The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-10-03
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Events In Both Eastern
and Western Aemlspheres During
the past Week-Natlonal, Hlstorl-
cal, Political and Personal Events
TerseIy Told.


the messenger boys. b
w. X. Vanderhiit's Quos Ego. with v
Johnson up, won the Prtx Juxy Suls v
(hurdlesl recently at Paris.
Gen. Bell declares he will bankrupt ;
the state of Colorado if necessary to
preserve peace at Cripple Greek.
At least four lives were lost in the
fire which destroyed the Hotel
Brunswick at Rochester, N. =. re-
Gently.
A sharp earthquake shock was felt $
at Santiago de Cuba recently, the
fourth within a month. No damage
was done Z
Mrs. jefferson Davis, widow OF the
president OF the southern confeder-
acy. is seriously i'll at Castle Inn in
Buffalo, N. Y.
William Gillespie wylie OF New Or
leans, justice of the supreme court OF
Louisiana, aged ~ years. died Of pneu-
monia recently.
Curtis Jett, sentenced to be hanged
December Is for the assassination OF
James Coekrill. has been taken to
Louisville for safe keeping.
A son was recently born to Gen
eral and Mrs. Funston. The second
son is to be called Frederick. Jr. The
older son was named for General Mac
Arthur OF Philippine fame.
Lieutenant Oliver S. Eskridge OF
the Twenty-seventh infantry. at Ma
Mia, p l., has just been sentenced by
court-martial to three months con-
finement in quarters and nne OF $7o
for being of guard without leave.
Because he found his master intoxi-
Gated when he ran out as usual to re-
ceive his caress. a setter dog belong
ing to Willis Boomer, a carpenter Of
East Portland, appeared deliberately
to commit suicide under the wheels Of
a car the other day.
Three protests have been fleu with
the board of control of the irrigation
congress, contesting the award OF the
Havemeyer $500 cup for the best sugar
beets to A. Rhoades OF Garland. Utah.
The principal protestor is A. B. Cor
man Of Colorado.
Admiral Lambton has sailed for
South America to assume command
of the South Atlantic station. Under
instructions from the navy department
at Washington, he will prepare the
squadron for the winter maneuvers in
the Caribbean sea.
Jack johnson has accepted the Of
fer Of the Century club of purse Of
$4,000 for a 2O-round fight with Sam
McVey in Los Angeles October q.
The battle will be for the colOred
heavy weight championship OF the
world.
Judge Peter s. Crosscup Of Chicago
says in a statement issued short
time ago that he will not resign from
the United States circuit bench to &C
ha of ynruar1l counsel
for the Northern Securities, or rep
resent the company in the pending liti-
cation against il.
At Providence, r. l., Geo. C. Can
non broke the wOrlu s. record for
steam automobiles at 4Sarraganseti
park. He cut the mile record Of
1902 As to 1:01 fat. Then he wen
after the FIVE mile record of SOS, es
tabIished by himself last year. anC
made a new mark Of 5:36 3-5.
At a recent session of the Farmers
National congress. the resolution com
mittee adopted resolutions favorini
government ownership Of railroads
and a postal telegraph system. Unre
stricted agricultural reciprocity will
Canada was voted down by the com
mittee. A resolution favoring the ad
mission OF Oklahoma as a state wa
Endorsed.
The big event recently at the En-
pire City track was the effort of tn
champion gelding. Major Delmar, I
beat his own record of 200 Il. an
to beat the worlds record Of zoo
held by Lou Dillon. He trotted
most wonderful mile, and In a gam
but tired finish, shot under the wir
in the record time.
A high speed trial over the Sosse
experimental electrical railroad a
Berlin resulted in attaining a spec
Of over III miles per hour. Ever
part Of the 1O0-ton car was intac
and the roadbed was not affected. TIL
fact that the machinery and roadbe
we're not impaired gives every nope @
attaining a speed at the rate Of IL
miles per hour.
A murder and robbery occurred n
Gently on the MIddletown road, abou
Is miles from Washington, Pa. San
uel T. Ferguson Of the Ferguson Coz
struction company Of Pittsburg wa
instantly killed and his secretar,
Charles L. Martin Of Cincinnati. wa
fatally injured while driving alon
the road in a buggy. carrying 50, 80
in cash with which to pay of some {
their men, when suddenly an explI
sion Of dynamite In the roadway lite
ally tore the rig TO pieces, killing Fe
guson outright and throwing MART
200 feet. tearing his left arm almoi
from the socket.
In consequence of the recent ant
Jewish riOting. the government hs
proclaimed martial law at Gomel
Marie Jordan. a handsome brunett
was shot dead on the street at Sa
Francisco recently by Edward De 1
Brousse. who then fired shot I'M
his own head. inficting a wour
which will probably prove fatal. tt
tragedy wag the result of jealousy.
In fire at DR.. Rolf sanitarium
Kansas City recently. G. @. Carey
Wichita was burned to death. Mr.
Annie Strobe was hurt.
The water supply OF ST. Louis ca