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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-19
Fierce Bl1lE1l HlFEKIIG
BoERs FORCED THEIR WAY IN.
They Met Dstsat-Ainety Mes ta<ea
FrssessEs aaa Seventeen killed.
MaaT RsmsFs Are Aneaa-asees
Account. nHt

Cape Town. May ia Dispatch from
Lorenzo saAsassr ~. that cOla'nandAni
EiofI, grandson 81 Pra4hiest Kruger. viii
a patrol, catered MAfeking. whsssuPoa
csla,,el lS.isa Rogsll pesned fire ON The
b6Ssbrts killing Il y Them and taking
IloiI aud " Of his men pFisoheFs-
LondoD, May lp.-ln the, COMMITTEES
room d he iADsss n sSpaslsiep Sir JAMS
Kitson announced thai Maseking had besa
relieved. This war office. hoAeSeT. is un.
able ,oressApA tAs, AI.nepnse'nsant.
Essrssas = laiking 4 aipiskiAg and
the lAls.I exploits VI its astendrT"- it'isn'
usa rontuials nle tDas Lhs feliei % ~
place nAs been aseosapiianssis bdt AL a.
neal eonhEpaaIloa Vi Ins fsPoEts Is lAck'
iIk. 4fE Egife M
IheTe aas eonsidrFabls speculation a.
10 whAt Csi1nsl baden-oSesI Noaid do
H,Lh his ~ pFlsonsFs and WhslArF VAC
tory has not ~ drpletsd his fofee a. to
rsndsE hla, 0pzn 10 annihllation In the
event VI aRosbes attack BY sssPeraOs iSoer
namb~fA
Bssrs LsaVtH1 atai.
VvlksiEtsl. sssuth IAtrieAn krplbiie,
4 NAY 1.-~1Aa isdsrAls hase abandoned
ihs ihgxArsa,~Fx and IL - bsissS1d th-y also
elsanioaal Aes Castle this morning,
ahOsiKh their mounted Issn aEr sthi On The
sahrg side II Ihr hosVi-F krrpang thr hGst'
ish At baV.
IlsadJn, May Ia The SaF ofbrs has
Isc~ISa.i the iolio Aing dispatch tTosa Gen
wsl BaIlsEi
matsss 80 DasHahaaSSv.
-LAnaAAaaurT. AiAy IS,-ThS s~~onA d.
viSion has Fsaehsd DAnnaAaAn-rF. and !
h0ps that my adVanos PaiTela are 81 Nee
Castle 1hs hith diVistoa u Al E.Aslon
1nan EhnaskaEts 70 GI-aeos. rTniIiag
" nasay ms toirth divlaioa ID 81
HnAday Rlvs dEiis "a tbs Old NsW Castle
nnAd. SEVERAL Natal iaTInsss arc handing
esss thsiF arms All FvPosts agyvs that
bout TOO u Tho Snsmy a.a~Saa RpTth
teSy hnuissiiy Nay II Add Aay -"
Jks Fw.sdsnl coalmt.4iasrt b ltthpsto-
apd F1snrts that q nuastss % ltarrs Inv
law In tbs FIrksbaIg aRA lsesaileAiem dis
tsicts have applIed 10 hiHi tag alSirs and
~ 10 tbs coaditloas II sAFsendsf. Tais
- very satisfactory.
MsNSassts - the TFsoPa.
KfadpAad Nay ~ Handle has ccsn.
pis1 Ms4aagliaks Ksk ana Mpd5slt@t
PithOsa appp.inon. lzsnlsr lsaa ealrtsSi
De IRaAsvSA AMI kss adsans-i ~lshIn 10
nnila 4 ChsssthnA. histA4ssn haa rssh.
y paaf tatls. On % lssaIstaa rod
~i,hsai sssins The spsmy. NATIVES and
IOoAi whites have coaArmeJ the previous
reports Of tbs Reorganization II the FFes
saAlTFa. Thp aisnAtion bore ts anchAAgrd.
nsss Asseast OF nafsk1na ttMkt.
Pvtnsts, Nay lp.--An Osiacial bullstin
san0an0s- that the FEDERAL iIsoIss ssGrmssi
and occspsFd tn fbgts aTVaB4 Milking
Tbs sapL alEkt DE hAtak ~srs sur.
FUuRdsri. losing. ~ tAE A. kHoNn. ssven
kiIlrs. II wounded and = Anast-E taken
pgi~sRsrA Tho British casualttes arr uAid
l4lhASa bs$a 90 klIkd d sounded Il
y tspatsf thal che aaSaBss euArI II the
1utcs pEuC~sdins to the Tslisf of MAic-
hing from The south vas rsFaisrd.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-19
IaAeratane. m. !. r.lla.

Washington. Nay l5.-The supreme
sOurt has decided the inheritance tax Law
. be constitutional and valid, but held
that. it applied 10 the amount Of the leg.
aCy and not On the estate ~ whole.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-19
ordered From The rraasvaai.

Lisbon, May la-It is rumoFed bere
that President Kruger has ordered the
Portuguese consul 10 leave the TSans-
yaal republic. 81 =,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-19

San Francisco. Nay l6--The United
States transport Thomas has arrived frc1a
Manila and was ordered TO quarantine
She has number Of sick and inAane sol
diers On board.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-19
FIfs :. I.eskserne, oAle.

Columbus, o., May le.-Three exten.
Awe fires have visited Iockborne, Ohio
including The leading business blocks and
residences.
The evening times., 1900-03-21
FIRE ON RAINSFoRD ISLAND.
The Harm at the Boys Reformatory
Total. Destroyed.

BOSTON. March 21.-While Superintend-
ent Seavey, Of the House OF Reformation
! for Boys, at Rainsford Island was congrat-
ulating himself last night that his 1877
charges were gathered In pious relaxation
in the chapel, an incendiary fire broke out
| in the barn. A watchmans cry was the first
warning and then semi panic set in among
the inmates. Several were knocked down
and trampled upon in the scramble. but
none severely hurt. The officers we're
cool and all but twenty-five OF the young
sters were corralIed formed Into lines
marched to the dormitory and sent to bed
The boys that got loose ran about the
grounds shouting and indulging in riotous
conduct The telephone wires that con-
nected with this city were burned before
communication could be had with the
police. but the commanding officer at Fort
Warren. nearby, called up police head
quarters and notified Deputy Superlntend
ent Hsnscom that a big fire was raging on
Rainsford Island. The fire boat started
at once and an hour later detail OF Off
GERS went down on the police boat Before
she reached the wharf at the island the
fire boat ran on to the mud. but came
off with the rising tide two hours later
Meantime the flames had consumed the
barn, two horses. quantity of hay. a car
riage shed, a coal shed containing about
100 tons of coal and one wing of the main
building had ignited. The officials at the
reformatory fought the blaze as best they
could with the apparatus at hand and the
steamer John Howard came over from Long
Island and threw powerful stream upon
the flames The upper portion of the wing
containing the chapel. dining-room and
printing department. was badly damaged,
but the progress of the flames was stayed
at this point.
This is the third incendiary fire that
has occurred at Rainsford Island within a
year. Last summer part of the main
building was badly damaged by a blaze
set by mutinous boys, and Superintendent
Seayey said tonight that he had been sus-
picioGs for the past month that plot
WAS brewing among the bows
The evening times., 1900-03-21
MOSES ERGANER'S STORY
An Aged Man Claims TO Have Been
Prosecuted.
Ostracised 10y His Race Because He
Testified Against One of Them i'm a
Famous Murder TriaI-Hfs Tale
Recalls a Brutal Crime That Was
Committed Twenty-Five Years Ago.

NEW YORK. March 21-An aged Jew,
Fl and so exhausted that he was scarcely
able to speak was found lying on stoop
in Williamsburg yesterday by Policeman
Knaust, OF the Stagg Street station. When
the aged man had been taken TO the sta
ton and somewhat revived he said he was
Moses Kreamer. once called solomon Krea-
mer and that for nearly quarter Of cen
tury he had been ostracised and prosecuted
by the people Of his race because he had
once given testimony against a Jew in a
murder trial.
II was the time Sara Alexander was
killed by Pesach Rubinstein" said Krea-
mer. Il was slightly acquainted with Ru-
binst Elm and on the day Of the murder ]
saw him with the money on car. going in
the direction of the East New York where
her body was afterward found in corn
feld. | was one of the principal witnesses
against Rubinstein and after he was con-
denned to be hanged the persecution by
people OF my own race began. No matter
where ] went ] was ostracised and ! lost
all ny friends. Hard luck seemed 10 fol-
low me all over the country. Jews refused
me even bread II is a long time since I
have had a home and / am getting too
weak to knock around any longer. The
police held the old man on a charge Of va
grancy. and later Magistrate Brenner ac-
ceded to Kreamer's request 10 be sent TO
the Flatbush Almshouse.
In its DAY the murder OF Sara Alexander
and the trial and conviction afterwsrd OF
Rubenstein attracted unusual attention.
Sara Alexander was the daughter OF Israel
Alexander of 30 Essex Street and she dis
appeared on December IL 1873. Two days
later her body was found lying under
covering of light snow beside a stack OF
cornstalks on the SchenCk farm on the ia
maica Plains Road in east New York The
throat was cut and the arms and body
hacked II was made evident afterward
that the girl had been attacked and killed
while kneeling and begging for mercy A
cigarmaker's knife was found beside the
body. The young woman had been in
delicate condition. The body was idenu-
ted in the Brooklyn morgue the next day
The evening times., 1900-03-21
SHOT TO SAVE HIS MOTHER.
Chicago hoy Kills HIS f"'he'
With 81 Gun.

CuICAGO March 2f-To save his moth-
or from being cut to pieces by her husband.
who had attacked her with large butcher
knife. BERTHE Finch. fifteen years old. shot
his father. George Finch through the heart
late last night. When taken into custody
The hoy went bitterly and said be expected
to be hanged at once. but that ne Wouid
40 the deed again in defence of his mother.
Finch was a laborer. He frequently quar-
relied with his wife and had been arrested
several times for beating her. Last night
he went home in quarrelsome mood and
sent his children. BERTHE and daughter
twelve years old. TO bed. He then seized
a butcher knife and asserted that he IN
tended to take his wife's life. The youth
heard the threat and left the room TO get
a shotgun He returned. and when he saw
his father advancing toward his mother
the boy raised the weapon and fired. Kill
ing him instantly.
Realizing the situation and fearing that
her boy would suffer for his act. Mrs. Finch
advised him to escape. Giving up the
weapon the boy ran from the house but
was captured and locked up soon after.
He said he thought he was justified in
shooting his father.
The evening times., 1900-03-21
THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
Eject of the Order Issued by Presi-
dent Mckinley.

dent MchtHiey.
The amendments to the Civil Service
rules that have been made by President
Mckinley are to extend the privileges of
transfer from places filled outside of the
examinations to positions which would
only be filled through competitive exami-
nations.
Formerly only those persons could be
transferred from excepted to competitive
positions under specified conditions where
the position was excepted at the time OF
the persons appointment. This prevented
the transfer of persons holding positions
at the time of their classification but
which were not excepted until after that
time, and OF persons holding excepted po-
sitions which they entered while they were
in the competitive class.
Illustrations of each of these classes OF
cases are: A person was holding posi-
tion of deputy collector Of internal reve-
nue. for instance at the time OF the cias-
sification Of these positions, and person
who entered the position of deputy col
lector of internal revenue in accordance
with the rules after its classification while
ii was in the competitive class, the posi-
ton Of deputy collector Of internal revenue
having been excepted on May 20, 1899.
yiso IL is pointed out that the two classes
of persons at present within its benefits
are. first a person holding q position at
the time Of it's classification which was
excepted contemporaneously with its clas-
sifcation. and. second a person holding an
excepted position which he entered as an
excepted position prior 10 November 2,
1894.
The amendment adds the requirement OF
turn ,l4
il also gives the benefit of the proViso to
a person who entered a position prior to
November 2. 1894. whether the position
was excepted at the time of his entrance
or has since become excepted.
The amendment 10 the Civil Service
rules made at the same time is for the
purpose of extending the benefits -cf the
proviso 10 all persons who are promoted
or transferred from classified positions in
any part of the executive service other
than positions of laborers or workmen, in
stead of confinng the prOviso to persons
who are promoted or transferred from a
classified position to particular class OF
unclassifed position, appointments TO
which are made by the President and by
and with the advice of the Senate.
This amendment permits of the transfer
OF classified employees TO our new posses
soDs assuring them OF their eligibility for
return to the classified service even though
they should be absent more than one year.
As the rules stood before 1t would be nee
essary for a person, who had. for instance,
been transferred to the Philippine Islands,
to be reinstated TO the classified service
within one year afterward.
The evening times., 1900-03-21
SWINDLING PLOTS REVEALED.
Gigantic Frauds Uncarthed Through
Chicago Boys Testimony.

CHICAGO. March 2f.-The testimony OF
a ten year-old boy who had been threaten
ed and treated harshly till his memory
was almost a blank resulted yesterday in
indictments against Anna Svehla. Ignatz
Der. Anton Grabowski. and DR.. Al. L. Os-
rowsk. on charges of having conspired 10
defraud the city out OF more than $500, O0t.
The boy who revealed the conspiracy is
Ludwig Golik He was the tool Of Anna
Sveha. alias Peterson. alias Pietru. who
furnished the brains for the fraud. She
had made him an agent by telling him OF
limitless wealth in case OF success and of
torture by fire and demons if there was
failure She and three others are charged
with having engineered fourteen personal
injury cases against the city and railroad
companies. The amount-a part of which
was secured and the rest of which hung
on pending egislation-eXceeded 5000 900.
Every means 10 stop the frauds failed
until City Attorney Ryan heard of the boy
who figured in most of the cases. DR..
Tracy. who was called in heard the boys
meaningless laugh and he worked for a
way TO strengthen the mind He found il
i'm electricity clean air and food and in
careful nursing. Little by little the boys
shattered faculties were collected and now
he talks intelligently of the gigantic frauds
with which Anna Svehla and her associates
are charged
The evening times., 1900-03-21

by Israel Rubinstein, the father OF Pc
sach who told a story of dream which
his son had in which Pesach told of seeing
Sara murdered in the cornfeld.
This led to Pesachs arrest. Both be-
fore and after the trial ii was said the
Polish Jews of this city would never allow
one of their number To be hanged; that
they would save him the trial IL pos
sible and failing in that, they would see
that he died in prison before the date for
his hanging. One of the strongest wit
nesses was a peddler named Kreamer, who
declared that he met Rubnstein and Miss
Alexander In East New York between and
O'Clock on the day of her disappearance
and spoke 10 them.
Rubiustein was sentenced 10 be hanged
on March q 1876 but stay was secured.
On May 2. while in Raymond Street jail. he
died from exhaustion and there was some
talk al the time that he had committed
suicide He had offered Under Sheriff Gull
len Stigman $40 600 for a chance TO escape.
had repeated this offer to Assistant jail
keeper Julian. He had also offered Under
Sheriff Cullen S2000 for dose Of deadly
pOiSon.
The evening times., 1900-03-21

Prof s A. Weitmer the eminent scfen'
tist OF Nevada. Mo-. who originated that
Method of Magnetic Healing known as
WeItmerism. and which is endorsed by both
the press and the pulpit has demonstrated
that disease in crime. In recent inter-
view he stated: A crime is breach
whether a breach of moral principles. Of
law. or Of nature ii is still a crime. Now
disease is a breach OF nature. brought on
by either an abuse OF nature or by not fol-
lowing natures edict and whether this
breach be in commission or in omission
nature like the State. demands q penalty
Now, | wish to demonstrate that at the
present time the existing OF disease is
double headed crime. first by its appear
ance second by its continuation, for there
is no disease no matter how hopeless II
may seem or of how long standing. that
cannot be cured: therefore. TO continue in
disease is crime not only 10 oneself, but
TO posterity yet 10 come. Now We have
demonstrated by scientific researches that
disease is a product produced by human
hands. and is unnatural; therefore, it can
again be remedied by human hands The
reason that the method which have origi-
mated has had such phenomenal success IL
because il acts in perfectly natural man
ner without The aid OF either drugs or the
surgeons knife. by going 10 the very seat
OF the trouble and placing the constitution
in a robust condition. il cures all disease.
no matter whether chronic or acute Take
for instance. woman, who. in the majority
of cases. is placed upon the rack of torture,
simply because those organs which make
her a woman are in an unnatural condi-
tion. Through Weltmerism they are placed
in that condition which nature and God
meant them TO be. thereby dispeling the
pain and agony which so often comes with
the monthly period; 1t also dspels all dan
ger during that critical period known as
The evening times., 1900-03-21
POISONED 1T A DINNER.
Over sixty Illinois People Made III
i'm One Day.

SYCAMORE, H., March 21.--The mem
bers of the Baptist Church at Kingston
gave dinner at the town hall on Satur-
day last, which was largely attended.
Shortly after eating their dinner the peo-
pie began to grow violently i'll, and before
night nearly three score, young, old, and
middle-aged, were suffering terribly from
poisoning, it is supposed from something
they had eaten at dinner.
Investigation so far has failed to reveal
the cause. 1t was first thought it must
be the chicken, which was the principal
item upon the bill of fare, but many who
were i'll had not partaken of the fowl. 1t
was the same with the coffee. Many Of
the sufferers had not partaken of the
beverage, yet were deathly i'll.
All the doctors who could be secured
had their hands more than full in their
efforts to save the lives Of these people.
Up to last night no deaths had occurred
and everything is being done to prevent
any fatal results. Efforts will be made
to discover, II possible, the cause of this
wholesale poisoning.
The evening times., 1900-03-21
GOLD FEVER IN LEADVILLE.
Rich Assays on Old Dumps Cause 8
stampede.

stampede.
LEADVILLE. Col. March 2f.-Gold fever
has broken out here Two prospectors came
10 town from Two Bit Gulch" fifteen
miles east of Leadville in this county. yes
terday morning with the results OF assay Us
made from a strike in a claim owned~by
John King. The assays show nothing less
than thirteen ounces and as high as forty
four ounces OF gold TO the ton. The assays
were made from threefoot vein in the
mine and also from an old dump which was
mined years ago for silver 80" ""''@F
No one ever thought of taking an assay
for gold until now and the results were SO
surprising that a rush at once set in for
the new gold fields Wondrous prices were
paid for teams TO take people to the scene
and last night more than 500 Leadville peo-
pie were on the ground, stalking off claims.
The excitement is intense Ali night long
men and women were leaving here, so as TO
at the mines by daylight.
Some wonderful finds OF teIlurium are
also reported. Excitement runs so high
that il will take day or two 10 determine
the value of the new district. Bonfres
were burning on all the hills IN the vcini-
ty last night and several hundred men were
digging holes deep enough 10 hold their
claims before the second rush occurs this
morning The ground, where the strike
was made is well known for its fssure
veins and the vein opened - is similar
in character 10 that the Cripple CreeK dis
trict This same territory was operated
about twenty-five years ago. but at that
time silver was taken out and no attention
was paid TO gold values as no one dreamed
OF the presence Of gold. At several of the
old dumps test ASSAYS were made today
with the result that they showed immense
goid vaIues
The evening times., 1900-03-21
THE FRICK- CARNEGIE FIGHT.
Reported as settled at n Conference
in Atlantic city.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. March 21.-As
. result of a conference of representatives
Of the hostile factions in the Carnegie
Steel Company held here yesterday. it is
reported today that the controversy be-
tween Andrew Carnegie and III. c. Frick
has been settled. The men who took part
in the conference are Andrew Carnegie,
Henry Phipps. jr.. F. T. F. Lovejoy, j. B.
Dill d. NJ Clemson, James Gayley, VIII
liam Bertram. A. VI. Moreland, and
Charles NJ Schwab. Ii is understood that
no lawyers were present. Phipps and
Lovejoy acted for II. c. Frick. who recently
brought suit against the Carnegie Steel
COMPANY. as well as for them s. Ii
was thought better to make no Ut to
bring Mr.. Frick and Mr.. Carnegt tn
er as their personal difficulties 70
great.
The meeting was held at the 4
Rroughton. where all are staying, many of
the men being accompanied by their fami-
lies The hnanciers assembled in private
parIor. When Mr. Carnegie was asked why
he came here he said: For little rest
and recreation" Several of the members
Of the party we're interrogated concerning
the result of the conference. but nothing
could be learned from them.
remark was made that Andrew Car
negie has all his own again. and that he
feels satisfied with the proceedings of the
day." MIR. and Mrs. Carnegie and several
The evening times., 1900-03-21

change OF life. In fact. il is the only posi-
tive cure for all female troubles.
Then. again. take man in that weakened
condition which is called Lost Manhood
and in my experience ] have had thousands
Of men place themselves under my treat
ment who have been almost drugged 10
death by nostrums they saw advertised ana
| am proud TO say that ! have been able
10 perfect cure in every instance. We
cannot but believe with Prof. Weltmer,
that to allow disease to continue is crime.
Our reason for coming to this belief IS
that il has now been demonstrated that
there is a cure for all diseases. For Welt
merism has been given more severe tests
than has any curative power known 20
man. and the fact that it has cured more
than 100. 900 men and women from every
disease known is positive proof that Welt
merism will cure when all else fails. The
most remarkable feature about Weltmerlsm
is that part known as the Absent Treat
rrept, which annihilates space and cures
disease. no matter at what distance the pa
tient may live We take great pleasure IN
publishing here few Of the many thou
sand testimonials that are in the hands or
Prof. ]. H. Kelly. the eminent co-laborer
OF Prof Weltmer:
T T. Rodes. Of Paris, Mo, the Prosecut-
ing Attorney of Monroe county. suffered LOT
wears with Sclatic Rheumatism. Irled
everything without benefit. Was instantly
cured through Prof. Weltmer's Absent
Treatment.
Mrs. c. r Graham, Of Boise city.
Iowa. was afflicted for nine years WI
rheumatism: she could not walk wlt1' Ut
crutches OF lift her hands 20 her head she
maid ont 81. GOO with doctors before coming
70 Nevada. She now proclaims herSef
cured and happy woman. through NeiI-
,,1aris,o Mrs Il. II. Allen. Of Aurora
Srr;rgs 10. was in a hopeless condition,
az She suffered from consumption IL lis
worst form. She could not sleep without
The evening times., 1900-03-21

the aid Of morphine. Tried everything
without relief Fully restored BY Prof.
Weltmer's Absent Treatment. d. z. Al
ford. Of Rubens. Jewell Co, Kan. suffered
for three years with kidney and stomach
troubles; tried the best medical aHjhOrf-
ties, but was told that his case was hope
less Took Prof. WeltmeTs Absent Treat
ment and in three days was cured.
Mrs. Jennie L. Lynch, Lakeview. Mo.
was for two years afflicted with liberation
of the womb. heart and stomach trOJ0 es
and general debility was reduced 70
mere skeleton. After taking gal Ons Of
obnoxious medicines. without relief sac
tried the WeItmer Absent Treatment In
less than thirty days she was en'i ely re-
lieved and gained fifteen pounds.
Weltmerism is undoubtedly the great
est discovery OF the age, and the Absent
Treatment of this wonderful science is in
deed a revelation. for through il Prof.
WeItmer can reach all classes o. peop.e. 10
matter at what distance they live. BY
writing Prof. S. A. Weltmer Nevada. Mo,
you will receive, free of charge the Mag
netic Journal" a 40-page illustrated ma g
azine and long list Of the most remark
able cures ever made.