The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-09-30
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fever At Key West and two deaths.
/ Sig Marconi, promoter of the wire
less telegraphy. has arrived in New
York.
Abner Mckinley. brother of PresI-
dent Mckinley. has arrived in San
Francisco.
1t is said that an Italian steamship
company will establish a line TO the
coas. OF Chill.
DR.. George A. Hendricks. professor
Of anatomy OF the University OF Min
nesota. Is dead.
President Mckinley will probably
make few speeches in Ohio during the
present campaign.
The seventy-frst annual meeting Of
the Odd Fellows grand sovereign has
adjourned sine die.
The steamer Barbara Boskowitz sank
in the Skeena river carrying down with
her 500 cases Of salmon.
The government issued decree clos
ing Colombian ports to ships having
the bubonic plague on board, arriving
from infected ports.
The plant and contents Of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate company was almost to-
tally destroyed by FIRE at Atlanta. Ind,
loss $4,000.
Almost thousand more miners have
Joined the strike in Alabama. But two
collieries in the New river district are
now In operation.
There has been a recrudescence OF
the bubonic plague at Alexandria. Two
cases have been ofhcially reported. one
Of which has proved fatal.
The following presidential postmas-
ters have been appointed: Icaho-F. s.
Stevens. Blackfoot Washington
George W. France, Hoquiam.
Owing TO Increased use Of Il In bust
ness money is tighter in New York
and IL is said that arrangements are
bcing made to import gold from Eu.
rope.
Barrett, Farnum 4 Co, OF Chicago,
have failed. Notice was posted up on
change requesting that all trades with
this firm be closed. The house was
understood to be heavily short on
wheat
In consequence OF anti-semite distur.
Dances in Algiers the government has
established military patrols, practical.
ly amounting TO proclamation of mar
tial law.
. The Lenox Athletic club Of New York
has secured the 25-round bout between
Terry McGovern and George Dixon for
which the club will hang up a purse
Of $4,000.
Between 5000 and 1000 marine engi.
neers on the great lakes will probably
80 on a strike unless the Lake Car.
riers' Association grants a l2Ac ad.
vance in wages.
The entire property Of the Northern
Pacific Trading Packing Company at
Rlawawaek on Prince Of Waldo island
about l25 miles from Wrangel, was de
. stroyed by fire
Chicago Bohemians are incensed ov.
er the circulars sent out by the Bohe
milan Brotherhood Of America arraign.
ing their societies on the charge Of en-.
conraging suicide.
The United States transport vaIen.
ella, having on board those companies
Of the First Montana regimen. U. S. "
not brought by the ZeaIandia. have ar,
rived in San Francisco.
, The workmen OF Havana held a mass
meeting recently at which about 5000
, were present Infiammatory speeches
were made in favor OF q general strike
to secure an eight-hour day.
The large Dungeness coal mines in
West Virginia. which have been idle
for two years, viii resume Immediately
The general strike In the new river
field has brought this about
o. ID. Steen. travelling salesman for
an Arkansas City, Kan. firm and
Frank E. Coe. representing a Denver
house. were held mp" near Clayton, o
, T, by a highwayman and robbed Of
$500.
The Holland Society, of New York
at its next meeting. October 10th. will
take up the question of the trouble be
tween Great Britain and the Transvaa
], and will adopt resolutions of sympathy
4 with the Beers.
Hobart. vice president, Is far from
well. He may be compelled TO retire
J. from the senate. Suffers from a kidne,
trouble. not acute. but Of form reQulr
a ing absolute rest for long time. H,
. Is now confined to the house.
II Almonds are cornered and are belnI
sold closely In the hands OF the comb
nation controlling the market Tn,
combination in control Of the marke
Is said to include two prominent houses
In Chicago and a firm in California.
William Bonny. who accompanied
- Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer
In 1887, In the expedition for the relic
/ Of Emin Pasha and who subsequent,
received the gold medal OF the Roya
= Geographical Society at the hands o
the Prince Of Wales. is dead.
During q severe wind storm in Chi
eago the steam barge Cleveland, ladel
e with zoo. 1000 feet Of lumber, sank In IN
harbor near the mouth OF the Chicag
river. Captain Henry Davis and a ere,
Of II men were rescued.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. @. b. Williams hav
arrived In Kansas City on a bicycl
II built for two en- route from Philade
q phia. which place they left on Angus
e, on a $1,000 wager that they will reac
.s San Francisco in 30 days.
'r Strikes OF carpenters. affecting In al
g Il Is estimated, about $500 men an
y. which may involve many thousands {
men In other branches OF the bnildin
trades In sympathetic strikes, will b
. ordered at once In New York.