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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-03
PASS APPRO-
PRIATION BILLS
Will Be Extent of Legislation In
Congress.

WASHINGTON. Dec. a-The final
session Of the sixtieth congress which
opens next Tuesday viii be charae-
terized for great deal Of talk and
little work, and there is little likeli-
hood that many laws will be enact
ed. The matter of most importance
to come before the session will prob
ably be the appropriation bills, and
in connection with them on every
hand economy is to be practieed. II
Is stated that the appropriations for
the next year viii not go over ST.
O0,OOO,OOO outside Of the regular
budget. The heaviest expenditures
to be met by appropriations, it is
said, will be the river and harbor
bills. The American Federation OF
Labor will make an effort to have
the unions exempted from the pro
visions of the Sherman law, and a
hard fight is expected along these
lines. The tariff bill will occasion
much oratory, but it is not expected
that anything will be done with re-
lation to 1t until the next sessios.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-03

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-"Long
may your exeellency enjoy good
health and happiness; may the
American people be ever blessed
with prosperity and peace; these are
our heartfelt wishes"
These are the sentiments express
ed in tire concluding sentence Of the
letter from the late emperor Of China
to the president. handed him by
Tong shoa vi, the special Chinese
ambassador, thanking the United
States government for the remission
OF $4,000, geo of the indemnity
guaranteed by China for damages
resulting from the Boxer rebellion.
The presentation of the letter took
place in the blue parlor of the White
House this afternoon. The letter was
as follows:
EmperOr's Letter.
The Emperor of China 70 the
president Of the United States Of
America. Greeting:
"Mr. President: China has always
maintained the most frieadly rela-
,ions with the United states since
the establishment Of intercourse be-
wen ,ac two countries By taking
the initiative in proposing remission
OF a portion OF the indemnify as pro-
yided By treaty, your excelleney has
won the respect Of mankind for mag
nanimity and just dealing. Furth-
ermore. the congress has given sig
nal proof OF friendliness by giving
effect Of your eEeellency's recon-
mendations. In sincere recognition
of this generous act. we hereby ap-
point Tang shOa vi an ofieiAl win
the rank OF president Of 4 ministry
and governor OF the province Of
Fengtien, az special ambassador 70
proceed TO the United States for the
purpose of presenting this. our let
ter We have always placed entire
confidence in his eminent ability
clear PERCEPTION and striking inteiii'
renee. We have specially command
"A him. in the discharge Of his du'
ties. TO convey to your exeelieney th'
expression Of our grateful thanks
ana testify to our lasting friendship
II is our hope that the relations o.
the two countries win be further
strengthened By mutual confidence
Hong may yoyr excellency enjoy good
health ana happiness: may the Amer
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-03
FORFEITED HIS BOND

Embezzler Brown Failed to Appear
in Court.
BELLINGHAM, Wash, Dec. g.
N. C.. Brown, who was arrested here
several weeks ago on the charge of
embezzlement failed to make his APP
pearance in court this morning when
his case was called for trial and his
bond of 5000 was declared forfeited.
The crime was alleged to have been
committed in the Beck hotel where
Brown was employed as book keep
er. and the amount stolen $1,000.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-03
DEWEY Is HoNoRED.
i Assistant secretary u the U. 3.
Navy.

WASHINGTON. Dec. s--The eIe-
Walton Of Rear Admiral Dewey to $
position in the navy department that
win be second to that Of Secretary
Newbury Is being predicted here. The
position win make him the head Of
the navy board, the arbitrator OF per
sonal matters, and place him In
charge OF the construction Of all de.
tail work in the naval administra-
ton and his work be subject 70 the
approval OF only the secretary OF the
navy. an dthe president.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-03
HENEY LEAVES HOSPITAL

Went to His Home to Recuperate
For Short Time.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3-Fran-
els J. Heney. who was shot by Nor
ris Haas. and who since that time
has been confined to the Lane hospI-
tai in this city left the institution
this morning. He went direct to the
home Of William Kent at IDENTIFIED
where he win spend several weeks
recuperating. The physicians now
state that there is no longer any dan
ger of a relapse.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-03
CITY TAX CASE
FILE TEST SUIT
Sherman Park People Claim to Be
Illegally Assessed.

That a suit viii be fled In the dis
trIet court by a number OF property
holders I'm that portion OF the city
known as sherman Park. asking the
court to enioin the county officers
from the collection Of taxes In be-
half Of the city, was The announce
ment Of Henry p. Kalgh.. Of the Law
Arm Of Gray a knight, this morning
A meeting was held 81 the chapel
on the fort grounds last evening BY
property owners In that vicinity. aud
its purpose was TO decided upon
some method Of securing q legal
status with reference 70 the city. and
II Il said that the above action was
decided upon. According 70 the
statement OF Mr.. Knlght this morn
Ing there is q defect existing In the
plats OF the property In this section
Of the city. and also that the ordl-
nance annexIng the territory to the
city Is invalid. and therefore the
property is not subject to a city tax.
The land was originally owned by
the sherman Park company. and BY
II plated into lots and sold In
certifying to the plats. the president
OF the company designated the lots
as private tracts, and the streets
and alieyways as private. and In II
there IL no mention or the city. nor
nave any deeds been executed since
the filing Of the plata dedieatiRR the
streets and alleys to the city. This,
II Is claimed. was In violation OF Law.
and gives the city no Jurisdiction
over the property holders. A COM
mittee. consisting OF s. @. Sargent,
w. r. seelye. and F. d. VIM were
appointed last night At the meeting
to take over the interest OF the com.
pany In the lots.
Another point raised 10 that the
general annexation ordinance IL In
valid This invalidity IL said 10 ex-
list In the fact that the Law provided
that no property can be plated. and
taken In and made a part OF cts
unless the property taken In lies adj
iaeent TO IT, Between the city prop,
er. and the property in question the
Blackwell Park interyenes. and Il b
claimed that before the property car
be annexed the Blackwell park mus
also be annexed.
In the mean time the property
holders have decided 10 institute Z
suit that will have for its pRrp0s'
the ENJOYMENT OF the collection Of
taxes from them until they shall b
so annexed that they ran compel tn
city to give them the benefits 10 b.
derived from It's administration. TN
81 the present. II ls said. that thu
property owners have not been sbl'
to secure any street Improvement
nor hydrants. and many other bene
cts because OF the fact that the cit
administration did not regard then
as being inside - me uDrpoFat'
iimite Of the city.
Another interesting feature in con
nectIon with this general annexation
ordinance is the fact that II left on
the Occur d'Aiene brewery. and IN
nronertv ~ Councilman OuIilan Thf
1 fCouttn,,aA - w.aga Ra.sr
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-03
FORM RADICAL PARTY.

HetrrOgeneOus Radicals arr GettinG
Together.
ST. LOUIS. No. Dec. "A new
radical party is being formed here
By representatives from all the Fadi-
cal elements Of the nation. and Il Il
attracting considerable attention.
Jay Forest. OF Albany. New York. ID
the leader. He waa formerly chair
man Of the popuiist campaign CON-
mittss.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-03
TONG GREETS
PRES. ROOSEVELT
Chinese Envoy Presents Letter
From Late Emperor.

lean people be ever blessed with
prosperity and peace; these are our
heartfelt wishes.
Given on the 24th day Of the
eighth moon In the saith year Of
Kwang Hsu tSeptember 10. 1sOs)"
In presenting the letter Ambassa-
dor Tong recalled that Il was the
last message addressed by his late
majesty to the president. and said
that every lire OF II breathed friend
ship and good will for the govern
ment and people Of the United States.
and voiced the sentiments Of all
China.
ROosevelt's Reply.
In his reply the president said:
II ask you to express to your au-
gust sovereign and 10 the Chinese
government my appreciation and that
OF the government and the people
Of the United States Of the sending
Of this special embassy. which 50
finely sIgnaliEes > fresh manifesto
ton of that sincere confidence. good
viii and friendship between the
United States and the Chinese EN-
pIre. which It Is the cherished aim
of this government TO foster for al
time"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-03

CONTINUED from page Oaa.I
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23

The headaches and dizzy feelings that trouble so many persons. are often but symptoms of kidney com plaint.
 Kidney diseases are very treacher- ours. They come on silently, gain ground rapidly. and cause thousands of deaths that could have been pre- vented by treatment in the beginning.
 Nature gives early warnings of every disease. if you would but note and heed them. Backaches. twingss of pain when stooping or lifting, headaches. faint spells and urinary disorders are among the first warn- ings of kidney trouble.
 If these signals gre unheeded. there comes q steady. duh. heavy aching in the back and loins. e noticeable weakness and loss of flesh. rheumatic attacks, weakening of the sight ir- regular heart action, languor, attacks of gravel. irregular passages of the kidney secretions, sediment painful scslding sensation. dropsicsI bloatins. etc.
 But there is no need to sufer Ions. Doan's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney troubles. This remedy has made 2 reputation for quick relief and lasting
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23
SPENDING AND SAVING.

There are many people out of work. There are others who are as busy as ever and at the same old wage. Everybody is talking economy, but why in the world should those whose earnings are just as large as ever reduce expenses simply because other people find the times hard?
 It seems to us that just exactly the opposite is their duty. If they have the money and want things, then they should buy not only for the sake of getting what they do want but also because what they do want but also because every dollar spent in these days helps to keep somebody busy who otherwise might lose his job. The story is told of town in this state where the factories have not reduced time or pay or force, and are as busy as in the midst of the boom, and yet the local store-keepers complain that there is nothing doing over their counters, while year ago when there was no more money to circulate in the town, business was brisk with them. This condition is not financial one; it is psychologi- cal. People who do not need to are 
 In our opinion they choose the wrong time for that policy. The old question comes up whether ex- is financially injurious to people. It certainly creates more work than the old fashioned custom of hoarding in stockings Take a single illustration: flowers are not essential and one can go them and lose nothing but a sense of beauty. But to stop buy ing flowers is to destroy an indus try which employs many people and which yields much pleasure and con- fort. Why go without flowers at a time when other folks can not afford to buy them and you can?' It Is just your time to buy. In deny ing yourself what you want, you will
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23

Manchurian furs are of excellent quality. Tiger skins are larger than the Bengal and Annoy pelts, and the fur is thicker and deeper. Leopard skins are also unusually large and heavily furred. Fox skins compare we'll with the Canadian varieties, par ticularly silver fox, and the higher grade Manchurian sables equal the Russian kind. Goatskins from that region make excellent rugs, carriage robes and cheap skin coats, and are used large in that country by street railroad employees.
 Certain restrictions under which the Mukden trade now labors pre- vent is from being as large as it might be-, The first of these is the imitation in all prices which the Rus sians have left as legacy to other buyers in the Manchurian markets The confusion and uncertainty in the currency also leads to high prices. In Mukden the four mediums of exchange, Japanese gold yen, the silver yen of the Yokohama specie bank, Mexican dollars and the local currency circulate with constantly varying values. The Chinese, more- over, have no fixed prices for the skins. but barter with the foreign buyers and -prolong the sales beyond the limits of modern expeditions business methods by demanding prices largely in excess of those finally accepted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23

could detect nothing beyond the bawl- ing of Indians at each other across the narrow creek and the repeated echoes of the dogs barking.
 About this time Gray began to sus- pect that the tide was bearing them onward at a remarkable rate. They were being impelled toward an un- known destination with the silence and gathering speed of mill race.
 An expert engineer. though his work may have little to do with sea or riv- CT, cannot fail to accumulate store of theoretical knowledge as to the proper ties and limitations of water in mo- tion. Gray knew that the quickened impulse of the stream arose from the tidal force eXerted in channel which gradually lessened its width. The boat was travelling at sea level. Therefore there could be neither rapids nor cata- ract in front, but the steady rush of the current, now plainly audible, could not be accounted for simply by the ef- fort of the tide to gain passage through mere byway, as the boat was now nearly half mile from the estuary, and the velocity of the cur rent was increasing each moment
 We must endeavor to reach the bank and hold on to the branches of tree" he shouted in Spanish. Down with your heads until the boat strikes and then try to lay hold of somethingw
 There was no time for explanation. He seized an oar. A powerful stroke
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23
New Way to Gather In Geese.

Wesley Jacobs. a farmer. living on Hook mountain. near Towaco. N. l.. recently shot into flock of wild geese which rose from a marshy inlet of the Passaic river and brought down two. He was surprised a moment later to see another goose rise in the air again and again only to fall to the ground Upon investigation Jacobs dis covered that the goose was caught on a set line nearly SO feet long with fifty hooks set at intervals. A section of the line was on the land. and the goose had swallowed one of the baits. Following m the line. Jacobs found it lowered down into q hole under a stump Pulling the line. he dragged out of the hole snapping. snariing otter and an eight pound German carp.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23
,(To be Continued).
RESULT OF A JOKE.

Rich Church Makes False Report
 Good by Feeding Hungry Mob.
 Some enemy of the fashionable Sec ond Presbyterian church in Pittsburg recently played joke with surprising results by circulating a story that at the morning service good breakfast would be served to 150 of the city's needy. Long before the time set for service the vestibules and halls of the big church on Eighth street were crowded with the worst looking lot of people who had ever been inside the doors They were hungry and had come to be fed, though neither the pastor nor any of his flock knew what was expected.
 Pastor S. Edward Young soon found out. however. and, starting the collec- ton with dollar, which he said would find breakfast for ten men, he went through the church and soon had enough to feed every one and have surplus for permanent Sunday morn- ing breakfasts. Now every one is in- vited each Sunday morning to eat in the basement at the expense of Pastor Young's Breakfast Brotherhood club"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23
THE LITTLE WOODEN BARREL.
Turned Out in This Country in Null
 lions and Sold All Over the World.

Among the all but endless variety of things of wood produced in Amer ican factories are little wooden bar rels. They are turned out of white birch, and come in many sizes, from tiny affairs an inch and a half high up to barrels ten inches high.
 The biggest of them are turned with hand manipulated tool, but those ranging from six inches down. ward are turned each with a cutting tool having an edge so formed that 1t turns the barrel all at once. They set block of wood in the lathe and adjust the, cutting tool and it turns the barrel into shape complete as quickly as a man turning with a hand tool could have turned one of the hoops on it; and on the smallest barrels one man can run three or four machines.
 These little barrels are sold in the aggregate in great numbers, millions of them yearly. A single tack manu- featuring concern buys them in car load lots, 2,000 gross, or .2SS,0 bar rels at time. Great numbers are used by confectioners, who fill them with candy, and they are used to contain bottle of perfumery.
 Many are sold to be given away at fairs or in other ways, being filled with a sample of staple product of the region, perhaps of flour, or it might be of sugar. Many of them are made with slot cut in one end, or head, through which coins can be dropped, the little barrels in this form being used for savings banks, or given out by Sunday school teachers to their pupils to make collections in for some specific purpose. Individual buy the little barrels to use for button boxes, and great num- bers of them are sold for toys.
 So in this country there are used millions of them annually, and for all the various uses to which the little barrels are put they are exported in large numbers to countries all over the world.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23

simmer of silver.
 Neither of them knew how long they remained there. At fast a straining and creaking of the boat warned them that the water level was rising and the ropes needed readjusting, It was now possible to see that Elsie had made fast to a fallen tree. Its branches were locked among the gnarled roots of the lowermcst growth above high water mark. Already there was distinct lessening in the pace of the current, and Gray fancied that the distant rum ble was softer. It would not be many minutes before the neighboring rocks were covered. High tide he knew was at 3:15 a. m. He forbore to look at his watch lest the girl should note his action. That would imply the utter abandonment of hope.
 It might be that his mind was too taken up with the weird influences of the hour or that Elsie's senses were strung to a superhuman pitch. Be that as it may, it was she who sprang to her feet, all a-quiver with agitation.
 Do you hear?" she whispered, and her hand clutched Gray's shoulder with an energy which set his heart beating high. He did not answer. He had heard no unusual sound, but he was not without faith in her.
 "There"'. she panted again. Some one is hailing. Some one cried Elsie I am sure of it.
 Guess you'd better toot Arthur on the off chance" said Gray. p-,
 Almost the last thing she remember ed was the sound of her own wild scream. There came back to her a stronger shout and the bark of a dog. She had blurred consciousness of whole troop of men scrambling down the choked ravine. of glad questions and joyous answers, of delirious dog leaping on board and yelping staccato assurances that everything was all right in most wonderful world. Then she found herself in Courtenays arms and heard him say in rapture of de- light:
 q owe my life to you, dear heart. That is the wonder of it. No need to tell me you ran away from the ship. 1 know. One kiss. Elsie. then full speed ahead for the Kansas. By the Lord, to think of it-you here, at the very gate of the inferno. Well, one more kiss. Yes, it is I, none other. and fit as a fiddle. Never got scratch. There, now: really must see the crew. We must be ready for the turn of the tide"
 (To be Continued).
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23
MUKDEN's GREAT FUR TRADE.
Consular Report That tells of the Variety of Skins There Dealt in.

George Marvin. Deputy Consul General at Mukden, Manchuria, has prepared an interesting report on the fur trade of Mukden, which for years has been one of the three most important centers of the busi- ness in China. It is in the center of three most northern fur producing provinces. In former times it was the converging point of the cart roads of central Manchuria,. and is now the junction of four lines of railways, as well as the chief city of Manchuria.
 Mukden's prominence in the fur trade is due also to the fact that it provides one of the best tanning and curing establishments in the East Raw skins brought there from the north are dressed and cured in the forty tanneries of Mukden, and in the local fur shops are made ready for transhipment to Tientsin and Shanghai, as well as prepared for the local trade.
 Throughout the cold attitudes of China during the winter the Chinese of all classes wear fur, wool or hair lined garments. Even the coolies have their sheep or goat skins, and people of the middle and official classes have many sets of garments lined with the richest furs Their houses are rarely heated to a con- fortable temperature, and in con- sequence they wear their furs both indoors and out.
 The furs sold on the Mukden mar ket come chiefly from the two north- ern provinces, Kirin and Heilung- chiang, and are of more than ten different kinds. From Heilung- chiang come tiger, leopard, white fox, wolf and mountain badger, while yellow fox, gray squirrel and other smaller skins come from San sing, Heilampo and Ninguta in the province of Kirin. The province of which Mukden is the capital pro- duces only mountain goat, deer. sheep, dog and one or two other kinds of skins. Cat and dog skins and used extensively, the latter be- ing valued highly enough to justify the establishment at various places in the province of dog farms. Cow and sheep skins are sent from Mon. golia, and all are received in Mukden raw and tanned there.
 The records of the fur trade for the past year show that during that time furs of the following amounts and values were received in Mukden:
 100 pieces of tiger. valued at from $70 to $400 each; 100 pieces of leopard, $20 to s60; 25,o00 pieces of red fox. $10 to s30; 200 white fox skins, $2O to $50; 2.000 silver fox skins, s15 to $45; 50,000 pounds of fox tails, $10 to $25 a pound; 5000 pieces of sable, $15 to $45; 1000 wolf skins, $6 to $20 ;1.000 badger skins, s2; 10000 Squirrel skins, S20 to s90 a pound; 4,00O pounds of squirrel tails, $6; 20,00c goat skins, $1.70 to $1.so; 10000 sheep skins, sos cents to $1 10000 dog skins, $2 to s4; S0,000 lamb skins, 55 cents; 60,000 pounds of sheep wool at 40 cents.
 Prices fell off from 15 to 20I per cent last year because of the poor yield of the current year. ana the consequently limited purchasing power among the native population.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-23
also be reducing the work of people

also be reducing the work of people who want work to do.
 We have cited the instance of flowers, but that is only one of many. There are so many people going with out things they want because they do not have to. Times will better as soon as there is loosening up in the way of expenditure. Those will loosen first who have something to let go; when that begins to go around others will get their part of 1t, and wheels will resume their old activity. People who think it is not right to spend money in these times think the wrong way.-Hartford Courant.