The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-19
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES o
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of happenings In Be:h
Eastern and Western Hemlsphsres
During the Past Week-Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tsrsely Told.

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seaiefs IRON Japan says the Japanese
sea4lng schooner Selkotu Maru mas
been lost with all hands.
Coiomnlan troops suner some severe
harusn4ps on the AtratO river. -Four
thousand more warriors started out.
tnen returned 10 Bogota-
L4Oru AOlAger dIeG III the Lariooasie
hospital Al rarls recently from heart
fanure brought on by the shock OF
H. -.- 100 sGaIrs OF restaurant
The state department has been in
formed mat maj steps have been tax
en- Tor the formation OF n permanent i
republican form OF government in Pan |
ANA
sunday, for the frst time this via
ter, the transportation facilities ON |
the chicago railroad systems were
more or less crippled BY heavy fall
Of snow.
Serious charges against Consul Cen
eral OIIyer J. hughes at Coburgs Ger
many, nave been brought TO the at
tention Of the state department ~
Washington.
tanned al luncheon the officers OF the
National League Of Republican clubs
and prominent league workers from
various parts Of the country.
United States Minister SQuiers. Of
Havana, sailed for New York. whence
he Will go Immediately TO Washing
ton Il is said the CUBAN government
has granted all his requests.
A drowning accident occurred re-
Gently OF Crawfor4 bay. near Nelson.
b. c.. when J. Brown OF Fernie lost
his life. Deceased was employed as a
deckhand on the steamer ValhalIa.
Beginning with the new year the
railroads OF the west will adopt very
stringent rules about issuing passes.
1t will be a pretty hard matter for
people to get fayors OF that sort after
January l.
The last statement OF the treasury
balances in the general fnund, exclu-
siYe Of the S15O. 1000. 900 gold reserve
in the division of redemption, shows:
Available cash balance S220, 559.5 9l;
gold. Sis, 030. 122.
Senator Hanna has decided to re
quest the senate committee on mill
tary affairs to subpoena General Wood
to answer some Of the charges made
against him by opponents OF his con
frmation as major general
The president has sent the following
nominations to the senate: Assistant
treasurer, Inomas J. Adkins, Of st
Louis, Mo. Envoy extraordinary Anc
minister plenipotentiary to Panama
William |. Buchanan OF New York.
Norman Wolf, Jack McGoVern. Jas
Burns and Jas. Smith were killed ana
several other men injured By q boiieI
explosion recently at Montgomery
Palmer sawmill, IL miles from So
Iona, Colo. at the head Of Onion creek
Ben C. Ayior, the Webb City. Ne
mineowner, who shot Gordon Allen.
wealthy Joplin man, two months age
was acquitted by jury In the cireui
court. The jury was out only agh
minutes. Aylor's plea was self d.
Tense.
Altoona, Pa.-Orders have been Il
sued for the employees In the Pennsy
Vanla shops to work 10 hours a daJ
with overtime when necessary. to sc
out the work Between l 900 and 90
additional men will be given employ
ment.
According to computations made b
State Insurance Commissioner Hos
Wisconsin may recover from $4,000
to 5000 900 in back taxes from Isl fr
insurance companies operating at pre-
ent and from forty that have operate
here for 30 years.
It Is reported that the Northern s.
curities company mas disposed Of SIS
100000 of the total Of $96 900 {
Great Northern preferred stock 10
merly held in Its treasury In order
defeat the government suit in th
Urited States supreme court.
The Westminster abbey authorize
have declined to permit the ashes {
Herbert Spencer to be sepulchered
the British Valhalla, according to
N. Y. World dispatch from LondoI
They were informally approached, bt
expressed regret that 1t was lmposs
BILE.
No change will be made in the nam
OF the Protestant Episcopal churc
in the immediate future and the ne1
triennial council Of the church wi
take no action on the movement whic
has been on foot for a change Of nam
of the church TO the Catholic Churc
Of America.
Word has been received from Low
lock. New, to the effect that p.
Cook, travelling freight agent for Ii
Union Pacific, while showing an aut
matte revolver to J. w. Walters. ageI
at Lovelocks, accidentally discharge
tue weapon and killed Walters instan
Iy. A coroners jury has acqultte
Cook Of any blame.
Nat G. Goodwin, the comedian, hi
narrowly escaped death in an aut
mobile accident on the Brookly
bridge recently. He was thrown fro
the machine, struck against the ire
railing and fell back into the roa
way. An artery In his temple WI
severed. and only his presence Of mir