The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-05-20

by IRE at Palestine. Tex re-
,ently.
Edward Smith, colored, was hanged In
he district Jail at Washington lie re-
hAsed to the last to make any confession.
Claude Branton Of Eugene, Or was
hanged for the murder Of John Linn.
walked upon the seatold IN
assisted.
kid" Mccoy has forwarded to Tom
my Ryan q formal challenge to night IN
Denver for the middleweight champion
ship Of the world.
Forty mules are to be sent to the flli
Islands from San Francisco ON the next
outgoing steamer. They are to be used
ON large sugar plantation.
The Hondo coal mine, 100 miles south
Of Eagle Pass, Tex, in Mexico, was Wis
tied Tuesday by terrific tornado deal
ing death and destruction in its path.
Samuel L. Findley, the Ascending tax
collector Of San Luis ObispO county, Cal
ifornia, has waived extradition proved
ings at Lima, Peru, and declares that he
will return to California voluntarily.
Firemen at work in the ruins OF the
American Company's plant at the foot
Of Cross street, Baltimore, which was de-
stroyed by fire, discovered the body OF
Robert +. Hudson, an esnPloye of the
company.
The defenses Of San Francisco harbor
are rapidly being strengthened. The
work under way now Is the mounting
Of the second battery Of Id mortars on
the bluffs above and back OF old Fort
Winfield Scott. Eight huge pieces OF ord
nance are already in Poaitlon and the
others are being mounted by men from
the Third artillery.
Vice President Hobart Ia getting
stronger daily.
The grain shovelers have returned to
work at Buffalo. N. Y
Sir Henry Irving Is seriously III with
an affection of the throat.
The Allan Line steamship Galila
went ashore recently in Lake ST. Peter.
! The total number OF dead as a result
Of the recent wreck near Reading. Pa.
Is 80.
Oliver Moody Hidden, OF Vancouver.
B. C., dropped dead In san Jose. Cal.
| Sunday.
The report OF an impending Issue Of
bonds in the United States Is without
foundation.
| King Humbert has approved the 50
| lections for the reconstructed cabinet
made by General pellieux.
The sixth annual l0O-mile relay bl.
| cycle race around San Francisco bay
was won by the Olympic club.
Company L. Twenty-fourth Infantry
colored. from Vancouver barracks, will
leave for Alaska on the 18th Inst.
A consolidated traction car struck
and horribly mangled Katie Three. q
Polish child. In Pittsburg Sundey.
The flooded area OF the Leadyllle
basin, In Colorado. is now practically
unwatered. The mines will resume
work after ten years rest
Admiral DeWey's coming by way oil
the Mediterranean Is likely TO give oc
casion for distinguished honors from
/
Governor Rogers. OF Washington, hal
authorized the announcement OF hi
candidacy for denomination In 1900.
The Manitou Park hotel and casino
at Manltou Park. Colo. which were 4
have been opened for the season Jun
list, have been destroyed by Gre.
II took IL innings for st. Louis u
defeat Cincinnati Sunday. The al
tendance was the largest on record
10000 being present. Score 6 to s.
Arson N. Stratton. known A. tn
pioneer of COney Island" Is dead. H.
left q fortune OF $4,000, 900. acquired b,
early investments at Coney Island.
The Belmont mill. the Top mill an,
the Labelle mill. OF Wheeling. w. Va
and the Benwood blast furnace Of Mar
tins Ferry. D., have advanced wage.
10 per cent.
Donald Mclean, q western railroad
promoter. fell over the balustrade OF
the fourth floor of the Palmer house
In Chicago. Sunday. and received Rata
injuries.
Mayor Taggart. OF indianapolis, VIII,
went down to Chandelier island I,
view the body Of the young lady fount
buried there. identified II as his daugh
ter, lost In the wreck Of the Paul Jones
The schooner Nelson. deeply lader
with a cargo OF coal. foundered In LAX,
Superior on Grand Marais Sunday, ant
carried down all hands. SO far a
known only one man, Captain Hagney
escaped.
The managers Of Mayor Jones, Of To
ledo, Ohio. have made arrangement,
to run two special trains to Columbus
on May 31st, at which time Mayor
Jones will speak before the laborinR
men Of the state.
Henry Reitz was struck a fatal blow
by one Of his companions recently in
Chicago. Reitz was the father of II.
p. Reitz, second baseman Of the Pitts
burg ball cluD. and OF Edward d. Reitx.
second baseman Of the Sacramento
club.
The Tsung Ii Yamen replied to De
Giera, the Russian minister at Pekin.
that the government Is unable to nc.
cede to the Russian demand made for
a new railway concession connecting
Pekin with Russia's present system In
Mancnuria.
A dispatch to the London Daily Mail
from st. Petersburg, says: According
to the program prepared for the forth.
coming conference at The Hague, one
vote will be permitted TO each deleza.
tion on every proposal submitted to
ballot, and votes will be cast by the
chief executive Of each country.
. The state. department has been in.
formally advised that claims aggregat.
Ing a considerable amount have been