The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-01-08

The Pittsaeld IN. HI cotton mills have
given notice 70 their 2JOO operatives 81 a
10 per cent reduction In wages.
Notice Of a reduction Of wages ayerae-
ing about II per cent has been given to
the 1000 operatives in the mills at He
bronville and D0dgeyilIe, Mass.
The 1900 men employed in the York
cotton mills at saeo, Ne, have received
notice Of a 10 per cent reduction In wages
10 take effect January II.
The directors Of the Valley Falls and
Albion cotton mills, at Pawtneket, r. l..
the two companies in the Blackstone val.
ley which had not announced reductions
in wages, win follow the example Of their
competitors, and notices will be posted.
The Rhode Island mills in the Pawtucket
and Blackstone valleys employ about
i70O operatives. The average wages Of
the male spinners In these mills Is ss 10
$3.50 per week.
Spain is considering formal request to
the United States to use its good Offices
TO stop the fighting in Cuba. Intimations
have been received at the state depart
ment that the 6agasta government has be-
come convinced that the only way to save
Cuba was TO accept the often profFered
good Offices Of the United States. An IF.
forts Of Spain TO bride the subordinates Of
Gomez 10 surrender on the basis Of home
rule have proven futile.
J. A. MeRae Of Vancouver, b. O.. has
just received a letter from his brother
Archie McRae, at Dawson City, In which
he states that be refused $500 for 200
pounds Of supplies Flour viii probably
be scarce before spring, but fresh meat Is
plentiful at 81 per pound. He reports that
claims worth working are selling for
5000 for 20 square feet In one day three
men shoveled into the sluice boxes Of a
claim on Bonanza creek 10000.
Under the auspices of the bureau Of
travel Of the international committee of
the Young Mems Christian Association, q
large party has just left ON two months
trip TO Egypt, taking in London. Paris,
Rome, Malta and Palestine en- route. In
LOndsn the party will be Joined by Sir
Lambert Piayfair and Douglas Sladin.
who are noted in journalistic and scien-
tific circles, and who will discourse to the
travellers as one after another Of the most
interesting points are reached
The United States government has
made contract with Chicago company
to transport $50 tons Of supplies from
Dyea to Dawson City by means Of steam
locomotive snowsleds, such as are in use
in the woods Of Michigan. Cyrus Robin
son. consulting engineer of the company,
Is in this city for the purpose Of having
the bObsleds and boxcars made. He states
that the engines. boilers and all parts ex.
cept the framework of the snow locOmO-
tiyes are on the way to the Pacific coast
| from the east
/ Nikola Tesla announces an important
discovery. He says that he has perfected
vacuum tubes of such high illuminativs
power that they may be used in light
houses and they will enable the photog.
rapher to work by night as well a. ~ day
These results Mr.. Tesla has achieved by
the use Of his vacuum tubes and his o.
cillator The light which he is able to pro
dnce by this means is as bright as that
Of the MONDAY sun. BY its use every line
Of the object photographed may be made
TO stand out clearly and distinctly.