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Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-22
POSTAL CARDS SLOW TRIP.
Thirteen Years TO Journey from Phils.
delphia to Now York.

1t Is only ninety miles from New
York to Philadelphia, but 1t took pos
tai card, mailed at the general post
Office here. thirteen years, one month
and thirty-eisht days to reach it's des-
tination In Quakertown. It's rate OF
progress was a trife less than seven
miles year. Local postofflce experts,
who examined the card today under
maSnifying glasses, were at loss to
account for the delay, says the New
York Mail and Express. The card was
mailed Dec, 2S, 1887. at $50 p. m. by
Mclean Brothers G Regis, dealers In
machinery and hardware at 35 South
William street. to the Paine-Diehl COM
pany, then in business at 1880 South
rem square, Philadelphia. The only
other iegible poStmark on the confused
mass which covers the face OF the card
indicates that it was delivered to the
right person on the afternoon Of Feb.
a. 1901. Meantime the Paine-Diehl COM
pany had gone out of business and the
Mr.. Paine of the corporation had be-
come the secretary of the Chemical
specially company. Ii was to him that
the card finally came. Its wide dis
crepancy in dates led to an exchange
OF letters between the two firms, but
Mclean Brothers & Riggs had no rec
ora or the original purpose for which
the card was sent. The Philadelphia
postal authorities were persis ent in
their search for Mr.. Paine. There are
at least three, and possibly four. Phil
adelphla postmarks on the face Of the
card and the initials or names of five
carriers on the back 1t went to 1902
Indiana avenue, to Wayne Junction,
ana to no one knows how many other
addresses. Its age made no difference,
and the fact of its final delivery to
member Of dead and zone company
Is suggestive of the exact methods of
the postal service. The chief clerk in
the office of superintendent OF mails at
the New York postoffice examined the
card under a magnifying glass for some
time this morning Then he said that
he gave it up, 1T is probable" said
ne. that the card spent the thirteen
years in Philadelphia in a crack in a
separation case, where the local mails
are sorted. Frequently cracks are
opened In the compartment by the ac-
ton of heat. When a delay occurs here
we give the card an irregularity' num-
Der and send 1t to the proper party
with a letter of explanation"
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-22

in all matters of legislation except
as to revenue bills, which must
spring from the House. But the
Senate has other functions. 1t
Joins the President in making
treaties, appointing ambassadors,
public ministers, justices OF the
Supreme Court and other officers,
and it has the sole power to try
impcachments. These duties very
naturally add to the influence and
power of senators. They are
chosen for six years, the House
for only two. 1t is less numerous
body and each individual is of
more relative weight as compared
to the whole body than "A member
of the House. Here are the true
reasons for its more impressive
character. Give it the same func-
lions the House has, the same
number, the same length of scrv-
ice, and see how much the fact
that they me chosen by the State
legislatures will add to their SUI
periority over the branch chosen
by the people.
Finally, it has been said, why
trouble ourselves to change the
present method! The State legis-
laturcs have Il greatly reduced
power of choice in the matter. In
fact man is often practically
elected before the legislature meets,
by the people having expressly
stated their preference for him at
the primary elections. The will
of the people is known, why
trouble We yourselves further! BY
such doctrine YOU impeach the
wisdom of every written law and
constitution thruout the land, and
would substitute for them the laws
of custom. If the influence of the
people effects the choice of our
senators it is only in prccarious
and dcsultory way; shifting Gus
tom, that may be observed today
and disregardcd tomorrow, and
can never be the basis of judicial
decision and become rule of com
mon law, for the right to appoint
senators is vested by the Consti-
tuition, in the State legislatures.
Mistakes of a nominating conven-
ton could be corrected by the pco-
pie at the polls but they may be
absolutely unanimous in their rec
concentrations under the present
system and yet the legislatures
have a right to follow the method
prescribed by the Constitution. If
they will to disregard the choice of
the people where is the redress
The act is done. There is no APP
peal. They have no recourse what
ever. But set forth this right in
the Constitution and then every
officer in the State, from Justice
of the Peace to Governor; the
members of Congress in both
House and Senate; the President
and all his officers, and the Su.
preme Court, everyone, has upon
his conscience an oath to protect,
defend and uphold that right.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-22

An all-day meeting with basket
dinner will be held at Trinity
church Saturday, August 3lst.
Services at II O'Clock n. III. and
afternoon. Rev. w. A. Hanna
and Rev. G.. O. Ransford are eX-
pected to be present.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-22
&C. G. c." on Every Tablet.

Every tablet of Cascarets Candy
Cathartic bears the famous c. c. C..
Never sold in bulk. Look for it and
accept no other. Beware of fraud.
All druggists, Ioc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-22

II seems that Earl Roberts will have
10 pay, in one way and another, some
thing like $4,000 for the honor OF being
an earl. The greater part OF this, Of
course, will be the cost of the coronet
but the charge Is swelled by fees OF all
sorts which many people will think
ought to be abolished. Bismarck was
once made furious by a charge OF this
kind. The Spanish government offered
to invest the chancellor with the order
OF the Golden Fleece, and the prince
promised to accept the honor IL the
government would send the order and
its insignia to him. instead OF expect
ing him to go to Spain to receive II,
The request was complied with, and a
few weeks after the arrival OF the order
and It's insignia ut FREDERICKSBURG
there came bill for 5000 francs. Bis
marck sent for the Spanish ambassa-
dor IF had known the cost" he
said angrily, Il should not have ac-
cepted the honor. In any case. won't
pay It," Spain had to get along some
how without its 5000 francs, for Bis
marck never gave way,
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-22

Uncle Sam is getting ready to
set up a 100000 printing plant
at Manila.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-22

The pension roll now numbers
1,041, 32l. Spanish war pension
ers have already received 81, 17j,-
225.72. The pension helps get
money into circulation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-22
Isov Arc Your Kidneys

DR. Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney Ills Sam.
pie free, Add sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or N. Y.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-08-22
"THEo..
COMMONER"

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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

Chicago, Aug. Ian attempt to kill
Sheriff Alderman by an internal machine
was prevented by the watehfulness Of the
sherifi7s wife, says the Carmi, ILL.,, eorre-
spondent Of the Chronicle. A candy bucket
was sent TO Sheriff Eugene Ackerman pre-
paid from Evansville, Ind. When the lid
of the bucket was removed another lid
with handle was found inside. Mrs.
Alderman, FIR some unknown reason TO
herself, thought best to remove the screws
and thus saved the lives Of thOse in the
room. Besides the sheriff and his family
several visitors were in the room. Upon
the removal of the handle to the lid some
small wires were found. Then the SEC
ond lid was cautiously removed, exposing
four sticks Of dynamite, 50 arranged with
matches, cartridges and wires as 10 ex-
plode if it had been opened as intended.
The authorities at Evansville were notified
and a special meeting Of the county board
Of supervisors has been called to take &C
ton in the matter.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

There are IS persons and corpora
tons in Shoshone count paying taxes
on $4,000 or more.
The estimated crops OF wheat and
fax for Nez Perez and that portion Of
Asotin county tributary tc the river
this year is put by grain men at from
2.250.00O TO 100000 bushels, which is
IS 70 SO per cent greater than last years
crop.
Sixty-seEen instruments were fled
for record with the county auditor last
week. making a total for the year TO
date OF 1885 as compared with 2475 for
the same period last year.
Wheat and fax are being delivered TO
the warehouses at cul de Sac. Lapwai
and Sweetwater stations, on the Lap
wal branch, at a rapid rate. Most Of
the grain so far delivered is fiax, Of
which there is large acreage tributary
TO those points
Work on both the mining building
and the girls dorlnitory at the univers-
ity is progressing slowly. The brick
walls OF the dormitOry are now up to
the top OF the windows on the first floor.
where work has been stopped, awaiting
arrival OF the arch brick for the win.
dow arches.
Paul Corcoran, who was sentenced
to IL years Imprisonment for compile,
ity in the murder Of James Cheyue dur.
ing the Occur d'Alene riot April 30
1899, has been pardoned. Governor
Hunt and Secretary OF State Basseti
voted for the pardon and Attorney Gen
eral Martin against it.
John Quinn. a cook who has been
employed at Wallace several months
was found dead in bed in his cabin
in East Wallace recently. He had been
seen going into his cabin about the
middle OF the forenoon. and when his
partner came home in the evening ht
found Quinn lying on the bed dead
An inquest was held, the jury deciding
that he died Of heart disease. Nothing
is known Of his anteeedents or rela
tives.
The Boise chamber Of commerce Ia.
notified E. II. Dewey. representative o
his father. Colonel Dewey, that It Il
ready to proceed with the construction
Of road to Thunder mountain from
the present state wagon road In Bea
valley In conjunction with Colone
Dewey, as proposed by him. The colo
mel offered to duplicate a subscription
made here to the extent OF $40, 900. Tn
chamber has just had made an estimat
OF the cost and finds that the road viii
cost little more than $4,000. II /
proposed to build most OF the road thi
year. Reports from the district con
tinue to be Of a sensational character.
Ex-senator Shoup Is in receipt OF
letter announcing the postal depart
ment is only waiting for Lewiston 3
comply with regulations relative t
street lights, sidewalks and the nun
bering OF houses before establishing
free delivery system. The city has me
all the requirements except in the maj
ter Of house numbering. aud this Ia
been done in part. Receipts OF the Lev
iston postoffice have been sufficient dui
ing the last two years to have free d,
livery.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

London. Aug. la.--Advices from Mos
esw aay that Russia is on the eve Of an.
other famine. Nearly third Of the PROV
inccs oi European Russia arc officially de.
rlarea TO have produced Insufficient" and
some other sian ~under the average" crop
Of cereals Only two provinces out Of 70
have really gOod harvcsts. The official
eotd "iusuflicient" means utter Starvation
The famine stricken ARIA execeds half q
million square miles and about the same
ARA as that Of the great famine Of 1881
The population numbers 43l0oono0. The
hopes founded on the nPort Of t~o
mouths ago have vanished. The hoSos
ia. l,een wrought by the intense heat and
the en,ire abscuse Of rain when needed
Ailcrsard there were loucntial down
psurs and hail storms The appearance o.
inuumersble pests is completing the de
ssruciion. The harvest Is now In progress
but these arr final reports.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24
ca,,le Mere shss.

Baker City, One, Aug. ia message
from Pine, Ore., says there is great eX-
citcsnent on East Pine creek on account
Of the finding Of seven head Of cattle that
had been shot to death. Cattle owner
swear vengeance. II is supposed that the
killing Of the cattle was the work Of sheep
hcnaers, the cattle having demolished =
sheep camp. II 1t proves true that sheep
men are responsible for this wanton &C,
serious trouble is expected, as bad feeling
has existed for long time between cat,
tie and sheep owners in this section on
account Of the encroachments on the range
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24
FATAL STREET CAR ACCIDENT
FOUR PERSONS WERE KILLED.
Collision Of Trolley Car and TrnIn
In chiease-EIeven InIursa-An-
ether Collision In BrookIyn-One
killed.

Chicago. Aug. 1s.-By the collision
Of trolley car on the Forty-seventh
street line with a rapidly moving pas
senger train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road IL people were injured and four
killed. The dead are:
Frederick o. Edwards. aged 81.
Harriet SutcIiffe, aged 50 years.
Ida B. Osier. aged %. Connecticut
Unidentified woman. aged rs.
The injured: Willis Bowman, fa
tally; Luther Jackson, internally in.
jured and ribs broken; Mary O'MalIey,
left arm broken and head cut; Kate
Greenfield. both legs broken and in
ternaI injuries: Marion Branard. cut
on head and shoulders; James Gillette.
cut about face and head; v. p. Fulton,
conductor Of car. slightly cut; Mar
garet Dwyer, internal injuries; Mrs.
Lizzie coale, three ribs broken: DR..
CIarissa Bigelow. left thigh broken:
J. BrOwdwilz, left leg broken.
The accident occurred at Forty-sey.
enth street and Stewart avenue, where
a large number Of railroad tracks run
north and south with the street level.
Across these the street car line runs
at right angles. The car, which was
filed with passengers. came up TO the
tracks from the west The gates
across the street car line were Gown.
as a passenger train was moving rap.
idly south. Whether the motOrman,
Willis Bowman. was unable to control
his car or whether he became con
fused and turned ON the current is q
matter Of doubt
The car paused a moment as Il ap-
preached the tracks. but before Con
ductor Fulton could alight to run
ahead Of the car. according to the
usual custom, there came a violent
lureh. the car shot forward. passed
rapidly across two intervening tracks
and crashed heavily into the passen-
ger train. Had the car struck a pas
senger coach in the side the loss OF life
would not have been so great. but IL
struck between the rear end OF the
second coach and the front end Of the
third. Ii was caught up. whirled
around. turned bottom side up and
carried 50 feet south Of the crossing
n few seconds.
At the time Of the collision nearly
all the passengers were inside the car.
Not one Of them had the slightest
warning Of the accident or any chance
whatever to make an escape.
The noise Of the collision and the
screams OF the injured passengers
quickly brought a large crowd to the
scene and ambuIances and patrol Wag.
ons were soon at the place. The car
was so badly smashed that II took but
short time to remove the dead and
dying.
Towerman Albert Haas OF the rail.
road declared that the gates were
Town and as the car passed the cross
ing he could see Bowman Juggling al
the brakes and heard him shout that
he could not step the car. The train
men and the railroad men are not
blamed.
New York, Aug. ia car on the
Fifteenth street Rapid Transit line to
night collided with a Long Branch
Railway company locomotive at Ken
sington crossing in the lower part oi
Brooklyn. The motorman. named Lee
was killed outright and some 20 or q
passengers on their way to Coney
Island were injured. Three of these
it is said. will die.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24
r,..r,w,u, WIN In.urrepi.,

Manila. Aug. IA company OF the
rysnty.sixth infantry has had an ingage-
mont With the insurgents In Camelines
pruvlnee. The trsops killed Zebastean An
vrls. a brother Of General Angels, and six
priyates. and captured major, two cp'
iains sad nine privates Another detaeh'
ment captured Magasin Caballes at Lum.
bang, and also seized a large quantity Of
sunulies
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24
aiming NOTES.

Contracts have been let for the con
strueticn OF two two-story buildings al
the California mine at Republic. which
will be used as bunk and boarding
houses
The face OF the wauconda tunnel al
Republic Is still In good ore. The foun
datlon Of the compressor plant Is laid
and within the present week the build
Ing viii be up.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24
Tacoma Man Wa. shot.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug 90.--Charles Berg,
a single man, was shot and fatally wound
cd by iootpads here. Berg was on his way
home when near the reservation was held
up by two men, who commanded him 10
throw up his hands. Berg was 50 badly
frightened he started TO run. ThereuPon
the highwaymen fired, the ball passing
through the lower part Of the body.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

San Francisco, Aug. eo.-Jeffries and
Rubin have agreed to meet in this city
before the club offering the best induce
ments. George Siler has been selected as
referee. Final arrangements for the match
viii be made on Monday, when each man
win put up $500 and sign the articles. The
contest viii probably occur in October.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

London, Aug. ia dispatch to The
pall Mall Gazptic from Constantinople
avs a body Of 40 kurds has been raiding
Inc DamiEra district Of Armenia and has
destroyed IL villages. leaving nothing but
smoking ruins Only the young girl
were spared. They were carried of TO the
harms. All the males were ruthlessly
butchered.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24
wal,henr p.fsa,ea Ielke..

New York, Aug. l7.--Bobby walthour
scored signal victory over Harry Fixes
on the Manhattan Beach cycle track this
afternoon. They met in one hour motor
paced race and walthour won by lap and
a quarter after travcrsing 80 miles and 81
laps ON the three lap track.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

Victoria, b. c.. Aug. 21.-Wctorians
are awaiting patiently for an oficiaI
list Of those who lost their lives in the
steamer Islander. for although the list
OF dead has been reduced TO ~, the re-
ports which reached Vancouver indi.
cate there are stir a number OF names
which have not been received here.
II Is said that 1t is quite possible that
the steamer struck on a rugged reef
which runs out from Tantallon point
as few ieebergs are found in that part
Of the sound. they mostly finding their
way out by Taku arm. But 1t must be
remembered that for every foot OF Ice
above water there are seven feet under
water. and II Is impossible for a nayi
gator 20 see one which his steamer Is
running on 10. All admit that by the
time Captain Foote reached the bridge
IL was too late 10 beach the vessel, in
fact II was impossible. as the propeller
was out Of the water.
The crew, according to the evidences
OF all, acted splendidiy and left the
boats TO the passengers. they them
selves being satisfied with pieces Of
wreckage 20 cling to until picked up By
the boats. Captain Foote did not jump
from a raft. but was thrown OF II when
Il eapsiEed. and he went down, as h
could not swim a stroke. Some Of tbs
passengers acted most inhumanely, cut
ting the ropes as soon as they got intC
the boats and pushing OF from tn,
steamer. The chief criticism as TO tbs
operation OF the steamer is that sh'
should have been slowed down as soor
as Il was found that she was running
into ice.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

Washington, Aug. l9.-The war de-
partment has directed the commanding
officer at jackson barracks, at New Or
leans, to issue 500 rations TO destitute PEG
pie who were driven into Fort Phillip by
the recent gulf storm.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

The Royal italian Band which hrs
been engaged at an actual expense OF
$500 by the Spokane Interstate Fair
management Is now playing at Willow
Grove Park. penna. It Is perhaps the
greatest musical organization on this
continent to-day.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

Chicago, Aug. 2O.-EnrAged because one
OF his guests cut up a pool table, Powell
phlacepka. who conducts q saloon at Ne
IS West Twenty.first street, fired six shots
into a crowd Of boys who stood in front q
his place. Three Of them were wounded
and two will die.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

Phoenix. Ariz. once = sagebrush des-
ert. has $4,000 inhabitants end an as
sessed valuation Of si0.oo0.0 900. all due
to irregation canals brought from dist
ant streams.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

Guayaaun, Ecuador, Aug. ls'-Ihe
Ecuadoran congress. In scssion In Quito,
has declared General Plaza legally elected
10 the Office Of president with plurality
Of 5000 votea
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24
column. Theat~r sola.

Columbus. Ohio, Aug. ie.--The Great
Southern hotel and theassr building was
sold at sheriff's sale today for ee50.OOO.
The property has been in receivers' hands
for some time.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24
spokane Interstate Fair.

4.6oo feet OF stabling viii be required
to house the live stock on exhibition at
the forthcoming Spokane Interstate
Fair. The fair site OF IS acres will be
pushed 70 its limit to accommodate
everything the irst year.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

Seattle. Wash. Aug. ia bulletin
20 the Post-Intelligencer from Victoria
gives the following list OF those lost In
the sinking OF the islander:
The lost include "a passengers and
crew. among them the following:
Captain Foote; George Allen, third
engineer; H. Smith. second steward;
8. J. Pitt, cook; two Chinese cooks;
r. Buckholder. oiler; George Miller,
barber; Hugh Porter. coal passer; NJ.
Folk. saloon walter: Mrs. w. J. Smith,
Vancouver; wife OF Governor Ross and
niece; J. A. Blethen. Vancouver: Mrs.
J. L. Wilcox. Seattle; ]. v. Douglas. OF
Kelly, Douglas 4 Co, Vancouver; w.
II. Heating and two sons OF Koksila !;
Joseph Bard. second pantry man: A.
Kendalls. night saloon man: one IRE.
man. one coal passer, one waiter. names
unknown; w. @. Preston and bride OF
Seattle.
The following bodies have been re-
covered:
DIR. John Duncan. Victoria; p. Burke,
II. p. Burke. Il. Porter. Neil Folk. and
two children.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

neer reported the pumps unable 10 take
care Of the water. He also went below
with an Ak. broke down the lower state
room doors and stayed at this work
until the water forced him 70 90 on the
upper deck.
BY this time the ships boats were
loaded and had got away and while the
officers were getting out the last life
raft Captain Fo0te called 70 ali hands
70 clear the ship. as she was about TO
go down. This was the captains last
order. rs at the moment the ship sunk
and the captain. leaping clear OF the
wreck. was picked up by life boat.
which in some manner was overturned.
The day was very misty. and all hands
were made TO shift for themselves.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

In 1899 the territory west Of the Mis-
slssippl produced as per cent Of our cot
ton crop.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-24

Steel company and refuse 10 strike" said
Mr.. Reiss. ~The amount Of wages TO be
lost BY the men is going 70 foot up 800 900
per month. The Bayyiew plant viii be
closed down indefinitely