The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11
NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLEo FROM DISPATCHER or
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Asmlspheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Poliueal and Personal
Events Terssly Told.

Mrs. Bertha Calhoun is supposed to
have persisted in a fire which destroy
ed her home in Berkeley, Cal
r b. Hall, provincial assessor at
Victoria. b. c., has been arrested for
alleged shortage Of $4,000 in depart
mental accounts.
Albert johnson, 5 year old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Johnson. has
been accidentally hanged in his grand
fathers barn near TooeEe. Utah.
stanley Waterloo, widely known as
newspaper writer. was knocked
down by a mail wagon in Chicago,
He is believed to have sustained a
fracture of the skull and his recovery
is said to be doubtful.
The University Of Michigan won the
intercollegiate Athletic association
meet held on Marshall field. Chicago.
securing 80 points. Chicago was Gee
ond with % points and Wisconsin
third with a total of 2.
Contempt proceedings Of Federal
Judge Purnell against Editor Josephus
Daniels OF the News aud Observer. at
Raleigh, n. C., who has been in Gus
tody since Monday for refusing to pay
a 1000 fine, have been dismissed.
Cincinnati and New York broke even
In the series with tie ball game
Saturday, which was witnessed by
probably the largest number of spec
tators in the history Of baseball. Tbs
Official count of the attendance was
S7,223.
The purchase by the United States
government of the Kahauika military
site, near Honolulu, has been com
pleted. the federal government paying
the Ieaseholders $4,000. The tract
includes /, 500 acres. Forts, barracks
and camps will be erected upon it.
c. P. Elliott, formerly a theatrical
manager in Chicago, killed himself at
St. Cloud, Mimi, in the dressing room
Of a theatre Elliotts business part.
ner declares that the reason for the
suicide was that Elliott had an unfor.
tunate love affair. over which he
brooded until he became Respondent
Frank T. Young. known on the turf
as Caesar Young. bookmaker. horse
owner and stOCkhrIder in Pacific coast
race tracks, was shot and killed in a
hanson cab recently at New York. He
was on his way to the White Star
line pier TO join his wife. with whom
he was to have sailed for Europe.
Complying with a request Of the
house committee on civil service re
form, the civil service commission has
prepared a statement showing that the
total number OF former soldiers ana
former sailors Of the civil war en-
ployed in the executive departments
at Washington, is PITS. and the wild
ows Of the veterans 50 employed 3SS
The Official count Of the vote OF the
International typographical union for
officers has been completed at head
quarters For trustees OF the union
printers home Thomas McCaGery oil
Colorado Springs. receiving 1881
votes and Thomas F. Crowley Of Gin
cinnati. with 1887 votes, were elect
ed. James F. Lynch was reelected
president by a large majority.
John Slmms. a prominent whit,
planter OF Trail Lake, Miss, and VIII
liam Cato. his manager. were killeC
by two negroes, Samuel Clark anC
Van Horn. n a dispute over a trivia
matter. The negroes escaped, bu
Horn was captured aud taken to lie
land, where he was lynched. ClarI
returned 70 Trail Lake. where ne wal
shot and killed. The posse shot anC
killed another negro named Mayfeld
thinking he was clark
An explosion Of the gelatin house o
the Hercules Powder works at Pinole
Cal, caused the death Of three men
The building and its contents, valuet
at about 10000. were destroyed. TIT
men killed were Alexander McCul
Tough. John Smith and All Young,
Chinese. Three others were injured
but not seriously.