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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
GUARDING AGAINST THE FLOODS
Northern Pacific Putting In Granite Bal.
last Near Standpoint.

Northern Pacific Putting in Granite Bal.
last Near Standpoint.
Standpoint, Idaho, Sept. 9-The North
ern Pacific railroad has force Of men
on the long trestle on the east side of
the Pend d'Oreille river riprapping
with granite the 100 feet of embank-
ment put in two years ago, and COW
cred at that time with willow slips, but
few of which, however, took root. The
stone is being brought from near Co.
colala station, and will make a very
solid protection against high water.
The heavy forest fires which have
filled the valley with smoke during the
last month, and also burned several Of
the smaller bridges on the county road,
have been extinguished by the rain Of
the last week, and the atmosphere is
now clear and cool.
Regular shipments of single bolts
are being made to Spokane, and set
tiers have commenced getting out ties
for delivery the coming winter to the
Great Northern railway.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Law, born July 81, died last Thursday
and was buried at Standpoint.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
SENsA STORY OF DURRANT

Defense Will Allege That Another Man
Committed the Murders.
"a San Francisco, Sept. 9.-An evening
paper prints a sensational story about
the defense which will be offered In the
trial of Theodore Durrant. The fol-
lowing statement is credited to a per
son connected with the defense: Ine
alibi will be strong, but the defense mas
witnesses to show that Durrant not
only did not commit the murder, out
will indicate who did commit 1t. VIII
nesses will testify that they saw the
girl enter the church on the fatal AFTER
noon with a certain man and that at
that time a second man was IN the
church. There the defense will rest
its inquiry. It will not attempt 10
prove that these parties did commit the
murder. The statements as to this are
so direct that they will leave no ground
for the prosecution to stand on 50 Far
as Durrant Is concerned"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
SOCIALIST HARDIE CALLED DOWN
Chicago Clergymen object to Express.
ions for Anarchy.


Chicago, Sept. Skier Hardie, the
English labor leader, sadly disturbed
the usually sedate weekly meeting of
the Methodist clergymen today by
redhot anarchistic speech, ard was
greeted with such a storm Of ministe-
rial disapproval that he was compelled
to abandon the floor. Hardie had been
invited to address the preachers and
with several local socialists attended
the meeting. The Englishman pro-
ceeded to air his views, loudly applaud
ed by his friends, and finally bitterly
denounced the execution of the Chica-
go anarchists and eulogized them as
pioneers Of a new religion.
The storm which greeted this state
ment almost carried Hardie OF his
feet. Half a dozen preachers bitterly
denounced the sentiment expressed,
and the speaker was compelled to sit
down. The ministers then proceeded
with scathing denunciations Of the
speech and speaker. Hardie left much
offended.
London, Sept. 9.-The Daily News
says of Mr.. Kier Hardie's experience:
"Kier Hardie Is certainly the poorest
creature that ever won any sort Of a
position in English politics. The peo-
pie of Chicago are congratulated on
| having found him out on a single night.
instead Of like his unfortunate country
| men, to reckon the process Of discovery
by years"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
STRIKE NOT OVER AT iSHPEMlNG
Pump Men Have Quit and the Water Is
Rushing In

Ishpeming, Mich, Sept 9.-"Camp
Ishpeming'' was thecenter Of attraction
Sunday. Over 5000 persons visited the
camp. The Rev. Mr.. Anderson, pastor
Of the Baptist church Of this city.
preached sermon on the grounds for
the benefit of the troops. Following
this dress parade was given.
The pumpmen at the Lake Superior
section have been called out by the
Miners Union, and non-union men
have been hired to fill the vacancies.
These quit at noon, and the mine is
now filing with water. The railroad
men who were asked to join the strik-
ers have refused to do so, and they fear
that the strikers will try and compel
them to quit work.
The striking miners scored victory
today by inducing "a non-union men
who were bound to Ishpeming on a
Chicago & Northwestern train to de-
sert and join their ranks. Pumpmen at
the Lake Superior section 81 mine at
Ishpeming returned to work at noon in
order to save the Winthrop mine from
being flooded. The Calumet company
Of militia was transferred from Ishpem-
ing to Champion today to protect the
men operating ore crushers there.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
Sparks From the Wires.

James Ashbury of London, who took the
yachts Cambria and Lavinia to America
in 1870 and 1871 respectively to compete
for the Americas cup, is dead.
The steamer Lady Woolsey Of Dublin,
bound for London with 100 passenges on
board, stranded on Goodwin sands. The
passengers and crew were rescued.
The supreme court Of the Foresters at
Cleveland took final action on the ques-
ton Of changing the name of the order,
and it now stands the Order Of Foresters
Of America. The word ancient" was
dropped because the organization is
American and America Is not ancient.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
NEWS NOTES FROM iDAHO'S CAPITAL
Murder Trial Begun-Death OF ID.
Lockwood at POcateIlO.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 9.-The trial OF
William Thomas for the murder Of
James Ford at Silver City December %
last began today in the district court
here. A jury was secured in three
hours and the case is ready to proceed.
d. G. Lockwood died last night at
Pocatello from obstruction of bowels.
Deceased was well known throughout
the state, having been prominent in
politics. He was formerly Union Pa
ciic attorney at Pocatello. He was 81
years of age. There was no knowledge
Of his illness here and his death was a
great surprise.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
THE TRAIN RAN INTO A wAsHouT

Wreck Near Neosho. Mo-, Killed the En-
gineer and Fireman.
Kansas City, Sept. "a special to the
Star from Neosho, Mo-, says that
special train with four cars Of ties and
lumber and a passenger coach on the
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railway
was wrecked five miles south Of here
this morning by running into a wash
out. John Fore, engineer. and William
Fitzgerald, fireman, were killed. Jasper
Rowe. brakeman. was badly injured in
the back.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
LATE DECISIONS IN LAND CASES
Janeck.Cressie Contest-Coeur dAlene
District Appeal.

Janeck. Cressie COntest-Coeur d'Alene
District Appeal.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 9.-Acting
Secretary Of the Interior Reynolds has
affirmed the decision Of the commits
sioner Of the general land Office in the
the case of Louis Janeck against Peter
Cressie, from the North Yakima, Wash
ington, land district. He holds Janeck's
contest for dismissal, as he failed to
prove charges Of failure to establish
and maintain residence on the part Of
Cressie.
The acting secretary has also affirm
ed the decision of the general land office
in the case of the Northern Pacific rail-
road company against S. H. Bernard
and Others from the Occur d'Alene dis
trict, Idaho. He denies the applica-
ton of the company for cancellation
Of the pre-emption filings Of Bernard.
Knapp and Habenfeld, holding that
1.-The confirmatory provisions Of section
Of the act Of April q, 1876, are not linn
tied to entries made prior to the pas
sage Of said act, but apply with equal
force to the entries made thereafter"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
THE BLACK HORNET MINE BONDED
Important Transaction Involving a Val.
liable Property Near Boise.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 9.-An important
mining transaction has been consum-
mated here involving the Black Hornet
mine, few miles from the city. The
property is remarkable one in many
respects and is regarded as one Of the
most promising in the state. It has
been bonded to H. w. Barry Of Denver
for 100000 for 80 days. The ledge IL
very large with streak some eight
feet wide that runs from $25 to $40 per
ton in gold. The remainder Of the vein
carries from S. to $40 in gold. The to-
tai width is some 40 feet.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
TOOK ITS FULL QUOTA OF SKINS
North American Commercial Company
Found Plenty OF Seals.

Washington, Sept. 9.-The latest re-
ports from Seal islands indicate that
the North American Commercial Com
pany has taken about $1,000 skins, the
maximum limit allowed during the sea-
son closed August 1. Reports received
early in the season led to the belief
that there was an unusual scarcity OF
seals on the islands, and that the Com
mercial company would not be able to
take more than a fraction Of the quota,
but subsequent reports show no mate
rial decrease in the number herding on
the island since last year.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
REPORT OF A GREAT BATTLEIN CUBA

Story That the Insurgents Have Cap.
tured Puerto Principe.
New York, Sept. 10.-A special to the
World from Havana, under date Of Au-
gust 80, says:
"There is a report about town that
great battle has been fought in Puerto
Principe and that the Spanish have
been defeated and the capitol captured
by the insurgent forces"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
BOUGHT BY ROBERTSON BROTHERS

Bid for $4,000 Of Canyon County,
Idaho, Bonds Accepted.
Boise, Sept. 10.-A special to the
Statesman from Caldwell. Idaho, says:
1.-THE board Of county commissioners
today accepted the bid Of Robertson
Brothers of Spokane for $4,000 Of the
funding bonds Of Canyon county. The
bid was par and 5000 premium. The
bonds bear per cent interest.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
The Cholera Plague

st. Petersburg, Sept. ga Vladivos-
took dispatch to the Novo Vreyma says
that the cholera Is raging In China and
that 1000 deaths occurred daily in
Pekin.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
TEMPERANCE WOMEN IN SESSION

Thir+eenth Annual Convention in Prog
ress at Ellensburg.
Ellensburg, Sept. 10.-The thirteenth
annual convention of the Women's
christian Temperance Union Of east
ern Washington met here this morn
ing. with about rs in attendance. 1t
will be in session until Friday night.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
Bulgarian Plot,ers In Jail

Bucharest, Sept. ia plot against
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has been
discovered at Rustechuck and 20 per-
sons have been arrested.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-14
,rov;nce Ouarantined,

Russian Province Guaranteed.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 10.-The prov
ince of Podotia has been officially de-
clared infected with cholera.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-18

Dick. who had risked about three thou
sand pounds on the race to my knowi-
edge. and l did not know how much
more besides. However, I had not
much time for thought, for the usual
shout from the stand told me they
were off. and saw the bright colors
streaming through the people for the
first time round. My fence was the
fourth in order, and there is, as you
know, a good long stretch round a
bend before the runners reach IT,
Round the bend they came, at what
appeared to me to be slow pace ana
7 could see Dick on Rear-Admlrai
living about fourth. saw him take
null as he neared the fence, the first
three came over all right, then came
Rear-Admiral and another very close
together, and as they arose there ap,
neared to be slight cannon, and
n;clr was thrown off an awful smash
er right at my feet.
care you hurt, Dick" cried, and
knelt by him at once
".Arm gone; all right otherwise, ne
oasned. Get on the horse and finish
Don't mind me. Remember your prom
| Use. Go. :,
ST grasped the situation then, tel
ron and i was on Rear-Admiral (some
one had caught him) and on after the
others In much less time than II taxes
70 relate. Quick as / was, the Others
were long way ahead by this time
and wondered whether should evel
catch them; but there was gooc
three miles to cover yet, and Rear-Ad
miral. who was an old friend of mine
had speed and stamina He wanted t
overhaul them at once, but l wouie
not allow that, of course. was con
tent to creep up gradually. having th'
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-18
thaneve 4 promise, as you're SO anx'
ious about it.

than ever; promise, as you're SO anx-
ious about it.
NOW come along into the ring
said Dick, 'Monty's there
$50 into the ring we went and found
Monty, with whom Dick seemed quite
friendly, and discussed Rear-AdmiraPs
chance freely. Monty was paternal
with advice as usual, and wanted Dick
to let me ride instead of himself, but
Dick was not to be moved The race be-
fore the Grand Ducal happened to be
walk over, so we had good long in
terval and the pencilers began opera
tions at once with 2 to l on the field.
This seemed pretty liberal in the face
of ear-Admiral's known ability, but
the arrival list was a strong one, and
supposed they were fielding for some
of the lightweights. Presently heard
longer odds mentioned, followed by 3
to Rear Admiral, to Rear-Admiral
and at last to against Rear-Ad-
| miral.
"'Come along said Dick; our times
come, and he went up to Messy Levison
and asked what price Rear-Admiral.
"'Five to one to yon, sir, said Messy.
"'All right, said Dick; I'll take that
in hundreds.
livery good, sir. Have it again.
sir?'
'Yes-five times if you like
| "'Five monkeys is down, said Messy.
"Dick took a turn round, and then
went and offered to double his bet,
and this Messy did after some hesita-
ton, laying him five thousand pounds
to one thousand pounds. The price
shortened bit after this, but Dick
took several more bets, mostly in hun
dreds, and just as the time was ap'
preaching for the number to go up he
got Messy to lay him another big bet
of five thousand pounds to one thou
sand pounds. l had never seen DICK
plunge like this, and tried to dissuade
him; but he said he knew what he was
about, and had better help myself
There seemed to be always plenty OF
money against Rear-Admiral, and
for one was not surprised, supposlne
the bookies knew that Dick was going
to ride, and it seemed to be a good bet
ting race, with two or three others wei
backed. When the numbers went W
with No 1-Owner' at the top, the
British public would not have any
thing else; and when it was seen tina
there were only six runners the price
shortened to about threes, and the
. horse really started second favorite
Before they went down to the start
, ing-post l had made my way to m.
. post, wondering what on earth hat
to do, and feeling very sorry for poo
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-18
The Falls of the Mckenzie.

Mckenzie river is the outflow OF twin
lakes on the eastern slope OF Hacker
mans pass. 1t is mighty rushing tor
rent from the beginning. Two miles
below Clear lake are the first OF the
two great falls-one at least seventy
five feet and probably more, and the
other one hundred feet. 1t is some
thing of a task to get to them
through the unbroken forest and
over the toughest volcanic rock
Imaginable. Nothing concerning these
rugged regions is likely to be over
drawn. When we stood at the falls we
were amazed at the marvels ofgrandeur
and beauty presented. After Niagara
none of us had seen anything approach
ing these. 1t is torrent that is pre-
cipitated over the face of cliff IN the
heart of an indescribable rugged can
yon, and leaps without baeak to the
pool below, filling the gorge and COW
ering the cliffs with spray. and causing
rank growths of grass and fragrant
flowers to spring up on every inch OF
soil.-Albany Democrat.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-18

dilly and Newmarket. He had fin
ished with me about three years be-
fore, but we were still very friendly,
and certainly he was one Of the most
delightful companions a man could
wish to meet. And so thought Dick
Curtis, who was under Monty's wing
at that time, until one morning he
came round to see me, and told me
story which showed up Monty's meth
DDS in more painful light than even
had suspected. need not 60 into
details, but Dick discovered that his
friend and mentor had entered into an
alliance with Messy Levison. who was
a biggish man in the ring then, with
the result that whenever Dick backed
one of his, it was Monty really who
laid him, and made him safe, and as
Monty had absolute command of
Dicks racing stud, 1t was profitable
game. 1t does not matter how Dick
found it out; he told me enough to
show there was no doubt about it. He
had had no row with Monty, as yet,
and told me he did not mean to break
at once; said he wanted to get even;
would / helped him, etc, etc, and in
many ways showed vindictive ami
mostly which / did not like, backed
up, too, by a quiet determination
which / did not give him credit for. l
told him would help him in anything
reasonable, and he extracted promise
from me and went away apparently
satisfied. did not think of the prom
Use until Dick called some weeks after,
and reminded me of it; all he wanted,
he said, at present was that l should
keep myself free for the Grand Ducal
steeplechase at Kempdown on the fol
| lowing Thursday was going to ride
| in a small race on the same day, but
had no mount in this. / said: All
right, but did not know you had a
horse entered
"'No more / had said Dick, but
have Just bought Rear-Admiral. and
the race is. think, a certainty fol
! him, so much so that shall probably
ride myself; but want to have you te
| fall back on
swell, you know, this suggestion o:
Dicks rather took my breath away
| for though he was plucky enough, NJ
could not ride little bit; in fact, i
was his bad riding that cost him hi
/, life afterwards, out pig-sticking. III
told me he had arranged to leave thu
horse with his late owners trainer
/ and that he meant to have good win
and so on. and finished up by saying
rather solemnly that l was not to for
get my promise to help him in gettin'
square with Monty. l was rathe
b othered by all this, for could no
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-18
70 AN oPTIMlsT.

amanda, much surprise ~.
Ifeel, An Rave yet.escaped disaster'
Although Yin ',nc Of each sapient master'
The teuon ave mournful theme
You 90 nov, no. talk in accents fearful
And al~a on, this, you often seem,
Nay, far lioir Maid, distinctly cheerful :
ZACH book, If only graced
Upon ea striping plot and situation
WIN nth nossibly misplaced
You LOON i,. a unstinted admiration;
but w. snare as yet, know,
You 40 n nosrn critics sad conviction
Our mo o.o long articles to show
Who wiz. viz. decline Of modern fiction.
YOU ~ aadvertised in largest letters
Musn Tor popular applause
NOT ~. o,,,inq of your sex's 'fetters
by . anarm YOU not, those fierce deilgnSa
Iney .n to all our lady fighters;
% u think, for women's rights
~ ~ little as for women WriSers'
.,though it seems extremely JUN
Ai.hou sav without the least inisglving'
~ III If what the sages noid.
I9 G1,s ,e still is worth the living
Nor will you readily OBEY ,,,shas
NU ~, oso mournful philosophlc wishes
,r laobI urge mankind, without delay
hnl.n ~ themselves to food for fishes.
No doubt such antiquated views oss,or
~ n aU our most sincere compassion'
e;nce obstinately you refuse
NJ heed the latest mental Iasnion
An error grave and sinister
AZ IN such opinions I'd discover,
W. - t some wise philosopher.
Nc" Not merely-your devoted lover
WV Anthony c. Deane, In Temple Bar.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-18

benefit meanwhile of q clear road, and
no fear Of q spill through something
clue falling. Going past the stands
the second time was still q long way
last, but at the next fence two of the
Others refused, and little further on
another fell, leaving Rear-Admiral
only two to beat. We were with them
again on the further side of the course,
and could see then that only one of
these was dangerous. while the old
Admiral was still galloping and fenc'
ing beautifully. But the dangerous
one was from Alresford, a six-year-old
named Gambogc; Dollery was riding,
and it had started first favorite, so
knew it would not do to take any lib
critics; while, as I did not know what
sort of a race Dollery had been riding,
! | could not tell whether he had bit
up his sleeve for a finish. Well, to
cut long story short, we raced neck
and neck and don't think we ought
to have won, but Gamboge cut 1T
when the pinch came, and swervlng
towards the stands, allowed Rear
| Admiral, who was about done for, to
win by half length. Did get the
race? Yes, of course did. There is
a rule which provides for this sort OF
thing expressly. Where's Ruff" Here
YOU are! Rule 1872 in National Hunt
Rules: In steeplechases and hurdle
races any horse getting away from
his rider may be remounted IN any
part of the same field or Enclosure in
which the occurrence took place, and
further on, and in the event of rider
being disabled, his horse may be rid
den home by any person OF sufficient
weight provided he be qualified ac'
cording to the conditions of the race.
No penalty shall be exacted for carry
ing overweight in this instance There
you are, as clear as daylight. | al
ways rode few pounds heavier thar
Dick, and besides, had covert Goa
on, SO there was no difficulty abou
the weight, and of course, l was quail
fled. Dicks arm was badly broken II
two places, so there was no doub
about his being disabled; and the Ions
and short of it was that he got hi
money, about $4,000 in all. Blu
Monty had to vanish, for he failed t
find the so, 900 that Messy Levison hat
lost to Dick, and which was really lai
for Monty; and Levison was SO mast.
about it that Monty thought he hat
, better cross the water."-Black an
, | White
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-18

500 vvhere came in, and l felt sure
thar the horse could have no chance IL
D;cl, rode himself. However, 1t was
no good worrying about'it, and went
down to Kempdown on the thursday
and rode in one race before came
across Dick. But when l had DIS
mounted and weighed in, Dick came
mn. dressed for riding, and asked me
tn come and look at his horse, whicn
was walking in the paddock. Rear
Admiral looked splendid, and judging
by the list of arrivals there was very
little chance Of lis being beaten.
said as much to Dick, adding: 30
long as you don't fall, OH old man, ou'
7 made a mental resolve not to back
him If Dick persisted in his intention
Of riding, for / knew that in three
aas-a-half miles steeplechase DICK
would be beaten long before the horse
was. and there were several IN the
race good enough to win against Rear
Admiral with twelve stone OF e4'
bausted man on his back. Dick took
NV remark quietly enough. he
Iovuhed a bit and then suddenly
turned to me and said: You remember
your promise, old man.
Certainly / said.
"sWell, l want you, when we &c
down to the post, to go to the otnsl
side of the first fence on the lar sioe
after passing the stands You kno"
the fence / mean, the one nearest &c
the finish of the straight five furlongs.
".All right said. But what am
70 do9 stand there and watch you
come overT ".
..Yes.' he said, and ride there. You
have a hack here, I know. Now, prom
| ise once more.
avery WELL said !. more mys'ineS
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-01-18
Not a Safe Hunting Suit.

A fellow dressed from top to toe all
in deerskin, with the hair on, outside,
was at Greenville the other day, just
going into the Maine woods full OF the
idea that the animals wouldn't detect
his presence until he was close upon
them. Why" said one of the old
hunters, commenting on the mans
chances, 81 wouldn't go intothe woods
wearing that suit for anything. With
all the hunters watching to put bull
let into anything that looks like deer
without much pause for investigation
he will be a mighty lucky fellow If he
gets out alive, and he won't get any
more deer by it either. The animal
trusts its nose more than its eyes, and
if one gets sniff at him he won't stay
to see what there is in the funny deer
skin. (Me.) Journal.