The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-06-28
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
FROM DISPATCHES,
A Review of Happenings la Both
EAstern AID westsrn HenaisphereS
DurInE the Past Week-Nattonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely ENPOuRded.

The German derby was won by A.
Abeilles' bay colt Macdonald.
At Dallas, Texas. the St. James hotel
collapsed recently. No deaths.
Rucker Rogers, a convict, made
clever break away from the Washing
ton state penitentiary last Sunday,
Reports received from all the black
soil grain producing regions OF south
ern Russia indicate that an abundant
harvest is assured.
A violent shock OF earthquake is re
ported from Cassano Atomic. in the
department OF Calabrla. Italy. No
damage was done,
At Milan. Italy. forty-nine persons
were injured recently. several of them
seriously. as a result OF collision OF
two trains on an electric line.
1t is reported that +. Augustus
Heinze. the Montana copper magnate,
has been elected director Of the Cen,
trail Alaska Railway company.
Hon. Leo w. Pepperman member
OF the Philippines civil service com
mission. is in Washington, u. C., hay
ing just arrived on leave OF absence
from Manila.
Moral Mereene. manager OF the
Western Union Telegraph company al
Washington. d. c.. for twenty years
died recently. aged about so. OF nery-
Gus prostration.
The mutilated remains OF Otis
Bunch. aged Is, an electrician EN-
ployed In the steel mills at Ensley
Ala. were found in the smoking ruins
OF a boarding house destroyed by fire
Six hundred bituminous miners who
since April have been on strike at
the Sonneman shaft to force the op
orators to recognize their union hays
succeeded in obtaining recognition
and will resume work at once.
A. Blefgen. the Is year old son OF
A. Blefgen. Sr.. OF Cheney. was found
beside the Medical Lake road with an
ugly wound in his temple and the blood
gurgling from his mouth. A dlscharg
ed revolver was by his side, indicat
Ing suicidal intent.
Edwin Austin Abbey, r. A., has re-
eeived the royal commission TO paint
the Official picture OF the coronation.
Mr.. Abbey being an American, born
and bred, tails great distinction con
fsrred upon him Is Of unusual interest
to the people Of this country.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
the Chinese cruiser kAi Chi wa
wrecked by a terrific explosion whlls
lying In the Yangtse river The Kal
Chi sank in 80 seconds. and $50 Of
hcers and men on board were killed
or drowned. Only two men on board
the cruiser escaped death.
News fas reached Boise. Idaho Of
the death OF a 3i-2 year old son OF
Oscar Brunsell at Reynolds. from tai
ing strychninc. Some visitors to the
house had left a bottle containing 3
solution OF the poison standing on 3
dresser. The little lad drank some
OF Il and died shortly afterward
Five killed and % injured are given
In the list OF casualties In the wreck
near Staples. MINI. recently In the
reports to the general officers OF the
Northern Pacific railway In this City.
The dead: Engineer Walter Scott
body not found. supposed to be IN
wreckage; Express Messenger Miller.
Fireman George Rasmussen. Couduc,
tor John Noble. Dan Kennedy, section
laborer. Gladstone. n. D.
Miss Helen Strattou and Miss En-
ma Ramstead were instantly killed hy
Northern Pacific passenger train AZ
OBrien, ID miles south Of Seattle
Sunday evening and James Miller was
so seriously Injured that he died three
hours later. The three. with Benia-
min o. Winkler. were In buggy cross.
Ing the rails when the train came upon
them From the road the track was
obscured by the station building and
a string Of freight cars. The drivers
attention was further diverted by a