The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-04-15

chief surgeon at Santiago. in which
he says that the city ana department
OF Santiago are in generally good SAM.
tary condition.
Charles Wiikerson. yard conductor
OF the Chesapeake q Ohio. was shot
and seriously wounded last week IN q
fight with Ben Bates. . bugIer at Fort
Monroe.
The United States cruiser Raleigh
has arrived NJ Bermuda.
A fierce battle occurred at Highland
Falls last week between candidates
for admission 70 West Point as cadets
on the one side and boys Of the village
on the other.
William Whist, well KnOwn In news
paper and Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie circles In the west. IL dead
DR.. George A. Rawson, who figured
In q sensational divorce case In Sc.
attic q few years ago. committed sui
eide at the insane hospital at Indian.
Apolis last week BY hanging.
The Yellowstone river caused great
er damage 70 life and property this
year than ever before. Four persons.
Mrs. r. w. Snyder. her brother. Eu.
gene p. 0'Conner. her niece. Miss Mel
lie Reagan. and a. visitor, Miss Rose
Wybrecht. lost their lives last week.
An attempt has been made TO as
sassinate the cars aide-deeamp. Cen
eral Manseoy. He was stabbed in the
throat by . servant but the would-be
assassin was overpoWered. The gem
erals wounds are not serious.
John H. Sullivan, former member
OF the governors executive council,
and one OF the most prominent poll
ticians In Boston. killed himself by
shooting last week.
Frank Grimm. editor Of the Daily Re
view In MarysvilIe, No, was shot and
wounded last week BY g. q. Jasse.
Returns received from the Irish
council elections show that 800 m.
tionalists. 50 unionists. one labor can.
dldate and one liberal have been re-
turned.
Major General shafter. accompanied
by his aide, arrived In Washington
last week from California TO testify
before the army court Of inquiry into
the beet charges. having been sum
moned there for that purpose.
News has reached London thGt the
Danish steamer Nordfarer, Captain
Brunnich. from Galveston for Ham.
burg. via Norfolk, took OF &c men from
the French fishing schooner Engenee,
which foundered At sea
Justice Stephen J. Field OF the Unit
ed States supreme court 10 dead.
Gross railroad earnings in 1898 on
i6s.Isl miles OF road Aggregated 81
II2.lI7.eo0 In 1897. This is an increase
OF per cent over very large totals
for the previous year and amounts 20
over $1,000 per mile. Operating ex-
penses on the same roads increased
only S. per cent. thus leaving for net
earnings an increase OF 81 per cent.
The strike Of the members Of the
JOurneymen Bricklayers' association
at Philadelphia has been adjusted.
Tho steamer Del Norte has sailed
from San Francisco for unaiaska with
the lrst crowd OF Klondikers for the
Yukon this season.
Charles Cotchy was shot and prob
ably mortally wounded last week At
Blaine, Wash. by George w. Smell.
Fire broke out one day last week in
the Ave story dwelling Al No. East
Sixty-seventh street. the home Of Wal.
lace Andrews and the i've story brown
stone house Of Alfred Adams. No. 3
East Sixty-ninth street The houses
are In the heart Of the district occu.
pied by the homes OF New York's rich
est milllonAires. The Andrews home
was totally destroyed and IL lives lost
The gigantic mill trust Just organ.
lied under the name OF the Republic
Iron and Steel company is in full op
GRAFTON.
Private Albert L. Knudson Of Com
pany I, First Washington volunteer In.
fantry. IL appointed as chaplain Of the
regiment to all the vacancy occasion.
ed by the death OF Chaplain Thomp
son.
Frank Wade and Ernest Cleverer.
murderers. and George Wilson and B.
B. Stockton. indicted for criminal as.
sanlt. have escaped from Jail at Lib
erty. No.
The Massachusetts, has sailed from
the Brooklyn navy yard to join Samp-
sons ouAdron at Trinidad. On the ar.
rival OF the Massachusetts, the squad.
ron will proceed to Southampton,
England.