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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23
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The monthly report Of the statistician
OF the department Of agriculture states
that as result Of the special inVesti-
cation relative to the winter wheat
acreage plowed up or cut for forage,
the departments estimate Of the AREA
remaining under cultivation has been
further reduced by 1,676, 900 acres, the
area abandoned. in addition to that an
nounced May 10, comprising 5Sl, 600
acres in Ohio. Il, 900 acres in Michigan.
22o,0 acres in Indiana, 34S. 600 acres
in Illinois and $4,000 acres in Califor-
mia This brings the area in winter
wheat remaining under cultivation on
June / down to q, 90S, 900 acres. q re-
duction from the area sown In the fall
OF $4,000 acres. Notwithstanding
the further reduction Of acreage by the
elimination Of all land entirely Aban-
doned, the condition OF winter wheat
declined during May 2.s points. the
condition Of June l Being SAT. against
sS.9 on May /. 6T.3 on June /. 1893. SOS
at the corresponding date in 1898. and
q l0-year average OF So.7.
Preliminary reports on the spring
wheat acreage indicate q reduction Of
about $1,000 acres, or 2.9 per cent
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Oregon re-
port q reduction OF 4 per cent; North
Dakota and NebrakA per cent and
Iowa 6 per cent In South Dakota and
Washington there is an increase of 1
per cent
The average condition Of spring
wheat on June was S7.s. as compared
with 91.4 on June /. 1893; 1908 at the
corresponding date in 1855. and q 10
year average Of 80. Minnesota falls 10.
North Dakota Z, South Dakota IL and
Wisconsin points below their respec-
tive 10-year averages.
On the other hand the 10-year aver
ages are exceeded In Nebraska. Iowa.
Oregon and Washington by Is. /. 4 and
points respectively.
The total reported acreage In oats
exceeds the average harvested last
year by SO per cent
The acreage reported as under bar
ley is 6.10 per cent greater than the
area harvested last year.
The acreage under rye shows q 70
duction Of Al per cent from that har'
vested last year.
The average condition OF rye IL s7.S
as compared with S4.5 on June I. 1888:
97.1 at the corresponding date In 1893
and 4 10-year average OF SIS.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23
OREGON.

A general hospital has been opened
al Sumpter.
The poles for the telephone line from
Eugene 70 Coburg have all been dsliv-
cred.
Machinery for q sash and door fur
niture factory combined has reached
CoQuiIle City.
At q meeting In Portland several
logging firms combined to limit pro
duction and raise prices. under the
name of the Columbia River Logging
Association. S. Benson Of Oak Point
was chosen president and l. H. Briggs
Of Portland secretary.
Having subscribed $4,000. the Odd
Fellows Of Portland have secured the
location Of the Orphans Home for that
city.
The death is announced Of John r.
Mcclure OF Pendleton. aged u years.
He was well known throughout eastern
Oregon.
George Forty is gathering sea bird
eggs on the ocean rocks at Port Oxford
One rock yielded 100 dozen one day
last week
The Black Butte Irrigation COMPANY
will engage in irrigating lands through
out eastern Oregon and do a general
development business. The company
has a capital stock OF $1,000 goo, df
vided into shares valued At $50 each.
A number Of boys and men spend con
sirerable time fishing in the Willametts
at Salem for black bass. the stream
being well stocked with that variety
The fish were planted in the river
about nine years ago.
During the month Just closed the
Logan cheese factory. which started "
a few weeks ago. has received from the
farmers 34,542 pounds of milk. making
total product Of over 1000 pounds Of
cheese. The capacity OF the factory
has been increased To n much greater
extent than was anticipated by its pro
motors at the beginning Of the season
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23

Washington, JUNE -. The war depart
nssnt Ia. made pal,lir the following pasiee
81 amnesty ahlch aas issued BY UeneEai
MacAfihus al Manila;
~AAnils. Janr -. li.o0.-By declsrs
tloh Of the president d the United States,
thu undrrsignssi ANNOUNCES amnesty, vita
sumplrle immunity ios lhr laasl and alsso.
inlr liberty II action f0T ih= iUtnrr, 10 all
l-r..,ns v ho ate RoN 81 =, any time sincr
February 4. IssF9. have bern in insiiFT~c'
,son against the United SGales. in either a
military uF aNl oapariiy, and aho shAh
ai,hin . p~rsd Of 10 days from the data
hrt-ut formally F~noanoc all connection
iih such insuTreetion and s0hacEttse 10 =
.l-SlaTsIion acknos lcaging and Accepting
lhs sovereignty Of the tinted siAies ia
ani oVsF tho PhiliPpinr islands.
The privilege hs1cai,h ps'blisAs'i is cN'
tended 10 all coarFned ui,hou, any Tes~f
NatiuH shairNeT, excepting that Isrr-in'
n isa haSa violated The rules 81 var during
the pssial q active hn.,litiSs are moi rus
hfAorJ ai,hia tho seoir Of this amnesty
All - no desire 10 take advantage 81 the
trfma hrirwi,h ses toJth are requested ID
present ,hrrnsrlsr. 10 The commanding Off
usfs 81 AhaeTtnan ircops 81 'hr n'sssi con
Nrni~ns .satiBn. sho utll r~rivF sheH
Aith due consideration accsssiinR 10 rank
pivtar the nccrs~aTy Tcoofsis and there
after permit zach individual 10 proved Ia
any pa1 81 the srchipelHRo aerOIdins &c
81. oWn wishes. tor which purposr tbs
United Stats. wiIi furnish such trsnspnr
,stiou - may h" available. eisheT by rail-
az. steamboat 90 wagon.
"I'Tonninrnl Prfsons Nho may desire Is
cuntst Aiih the military RprsTnor ct Si'A
! the ecani al Ansssirsn commissioners Nil
b. permitted to visit Manila. and Niil. Al
Tar a. yss..il,le, se Provilel wIih ;rAnsPor
,a,ipn foH that PurPosc.
In order 10 mitigate a. much as poe
sil.ls consequence Fe~'il..nK from The Va
,sous Disturbances which sinc~ lsa6 have
.usrcesirsi each other ~ rsPtdly. ard Il
| provide in some msssnrr fot destitute 81
dieI. during the iTahsiioTy period whicl
must Inevitably sucvvrd Isoacr. the mill
,ary authorities II tho United State. vii
tay 10 T.esos To- each man ~ha pre.enis
uiir in god condition.
ARTHUR MACARIHt Il,
Ma ior Central United State Volunteer
Military Governor"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23
THE BRITISH II 4 BATTLE.
THE BoERs WERE ROUTED,


London, June 2l.--L0Ed Roberts report
ed that General Hunter had occupied kru-
gersdorp, west Of Johannesburg, without
opposition, and that General Nethuen on
june 10 routed Bocr force which was OPP
posing his entry into Hebron and the
Orange River colony.
The silence Of Lord Roberts since june
10 had disposed some quarters to believe
that his line Of communications had again
been cut, especially according 70 adviees
from the Orange River colony, where the
Beers were known 10 be still lowering.
According TO Cape Town dispatch Of
this date, General Kitchener had narrow
escape from capture in the engagement at
Leeuw, June H. He was sleeping in the
repair train when it Was attacked and
many Of the engineers were captured Gen.
kitchener's sleeping car was At KOPjs sta
zion, when the Beers under General De-
wet suddsnly opened fire at q. m Kit
ehener managed TO reach his horse and
gAIlOPed TO khenoster, two miles distant.
line Boers numbered 800 men, with three
guns They destroyed the calvert, which
had just been rebuilt, and der1iled the
1 train.
The Beers who are alleged be be hemmed
in by General Rumble began Smelling Ficks-
burg. 1t is said they apprehend that
force is marching on them, and hence they
will endeavor to break through southwark
The war Office has received the following
dispatch from Lord Roberts:
Pretoria, June 2l.- Hunters a1ysnce
column occupied krugersdoEP without OPP
position june Is. Methuen, who was e.
corting a large convoy to HeiIbron, yester-
day routed force under Christian DeGet,
who endeaVored TO prevent him from en-
tering the little town Methnen had only
three casualties
~Baden-POwe has left this city on his
return to Rustenburg. The country Is
quieting down in that direction This sat
isfactory state Of Affairs will be materially
assisted by the capture between here and
Rustenburg, June 10, Of two guns by Hut
toms mounted infantry from body Of the
enemy under COmmandant DIPlessls-
i Railway and telegraphie cOmmunica-
ton with Cape Town is now completely
restored. All is quiet here and at Johan-
nesburg. The shops are open and the mar
ket is becoming daily more crowded and
buEinesslike."
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS



|. The fine weather Of the past week is
bringing the crops along In good shape
around Troy.
The sawmiils In Troy have COM
pieted their seasons run, and now only
have their planners running.
Heimer Nelson. the miner who was
hurt By falling rock In the Tiger mine
last week. died from the effects Of his
injuries.
A carload Of mica from the Moscovite
mica mine was shipped from Troy Sun
Gay TO the Moscovite Mica Company at
Valparaiso. Ind. The value OF the 'oad
appropriated $4,000. It is claimed.
The forthcoming session of the Uni
versity Of Idaho summer school, which
meets Wednesday OF this week and con-
tinues In session until August /, prom
ises to equal the pronounced success Of
last years school
The Vineland high school building
was totally destroyed by IRE last week.
The building was discovered in flames
about o'clock in the mornIng by near.
by residents. but before help could re-
spond it was beyond all hopes OF say.
ing
The spray composed OF carbolic acid
and pine tar is said to be a complete
success 50 far as green aphis are con.
cerned. Several orchardists say ii has
given much better satisfaction as a
spray for green aphis than any they
have ever used.
1 ThueaHaw afternoon . ...tnn.
Holland was found lying in a drift in
the Frisco. unconscious. He was
brought down to the hospital. bit never
recovered consciousness. He Is appar
entity about 30 years old. but nothing
has yet been learned here regarding his
antecedents.
A representative audience of Idaho
citizens. numbering 5000, crowded the
University auditorium at Moscow
Wednesday to hear the address b.
Brigadier General Charles King. Gen
eral King was given a rousing welcome
In opening his address he spoke Of tht
emotion 1t brings TO busy life to stand
in the presence Of such an audience OF
such q day.
4 NFAN OaNNSAs SAG Va AAG NC1A AhVNA
young men Of Hope, who has been min
ing and prospecting in this vicinity fol
several years. was suffocated 70 deatl
In J. c. Hague's mine at Trestle Creel
last week. The accident was due Il
bad air and gas in the shaft John Lar
son and several other men, who wer,
working with Button at the time, sue
ceeded In removing him
Judge Beatty has sustained demurre
to four damage suits against the North
ern Pacific branch organizations ana
individuals. The suits were the out
growth Of accidents that occurred dur
ing the building Of the Clearwate
Short Line in Nez Perez county in 1893
Three men were injured by an explo
sion and one while working around
steam pillow. James r. Dodson, VIII,
lost his sight as q result Of the explc
sion. sued % recover Se0.56s. T.
Kennedy. who lost his right foot an
leg while working around the pillow
asked for $4,000 damages, while Chal
Ransom and Mat Jacobson, who wen
injured by the explosion. asked 70
3ss, 1000 and $4,000 respectively.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23

The Great Fans Tribune, which il re-
ported to have been acquired by Senator
". A. Clark, announces the publication OF
-dAy-a-week paper.
Governor Smith has pardoned Patrick
DNyer. who was convicted in Fergus
county of m&nslaugnssr. Ihe governor
believes that Dwyer acted in self-defense.
II has been decided to postpone the
yearly meeting OF the Montana Press
Association until August l6. instead of
meeting this month. The reason for
he postponement is that politics will
interfere with the attendance. as from
how on every newspaper man win want
o be at his post. The newspaper men
will be royalty treated in Livingston
mi will wind up with trip all through
Yellowstone park.
The Justice company OF Keller
Wash, installed q jackson drill Abou
10 days ago in the new tunnel. and al
though the rock is very hard the man
agement is well satisfied with its work
The estimate allowed the contractors o
the state capitol for the past month wa
S1,O1.01, making total OF SI9lrSSS.S.
paid in all says the tielena independent
a ae estimates reserve 10 per cent until IN,
final completion of the work, and tn
total amount Of work now done. as esti
mated by the architects, would call fol
$l7S,S34, If it were paI- in full The con
tract price of the capitol being SeSs.S
the estimates indicate that the building
has been 6l.T per cent completed.
Now is the time to MARI the cotton
wood trees which do not produce cotton
The cotton is about the only, certainly tn
most common, objection. TO the cotton
wood as a shade tree, II is produced onl
by the pistillate trees The staniinat
trees do not produce it Except at thi
time of the year there is no known way G
distinguishing the sex Of the tres. II tn
staminats trees are marked now, cu...ng
can be taken from them in the spring an
they will produce cottonless trees.
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ton and Walter Hunter Of Delaware, Mar.
eeilus West Of Washington, and DR.. lam
den Of Texas were also among the in
DIR. Camden Of Texas had an arm and leg
DR.. Camden Of Texas had and arm end leg
broken by being thrown out Of the sleva.
i0r as il fell.
beginning July increases in salary
viii be allowed 70 "a pOslmasteys in the
state Of Washington. II Is given on ae-
count OF the increased receipts at the Of.
fees, and Is made possible by the neA
postofiice appropriation bill, which allows
slsJOO00O0 Tor compensation TO pOstinas'
tiers Of the country. The ball was approx.
ed June 2, and applies on the fiscal yeAI
Of l900-Ol, which begins July !. Follow.
ing il list Of the Offices where q raise b
made, together with the amount the va,
rious postmasters vii receive under ihs
new schedule; Seattle, $500; Spokane
$500; Walla Walla, $500; North YAK
ina, $780, Nsw winteom, &24OO; Ever
cit. $500, Republic. $l7O0; Rsirhaven
sl7OO; Aberdeen, $500; ChshAlis, si7O0i
pnllman. $780, Port Angeaes, $3.50, Hal
lard. $3.50; South Bend, SI4OO, Ritzvilie
$780, colvills. $3.50; Northport. $3.50
puyAiiup, $780, Waitsburg. $780, Mon
tesaRo, $3.50; Cheney, siiOO; Vaneiu
yer, SlOO0
Senator Plait has baen oFdered by hi
ply AsiAn to take a rest.
Count MuTayieh, Russian minister q
iorsign affairs, died recently in ~ Peters
burg.
Tommy Ryan has been Inatrhed to boz
bob Douglas oi -. Louis ten rounds n
kansls Iity an the night Of july Z.
lnsn prices are coming doSn, but buyer
an NO, yet placing any large orders,
The acute situation in China has ha'
the effect u cutting down shipments 4
that country.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23

London, June 2l.-The news from
Shanghai is regarded in official circles as
distinctly cheering, After the grim re
ports current early, the dispatch Of the
Associated Press announcing the arrival
al Picking of the relief force commanded
by Admiral Seymour, and the safety OF
the legations, which later was confirmed
by dispatch from Shanghai, published in
the second edition OF the London Times,
announcing ON the authority OF the Taoti
Shine. that Seymour's force arrived at the
Chinese capital June IL, presages, it is
hoped, a general frightening Of the situA'
ton. No details have yet been received
q the casualties or Of the condition Of
affairs at Pcking. Well informed people
express the opinion that the summoning
Of Ii Hung Chang TO the capital foresha'
dows the early salbmissiOA Of the doWNgeI
empress to the dictates of the powers.
The British admiralty has received a
cablegram from Rear Admiral Bruce, dat
cd Taku, June Is, via Che Foo June %
After a mere mention Of the capture Of tn
forts al Taku, Admiral Bruce adds.
"The Chinese admiral was present will
the allied fleet, his flag flying from
cruiser At meeting June IL he agree
to anchor with the fleet, putting out hi
fires.
NO news from the eommander.in- chic
and the advance guard. Heavy fire wa
heard at Nentsin t"e night Of June IL
In conclusion, Admiral Bruce said
~Three Thousand Russian troops, command
ed by a major general, are here. My com
munications with the allied authorities an
quite harmonious"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23

Billings hall were dedicated with ap-
propriate ceremonies last week.
Andrew Schmidt q welI-to-do Ger
man farmer, committed suicide BY tax
ing strychnine ct Pomeroy recently.
Harry Stone, Spokane boy. recently
sold q song which he composed, On.
titled You're 50 Good. Daddy" for
$4,000.
Washington can have lannon's for the
asking. Municipal corporations and q.
A. r. posts have only 70 defray expen-
ses OF transportation.
On searching q southbound freight
train from CoIvilIe recently for stolen
goods Il hOboes were found In one car.
but found no stolen articles.
At Hillyari, suburb Of Spokane.
white men and Japanese laborers got In
fight last week. Timely rescue Of the
Japs. Many bruised heads resulted.
and two Japs were seriously hurt
Threshers are at work getting their
machines in order to handle the fall
crop. From present indications win
ter wheat viii be ready TO harvest
NAbulA ~ 4ny A1 tA4S 6A9AnC C01AAAAt
A sale Of 1900 sacks Of wheat in the
Farmers warehouse at CopDei was
made recently by Taylor Brothers &c
the Western Warehouse Company Of
Portland. The price paid was not made
public. The grain was shipped to Ia
coma at once.
The eastern Oregon and Washington
hremen's tournament closed q threG
days meet in Dayton last week. Foo
race, 100 yards-G. Edwards OF Walk
WalIa won, time 10 seconds Speed
race for hose teams, 200 yards-Ls
Grande won, % Is seconds; Waitsburl
second, "a Is seconds. Wet test-Day
ton won. 80 seconds; WaitsbuTg second
80 Is. Edwards Of WaIla Walla wor
the 200 yards foot race; time, u. Thu
hub and hub was won BY Waitsburg. N
time, on account Of LaGrande contest
ing. The championship was won b.
LaGrande; time, 53SG. There il q con
test also in this race. the cain beinI
made that La Grande made an error il
getting water.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23
WASHINGTON.

There Is q building boom in Daysn-
port.
The depot at Marcus was robbed last
week.
A new depot is being built at Waits
burg.
North Yakima IL to have q brass
baud.
Davenport is to have a new school
house.
A Lacrosse team has been organized
In Spokane.
North wind last week sid much dam.
age to grain.
Medical Lake, Il is said steadily
grows larger and deeper.
A postofflce has been established AT
wehesville, okanogan county.
The conditions are excellent for large
crops in the Walla Walla valley.
The fruit crop along the COlumbis
and on Lake Chelan has never been ex
celled.
DIR. Freeman OF Spokane has been
chosen department commander Of the
@. A. R
1 William aAut NuV hNcS near Lung
siding. was accidentally shot in tie leG
last week.
The pioneers OF Spokane will holt
their annual meeting June 20 At Nata
torium Park.
Plans are being prepared for the con
struction OF the Kuhn and Manning
warehouse at Guy.
The eighteenth annual commence
ment exercises at Whitman Colleg
were held last week.
Captain p. II. Cooper, United State
navy, has taken command OF the Puge
Sound naval station.
Never in the history OF the Oldest sci
tier have crops looked so well in tn
Chelan Falls district
The yield OF sugar beets this yea
around wayerly will be easily doubl
that OF last year per acre.
The Western Washington W. G. 7. I
choose Mrs, Margaret c. Mumms pres
dent for the ensuing year.
Crop prospects are Of the finest 4
the Goldendale section. Fall grain
headed out and OF good stand.
The Davenport Driving club Is haN
ing a series Of races. The next ON
will be held SATURDAY., June 2s.
The annual excursion Of the ChAmbe
OF Commerce OF Spokane to the Coeu
d'Alenes was q grand success.
The Whitman Memorial building an
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23

Chicago. June ia special Rom Phoe
nix. Aria, says;
Eight thousand Pima Indians on the
ella reservation 30 miles from Phocnix,
ere destitute. and q like numbcr Of 'PaPA
90. are on the verge Of starvation.
IS. II. McCowen, superintendent Of the
Phoenix indian industrial schools, has
bccn directed by the interior department
10 make an examination into the condi
ton Of the Pimas. lie declares that The
sole salvation Of the IBjians is in fedora
appropriation for the construction OF
storage reservoir.
-'An appropriation Of s330Oo,' said MI
McCowen, has bcen made for the relic
Of the destitute PimaA Rations will b
distributed before the end Of the summer
but the appropriation viii not perciude
recurrence Of the famine"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23
Fsur waltz n.ruea.

Leadville, Col, June ls.---fIre destroy.
ed the Home for Friendless Children, a
charitable institution maintained by the
citiEenA Four children were burned to
death. The building was large wooden
structure and burned like finder. There
were 20 children In the building and all
but four were brought out in safety and
uoat Of them with scarcely a stitch Of
clothing on. The four little ones were
found In one Of the upstairs rooms burned
10 an unacceptable condition.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23

New York, June ls.--with good
track under him and fine sky above,
kinley Mack. with McCae up, took the
$4,000 Suburban Handicap away from the
great Ethelbert Saturday at Sheepshead
Bay by length and a haE Ethelbert
was punished hard all the way through
the stretch, but to no avail. while Gulden
ran in third and Imp and Jean Berand
tTailed home in the ruek. There was an
enormous crowd at the track.
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Las, week.. nank statement.

New York, June ls.--Following IL the
weekly bank statement, Surplus reserve,
sS76,5OO, loans, increase, S5.24S.SQO,
specie. decrease, $685. 900; legal tenders,
increase, s06S,7OOl deposits, increase,
g 024,svO; circulation, increase, ss7 500.
Ranks now hold sl7,4S0,7S0 in excess Of
legal requirements.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23

Dover, Del, June ls-CongTessman
Hoffecker, DelawareS only representative
in the lower branch Of the national legis-
lature, who is said to have been the only
republican both factions Of the party could
agree upon for such, dropped dead SAtur'
day In Smyrna
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23
Fatal rr.ia co,i,.,o.,

London, june Ia collision between
an express train and . train filled with
nce gOers occurred at Slough. Sir per-
sons were killed and 40 injured.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23

Washington. June le.-General Joe
Wheeler has received his commission as
brigadier general In the army Of the
United States from President Mckinley.