The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1906-01-13
news OF The WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Aemlspheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Charles Christador. the capitalist,
shot and probably fatally wounded
himself in his offices in a st. Paul
hank building. II is not yet determin-
ed whether the shooting was acciden-
tai or with suicidal intent.
At attorney announces that FHtxsim-
mons and his wife have effected
complete reconciliation.
The smeltermen employed at the
British Columbia Copper cOmpany's
smelter at Boundary Falls, B. c.. have
won their strike for an eight hour day
Both smeIters resumed operations at
once.
On January S. 1859. George Wash
ngton and Martha cambridge GUSTS.
were married
The Kansas supreme court decided
that the law providing for separate
high schools for the whites and ne
groes at Kansas City. Kan, is valid.
1t is officially announced that Mid
shipman Stephen Decatur, Jr., OF
Portsmouth, N. H.. has been found not
guilty on the charge Of hazing and has
been released from arrest and restored
to duty
Five men were instantly killed. four
others fatally hurt and seven seriously
injured by the explosion OF ton Of
dynamite at the Quarries of the Dol.
ese & Shepard company at Gary. Ill,
recently. All of the men injured are
foreigners.
A 100000 fire occurred recently in
the s350,0O0 plant OF the LaeOmbe
Electric company at Denver. The in
surance is placed at rs per cent.
Train service on all lines running
out Of Moscow, Russia, has been es-
tablished
William C. Dfns. president Of the
Citizens Investment company, was
found guilty Of obtaining money under
false pretenses by a jury in the cir
cult court at st. Louis. and sentenced
to Is years in the penitentiary.
The gigantic project OF connecting
by rail the island of Vancouver with
the mainland OF British Columbia has
been long mooted, but Is just now
taking some practical shape for the
early commencement OF this great en-
terprise.
The National hotel at Washington.
one Of the oldest hostelries in the city.
was threatened with destruction by
lre recently. The monetary loss is
s75. 1000.
Leonard B. Imhoden and James A,
Hill, convicted of conspiracy to wreck
the Denver Savings bank and direct
its funds to their use. were sentenced
by Judge Palmer in the district court
to be confined in the state prison toT
nine and ten years at hard labor.
CASTOR Smith, a Frenchman under
conviction for bringing two young
French women into the country by
way of Canada for immoral purposes
was sentenced in the federal court al
Salt Lake by Judge Marshall to two
and one half years Imprisonment anc
to pay a fine Of 800
In fight between Norton and Arm
old families near Sand Springs, KY.
recently. James Arnold and his sor
were killed and Mrs. Arnold was sho
through both arms. The families wer'
related by marriage. The trouble
arose from a dispute over the CUSTODY
of a grandchild of Arnold.
Tha state department has received
a cablegram from Nicaragua announc
ing that the Albert brothers. who hav'
been in prison. have been pardone'
by the government.
On account Of the serious condition
of affairs on the Siberian railroad
many stations Of which are in cor
dftfon of anarchy, II districts throug
which the line passes from the Ura
mountains to Lake Baikal distanc
Of 1900 miles, have been placed unde
martial law.
The Montreal express on the Bosto
& Maine railroad was wrecked nea
Hoosick Falls. N. T.. and seven Pc
sons injured.
Jacob c. Rustman. president of tn
Jefferson Ice company Of Chicago. wa
found dead In his office with a bulle
wound in his head Beside the bod
was found a revolver. The police b
Iieye II to be case Of suicide.
Arthur w. Ryder OF Harvard uniye
sity. an authority on Sanskrit lal
guage and literature, will act as Il
structor at the University Of Califo
mia.
From advance sheets of the of1cii
Catholic directory. it is found that ii
total Catholic population Of the Uni
ed States is 1851 .944, an increase
1s9.f51 over last year.
Although Japan is advancing
leaps and bounds toward a state
civilization comparable with that
the western nations. she has not reac
ed in the matter of newspaper pr
duction the standard Of excellence tn
prevails in America.