The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-12-03
THE GREAT WORLD IN BRIEF
HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS.
General Items From All Sources, Do
nAestie. Abroad and sPain'a In
sargent Islands-Odd Happenings
-Busineus PrOEress-Crlmes and
Accidents.

with Texas fever is not proving a remark
able success in Missouri.
Naval reserves OF Illinois who served in
the war with Spain will organize the Illi-
nois Naval Veterans Association
The Cherokee senate refuses to treat
with the Dawes commission, and will now
be governed by the Curtis bin.
General Wood wants the eolOred vol
unteeFs ordered back to the United States,
on account Of their riotous conduct.
At Manila law courts have resumed,
Spanish judges hearing civil cases and
American judges criminal cases.
Rear Admiral Dewey will become rank
ing officer of the navy by the retirement
Of Rear Admiral Bunee December p.
Japan has agreed to cooperate with
Great Britain in an effort to restore eondi-
tions in China to their former status.
China is reported to have recently
agreed with Russia that troops of the lat.
ter country are to be used in Chinese de-
tense.
Great disorder and possibly bloOdshed
are feared in Havana when the unpaid
Spanish troops find there is no money for
them.
Over 100000 mail star route bidders
have combined 10 evade the 5O-eent war
tax imposed on each contract bond, but
they viii fail.
One of the most important measures to
be urged by the republicans in the New
York legislature will be a bill for pure
beer.
Estimates by the United States treas
ury fix the cost to this country OF the
Spanish war up to the present time up TO
about Sl6O,OoO,OOO.
The court at Youngstown, O., is to de-
eide whether William Fl. Branton, who
shot his wife, died before she did, in order
to award his property to the heirs.
Great prairie fires have been raging in
South Dakota and northern Nebraska dur
ing the present week, resulting in immense
destruction of farm property.
Prince George OF Greece, the high COM
missioner of the powers in Crete, entered
upon his duties last Tuesday amid the re-
ioicing of the Christian popuhee.
Johnstovn tPal fire companies, in need
of money for current expenses and failing
to get an appropriation, sold their teams.
and now draw their apparatus by hand.
Agent Pollock, in his recent annual re-
port to the interior department, declared
that the Usage Indians are the wealthiest
people per capita on earth, and are aris-
tocrats.
The frozen surface OF the River Such
ona, to Nelietusting, Russia, broke while
a number OF people and vehicles were
crossing the stream, and 20 persons were
drowned.
( During the winter the United States
marine hospital service will take steps to
prevent the reintroduction OF yellow fever
in this country next summer. Experts are
now at work in Cuba.
| All Of the shoe factories at Marlborough
Mass, opened last Tuesday morning to
give any who desired to return to work
the opportunity to do so, but none OF
the strikers awaited themselves Of the
( chance.
Mary Billet, over so years of age, whd
I long ago had a tombstone with a blank
/ date line erected over the site in a GENE
terry which she chose for her grave, died
in the almshouse at Lancaster, F., Last
Tuesday.
The British ram battle ship Formidable
vas launched at Portsmouth, England
Thursday. She Is said to be the largest
warship in the world. English and Amer
lean flags were intertwined on the OIL
cial stand.
Fourteen Texans, commanded by Lieu
tenant Gates, have gone to Cuba for gov
eminent police duty.
In his annual report Secretary Lon.
viii recommend the construction of thra
new battleships.
The anti-ci7rette law passed by tn
Tennessee legislature has been declare,
unconstitutional.
At the war department there seems I.
be an impression that not nearly 80 man,
troops will be needed in Cuba as was des
ignated in a general order some time ago
Colonel Hanna, at San Juan. Puertr
Rico, says that Goldfish is the principa
food article imported into that island
and that Nova Scotia dealers in eodfsl
consider Puerto Rico their best market.
Attorney General Griggs has decide,
that a person may draw money on
check without a stamp, provided tn
check is payable to himself, from his owl
funds on deposit in the bank in question
AT Portsmouth, Ohio, George w. Fer
guson, a quaTyman, mistook blasting
powder for coal and tried to build a fir
with it. Two children were killed. Fer
guson was terribly burned and othel
members Of the family seriously hurt.
Ensign Sticht, inspector OF ordnance Al
the Washington navy, has succeeded il
removing charges from half dozen Of tht
captured guns recovered from the sunker
Spanish cruisers oquendo, Maria Teresa
and Vizeaya.
Gold Bible hin, the mound where 10
seph Smith, the founder Of the Mormon
faith, claims TO have dug up, under divine
direction, the golden plates on which wer'
inscribed the Mormon Bible, il situated
on the farm Of Admiral Sampson, neal
Palmyra, n. Y. The Mormons tried tc
buy the mound in 1893 TO erect upon it 4
memorial chapel, but the admiral refused
10 sell.
Three tramps applied at the home u
Andra Shackleforl. in Decatur county
Ga, for food. Mr.. Shackleford, who va.
alone, could only give them bread. Tai,
angered the men, and Mrs Shaekleford
became frightened and ran away. The
three tranIPs then set FIRE to the house
and the three Shackleford children were