The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-04-18
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cuLLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
a Review Of happenings in Both
Eastern and Western HsmIsphsres
During the Past Week--iSatlonal.
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Terssly Told.


bridges with steel.
Three thousand tanners and curriers'
returned 10 work In Chicago. ending
= strike OF several weeks.
A representative Of MorgAn's nrm
says Charles Schwab will be reelected
president OF the steel trust.
The rumors Of q plot against the
life OF King Alexander OF Servia has
received apparent confirmation.
At Lexington. KY. James w. Bess.
convicted OF killing Mrs. Martin. March
=, was recently sentenced TO hang En-
day. June IL.
The state OF Washington has pur'
chased 220 acres OF land ON American
lake. near Murray station. for the ma
tionAl guard eneampment grounds.
Captain Pershings force captured
Baeolod. island OF Mindanao. recently.
killing 100 Moros and wOunding many
others. Three Americans were wound
ed.
Al Denver. Col. the announcement Ia
made that the cigarmakers and tobac-
co stTippeTs' strike. which has beeA ~
progress for several weeks, has been
settled.
The IRE and police board Of Denver
has issued an order that no more open
gambling would be permitted aud
sTery gambling house was promptly
closed.
The gross postal receipts for the
month Of March al 80 Of the largest
poatofiees Of the United States aggre.
gated t5.Tz0.2 200. a net increase OF Sis
per cent.
Robbers recshtly wrecked the vault
Of the bank Of smithson. eight miles
east OF Sedalia. No. with dynamite.
bat were frightened away before they
secured any booty.
Il IL reported that tho Venezuelan
TeVolutionistB have defeated the forces
VI the government In tho neighbor.
hood Of Caracas. captured two cannon
and larse quantity Of ammunition.
Tho Chicago election commissioners
have finished their canvass Of the vote
for mayor In the recent election. The
Official count ~ Harrison. t6.20g:
Stewart. 1859. Harrison's plurality.
1879.
The Turf, Field and Farm. the old
est paper Of itK class In existence. hay.
ing been published over 90 years ago.
has discontinued It's publication. The
Spirit Of the Times has purchased tho
property and Il will bu consolidated
with that paper.
A disastrous explosion occurred re-
Gently on the batJleship Iowa while tho
vessel was at target practice in tho
gulf, The forward port ~ inch gun
burst from = premature explosion of
a she'll. - feet OF the piece outside tho
tuFret being demolished. Three men
were killed and I've injured.
BelAtcd reports from Van Burea
county. Ark. and from tho village nj
Pearson. Claiborne county. show thar
the damage done by the recent tornado
had been underestlmatod. Pearson was
almost wiped out OF existence Five
villages In Van Buren, county are
known To have been destroyed.
President Castro will rOmaIn Arm
and sustain Herbert Bowen. voneEns.
las plenipotcntiary. in tho attitude no
has taken respecting the settlement
Of tho claims against venoEuelA and In
favor of referring tho question OF pref.
erential treatment Of tho blockading
powers To The Hague for determine.
ton.
AZ Shreveport. Mrs. Alice Matthews,
aged Is years. wife OF Frank Matthewa,
a well known civil engineer. was re-
Gently brutally murdered in her bed by
a negro. Tho woman's little dauKh.
ter Alice. aged 10, was fatally wound.
cd. An Ak was the instrument en-.
ployed In both cases. ed Porter, a ne
gro. strongly suspected OF the crime,
was shot TO death by two police ser.
gcants while attempting to escape. Ha
had been run down at q point about
he miles from Shreveport.
Apokano IL infested with negro wo.
men thioveA
Forner Congressman Abnsr Taylor
Of Chicago Is dead. aged ~ years.
AZ q result OF the recent decision
the Northstu Securities slumped near.
ly 10 points last Monday.
Harry Forha OF Chicago, the ban.
tam weight champion. recently knock.
cd out Jimmie Devine of Philadelphia.
A great FIRE has broken out at Rome,
N. Y. Two blocks are now gone, in.
eluding the theater. the Arlington
hotel and many stores.
In Manchester. England, w. F. Cody
Buffalo Bid, met with an accident at
the first appearance OF his show. His
horse reared and fell on him.
David Gordon OF Anaconda, Mont,
a miner and wealthy bachelor. aged
IS years. Ia missing and supposed %
have been murdered for his money.
Five men we're xii I'd and two SO.
verely burned recently by a gas ex'
plosion In mine No. OF the Kansas q
Texas Coal company At Carbon, I. T,
Before the Salt Lake Athletic club
Caesar Attei was knocked out by
George Baker OF California in the ninth
round Of a scheduled 20 round contest
Sir Chentung Lalng Cheng, the new
Chinese minister. has arrived in Wash
ington with a big suite, including q
number Of young men OF ArlstocratiC
families. who come TO America for 81
eaucation.