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The Washington times., 1903-07-04

celebration OF the day. the patriotic Ad-
miral. admirer of Thomas Jefferson and
the great Declaration which he wrote
will introduce the reading Of IT..
Admiral Dewey thanked the audience
FOR its demonstration. and in a few we'll
chosen words introduced Barry Buckley
secretary of the BusineA Mems AssOeia-
ton, and a member of The Sons of the
Revolution. who read the Declaration OF
independence. This was followed by
singing My Country, 'Tis of Thee" b!
the entire audience.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
IDAHO NOTES.

w. S, Fraser. a bartender. attempted
suicide at Wallace recently by cutting
his throat.
Judge Steele will open court al
Grangeville February and at Lewis
ton March l6.
The national guard OF Idaho is nov
composed OF ten companies with soL
men and a regiment band OF rs pieces
The new Masonic Temple at Poca
tello. is finished and is now occupied
The building is three stories and OF
bun brick.
The Russell Grain & Tramway com
pany has filed articles Of incorpora
ton at Russell. with a capital Of
$4,000.
Wood dealers Of Troy are complain
ing OF the light demand for wood. The
mild winter is held responsible fol
the condition.
The city council OF Wallace has a
draft Of a measure prepared. which, Il
enforced. will place severe penalties
on persons who unlawfully carry con
cealed weapons.
At a recent meeting at Harrison
strong resolutions were passed against
the proposed division OF Kootena
county according to the bill introduc
ed in the Idaho legislature
Senator-elect w. b. Hepburn has
gone to San Francisco. where he viii
remain on legal business for about 9
week. He viii then go to Washington
ID. c.. where he will take the oath Of
office.
T. W. BARLEY. state fish and game
warden. has issued his biennial report
in which he gives a resume OF the
work Of his ONCE during the past two
years, and makes many suggestions
for changes In the law.
The report OF Secretary OF stats
Bassett for the last two years con
tains a list OF the domestic corpora
lions that fled articles Of incorpora
ton since January 1, 1901. There were
479 such corporations with a com
bined capital OF $16S. 497. 25o.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
FOR PRESERVATION OF SEALS.
Question 70 be taken Up With
Great BrItaln.


Washington-Mr. McCisilan Of New
York. In the house MONDAY resisted
unhuccessIully a motion OF Mr.. Iaw-
ney OF Minnesota 10 suspend the rules
aud pass q Dill 70 authorize new ne
gotiaLi0ns with Great Britain for the
preservation OF tur seals In Alaska
waters and for a modus viYendi TOR
a suspension OF the kiIiing OF seals:
pending these negotiations, and fail.
ing 10 secure sucn a modus viyendi
before the opening OF the pelagic
sealing season this year, TO authorize
the secretary Of the treasury 70 Kill
the seal herd on the Pribylof and ad-
joining islands. except 1000 males ana
10000 females in order TO preserve
the species.
Mr.. Tawney described how peIagic
sealing was rapidly extinguIshing the
seal herds. In a single year, he said,
10000 seal pups had died on the isl
ands from starvation. due to the kill.
ing Of their mothers at sea. Unless
summary measures were adopted the
seal herds would be extinguished. He
said the alternative OF ordering the
extinction OF the herd in the event OF
the failure to negotiate a modus vi
yendi was "a remote contingency"
Mr.. Mcclellan called attention TO the
fact that the majority report on the
pending bill had been signed by the
late Representative Russell Of Con.
necticut. Mr.. GiIIett Of Massachu.
sets and himself There was no OBJ
lection. he said. TO the first four sec
tons OF the bill. which proposed to re-
new negotiations for the preservation
OF the seal herds in Alaskan waters
He quoted Professor David Starr Jor.
dan. Senator Morgan and a Secretary
Shaw against the bill.
The bill was passed, rs to %.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
OREGON JoTTINcs.

There win be no baseball for Athe
ma this year.
The Island City. Ore. Touring mill
is nearing completion.
: The tax levy for Multnomah county
for 1903 will be 3s mills.
The late foods considerably dam
aged the Coburg bridge in Lane coun-
ty.
A strike OF artesian water is repert.
ed on the farm Of William Elliott, near
Spofford.
Pendieton academy, q well equipped
Presbyterian school, held dedication
services recently.
Funds have been pledged at Athena,
for the erectiLI of a new Methodist
Episcopal church at that place.
1t is claimed there are 100 cases Of
smallpox and scarlet fever up ana
down the Walla Walla river bottom.
After special investigation by gov.
eminent agents considerable areas Of
public domain are alleged to have been
found under private fence In Grant
and other eastern Oregon stock coun-
ties.
While riding a high car through a
tunnel so miles east Of Pendleton-
near Meacham recently, ]. z. Mellow
ell, La Grande brakeman, struck his
head on part Of the framework Of the
tunnel roof and was instantly killed.
On the voluntary testimony Of Mrs.
Rose Carlisle. one OF the two female
convicts at the state penitentiary, ana
who says that she is in a delicate con
dition. Second Warden A. c. Dilley
and Druggist Gordon Hull have been
suspended by Governor Chamberlain
pending a full Investigation.
The senate has passed McGinn's bill
prohibiting the employment OF chill.
dren under II years Of age in factories.
shops, mines, or in telegraph, tele
phone or messenger service, or in any
employment during school hours, OF
the employment Of children under Is
years OF age for more than 10 hours
day.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
jefferson Memorial Association.

Washington.-TheT Thomas Jefferson
Memorial association, organized for
the purpose Of erecting at the national
capital an appropriate and truly ma.
uonal memorial to the author Of the
Declaration Of Independence" through
its president, Admiral George Dewey
has issued an appeal to the American
people for funds to carry out the OBJ
Ject of the association.
Every contributor will receive a Ger.
tiicate acknowledging his subscription
and carrying with it membership in
the association. In time TO come these
certificates will be badges of honor.
Contributions. checks, money orders
or drafts should be made payable to
the order Of the treasurer of the asso-
citation. Jesse B. Wilson, president OF
he Lincoln National bank. The people
will be kept informed of all the i'm
portant actions of the association.
Communications addressed to the sec
Rotary. W. S. Mexican, will receive
prompt and respectful attention.
GEORGE DEWEY,
Admiral of the Navy, President"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
Funeral Of Hon. John 8. Allen.

Seattle. Wash. Feb. 2.-In the
home where he spent the later years
Of his useful life. SOS Harvard avenue,
north. friends. associates and acQuaint-
snces to many times the capacity OF
the spacious rooms Sunday afternoon
paid last tribute and farewell to the
remains of the late Hon. John B. Al
len. The services were conducted BY
Rev. Edward Lincoln Smith, pastor OF
Pilgrim Congregational church, and
among the gathering were faces OF
men familiar in the government of the
territory and the state. pioneers OF
Washington and Seattle, members OF
the Seattle bar. of the Grand Army OF
the Republic and others from near and
far, all of whom had gathered to show
respect to the man they had known for
years or been his intimate friends.
The number attending the funeral
from a distance was large Many OF
the cities Of Puget sound were repre-
scented and several were present from
Spokane.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
FIREMEN IAHALE DEADLY GAS
FOUR FIRE FIGHTERS OF MIL
WAukEE. WIS., ARE DEAD.
Nine Others Are Seriously Injured
inhaled Fumes Of Nitric Aeld-It
Was Some Time After the Fire
That Firemen Were Taken III-LIst
Of the Dead and Those Affected.

Milwaukee. Wis. Feb. 5.-Four fire
men are dead and nine others are said
TO be seriously injured from the effects
OF inhaling the tunes of nitric acid
while lighting q IRE at the plant Of the
schwab stamp a. Seal company.
The victims Of the disaster were moi
overcome for many hours after the
nre. when one by one they succum bed
complete list Of the dead and seri,
ousiy injured up TO midnight is as fol.
lows:
The dead.
James Foley. chief.
Andrew White. captain truck No. 2.
Edward Hogan. pipeman. engine
company No. /.
Thomas Droney, pipeman, engine
company No. /.
The seriously injured.
Daniel Mccarthy, truekman. engine
company No. /.
Thomas Clancy. assistant chief.
Peter Lancaster. captain truck No. 2.
Others Affected.
The following proDaDiy will recover:
NiiilA1n AelOy. uuckmRn.
oeo4k be keuheOy. uuekman.
Joseph AunwaAn. trueKman.
George X. an. trucKmAn.
Jaek henLessy. lieutenant.
Assistant Chiet Clancy condition is
critical. and the physicians VINO are
watching over him can not determine
ais chances Of living.
Captain Peter Lancaster is dying.
and TruckmAn William Meloy and WI.
liam kennedy are seriously injured.
The men became III and rapidly
grew worse. Doctors worked hard
over them, but Captain Lancaster ap-
peared 10 be dying. and a priest was
sent for and The last rites Of the Catho-
he church administered. II was hoped
Pat Meloy and Kennedy could be pull.
ed through
-Four more Of the hremcn have yield
I'd 10 The effects Of the nitric acid
fumes. but probably will recover. Late
tonight Assistant Chief Thomas
Clancy. Danny Myers and Captain
Peter Lancaster are said To be still
In very precarious condition.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
Mlne TAXATION am Passed.

Boise. Idaho. Feb. 5.--The house OF
representatives made a clean sweep
u its calendar Wednesday. Bills pro-
viding for the taxation of mines. the
payment OF the Albert Small claim,
aud prohibiting the issue OF worthless
checks or drafts were passed; also
the house joint resolution Affecting
the constitution by permitting the In
mates Of the soldiers home to vote
At the home irrespective of their form
or residence: the senate joint resolu-
ton providing for Joint committee OF
Investigation into the conduct OF the
state insane asylum, and the house
Joint memorial protesting against the
enlargement or extension Of the Bitter
Root forest reserve.
The hill reducing the value OF home
s,eads exempt from execution was lost
hy a decisive vote. and the measure
making an appropriation for a bridge
over Salmon river at Con and fixing
the width Of wagon tires on country
roads were indefinitely postponed.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

William Costello was recently found
frozen 20 death one mile from Curiew
Wash.
Ira Ward. the last surviving member
u the nrst territorial legislature OF
Washington. Is dead.
The creation OF the state OF Mon
iaEuc is a oanaTd. there being nothing
whatever to found such a story.
Tho correspondent OF the London
Standard at Tienkin confirms the ru
NOR that the empress dowager is
dead. The news being concealed until
after the New Year observances.
All the gambling houses in Ana
couda are closed by order Of the new
county attorney. Gambling is against
the law. but has been running In most
places in Montana under either PRO
lection" or sort OF regular fine sys
TEN.
General Miles. accompanied by a
party which included Henry White
secretary Of the United States EN-.
bassy; the United States naval at.
iachc. Captain Clover: Consul Gen,
cral Evans. and others. were recently
the guests Of Colonel Cody at Olympia
hall. in London. where the Wild West
show Is being given.
The biggest individual cleanup OF
the present racing season at San Fran.
cisco came OF recently. and Charley
Clark Of Montana got the money
Nearly every bookmaker in the ring
was loser when the sixth race came
along and most Of them were ready
to take desperate chances 20 get out
on the day by killing" Diderot Clark
pulled down $4,000.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
BUTTE MAN SUICIDES.
w. II. Winters Tragic Death Was
Dramatic.

Dramatic.
Butte. MonL-willard II. Winters,
one Of the most prominent citizens OF
Butte and formerly county auditor,
committed suicide In his room after
mis- fiAncee. Miss Clara Lee, had broken
ner engagement TO him.
Winters tragic death was very ORA
matte. Last Thursday night he gave
banquet to his friends. and. it ap-
pears drank considerably. and an &C
count oktheir revelry reached the ears
Of his prospective bride. who imme-
diately broke on their engagement.
Winters then went on q spree ano
declared he would kill himself. He
made an attempt yesterday, but was
disarmed by friends.
Miss Lee. hearing OF. winters at.
tempt at suicide, called q messenger
and returned all of his presents, with
her anal answer. This was their in.
tended wedding night and Winters
was found in his night shirt, with
smoking revolver clutched in his hand
On each side Of the body, within
hands reach Of the dead man, lay
heaps Of the returned wedding pres.
ents.
Miss Lee had been his stenographer
and they had been lovers for many
months. On the bed by the body was
found a note more or less incoherent
in which he said that he had tried 70
do right. but somehow had never sue.
ceeded in making a success of his
life
William Winters. q brother Of the
suicide, is a railroad contractor living
al Spokane. and a telegram was sent
him.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
seaIded NewsbOxs to Death.

Pittsburg, Feb. 2.-Three newsboys,
Fred White. aged IA; Fred d. Reck.
aged IL, and Harry Hess. aged IL. were
so seriously scalded shortly after mid.
night that White and Reck will die.
They were sleeping in an areaway be-
longing to the First National bank
when some unknown person threw two
buckets Of scalding water upon them.
Hess is the only one who can talk. but
he is unable to give the name OF the
person who threw the water.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
Gun shops Rushed.

washington.-The three shift sys
tenn by which work will be kept up
lay and night, will be inaugurated in
the gun carriage shops at the Wash
ington navy yard. Monday. There Is
m imperative demand for completing
the orders now on hand and this ster
is taken with a view 10 expediting the
completion OF work. the orders for
which were given over two years ago
II is the purpose Of the navy OFF
cials to keep the ether shops at the
ward In full operation during the entire
lay and night as soon as suficien,
workmen can be obtained.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
Would BE Assassin.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb. &C. B. All
on. well known electrical contracto,
u this city. was called TO the from
loor OF his home in Sheridan. a sub
RIB. at Las o'clock in the morning ant
hot down by an unknown person. The
ullet entered Mr., Allison's left side
'ear the heart but he probably vii
resSvor.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
BIG FIRE IN SACRAMENTO.
One Fireman Killed and Another Hai
a Broken Back.

Sacramento. Feb. 2.--The great de.
partmsnt store Of Wsinstock, Lubin &
Co. has been destroyed by fire. Frank
casenolt = fireman. was killed by a
falling wall. Al Pritchard had his
back broken and will die. Several
others were badly injured. The loss
may reach half q million. The prop
erty was heavily insured.
The store was one Of the largest in
California.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
VIII PAY MlII,lamen.

Pittsburg. Feb. 3.--The Pennsylvania
railroad will send out checks to en-
ployes who served during the anthra.
cite coal strike as members OF the
National Guard in full payment for
their wages on the railroad during the
several months the strike was IN pro
gress. The distribution win come a.
a complete surprise.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
n.,...l n.uld LONE, 4. Dead.

pittsburg. Pa.-Colonel David Z
tones. chief engineer OF the United
states navy. retired. died at his apart
ments here. -.
Colonel Jones was PROMINENT!
known throughout the United state'
as tho father OF modern engineering
in the navy.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
Grain saus Small Price.

Olympia. wash.-The state board
II control has fixed the price on peni.
Tertiary grain bags for the ensuing
sear at $6S,50 per 1000. This is $3.50
more per thousand than Calcutta
bags were selling for on January /.
but Is the same price as fixed last
ear.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07

Boston. Mass. Feb. 2.-The follow
ing bulletin on the condition OF former
Governor Long was issued at 10 O'Clock
tonight,
mfr. Long has had a very comfort
able day. He has been more rational
takes his food well and has as much
strength as can be expected. His TEN
nerature has been more nearly normal
than on any previous day"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
KILLED His WIfe's Lover.

New York. Feb. S--walter Ramsey
OF Harrison, N. j., was shot and killed
In the apartments Of George Mcdowell
In Harrison. N. ]. The shooting was
lone by Mrs. McDowell's husband.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
rl.. :, imam Reform School.

Salt Lake. Utah. Feb. San unsue
oessf,il attempt was made recently &c
bhrn the state reform school at ogden
which contains about $50 Inmates
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07

Three feet one inch Is the length Of
pike Weighing iS% pounds which
has beSa lanGsd at Thstfsrd, naglAaa.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07

Portland, ore.-walla walla 75c;
N,ueatem, sec: valley. Use.
Tacoma. wash.-one cent lower for
eiuS. SiuSstem, seite; club. SSe.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07

Peckham now possesses the irs
English branch Of the AntltreatinE
league. founded last year In ireland.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07

Many man neglects his own
'hanees while figuring out what he
would do II he had some other mans
'hRnces.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07

New oYrk.-Re,ail coal dealers have
decided 60 sell coal 10 consumers At
f7fO a ton beginning Monday. They
aay there is now plenty Of coal In the
city and that about 10000 tons is ar
irving at tidewater every day. The
independent operators expected that
New York would have severe weather
in January and had stored over 500
600 tons along the railroads In order
to make coal scarce In the city. The
mild weather spoiled their plans ana
they are now releasing the coal
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-07
COAL AT COST IN CHICAGO.
Great Relief hsasure-Ns~ York Has
Lota Of Coal.

ChicaEn. The distribution Of btu
miuous coal al cost price by the city
Has inauguratod recently Hundreds
4 persons. mainly women, gathered at
be city collectors once and at the
various points Of distribution through
out the city and It was demonstrated
carly In the day that the estimate Of
$50 tons a day would prove inadequate
TO meet the demand. A hurried con
suI,atlon resulted In the restricting
IL the amount sold to each person to
enc half a ton. instead Of one ton as
originally planned. II is estimated
that 1900 tons would be required to
meet the demands Of the drSt days ap
piicants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-02
PERPETUAL MOTION.
Was Discovered by an Inventor and
Resulted in a Tragedy.

If there be any one negative proposi-
ton in mechanics that is held to be I'M
deniable by the entire scientific world
it is that it is not possible to construct
a perpetual motion machine. And by
a perpetual motion machine, taking it
in its simplest form, is meant q piece
of mechanism which will remain in
definitely in continual motion solely by
the action of the attraction of gravita-
ton.
Nevertheless, no less a person than
Mr.. David M. Stone, who was for
many years the editor of the Journal
of Commerce, and whose personal
character has always been above sus-
piciOn, is the authority for the positive
statement that he had in his possess
sion for several weeks, about fifty years
ago. machine of precisely that sort.
About 1852 an old man, perhaps
eighty years old, brought the machine
to my office to show it to me. 1t was
constructed about like this: I think
there were six of the hollow arms. In
each one was a little ball. The arms
play. AS the cylinder revolved the
balls rolled. Thus, the balls in the
arms on the right were always an inch
or so further from the center than those
on the left, and they counterbalanced
the weight of the arms themselves. The
whole machine was always, therefore,
heavier on the right than on the left,
and so it always revolved. I think
there was also a spring in each arm
that helped the reaction of the ball, but
I cannot reco1lect the arrangement of
the springs.
Then there was a pendulum that
was geared to regulate the speed. If
that was disconnected the machine
went faster and faster till the centri-
fuga1 force kept all the little balls at
one spot. and then it would go slower
and slower till it stopped. I tried that
once, and started it again with my
finger
FThen the old man exhibited it at a
fair in New Jersey. charging a small
entrance fee. and some local scientific
mani think one of them was a
Princeton professor-had him arrested
for taking money under false pre-
lenses. He was arraigned and the JUS
tice of the peace asked him what de-
Tense he had, and the old man said his
only defense was that the machine did
what he claimed. The justice was
angry and asked him how he dared say
that when these eminent gentlemen
swore that there must be a spring in
it or it wouldn't go.
tAnd the old man said: I have
worked at it for forty years. and there
is no spring in it, and it does co.
so they got an AK and chopped il
up. and there was a great silence, for
there was no spring. And the old man
picked up the fragments and went
away with the tears rolling down his
face And he died soon ter.''-NeW
York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-02
THE CHINESE WAY.

They do things SO differently in China.
You know" said the American tourist,
who had spent several months in that
country For instance, l was in Pekin
when a fire broke out in the house next
door to the one in which I was lodg5ng
me nrst thing l knew of it was when The
owner came out and said to the pedes-
TRANS:
. I wish to make the announcement that
my mouse Is now on fire, and God bless
the officials of this city
A few people stopped for moment,
out there was no excitement. BY and by
two policemen came sauntering up with
about four quarts of water in pail and
threw it against the front door. As his
did not quench the conflagra ton raging in
the second story. much to their astonish-
ment. they announced that there was
nothing doing and walked carelessly
away Not one piece of furniture was
saved. The house in which lodged soon
took ire. but no attempt was made to put
cut the flames. and when 1 made some eff
Tort the owner protestingly said:
ny go to any trouble2 IF the house
and al the things were not to be burned
why did the fire Gomez
After trying to rally a crowd to fight
the new flames, and not succeeding in
raising a single recruit. I determined to
save at least my own trunk, though I
could not tell how the people would take
It. No more policemen came and after
four houses had been burned down the
flames died out for want of further fuel
naturally felicdtated myself on saving