The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-17
THE WORLDS NEWS NOTES
GuLLED FROM DISPATCHES or
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
a Rovlsw Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HsmIspheroa
DuFine the Past Wesb-National
Historical, Political and PersonaI
Eveats TsrssIy Told.


steel rail pool has decided to maintain
the price of SIS ton on steel rails
Rio Janeiro.-The senate has passed
10 a final reading the bill authorizing
the government to build IS war yes
sells.
Halifax. N. S.-The Allan liner SEQ
tia. with Earl Grey, governor general
OF Canada, on board. has arrived al
quarantine.
Irwin. Kan.-The country home OF
Charles Smith has been destroyed by
IRE and four children under Il years
Of age burned to death.
LOndOn.-Robert Burns family Bible
containing interesting family entries
was sold at auction here for $3.50. The
purchaser was a London dealer
Emperor Nicholas has conferred up
on Lieutenant General Sakharofr and
Lieutenant General Bilderling gold
swords Of honor set with brilliants and
inscribed "For valor."
BOmbay.-Viceroy Curzon has ar
rived here from England and met with
an unusually cordial reception. Many
of the native rulers travelled to EJom-
bay especially to welcome the viceFoy.
Tansier.-Ensign Malutine Of the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Pro
solivni and a son OF Major General
Malutine. shot and killed himself with
q revolver.
Vancouver. B. C.-John Kay. the IL
year old boy under sentence to be
hanged next Friday. died Saturday in
the penitentiaTy at New Westminster
Of tuberculosis.
st. Petersburg The social demo-
cratic labor party has issued an in
hammatory proclamation denouncing
autOcracy in bitter terms, demanding
an immediate end Of the war.
Chicago. N. Perry. the former
bank president, who was accused OF
setting fire to the American LOcomo-
tive works to obtain the insurance. was
discharged after a long hearing in the
court
New York.-Inspired by the national
vote of 100000 for Debs at the last
election. the New York section OF the
socialist party issued a statement to
the effect that it has laid plans for
establishing a school OF socialism.
Hannibal. MO.-Dr. J. B. Vernon OF
st. Louis. convicted Of bribery in con-
nection with the selection OF postofnce
sites in Missouri cities. was sentenced
TO the penitentiary for three years.
GoyernOr-elect Douglas OF Massichu-
sets announces that General Nelson
A nFFFau he a. ha ~
stan. It is understood he will be made
adjutant general, or possibly inspec-
tor general.
LondOn.-Eighty-se cotton spin
ming mills. employing capital amount
ing TO over sl5,UUU. 900, made a pront
of only $4,000 for the year ending
November 80. The same mills last
year lost SZ2O.OOO.
Brooklyn, n. 1.-THE Eagles Wash
ington correspondent says: Senator
Dietrich OF Nebraska has a scheme for
employing convicts to work upon the
Panama canal. The matter has ap-
pealed to sociOlogists and to practical
politicians OF the capital
Paris.-The Port Arthur crisis IS
shaking the faith Of French military
critics who heretofore have been posi-
tive that the fortress was impregnable
They claim there is an inner line Of de-
lenses. where as the British critics
deny that an inner line exists.
San Francisco Superintendent r.
Leach Of the San Francisco mint has
made good the defalcatiOn OF former
cashier Walter NJ. Dimmick by turn
ing over his Oakland home TO the sur
ETY. company which was on Dimmick's
bond for $4,000.
Chicago.-ln reviewing building op-
erations in the rs principal cities OF
the United States for November. 1904.
as compared with the same month IN
1903, the Construction News says that
there has been a total increase OF 20
per cent.
Washington.-Senator NeWlands OF
Nevada announced the engagement OF
his youngest daughter. Frances. to
Lieutenant Leopold Won Bredow Of the
German army. Lieutenant Won Bre-
dow Is an offcer Of the Cuirassler reg.
iment Of the guard. stationed at Ber-
lin. He was an attache of the German
embassy at Washington during 1903
Washington.-That there may be
changes in the diplomatic service and
possibly in the cabinet is evident from
a statement made by a nigh Official OF
the state department replying to an
inquiry, in which he said that the
president expects most Of his cabinet
and all Of the ambassadors to send
in their designations between now and
the 4th Of next March.