The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-01-13

Roads and streets are q sea Of mud
In the Big Bend.
A Vancouver girl has died at the Che
halls reform school.
The Seattle public library contains
over 10000 volumes.
The receipts Of the Everett pOstonice
for 1899 were Sl0,920.62.
The lumber mills are unable to sup
ply Spokane's requirements.
The fruit growers Of the state will
assemble at Tacoma January 16.
The mysterious disappearance Of
Frank N. Clapp Is still problem.
There are ak suspected cases Of
smallpox at the isloatiOn hospital.
osteopaths can practice In this state
without holding q state certificate.
The Stanford football team defeated
the All-Seattle players In Seattle by a
score Of IS to 0.
The Spokane subscription list for the
Beers is growing rapidly. having al.
ready reached $1,000.
Smallpox Is reported in the vicinity
o. Alto station on the o. r. 4 N. line a
few miles from Waitsburg.
The merchants Of Walla Walla have
decided to close their places OF bust
ness at 6 o'clock In the evening.
President Graves expects an attend
anee Of 1000 at the state university
with the beginning OF the new century.
The department of physics and cleo
trical engineering at the University of
Washington shows q most marked ad-
vance.
Immigration during 1889 into King.
Skagit. Snohomish and Whateom eoun-
ties has been heavier than at any pre-
vious period.
A gigantic fund Of nearly S25.O4O has
already been raised by the liquor men
In Spokane for carrying on the fght
against the saloon closing law.
Tha total monthly pay roll OF TIA
coma for 1898 was s207. 1888. and the
number Of men employed in the 237 In
dustrial establishments was 44S3.
All the overhead trunk lines In the
telephone service throughout the bust
ness part OF Spokane have been aban.
doned. and now the buried wires will
be used exclusively.
During the IL months OF the year
ending November 20. the receipts at the
King county treasurer's once amounted
10 $l.356.l6Sl7. The disbursements
were $l.343. 1885. and the expenses
Sc. 800.
Frank BassendOrf. the returned
Klondiker, who was found In Tacoma
was prominent in Genesee county. New
York. and his friends there are not
ready to accept the accident theory &c
account for his death.
An effort Is to be made by the Wash
| lngton volunteers to have a reunion
and suitable anniversary celebration Of
he outbreak Of the Filipino war on
! February I. 1899. when the drst real
| engagement In which Washington reg
! lment was under Are occurred.
| News OF the governments Intention
TO fOrtify at once the entrance to Port
Orchard. across the sound from Seat
tie. where Is located the navy yard and
! Que OF the finest dry docks In the Unit
Ell States, was received here today
! Construction work will be commenced
| not later than Feb. /.
| The total value OF the 597, 000. 900 feet
! Of lumber shipped out OF Washington
during the eleven months ending with
the close OF November was Ss.27O. 900
and OF the 3,322.OO0 900 shingles, 81
ass, 1000, with $6il.0OO worth OF lath,
making a total value Of tll.3S6.0OO In
the product Of the immense forests
which was shipped by ship and rail- to
foreign consumers.
The department Of agriculture has
received q large number OF cuttings
from superior hop plants grown In Bo-
hemia, celebrated the world over for
their wonderful aroma, and flavor.
These cuttings viii be distributed
among the hop growers throughout the
! United States. and northwest growers
desiring to give them a trial. would do
well to send In applications immediate
| ly.
The condition OF the national banks
Of the state OF Washington. at the close
| Of business December 2, as reported to
the comptroller OF the currency. shows
the average reserve to have been 81 80
per cent against 4373 per cent on Sep
TENDER 7, loans and discounts Increase
from S9.43l.O55 to 31l.224.445; stocks
and securities, from Sl,437.6i9 to 81
5ss 1895; gold coin. decrease from 81
544. IO4 to S2,345.344; total specie. from
S2.7s7. 23O to S2.s21. 761: individual de-
posits, increase from Sls.7O2.97 to Sl9..
774,s3s.
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