The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-04
LATE TELEGRAPH BREVITIES
cuLLE0 FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western hemlspheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Sir Thomas Upton, the challenger
for the Americas cup, lunched with
President Roosevelt at the White
House recently.
Clarence English OF Nebraska City
Neb.. and Battling" Nelson OF Chi
cage fought 10 rounds to draw in
Kansas City, Mo, recently.
Nick Burnley OF Seattle knocked out
Joe Choynski in the second round re
Gently at Dawson. Choynskt announces
this evening that he will never hghr
again.
Great Northern officials predict as
a result OF the great wheat crop all
former traffic records will be broken
in the northwest next year. Conditions
are good everywhere. Range men
praise the cattle industry
Frederick James Bailey, naval store
keeper at EsquImalr. near Victoria, b.
c.. was murdered recently at the naval
yard by Alfred j. H. Firth, a subordI,
nate, who shot and killed him Firth
has been arrested and has confessed
Two men are dead and five are Sc
riously injured as a result Of a headon
collision that occurred in the yards Ut
the Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul
railway in Des Mo,nes Iowa. between
an accommodation train and freight
train drawn by two engines.
At Santa Cruz. Cal. recently an ex-
plostou occurred in the department OF
the Black powder works. causing the
roof to be blown up. The machinery
and walls were left Intact. About lsOO
pounds OF powder exploded. Fortu.
nately the employees were at lunch
Hllls hand In the Erie management
Is shown by the record OF earnings
beating all other anthracite roads The
May net increase IS over 5000 900 and
the II months net increase Is S. 900.
600 greater than the previous years. al
though tnere was a six months' strike
during the present year.
The supreme court OF Tennessee has
held the Adams law. passed at the last
session OF the legislature. To be con.
stitutional. The law Is a temperance
measure and provides FOR the abolition
.of saloons In all towns having a pop
ulation Of 5000 or under upon a sub
mission Of the question to popular vote
There are only eight towns In that
state that are exempt from it's opera
ton.
President Roosevelt's Homecoming
for the summer was made the occa
sion OF a fete at Oyster Bay. l.. l.
His reception was notable for its en-.
thusiastic cordiality and likewise for
It's vigor. The latter quality was due
to- the slight fractional difference
among the townspeoplc. the result be-
ing that the president was accorded
a double reception.
Great interest Is shown In the report
by the British consul general at Can.
ton OF a heavy demand for American
-four among emigrants returning from
the United States to China. mostly re-
ceived via the Pacific coast Last year
the record was 95 900 900 pounds ahead
Of the previous year.
J. B. Koran, a new brakeman on the
high line at the Aorrissey colllery,
b. c., met with a fatal accident re-
Gently. He attempted 10 Jump from
the donkey engine while II was In mo-
ton and. missing his footing. fell In
front Of the wheels. The engine passed
over him. cutting OF one leg and
breaking the other
New York real estate assessments
this year amount to 1870. 900 900. an
increase OF 81 400. 900 900 over last
year. The personal assessment "a BG7s
100000 an increase of sl53.OO0 .OOO.
The total increase in assessment val.
ues Is 1853 900 900. The estimated
tax rate this year Is $40. against S2.27
last year.
Killed City Marshal.
CentralIa. Wash. July "a man
named Smith shot and killed city
Marshal John Pearsons. Smith came
to the city week ago and cooked in
the kitchen Of the Harbor hotel for n |
couple Of days. He acted like a crazy /
man and was dismissed City Mar /
shall Shields and Deputy Pearsons .
were asked to arrest him. Shields rr
fused. but left Parsons 10 watch him
During the evening Smith asked Par
sons out Of the hotel and commenced
firing. Parsons returned the fire and
there was fusiIade OF shots on upper
Tower avenue.
About 200 yards from tho hotel
Smith fred the fatal shot Parsons dy.
ing instantly.
Both men had ON NIL IL. ----,