The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-03


Law. President Roca will promulgate the
bill today.
Edaara II. TeAeyek, the worlds cham
pion amateur seuller, announced that he
had retired from racing forever. Tie re
tires a champion who has never been beat
en- in 4 race.
According TO a widespread rumor in cir
eles Of organized labor a general strike OF
ali unions, which will be as fatal to basl-
ness interests as has been the San Francisco
waIkout, Is imminent in Seattle.
Mark L. Wilson, theatrical manager,
aged about 10 years, committed suicide in
Philadelphia BY inhahng Illuminating gAs.
In one OF Wilson's pockets was badge OF
the Order Of Elks, issued BY lodge ia, Of
Tacoma
Maria Pia, queen dowager Of Portugal
and mother OF the present King Carlos,
had narrow escape IRON assassination
recently. Her majesty was taking II course
Of baths al AK, but was - Perturbed BY
the attack upon her that she left hastily
Tor Rome.
III. DeHlars, a FreRehman working
claim in the Canadian Forty Mile, has paid
royalty showing his cleanup 10 be $4,000.
II was taken from claim On Miller. This
Is the only claim ON Miller which has paid
royalty. The Forty Mile district Is very
quiet this season.
Lieutenant Croft Of the Nineteenth in
faRtFy. with mounted detachment Of
Cebu scouts, has had an encounter with "a
insurgents. Seven Of the rebels were killed
and Is taken prisoners. 81 Lieutenant
Crofts force two were killed and three
slightly wounded
A boom across the mouth of a convenient
slough at the Patterson logging camp, four
miles above Selkirk, gave way, liberating
10000 feet Of logs, which are now smiling
toward the mouth Of the Yukon. The
amount lost vas about equal 10 four big
RATS, and was valued At $4,000.
A pet eat overturned kerosene lamp
in the home Of James Mccoy, in Brooklyn.
In the fire that resulted James Mccoy and
his two ehildTen-Nilliam, aged 10. and
Edna, aged l4-were burned 10 death, and
Mrs. Mary Mccoy, the mother, was prob
ably fatally hurt BY falling from win-
dow to the ground.
Mrs. R. B. Price, ased IS, leaped from the
Proctor street bridge, in Tacoma, and was
dashed to death against the rocks ia the
guleh 95 feet below. She was well known
in social circles and had been III for several
moBtbs. II Is believed dependency, result
ing from the condition Of Ser health, was
responsible for her act
A lively tornado around Kilmer, 10 miles
northeast Of Topeka, did much damage re.
Gently. Several buildings were unroofed,
vindmills destroyed and one farmers bug.
gy was carried through the air 300 yards
and landed upside down on a wire fence.
Orchards and crops suffered. People in the
path OF the storm He'd TO their cellars and
caves and escaped injury. After the sind
two and one half inches Of rain fell.
The decision Of the umpires with regard
to- the sham naval action oil the Seilly
isles, near London, Indicates that the en-.
counter used up cruisers at such a rate
that it was feared the maneuvers might
come TO an untimsly end for want Of ships.
Of the - cruisers knocked out nine have
been Released TO continue the proceedings
The bulletin issued from Naples regard.
ing Signor CTispi announces that he has
suffered a relapse and is weaker. His ter.
rible struggle for breath can be heard even
in the roadway Of the street where his
residence stands. !. The members Of his fam.
lily and his two secretaries surround the
deathbed. II is said that the family have
refused priestly offices. The last words
pronounced by Signor Crispi before he be-
came 50 Iceble were, on hearing the tels-
grams from King Victor Emmanuel and
DoNager Queen AIArgharita: "Oh, good
king, good queen
The Baltimore 4 Ohio passenger train
from the east, which was due to arrive in
the Grand Central station, Chicago, at o
o'clock Wednesday night, was held up by
five masked men between Edgemere and
Grand Calumet Heights, Ind, 81 miles out
from Chieago. One Of the mail ears, which
contained mo- money. was dynamited and
wrecked. The attempt at robbery was
made after the two mail ears had been de- |
taehed from the train and run quarter Of !
a mile ahead. The failure Of the robber.
to make rich haul was due to the fact |
that the express ear, which contained the |
trains treasure, vas in an unusual place.
1t was the fourth ear in the train. After
wrecking the mail car and obtaining no |
booty, the men disappeared in the dark
ness without attempting to reetify their
mistake. The only loot that they carried
away with them as result Of their ad.
venture was the gold watch Of the en-.
gineer.