En-
gineer William Moore OF the Terminal
railway presented detailed plans and spe
cihcations for the proposed brsakwater
at San Pedro. The plans provide anchor
age In one place for 50 vessels. In another
for g and In a third for = ships, or Tor
$50 ships in all
T. e. Glbbon. vice president OF the Ter
minai railway. read long paper on the
harbor question. His corporation had 40
far expended over E1.OoO.OOO In improving
its road at Los Angeles and San Pedro
The selection Of Santa Monica would
mean. in the speakers opinion. com
merCial dependence of Los Angeles upon
tho Southern Pacific He reiterated the
statement many times made that the land
along the water line at Santa Monica vas
owned either by the Southern Pacific
company or the Jones and Baker estates.
Mr.. Gibson argued that the holding on
this frontage was a virtual monopoly
that was thoroughly protected by the
laws of California
The topography Of the country around
San Pedro bay precludsd any possibility
Of a monopoly.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
MEDIATION IN CUBA NOT DESIRED
Spain Denies That the Omees of the
United states Are Asked.

Washington. Dec. 29.-From official
sources a denial is made that Spanish
Premier Canovas has sent Secretary Oh
ney a communication accepting the medi-
alton Of the United States in carrying
out autonomy for Cuba
Madrid Denies 1t.
Madrid, Dec. 29.-An emphatic denial IS
given here to the report credited to the
Washington Post, that Senior De Lone
Spanish minister at Washington. and Mr.
Olney have concluded negotiations for the
acceptance by the Spanish of the good
offices of the United States in the set
Element OF the Cuban Instruction.
London believes 1t.
London, Dec 29-The exclusive an
nouncement made by the Washington
Post today that Secretary Olney and Sc
nor Dupuy De LONE, Spanish minister at
Washington, have practically terminated
the negotiations OF the Cuban question
which are to be submitted to congress
when it reassembles. on January 5, t.
creating much interest here From inter-
views with the Spanish consul general
and representatives of leading Cuban
firms In London. the Associated Press
learns that the news is generally sat
isfactory and not unexpected
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
MOVING TOWARD LAKE KILLARNEY
Bog Slide on Castle Island Sweep
All Before IL,

Bog Slide on Castle Island Sweeps
All Before Ii.
Dublin, Dec. 29.-During last night and
this morning the bog slide on Castle
Island, county Kerry. continued uncheck-
ed, a copious rainfall helping the move
ment. The mass Of bog Is a mile and a
hals wide, roarS like an ocean. and car
ries away bridges and roads, destroying
houses and farms, sweeping through
Fiesk valley and emptying peat. carcasses
Of cows, sheep, donkeys, and debris Of
houses into Lake Killarney. People liv-
ing In the direction in which the bog slide
Is coming have fed, and police are search
ing for bodies. Lord Kenmare has caused
a Gordon OF guards to be drawn around
the slide to prevent loss OF life.
Great excitement prevails In the yicin-
lty, and all houses are open to receive
hundreds Of people rendered homeless.
The destructive movement Of the bog
Land at Castle Island finally ceased to-
night. Two bodies have been found a mile
distant from the scene Of the disaster
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
IS A BONAPARTE GIRL
MISS LUISETTE THE WIFE OF
COUNT HUITzFELT
Great Granddaughter of jerome
BOnRparte. King of WeatphaliR.
Also of Daniel Webster.

Washington. Dec. 2s,-The marriage of
Miss Luisette Bonaparse and the Count
De Moltke Huitzfelt Of Denmark toak
place today in ST. Paurs church. Owing
to the recent death of the sroom's father
the ceremony. which was to be quite an
elaborate affair. was quiet. only the i'm
mediate friends and relatives attending.
The ceremony was followed by break
fast to limited number OF friends at
the Bonaparte residence on X street.
The young couple met for the first tine
last summer in Paris. The counts father
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
MANHATTAN ELEVATED IN TROUBLE
Temporarily Restrained From Pay
Ing N Dividend.

New York, Dec. 2.-Justice Pricer Of
the supreme court granted an order today
TO show cause why the Manhattan elevat-
ID railroad should not be restrained from
paying dividends on Its stock The order
Is returnable January 81. The proceedings
we're eX-Darte The action was taken at
the Instance Of Mortimer Hendricks. who
some days ago asked the state attorney
general to proceed against the Manhattan
railroad company to prevent its paying
dividends upon its stock and compel 1t TO
account for dividend payments which he
alleges were illegally made. Hendricks
Is small holder Of Manhattan securities.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
ECHO OF THE FAILURES
'DRTuvMTo II
Lsvu NAL M NoILvnIIs TvIoEvEIa
BeyoAd Assignments Of brokers ana
TFust Companies, Mo other stEia-
Eeneiea Gems 90 Light.

Minneapolis. Dec. S.-rhs financial stu,
alton Is much easier, today, Tho announce
meht that the BankaFs' Exchange hank
had suspaHisd payInsat for . tow days
caused scarcely a ripple. as the Institution
Is small. with only $4,000 capital The
run on this bank has taken $500 from IL
Tn three wssks. Cashier Field declared he
bad plenty OF ready money. but preferred
to await the bank examiners advice be-
fore making fIrthsr paymentS
The Northarn Trust Company. through
the vice president. George Maxwell, an
pllsd ~ the district court this morning for
receiver. THE hearing was pastponed
Wesk. Ex-GoVornOE A. Il. MeGin Is pres
tdent Tue Company suspended payment
10 lsss but Afterwards resumed.
West Superior Asstan ment.
West Superior. Wis. Dec. D.-rhs An
chor oraln Company. Operating on the
Superior board Of trade. assigned this
morning,
An AiASAma naak.
birmingham. Ala. Doc. A--fhs Com
msrelai bank Of Sslnaa. Ala, failsd To
ot-sn today. II Sas established Ia lsss,
has a Isaid up capital of 81. So0 and uhdi,
vided pronts Of E56o0o. Tine Nee Tork
correspondent = tins Amsriean Exchange
| SathosaslI. the chleago correspondent ~
tbs t1rsG Nallaa4L II. "A. ASisoa. pr.asi-
de VI VI The Commercial. has toe years
b-san IsrominsnS ta HnaEaaat etrctes. ito
~as oorlsishsresi a conservative banker.
TO Protect SAA ssEswtek.
ApphsLDn. WIS. Dpc, D-Jahn .. H4n
NortSick has Inats an individual assign
npanG OF his FoE hiSes nateFests. nanlns
I'oatmA.sIsr Jotla IsAss Ut thAs city az as
| slsrA1,. lie has siVOA boads tSF Gzio AN
| TINS prtneiG<al Prup-srty ln aasigatnsa, aFu
| the pkAnts % ths eo1nhanssi LsSek tAg@r
COMPANY and APebStoa PaPsr sai ruip
| Ccmisany VAn NoFtvhek teak Ehs slstss
| 10 lrrOteUt hiIns~if.
Receiver. bat No fAtiHse.
| FLattsbaFg. - - bsss W "A F~astBHF has
| b=sa agpstaGe.i Toe NlsA=Fs@w. Ea=faaAA a Co
| ~ bHFa u extensive IFUa nst xai raf-
| Hassz al FsFr hsaFY. fhsfF Efetsstg 10 sAko=.t
Al over e. aa. An tbs nFsa has lA.tshsahis=ss
anA Lhs Fsewis~sshib IL fas las Baspsas~ u sHst,
M the ssys~rJy ara ssstniAsttsx Ne fssEta.ss-
| shle,
Liabilities wttt hs Heavy.
| CloassrnlaF - Y u~a. - -J4Eszs C. Les,
vf0sststsr Of gh= Hixspossi hessi 81 at4s tsa4z
| In tR@ A4itsoaAieAs AMI largely ra.EFssGsd IA
| tay me liabilities VIII BE- sa4gF.
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THE DEATH LIST WILL REACH 20.
Two More Bodies Found in the BiP-
minSham Mineral Wreck.

ST. Louis, Dec. "a special TO the Re-
public from birmingham. Ala. says:
Two more charred corpses were found
deep under the debris OF Sundays wreck
OF the birmingham Mineral passenger
train and brought here today. They were
too BADLY burned for Identification, but il
IS regarded as reasonably certain that
they are the bodies OF 5 W. TIbbS and
wife Of Alger. who are missing.
The bodies recovered today run the list
o. dead up 10 -.
A. II. Hinton OF Pratt City was here to-
day searching for his l5-year-old on.
who, he says. left home for Quincy en-
saturday and was to have left Quincy
sor BLocron sunday morning. He has not
since been heard OF. and It Is feared hat
he TOO was victim OF the wreck. which
will make . lives lost.
The death OF Andrew Bryson, an Injured
passenger. which Is likely to occur at any
hour, will swell the death list to %. Tn re
were 10 funerals OF victims OF the wreck
al Blocton today. and the business Of the
town was suspended for the time belng.
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Lodges or GOLD BEARING QUARTZ.
EIHLt HaadRsd vest wide. naaatan
as utah aa 81 60 ths Tee.

t'otse. idaho. D~p- p,-A remarkable
Ledge 81 gold. bear ring quarts has besa die.
oovsrs'i In Rapid river In Washington
0"unty II II 800 feet wide The Fpuk runs
FROM q TO y pr ton suid, In ptacss ore
Il found showing Gnid to the naked ere
Nothing more has bean done on the dis
oVrerJ than TO sink = number Of pres-
pect hOlss. ~ IL believed to be one Of the
largest bodies Of Eold-bsarinE quarts ever
found.
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JAPAN a DANGEROUS COMPETITOR.
LarEss CaVVyIaE Trade In tke Pa
c,ae Thaa the CaIted States.

Washington, Dec, ss.-Japan has = lar
ger carrying trade on the Pacific than the
Unitesi States and Americans who are near
enough to watch the shifting scenes
OF this now and rapidly developing con-
test for commercial supremacy ind little
matter for pride in the present tendencies.
This IL the statement Of United States
Consul Bell Of sydney. contained In q re-
port to the state DEPARTMENT upon the
opening Of the new japanese steamship
line between Yokohama and Australia
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
INTERCOLLEGIATE CHESS PLAYERS
The Harvard Chess Experts Have

The Harvard Chess Experts Have
Not Lost q Game.
New York. Dec. 30.-For the third round
Of the intercollegiate chess tournament,
the players were paired as follows: Par
ker tColumbia) W.. Seymour Princston)
won by Seymour; Lehlback CYale) vs.. Ry.
der Harvard). won by Ryder; Price Co
lumbia) W.. Murdoch CYalo). won by Muir
dock; Young princeton) W. Southland
Harvard). won by 5outhard.
The following II the record Of tho tour.
nament: Columbia, won /. lost s: Har-
ward, won g. lost 0: Yale. won .. lost q:
Princeton, won 2, lost T.
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TO BUILD A BEET SUGAR FACTORY
commercial CIah Of Omaha uu, n
E""ise n FactaPT

determined that turnarro- tbsy -, '"o ,o,,sT
c"nrHny 10 hulld and operate a ~ ,.s
suEtf factory In or near this otty M,
y, $50 , factory !, 10 have capacity NJ lno ,an.
plant VIII cost in the nsIzbI.',ss-I, maj ~"
rI",. "'''A Is to 10 raisoI by stoss suh.r,,,..
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
LoeeeR's CHILD BADLY BURNED.
Mother Also Severely Injured Try
Ing 90 Render Aid.

Tacoma. Wash. Dec. 29.-At noon today
the 2-year-old child Of John Crawford, a
logger living across the bay. pulled a
lighted lamp OF the table. causing the
chiid's clothes to ignite. The child was
badly burned above the waist and will
probably die Mrs. Crawford was burned
severely while trying to smother the
flames about tho child. This was finally
accomplished by a neighbor rushing In
seizins the child and jumping into the
sound with him.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
rAMMANv FACTIONS IN OPEN WAR.
County Clerk PHFFOy AID Followers
holt the Organization.

New York. Dec. W.-fhs long contlnuod
strife between tho Tammany factions. led
by County Clerk Henry Purroy and John
c. sheehan. chairman OF the Tammany
executive committee. broke out into opon
war today. when Purroy and his followers
announced their bolt from the Tammany
body. Both Sheehah and Purroy gave out
statements which were bitter IN their psf
sonaiities toward each other
The general committee OF Tammany hail
met tonight and adopted long series
OF resolutions presented BY Thomas =.
Grady They denounced trusts. favor
cheaper gas and telephone rates and con-
denim the present city administration.
but extend no olive branch 10 the demo
Gratis who boIted Bryan last fall.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
PUT ON THE TRACK TO HIDE CRIME
Murderers Successful In ManRIInR
the Body OF n Victim.

Oakland. Dec. 29.-The torn fragments
Of the body Of a man were found along
the Southern Pacific railroad for a dis
lance Of a thousand yards today At first
II was thought some tramp had fallen
from a brakebeam and had been mangIed,
but finally a human face. that of a young
man. was found near the track. II had
been riddled with buckhot and the sup
position Is that murder had been com
mittsd and the body was placed on the
track to hide the traces OF the crime.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
BOYS USED THE HEAD AS A TARGET
John Conlen Was Not Murdered. as
First .SuuDOaed

Oakland. Cal, Dec. 3O.-Yestertiay the
remains Of John Conlen were found
strewn along the railroad tracks In Oak
land. Bullet holes in the face led 20 the
belief that the man had been murdered
and that his body had been placed on the
track to conceal the crime. Today de.ec-
uves learned that no crime had been com
mitted. Some small boys who were prac-
ucAng with an alr-gun found what tnsy
though was u piece Of meat /, was Il or
tion Of Conlen's face. and they hung 4. on
a post and used II as 4 target. After
shooting In full OF holes. they throw 4 on
the track again. 1t Is supposed ina, Con-
len WIS run down by one OF the local
trains
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-01-02
BUTTE FOOTBALL TEAM STRONGER
Has Been Reinforced by One oF IL.
Star PlnYeFa

San Francisco, Dec. s0.-The Butte foo,bstt
aggregation has been reinforced Ly a,s - a.,
star players Who at the time OF the drnar,,,rs
OF the team from Butte was unable H. "a.
mis- brother players On account Of sickness
big Jim Hooper. as he Is knoSn. arrived
today and Immediately donned his fo.,th,it -,
form for the afternoon practice. LasveIi viii
In all probability be forced to lgy on Gun
ent time II playing fuliback S'S