The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-02-20
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In Paris all trolley wires are under
ground,
President DIaz OF Mexico Is thirty
third degree Mason.
The birth rate in Berlin declined
from III thousand In 1876 to q IN
1872
Turing the year 1903 Manitoba pro-
duced a total crop OF all grains OF g.
6T6,519 bushels.
The new vesuvius electric railway
Is working to the fullest satisfaction
Of the builders
Colombia has great wealth lying IN
touched on her plains aud In her for
ests and mountains
Benevento. Italy, has suffered from
heavy rains. and three earthquake
shocks have occurred
In the city of Washington there aEe
1900 Browns. $4,000 Smiths. l4.0oO
Johnsons and 1000 Joneses.
The chief States in Mexico, in the
order OF their Importance. are Mex
lCO, SOuOEds SnAAu1AHA aA0 -ASNtNANS
Electric tramway cars in Rome are
now fitted with postal boxes, the con
tents OF which are collected every
quarter OF an hour.
Plans for a standard-gauge electric
railway between Rome and Naples are
said to have been sanctioned by the
Italian government
There are l.OSS.4T3 Odd Fellows In
the United States and Canada. 9+l.-
POI Free Masons. and 92SOS5 OF the
Ancient Order OF ForesterA
In attending a Mexican theater the
admission IS harged one act at time;
thus the rates are according to the
number Of acts In the play.
The French government has under
consideration the construction Of pal
ace In the Avenue du Trocadero as
residence for royal visitors to Paris.
Swiss watches, according to a report
Just published. are becoming popular
In China. Those with fantastic de-
signs on the faces find the most ready
sale.
Over 100000 pieces OF mall mat
ter. covering S+S,G4S in money and
e1.493.0oO in checks and drafts reach
ed the dead letter Office during the
year.
During a recent locust plague in the
transcaucasus some truck loads Of
sacks OF dour sta ndlng IN a siding
were deyoured In about q quarter OF
IN hour.
Auriferous ores have Just been found
In parts OF the British Central Africa
protectorate. and il Is considered prob
able that gold IS present In workable
quantities.
The annual production OF coal and
coke In Mexico now amounts TO lOOO.-
900 tons, and at the present rate Of
Increase this production viii be dou-
bled In 1905.
1t has been necessary for the Japan
csc 70 import smokeless coal for the
use Of the neet, but deposit OF smoke
less coal. underlying about 1900 acres.
has lately been discovered In Hok,
kaido.
Suspected OF witchcrafs. a Lisbon
woman was seized by a trenzled rab-
be and thrown upon a pile OF her fur
niture. which was then set on fire.
Fortunately the police interviewed in
time to save the woman's life.
Six hundred thousand acres OF In
dia's best hnd says a circular Issued
by the Christian Union against the
opium traffic, are used by the govern
ment for the cultivation Of opium. the
great bulk Of which goes to China.
In order to prevent fires In the grear
Berlin warehouses II has been decided
to provide each Of them. at the own.
er's expense. with a permanent guard
from the metropolitan fire brigade.
under command Of a chief fireman.
The island OF Cyprus. In the Medit-
erranean, will soou have a railroad
from coast TO coast. The amount OF
s.WO,000 francs has been appropri
nted for Its construction Engineers,
with their ssaffs. have already arrived
on the ground.
Five Paris policemen have passed
their examination as motor car dri7-
ers They will shortly be put on duty
With fast cars. so that they can over.
take and. II necessary. arrest any 9th.
er drivers Of such vehicles travelling
at excessive Epeed.-St James Ca.
Eelte.