The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-01-19
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
4 Complete heviev Of the Events Of
the Past week-Hs This aaa For.
sisn LaRds-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

The physicians say President Kru.
gers illness il probably fatal.
j. J. Hill for senator is the new
name before the Minnesota Legislature
Lord curzon Is to resign as the eli.
mate OF India does not agree with his
wifes health.
The Chinese peace commissioners
have received orders from the court to
sign the joint note OF the powers.
At Princeton, New Jersey. an cpl
demie OF grip has spread with alarm
Ing rapidity through the university.
Al London the liabilities Of the 1e
stock exchange firms which recently
failed aggregate 1000, 600 pounds, in
one case the figures reached 100000
pounds.
west-bOund freight train loaded
with Ice went into the ditch west OF
Summit Nevada, badly smashing up
the train but 30 far as learned no one
Was injured.
Representative Loud OF the postofiee
committees has reported a bill TO the
house revising and codifying the pos.
lal laws. No radical changes in exist.
ing laws are proposed in the bill.
Ex-Governor Mount OF Indianapolis.
Ind. Just before his retirement pard-
oned William w. Kennedy who was
sentenced 10 prison for life in 1855 fer
the murder OF David Baker at Greens
burg. Ind
At Minneapolis Mrs. Matilda Heis.
from struck her 10 year old daughter
with a bottle. killing her instantly.
II Is claimed that Mrs. Helstrom had
made two previous attempts on the life
Of her daughter. IL Is believed that
the mother is insane
Al Beileyille. Ind. double header
extra freight train on the Illinois Cen
trail railroad ran into a through freight
today. resulting in the death OF Con
duetor W. A. King Of coalterviile and
Brakeman W. =. King Of Du Quoin.
-Four other trAinmen were injured.
Word received in San Francisco AT
the merchants exchange states that
the overdue United States mail steam
er Tiliamook had been caught in the
Ice Al Kodak and abandoned by the
crew. The captain and crew are re.
ported 10 be on their way 10 Seattle.
Near Friar's Point, Miss, Deputy
Sheriff James Lucas was shot from am.
bush and instantly killed by Andrew
caylor. for whose arrest on the charge
Of selling Illicit whiakey the oascer had
a warrant caylor was captured and
. mob organized 70 lynch him. but the
oficers concealed him.
At Princeton. Ind. Joseph Keith
Nho. on April 5, In Norwich county.
murdered Nora Klifer. whose body
vas found on May "a, near Evansville
has been sentenced by the jury 20 be
Banged. The case has occupied two
weeks in trying and was the most sen
satiopAl ever tried In southern Indi
,na.
Absolute control Of the vast interests
u the nations express companies may
fall into the hands OF the railroad q.
nancial powers. Preliminary steps to
ward such an object are said to have
be n taken under the guidance OF J. p.
Morgan, James Hill and others who are
figuring prominently in the recently
reported railway deals and the general
scheme has been outlined.
Three Of the largest cattle deals made
! In the west during the past year have
been contaminated. The transactions
involve a total OF lo00e head OF cattle
aud the aggregate consideration Is ov'
or n quarter Of a million dollars. The
most important sale was by John
Sparks Of Reno. New. TO Mr.. X. Par
pons az Salt Lake city. acting for him
sclf and associates. Mr., Parsons buys
the Nevada mans entire output Of
steers and hoifers for the year 1900, Is
t,ma,ea al 1900 head, Parsons alsS
purchased the herd Of 1900 head OF th'
Mcintyre black polled Angus steers
Prices were not made public, but the!
were the prevailing prices for thes'
grades OF cattle, which makes th'
above aggregate sum. II is believed
that many more important transact
ions will be made when the yariou
= live stock men meet here at the con
= ven,lon this week. Four hundred heal
Of Hooded stock will be on exhibition
here during the convention. whic'
. meets next Tuesday,
The house Of congress has passed IN
river and hsrbor bill.
Mrs Harrietie Rehan, mother OF "A
: Rehan. the actress, Is dead
Johann Fabcr, founder Of the Fab'
Lead Pencil factory, Is dead.
Adiutant General Corbsn has received
y curiosity from the Philippines in IN
a .lapc 81 the Gag Of the sultan Of Sulu'
:. William Hagcricn Of Tacoma and
. candy 81 Rrockton. Mass, are report'
!. l,p,.slne ON the Yukon trail from Dawsol
III Mr. Kruger IS undecided whether
vlst America. He viii do 80 If assure
,hst President Mckinley will receive m
officially as prc.iaen, cf the Transvaal
Yuan Shi Ksi. governor OF the pro'in
70 ~ shan ,ung. has been ordered to pr
y coed to pclin TO assist in the peace neg
81 ,,ations hut il Is expected here he VI
:. decline TO go ,..
'so Cornelius /. Alvord, Jr, the deianlt''
" teller 81 the First National bank Of Nc
no Yoyk has been sentenced to IL years u
wv prisonmcnt. The amount OF his deialS
lion was S0eoIpO =
The foreign wheat shipments from
coma for the first two weeks IN Janus
'as aggregate l2e2,sie bushels, valued
The se54 col. This exceeds The shipments d.
ing any one month in 1900.
The labor market statistics OF Heii"a
Gar December, 1900, show a considera'
Ger deterioration. There were les persons ,.s
MI, handing work TO every 100 positions ioas
again,t l9i persons in December 'sss'