The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-02-16

Sih VIII NC III lhAh lIhHHCOAIueuLdl
combine.
Friday. February Is, the dry season
begins at Topeka, and all the joints
are TO go at once. Three thousand citi-
zens Sunday afternoon passed deter
mined resolutions and sent an ultima
tum TO police. and also a warning TO
property owners on whose premises
liquors have been sold.
Near Maekay. in Ashland county.
Ohio. six masked robbers bound and
gagged John Duncan. a wealthy farm
er, and four members OF his family.
and compelled them 10 surrender $3.50
In money and considerable jewelry by
applying matches 20 their feet The
robbers escaped with a stolen team
Duncan did not believe in banks.
Count won Waldersee Is dissatisfied
with the conduct OF the French troops
near Pa0ting fu and also with their
ayOwed intention. In spite OF his pro
tests against IL. 10 organize an expedi-
tion TO take possession OF the province
OF Shan-si. lie takes the ground that
expeditions. except for police purposes
or agaiEst bands Of robbers. should not
be undertaken during peace nesotia-
lions. General BailOud, the French
commander at Pao-tingfu. says that he
Is acting in entire independence OF
Count Won WAidersee aud believes the
Ntses course 10 be pursued Is 10 nip the
ineipient rebellion IN the bud immedi-
atsly. He asserts that he was attacked
on three sides by n number Of Chinese
1 49, H5nL
ting u. and his theory is that the pow
er OF the foreigners should be shown.
II possible. wherever an occasion arises.
The new developments in connection
with the negotiations touching the
transfer OF the control Of the Carnegie
Steel company 20 J. i. Morgan and his
associates were nrst. that Mr.. Carnegie
is 10 receive $500 FOR each share OF his
stock. second. that minority holders
who desire 10 sell will receive the same
terms rs those given TO Mr.. Carnegie
third. that the present stage OF the
negotiations contempiateE the formA-
j ton OF new corporation whose bonds
will play a large part In the price TO
he paid Mr.. Carnegie. and. fourth. the
frst public announcement Ia oonnec'
tlon with pending negotiations Of an
ofnciAi character. consisting Of state
mcnt by r. II. Gary. president Of the
Federal Steel company. confirming the
nswH that J. =, Morgan Is planning the
acquisition OF the properties Of some
Of the largest iron and steel companies
OF this country.
General Ffensh has Fra4p,urcd H.
i.ous.slss osp,utc4 iTusn ihe iluiisb al Co
ltuEa.
Ccnral Niilc, has completed Strange
ulcnts i1T The psggtrpa'tuH q uiica
S;a,rs .roaIs la ,he inaugural parade
Tie annual convention a ihc National
Federation IT Warncas Musical dabs sid
l. bcid IN Go, Gland. oAio, from April 30
30 MAY ) inclusive.
Tie lost losss.. uhrn thry vcrc At.
ia,loi hy General Furush 81 Ernea la,
ucsk. arc aatd g. have l.-rn a. men kil
81 and 81 made pfs~sncfs.
| Former lAentsnsu, UeterHar ltaie- has
lscn Offered the l.,.iiion 81 judge in ia'
Philippine .slarsds aud v,'ll a"spt the aP
Isa,n,u,sH,. The sAlIy viN te $500 a
j yvar
The remains 81 Colond Allsoft ID shaw
congressman from Maia,ovn a, y. y. and
late commander Ia chiei ii the Grand
. Army ot the Krpul1ic, wcr" inferred In
! Igrysnk stlc cemetery With military honor.
pIs,sldcu, FRO Team. Frye 81 the srnsta
has declared William Mckinley elected
p prs,silrn, and Thess,iorc Roosevelt vice
: prsaidcn, Of the United states. aud dis
. sol,cd the joint nesting Of the house and
sfnair.
lguaan Gahialn. > prominent ranchcr.
: has l-sn amlishcI aud k.llsd 10y hagui
Indians at sins, near Hermosillo. AM.
General ToJros made an effort io secure a
, uuml,cr Of Naqui indians TO take them
to the interior.
: An oil well. which has a Gow Of moro
than sUo barrels day and which has
ALREADY inundated Eve ACRES Of land vita
petroleum. was struck in the Rlackiorl
Suniry. eight miles west Of Montpelier
Indiana.
, Otto W Mcy~cuburg. formerly prcsi
,, dent Of the Wells French Car company
Of Chicago, is dead at his country home
Alma Sicta, at the age Of ~ years, Ale
was among ChicaRp's most prominent
: manufacturers and well known through
out the east
General Davis has been designated {,
conduc, the investigation of the charges
. against ID. NJ. Carmsn. the American con
. tractor, who with his partner, Thcodor'
a CauanAa, a Spanish merchant, was arrest
r cd February q, charged with furnishing
a supplies to aid the insurgents, The evi
+. dencc against Carman is accommodating.
A dispatch from La Psz, Peru, say
J. that the overflow Of the river has cause,
K the iunda,ion Of the city and the dcstue
ton Of bridges The electric light sys
tenn has been disabled and the city hal
, been in darkness for two nights. Man!
8 lives have been lost and the damage vii
aggregate sl,OOO.0D bolivian money
u Al Portland, Ore. Jack nau, who's
family Is ssid to live ON Folsom street
- san Francisco. fired four Shots at bell
: Williams, an inmate Of house On Fourtl
: street, Portland. hut two Of the bullet
, took effect. both Of them striking tn
- womans' hand. Barr then shot himsel
- in the head and swallowed poison, II
! is in the hospital and his injuries ma,
+, prove fatal. Barr claims that he desertc,
: his children to live with the William
~ woman and that she afterwards discard
v cd him.
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