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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
FIFTY THOUSAND MEN IDLE.
Labor In Puerto Rico an Art Almost
FORGOTTEN.


San Juan de Puerto Rico, March 26.-
The recent strike Of 70O men employed
on the Ponce Adjuntas Utado government
road, their demand for five cents lgoldl
per hour, an advance of two cents per
hour, and the more recent strike Of 6slO
men working on the same road under .
New York contracting firm, their demand
being for a uniform rate Of 50 cents per
day, instead of ~ and IS cents, have serv-
ed 10 accentuate the fact that there are,
at the very lowest estimate, $1,000 labor
ers on the island without employment.
Though their demands were refused, the
strikers remained quiet and orderly and
made no attempt at demonstration.
On account Of lack Of funds TO keep up
the estates, many plantations are idle and
are being fast overgrown with wild vege-
tation. Thousands Of workmen are out
of employment on this account.
Governor General Davis says that in
his estimation 10000 of the inhabitants
Of Puerto Rico are dependent ON labor, II
was Thought the country WAS in such a
condition as to allow the distribution Of
relief supplies TO be stopped, but immedi.
ately after this was attempted the cities
and towns began to fll up with beggsrs
and instances may be recorded where
whole families have died of starvation
Az consequence, General Davis has sug'
gested 10 the authorities at Washington
that the supplies be continued.
About COO natives have immigrated
from Ponce to Cuba, but from letters re.
ceived by their families here they have
found conditions in Cuba even worse than
in Puerto Rico.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
REPuRLIc.

One picked sample Of the Morning
Glory went $4,000 in gold.
The Mountain Lion mill ID again
crushing ore. and works to perfection.
A larger mill IL needed on the Six
teen-to-One plant at Wallace, Idaho.
and it is to be increased At once.
1t is reported that another 100 feet
OF tunnel will be run Immediately on
the Black Horse. The property lies
near the Tom Thumb. A tunnel has
been driven on it 70 feet
The machinery for the Chico mine
is all on the ground and the boiler has
been set In position. Masons are at
work on the rock and brick work. The
engine will be installed Immediately.
Six feet Of ine looking quartz has
been exposed in 4 IO-foot shaft on oho
Wild Horse. Plans are being perfected
to develop the property in q systematic
manner. Fair values have been OBJ
tanned from the ore.
The mill floors are being taken up
and burned and the ashes from them
sacked for the recovery Of gold dust
which the boards had absorbed. This,
it is said, will realize for the company
a hundred collars per day towards the
expense Of building the new plant.
The new working shaft on the Butte
4 Boston mine is down SIS feet. and
sinking continues at the rate OF 10
feet per week The company Is en-
ploying six miners on two lo-hour
shifts, three men working on each
shift. two in the shaft and one on top,
landing the bucket
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
rran.vaaIer. Holding ou,.

LAdysmith, March 26.-The scouts FIRE
quently engage the Boe1 beyond Meran
under the BiggArsberg, but no importan,
lighting has taken place The Free Stat
ere continue to enter our lines, surrender
ing under the proclamation issued by
Lord Roberts. They declare that the
Transvaalers are determined to fight to
the bitter end.
The majority of those who have hith-
erto taken part in the fighting have been
Free Staters. The Transvaalers have been
held in reserve. The Beers are preparing
for another campaign and will occupy a
strongly fortified position in the Trans
vaal. neceSsitAting heavy fighting before
they can be driven out. The Beers are not
expected to make a stand at johannes
burg, but to concentrate at Pretoria.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
Peace Temporarily Reatsr~a.
The unaerurouna railway.

New York.--Ths construction Of New
Yorks great underground rapid transit
system is under way. With brilliant anil
impressive ceremonies, Mayor Van wyck
turned the first shovel Of earth and de.
clared the work begun. The scene Of the
ceremonies was City Hall park, which
was thronged with a great crowd Of In.
vited spectators who loudly Cheered the
mayor as he tossed the first bit Of earth
into the air. The work was performed
with q shovel having q blade Of pure
silver, with the coat Of arms Of the city
engraved thereon. Mayor Van wyck
made a brief address appropriate TO the
OCCASION, which vas followed by speeehs,
delivered by the rapid uS=s,t cOmT:!s-
sionen and otherA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
IDAHO.


The little steamer Bonnie Doom. At
Post Falls. was destroyed by IRE re-
Gently.
The house Of Henry Grow, q farmer,
four miles south OF Moscow, was
burned recently.
3. c. Darby mas been appointed post.
master at Crescent Latah county, Ida
ho. 10 succeed George Darby, resigned.
G. b. Holt q prominent merchant Of
Moscow, was thrown from q runaway
horse last week and has 9 broken arm
and other injuries a. q result.
William J. Abrams, who swOre out the
Assrant charging Peter Bernier with the
murder of Frederick ID. Whitney, tailed
70 appear at the time set for the examin-
alton and Bernier was discharged.
Collins q Stevens will move their
brickmaking plant from Kendriek 20
Troy and begin burning brick for the
new hotel, for the building of which
they have secured the contract
Alcorn stays in Jail, as the habeas
corpus writ was denied BY the Idaho
court The physician who caused the
death Of Cora Burke at Harrison had
. fair trial, In tbs opinion OF the su-
preme judges Of mis- state.
An order has just been issued By the
postofnce department permitting the
postmasters at Rathdrum and Occur
d'Alene 10 exchange mail three times q
week, provided II Is carried in a lock
box BY q sworn carrier and without ex-
pense 70 the department.
Bishop Stuart 10 reported as saying
that IL Is almost q settled fact that the
Western Union Telegraph Company
viii put in either . telephone or tsIe-
graph line connecting MaIad with some
railroad point and that the work will
Be commenced in the very near future
Professor French intends TO build a
larger silo al the experiment farm this
year. Last year 50 tons Of ensilage
was made, and IL proved a valuable
feed for stock. A white dent corn viii
be used, which Professor French has
secured from southern Idaho. The
yellow variety used last season was
hardly early enough.
The Northern Pacific has resumed a
daily passenger service to Occur
d'Alsne. except Sunday. Some time
ago the Northern Pacific took on its
regular service and ran but three
trains a week This has caused much
Inconvenience, and the daily service
will be welcomed again by both the
citizens OF Spokane and Occur d'Alene
The democratic convention to select
delegates to the national convention
will be held In Lewiston. June s. The
silver republicans and populists will
not hold conventions for that purpose,
delegates being appointed by executive
committees. The three parties viii
hold nominating conventions at Poca-
tello, July IL. Each committee adopt
ed a resolution fayoring fusion Of the
three parties.
The abstract Of the condition Of the
national banks of Idaho at the close OF
business on February Is, as reported
TO the comptroller of the currency,
shows the average reserve held by the
banks TO have been 31-20 per cent,
against 31.73 per cent on December 2.
rhe loans and discounts increased from
81. Is0,92s to Sl.3sl.ss4. The amount
Of gold coin decreased from $270. $50
to SzS4.7 ESQ; total specie decreased from
$S26.72 to $2sr.7SS; the lawful money
reserve from S40s, 0e9 to SS69 500. and
the individual deposits from 1875, s67
to ts,471, 1856.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31

Frankfort, Ky, March 96.-'John
Powers told me they had two negroes to
kill Goebel. They were Herker smith and
Dick Coomhs."
This statement was made by r. whar-
ton Golden, a frail, eOnsumptive looking
Kentucky mountaineer, while on the wit
ness stand at the preliminary examina.
tion Of Secretary Of State Caleb Powers
charged with conspiracy to kill Goebel
Golden told a story Of the events leading
up to the murder. that, II substantiated
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
MINING notes.

The Amazon.M Manhattan at wallace.
Idaho, is proving q wonder.
The Blue Bird mine, on Lake Pend
d'oreille. is q wonder. Ore encruatsd
with native silver has been found In
a drift.
Colonel S. W. Ray. Of Port Arthur,
Canada. has made the final payment Of
$4,000 on the White Elephant mine,
near the BONANZA. l6 miles southwest
Of Sumpter. Ore.
A good strike In the BONANZA, near
Bossburg, Wash, has been made, as
the long sought ore was found on the
nfth level Manager Wolf received
news that seven feet Of shipping ore
had been opened at the end Of q cross
cut LA feet long. Two lower levels
have been opened.
Beside working on the lower tunnel
in the Amazon Manhattan, ut Wallace.
Idaho. where lead was found q few
days ago for the first time on that
level. n number Of men are also work.
ing on the erosscut from which the
raise was made In which the wonder
full strike was made = month ago.
The new Hunter mill. nj Mullan.
Idaho. is working like q charm and
the force Of miners has been increased
to 50 men to keep the mill supplied
with ore. The mine IL not opened up
to a very large extent yet. and In or
der to work enough men TO furnish
the ore, in the scant room which 10
open for them. Il IL necessary 70 work
two shifts. During the time that the
mill was building considerable ore was
taken out Of the mine in doing dsvslep.
ment work. and a. long ~ that lasted
only a small force was needed IN The
nine
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hank Closed Its Door..

Rutland. VI, March s7.-The Merch.
ants National Bank Of Rutland has closed
its doors and Cashier MuExy is under ar.
rest charged with misaPpOpriatiOn Of
fundG The exact amount of the shortage
win not be known until thorough exam
nation Of the books has been completed
II Il later announced that the shortage
Of Cashier MuE1y Of the Merchants Ma.
tional Bank amounts TO $4,000. The
cashier had left the state and was arrested
in Albany, N. Y.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
Death with q CAissl.

owosse, Mich, March o7.-Charles
Scott, boiler maker, broke into The homo
Of his wife from whom he had been sep
arated. and furiously assaulted MrN Scott
and her mother with heavy chisel. He
then drew a revolver and killed himself.
Mira Scott IL fatally injured and her moth.
CT, Mira FsrgusOi, is seriously injured.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
Fits ana Mccoy Are 10 Fight.

New York. March 96.-Robert Fit1-
simmons and kid" Mccoy have been
matched to fight July 4, rs rounds at
catch weights. Both men posted $500
forfeit, with the understanding that they
are to double this sum when articles are
signed with the club which gets the match
The club has not yet been decided upon,
but April 9 has been Get a. the time for 70
sslving hias.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
free silver amendment being defeated BY
vote Of Is TO 50.


ti0n bill was then taken up.
Governor Steunenbergs eross-examina
ton was continued In the Occur d'Alen,
investigation before the house eOmmitts.
on military afiairA Representative Sui
zsr directed the cFOss-eKamination. inquiT
ing how the governor justified the eOntin
uation OF martial law.
In the house Tuesday Mr.. Pierce, who
stirred up something OF Q hornets nesl
last saturday BY bringing to the attention
Of the house an interview in local papei
with an alleged republican reprssentAtiv,
charging that the Puerto Riean tariff wal
the result Of bargain for campaign funds
read that newspapers affirmation Of ths
accuracy Of ths interview. He also read
HaRna's dennneiation Of the story thai
the Puerto Riean tariff bill Sas framed
for the purpose Of rsising 3 republican
esmapisn fund and challenged an investi
cation u the ehsTgeA MT.'Steels engaged
AT. Pierce and theFe VAS . sharp "a
change. Mr.. Steel said he would not be-
lisse the anonymous republican congress
man Who is alleged TO have told the story
on oath. Without preliminary business,
the house then resumed the consideration
Of the army appropriation bill Mr.. Tai
bSrt, the hrst spaaksr, complained Of the
vast s1travsganes involved In the bll.
The afth day of I.overnoy k,.a,n4n.
beTgs testimony In the CoeuE d'Alens in
'estigAiIoa bryan Wednesday.
II the permi, systetn had resulted in a
ioss 10 the mines Of half a million dollars
a. Mr. I.~nts stated the governor .sSd he
did not care for that, as Il Aas a nases.
sary recourse Of the state.
Like Louis XIV. you are the state
remarked Lsnl1
Ien,ss aiIu.ion to I.oui. XIV. oauseI
q prolonged discussion.
A Sensational episssde occurF~.A Al thi.
point.
Air. L~nts asserted that sSns Of the
state deputies we're living with die
reputable women.
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31
GENERAL IOUBERT Is DEAD.
DIED OF STOMACH TROUBLES.
Ne Defeated General Butler Three
Ti@ss--LeTd Roberts La on the
Msse-1FOODs Are BeIng Pushed 20
the Front asd Transports Pst In
Readiness for SERVES.


Pretoria, March 2y.-GeheraI Joubert
died Last night. He had been suffering
from stomach complaint. The town "
plunged in mourning for the true patriot,
gallant general and upright and honor
able gentleman.
Roberts Ready 20 Move.
London, March 2o.--A special dispatch
from Bl0emfontein says:
The period Of inacll0n is coming to an
end. Troops are being pushed to tine front
and transports and stores are being col
ieeted. Men are in grand condition and
the horses are picking up wonderfully.
however, reports regarding imminencs OF
forward movement are 10 conflicting tina.
they can not be taken in any way As au-
LhOritative."
To Cheek ahe Advance.
Pretoria, March 29.-According TO q
dispatch from kroOnstAadt, COmmandana
Olivier has joined Generals Groblazr ana
Lemner, who are safe. General Deiarey
rs stIli sick At Pretoria, but he viii pro-
coed 10 the front sunday. Trains are
frequently leaving with bdrghers for the
Boer line on tins side Of DIoemfonlein
The Standard and bigger News says ia
learns that Generals Oliver, Groblsar an.
Lemner have arrived at point sufficient
~ far north to relieve AL apprehenslon
OF the possibility on being cut on. It is ex-
Pected that they will arrive at Mmburg
an few days and effect junction wit.
General Dewitt, when the federal troops
Will form an ally 10 oppose KUbsrts.
Fight Expected AT Ladybrnnd.
London, March ga dispatch HOE
MAzeru, BasutolAnd, dated March -, s4ys
that apparently reliable reports that tine
Boers are re-entenng LAdybrand cause
the presumption that British troops hay,
crossed the line Of the Boer retreat 10
wards hroonstaadt and that hgat o.
surrender near LAdybrand is imminent
hafeLiAg Holds Out.
London, March 29.-Further advicea
from Mafeking, dated March Is, reiper4tes
that ali was eli there, and that the cor
don VAS not 50 tightly drawn, the Boers
allowing natives 10 pass through thea
lines, u nich they had previously iorblo-
den Naive refugees are reported to-
stupid and lazy 10 work OF Jake cove
from shells. Ihey gather an crowd
around soup kitchens ana have 20 be dr.y
en- away ~ nen the warning bell rings -
bombardment just previous 10 the dis
patch being sent had been unusually Wig
orops and 1t was added thai prOhao.y be
fore long rAtions would be sun IuriheI
reduced.
Destroy Ing COal Miaea.
Pretoria, March ga dispatch Ieeeiv.
ed here from the BOeT headquarters Il.
Natal announces that destruction con
tinRes Of the coal mines likely to be use
full TO the British. Tue Dundee collieTy
has been blown up. the machinery de
stroyed and the mime rendered useless foI
three months 10 come.
Consul Hay al krOOnstaaaL
Pretoria, March 29-United states
Consul Hay and his secretary have gone
TO kroOnstaaadt TO make the necessary
arrangements for United States represen,
-. -
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31

The 500 Pullman car porters with
headquarters at Pittsburg have decided
to form union and Join the National
Colored Mems Railroad Association.
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Microbes ar. no. nad. ~ III. mo.
aIstA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31

Pretoria, March 2s.-Geheral Joubert
died last night. He had been suffering
from stomach complaint. The town v
plunged in mourning for the true patriot,
gallant general and upright and honor
able gentleman
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31

Destroying Coal MIae..

Pretoria, March pa dispatch leoeiv
ed here from the Boer headquarters II
Natal announces that destruction con
tinHes Of the coal mines likely to be use
iul to the British. Tue Dundee collier!
has been blown up, the machinery de
stroyed and the mime rendered useless FOL
three months TO come.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-03-31

Pretoria, March 29.-United states
Consul Hay and has secretary have gone
to kroOnstaaadt TO make the necessary
arrangements for United States represen.
tation in the Free State.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
THE CRASH OF HEAVY GUNS.

Fearful Strain of the Conclusion
Upon the Nerves and Ears.
The stunning report of each gun as
it is fired is something that stranger
on the deck will long remember. There
is an old saying, deaf as a post"
Now, in the royal navy, this is changed
to deaf as post captain"
No man can go through long series
Of gunnery practices without having
his hearing very seriously affected.
Some men put cotton wool in their
ears, but even this precaution does lit
tie to deaden the terrible shock. And
If the firing of one or two guns has
such SCATTERING power, what would
be the effect If the whole armament
were in action together?
1t is almost impossible to conceive
the strain upon nerve and senses of the
rending conclusion. If visitor
watches the firing of one of the mon
ster 8 inch guns and then places him
self beside one of the smaller pieces,
the report made by the one will not
appear much louder than that of the
other. The extra distance to the muz-
Zle Of the big piece discounts the sound.
The only apparent difference between
the two appears to be that the small
pieces have a sharper, higher pitched
note, and that the and 9 inch guns
speak with more Of believing roar.
One piece of advice may be given to
any one who finds himself in the
neighborhood of a gun in action. The
ri 10 %
effect if you are watching the gun as
if the crash comes unexpectedly. In
consciously nature prepares you to re-
sist shock which is known to be i'm
pending.-Blackwo Magazine.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
PoDDinE the Question.

A writer in Lady's Realm says there
are certain precautions which all low
ers should take when proposing. Never
propose, says al old student of wo-
man, when returning from the theater.
She will be still under the spell of one
of the actors, and beside his romantic
figure you dwindle into insignificance.
1t Is better to propose on the way to
the theater or some entertainment.
Rather than upset an evenings enjoy
ment by rejecting your suit, she will
accept you. Never, continues our
mentor, propose to a young lady after
having a meal with her. Her imagi-
nation Is chilled by the process of di-
gestion, while there is nothing that so
degrades man in girls eyes as to
see him eat hearty meal.
Was it not Charlotte Bronte who
lost her admiration for Thackeray
after seeing him eat? On the occasion
Of their first meeting at a dinner par
ty Thackeray took Charlotte Bronte
down to dinner. Thackeray was hun
CRY, and as he ate steadily at his din
ner her admiration and awe gradually
faded away. At last, when she saw the
great man of her visions attacking q
huge potato, she called out in despair,
"Oh, don't, MI. Thackerayv
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a Foreotten Countersign.


'tWar with raw recruits in the begin
ming is apt to lead to many amusing
experiences" said the old army officer
who saw service in Cuba. NOW, you
couldn't ask for better soldiers than we
had in Cuba, but large number of
them were new to the business and had
much to learn, and, much to their cred
it, 1t can be said that they soon learned
1t.
81 had occasion to leave our lines one
night soon after we arrived in Cuba,
and upon my return it suddenly struck
me that had forgotten the counter
sign l puzzled over it for some time,
but for the life of me couldn't recall
the word that had been given out.
While l was thinking it over I heard
the command:
"'Halt! Who comes there?
Friend I answered, thinking that
the countersign would come to me in a
moment.
tersign,' said the sentry.
'.As the countersign had slipped from
me completely walked up to him and
said sharply:
"'Call the corporal of the guard!'
"'Gosh,' answered the sentry, I
knew it was something like thak-bu
I'm derned if 1 hadn't forgotten IT.
Mosey on!
81 'mosied,' but took the trouble to
look up the corporal of the guard and
have him give the sentry further in
structions regarding the duties Of
sentry."-Detroit Free Press.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

Rev. J. P. Hawley of South Coventry,
exchanged pulpits last Sabbath with Rev.
Mr.. Crosby of the Congregational church.
The east room on the second floor of
Fosters block is being fitted up by Otis
Twichell for billiard parlor.
The members of the Catholic Temper
ance society are busy evenings excavating
for basement room under the Catholic
church, which they will fit up for their
meetings.
The dwelling house of Mrs. Joseph
Brown of Staffordville, was burned to the
ground on the night of the 4th. Cause
unknown. Mrs. Brown being away at the
time, nothing was saved. She Is over
eighty years of age, and the blow comes
with almost crushing weight.
Potatoes are drug In the market at
so cents a bushel.
The Wales saving bank, Incorporated
by legislative enactment April 2nd. was
Differed May 4th, as follows: President,
Elijah Shaw; vice presidents, Warren
Shaw, Newton S. Hubbard of Brimfield
and F. G. Smith trustees, F. L. Burley,
Eden D. Shaw, Erasmus D. Shaw, A. B.
johnson, J. M. Lyon, D. F. Parker, L. E.
Marsh of Wales, WA. Webber and F. E..
Kenney of Holland, E. L. Bates of Fisk
dale, Lee Blanchard Of Monson, and Sum-
ner Parker of Brimfield secretary, H, A.
Mcfarland treasurer, j. G. Burley. The
institution will have quarters in the Shaw
Manufacturing company's Office building,
where books will at once be opened ft +
deposits.
MARRIED At Palmer, May 5th, 1870.
A. S. Rowland of South Wilmington and
Ella Hulburt of Palmer.
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Serious
Ills of
Women

Tho arrangements of
Ete female organism that
breed all Kinds of trouble
and which ordinary ps'ao-
lice does NOT cure are the
very things that give way
promptly TO L ydsa E Pink
hams Vegetable Conn
pound
Uterine and ovarian
troubles Kidney troubles
uIcerafi0nsz fuzss0r's, Gzz1-
usual discharges, back~
aches and painful periods
these are tho Ills that
hassg on and wreck health
assd happiness and dis
pOsffiOn-