The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-12-14

ner viii be heard at Portland on De
eember IS. unless the supreme court
takes the case out OF the hands OF the
lower court
The taking Of Clarkes Sweany's testi
mony in the Clark -Sweeny case will oe-
eur in New York city ON December Is.
1, Is expected that Patrick Clark and
his attorneys, w. T. Stoll and NJ. ],
Gordon. win be there to hear the testi-
n,ony. Soon after that they will rush
clear across the continent to be in San
Francisco on December 80, when Frank
CulbertsOn will give testimony for Mr..
Sweeny, The other witnesses in the
now celebrated litigation will be heard
| In Spokane on January Z.
ID. L. Huntington. secretary and gen.
eral manager of the Washington Water
Power company. has just completed
| plans for improvements to Its Spokane
Falls power plant that will practically
| double the capacity OF the plant, The
present capacity is 1900 horsepower.
and with the completion of the con
templated improvements the plant will
have total capacity OF $4,000 horse
power. which is about half of the max
imum capacity Of the falls at low
water mark. The increase Of the pow
Ell plant ON this scale is for the purpose
Of furnishing electrical power to the
mines In the Occur d'Alenes.
Gnnder Kittleson gets $4,000 dam
ages from the Bunker Hin & Sullivan
company on account OF his fall down
the shaft OF the Bunker Hill 4 Sullivan
mine. The case was completed in the
United States court at Portland last
week. The accident happened in Jan
uary last. Kbttleson was at work In tht
mine and through alleged negligence
to the bottom Of the shaft. The mans
In providing insecure machinery and
appliances, he was precipitated so rest
10 the ottom Of the shaft. The man:
spine, hips and legs were badly injured
1t is said he will be crippled for life
Suit was brought for $40. 900 damages
The verdict OF $4,000 is one OF thu
: largest personal damage verdicts evel
secured in the northwest.
The report Of George E. Roberts. dl
rector OF the mint, upon the operation
! OF the mint during the fiscal year end
+ ed June 80. 1901. has been completed
5 The coinage OF the mtntS during tn
fiscal year amounted to 1899, Is
' pieces. OF the value OF $136. 340.7S1. o
: this the sum Of $99. 065. 715 was In gold
+ s24, 29S, $50 in silver dollars, $40, 500 81
I -, . D
$ minor coins. There also were coined a
: he Philadelphia mint 225,000 gol
5 pieces of the value Of s349.014 for tn
government OF Costa Rica.
e The coinage OF silver dollars durLn
:, the year was wholly from the stock 0
o bullion accumulated under the act c
July IS. 1890. The amount OF this bu
lion on hand at beginning Of the isca
year was S3.2SS0 standard ounces
/ The coinage Of this bullion has been a,
Z ce.erated TO enable thetreasury 10 refill
It he treasury notes issued In its pu
= chase, and az the same time suppl
|. he pressing demand which has exiS
ii throughout the year for the sma
Z denominations Of money required In T,
p tail trade.
? The original deposits Of gold at tn
D minis and assay Offices amounted :
/ sl53, 10l $50, an increase Of sl9.1sl 80
over the preceding year. OF this tn
$ sum Of S27 ,906, 4S9 was in foreign coil
e ST. 500, 1853 that OF Great Britain
nearly all being from Australia. an
) s5,425 500 that OF Japan.
5 The estimated production Of gold
Il the United States during the caIenda
; year 1900 was $79.171. 900. and notw.tl
Standing the fact that this country le
IL The world in production, its import
5 exceeded It's exports by $12, s66,O10. TIL
d production Of North America. practiea
+ " all Of which comes from the Unite
4 States, was Sl16.O51, 500.
} The worlds coinage OF gold in tn
) calendar year 1900 was 1884, 936, ; AZ
; and OF silver. Sl77 oil .9O2.
n The industrial coin consumption {
gold in the United States during th
+ calendar year 1900 is estimated at SIC
o 567, 500. and Of the world Approximate
y ~ SIS, 900.