The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-12-04
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A prairie fire is sweeping over the
country south Of Clayton, N. NJ. The
grass Ia very high, and there has been no
rain for weeks. The course of the fire is
through the great range belt, and for over
200 miles there Is no barrier in its path.
Thousands Of sheep are in danger.
Fifteen thousand employees of the Mis-
souri, hcifc-IrOn Mountain railway sys-
TEN, whose salaries were cut from 5 to
% per cent in 1898, owing to prevalent
hard times, have been made glad BY q
PROCLAMATION issued by President George
Gould restoring wages to their former
basis
Baker City, Ore, reports fatal aei-
dent as occurring at ElkhOrn, in the Bo-
mama mine. James Cagd ignited some
giant powder and the magazine exploded
with terrif force Cagel was killed in
stantly, his body being mangled in a
frightful manner. Thomas Hopkins was
painfully though not fatally wounded.
A dispatch to the Frankfort Zeitung
from Rome reports that a sanguinary con-
flict has taken place between the French
and the British at Nikki, in lagos Hin
terland. A conflict between these forces
has been anticipated for some time past
Both countries have been hurrying troops
into the disputed territory. The trouble
is of about 30 years standing.
Major General Nelson A Miles has sub
mitted TO the secretary of war a letter
in which he recommends that Fort Town
send, Wash, be occupied by troops i'm
mediately.
II is rumored that ex-United States
Minister Dun intends to open large mer-
camille houses at both Yokohama and
Kobe in the near future
One man was killed and five others
badly injured, the result of boiler ex-
plosion at the old Moorehead L Mclean
blast furnace in Pittsburg, Pa
A white boy was brutality murdered
by a negro man and the murderer burn
ed to death by an Infatuated mob of
white farmers at Southport, n c., last
week.
Reports from Guatemala state business
has been interrupted by the recent reyo-
luton. Respectable citizens not in poll
ties are hoping for annexation to Mexico
or for American protection. The people
regard Mexico with great favor, owing to
its orderly and financially substantial
government.
The Japanese government has forward
ed to the Hawaiian government its claim
for damages in the emigrant affair The
amount claimed is said to be about $780,
900, which includes the loss incurred by
emigrants, and the expenses of despatch
ing a man-of-war to Honolulu
The will of the well known club man,
John H. ketchum of Chicago, has been
filed in the probate court. The document
dispOses Of an estate Of $265 900 TO Mrs
Minnie Wallace Walkup Ketchum, whom
he married secretly at Milwaukee short
~ after the divorce from his Toledo wife.
Honolulu reports that Senator Petit
grew Of South Dakota and ex-senator
Dubois Of Idaho are practically against
annexation 1t is a change of front on the
part of Dubois. When he was a member
OF the senate it was remarked and re-
Peateded frequently that Dubois was one
Of the most enthusiastic supporters of an
nexation
Felix Seghezza Of Genoa and DR.. D. R.
Do Simone of Naples. scientists, are in
San Francisco arranging for a midwinter
trip from Ashcroft, British Columbia, to
the rivers of the Yukon system. The OBJ
jeet Of the expedition is to explore the
region between the omenica mining dis
trict and the Yukon river.
The Austrian ministry has resigned.
RaWnv. CaV,Aackn a.
whom has been thrown the task of CON
strueting cabinet capable of conducting
public business in the presence of vari-
Gus conflicting forces in the unterhaus,
is Of German nationality. He is moder-
ate and conciliatoTy, popular with all
parties in Austria as well as among the
Hungarians
"Skagway' is the official spelling de
sided upon by the postOffice department
for the new postoffiee in Alaska, six miles
from Dyea. William S. Sampson has
been commissioned postmaster at Skag-
way.
Spanish Minister De LONE had an in
terview with Assistant Secretary Day at
Washington. 1t is the plan of Captain
General Blaneo 10 take steps for the i'm
mediate execution of reforms and to do
this legally provisional agreement will
be made. The eaptain-general viii ap-
point directly full acting cabinet, and
with them will have at hand the means
for fully equipped executive govern
ment, which will last only till the cleo
tions shall have resulted in the choice Of
new government.
A large portion Of the business center
Of the town Of Carbeny, Manitoba, has
been destroyed by fire. The loss is over
$4,000.
Bank elearings in Spokane for the
month Of November were 1860, 456.
This is the heaviest clearings for any
month during the past five years, accord
ing to the record Of the local Bradstreet
agency.
The jury in New York in the case Of
Martin Thorn, accused Of the murder of
William GuldensupPe, returned a yer.
dict finding Thorn guilty of murder in
the first degree.
Six hundred sick, wounded and other.
wise invaded soldiers have just left Gu.
be for Spain.
Judge Day, now assistant secretary Of
state, will soon retire from public life, TO
resume the practice Of law at Canton,
Ohio.
The government Of Japan has Just sent
an order to the locomotive builders in
Jersey city for Is locomotives for use on