The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-02-23

Perkins remains as director. His TeslgnA-
ton is due 10 a desire to be- relieved u
the many cares Of the Office Of president.
A special dispatch from Pretoria says
the Beers al Kip river derailed a train
containing General KitehtnTs bAggag
The train was preceded by another with the
commander in chief as a passenger. An
armored train drove of the Beers, but the
latter secured the contents Of the train de-
rallied.
The foreign ENJOYS have received an Of
fetal communication from, the Chinese
plenipotentiaTies Offering to agree 10 all
the terms Of the powers. The Chinese de
sire, however, 10 save the lives Of Chso
shu chiao and Wing Men, but they were
informed that the ministers insisted upon
the FORMER demands. A complete surren-
der is expected
The resentment Of the Cubans against
Of government has unquestionably been
increased by the demands made by Secre-
tary Root. The military governors news
paper organ now admits that The consti-
tutional convention will probably refuse
the concession Of ooaling stations and viii
also reject American supervision of foreign
affairs
The crest Of a mountain, whose top is
more than a mile in circumference, slid
into Loughb0rough inlet, loo miles north
from Vancouver The great slide WAS
caused by an earthquake, which shook the
surrounding district for several seconds,
aud the resulting shock Of the falling
mountain top could be felt long die
lance.
Grave anxiety is felt for the fate Of
Smith Doriens column. which has not
been heard Of since February g, when ii
lost "a killed and 10 wounded in a heavy
engagement With Commandant Botha al
iBothwel line officer in command at Won.
deffontein, the nearest post on the rail
way 10 the scene Of the engagement, ne
ports he has no news Of snIiih-Dorion
"a ho has about $500 men under him.
The jury in the case Of the state of Min.
nesotA against frank II. Hamilton charg
ed With numbering Leonard X Day, after
80 hours deliberStion. furnished a genu.n'
surprise by coming into court ANA report
ing that ii had agreed upon verdict Of
manslaughtor IA the first degree with a
Recommendation TO the mercy uf the court
| The jury had been out 80 long that hup2
oi an agreement had about been gwen up
John G.. A Leishman, United State
minister 10 Switzerland, ~ho Was recently
-elertrd 10 succeed Oscar > Strauss a. ia,
American representative at Constant nuI,le
TODAY presented has letters q recall 4,
President Bremen.
Captain Jones % the Eicith infantry
has arrested al town on the bay prov
ince Of laguna. Florenta OTluna and Mig
uel Ponce De Leon. agents oi tie Tabaca
eIia company. and William Webb. Peir,
Lorenzo and Victoria SCents, employed b,
The Philippine Trading company, oi
charges similar to those brought again,
ID. NJ. Carman, the American contractor
namely. furnishing the insurgents wit.
supplies.
4 mcb Of eight determined men tool
Peter bergman, a desperate negro. ou
81 the MenA. Ark. jail and hanged him t. :
Tree. The crime Of which Bergman va
accused Vas an assault on II year ol,
girl. whose condition IL critical Tn
masked men met Night Officer Jones an,
compelled him a, the point Of gun t,
hand over the keys and his revolver. Tw,
Of them were left TO guard Jones, while tn
Others went 10 the Jail and secured tn
negro. About O'Clock they returne
- here the officer was being guarded an,
gave him his keys and gun. Then tn
men quietly disappeared without a word
Abou, two months ago this negro at
tackled an engineer with an Ak, near,
killing him, and he has been guilty q
numerous other offenses. Prompt actioi
vas taken by the authorities. but no clu
has been found as to whom are the mem
bers Of the mob,