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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30
OREGON.

The new creamery at Independence
will be opened about July L.
Willard D. Nelson has begun the pub
LEGATION Of the Courier At Cove.
Squirrels have destroyed considerar
Bile grain in jackson county this year.
Ira Nelson of ClackAmas county is
preparing TO ship a herd Of mich cows
TO Cape Nome.
Work viii commence at once on the
building for q sash and door factory
at CoQuIlle CITY.
The party surveying the Hilgard-
Granite railway line freed q bear the
other day. Having no guns. they wait
ed TIL the bear came down and then
KILLED it with axes and ate it
Sheep shearlng Is about completed
in Benton county and the clip is really
for immediate delivery. About one
third of the product has been sold al
prices ranging above Is cents.
Alfalfa Is the king OF all crops in
Lake county. Even on land which Is
never irrigated alfalfa is said TO be q
success. The yield is not quite As good
as on irrigated land, but it 10 more
profitable than any other crop.
w. A. Wilcox, agent of the United
States fish commission, who is in Ore
gon for a few weeks, Is q firm believer
in the effectiveness of the artificial
propagation Of fish. He says the art
OF Matching FISH is no longer an expert.
ment as its utility has been thoroughly
demonstrated.
Adviees from Skagway under date oil
June 16 state that Jim Hanson, an In.
dian on trial for the murder of Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Horton Of Eugene, was
found guilty Of murder in the first de
gree. Hanson confessed to having shot
Horton, and implicated 10 other In
dams.
Artesian wells promise to become
general in Lake county. The move
ment has been agitatei for several
years, and now that q farmer found q
good flow OF water at a depth Of so feet
boring will commence in almost every
section OF the county.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

NhlcAHo, June So.-~Jnly hhrat was
quoted al 66 l.sc on the board Of trade dur.
ing the ssasion OF June T. AT the close
Saturday the same option MAS selling al
Sss. This Mas ST-se above the eioalng
price Of Friday. No such advance has
been sooErd since the attempted corner en-
giBssEvd BY JOs<Ph Letter. In the ad.
vance ol 2lI2e during the past ~ dAyS
there have bern no eYidsnces Of maniPulA'
ton. eoaITaIy 70 speculative proverbs that
-tbs market only advances on mAnipalA'
tlon, liz natural couTss 10 downward"
Il has baea the most remarkable rise
in the history Of the exchanges.
"PyramideTS" have had everything
their oSn gay, b0osnss there has been
soAIcely a swtbaek Hincs the market crossed
5ec. No AiIuFus have resulted There
aaa an extraordinary small short interest
at the beginning u the advance and this
vas hastily covered. fOreigRen had
h-dgca against considerable cash stun in
this market, bot oi course this Kind u
shortage rntAilsd no AhanciAl luaA Stores
81 big uinnings arc thick about the eK'
change, and NJ anch wave ot prosperity
has visited the commission men in = dec.
ada Gauss ioT this advance In the PTios
81 the "stAd II life" aw found in ths
pafebcd sPnHg shoai hsids 81 the great
nufth - cot, ~ here authorities declare moi
one third oi tho cIup 81 former years can
H. harvested A bumper winter wheAI
crop has slFsAdy bssn assured outside d
Ohio. Indiana and Michigan For tho sat
isiaction u thoss Who may BE- In fear oi
stATVssian II may also b. stated that thu
visible supply oI wheat in the public
gtanarirs q the United States exceeds
Is 10000 bashela Thrse sre the grains
Of conioTI left 10 the bcarA. uho also have
ihS Assannoc that every month in ths
year rCcOuls = wheat harvest in sOsn'
county Of the Rlohe. Hat al present :
sort Of bull fever l. running high AM
the Chicseo wheat pit u flooded by tele
grsphlo or,jep from every part Of TIM
world TO buy. bay. buy"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

Farmer. Were Toe Fast.

When the sheriff Of Dakota county, Ne
braska, was appraised Of the work Of the
- South Dakota farmers in digging q
channel across Rininger's neck to make
a short cut for the tortuous Missouri river
recently he Immediately dispatched posse
of deputies to stop the unlawful work.
Among the posse members were bankers
and prominent business men, They went
fully armed, As it was expected a deter
mined resistance would be made, but they
arrived too late. The last farmer had al
ready crossed into South Dakota before
the posse came in sight
When the posse arrived they found the
swift current Of the river fast eating q
WIDE and deeper channel across the neck
through which the trench was dug. II il
only a question Of q few hours when the
channel Of the big river will be unAlter-
ably changed and the farms on the fertile
peninsula viii be part Of the domain Of
South Dakota
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

their inability TO accept many Of the in.
Sitations extended TO them, they ex.
pressed their thanks to the American pub
lie for the deep sympathy they have
shown for the cause Of the two struggling
republieA
The Fraser river, in British Columbia,
Is still rising with unparalleled npidity at
practically ali points iron the delta up 10
Ashcroft. The river 10 nov within two
feet Of the point reached In the disastrous
floods Of 1894. The chilliwack dixie will
probably be swept away and large tract
Of fertile country flooded. On the Squa-
inish, where protective works are missing,
the damage to buildings and crops viii
exceed $4,000.
One Of the strongest rebellions which
have taken place in the last LOO years 10
in full swing In BaralOnga. Pacific id.
and under British rule in the South seas.
Advises from the Orient give fall paItieu-
naTa Of the progress Of the uprising which
has spread over the whole island. The
natives are advancing ON the European
settlement along the coast, and are threat
ehing this capital.
For the tirst time in his pugilistic ca
reer, Tom ShaFkey went down 10 dseisivs
defeat reorntiy In the historic arena OF
the Seaside Athletic club, and bss Gus
Rubin. the Ohio PugilIst. Was The victor.
IL MAS a clean Knockout, after Is rounds
d lighting that made a memorable ring
hattie. save In the matter Of aggressive
ness, Rubin led nom the start IA every
feature Of the game, and at all times had
the fght well in hand.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

Clara Kirkofer Of Mica, Il missing,
and her stepafatheF, John Smith, Is
anxiOusly seeking information concern
ing the girl, for whose safety he en-
tertains grave fears.
The Skasit towns have abandoned
their own celebrations and viii unite
in making the sedro- Wooliey Fourth
Of July celebration the best that has
ever been held in the county.
The State Agricultural College stu
dents got diplomas last week. DR.. J. q.
stubbs made the address. The Audi
forum vas crowded to witness the
closing exercises commemorative q
successful year.
David n. Coonc Of Spring Valley, one
of the best known stockmen In eastern
Washington. and q resident Of the coast
country for IS years. was killed at
Rosalia recently by being crushed I'M
der the body of horse he was riding.
Twenty men and four teams were at
work last week IeVeIing the site upon
which the Tekoa company's large
warehouse will be erected. The struc-
ture is TO occupy q space 30x60 feet and
will be built on TO the Echo warehouse
which the company already owns.
The fourteenth annual meeting of
the Washington State Press AssocIa,
ton will be held at New Whatcom and
Fairhayen July rs, 26 and q, 1900. The
session will close Friday afternoon in
ample time to allow all editors to reach
their homes on Saturday.
Miss Ursa r. Buker, 20 years of age
was accidentally shot and killed in
Olympia recently. While clearing up
bedroom a Marlin rife was discov.
cred in a corner, and Edward Easterly
q boy about Is years Of age, picked II
up and worked the lever to see II there
was anything in the magazine. The
explosion followed.
Two samples Of wheat, one Of winter
wheat from the farm OF z. z. EwelI
north, and one from q field Of sprine
wheat on the farm Of Thomas d. Mix
ell. seven miles south OF Davenport, arr
on exhibition. The winter wheai
measures just i've feet in height and
the heads are seven inches long, and
have the appearance Of being well filed
The sample Of spring wheat Is not q
tall, but is Of good height and 10 vel
headed. There is no indication Of rus
or burning in that section. and thu
weather which has prevailed for tn
past few days insure the largest yielI
of wheat the Big Bend has ever pro
duned.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30
TRAIN RAN INTO A wAsHOUr.


Atlanta, Ga, june 25.--A passenger
train ON the Southern railway which left
Macon at Z p. m. for Atlanta ran into
washout near McDoHough, Ga, Saturday.
IL Is reported here that there was a heavy
loss Of life. The train crew Is said 70 be
lost and only seven passengers are known
TO be nninjured.
The wreck occurred at q eulvert near
the Ocmnlgee river, not far from Nc
Donongh. A elOudburst occurred tonight
and flooded the country near MeDonOugh.
The train sent into the washout without
note Of warning and despite the pour
ing rain the NTeckage took fire. The
train was composed ON one sleeper, two
day coaches and two baggage cars The
Pullman caught FIRE, but before 1t was
totally destroyed the body Of Captain
Wood was rescued.
Superintendent A. G. Jones fears that
the entire train crew Is lost. He b totally
unAdyised, but from the nature Of the
wreck thinks 1t must have been a bad
one, and that the passengers too have
met Fith heavy disaster. Seven or eight
passengers were saved, but The hagnlan
~ the only trainmAn who was saved.
The Constitution mas received the fol
loAing list from the wreck.
Engineer sullivan, missing.
Fireman Byrd, missing.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30
WARRINGTON.

Tacoma will have ten months Of
school next year.
A free kindergarten school viii be
opened at New Whatcom.
Farmers Of the Puyallup valley are
to hold fruit fair in Puyallup.
Senator Turner will appoint q cadet
to West Point within three weeks.
Stamford baseball team will play
1--WE games in Spokane, beginning June
so.
The three-day picnic near Elberton
drew large crowds and all had q good
time.
Seattle sportsmen have petitioned the
county commissioners for the appoint
ment OF a game warden.
The Commercial club Of Centralia Is
preparing a quantity OF advertising
matter for circulation In the eastern
states.
The Ohio Society Of Spokane has
planned its first annual outing at Loon
Lake Saturday, June 80.
Fire visited Medical Lake last week
and destroyed $1,000 worth OF property.
II started in Spence's bank.
Charles Reeves, q Seattle man. was
recently elected president OF the Junior
Order Of American Mechanics.
Much enthusiasm was shown and
good work done at the Christian En-
deavor meetings at Spokane last week.
At a mass meeting OF citizens of
Lakeside and Chelan held last week II
was decided to join forces in an old.
fashioned Fourth Of July celebration.
Tacoma will offer a $3.50 silver cup
as the prize for a competitive drill be
tween the IL companies Of the national
guard. which will celebrate there July
Ia.
A. NJ. Chesney, formerly OF Pierce
county. has returned to Tacoma from
the Philippines, where he has been In
the employ Of the government a. q
wheelwright.
A school tax Of mills has been vot
ed by the Ritzville board OF education
for the coming year. It is Just one
half the amount levied each year for
the past 10 years.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30
HENS Of THE NORTHWEST
NEGOTIATIONS NEWS rrEMs.
nDAhO.


An excellent record has been made
in the nIning department &C the UnI-
versIty OF Idaho.
the Ice men AZ Kendrick have only
about one ton OF ice LETT 10 supply Gus
toners tor the remainder Of the sea,
son.
man, publicly horsewhipped Attorney
ID. 4. Winnie Of Lewiston In front Of
Inc postonice building. Winnie took
refuge in the postOfice and was Let out
the back way.
C.. A. Pitwood, living near Orofino,
brought in q strawberry recently that
measured mine inches IN circumference
and weighed three ounces.
Last week J. b. Perkins, q mining
1he new bridge being built across
the Potlatch at kendrlck, IL is thought
wall be completed TINS week. The strue
lure is being built by Contractor Oliver
OF Spokane, ana Is one of the best
bridges IN this section. The other two
bridges al Jullaetta have been built.
The heat was SO intense last Thurs
day in the valley that the laborers en-
gagged IN re-constructing the Vlnelanc
race track struck and refused 10 work
The thermometer ranged around I0(
degrees IN the shade, and wi1er placed
ior a few minutes in the sun ran up tC
izo degrees
The following increases are announc
ed Tor Idaho postmasters: BlacKto0t
$500 to $l50U; Caldwell, SI4oO Il
$500; Grangeyille. Slz00 to $500;
Idaho Falls. $500 70 Sl700. Lewiston
$500 to $2l00; Montpelier, $Iz00 Il
$500; MountaInhome. $1,000 to $Il00
Payette, sll00 to $1,000; Wallace, $40,
TO $500; Wardner, sI400 10 $500,
weiser. slfOO to $500.
Father Joseph Josef, the famous In
dian missionary, has expired at DE
smet Mission, amidst the sorrowinI
Occur d'AIene Indians. whose spiritua
guide he had been for the past fiftI
years. Calmly. peacefully. as one in I
sweet sleep. he gave up has great sou
INTO the hands OF his maker, exhausteI
by long years Of faithful service.
PlaceryilIe. in Boise basin. hSA an
other baptism of IRE last week as
result Of which nearly all the bushes
buildings are in ashes. The people
aowever, are in better shape than the,
were after the .conaagrauOn OF Angus
IL OF last year. as oply one dwelling
was burned. The fire broke out in tn
rear of John Veesey's saloon on tn
north side OF the plaza.
1t is estimated that 800 people ar
holding down claims in the white PIN
belt east Of Kendrick. This spring tn
timber has been carefully looked owe
by a number OF lumbermen and sewers
locations made. Some OF the settler
have been holding their places for se'
eral years with the hope that the stat
would take some action toward dispO
ing Of 1t, and open up the countrl
Joseph Macdonald. manager of th
Frisco mine. was shot at four time
by two men from ambush near Wallac,
one morning last week. He was eros
ing from the company's mill TO the o
ice at 10 o'clock when the firing begaI
four shots coming in rapid succession
Each struck at his feet. being fire
from the mountain side. 50 much abov
him that they were buried in th
ground instead OF glancing. he diggin
out all four bullets later. He locke
up on the mountain and saw two me
running up through the brush. but to
far away TO be recognized.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

Strawberry shipments from Missoula
were heavy last week.
d. j. Hennessy of Silver Bow county
has been elected president of the Hiber-
mans in Montana.
The Livingston postofice has been
advanced from third to second class.
which increases Postmaster Burg's sal.
airy from $500 to $4,000 per year.
A deed has been filed at MissoulA trans
ferring from r. NJ. Cobban and wife to
W. A. Clark, for So, S0O50, several thou.
sand acres Of timber land in the Black
foot country and in the Bitterroot valley.
The state land once has secured pos
session Of large tracts Of land in Fer
gus county, which are being leased to
stock men and others. The Bower Bros.
OF Stanford are said TO have leased So
900 acres,
T. NJ Hungerford has sold his Yellow.
stone valley telephone line to L. l. Moi.
felt, who is also president of the Billings
Musselshell Telephone company. The
line is completed as far rs Park City,
but Mr.. MofTett eontemplates extending
it to Columbus He has about completed
all arrangements for branching OF al
Laurel and extending 1t TO Bridger and
GebO. and later on possibly to Red Lodge
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

The crop report prepared by Snow,
the crop expert, who has just completed
a two weeks tour through Minnesota,
North and South Dakota. shows the sit
uAtAon il q national calamity and
claims the wheat failure the worst eV-
ez known. He estimates the Dakotas
are promising only 100000 bushels
each ana Minnesota about 1000. 900, u
total OF 100000 against zoo, 900. 900
last year and Z25. 0oO, 900 in 1898.
Oliver Dalrymple. the big wheat grow
er OF North Dakota writes his son a.
follows: Ten days ago l wrote you
one-third OF the spring wheat crop had
been destroyed by drouth. now am
OF the opinion that two thirds OF the
crop Is killed beyond redemption. The
Grandiu farm is running plOws in the
wheat fields. shall start plows TO.
morrow and nearly all spring wheat
farmers will be plowing under wheat
next week unless heavy rains come"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30
kllIsA ~ the TraIn.

Spokane, June 9S.-Christophcr W..
Meyer was killed by train at the cross.
ing Of the o. X. 4 N. and Sprague avenue,
about ak miles east Of thh city, at an
carly hour Saturday morning, Mr.. Meyer
Ia contractor and had . contract for the
erection Of q school house at Saltese While
his home IL in Spokane, he has been stay.
ing at saltese most Of the time Of late
Yesterday morning, however, he had 90.
easion 20 come 10 the city and mounting
hore had proceeded a. far as the point
above referred to when the horse was
struck by the engine and both horse and
rider were hurled to immediate death.
The body Of Mr.. Meyer was found 60 fee,
distant from the track, with his head badly
mutilatcd. The horse was thrown 20 feet
further.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

Mobile, Ala, June ga cloudburst
occurred in Mobile, followed by tremen-
dOus dowuPour Of rain Every street was
submerged.
Business is practically suspended. The
damage will probably be confined to goods
on iirSt floou and bAsements,' but it is
impossible al present to estimate the
losses.
The rainfall from q. m. TO noon was
l27 inches, and the doWnPOur continued
In the afternoon. The rain seems 10 be
confined to the Gulf coast, II Is reported
that three negro children were drowned
in ditch. The police have been kept
busy in removing people from their
flooded houses.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

New Orleans. La, juno 2S.--Mrs.
Josephine Comics Of this city was Grim.
inAlly assaulted and brutally murdered
In her residence In an isolated neighborhoOd
near Springfield, in Livingston parish.
She was 90 years Of age and reputed 10
have considerable money about her place
Frank Gilmore, . white man, who lived
about two miles from her house, was
caught In the house and taken out and
lynched,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

Vancouver, n c., June ee.--According
TO Oriental advices, the japanese govern
men, is angry at the secret execution Of
General An kyeng Su and kwon Young
Wong. former cabinet ministers Of the
KOREAN government and leaders of the
progressive party, who were privately
sirangled in the Seoul prison as traitors
on the night of May ~. Both were con-
Cerned in the plot which eliminated in the
assassination Of Queen Min at Seoul in
lSQa,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

Memphis Tenn, June SD. II. John
son, United States pension agent here, has
been arrested on federal warrant issued
from the United States court charging him
with unlawfully obtaining $500 iron an
aged colored woman. johnson claims he
borrowed the money.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

Seattle, June eb.-Donoghue q Robin.
sons shingle mill at Smiths Cove was
burned to the ground Sunday afternoon,
entailing loss Of $4,000. An the stock,
consisting Of 10000 shingles In dry kiln,
was consumed. The mill l. a new one, and
had been running only q month and a
half. The origin Of the ere Il a mystery.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

or the ss7S corporations chartered In
New Jersey under the existing trust
act, they have paid fees into the state
treasury OF t1.65S,l7e. This IL the price
for which the state Of New Jersey sold
its honor 10 the money power.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

The plumbers in Philadelphia have
decided to return TO work without
achieving the eighthour day, for which
they went out on strike on May 1.
About one-third Of them. however. 70.
eeived the increase Of wages demanded.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30
Col. Ready Dead.

San Francisco, june 27.--Attorney Pat
rick Reddy Of the law firm Of Reddy,
Campbell 4 Metson, died Tuesday after a
severn illness Of several weeks Mr.. Reddy
suffered from a complication Of diseases
He was well known throughout the Coun.
try.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

The number Of immigrants 10 Siberia
In the last seven years has averaged
10000 . year.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

The scab New York Sun admits that
the Socialists win poll $4,000 votaS
this year.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

The Indian name OF the Charles river
at Boston Was Mis-sha-um. which
meant great highway.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

Rome, June 2a.--Ihe Italian consuI 81
Shanghai ,elesrAphs that the Viceroys in
the provinces Of Yang Tsc T.ung valley
have decided 10 maintain order provided
the IsoWcFa do No, intervene 20 long A.
order prevails. The consuls, il H. added,
unanimously accepted the proposal and
signrd a deciaraiion 10 that effect
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

In Kaifraria cattle constitute the
chief currency.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30
Rs.-,A AoSII,sIaE T-osp..

Berlin. June 2a.-The VorwaeTis ssys:
~FrOm an absolutely reliable source we
hear the Russian war ministry has sen,
to all the military and civil authorities in
Russia ,elePTaPhic and secrc4 orders to pre-.
pare everything for mobilization. The or
,isrs ls.ar the date af June Is and TO-
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30

New York, June s9.--TWo cAbiegrAms
have b~en rsrsiVed by the Presbyterian
hoard Of foreign missions The first, IRON
Shanghai, read;
-Mei lien Destroyed. Foreigners es-
capol"
The Presbyterian board had $4,000
worth u property in Wei Hen, and this Is
hoA all gone DT. fAiuies Was one Of the
missionaries there, and he escaped with
the others The other cablegram came
from Cheioo and STATED:
"llol'rnsirin at Shanghai, Fenas =; Pc,
king"
Rev y {. I4obens,ein ~as stationed at
Nankin, aud !, would appear ss II he had
=, make his o~oApe to Shanghai. The ca
telegram also stated:
NO word has teen received from Pc
king OF rao Thu Fu. Wci lien mission
burned. Missionaries safe
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-30
LAIE REPORTS FROM CHINA.
ARE THE LEGATIONS :



Washington, June 29.--Ths following
eablegrnm was received from Admiral
kempif; -
''LiiefoO, June 29.- Secretary Of the
Navy, Washington; About 1900 foreign
troops are nov ashore. Soidiers ordered
should report at Taku instead of at Che
foo. 1 have substituted the Nashville for
the Yorktown at ciefoo. The Yorktown
As used a. a dispatch boat, being more suit
able. kEAlPff."
The war department received the fol-
low ed undated eablegram from General
Macarthur this morning;
-AdjuIant General, Washington: Trans
port left Manila at $50 ON the morning
Of June ~. Colonel Lscum 10 oommsnd,
with 81 officers aud 1871 men,.
Washington. June ~. Minister WI
called at the state department this after
noon and exhibited the following cable
gram 10 Secretary Hay;
Canton, June 29.-The legation minis.
tiers, having left Peking, are now IL miles
from Hentsin With Admiral seymour.
ali HUNG CHANG"
The minister explained that the cable.
gram reached HIM from the Chinese min.
lister in London lie believed the dispatch
10 he accurate, bat the state department
officials are inclined 10 doubt il a. vet,