The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-20
NEWS OF THE World
Snort TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HemIsphsres
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

pion lightweight, IN the NTH round at
Los Angeles. Herrera's victory was
an easy one; Corbett's exhibition was
disappointing.
Willie Fitzgerald and Willie Lewis
fought 25 round draw at Colms. Cal.
Headed by Delegate Mark Smith of
Arizona a committee of citizens OF that
territory called on the president re-
Gently to protest against joint state
hood with New Mexico. The president
gave the delegation a cordial recep-
ton. but told it's members that he
was in favor of joint statehood.
In well informed Cleveland financial
circles it was believed that.the habil-
tiles of the firm OF DenisOn. Prior &
Co. will aggregate not less than ST.
100000 and that possibly the sum may
may be as high as $500. 600.
Jens C. Jensen, who was compelled
by conscience to accuse himself OF
fraudulent naturalization. has been
sentenced by United States District
Judge DeHayen to pay a fine OF So
or in default to be imprisoned in the
Alameda (Cal). county Jail.
Captain Benjamin F. Montgomery
of the signal corps has been ordered to
appear before the army retiring board
at San Francisco for examination. He
formerly had charge of the telegraph
service at the White House
man who the Chicago police sus-
pect to be Frank ]. Constantine. the
been arrested.
President Roosevelt has indicated
that he is in accord with the house
committee on foreign and interstate
commerce in its support OF the Hep
burn bill for the regulation OF railroad
freight rates.
Henry Wulff. former state treasurer
OF Illinois. and j. w. Loeb. who was
associated with Wulff in the Contin-
entail Finance company. which was de-
clared by officials Of the government
to be a swindling scheme. entered
pleas of guilty at Chicago before Judge
Bethea in the federal court. Sentence
was deferred.
Statues OF William Goebel and Hen
~ Clay are proposed for Kentucky's
representation in the hall Of fame at
the capital in Washington in a bill
introduced in the state legislature. An
appropriation Of $4,000 Is provided.
Mrs Bessie HOLSTER. 80 years old.
the wife OF Franklin C. Hollister of
the printing firm Of HOLSTER Broth
ers, one OF the largest concerns Of its
kind in Chicago, was murdered by
Richard WINS. "a years Of age. who
had attempted to assault her.
The International Cigarmakers IN
ion has declared the strike OF the Key
West cigarmakers OF and work will
be resumed at once. The strike has
been on nearly two months.
The Korean war minister. who is
staying at the Hotel de France in st.
Petersburg. had a narrow escape from
assassination recently at the hands of
a Korean, said to be the minister s
interpreter The would be assassin
stabbed the minister IL times with a
knife.
Poultney Bigelow has notified the
committee on interOceanic canals that
he will appear before the committee
Thursday morning next to testify re
garding canal conditions.
Louis Hecht, Sr.. well known Jew.
ish banker and philanthropist, died at
his home in Brooklyn recently. He
was born in Hernstadt, Prussia, in
1927, and while a boy came to this
country. In 1S49 he went to CalifOr
MIA. where he organized the firm Of
Hecht Brothers. wholesale shoe job
bers. with branches in Boston and Bal
timore.
At a meeting Of the cabinet recent
ly. President Roosevelt asked Score
tary Shaw to remain at the head Of
the treasury department until Marcel
1, 1907, and Mr.. Shaw agreed to do 50
A section Of the Windsor hotel, Mon
treal. was destroyed by fire recently
causing a loss estimated at $4,000.
The supreme court Of Mexico has
declined to grant a stay OF execution
in the case Of the three Americans
Maston. Richardson and Harle. recent
ly sentenced at chihuahua to be sho
for numbering people in order to Sc
cure the insurance on their lives.
The state department has been in
formed that former President Morales
has left San Domingo on board tbs
U. S. s. Dubuque for San Juan, Portt
Rico.
Friends Of C. s. Hart have been ad
yised that he and the two other de
PENDANTS will not be executed in &C
cordance with the courts decree b.
being stood against an adobe wall and
shot by a squad Of soldiers. but will b'
sent to the convict stoekade on tbs
island In the tropics on the coast d
the southern republic to serve termi
Of 20 years each at hard labor, pre-
sumabIy In the salt mines
The German emperor, the king o.
Spain, the queen Of Holland, the kiDs
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