The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-03-11
Two armed hIehwaymen Iay IN ambusl


Two armed hIghwaymen lay In ambush
on bicycle path two miles from Ia.
coma last night and captured and rob.
beed seven men between 8 and II o'clock,
securing several watches but Less than
$40 in cash. After robbing them they tied
their hands and feet and laid them In .
row In the brush.
The Daily Graphic announces that the
British minister TO China, Sir Claude Ne.
Donald, acting upon Lord Salisbury's in
structions, had notified the Chinese for.
eign office that Great Britain will hold
China 70 the terms Of the contract in the
recent railway loan and will also support
her In resisting any aggression intended
to force her 10 repndiate her obligations
under the contract
The first section Of the fact paper train
1t Huntington, Pa, was wrecked one mile
east Of this place this noon by q land.
slide which resulted from q heavy fall
81 rain. Engineer Robert McCuteheon
and Fireman G. Troee, both Of Harris.
burg. weFs instantly killed.
Last week . gale In Niagara. ". Y,
eaused much damage. The wind came in
gusts, tearing signs from their iastsnIngs
and stripping sections OF Foodng FROM
some buildings Electric light wires were
torn down. The old elevator 1t the bat.
tsEy Whirlpool station was blown over.
A conspiracy among the conVicts in the
state prison Ut San Quentin to murder
their guards and effect q Wholesale de,
livery Of prisoners has been revealed 10
Warden Hale through the faint hearted.
meas 81 one Of the eonsplraiors.
The lower house Of the Texas Iegisla.
tuTe has adopted = resoiutioH thanking
the Indiana legislature for returning 10
the Texas Terry Rangers the company
flag. captured by an Indiana regiment
from the Rangers during the civil war.
The mystery surrounding 100000 worth
Of deeds, bonds, and negotiable paper that
we're found In an alley recently 10 chlca.
Ga. was solved when Il MAS Discovered
that the papers had been stolen from the
waiting rooan in the Dearborn street sta.
tion.
Thomas Nolan. agnd IL year., sou Of
well knoSn oil producer, Was shot and
probably fatally wounded while trying 10
eHert an entrance into the house Of for.
n~E SENATOR Lewis Emery At Bradford.
Pa The shooting was done by J. n.
HoaghtOn. who was guarding the house
TFrmoat, the thorOaghbred stallion.
the property Of General W. u. jackson.
was found in thes table at Nashville,
TsnH., with hIs stiHs Joint brnksn Moth.
lnE could BE- done and the stallion was
klhed. lie cost Gsneral jackson eI7 900
sosns years ago At awigrEt's sAisA
The wages oi all day lAboFeTN In the tin
plants oi Newcastle district, Pa. have
BEN advanced from TO 10 per orn,.
During the week the Carpenter Steel
Company Of Reading. Pa. shipped four
car loads 81 pEojectiiee Of ynrioa. oaliLTes
10 the Norfolk navy yard.
The lives oi neaIty loo persons wefe
ieoPAniirrd by = FIRE which broke ont in
the IAskaSannA Valley Iioas4 block,
SeTanton. Pa. aud communicated 10 the
ssSoSd. third and fourth aoorS. The oc
snpAnis wsFr takrn out safely. but clad
only In their night clothes
sehaiat Turner has securrd one ni the
hess Of the committee places made raean,
by retiring srnatnrs. In the closing hours
ot The session Senator Cormnn announced
that SENATOR Whites place on the coia.
Hasrcs committee aould -oon be vacant
and IN osaieT 10 have the same rrpr~senta
iioa for the Pacific coast on that commit
ino that Il BoW enjoyed be asked the ap,
F'osniment al SENATOR Turner 10 the Va.
eanry. No me In the senate Offered the
slightest objection.
The official statement of Representa- tive
J. q. Cannon al Illinois. the chairman Of
tho house appropriations committee. snm.
ming up The appropriations Of the FIFTY.
aith Congress. shows an aggregate tos
the entire congress of 81 SD 500 300. and
for the session just closed total al es7a..
aas- 800. with authority for contracts sub.
jet to future appropriations amounting
10 40. 100000.
An imperial cabinet order has been IL.
sued In BeTiin. In which Emperor William
after referring 10 "Crrtain regrrttablc al.
taiTS in which ofaccrs have recently been
Involved and 20 the frequency with
which otdceS REVIVE loans from pFuies.
aional moBey lenders al usurioua interest
dirrCts that hereafter every officer shall
immediately communicate any and all of.
fsu to his suPcriors