The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-02-23
TIE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD In BRIEF.
Z Complete Review Of the Events of
the Past week--In This aud FoF-
sIER Lahds-'rakes From the
Latest Dispatches.


Ah europe is experiencing return
= oi winter weather.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt
recently In Vienna.
Marshall s. Pike, poet, singer and &C
/ tor. 10 dead at his home In Chelsea
Joseph A. Delaharpe. who was well
/ known as a scenic artist in the theatres
I OF this country. lie dead.
At the cabinet council at Madrid the
ministers designations were drawn up
and handed 10 the queen regent
The work OF laying tOrpedoes and
/ mines about the entrance TO the Port
orchard drydoek is soon 10 begin.
Throughout Spain the weather is in
/ tensely cold. the temperature register
ing eight degrees below zero In Madrid.
II is insisted in Mexico City in gov
/ ernment circles that there is no plan
prepared for introducing a gold stand
ard.
The house committee on naval affairs
1 has reported favorably the senate Joint
1 resolution giving bronze medals 20 the
/ officers and men OF the North Atlantic
squadron participating in the battle
/ Of Santiago bay.
Jim Jeffries and Gus Rubin may
! hght for the heavy weight champion
| ship in San Francisco within q month
I or two.
/ Secret service oficials are confident
they haveScaptured three OF the men
who robbed the internal revenue Office
| Al Peoria OF 935. 900 in stamps last Jan.
! uAry.
The asphalt controversy has been
temporarily adjusted by the diplomacy
| Of the United States minister. Francis
/ I.oomis. and the matter will doubtless
go TO the courts.
Jerome CAllin. pioneer business
man dropped dead Sunday morning at
his home in Seattle. He WAS stricken
with apopleGy while dressing He was
60 years OF age and WAS for many years
a hop dealer in Chicago.
"The Danish government" says the
Copenhagen correspondent Of the Daily
Mail. has suddenly broken Of all deal
ings with the United States regarding
the West tpanish) Indies.
The castbound limited express.
from San Francisco Sunday. WAS
wrecked at Mills City. New. The IRE.
man and three passengers were killed.
The conductor engineer. one brake
man. two postal clerks and one passen-
ger were injured.
Al New York the top price for a
membership in the stock exchange has
been paid by Charles !. Gates. a son OF
John W Gates. who Is the dominant
factor in the American Steel 4 Wire
company. The price paid for his seat
was ISL 600,
Delegate Wilcox OF Hawaii has scor-
cd q distinct triumph in securing a
unanimous vote OF the house commit
tee on elections confirming his right to
seat in the house Of representatives
and holding that the charges filed
against him were not SUFFICIENT 10 war
! rant his removed.
George W. Brientnall. who died re.
Gently at Lancaster Pa. WAS one Of the
famous soldiers Of the rebellion. When
scarcely more than is years old he en-
listed as a drummer boy. At the battle
OF Shiloh he displayed remarkable cool.
ness and bravery and was afterwards
b known by the sobriquet The Drummer
OF Shiloh"
According 20 mail advices from the
Philippines. Captain Novice. the insur
gent oficer who commanded the band
. which captured Lieutenant Gilmore
and party. has been sentenced TO i'm
; prisonment at hard labor for life on
, the charge OF having permitted one Of
Gilmore's party 20 be buried alive. The
victim was a sailor named Mcdonald.
Lord Kitchener having expressed a
desire for a financial assistant in view
/ of the heavy expenditures proceeding
e In South Africa, the secretary of state
b for war has appointed Guy Douglas Ar
. thur Fleetwood Wilson. under secre
{ tAry OF state for war. TO proceed Il
e South Africa and TO act temporarily a,
! financial adviser to Lord Kitchener
!. Mr.. Wilson will leave Saturday.
!. Suicides were epidemic in San Fran
: cisco Sunday. Three men suffering
y from dependency took their lives A
;. Lewis. a shoemaker in III health. end
e cd his troubles by asphyxiation. ROT
I ert McEwart quarreled with his wifi,
: and swallowed dose OF arsenic, A
Moeller. baker grieving over tn,
/ death Of a son who was killed in tn
e terrible football accident last Thanks
i giving In this city, took carbolic acid
Orders Issued from the navy depar,
, ment direct Rear Admiral Rogers 4
e hoist his flag on the cruiser New Yorl
! on the 18th instant and proceed to tn
: Asiatic station. where he will reliev
!, Rear Admiral Kempff as senior squad
l. ron commander of that station. Rea
0 Admiral Kempff win remain in the ca
pacity Of junior squadron commander
o The New York will proceed to Asiati
y waters.
, Paul Armand Silvcstre, the French poe
n and critic. Is dead
e United States Minister Conger est
e mates the total demands on China at 500
D. 100000
l. The house has passed the sundry civ
n appropriation bill and Immediately took u
the general deficiency bill, the last Of tn
great supply bills.
Both houses Of the New York legislator
T, have passed the New York city single pC
le lice bill over the mayors veto by part
e, vote. II now goes to the governor for hi
a signature.
m c. y. Perkins, president Of the BurlinE
ton lad, has resigned, and Vice Presiden