The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-05-01

oyershadows the trouble OH the little
island OF Cuba. Alter all. the cruelty Of
the Moslems to the Christians OF Armenia
and Crete, is bot little worse than the
cruelty OF the Christians Of Spain to the
Christians OF Cuba. While weeon&lemn
the inaction OF the Christian nations OF
Europe in not protecting the Christians,
our own course toward Cuba is just as
much open to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Chronicle.
Chief Jcseph Of the Neg Ferce, who a
few years ago, with about $50 Of his
followers, was located on one OF the
Washington reservations, is now at the
national capitol. In an interview with
the commissioner Of Indian affairs the
other day, in which he appealed for
iaLds for his tribe in their haunts along
the Snake river in Idaho. he said he
wanted lands there allotted in sevtralty
TO bis band and also asked that they be
given a small mill and industrial school,
together with $1,000 per annum for
himself -Pocatello Tribune.
The affairs OF the university OF Idaho
have been placed in such condition
since the new administration took
charge OF affairs that the debts Of the
institution will not TO paid until after
he meeting OF the board OF regents in
June. People who have furnished labor
or goods to the institution since the
books were taken away from Secretary
Gr-en in March will have to wait until
June for their pay, and that while the
cash is lying in the vaults OF u Boise
City bank or the bank officials are spec
ulating ON it Moscow MirrOr.
No political party was ever organized
in the United States that 50 quickly and
thoroughly proved itself false TO its doc
trine as the so called party Of reform
he pOpulists. With the avowed obj~et
of reducing expenses and cutting down
salaries they have shown the most I'M
bounded desire and capacity for gobLling
everything in sight; with an outward
display of integrity they have proven
VIGOROUSLY base and corrupt, and with
brazen boasts Of earnestness and ca
Pability in reform they have voluntarily
furnished the most absolute testiomony
to the contraTy.-Wardner News.
The commission appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley to promote the cause Of
international bimetallism is confronted
by conditions which render the prospect
Of accomplishing ANYTHING exceedingly
unpromising. Obviously it is q most
nnpropitious time to present this sub
jet to the Leaking governments OF
Europe when they are all profoundly
concerned in the question as to what
course they shall take in regard to the
Grae T1rkish war and when there q
necessarily more or less uncertainty in
European financial circles.-Omaha Bee.
There is u man in New York whc,
though worth $4,000, 900, lives in a
house only five feet wide. His name
is Joseph Richardson and his business
is that Of a contractor. He became
possessed OF strip OF land five feet
vide and 1000 feet long. His neighbor
wished to purchase it but would not pay
what Richardson thought il worth.
The neighbor built with windows over
looking Richardson's strip. II was
then that the contractor determine
What to do, and he proceeded to erect u
4 story house on his land. That man
has inadvertently illustrated the mar
rownesa OF a large class OF wealthy
peopie.-Idaho Statesman.
The only opening for boilers to return
to the democratic party is to accept the
Chiraso declaration for the free, unlimi-
ted and independent coinage at the ratio
Of 10 TO /. That has been the democrat
ic policy, as indicated by scores OF test
votes in congress, ever since the silver
fight began. II the bolters prefer free
coinage TO high protection, they will 20
back, bat they may not get the party for
"a tariff for revenue only" even as
secondary issue. All efforts Of that
kind have failed. The so-cal!e.I free
trade triumph Of '92 resulted in a wise
and Leneficent but humiliatin9 sur
render Of The reformers to the protection
wing of their Washington Post.
II the federal Offices which are com.
monty spoken Of as "WItbin the gift OF
the president" we're actually gifts, hay.
ing no other significance than as person
al fayors bestowed upon the recipients
out OF pure good nature, there could he
nothing but commentator for the action
oil President Mckinley in appointing to
Office men who not only have no claim
upon his gratitude, but whose behavior
toward him prior to bis nomination was
such as in ordinary minds would arouse
feeling OF resentment. 1t would lie
quite admirable as an exhibition OF mag.
naniiniiy and the manifestation of an
amiab'e disposition. In some OF his
latest appointments lie has illustrated
these qualities in a very marked degree.
New York Tribune.
The National Review" an English
masHzine, thinks the United States
onght to recognize the Cubans as bellig.
e '"nts. A good many people In the
Unliei States who were against such a .
c 'urse last year are beginning to favor
It now. Changes have occurred In the
c InditiDns Of Cnba it tho r..t L.