The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-23
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY.
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES or
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of happenings In Bath
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past week-Natienal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerselJ Told.

The San Francisco Examiner an
rounces the failure Of Seymour r.
Church. the Canfornia pig iron mer-
$4,000.
c z Bacon and A. II. Butler. pres
i3ent and cashier OF the LOckpOrt, Ill,
bank. which recently failed. have been
indicted on a charge Of embezzlement.
General John c. Black. recently ap-
pointed a member Of the civil service
commission. has taken the oath Of Of
ice and will at once enter upon his
duties.
The supreme court has issued the
mandate committing Blanche Boise TO
Jail for 80 days and to pay a fine Of
800 This is the Affirmation OF the
district court sentence wherein Miss
Boies was sentenced for smashing sa-
loon fixtures anu windows.
The Dime Savings bank Of Ports
mouth. Va, closed its doors. The al
legged defalcation Of Cashier John
Downing several weeks ago is said TO
be the cause Of the failure.
Elias F. Perry. treasurer Of the In
ternational Association Of Machinists.
has been arrested on a charge Of steal
ing $3.50 Of the unions money.
John J Brennan. the Chicago alder
man sentenced to one year in the
house Of correction for completely In
election frauds, was put TO work ty-
ing bundles OF brooms in the broom
factory department. He was attired
in the regulation prison suit and his
hair and mustache had been trimmed
With Brennan are ISL other men,
white and colored- He was convicted
of buying votes.
The commercial committee OF the
house Of commons OF England has ca
bled to the American parliamentary
arbitration group at Washington the
heartiest congratulations on its forma
ton and promising gladly to cooperate
with it.
A recent fire among the wholesale
establishments and warehouses in this
triangular block formed by the juno
ton Of Pearl and Erie streets at Buf
falo, n. Y, caused loss estimated a
$3.50, 900.
A special from Eustis. Fla. say
James L. Blair OF St. Louis. formerl.
general counsel Of the Louisiana Pur
chase exposition. is dying He wa
taken with a congestiVe chill and 1
slowly sinking. His physicians Civ
but little hope Of recovery. Mrs Blai
and their son are with him.
Archbishop Harry has landed at Ma
Mia and met with a most enthusiastic
reception. A water pageant added bril-
liancy to the affair. the bay in the Vi
cinity Of the landing stage being pack
ed by boats gaily decked with varicol
ored bunting. Fully 10000 people tool
part in the shore parade. in addition Il
5000 school children representing al
the Catholic societies within the arch
iepiscopate jurisdiction.
A report Of a headOn collision nea
Woolsey. New, Of freight train Thicl
ran into the eastbound Atlantic eX
press, moving at the rate OF 20 mile
an hour. is confirmed No one wa
killed, but several injured.
The statement Of Uncle Sans treas
ury balances shows: Available casl
balance. s2Z6, 254. DOL; gold. S95.1l2
974
Young Corbett Is reported broke
The rich stake he received for beat
ing Eddie Hanlon he took to the rae
tracks at Emeryyille and Ingleside
Cal. and played It away $1,000 at
crack on the ponies.
It Is reported on good authority tina
F. 1. Whitney. general passenger agen
Of the Great Northern. has tendereC
his resignation and will retire from
the railroad business.
Because Franklin Union. No. I, o.
Press Feeders. Chicago. had failed II
satisfy a Judgment Of $4,000. due tins
state as e fine, which Judge HoldruH
entered against the organization, aftei
finding 1t guilty Of contempt Of court
entered an order naming Allen Nc
Lean as receiver for the union.
Workmen engaged in digging gray
ell at Winnemucca, New. have discoy
cred at depth Of about IL feet a mum
Der Of bones that once were parts oi
the skeleton Of a gigantic human be
ing. DR.. Samuels pronounced them
the bones Of a man who must have
been nearly IL feet in height.
Three thousand FIVE hundred actors
stranded in strange lands by the dis
banding Of 1856 companies on the road
have, for two months. been wandering
their devious ways back to New York
Many Of these are able TO tell offhant
how many crossties there are tn q
mile Of railroad track. When they
arrive in New York they are no better
of than those who have fallen by the
wayside The theatrical business Il
very poor In that city.
Henry Herbert Pigott, who achlev
ed notoriety in 1901 by clipping from
Philadelphia to Denver with Charlotte
Bryan. his wife's niece. disappearing
II Is claimed. with funds estimated at
more than 100000. has been arrested
with the woman, at Princeton. b. G.
Theodore LoveIess, aged ~. was re-
Gently electrocuted at Vancouver. b