The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-04-28
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
I Complete Review of the Events OF
the Past Week-In This and For
eIEn LAnds-Takeh From the
Latest Dispatches.

The packing house of the Ajax DynA-
mite Works near the village Of kaw'
kawlin, Mich. was blown up. killing
three men.
Miss Mary Z. Dinse OF New York
jumped from the Brooklyn bridge last
week without serious injury. Miss
Dinse Is the second woman who has
ever attempted to end her life In this
way.
Two people persisted In fire at Ed
lnburg, N. D. The business portion OF
the town suffered the main property
loss, which is estimated at $500. 900,
with insurance Of 500, 900. The neigh
boring towns sent relief.
Ambassador Choate is back in Lon
don and Henry White is to start for
Washington. These events give rise
to stories that ChOate Is 70 succeed
Secretary OF State Hay and that White
Is to suggest a move to satisfy the Boer
sentiment.
The Prince OF Wales. heir to Eng
lands throne. received an ovation when
he returned to London. Thousands
thronged Charing Cross station and APP
proaches and eheered the man who es-
capped the assassin's bullet. King Oscar
Of Sweden was also a welcome guest
Alexander Calder. the first partner
Of Alex Mcdonald. the Klondlke king.
died at Selkirk, Alaska, March 20. His
wife will bring the body to Seattle for
interment. He was as years old. born
In Nova Scotia. and was one OF the
richest men in the Klondike country.
Robert Soames, freight engineer on
the Canadian Pacific, was instantly
killed at Beaver Canyon while taking a
train through. He was going at the
rate OF 80 miles an hour, when the en-.
CINE ran into a rock slide. The loco
motive and three cars toppled over, and
Soames was thrown against a project.
ing rock which pierced his temple.
By the breaking OF scaffolding IS
feet high on the dome OF the new stove
foundry being erected AT the steel
works OF the Colorado Fuel & Iron Com.
pany at Pueblo. Col. fvs men were
e q
d. Curtis, was instantly killed. and ].
W. Stanton, a fellow-workman. had
both legs broken and his skull crushed
and will probably die
Judge Ruiz Rivera, Cuban secretary
OF agriculture. Industry and commerce
at Havana, has written a letter which
Is to be largely circulated. calling upon
political parties OF all shades to unite
in order to present united front to
the government and the people OF the
United States. when asking that the
year 1901 be devoted to the formation
OF an independent government for Gu.
ba, which shall begin TO act on It's own
responsibility after the end OF 1901.
The will OF Rufus Wright, who was
mysterlously shot and killed in the
Leland Hotel at Chicago. has been fled
for probate. II dlsposes OF an estate
valued at 100000. This Is believed 10
be a conservative estimate. and II Is
expected that the estate will figure up
over Sl.O00.O0O. According to the petit.
ton filed with the court the personal
property valuation Is $500 900 and the
real estate 5000. 900. The dead million.
alre manufacturer distributed Sl2S. 900
in personal requests among relatives
and others, but left nothing TO charity
or public institutions.
An extensive forgery Of sugar trust
stock - revealed in Chicago.
TImmany Hall will 60 in a body on i've
sperial trains to Kansas City. July I.
Quay's friends at Harrisburg, Pa, have
indefinitely postponed the celebration.
Ohio republicans at their recent conven
ton indorsed the administration Of Me
kinley.
Pennsylvania republicans in convention
ndorsed Ex-senator Quay and adopted A |
platform.
Portland, Oregon. is to agtate the mat.
ter OF an appropriation for The Dalles
portage road
1t is announced at La Sale, H., that /
500 coal miners employed by the Spring .
valley Coal company have struck.
y telegram was received in Canton from
'eking that Shen Ping. a leader in In.
efonn party, was sentenced to seryitude
or life.
Through the explosion OF powder mag
zine at Kan ShIu. China, recently. 22I
lou-es were destroyed and ; persons lost
heir lives.
Congressman Fowler will give to the
ity Of Elizabeth, n. j., public library
'uilding fully equipped, the whole to cost
100000.
T. a. Pitcher, mining man. poisoned
imself with cyanide Of potassium at a
cattle lodging house recently. Despond
ncy over financial troubles is supposed 10
ave been the cause.
The vIcer0y Of Canton has taken active
leasures to capture Au san and Fo Tsan.
OF, leaders Of the SIichiu brigand.. A
sward Of 5000 and official rank are Of
red for the capture Of each
Three persons were killed and three ss
erely injured in FIRE recently at New 8
ork, in the six-story tenement house at !
Forsyth street. The dead are: Hanna
lebowitz, Alelie Liebowitz, Joseph Lie.
'witz, all children.
One man was blown almost 10 atoms =
70 men received injuries probably fatal.
I'd eight men and one girl received seri. t.
is injuries by an explosion Of several