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The Grit-advocate., 1902-03-07

"War is very expensive" said one
South American official Very" re-
sponded the other; "our bill for type
writer supplies this month was simply
enormous. Washing Star.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-03-07
BEE & DAIRY SUPPLIES y We Y ,,s5s,. s5s

rypt\VE REPAII for every known make OF
OlV ' II stove, furnace or range. GEO. A.
PULLEN, 1881 Lawrence ST., Denver. Phone rs.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-03-07

They asked the visiting English
woman what she thought of New
York. Il think it will be charming
when it is finished" said the English
woman.-New York Evening Sun.
Bramble: Il made good bargain
with Jones just now" Thorne: What
was it?" I'm to let him have the ex-
elusive use of my automobile and he's
to pay for half the repairs Life.
by Jove! left my pocketbooE un-
der my pillow" We'll, your servant
girl Is surely an honest person."
That's Just the trouble. She will give
the pocketbook to my wife .'-Fl!eg-
ende Blaetter.
Ibid the prisoner indulge in objur-
gations?" asked the young attorney
OF the witness. "No, SIR" replied the
latter 81 never knew him to take
anything but whisky. - Pittsburg
| Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13

wrnAicheo. Wash. Dec. S. sur.
'eylaE party a three ncn vas drown.
- tn tie wcnzlchoe river. In the
TumwAseg cAagoh. ihrco miles above
LoatonuorSh. Ia the party were W.
u wahEcf. civil engineer Of Seattle,
and two helpers. H. coolec and NJ.
Martin. both from Blewcii. They
wofc engaged 10 surveying a new pow
e. plant Tor tho wohaiehoo Electric
i1ghi a PoNut company. and Il Ia
supposed while crossing the stream
their boat bcrame nnmanaEeablc and
dfified lnto the rapids and capsiEed,
Coolies body vaa found by the
searching party. lodged against = rock
hsio~ the faila. Iiss watch stopped at
O'Clock. showing that the accident
hAppcned near that time.
The place where the accident occur.
rcd iu ono 81 the widest and most
picturesque tpota IN this part Of the
COUNTRY. Through = narrow canyon
rush tho waters 81 the wenAtchec.
9Th majestic mountains towering
thousands of feet on either side.
Ia a fee places the river Ia quiet for
a tcw hundred yards or 30, and any
one may cruaa with comparative safe
~. but II they should be drawn over
the falls death ia sure 20 overtakC
them.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13
DEADLY WORK Of A TRAMP.
PROMINENT CALIFORNIA FARMER
AND FAMILY ASSAULTED.
Two Of the Tramp's Victims viii
Surely Die, and But Little Hope for
Recovery Of Mr.. and Mrs. Graves
Tramp Used a Hatehed for His
Deadly work--Motive, Robbery.

Salinas, Cal, Dec. l2.-Simon
Graves, a prominent farmer, and his
wife. together with George Allen, a
Ii year old boy. whose home is in San
Francisco, and George Albright, a
farm hand. were brutally assaulted by
tramp. George Allen and Albright
will die. The physicians say that
there 10 but little hope for the recoV-
cry OF Mrs. Graves and that the CON
dition OF Mr.. Graves is very serious.
The tramp appeared at Mrs. Graves
door and asked for a drink OF water
and food and for permission 70 sleep
In the barn. Graves sent young Allen
with him 10 the barn. The boy car
rled the light. When outside the
tramp grasped his arm, took the light
from him and threw him down, after
which he securely bound and gagged
him with ropes which he had at hand.
Aiming himself with a Ratchet the
tramp went TO the barn and attacked
Albright fracturing his skull. The
tramp then returned TO the boy ne had
bound and inflicted wounds with the
Ratchet. On returning 10 the house
tbs tramp attacked Graves, who was
armed with n 32 calibre revolver.
which he fired twice at the tramp,
missing him both times. The tramp
Wrenfhed the pistol from Graves and
fired one shot into his breast When
Graves fell TO the floor the tramp
bound him and struck him two heavy
blows on the head with the Ratchet.
rendering him unconscious.
Mrs. Graves. in another room Of the
house. heard the shots and came to
the rescue OF her husband. The tramp
felled her with blow from his Ratchet
and beat her INTO Inconsistencies.
Then the would be murderer ran.
sacked the house. empiying every
drawer. evidently in the hope OF End
ing Il considerable sum. He secured
Sii and ied. al the same time taking
a shotgun. which be afterwards threw
away by the side OF the road.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13

Washington. Dec. THE December
dinner OF the Gridiron club at the Ar
lington hotel Saturday night was q
success. The Washington correspond
ents who comprise the organization
made us of recent events and pros
pecetive happenings for their burles-
cues. There were many prominent
guests. and from the time President
Robert J. Wynne delivered his address
OF welcome until the midnight hour
there was mirth. music, quips and
One OF the best hits of the even
ing came late, when two bears ap-
peared. One was q real bear and the
other was unprecedented by a member
Of the club. He announced they were
from Mississippi and were looking for
the president.
roasts.
Good speeches were made by public
men who entered into the spirit OF the
occasion The menu souvenir was q
book OF rules Of the house, with many
cartoons showing the stringent man.
ner in which Mr.. Cannon will rule the
house. 1t was accompanied by a
gavel, making every man his own
speaker.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13

II is reported that the British and
German warships will blockade the
entire Venezuelan coast from the ORR
noco TO the frontier Of Colombia.
A Venezuelan government communi-
cation to it's representative in Paris
protests that Great Britain and Ger
many have committed an act of hos
uliv in a manner arbitrary as it Is
unprecedented. by the seizure OF Vene-
zuelan vessels lying at La Guayra.
A Venezuelan government communi-
cation is issued. stating that President
Castro has appealed to the Venezuelan
people TO take up arms against Ger
many and Great Britain.
p. 2. Prince. a prominent Missoula,
Mont, lawyer. has been adjudged in
sane and committed to the state asy-
lum. His mental vagaries consist of
exaggerated ideas concerning money
matters and are said to be the result
OF excessive drinking.
At Fremont. o., the plants Of the
Tremmer Extract Of Malt company
were destroyed and adjoining build
lngs, including the Tschumy Brothers
furniture factory, were damaged by
the fire. Loss, $500, 900.
At Darlington. n. D., in a at Of jeal-
Gus rage Mrs. Kittie Bondurant shot
five times at Thomas Baker, infiicting
wound that will prove fatal. The
woman was arrested. Baker is a well
known resident and well TO do.
The steamer Empress of India.
which has arrived at Victoria, brings
news TO the effect that an Instruction
has broken out in the southwest of
Chi Ii, where large number of rebels
have assembled. carrying banners in
scribed, XIII the officials and save the
people" Troops have been sent
against them.
The most interesting IL not the most
important testimony brought out at
a recent session of the coal strike com
mission was to the effect that an al
legged attempt was made by a former
mine foreman to bride two presidents
OF local unions of the miners to have
10 men in each local use their infiu.
ence TO have a resolution passed send
ing the men back to work, thus making
q serious break in the ranks of the
strikers. Each Of the presidents was
to receive $4,000 and good positions as
mine foremen and each of the 10 men
was to get from 500 to 5000. The
name OF no company was mentioned in
connection with the bribery scheme
and none of the lawyers crossexamined
the witnesses.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13

Sixteen Teams in New York compete
for Prize.

New York, Dec. Slight thousand
persons saw the start Of the six day
bicycle race, the tenth annual cham.
pionship event, which began in Madi-
son Square garden at IL minutes after
midnight Sunday. Among the compel.
ing teams for the prizes are:
California team-Floyd Mcfarland,
San Jose; Otto Maya, Erie, Pa.
American team-Eddie Bald, BufHa-
10; Harry Elkes, Glens Falls.
Boston team-WiIl Stinson, Boston;
Jimmy Moran, Chelsea
Long Island team-John Bedell, Me.
nus Bedell, Lynnbrook, L. L
c. X. c. A. team-John b. Jacobson,
New Haven; Jed Newkirk, Chicago.
Quaker team-Nat Butler, Cam
bridge. Mass; Charles Turville, Phila-
delphia.
Western team-George Leander,
Chicago; Floyd Krebs, Joliet.
Brooklyn team-CharIes A. Bradley,
Brooklyn; Frank Krebs. Brooklyn.
Irish team-Patrick Keegan, Lowell,
Mass; Willie Fem. Bristol. Conn
BLACK and White team-Alexander
Peterson, Chicago; Woody Hedshel,
Indianapolis.
And several foreign teams.
The race Is for 142 hours from the
time OF starting. The riders may ride
or rest as they please, except no one
man Of any one team shall be on the
track more than IL hours in any "A.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13
raeoma FuneraI stopped.

Tacoma, Wash, Dec. S.-A war
among local undertakes, which has
been brewing for years, eliminated
Sunday in the first appeal ever made
to a Washington court to prevent the
burial Of corpse. The court granted
an injunction to Conrad l. Hoska, who
prevented the burial of William r.
Brink, q longshoreman. The question
comes up Monday for settlement.
The longshoreman's union, Of which
Brink was a member, desired to bury
him at their expense. They waited
upon Hoska, q local undertaken, and
informed him Of their purpose.
The body Of the dead man, IN the
meantime had been taken to the un-
dertaking parlors Of C. C. Mellinger.
The latter refused to give up Drinks
body. The claim Of Mellinger was
that the betrothed Of Brink had rep
resented to him she desired MeIlinger
to bury her brother The longshore-
men, who intended to defray all ex-
penses, objected to this program, and
asked to be allowed TO make prepare
tons for the burial This Meilinger
denied and an appeal was taken to the
court
The first funeral was set for today,
but since the court has prevented the
burial through an Injunction, this has
been postponed, and the body will be
held pending an outcome OF the case.
The point at issue is interesting and
will determine the right Of friends Of
a deceased person to superintend the
funeral preparations.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13
VENEZUELAN FLEET SEIZED.
COMBINED BRITISH AND GERMAN
FLEET At LA cuAYRA.
All British and German Subjects in
Caracas Have Been Arrested in Re-
taliation for the Recent uItimatum
to Castro and covernment-United
States Has Been Forced Into the
TroubIe-NInister Bowen Busy.

London, Dec. ia dispatch from
Caracas, Venezuela, says: The com
bined British and German feet has
seized the Venezuelan feet, composed
OF four warships. in the harbor of La
Guayra. II is reported also that an
ultimatum would be delivered soon
asking for answer and a compliance
with the demand Of the British and
German ministers. All German and
British subjects in Caracas are under
arrest"
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE arrests OF
the British and German subjects in
Caracas are believed 10 be in the ma.
ture Of a retaliation for the uItimatum
which has been sent to Venezuela for
a settlement OF the long standing
claims Of Germany and England
against her. Incidentally such action
by Venezuela will. it is said, involve
this government as the German and
British representatives in Venezuela
before leaving Caracas requested Unit
ed States Minister Bowen to take
charge Of their interests in Venezuela.
1t was said at the state edartpment
that this request would be granted.
and the probabilities are that Minister
Bowen has already taken steps tward
that end. Considerable surprise is ex.
pressed here over the arrests. as the
result will be TO add TO the serious
complications already existing.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13
Remains Taken to Maine.

Washington, Dec. S.-The remains
OF the late Thomas Bracket Reed.
formerly speaker OF the house OF rep
resentatiVes, left here Sunday after
noon for Portland, Me-, his former
home, where the interment will take
place on Tuesday afternoon. They
were placed aboard q special train,
leaving Washington at 4:50 O'Clock
and running as the second section of
the Federal express. Accompanying
the body were Mrs. Reed, the widow:
Miss Catherine Reed, the former
speakers daughter; Amos L Allen.
Mr.. Reeds successor in the house OF
representatives; Asher @. Kinds, Mr..
Reeds parliamentary clerk while
speaker, and Augustus G. Payne OF
New York. a lifelong friend. At Mr..
Reeds request there were no cere-
monies of any kind here. and at Port
land they will be OF a simple char.
acter,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13
.ULTIMATUMS 70 VENEZUELA
GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMAN
TAKE SUCH ACTION.
The UItimatums Have . Time Limit
and the two Countries WIN Make
Seizures Of customs Unless Com
piled With In stated TIme-castro
Has Been SLOW.

London, Dec. 10.-Great Britain and
Germany have presented ultImatums
to Venezuela. which win be followed
up BY the seizure OF the customs IN
less . satisfactory settlement il forth.
coming within q brief period.
The ultimatums have 9 time limit,
but the exact date can not be ascer-
tained here.
The foreign once states, with re-
gard to the limit:
II ID a reasonable time in which
venezuela can satisfy the injured gov
ernments. Both notes are practically
Identical, although the amounts OF the
claims differ. The notes merely re-
iterate the continued disregard by the
Venezuelan government Of all our rep
RESERVATIONS. specify our claims and
demand immediate action on the part
OF President Castro's government in
connection Herewith"
The British governments case is
practically Identical with the state
ments made in previous dispatches
from London. in which 1t was first an
nounced that the action was contem-
plated Should the British ultimatum
meet with hostile reception the Brit
ism minister. w. H. ID. Haggard, has
been instructed to go aboard q British
Warship. or II that Is improbable,
to go into the neighboring colony.
Premier BalIour's announcement I'm
the house OF commons this afternoon
Is regarded as merely the obvious cuI-
mtnation to the situation which daily
has been becoming more critical for
the past three months.
The foreign ONCE says: There h
not the slightest desire to coerce
Venezuela, and IL any answer had been
made TO our repeated protests and de-
mands no such action as now taken
would have been proceeded with. It
was the persistent and insulting dis
regard to all representations to aliens
which compelled US to move. 1t is
now too late in the day for anything
but purely diplomatic ARRANGEMENTS
for the satisfaction OF our injuries.
When the fleets have assembled there
is scarcely time to deal with bankers
and q financial settlement, which
should have been suggested long ago,
and would have been welcomed by
both Germany and ourselves. How
ever, any bona fide proposition viii
receive careful attention Reconstruc-
ton in commercial affairs Is always
better than liquidation, and II the re-
construction Of the Venezuelan inan-
ces can be accomplished to the salts
faction OF our diplomatic claims and
individual losses. both Germany and
Great Britain win have achieved their
ends"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13
Pay American. in Gold.

Eagle Pass, Texas.-The machinists
In the shops Of the Mexican Interna-
tional at Cuidad Porfeiro Diaz have
been notified that from December 1
they viii be paid standard American
wages on a gold basis. The maehin-
lists win get $3.50 and the boilermAk-
ers $3.50 per day in American money,
or In Mexican silver at the average
rate Of exchange for the month in
which they work. This Is an entirely
new departure in Mexican railroading
and was caused by the fact that
Americans could not be held at the
old rates. The advance applies only
TO Americana
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13

Fatal Current Passed Through An.
theirs Body.

There was an extraordinary accident
near Lvermore. Cal, recently, in
which one man lost his life and an.
other was seriously hurt Michael
Toohey and l. NJ. Mechanism. linemen
In the employ OF the Standard Electric
company. were out inspecting wires
and stepped into a telephone booth on
the road 10 telephone 20 another point.
Mechanism was using the telephone
and stood on the flooring OF the booth.
Toohey stood outside OF the little
structure. his fee, resting on the
ground. made damp by a recent show.
or. Toohcy. in a friendly fashion.
placed his hands on the shoulders Of
his oomrade. while the latter was talk.
inE. Suddenly Mechanism was strick-
en- down. stunned. and when he recov-
cred consciousness he found Toohey
lying dead at the door OF the booth.
An explanation Of the death is given
By the fact that the power wires and
the telephone wire are strung on the
same poles. II is believed that 4
strong current was passed to the tele-
phone wire. went through Mechanism
and conferred its force In Twohey.
whose feet, touching the wet ground.
completed the circuit. Toohey was Is
years old. Mechanism will recover.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13
IDAHO NOTES.

The hills in the Occur d'Alenes are
feet. - W"
The mill OF the Idaho Lumber com.
pahy al Post Falls lis temporarily shut
down. saul
ID. X Cameron has appeared before
ms state land board and asked for a
franchise for the Improvement OF The
Occur d'Aiene river and some OF its
tributaries.
me urangeVtlle people are jubilant
over The refusal Of Judge Steele to
grant an injunction denying the
right OF the board OF trustees 10 sell
the Issue OF courthouse bonds.
TIE boldest and most daring holdup
In the history Of Idaho was committed
recently. when three men entered the
rear door OF the Eagle club rooms at
Poeaielio and robbed the house Of
bout $1,000.
While no ofieiai notice Of throwing
open the big area u newly SURVEYED
land In Columbia and Garfield counties
has been received. II is expected the
opening date viii be some time next
spring.
The reclamation company may build
dykes In kooienAi county, as Judge
Mayhem dissolVes temporary ipIune.
lioe which prevented the company
from ineiosing lands on Boundary line
idaho men say their lands will be over.
aoNed
Not guilty" was the verde,
brought In by the jury in tho Henry
Lane murder trial. which has been
hvld before Judge Mayhem al Wal.
laee. i-aue shot and almost instant.
" killed Il. NJ. Pridemore at Burke on
September 4.
The board Of regents Of the state
university Al Moscow has completed
It's ~oFk and adjourned. Just how
fFeAi the estimated deficiency is can
got BE- learned. bat IL is known the
amount On building account is about
$500. and that the maintenance fund
@ill be short the same sum
A bold hOlaap wAs attempted re
eenilY Al the Ensal market and grocery
sioFs u Hyatt d vlekery. "a the cen.
inf u the business portion Of town.
Two masked men. each carrying two
loaded guns. catered the meat mar.
SGT ahs''' : o'clock. and while one held
40 George Icy. the other stepped In.
10 the grocery and covered John
Hyatt Tho robbers seemed unaware Of
Tho presoHee Of Thomas y. Viekcry,
sho vas in the once Of the grocery
and we're proceeding 10 gather in the
moaey. uhsa FiekoFy sclEed a pistol
aad opened Gre Al tho arst sho, one
Il The robbers fell. He quickly re.
slned hla feet. and. With his eompan.
Ton. ran through the meat market.
hosh men ariag without effect Al ley
As they left tho building No arrests.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

For the first time in it's history
Pasco was a closed town Sunday.
The Pacific hotel at Wilbur was
completely destroyed by fire recently.
The bank clearings for the city OF
Spokane for last week amounted to
s2.2sI. $50.
The football team OF the w. A. c.,
has elected Clyde r. gill captain for
next season.
Garfield is soon to have a state
bank, to be known as the First State
Bank Of Garfield.
w. A Helm. aged e2, an old time
resident OF Spokane and formerly
prominent as . populist speaker is
dead.
The Spokane high school bootball
players defeated the team from the
Davenport High school by a score OF
rs TO recently.
Conn Bros, Of North Yakima are
buying 10000 head Of sheep In Ore
gon and will winter them in Yakima
county.
A logger named ST. Clair. employed
in Cooks camp. was drowned recent
ly in the Skykomish river by falling
form a scow.
Judge Grifin Of Seattle denied the
motion for a new trial In the Paul
Underwood murder case and senten-
ced the prisoner to is years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary.
Henry Wilson. an Indian from the
Tulalip reservation, was found dead In
the outskirts Of Everett recently.
Foul play is suspected.
The cruiser Philadelphia. once one
Of the crack ships OF the navy, Is TO
be converted into q training ship at
the Puget sound navy yard.
Reports form WestDort state that
the recent storms did great damage
TO the false work OF the government
Jetty at the entrance TO Grays harbor.
Lew Wilmot. the well-known Col
VILE reservation pioneer. has returned
from southern California and Arizona,
where he took a S0O-mile trip in
small boat down the Colorado river.
Another real estate deal. involving
$4,000 transaction. has been closed
by w. <. Connolly, recently from Min
nesotA. for the Aaron Harris ranch, 10
miles east Of Sprague There are 1900
acres.
State Auditor Atkinson has issued
= warrant for t20.700 in payment Of
bounty on 2.07s.240 pounds Of beet
sugar manufactured by the Washing
ton State Sugar company at waveriy.
Spokne county.
Ten thousand acres Of land in the
Horse Heaven country has been sold
to q syndicate composed for the most
part OF business men OF Reardan, by
the Moro Land company Of Oregon for
100000. The land Is adjoining and is
situated near Kiona and Kennewick.
Champion James Jeffries and ex.
Champion Robert Fitzsimmons viii
give an exhibition in Spokane Monday
evening, December is. Arrangements
have been concluded by the S. A. A.
c. which is in charge OF the AFFAIR.
Manager Dan Weaver has donated the
use Of the Spokane theater, and the
profits will go toward the erection OF
new club house.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-12-13
Riot at Union MEETING.

New York.-One man was serious
ly wounded and a score OF persons
have been badly bruised and beaten in
a small riot that followed a meeting
Of the lronworkers and Bridgemen's
union in this city.
During the free fight, engaged in by
over 200 men, many shots were fred.
and one Of the members, Albert Con.
molly, was shot in the side. He was
taken to the hospital. where It was
said his wound is serious.
Policemen Bullman and Farnau
were roughly handled. and more cas-
ualities might have followed had 1t
not been for the arrival OF reinforce
ments.
The fight is said to have started in
an argument over the nomination Of
one OF the members for president.