The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-05-13
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The high tragedy season inangnrated
by the rioters OF the CRur d'Alens ~
gion last week has dropped TO the Level
ola transforming campaign. The dad
men, who were going to slaughter the
Buffalo soldiers Of the Twenty-tcurth
regulars hare been gathered IN by the
Buffaloes and Imprisoned in barn.
Chicago Inter-0cean.
What does this phrase "a world power"
mean anyhow Thls 6rm establishment
Of FREQ government In the United States
has more influence upon the people Of
the world than all the conqusring na-
tions on earth. Does it mean that we
are to 60 lighting until We conquer the
whole earth or get blotted out as nation
onrselvesf What does Il mean? Please
do tell u.s. Nebraska Independent.
A striking illustration Of the general
RESPONSIVENESS. courage and adaptabil-
ity Of western men is found in the rec
ord OF the past three months Of warfare
in the Philippines. Practically all Of the
volunteer soldiers in the Philippines are
western men. All are from the sunset
side OF the Alleghenies except a regiment
from Pennsylvania. All the rest are
from the sunset side Of the Mississippi
except one regiment from Tennessee
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Mrs. George, accused Of the murder Of
George D. Saxton OF Canton, Ohio, has
been acquitted. 1t is always difficult to
convict woman OF murder when the
application OF the death penalty is to be
the result, and peculiarly 90 when it 10
believed that. ii she committed the act
charged. che did 20 under the impulse Of
q great wrong inflicted upon her by her
victim. The public press has paid CON-
little attention to the case,
and il is to be hoped that Mrs. George
will now disappear entirely from public
nOtice.-Toledo Blade.
One Of the pressing needs Of the day 10
in the divorce laws Of the va
rious states. Atpresent divorces and re-
upon marriage are nothing
more than trayesties. Take, for instance,
he marriage Of Perry Belmont and Mrs. |
Sloane four hours after Mr.. Sloane had /
his divorce. 1t was expressly |
stipulated in the decree obtained in New
fork that Mrs. Sloane could not marry
lgain during the life Of Mr.. Sloane. No
clergyman in New York could solemnize |
he marriage, nor can the marriage be |
in New York. Mr.. Belmont
Ind Mrs. Sloane married in spite Of the |
in New York.-spokane |
Chronicle.
The good people Of Steubenville, o., |
ire deserving Of commentator for re- |
using to turn out TO hear Anna George |
lecture" on her wasted life. II the |
Eoman had even an ordinary degree Of |
nodesty she would have sought retire
Dent instead Of parading herself before |
he public, which has heard more than |
,nough OF her celebrated case" There |
. nothing redeeming in 1t. A weak |
woman met a bad man. The bad man
;ast her of. He was slain, and she
brought to trial and the jury, swayed by |
! sense OF crude justice rather than by |
aw, said it served him right and turned !
me woman loose. The tragic story can
not be entirely wiped out, but the cur !
ain can be drawn, and in little while |
he people will cease to think Of it, and
{ the woman was entitled to the con- |
liberation shoWn her by the jury, she |
will take up some respectable means Of
'aFning . NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Re-
rev,