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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
Kuropatkin Tells
How He's Going

Sc. Petersburg. Sept. Z. - The en-
peror has received the following dis
patch from General Kuropatkin;
The army is advancing northward.
10 has extricated itself fr N the dan
gerOus position in which il was placed,
being threatened by the enemy and
having a narrow front.
The enemy throughout the day can
nOnaded our rear guard, and especially
its left flank, but without much effot.
We lost about 10 men today.
1t Is stated that by the end Of Octo-
Der the Fourth, Eighth and Thirteenth
army corps. totaling 1919. 900 men. will
reach the front, and that before the
end Of September 100 Rdns will have
been dispatched to General Kuropat-
kin.
II IL officially announced that a por.
toin Of the Russian force remains Mt
Yingshuishu, south Of Yentai, where
the bulk Of the Russian army il assem-
blsd.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
Russian Spies
Were Executed

Chsfoo. Sept. Firing at Port Ar
thur was heard here tonight. Chinese
arriving here today form Port Arthur
declare that the garrison expects q gem
eral land and ssa attack today.
On September 2 and 3 the japanese
bobmarded the Qualifications severely.
and two Russiano guns ON q fort near
Rihlungahan were dismounted.
The recent entrance into Potr Arthur
of large steamer carrying provisions,
chiefly fluor, has resulted in the re-
duotion in the price Of -four from Is 70
- bag.
Two Chiness interpreters, belonging
70 the official household Of Lieutenant
General Stoessel, commander 90 Port
Arthur. have besn caught spying At
shuahiyen and Palungshan. They were
executed b. the japanese.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
Vermont Republican
Arkansas Democratic

Vermont last Tuesday elected q CIV
ernor and other state officers. two
members 81 congress, 80 state senators
aud one representative from each city
and town. As was expected. the r.
publioaus we're victorious, elcctiug
their entire ticket. aud maintaining
control 81 the legislature BY che usual
large majority. Tine day was passed
witout incident. The day was flue and
the vote was normal for a presidential
year.
Late rsropts from the Arkansas state
election show that while the unoppoaed
democratic nominees for state Offices
received As per cent Of the total volts.
the plurality for Governor Davis. dem
ocrat, will be- less than 10000, and
may drop to 30 900.
The next legislature will stand: sem
ate. democrats 81. republicans !;
house. democraties a5. republicans 8.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
Hews WAY INTO CHURCH.
Priest Celebrates Mass. Then Gets
Away From Angry Mob.

Priest Celebrates Mass, Then Gets
Away From Angry Mob.
Pittsburg-After hewing his way
into the church with an axe. Rev.
Father Bekayac Of St Nicholas Ro-
man Catholic church. Allegheny. held
early mass Sunday while a large num-
Der Of his former congregation awaited
him outside and made frantic efforts
to assault him at the conclusion OF the
ceremony. He was saved from vio-
lence only By the protection Of 80
policemen.
ST. Nicholas church has been the
scene Of factional disturbances for sew
eral months and the dissenters de-
manded the removal Of Father Beka-
vac. charging misappropriation OF
funds. Bishop Phelan upheld the
priest and ordered him to hold ser
vices in spite Of the protests.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.

AT Colfax the wheat market remains
steady at S. cents for club and red.
and % cents .lotsd for bluestem.
An unknown man, presumably a har-
vest hand. was run over and killed
last week near Spokane. His head
was mashed of.
An Indian wedding. to be followed
by a regular Indian dance and pot
latch. is to be feature Of the Seattle
Industrial exposition.
The PalOuse -four mill Is ready to
grind. A fourth story has been added
and many improvements made during
the recent shut down.
Harry Chester and w, Weinberg. the
convicts who escaped from McNeIlls
island prison, were captured in Olym-
pia by the police OF that city.
II Is said the proposed college to be
built by the United Norwegian Luz
theran church in the west will un-
dOubtedly be located in Spokane.
Only little of Dayton's 200. 600 sack
barley crop has been disposed of. The
crop of mailing barley is short this
year and high prices are expected
A local bank of Ellensburg notified
the city that it viii take the entire
bond issue OF $4,000 recently voted to
build and equip new electric light
plant.
Albert ]. Brill, a well known mem
Der OF the typographical union. was
buried In Spokane yesterday by mem
bers of the Spokane Falls Topographic
cal union.
| 1t is now asserted that William Ed
| gar. the old man who died at the King
county poorhouse last February. was
wealthy property holder at Sydney.
Australia.
The farmers In the vicinity OF
Sprague have pooled 10000 bushels
OF No. l bluestem wheat. most Of
which they are holding for Is cents
per bushel
| Work is now progressing on the
removal OF the headquarters OF the
Puget sound artillery district from
Fort F1agler to Fort Worden. adjacent
to Port Townsend.
| Calm. cool, white, but smiling. Muir.
derer Charles c. CLARK. the slayer OF
Leila Page, al Olympia. met death on
the scanold at the state penitentiary
Friday morning at al O'Clock.
Considering the Washington build
ing from a standpoint Of practieabiIity
resourcefulness and interest. II Is with
out exception the finest state exhibit
at the Louisiana Purchase exposition
With the successful organization OF
a fire company, the installation OF good
IRE fighting apparatus. a good water
system and the placing Of hydrants
the town Of Chelan now has lower frs
insurance rates.
The lumbermeu Of the northwest
will soon have a uniform system Of
grading their lumber A meeting Of
the association has been called al
| Spokane September Is TO consider tbs
matter.
Arthur Cox, the big wheat raiser d
Belmont. says his winter wheat I.
threshed. and was an excellent croI
for a dry season, his wheat going a
bushels to the acre. Mr.. Cox says hi
spring sown grain will be light. prob
ably not over IS bushels to the acre
Wilbur. Wash.-Oue OF the oldes
and widest known stockmen in Lin
coin county-Joe Enos. better AM
more Familiarity known as Portuguese
Joe"-kas disposed Of his large steel
and landed interests to Olaf Luud O
Spokane for Spokane property Yuluet
at So. 900.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
DEADLY OIL WELL EXPLOSION.
Five Killed and Five Injured Near
Upper sanduslSy.

Findlay. ohiO.--Five persons are
dead and an equal number seriously In
jured IS the result Of a premature ex,
pIosiOn Of q quantity Of nitroglyceriu
near Upper Sandusky. The dead
MaIen LoOkabaugh. Findlay. Lafe Nc.
Kay. Findlay; Joseph Fox, Lima; Cor.
rine Wise. aged IL. Upper Sandusky
Emanuel Urcan. Cincinnati.
The accident occurred while Mckay
an oil well shooter, was engaged in
lowering the nitroglycerin.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

The competition drill between four
well drilled teams Of knights Tempiaru
at San Francisco was q feature Of the
triaBBial eonslave. Louisville com.
mandeTy. No. /, won tho first prize;
sc. Bernard corps, Chicago, was SEQ.
Ond; IvAnhoe, Milwaukee, third, and
Malta, Blnshamton, N. Y. fourth.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
TOOK 1921 FROM MRS. GRIFFIN.
Thugs Rob the ProprIstress Of a
Phoenix Laundry.

Phoenix. b. C.-The premises Of
Mrs. r. Grimm. who conducts the Gran.
by laundry. were entered by two mask.
ed men. The men held Mrs. Grimm
up with a gun and took all the money
she had in the place. amounting to
1921. They tied her hands behind her
back. put q strap around her neck and
pressed the cold muzzle Of n revolver
to her head. They we're In the place
about an hour.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
STREET CARSTRUCK BY TRAIN.
SEVEN KILLED. 10 INJURED. IN AN
ACCIDENT AT ST. LOUIS.
Worlds Fair Train. Going 20 Miles an
Hour. Struck Suburban Electric Car
Square in centsr-All Passengers
lnlured-Ne Explanation Offered Az
to Why Car Should Stop on Track.

st. Louis. Sept. 4.-seven persons
were killed and 10 injured, eight serl-
ously. by the collision Of a Wabash
worlds fair shuttle train with a sub
urban electric car at the Sarah street
crossing. There were rs passengers
in the car. and none escaped injury.
The Dead.
John w Wilson. kirkwood, ST. Louis
county. aged 10.
George W. Majors. st. Louis county
Harry b, Culp. aged 50, st. Louis,
Andrew Mckinley. 81. Louis. aged
II years.
NJ. B. Bristol. aged 50. Webster
Grove, No,
Two unidentified women
Seriously injured;
Raymond Reister. aged IL. 81. Louis,
right leg lacerated and body bruised.
Mrs K. l., Wilson, st. Louis. body
bruised and cut and face cut.
Miss Mary Buddensky. st. Louis,
right leg broken.
c. E. Schumacher, st. Louis. cut and
bruised about body.
e. J, Coleman. Old Orchard. left leg
broken.
l. K. Wilson, severe injuries.
Alfred Jennings. face cut and body
bruised
John Gillespie. Klrkwo 81. Louis
county. internally injured.
After temporary assistance by phys,
lcians at the scene OF the wreck. those
most seriously hurt were taken In am-
balances TO the city hospital. while
the others received attention at their
homes All the injured will recover
Dead Bodies Scattered.
The shuttle train was running to the
Union station from the worlds FAIR
grounds at the rate OF about 20 miles
an hour. II is stated The street car
which was on It's way TO the suburbs
with a load OF people. stopped directly
in front OF the engine and was cut h
two. The trucks og the car were
| knocked 100 feet away. while part Of
It's roof was carried 200 feet further
/ by the train. Bodies OF the dead and
/ injured taken from the dismantled
car. were scattered along the track
for some distance.
Car Stops on Crossing.
/ A. w. Burbank. engineer % the Wa
bash train, said after the accident
4 was within 100 yards Of the sub
urban crossing when / saw the cal
start across the track Right In tn
middle OF the railroad track. right Il
the path Of my engine. the car stop
I ped. Why l can not say. I attempt
ed to reverse the engine and put OF
all the steam I had However. sue
ceeded only In sIackening the spec,
Of the train to about e miles an hour
II struck the streetcsr 80 hard that /
knocked It's trucks a hundred feet
Part 81 the car fell over on the engin,
and was carried along on top % II 10
about POO feet The entire train. loco
motive and two coaches, passed owe
the crossing"
The WatchmaA and the hagman a
the crossing and some Of the passen
gers confirm the statement that IN
car stopped. started across the raj
road track and then stopped where
was struck.
i No satisfactory explanation has bcei
given why the car stopped in the mid
die OF the track after 1t started across
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

While in a carpeted room in n tsns.
ment house rs germs settled on :
three inch saucer IN Ave minutes, AZ.
ter sweeping there we're 200.
Dear money often follows cheap
talk.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
W. r. hearst 10 AT NELSON.

Newspaper Publisher Enjoys Outing
In koetsnsls.
Nelson. n. Civilian r. Hearst Of
the New York Journal. San Francisco
Examiner. Los Angeles Examiner and
Chicago American. is here on q visit,
accompanied by Mira. Hearst.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

Europeans have discovered that Pat
agonla IL not an lrrecIaimabie wilder
ness and the tide OF immigration -
turning that way.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
Northwestern whsst

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stem. s5o: club, 7sc.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10

Mortality Of the single OF both sexes
Is higher than the mortality Of the
married and At all periods Of life. sx.
cept ages Is 70 a for women.
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07
CROWDED THE HOUSE.
The successfuI scheme of "a Theat-
rIcnI Press Agent.

An agent who WIS IN despair owing
to his failure 10 get any advertising
that had not been paid for found him.
self In d big western city with his at.
traction playing 10 strong competition
and something desperately needed TO
attract public attention To his show
In one scene of the play pair Of hand
cuffs figured. The agent had an in
spiration. He had the star snap
handcuff on her wrist, and then the
agent concealed the key, saying it bad
been lost. The star was compelled 10
finish the act wearing the handcun
dangling from her wrist Tie audi.
ence knew it should not be there. and
comment was aroused. Between tire
next two acts the agent drove the ac.
tress swiftly TO police headquarters
near at hand. Ihc police captain Wis
mySlcriously called out lie was i'm
formed thai the actress must have Tire
handeuff removed at once and secretly.
rs She did mol wish news Of her pre-
dicumcnt TO get ont The chief brought
out big bunch of keys and finally tie
handeuff WAS removed. but not until
n dozen alert reporters had snulfed
story" and We're plying the reluctant
press agent with questions Finally
the whole story was pumped out of the
agent, the star having returned 10 fin
ish the play. Next morning the first
page of every local paper had a fine
story. descriptive of the plight of the
actress who had accidentally fastened
a handcun to her wrist The public
was interested and hoeked to see the
play, and the resourcefu agent went
on TO the next town wondering what
new thing he could spring on the sen
sation lovers there.-William LOTUS in
Reader Magazine
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07

few years ago accommodations in
the highlands Of Scotland were very
primitive. 1t is related that the young
Duchess Of Gordon on inquiring how
the late duchess managed toentertain 50
much company mt kinrara. where thcre
seemed no room, WAS told by the butler
that for weeks at Il time he had slept
on the top of the kitchen dresser. \
niece and two other young ladies We're
known to have slept in the duchess
bedroom, which probably was not large.
for they We're sent out to wash in the
neighboring brook. Miss Macdonell of
Glcngarry. who told this, said also that
there was waterfall near Ochtertyre
which the late Sir William Murray and
his brothers used MS their shower bath
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07
Elastic Marble.

In one account of Rome the author
mentions five or six slabs Of elastic
marble as being In the possession Of
the Prince Borghese. Being set on
end they bend backward and forward.
When laid horizontally and raised at
end they form curve. II placed on
a table and a piece of wood or any
other substance is laid under them
they fall into a kind of curve, each end
touching the table. The Able Forts
was told that they We're dug up near
the town of Mondragon In the king
dom of Naples. The grain is like that
of tne Carrara marble or perhaps of
the finest Greek They seem to have
suffered some attack of fire. a slab
of marble similar in every respect to
those described and highly polished has
been exhibited for years at the British
museum. NJ Fleuyian de BelYae sue
ceeded in making common granular
limestone, IA granular quartz, complete
ly flexible by exposing it to a certain
degree of heat. In Lincoln cathedral,
England, there is an arch built of white
marble which is quite elastic, yielding
to Il heavy trend and returning or re-
bounding TO its original position on
true elastic principles.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07

Lord Peterborough, WHO lived in the
reign of Queen Anne, was very frolic-
some, and one day, seeing from his car
riage a dancing master with pearl col
ored stockings lightly stepping over the
broad stones and picking his way in ex-
tremely dirty weather he allghted and
ran after him with drawn sword in
order to drive him into the mud, but
into which he of course followed him
self
This nobleman was once taken for
the Duke of Marlborough and was
mcbbcd in consequence. The duke was
then in disgrace with the people, and
Lord Peterborough was about to be
roughly handled. Turning to them, he
said:
Gentlemen, | can convince you by
two reasons that am not the Duke Of
Marlborough In the first place, have
only ) guineas in my pocket, and in the
second they are heartily at your serv-
Ice"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07

The Japanese language las no equiv
alent for our word hell" hut las tho
word "iieolu' instead. Jigoku consists
of, first, eight immense hot bells, rang
ing one beneath the other in tiers. Each
of these bells has sixteen additional
hells outside its gates, like so many
antechambcrs 50 that there are in all
1856 hot bells. Second. there are eight
large cold bells. each with its sixteen
ante bells, making the same number of
cold that there are of hot bells. Be
sides these 272 hot and cold bells for
offenders of the common sort the willy
laps have twenty mammoth "hells of
utter darkness" into which will be
consigned the spirits of children who
take he name of Dai Butsa. or Great
Buddha. in vain
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07
Preferred Arrest.

A thief broke into a large mansion
early in the morning and found himself
in the music room. Hearing footsteps
approaching, he hid behind screen.
From I to 3 o'clock the eldest daugh-
ter had lesson on the piano.
From 8 to O'Clock the second daugh-
ter took singing lesson.
From to 10 o'clock the eldest son
had violin lesson.
From 10 to II o'clock the other son
took lesson on the flute.
At II O'Clock IN the brothers and SIS
tiers assembled and studied an ear split
ting piece for piano, violin, flute and
voice.
The thief staggered out from behind
the screen at half past II and, falling
at their feet. cried, For mercy's sake
have me arrested, but stop"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07

The shaving Of the bridegroom on his
wedding day is a Bulgarian custom
which, handed down from pre-Ghris
tan days, is still observed with duo
Formally. especially in country dis
tricts While the barber is " his
task dancing crowd of young folks
surrounds him and the bridegroom
As the lattor's hair is cut the snippings
are carefully collected by some of tn
girls for preservation in one of the
brides chests. Tie barber. when his
work is done. receives n small Whit
linen cloth as present and also Il
tritling sum of money from each person
there. Then the bridegroom kisses the
hands of the Girls, washes his face and
dous his wedding dress, which mus
first be carefully weighed three times
by one of the boys.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07

Burma Is unique among the coun-
tries of the east in the position accord
cd to women. There is no purdah
there, and. gentle az she looks, the
married woman is the head OF her
house. The girls before their ears are
pierced, which is equivalent to com
ine out reception. are allowed to roam
about the streets playing boyish games
wi h Their brothers and their friends.
and afterward there are many oppor
tuniues for young men and women 10
meet at festivals, boat races and other
gaXeties. Marriages in Burma there.
fore are usually love matches. and the
unmarried woman is in no hurry to
change her state. Burmese women are
charming generally slender. dainty
and demureiy coquettish They wear
gayly colored garments, which make
them look like flower beds. and their
hair, which is shining and smooth, is
always uncovered and decked with
flowers
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07
"I,ook,o shouted the voune man

l<OOki snOutPd tne young man.
Already the flames were working up.
Firemen were crawling up ladders like
flies. and shrieks came from the people
within.
Run down. run down." ordered the
young man. It's the only way 10 save
your life. Down the fire escape Go
at once he continued peremptorily as
Drusilla wavercd.
So down she futtered frying pan and
all. looking like a pink blossom rs she
grew smaller in the distance
Then the young man, watching her,
saw her turn a"d come back. As she
reached the noor where the flames
were raging she sweryed aside and
ran desperately up the steps.
"My garden, my garden. She gasped
as she saw the terror in his face. II
couldn't leave it TO burn
But the young man did not stop to
hear the end. Like mailman he ran
to the elevator. Then ne sped 10 the
street and began the climb toward Dru-
silla. Far above hS she was stag
gering with Der heavy burden. half
blinded by the smoke.
At the fatal third hoor she stopped
Across the iron fire escape swept waves
of flame Two fremen just below, I'M
conscious of the girl above them. were
trying to turn a stream OF water on a
window. The noise was deafening
The dark young man shouted frantical-
ly, and at last his voice reached them
Turn it this way; turn 1t this way"
But they saw the motion of his hand
and the pink gowned girl above them
and comprehended. AS the water play
ed for a moment over the blistering
iron the dark young man plunged
through and dragged Drusilla TO safety.
They were all Drusilla and
her reseuer and the little garden.
When they reached the street the dark
young man led Drusilla to a secluded
niche in the doorway of the big office
building. All about them ragged the ex-
element of terrible catastrophe. and
Druslla, safe in the little haven, quiet
ly proceeded to faint away. The dark
young man caught her in his arms and
mopped her face with his wet hand
kerchef Then she opened her eyes
and saw the informality of his atti-
tude and blushed.
we haven't been introduced" she
reproached family, but she did not
draw away from him.
AS if that mattered," said the bliss
full dark young mun
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07
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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-01-07

Creases in drawings engruvings, etc
may be leyeled ont by following these
instructions: 'asten the engraving or
drawing by drawing pins on a board
face downward. on Il sheet of paper; on
the back place another sheet of paper
which retains Il very slight quantity Of
moisture. over this place flannel ol
blotting paper. and taking n hot iron.
pass it carefully over the part whore
disappear and then submit the draw
lngs or engravings TO pressure between
printers glazed boards