The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-09-24
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Output iA VaFlsus Liaes-ori@es
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ForeIEn ana DomAestie-Ths CFOp
Outpat IN VaRlsus Liaes-crlnaes
and CaAualtlea.
One-armed George Wagner, the bank
robber Of Richland. Mich. who was ar
rested in Chicago Wednesday, u said to
be the man wanted for the murder Of
Mol Whitney. whose body was found in
Eel river near LOganspOrt, Ind. in the
year lSS4.
A triennial convention Of weather bu-
rean meteoFologists will be held at 0ma-
ha in the middle Of October. The con
yention viii be opened by Prof. Willis
L. Moore. chief Of the bureau. Secreta.
ny Of Agriculture Wilson may attend.
The meeting viii last two days.
The Copper River Indians are reaping
harvest by gathering the outfits aban-
doned by gold hunters in Alaska. II
cost the men Zoe to zoe pound to get
their food and clothing up the Copper
River valley. From 100 to 800. be-
coming discouraged with their vain at
temPts to find gold, finally dropped their
outfits anywhere and hurried back to
Naldes.
The highest mountain railway in Eu-
rope, leading to the top Of the Corner
graf, in Switzerland. situated between
the Matterhorn and Monte Rosa, is about
completed. 1t was begun in 1896 A
train can take ITO passengers two miles
above sea level The power u furnish
ed by the water which lows from a
glacier, and is, therefore, most abundant
in summer. when most needed.
A Long Island historian calls atten-
ton to the fact that Sandy Hook was
once Cape Santiago. Its first name
was Cape de Santa Maria; changed in
1886 to cape Santiago; then, when the
Dutch took possession, it received its
present name.
In the Chicago directory the name OF
George Washington appears 10 times;
John Adams. 70 times; Thomas Jetfer-
son only once; James 4'i0nroe, seven;
John Quincy Adams, eight, and Andrew
Jackson Is times. There are So named
Dewey, and not person in Chicago
named ShafteF.
Lava streams that have flowed out 4
Vesuvius during the past three years
have deposited l05.OOO.OOO cubic meters
Of lava on the sides Of the mountain.
A cone OF lava $50 feet higu has been
formed, out Of which fresh streams are
flowing. The valleys on either sue OF
the observatory peak have been hIied
up.
Joseph Jefferson. the great actor, re-
Gently wrote q check for 81 on piece
OF birch bark in the mountains because
he had no paper with him. The bank
which eashed the check now has it Tram
ed and hanging on the wall
W. s. Shredder. newspaper artist.
has been missing for three weeks in the
northern part Of Washington. He left
his camp to make sketches Of Mount Ba-
ker and is supposed to have starved to
death in the wilderness
A new society Of '-DITd Festorers" has
been organized in Boston for the pur.
pose OF replacing native song birds in
their former haunts. protecting and en-.
eouraging them in the breeding season
and planting colonies wherever Praetl
cable.
The war department in order to keep
the regular army up to the maximum
will have recruiting officers at all sta
tons where volunteers are mustered out
with a view Of giving the men an Op-
Portunity to enlist in the regular ser.
vice.
The steamer MiOwera. arrived at Vic
toria, B. C., Friday night, reported that
Falcon island. in the Pacific. has disap-
peared, owing to volcanic action. Its
population consisted Of about 20 native
fishermen, VINO have doubtless persisted.
At PattestOn, Pa, Bert Geist laughed
50 heartily at q funny entertainment
that his lower jaw became unhinged
from its socket and he was unable TO
close his mouth. A doctor in the audi.
enee came to his relief and started his
jaw in motion again.
Dora Cox. q woman horse thief con.
fined in the county jail at KinRhsher,
Okla, succeeded in making her escape
Monday night. She twisted the locks |
on her cell all out of shape, and going
into the waiting room with a case knife /
took the locks off the outer door.
The Dickson Manufacturing Company,
Scranton, Ia. is constructing for the
government two segmental pneumatic
guns, each 20 be so feet long, with a bore
Of 10 inches, with energy TO hurl a dyna.
mite carthage Of 1000 pounds a distane
Of 200 yards, and projectiles Of 600
pounds four miles.
In view OF the fact that three men have
been shot in the Adirondack in mistake
Tor deer thus far this year, and that I2
we're shot last season. 1t has been pro.
posed that the hunters shall wear COS
Tunes OF such color that the stupidest
amateur can make no mistake.
The Spanish prisoners at Seavey's ISL
md, near Portsmouth, N. H., are getting
good prices for relics. Half a dollar Is
for q common naval button.
I5e for hat button and 81 for m of. |,
ieers cap button. The Vizcaya and
Cristobal Colon hat bands sell for sew.
raj dollars now. and the price Is stead
ly going up.
The bullion dealers who purchased the
spanish gold, silver and notes found ON
he Infanta Maria Teresa after the bat.
lie OF July propose to dispose Of the
whole lot to the public at a premium
'Ver the face value, a. interesting his
orical souvenirs. Ihe coins are tarni.h.
d by fire and water and the notes are ,
tanned.
The daughter Of President Faure. NJ