The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-08-31

miles from Cape GFis-Nez we're covered
In hours and rs minutes. Much Of
the time he swan with bis eyes CLOSED
owing TO the effect OF salt water.
Two masked men entered the Ell
saloon at.154s South G street and ord
cred the occupants TO throw UP theii
hands. Proprietor Hermsen took II u
be Joke Of the jewellers and remarked
you are coming II pretty coarse
The answer was q shot from one Of the
mems rev0lYers that grazed the fore
head Of Edward Pfankachen and slight
~ wounded J. Kempln. Three pair Of
hands shot into the air Immediately
aud the men meekly did the bidding Of
the robbers. They emptied the till and
were standing In front Of the bar
when Kempin saw an opportunity q
escape. He boIted toward the door "a
call for help. A shot from the revolver
Of enc OF the men passed dangerously
near his back and buried itself In the
wooden partition nearby. Ben John
son. an employee at the smelter. had
just pushed open the door TO enter the
saloon when Kempin rushed by him
One OF the robbers shot at the new
conner and the ball struck him above
the left hip. He died.
Chattanooga. Tenn.-Henry Noles
the negro who assaulted and shot "a
death Mrs. Charles Williams. wife Of
a prominent farmer. near Winchester
Tenn. last Friday. was captured early
Sunday morning at q water tank near
Conan. Tenn. He was taken to Win
chester by his captors and placed in the
county jail. A mob formed but wal
orderly but determined. II seemed thai
the whole population for miles around
had turned out 70 see tbs fac 81 the
wretch. A procession three miles in
length followed the mob 10 the Will
Jams home. Arriving At 4 point in
sight OF the scene OF his crime, the ne
gro was placed upon a stump and burn
ed TO death. The negro made no out
cry at any time and died as stolidly as
q stole. There were no disorderly
scenes about the burning body. Al
least 5000 people witnessed the horri
BILE fate OF the negro. Many remained
until nightfall. augmenting the bIaEs
until the body was entirely consumed
Then they departed for their homes
quietly.
An American engineer, Mr.. West. rep
rssenting Senator W. A. Clark Of Mon.
lana, has left Keiif, accompanying the
managers Of the VoSkresnsky Copper
company on q tour OF inspection Of the
kurghiE mines.
Iiy an explosion in the II Royal shaft
at Heivetia mining camp, near Tucson
ARK, a miner named Mclaughlin ws'
blown TO atoms, and King, another miner
lad the back Of his head blown of. but
lived 10 tell the story Of the accident
Al Columbia. S. C., an accident at Ia,
new bridge which the Southern railroad il
constructing at Conganee river caused tn,
death Of four men. One other was fatally
and two more seriously injured. The fall
ing Of the steel girdcrs, about seven feel
long, weighing IL tons each, caused III,
accident
John Andrews Of Red Lodge, Mont, ws'
shot and instantly killed recently just
across the Wyoming line from that plac,
BY the needless act Of John Romersa, whC
mistook him for a bear and sent bullel
through his heart at short range. Romers.
is insane as q result Of his fearful mis-
take and is being guarded.
The steamer 81. Paul has ar
lived in san Francisco, Cal, from
Nome via ST. Michael with 81 500,
90 in gold dust. She brings information
that Judge Mickersham will not hold
court at Nome during the temporary alb
sence OF Judge Noyes and that cases nov
pending arc 10 be tried at Unalaska.
Five hundred operatives at the Olympia
Cranky, RichlAnd and Capital City GSOutl
CARDINAL cotton mills, who refused Z,
make up the time that win be lost on
Labor day by working six hours -Overtim,
last saturday, were denied admission 3,
the mills and were notified Of their sns
pension for a week. The operatives fel
in line and pAraded through the villag
with much cheering.
Several plates were found to be In ba,
shape when the Constitution was dry
doeked Tuesday.
The sirike in San Francisco Is stin on
but the prospect OF a settlement seems I,
be more encouraging than Il has been 10
some time past.
Ii Hung Chang has notified the minis
tiers OF the powers that the Chinese p,eni
potentiarles are now ready to sign tn
protocol. and has requested them to fix
date for the signing.
IL Is learned on the best authority tina
The car Is now disposed to Intervene witt
regard to the Transvaal and that the mat
ter viii be discussed with President Lou
bet. King Edward and Emperor William.
Texarkana. Tex. was visited recent!
by one OF the most severe electrical storm
In It's history. The lightning hurried hug
balls OF fre all over the city. Prof. Gas
Oy's son was killed. his neck being broken
lie was under an umbrella with a com
panion. who also was badly hurt. IN
state Line Methodist church and oal
street Baptist church. both eolored. wer
badly damaged One residence was de
lstrOyed and others damaged.
Colorado Commandery No. l, OF Der
yer, before an admiring throng Q
$4,000 people and under the critics
eyes OF board Of judges compose
of three regular army officers and rel
resentatives OF the Knights Templa
captured FIRST prize In the compel
ton for dllll teams OF the command
cries OF the knights St. Bernard. NJ
S6, OF Chicago. the favorite with tn
majority OF the spectators. capture