The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-04-09
NEWS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS AT HOME AND AsEoAD.
items of Information Gathered From
. Wide AFea--Pelitieal Happen
tags ana Industrial Notes-Crimes
and Accidents.

The Russian government Is construct.
ing an ice erusheF. said to be capable Of
reaching the north pole.
The deaths from the black plague in
Bombay, India, now average 400 weekly
English tourists report 9 remarkable
demand fer American goods in China and
Japan.
A bill prohibiting a saloon to be opened
within 800 feet of any church has been
enacted by the New Jersey legislature.
Judge Campbell of San francisco has
decided that a cat ia not a domestic ami,
NAL and can not therefore be claimed as
the property Of any one.
San Diego, Cal, will soon be safe from
attack. Forty thousand pounds Of ammu-
milton have arrived there for the big guns
being mounted on the Notifications
At Huntington. Pa, Robert X. Mills. a
eolored barber and a veteran of the late
war, has organized n colored mems mill
tary company for service in case of war
with Spain.
DIR. G. W. Evans, an ex-Union soldier
and q prominent physician of Richmond,
Ky, is raising company of volunteers
for the war with Spain. Every man in his
company will be at least six feet in height.
In New Zealand the scheme for old-age
pensions is in advanced stage A bill
has passed through all its stages in the
lower house, which sets aside 10000
pounds per annum of the ordinary public
revenue as provision for the aged poor.
There is a movement ON foot to organ
ize stock company in Houston, Tex, for
the purpose Of making that place a tobac-
co market, to serve as an outlet for the
heavy crops of that state Three thousand
acres will be planted in Harris and the
counties immediately surrounding Hous-
ton.
The cattlemen Of the lower and south
western districts of Texas are experiencing
much trouble and loss OF stock by depre-
dations of mountain lions, wolves and
coyotes. The loss in the mountain dis
triets bordering on the Rio Grande river
will reach an average of 25 per cent.
Lambs, calves and colts fall prey to
these voracious wild beasts
The government is about to pay an un.
usual special pension claim to the widow
of Lieutenant Michael Moore, who, at the
time of his death in Brooklyn last year,
had served in the United States army con
tinuously for SIS years, thus holding the
worlds record for service of that charac-
ter. He enlisted as a drummer boy at the
outbreak of the war Of 1912. His widow
il So years old, and when her husband
died they had been married g years
Two children living near BellevilIe, On
tario, were killed by wild pigs
General R. n. Phelps, commander Of all
the ex-confederate camps, is dead at DIAL
las, Texas
Mr.. Gladstone has been informed by his
physician, it is said, that there is no
chance for his recovery.
Fourteen year-old Daisy Moore of Kan
sas City, poisoned herself because school
boy did not return her love.
New York state superintendent OF
schools favors a eurfew ordinance to
keep the children off the street at night.
John Clark of Mount Vernon, y. Y,
has asked for divorce on the ground
that he has found out that his wife is a
negTess.
The California Northwestern railway is
to be extended so as to open the immense
redwood forests of Mendocino and Hum
boldt counties.
Benjamin T. Hill was hanged at San
Quentin prison in California Wednesday
for the murder of his wife. Hill made a
full confession, expressed Penitence and
died bravely.
Senator Allen of Nebraska has sent the
following dispatch: Hon. silas A. Hol-
comb, Lincoln, Neb.: Tender all state
troops without delay. In the event Of
war with Spain desire through you to
place my services at the disposal of the
state, to serve the country in such eapac-
ity as you may assign me in defense of
the national honor and Cuban liberty"
In the aldermanic elections at Chicago
the reform element won, electing p out
OF 81 candidates. Those elected have
pledged themselves to demand for the
city compensation for all public franchises
AiE PAL at J1HNhuktt.
Wis, resulted in a landslide for the demo
cratic-populist ticket, which elected the
entire city ticket by plurality of about
GOO. David $. Rose will be the next ma
yor.
The republican city ticket at Tacoma,
Wash, was elected by majorities ranging
from 800 for johnson Nickeus for mayor
to 1861 for W. A. Sternberg for treasurer.
The republicans also elect six out of eight
'ouncilmen and vii have good working
majority.
In Topeka, Kas., the republicans elect.
I'd all their candidates save two council (
men. In Leavenworth the republicans
elected four out Of six councilmen. In
Wichita the republicans elected all their
save two aldermen. Fort .
scott, Hutchinson, Lawrence, Indepenjd. /
nee, Abilene, Hiawatha, Mcpherson,
iarnett, Yates Center, EldoradO and Gi. T
ard alsO elected republican officers
Bankers and Corporations.
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