The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-01-23

rent was turned on and the lad picked
up he was dead.
]. w. War;. for several years one OF
Moline's (Ill) most prominent citizens
and leader in reform, was recently in
dicted by the grand jury under II
counts. charging the embezzlement of
500, 900 in his capacity as secretary
OF the Moline Savings 4 Loan assocla-
ton.
AT q recent meeting of the execu-
tive committee. held ut national pro-
hibition headquarters In Chicago. II
was held that the guarantee OF ability
TO take care OF the national prohibit
ton convention by Kansas City was
not satisfactory. and the convention
was located in indianapolis. TO be held
on June 20"
Bankers engaged In shipping silver
have been informed from Japan that
for the present no more silver is re-
quired. which is regarded as an indi
cation that war is not imminent.
AT Calgary. n W. T., FIRE starting
from the furnace OF the new Norman
die theatre recently Quilted the whole
block. causing a loss OF s2sO00O. Six
large stores in the building were burn
ed The theatre was to have been
used for the first time.
Senator Hepburn has favorably re-
ported from the committee on manu-
features Senator MeCumber's pure
food bill The bill is almost Identical
with the measure proposed last year.
The strike OF the carriage and bag
gage drivers OF the ST. Louis Transfer
company has been called on. The en-
ployers agreed to shorten hours and
increase wages.
Mrs. Ruth Brown Thompson. daught-
er OF John Brown. the liberator." died
recently at her horne at Pasadena.
Cal. aged rs years.
Major General Arthur Macarthur
has assumed command Of the division
Of the Pacific.
The strike OF the livery drivers Is
ended and the union men were order
ed back to work. A committee OF own
| ers and drivers had a conference al
which an agreement was brought
about which recognizes the "clOsea
shop" one Of the chief points OF dis
agreement. The matter Of an increas-
| ed wage scale will De arbltrated as
soon as possible.
| The Swifts, Armours. Nelson Morris.
Schwarzschild and Sulzbergers. the
stock yard family" are said to have
| Dvrcbasa1 Z nOO DOn ,e-aa - land In
southern Alabama and northern Flor.
ida. The news OF the purchase has
startled the stock yards, La Sale
street, Chicago. and the railway world
These interests see behind the pur.
chase a move intended to revolutionize
the meat industry OF America
The correspondent OF the Rappel al
Odessa says that the Asiatic depart
ment has ascertaIned that 200 Japan
csc engineers disguised as Chinese
coolies ara scattered along the trans
siberian railway. with the object oi
blowing up the line when war Is de
clared.
The body Of former Governor Bush
nell OF Ohio. who died recently. wa
removed to Springfield. where II will
lie in state In the Christ Eplscopa
church
Major General ). s. Sumner has ar
rived at Oklahoma City. Okla. accom-
panied by his stan. to assume com
mand Of the newly made division o.
the southwest. the headquarters o.
which will be situated In that city.
George Layton and his wife wer'
found dead in their apartments at Sar
Francisco recently. They had beer
asphyxiated ny gas that escaped from
a Ieaky tube connecting with a stove
The Korean cabinet has decided tc
open Yongampho and JtkohO. and this
decision will be promulgated at tbs
expiration Of the mourning for the EN-
press dowager.