The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-10-18
CULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and westean Hemispheres
During the Past week-NatiOnaI
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Expounded.

RuSSoA sage - III NJ MS nome AT
Cedarhurst, l.. L., as result Of an
attack of bronchitis.
A delegation of Chicago clergymen
and business men called ON Governor
Stone of Pennsylvania recently and
urged on him to take prompt action to
settle the coal strike.
Governor Taft is going to Cavite
shortly for the purpose Of meeting the
municipal presidents Of the province
to discuss with them methods for the
SUPPRESSION of the ladrones.
Another destructive lire. the second
within a month, has swept over a
portion of Beaumont, Tex. causing one
probable fatality and entailing pro-
perty loss roughly estimated at $780,
900.
The gunboat Bogota, the vessel Of
the Columbian government (which has
been fitting out at San Francisco for
some time, has sailed for southern
waters. She is manned almost entirely
by Americans.
Samuel Renshaw, mail carrier Of
Portland, Ore, jumped from the rail-
road bridge into the Willamette river
and was drowned. Overwork and
worry are thought to have unbalanced
his mind. The body was recovered.
The street railway of New Orleans
tried to obey the order Of the mayor to
run passenger cars, but with almost
the entire force of city police concen-
tratsd az tba Scana ~ acrfnp tha fou.
cars started got no farther than i've
squares from the canal street barn,
and the attempt was abandoned.
General J. T. Stewart Of Pennsyl-
vania has been elected commander
in chief Of the q. A. r. for the next
year. The next encampment will be
held in San Francisco, California.
| At Altoona, n small town near the
North Dakota line, J. ]. Toews, a
school teacher, who had some trouble
with the school trustees, meeting them
on the road while going to school, drew
a revolver and shot A. Rempel, j.
Hiebert and p. Keller. Toews then
returned TO the schoolhouse and shot
three pupils, two Of them daughters Of
MIR. Rempel. He then turned the re-
volver on himself and will die. Hem
pei, HILBERT and two of the gilrs are
also fatally wounded.
While laboring under mental aberra-
ton, the result Of strain Of perfecting
an appliance for patent ON an air brake
which is pending in Washington,
Charles Cawley II years old, Of Home
stead, Pa, recently killed his mother
and one sister and fatally injured four
other children. He also tried to kill
his two older brothers, but was detect-
ed, overpowered and turned over To
the police. The weapon used was AN
AK, with which he crushed and hacked
his victims beyond recognition.
General Daschamps, the former gov
ernOr OF Porto Plata, Santo Domingo,
has taken up arms against the provis-
ional governm Irt Of Santo Domingo
and risings have occurred in Monte
Christi, Dajadaj0n, Savanette and
Guayabin.
The Paris Jockey club has with
drawn the licenses Of the American
jockeys, Milton Henry and J. Reiff.
excluding them from riding on any
French race course.
This action is the outcome OF very
careful Investigation made by the de-
tective department, which secured
proof that Henry and Reif upon sew
eral occasions have prevented favorites
from winning.
With no apparent motive Evangelo
Derigo, a shoemaker, 10 years old, Ihas
shot and instantly killed Alphonse Sal
grone, brother Of the the dead man,
and Joseph Dirute, at Rockville Center
L. /.
What is said by physicians at the
Bellevue and New York postgraduate
hospitals to be the smallest living child
ever born has been placed in an incuba-
tor at the latter institution. The child
is boy and weighs one pound and
seven ounces.
A severe windmstorm and q deluge
Of rain struck Lafayette. Ind. recent
ly. South Of the city many barns and
Outbuildings were blown down. The
cyit streets are flooded and signs and
decorations Of the fall festival were
destroyed.
Major John F. O'Brien, a we'll known
business man and confederate veteran,
is dead, aged SO. While he was lieu
tenant Of engineers in the confederate
army, station at Charleston, S. c.,
he designed and constructed the battery
from which the first shot Of the great
civil yvar xvaa 6rod
Edward T. Krantz, aged s. years,
was found dead in the belfry of Trinity
Methodist church in Washington He
was hanging by a rope around his neck
that had cen fastened to ladder.
George Fl. Cooper, aged 81, also
committed suicide at his home by
hanging himself to a closet door. Mr..
Cooper was a clerk in the treasury de-
partment.
Twenty-nine presidents and2l repre-
sentatives 81 local labor unions met
in Portland, Oregon, recently and de-
cided by unanimous vote TO support
the cause Of the Pennsylvania coal
miners. The unions will be required
to contribute to the fund at least one
days pay for each member. BY this
means II is estimated that Al 900 will
BE- raised and forwarded to President
Mitchell rs the donation Of the Port
land organizations.
Henry L. Wilson, Of Spokane, Wash
ingtOn, now minister to Chill, is to be
made minister to Greece in place Of
Charles Francis, resigned.
Orders will soon he iaaued nv tho vva r