The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-05-03

Lenator Clark In this enterprise and
that the outcome Of the alliance would
he new transcontfnental line. Con
nections have been secured out OF
Cleveland TO GAINESVILLE. Ohio, ard
thence to Beillngsr, w. Va, from
where a connection will be, made with
Newport News or Baltimore, either by
purchase OF the Western Maryland,
owned by the city OF Baltimore. or BY
The building OF a new road. The new
system thus would be composed of
senator Clark's Los Angeles road, OF
iould's Missouri Pacific and Wabash,
and OF the line from Cleveland 10
either Baltimore or Newport News.
The naval appropriation bill report
ed Monday carries an appropriation OF
more than 81 900 zoe for the Puget
sound station. The committee. In re-
porting SO large an amount for Puget
sound. stated that It was a compara-
lively new ground and growing rapidly
in Importance.
A report from East Helena says that
nj q meeting Of the smsltsrmen's
union there. q strike had been ordered
NJ the plant OF the American Smelling
& Refining company and that the i'm
mense plant. employing nearly 1000
men. would be closed down by ths
failure Of the day shift TO report.
A feeling prevails among members
OF the Washington delegation that
President Roosevelt will withdraw
from the senate the nomination Of c.
W. Ids for collector of customs. In
fact. II is believed that not only may
Ide's nomination be withdrawn. but
that the name Of .. d. Croker Of
Walla walla win be sent in.
A tornado passed over Glenrose. a
small town In Somsryills county. Tex
as. recently. killing Eve persons. injur-
ing ~ more and dsm0lishing much
property.
An attack by Bishop Kelley Of sa.
vannAh on President Roosevelt. in an
address delivered there Saturday, ere
atSd great interest aEong leading
| Catholic authorities.
Every white laundry in Portland.
| Ore. is closed on account OF q strike
| Of the employees, who demand reeogni
ton OF their union and an per cent
Increase in wages. There are about
| 800 men on the strike.
A dispatch from Brownsville. Ore.
says that at noon Monday J. II. Glass
cashier OF the Bank Of Brownsville
| locked the bank. as has been the Gus
/ tom, and went TO dinner. On his re
turn an hour later II was discovered
that a robber had effected an entrance
by breaking the bolt upon the real
| door and had carried away about $50
which was left outside OF the vault.
w. c. Morris. assistant general man
Sger Of the Kettle Valley lines .hal
/ made public an oficial statement re
! specting the defalcations OF 7. Z. Biz
beck and W. c. Haywood. until recent
ly tho general freight and 2assenge
agent and auditor respectively OF tina
| company. Mr.. Morris said the com
piete audit shows a shortage OF s5Ss
in the accounts OF Birbsck and Hay
wood.
Representative sibiey of Pennsyl
vania created q sensation In Washing
ton, d. c.. during the general debat
on the agricultural bill, denouncinj
General Jacob H. Smith for the order
be issued in the samar campaign. H
declared that General Smith was
disgrace TO the uniform he wore. an,
expressed the hope that the presiden
would strip him Of that uniform withi
a. hours Mr. Sibley's speech was er
Enthusiastically Appiauded by the demo
Gratis, and was received with some ev
denco OF approval on the republica
side. The speech was considered III
more remarkable. in that Il came tro1
a republican who left the democrati
party on the issues raised by the Spar
ish war and who has since been q
ardent expansionist-