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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11
SWAN AND caURCR T7cAPE
slip Away'From itashdran and Aaalss De.
ntal of TpstlnaamW.

slip AwaysFrom ieathararn and Mahs De-
niai 81 Testimony.
Arthur Church aud Carl Swan, the
two principal witnesses in the arson
cases against Oscar Schneider, Jr..
William Russell. Henry Smith. Fred
Horner and Bert Weeks, who have
been IN the custody of the serif since
tue preliminary examination in April.
escaped Monday and came 10 this
city. The boys we're treated az
TRUSTEES by the sheriff and ei1sn- the
freedom Of the premises. Monday
morning they obtained permission "a
so out and gather strawberries. In
stead Of doing this they violated their
pledge TO the sheriff and came to
Occur d'Alene aud Il is supposed in-
tended to make their escape by leav.
ing the country. While here they
made sworn statements denying the
stories told at the preliminary ex.
animation which implicated the above
named defendants as principals in
the crime Of burning the warehouses
Of the Idaho Mercantilep company.
The statement was given TO the at.
torneys defending the prisoners aud
sworn 20 By the witnesses. They say
that the detective forced them 10 give
the testimony against the prisoners
under threats Of being placed In
jail and that their evidences was false.
Among other tbings Swan nov says
thai be was az Mica Bay when the Gre
occurred aud claims that he was given
3 suit Of clothes for testigylnR at the
premgminary. Church tells q siml.
lar story.
The effect Of these statements viii
be 10 disCredit the witnesses and
throw a doubt on their testimony.
There Il an almost universal feeling
that the guilty parties are among
those under arrest and that the later
developments may show Just Who they
are. Il is also generally believed
that these two boys know a great
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11
Enthusiastic Meeting Appoints Committees
and the Program is being
Arranged.

coenr d'Aiens non an envlable rep
atation Last y@aF az the banner town
TO giving anocesafnl Fourth Of July
celebration. Thia year the citizens
have subscribed . fund Of 81 500 TO
be eKpeOdea 10 making this Fourth a
record 6reaksE. Il Is 20 he The big.
gess ard best ceiehration the city has
TF@F stiempted and that means more
uoihe aud more BncoFked patriotism
than ever before turned loose 10 the
same space of time within the cor.
porsta limits ~ the city. Ia fact,
the keys 20 the city are 10 be turned
ever 70 tee people and they are 10
own tA~ place for ths day.
AZ g largely attended meeting 81
the pavilion Monday evening u which
Hon. J. c. White acted a. chairman
apd o. 3, Noon SECRETARY, 80 execn.
tive eohmittee aud . nnanes commit.
tee sere appointed and the ball started
rolling. TIE executIve COMMITTEES.
@ith pieuaFy power. ia composed or
T. @, kaesemsyes. r. g. Colquboun,
z =. Won, acott, n. s. Paul and
y n. Meyer. The Gnance commit.
tee. which has been busting since tho
meeting With such good success. Is
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11

4 Washer - Hiyea R4prsssnse4 : Kneur-
slsa Oh Tdaho.
The Lady Macabees Of northern
Idaho held their Grst district conven-
tion In this city Wednesday and Il
proved most suoceasful in every way.
The hives ct Standpoint, Rathdrum.
Harrison, Wardner. kellogg. Wallace.
Spokane, FarmiDgton and Cosnr d
Aisne were represented. During Tire
afternoon there was team work. fol-
loved By dinner Ia the banquet room
OF Frateruai ball at g O'Clock. 10
which 500 people sat dow4. During
the evening there Was a drill by the
Wallace team which executed q num-
Der OF difficult movements So q most
pleasing maner. Aidrich F4ReId
hive vas awarded = prize Of s25 for
the largest class Of candidates pres.
ent. The Harrison hive carried Oh
a prize, handsome cosf OF arms, for
making the greatest net increase il
membership during the past six
mouths; ALEC e25 for having the
largest class Of candidates. The
hives represented at the convention
Presented DR.. Ella J. Fi6eld With q
cot glass berry dish and solid silver
iadel. Lady Aldrich, state com.
mander, WHs given so envelope con
taiDiDg sum Of money and Mrs.
keynolds, lady commander of the
local hive was presented With hand
some China plate b the members Of
Der hive. During the evening
program Of speeches and music vas
enjoyed BY those present. II con-
sisted Of remarks on the history Of
the Older BY DR.. Elle J. Fitield; talks
by Miss Aldrich. Mrs MalIon. Mrs.
Polly aud ]. Il. Harte. There vas :
male quartet, violin solo with piano
accompaniment by the Misses Nc
DOnald aud a recitation By Miss
Lucille Elder.
Thursday about $50 Of the lady
Maccabees enjoyed an excursion to
81. MaFies aud return on the steam
re idaho. They we're loud In praise
OF The trip add the courtesy shown
them By the officers OF the boat.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11
NRerA ID l.nrnrnnmen,.

The local encampment Of Odd Eel
lows had nine candidates for the
second and third degrees Monday
evening and took advantage OF the
occasion to Invite their brother mem.
bers from Spokane. About twenty,
including the team, came up from
that city and assisted In the work.
Among the number were the follow.
ing: George n. Raisoner, IF.
Rnbicon. Archie n. L.eva, james
Nicholson. W. 7. Hon. John. NJ.
6leeson, J. c. Blake. J. ]. White,
A. A. Kiowitter, W. I. Parker.
@. II. Clark, J. A. 6ittman, +.
w. Owen, Edward Davis, ClineJ.
Morrison, A. P. wolverton, Geo.
Crawford, G. A. Oberg, JOY Daniel,
nennls TEiplett.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11
sERIols AcoIDENr
Thrss Eaals. 1hrewn prsm Haamy nsA
In3aHed.

ThFws Aaals. Thews Press BaE9y aad
IpisHed.
"Wednesday evening Mrs. David
Meyers was driving down lakeside
ayanae with Mrs. n. L. Bard and
Mrs, l.. ieiRhty. both Of Wallace. ia
the buggy and uhen opposite the
Bapiiat church the horse became
frightened and started 10 run. The
buggy struck the Sidewalk ia front Of
the residence Of n. s. Paul and
the ladies wore thrown violently to
The ground. Mrs. Meyers was the
most seriously injured. sustaining a
severe fracture Of both bones Of the
loft Les belOw the knee and = fracture
of The ankle Of the other LEG. Mrs.
naTd was painfully injured about
The breast and bip, relieving number
81 hrnisea. Mrs. IeiRhty had her
leg bruised. A crowd quickly gathered
on the scene sud 81 coon ~ possible
the injured lsdles we're removed 10
their bomes aud stopping places
The two ladies from Wallace we're
attending tho Lady Aiaccabea conven.
tion. They have returned 10 their
homes aud Mrs Meyer is resting a.
easy &c could be expected under the
circumstances.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11

Gambling Closed and ch-ap Drlnks oasr-
~ she Thirsfy.

Gambling closed and ch-ap Drlnls os.r.
"a she Thirrty.
1t said that Standpoint has saloon
war. With cheap beer promised. The
town has population Of about soc
people. aud "a saloons.
There has been for some time a
division Of the saloon proprietors
into two factions. Que of these
factions consists Of the two largest
establishments. Fritz & Ringel's
and the Standpoint hotel. The other
faction Is made mp of most Of the
other saloon keepers.
The rOw originally started over the
gambling proposition. The two big
houses we're FOnnig wide open,
conducting ell kinds of games. in
GLIDING roulette. The smaller places
complained that the use OF roulette
wheels gave the large house an unfair
advantage in that the expense Of
purchasing a wheel aud immunity to
use Il was too high for anything but
. place doing an extensive business,
This argument appears to have
weight somewhere among the author.
titles for gambling was ordered con.
tlned TO poker and blackjack, with
occasional spells Of roulette. The
trouble continued. however. until
the village council became tired Of
the thing aud peremptorily ordered
the enforcement of the state Law, with
the result tai all games were closed
Ia short order.
The two big houses, which are
located at the principle corner Of
town, across the street from each
other, last week decided 10 operate
under one management, the united
concern to be known as the sand.
point Hotel company, with the
avowed purpose az running the
smaller fellows out OF business.
In pursuance Of this undertaking.
prices were to be cut in two, free
lunch put in, and the further i'm.
provements Of stage with theatrical
artists Of both sexes.
The first step was taken when big
signs appeared on the walls OF the
saloons, bearing the
words Beer, for :.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11

J. c. White. G. L. DittemOre and n
q. Normoyle. The meeting slso an.
pointed Thomas Judge. Boyd Hamll.
ton, Frank Andrew and barry j.
spanldinR committee to organize =
ball team.
The success Of the iinanee COMMITTEES
ia raising funds has been the means
Of insnring The snccess Of the celebra
tion and the executive COMMITTEES 4
at Wark maturing plane. The pro.
gram has not been completed, bat II
is 20 consist Of foot and horse races
aud . number Of athletic sports.
There will also be some interesting
aquatsc sports. such as log roll.
iDR contest, tub race. rowlng race
aud a series Of gasoline launch raeps
over = course in front Of the city.
The elsctrit line will have Ils nd /.
ditional equipment before that day
and can handle the big crowd expect.
ed from Spokane. Manager Black.
veil says that the company will De In
position TO haul all the people Who
wish 70 come. Last year several
hundred sene unable 10 get here from
Spokane on account Of the inability
OF the Northern Pacific 10 furnish
transportation.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11
HIon Hosons AT WEDDING.


Fasssss osssr a'AI-as airl aarys.. 4.
lsrssAlya ny.
A press dispatch mays that "a Brook
Ign, \. T., June Z. under the bless.
Ina - panal henedictlon. the wedding
ct Mics Mary Gertrude sweeoy, sec.
Obd daughter Of Charles Sweeny OF
Spokane, 10 Francis J. Fganeane,
manager Of the Bank Of Montreal AZ
Spokane, took place shortly before
ueon IN the church Of Sc. Charles
Boromeo.
Rev. James T. Bowler, pastor Of
The church, performed the ceremunr.
10 honor OF which the church was
deliberately decorated vita flowers.
aud although at noonday. it was bril-.
liantly illuminated with numerous
iucandsceut lights. The sanctuary
especially vas such q MACS OF flowers,
clustering also IN the greatest pro.
fusion about the altar rails, that With
out any previous deeign IL resembled
hugh bower.
The wedding march from ''Isohen
grin" was rendered on the brides ar.
rival ct the church, and throughout
the mass appropriate music was con.
sinued. The bride was given away
by her father, was beautiful In mag
nificent gown Of white duchess satin,
entrain, trimmed Ia princess style,
with yoke Of venetian point aud
flopuce OF bertha venetian point.
She wore as ornaments q huge bril-.
lent diamond pendant. a gift OF the
groom, and q magnificent diamond
necklace with a pearl pedAnt given
by her father. Another gift OF the
groom she carried 10 her hand when
approaching the altar. II was . white
leather bound prayer book with II.
Illuminated lettering.
She was attended by her sister
Miss Emsllne Sweeny, an bridesmaid.
while her brother. Robert ]. Sweeny,
acted aa best man. The happy couple
will sail Friday on the Celtic for
Europe and viii spend about four
months touring Ia England and
Scotland, where Mr.. Fincucane mas
many relatives. Upon their return
they viii take up their residence Ia
Spokane.
The couple received many beautiful
aud costly presents.
Mr.. aud Mira. C. x. Edwards Of
Oakland, Cal. the sister Of the bride.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11

deal about the Ineediary Ores and
oan teli more than has become pub-
lie.
Their last statements have made
the people more determined that the
guilty spartiea shall not escape and
there i strong fssiI ig that II an
other incedIary Dire occurs there will
be something sensational doing IL
this community. The b0ys wsrs re-
turned 20 jail wednesday.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11

we're present at the ceremony. having
come to BroOklyn for this special
purpose.
Thepapal beneaictiou ls zn honor
conferred only upon rare occasions.
The bride resided 10 Cosur a.
Alene for several years with her par.
ente and vas we'll knoun to most of
the older residents.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11

A number Of new residences are
going up IN diffeTent parts OF the town
even though some DO complain Of it,
being quiet. On Sherman street Ia
o'Flrien's addition Russ Blackwell Il
building a large, we'll finished real !.
dense, Capt. spaUldlns a and J. L.
McIsear are also buildlna comfortable
and attractive homes on the same
street The same conditions exiat In
other parts OF this city and the con-
traerCtora are eli busy. On The west.
ern end Of Sherman street the large
business block Of Reese a Young 10
almost Enclosed and win be ready
for occupancy 10 = few weeks.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11
Folicxiag Is ths platform

cheers. Fciirging Il thu platform
naopted;
We, tho Representatives of che demo.
cratic party Of tho state OF idaho, IN
convention assembled, DO hereby
Feafiirm our allegiance 10 tho prlnoi-
Piles Of the democracy a. expressed IN
the national platform 81 our party
adopted as Kansas City ~ 1903.
Tbs democracy 81 Idaho, Ia con
ventloR assembled. recognizing the
startling worth and faithful party
and public service q SIS Hon. Will
Ham X. HeaFst, haraby tnd0ras his
candidacy Tor president II the Unitsd
States. aud oar delegation 20 ths pa
tional convention ct 81. Louis Il In
atrneted 70 vots for the nomination
Of William Randolph Hearst for pres.
ident - long ~ IN the opinion d the
majority d the delegation Il is "a
viaabis 10 do 30. And should Il Be-.
como Necessary for the delegation
from this state to abondon the eandi.
date q cur choice and support an.
other. u IL harsby instructed 70 sup
port no candidate for nomination
who was not loyal 70 the platform aud
candidate Of Kansas City 10 1900.
We als0 instruct our delegates 70
said national convention To nss every
honorable means 10 have said c0nyen-
tion placs such = plank IN tia nation.
al democratic platform advooatlng
sSeh amendments 10 the constitution
'of the United States &c will authoF.
lee congress to pass such national
legislation ~ may b necessary 70
suppress polygamy o. Unlawful eohab.
itaiioB withln the unised States, on
sny territory subject 70 liz iurladle.
tion, and 20 provide Tor the punish.
msnt theFofor.
We also call tbs attention % che
people of The state o. Idaho 60 the
fact that they are 20 adequate meaus
Of enfeFeing the las Ia Idaho for TIA
punishment Of those living 10 pOlgR.
amy OF nnlawfal eohabltnllon. aud
~ favor the enactment ng additional
laws Tor the Immediate suppression
% such Vice and she pnnishaaent Of
tbnss uho practices it.
Add se s=k tbs democrats Of tais
state 70 bnaF thls Ia mind ia select.
ing their delegates 10 the democrats
state convention 20 be- heId ~ Lev.
isson on August 10 next.
We heartily commend Hon. Fred Il.
Dubois for Il al times promoting the
Interest ~ chs state u idaho. for bic
consistent democracy, and Tor bis
woFk 10 general IN che Interest of she
people Ia thesnaala of The united
States.
h q faiher resolved. that this con.
vention, recognizing The proprieiy Of
suggesting 10 tie national convention
al ~. Lools candidate foe the nom
inaslon Of vine president. aud having
learned that our sister state, Wash.
ingtoa. viii present Che name og
George Turner. an eminent jnriut.
distinRnishca Statesman and patrols,
cordially Joins che democracy OF
Washington In commanding O. che
favorable confederation the can.
didaay 81 lhe Hon. George Turner az
Washington for such nomination.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-11

An iron Are escape has been placed
on the rear Of the Auditorium from a
second story window which will
permit Of easy escape from the Frator.
nal hall IN case Of fire.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-26

The windmill has been put to work
IN Germany driving dynamos.

The windmill has been put to work
an Germany driving dynamos.
Argon. the recently discovered Gle
ment Of air, is, as was expected from
1ts existence In the chromosrhere. very
light and apparently monatimic.
A Swiss scientist has made a discov.
cry Of prehistoric remains in the Jura
Mountains which is so important that
extensive excavations are being made.
For several years a record has been
kept of the wear Of locomotive wheels
on the Danish State railways. The sim
gle drivers are found to wear better
than four coupled. the latter better
than six coupled. and in all cases wear
lis increased by flimsiness Of road.
A remarkable luminous meteor trail
seen at Madrid has been reported by
j. A. Perez. 1t continued visible from
about 10 r. m. until midnight. and the
shape gradually changing from an al
most closed curve with a loop in 1t to
an enlarged loop with a very faint de-
tached portion Of the primary curve.
A local study of rural depopulation
near Paris has been made by d.. A.
F. PiicQue. He finds that the causes
include sanitary ignorance leading to
high infant mortality, migration OF
young people to towns. effects Of con-
ocription, and alcoholism. His sug-
gested remedy-one that promises u c
cess in Belgirm-is improved primary
and technical education, with special
efforts to cultivate q love for farm life.
Old are IL an infectious disease,
which Ne may expect soon to be treat
ed by q preventive serum. prolonging
life. Such was the view expressed in
the late Paris lecture Of DR.. Menchni-
kof. Senility. he explained. is pro-
duced by certain physiological states.
which cause the "macrophages." which
are q beneficent species Of microbes.
to increase too rapidly, when they be-
come injurious. These parasites -four
lsh In the large intestine. which is pos
sessed BY mammals. but Is almost lack
ing In birds. The result was illus
trated BY the doctors own dog and
parrot, the former being decrepit at
eighteen, while the later was hale
and lively at seventy. While the Sc
rum is being awaited. we c:e advised
20 eat curdled milk.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-26
Ways OF the Orient.

There II nothing very remarkable
In the report from Japan that . move
ment IL on foot. supported BY many
eminent men, to found . church pro
Christian in character, but independ.
emit In its lines. When Buddhism was
disestablished and disendowed In the
early '70s Of last century, owinS. to
the momentary ascendency Of Shiuto,
which IL merely vague ancestor and
nature worship, It was prophesied by
acute foreign observers tina. Japan
would either adopt Christianity or be-
come frankly matsrialistic. It will
not be owing to any lack Of energy on
the part Of European and American
missionaries II the former course II
discarded. Here II one forecast pub
lished fourteen years ago: ITO make
I'll Japan Christian by edict some
nno morning II not on the program Of
the japanese statesman Of the hour.
Hut that something Of the kind should
happen within the next twenty years
10 not nearly % unlikely - many
things that have actually happened in
this land Of realized improbabilities."
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-26

1nsre are . number Of famous e.
tates IN England. but the man Who
probably owns more land thai any
other one inhabitant Of that country
II the duke Of Sutherland, who Il now
IN Canada and will make Z tour
throughout the British northwest. The
duke d said to be the largest land.
holder IN the British islands, owning
about 12Ss.OO acres
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-26

sIt was CHASTITY" said the under
takef. "As we returned to our cabs
from the cemetery in the black dark
s9e6s Of the evening. the man read out
bud to his wife, the same az II it bad
Been daylight.
II mt opposite him. It was intensely
dark. I could see the mans face.
= vague wilderness, and I could see the
hook he held on his knee. Everything
else-pitch black. And humble,
mumble, went his voice. He read fu-
entity. Cold shivers ran up and down
my spine. Finally I interrupted.
Pardon me- said !. I am the nm.
0ertaker. Would you mind telling me
lf you really read in q light like this?
81 certainly cam said he. 4 ran see
more clearly In this darkness than in
the sunlight
s.Thsn he explained the matter to me.
He aid men every now and then were
born with cat eyes that worked better
~ night than by day. He said Julius
Caesar had been one of these men.
Caesar had been able to read ip the
dark up to the age Of twenty-three:
then the gift had left him. Joseph
Sealiger had also had the gift. He said
nj pure albinos saw clearly in the
dark, but In the sunlight their eyea
grew dim and painful.
s'Then the cab stopped and We got
ont. A. the man passed under the
arc lamp I saw that his hair and HE
eyebrUws and his skin were white and
horrible, and his eyes were pinker than
coral. I had never cen an albino %
perfectr-Kansas City Independent
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-26
Miss M. Cartledge gives some helpful
advice to young girls. Her letter is but one
Of thousands which prove that nothing is
sol helpful to young girls who are just
arriving at the period of womanhood as
Lydia e. Pmkham's Vegetable Compound.

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Vegetable Compound too highly, for It is the only medicine l ever
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I tt 20 weak and cixy Of times I could not pursue my studies with
tho usual interest. Ny thoughts became sluggish, l had headacheb
In fct, I was sick all over.
FINALLY, alter many other remedies had been tried, we were ad-
vsed 70 got Lydia r Ptnkhams Vegetable Compound. and / am
pleased e cay that after taking it only two weeks . wonderful change
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COMPOUND, for it made . different girl of me-. Yours very truly
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hams Vegetable Compound. It prepares the young system for
the noceSsary change1b and - the sureet and most reliable cure
for wemaniS ms q every nature. Mr.. PinHham invites al
MA piakhsn. Lynn. Mass.
rIrs. Estes, Of New York City, says:
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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-10-26

There i no luxury 20 rich, nothing
o free and ct the same time 20 manly
md 0odlike - cleanliness.