The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-02-11
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
A oempiste stsvfsw q the Events for
the Past week In This sad vorsiKn
Lands-osnmaFised Hrom the Latest
Dispatches.

senior wee commander IN chief Of the u
A. H., under the constitution becomes til
acting commander in chief at once upol
the death Of his superior and continues q
such until the vacancy Il filled By th
national council Of administration.
The insniaE cabinet late Saturday .
San Jose, r. r., rendered It's resignation
10 Governor General Henry. because, afte
dismiaaing CaTbOneli, General Henry or
dered General Eaton 10 take charge o
the department Of public instruction sns
instructed Major Pierce TO take charge o
the department Of public works.
Several Of the strikers have returned I.
work At Colon, Columbia. A. a result o
the railroads. notification Of an increas.
Of Is cents silver in the rate Of wages
The strikers at Panama still refuse 70 II
TO work and the deadlock there still con
tinnea. The strike has now spread 10 thu
banana laborers at Bocas del Toro.
The town Of StilesbOFO, Ga, was nearly
wiped out Of existence Feb. 4 BY a tor
nado. No lives were Lost, but several
people were injured.
President Mckinley presented 70 CAAs
A. Schott, chief 81 the computing division
of the United States coast and goedetic
survey. the spriGs recently conferred upon
him by the Academy Of France.
This prize Of 1000 francs Was founded
by an EngiishmAn about two years ago
and was 70 be conferred on any person
In any country whose discoveries In sci.
enee o. whose investigations had been
most valuable and had contributed most
TO human knowledge in the direction Of
mathematics. mechanics, physics, chemis.
try OF geology.
The United States gunboat cAstine,
which sailed from San Juan on January
Is for Manila by the eastern route TO re.
sniorce Dewey's neet IL taking on coal at
Gibraltar. The United States military
transport Grant. which left New York
January -. also bound foF Manila and
which arrived here on February for coal
and supplies, proceeded for the Philip
pines.
A company Of armed foreign soldiers
entered the United States al Port Huron
Feb. T. The command IL composed Of So
cadets from Toronto, Who are en- route
70 Tampa via ChicAgo, on trip combin.
ing pleasure and instruction. Mayor Ste.
vens, the common council and citizens met
the cadets and escorted them 10 United
States coil. The cheers Of the Canadian
soldier boys upon landing on Americas
soil was demonstNtiFe Of the friendly
feeling existing between Canada and the
United States.
The coolest weather IN many years pre-
rails throughout the country surround
ing Pcndleton. One. although la below Il
the lowest temperature recorded here. Al
MeAcham IL was q below Feb. 4, at Helix
81, ~ Ukiah, 50 miles south Of here, in
CAmss prairie, Il was more than 20 be.
low.
The supreme tribunal, knights Of Py.
thias, after settling = few minor mattern,
has adjourned. The tribunal which has
bccn dcvosing the greater part Of its time
10 the case Of Henry vellenvess, At one
time grand chancellor and who led the
German ritual movement, has notified
Vsllenvosa that 90 days was 70 be given
him in which To reply TO the 10 special
charges.
AZ meeting Of the committee Of the
stockholders Of the Electrolytle Marine
Salts company in Boston. winalow War.
ren made an oral report Of the progress
Of the company 10 the effect that Of TO-.
100000 shares Of stock originally issued,
abcus Ss9sl 600 worth was sold. The bal.
ance stood in the name Of Rev. p. +. Jer.
negcn. This balance has been turned over
TO the company and probably will be can.
cellcd.
The January grand jury In Chicago,
which has been investigating charges Of
jury bribing brought against several court
bailitfs and which returned indictments
against Bailiffs Lynch and Dryer, made |
its anal report. The report says the mem.
bers Of the grand jury are satisfied that
an organized system Of jury brihing ex. |
ists in the civil courts which has been
used for the benefit Of the street railways. |
The Colorado Midland has succeeded in |
forcing train through the drifts west.
ward 10 BasAlt, where an eastbound pas.
sengcr was met and brought back to
L.eadville.
Terrible scenes were witnessed In the
last week which destroyed
he whole village OF Nagyprobroea in
LAptau district Of Hungary. Twenty men
literally in flames ran about the streets
antil they dropped inscnsible. Many
we're trodden by maddened animals. 9th.
~ were frozen to death IN the open fields.
twenty charred bodice have been recoy.
ned and 90 Of the survivors are suffering
rom dreadful burns, several being blind.
a.
Attorney General Griggs. In a decision
wondered recently, upholds the right Of q
Military commander 10 cut cable within
he territorial waters Of the enemy with.
nat being liable TO damage. The Ques.
ion arose on the cutting BY Dewey at
Manila Of the cable Of the British Eastern
extension Of the Australia, Asia 4 China
Telegraph Company. who filed clam
With the state department for $4,000
lamageA Griggs finds that under the law
Il nations there is no ground for claim
or indemnity.
The departure today Of NJ. Henri Roch.
fort, the editor Of Intansigeant, the
adical Drcyfus organ, for Algeria, was
he occasion Of a remarkable demonstFa.
Ion. The Rue de La cannebiere was
lack with people and guarded by large
orce Of police. When NJ Rocheforts car.
iage appeared Il was quickly hemmed IN
y bowling mob Of friends and enemies,