The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-09-18
NEWS OF THE WORLD
BaiEF MENTION or EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
Record Of Aisfortsnes. Aiishaps and
Crimes, as Well rs of Indus-
trial Progress.

At the closing days session OF the let.
Ter earriers' convention In San Francisco.
= b'il was prepared for presentation to
The postmaster general advancing salaries
from $1,000 to $500. IL was decided to
mold the next convention in Toledo. af.
Ter which the meeting adjourned sine die.
JeseieF, vice president; George Liebes.
eity comptroller, treasurer.
The pencil deeds in the ease of Mrs.
Aeatle X cFayen against the executors
and heirs Of the late senator James q
faiF are declared TO be forgeries by Judge
Slack at San Francisco. The property in
question is valued at 81 600 900. Counsel
Tor defendant have obtained a stay of
prOoeedings
Heavy floods are reported from Takata
NaoyetSeIn and several other places in
Japan. A. Magnetism nine persons were
carried out 10 80 On the roofs on houses
They were picked up by the steamer Tai.
wan Aaru.
A tremendous explosion occurred Al
the camp close by the Chinese arsenal
at kiAng Nan, near Shanghai. Forty
bodies have been dug out Of the debris.
Two fine krupp field guns. 1900 new
pattern single fire and magazine rifles.
with 10000 cartridges, were destroyed.
Seymour Bros, stock and grain brok.
ets Of New York. have assigned. with
nsAfiy sl"Oonoo in liabilities. Heavy
dealings in wheat are assigned a. the
cause 81 the failure.
The coal mihers' strike as far As the
ItlishuTg district is concerned ia OF and
the eooo dirRers have resumed work Al
the 0S-crnl rate.
II. = blandiord. president Of the board
al TrRents Of the agricultural college al
Pullman. has seut his resignation 10 the
governor. The policy Of reducing the sal,
airs II capable men al the college he be
lIe'rs 10 H. a mistake.
Returns tuum the presidential elections
IN the various states in the republic of
Venezuela shoS overwhelming ma jorities
ioS General Ahdrudr. the former Venez.
'siaH minister 10 the United States.
Plans i0r eight bag railroad bridges 10 |
l~ euili ON the line Of the Nippon rail.
Nay Il Japan have hrcn completed and |
arc nov In the officr Of Kansas City |
man. under Whose direction the stFuc 1
lures atv TO h. built
Casnmtssion~T PoAdetiy 81 the immi /
s1aiiun bureau has directed the deporta, |
Ii"h Of 10 ountIAct labofcrs recently ar
rtSed at san Francisco from Japan by
say 81 Victoria These laborcrs arrived
Il Victoria on August ~ by the steamer
Columbia
Dr. 7. II Carter Of kaufman and Clias.
pTussrll Of Abbott, Tex, two Of the most
'rusnincnt men 81 that section, who had
hitherto brrn friends and business as
'oCiairs. Shoa and killed each other a.
he result Of a quarrel in = land trans.
Ictiun.
Nasno City, Miss. has issued orders for
shotgun quarantine 10 he enforced
sainsi yellow fever. No trains arc al.
oS~d io stop except TO exchange mails
& the quarantine stations. No passcn.
'rIp Arc allowed 10 leave the train at all.
nd all mail and express must be fumi.
'atni. Guards armed 10 the teeth are
laecd all along the county boundaries.
The wheat crop Of 1897 Is moving sea.
rard al rate that il breaking all prey.
,us rccords Within the past scven days
We oarToos, totaling %sl,737 bushels.
Alue about sI3l .sls. have cleared from
'oTtland and are now on the way to
.neiand.
William L. Wilson, ex.postmaster gen
raj. has bcrn installed in the Office of
resident Of the Washington and Lee
al Lexington, Va, in the
rcscncc 81 Governor Charles I. Offer.
ri and other distinguished guests.
Upon adviccs from United States Con.
nj Pnnglc at Guatemala City 10 the
feet that the revolutiouists had captur. {
a the town Of Ocas, on the west coast
I Guatemala, the state department has
allod upon the navy department 20 send
warship there 20 watch over American .
,icrcsts, and the Alert, al Mare Island, .
al. has been ordered TO the scene Of the |
-ouble
The democratic state committee Of New /
oIk has refused 10 accedc 10 the demand
the frrc silverites that the principles
I the Chicago platform be reafiirmed {
he committee met by authorization Of /
,e democratic state convention Of last
car 10 nominate a candidate for chief
ldge Of the court Of appeals. Alton b.
arker, Of Kingston, was the choice Of
&c committee. The nominee Is said TO
, acceptable TO Tammany hall and b
|, senator David b. Hin and his follow. !,
q.
Domestic exports for August were the /,
rgest Of any August Of which the bu.
au Of statistics Of the treasury depart.
ent has any record. They were valued
S5s.4pf $50, as against Sd6,6S9,9Sl in
ngust. 1876, an increase Of Sl2.S07 $50.
or the eight months ended August 81,
,O5. they amounted 20 S62e, 434, 81, an
he amount Of imports during August
TO SS9,sTa.840. This is the
nallcst value since June. 1870, when \
Icy amounted TO SSs,s90.45i. 4
II Is estimated that the recent strike 4
st the people Of Pittsburg district from v
100000 10 81 100000. OF this amount
g miners lost about - 900 in wages
A wreck on the Wabash at Keytes-
lie, Mo-, resulted In the death Of four a
cn--w. A. Geness, postal clerk. Of st. c
puis, W. Smith, fireman, Of Moberly, 4
o., William Clark and Paul Street Of 4