The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-24
CURRENT cOnmxNr.

yards. The PFancing pictorial soldier
leading charge on horseback must be
dismissed a. thing Of the Past.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
It may be diplomatic victory to Sc
cure the abandonment Of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty by concession placing
the Niearaguan canal at the mercy Of
any nation with stronger navy than
ours. but the country would like to hear
q little argument on the question before
coneeding it.-News-Miner.
This will be an interesting week in
congress. One Of the most important
questions growing out OF our acquisition
OF territory will be up for consideration.
It will bea histoFy-makiug week, for the
interests of all our new possessions will
be derectly and permanently effected by
the results reached.-Idaho Statesman.
Before Gen. Alser gets too harsh in
his criticism OF those who express sym
pathy for the Beers. he should talk to
members OF the presidents cabinet.
Secretary Gage has expressed the hope
that the Beers would win. and other
members OF the cabinet are suspected of
feeling the same wAy.-Spokane County
News.
That 10 . big gold yarn that has fioated
down from Elk City, to the effect that
prospector has made a wonderful find
near that place, and in two days with a
hand mortar pounded out $4,000. The
ore, it is stated, was taken from . TWEEN
ty-two inch vein. Twelve thousand dol
lars is a little bit big Perhaps twelve
dollars would be nearer the truth-Ida-
no World.
Possibly Secretary Cages term in the
Treasury is drawing to a close. II is ON
nous that the President has declared
that any attack on Mr.. Gage is an attack
on himself. 1t will be remembered that
at theSery moment when he was defend
ing Alger in this manner, u few months
ago, he was sending Mr.. Hobart to sug-
Rest that he resign.-Davenport Chron-
icle.
II the constitution is still in force,
then Porto Rico and the Philippines
become Il part OF the United States Just
as Alaska aud the territory ceded by
Mexico did. and those islands will re-
main part OF the United States until
We get rid of them. Chief Justice Mar
shall said Il Peters 542): .'Ifit (territory)
be eeded by treaty, the ceded territory
becomes part OF the nation to which it
is annexed" The question with Us at
the present time is: Has the constitution
been abolished ?-Nebraska Independent
| One-half the bills introduced in con-
grees are bills for pensions to people who
have been refused by the pension bureau.
Perhaps one in ten is valid. They take
up the time Cf the committees and OF the
two houses, and are general nuisance.
A bill recently introduced by Mason is
designed to do away with this. It pro.
vides for the creation OF a court OF pen.
sion appeals, TO consist OF FIVE mem
bers, Of which three at least shall be law.
yers and one 4 member OF the G. A. K
The court will determine all claims FOR
pension. - enesee News.
1t is somewhat refreshing to Palousers
Just at this time to read OF the financial
difficulties Of Andrew Csrnagie and his
old and once trusted manager, II. C.
Frick. Andrew, it is said, is trying to
force poor Frick out into the cold world
with only Il, 900, 900 whereas Frick claims
he should have at least &l6 900 900 to
make him happy and contented. The
firms net profits during 1899 were only
$2l 900 900. Just think OF those pool
fellows, and we here with our ware
houses nearly half filed, and wheat
nearly forty cents. We should be &C
thankful that we are permitted TO hold
our possessions nmolested.-Oakesdale
Sun.
Simultaneously with the departure OIL
the tifty-seven men composing the Irish
relief corps from New York for South
Africa comes the announcement from the
European secretary Of the Boer relief fund
committee that ali the money, supplies
and money needed for the present have
been furnished 70 that organization. The
committee has stopped receiving money
and desires it to be understood thar 1t i.
in no need Of further assistance al present
This seems 10 indicate that the Beers arr
not wanting in sympathizers in any par
Of the world, aud that the response oil
their friends to their first and only appea
for assistance was prompt and generous,
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The new Hay Poncefote treaty is 1
gem Of diplomacy-from British poin
OF view. The United States 10 TO do al
the work, pay all money, accept all tn,
responsibility, and then when war come
is to permit its enemies free use OF thu
canal on equal terms with itself. Nay
more, it 10 not to fOrtify its propert,
and 10 consequently to leave it free u
seisure by any superior naval powe
with whichit may 60 to war. In othe
words, in wars with Great Britain or an
stronger naval power, the canal may b
seized and used by that power and 40
by the United States at all. And al
these things are conceded in order to se
cure the formal consent Of Great Britain
to abrogate q treaty which she has al