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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28

Senate Adopted the Credit Request
of 14O,OOO,OOO Lire.

Rome, March 25.-The senate, by
vote Of 109 to 6, has adopted the credit
asked for by the government for con-
templated operations in Africa conse-
quent upon the defeat of the Italian
army at Adowa. The amount of the
credit is 14O,00O,O0O lire. The speakers
during the debate pointed out that the
attitude Of Great Britain showed the
Anglo-Italian alliance was an accom-
plished fact, and rested upon more
solid basis than mere treaties and pro-
tocOlS.
Baron Blanc, minister of foreign at
fairs in the Crispi cabinet, in the course
of debate on African credit, declared
that when the documents were pub
lished the policy of the former minis
try would be justified. In the meantime
the alliance with Great Britain was
known to be an accomplished fact, and
Italy's security as maritime power
was assured.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
REED IS IN CONTROL IN TEXAS
His Forces Have Everyone Of the
Committees.

Austin, Texas, March 25.-The state
republican convention did practically
nothing in the matter Of selecting dele
gates to the st. Louis convention at the
daylight session today. It was o'clock
before the convention was called to or
der. This delay was the result Of Gu
ney,. the Allison temporary chairman
dickering with the Reed men about the
committees. The Reed forces demanded
of Quincy full representation on the
committees for their support in electing
him temporary chairman. They have
every one of the committees as result,
and the chairman of each is redhot
Reed man. AS soon as the committees
were announced the convention adj
journed until p. m.
At late hour tonight the convention
had been organized, and was awaiting
the report of the committee on creden-
tials This committee, Of which a strong
Reed man is chairman, has been in SEES
sion since noon, and will probably MOI
conclude its labors before daylight. III
the meantime the convention adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
IGNITION OF CUBANS BY CON-
cpEss SEEMS IMPROBABLE.
u..r Day May End the Matter.
However, in Favor Of the
Senate.

washington, March 25.-The con-
4.rees Of the two houses on the Cuban
rosoution held another meeting today
hut again adjourned without reaching
. conclusion They, however, went far
enough to justify the belief that anoth-
~ session which will be held tomorrow
will conclude the conference. The in
dications favor the recession Of the
house from it's position and the accept
ance of the senate resolutions.
Senator Cameron's contribution to
mo senate resolution that the friendly
Offices of the United States should be
offered by the president to the Spanish
government for the recognition Of in
denendence of Cuba is antagonized by
the house conferees, one Of whom said
It would be equally diplomatic and
nroper to offer friendly Offices to Great
Britain for the attainment of Canada's
independence.
In case the senate resolutions
are accepted by the conference, the
question will again be thrown into the
senate. In all probability more debate
may be had in the body when the con
ferees make their report and several
members are preparing speeches in an
ticipation Of the opportunity.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
FIGHT FOR AN E1GHr-HouR NV
pore o. the American Fea~-...
~ Labor.

indianapolis, March 25-rha 49,
- os9 council OF the American Federation
u Labor adjourned this afternoon 40 =
.ons report was submitted by the COW
.ll.lee on the eight-hour day Question
WHICH was unanimously adopted.
Inc report says: 'aThe penara1 .,a
constant introduction of machinerv
the minute subdivisions Of labor tba
lrregularity Of employment. the CON
tlnually recurring periods OF industr;,,
stasnation and financial panics tha
hopeless wall of the unemployed al, do.
mana equalization Of the opportunities
that will come in the general adontion
OF the eight-hour day. All other lines
and economic theories within our ranks
should be subordinated to the great
task OF giving work to the UNEMPLOYED
and OF lettering the wages and condi-
tons of all who toll.
The realization Of the eight-hour
day means better food and raiment
happier homes, better citizens, a no.
bier manhood and a higher civilization.
AS we approach this question, we real
lie fully the magnitude of the inter-
ested and selfish forces arrayed against
u.s. More than all, we recognize the
need of more thorough and complete
organization of every craft and occu-
patton on trade union lines before we
can undertake general or simultane-
Gus stand for the eight-hour day"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
SUES THE NORTHERN PACIFIC
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Wants Two Millions.

st. Paul, March 25.-The Farmers
Loan & Trust Company of New York
has brought two suits in the United
States circuit court against the North
arn Pacific Railroad company, aggre-
eating nearly $2,OO0,OO0. The actions
. 70 for the recovery of unpaid interest
on the bonds of the various prahcA
lines, control of which was secured ny
the Northern Pacific some years ago
with a guaranty of interest on the ponds
of each. One of these suits IS TOT
s62s, 100 interest on the bonds OF Inc
Northern Pacific and the Montana
branch since March |, 1898
The other suit is for s1,S3S, l43 unpaid
interest on the bonds of branch INES
in North Dakota, South Dakota MOI
tana Idaho and Washington.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
SERIES OF CONDOLENCES
Two Government Omcials Whose
Names and Careers Are the Same.

Washington, D. c., March PA
series Of remarkable condolences has
been found in connection with Rep
resentative Benjamin Russell of the
second Georgia district and Mr.. Ben
)amin Russell of Missouri, the ser
geant at arms of the house. Both were
porn In the month. of October. Each
mans father and grandfather were
named Benjamin, and the ancestors of
both made their home in Massachu-
sets.
Mr.. Russell Of Georgia enlisted in
the First Georgia regiment. Mr.. Rus
sell of Missouri enlisted in the First
Maine. Both were discharged from the
service as first lieutenants; both went
INTO the newspaper business. and each
mas owned his paper for just q years.
botn have been mayors of their re-
spectlve towns, both have served two
Terms in their state legislatures, both
nave been delegates to national con-
ventlons, and now both are serving the
united States under the same root.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28

Bills to Change the Administration
of Business There.

Washington, March 24.-Two bills to
materially change the public land adj
ministration OF Alaska were reported
today by the house committee on public
lands One of them was to create the
office of surveyor general for Alaska,
with salary of $4,000. The other was
to authorize the president to appoint a
register and receiver for public lands.
The committee also favOrably reported
to the house a bill to permit persons
who have located mining claims on for
est reservations the right Of way to
those reservations and the right to build
tramways, etc. Also a bill to open Fort
Lewis reservation in Colorado, which
includes 10000 acres, to the location Of
mining and other claims.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
saw THROUGH A HUMAN BoDY
Edison Accomplished Wonders With
| the x Ray.

Chicago, March 22.-The Times Her
AIDS New York special says:
Thomas Edison has succeeded, with
the aid IF the X ray in penetrating the
human body with the naked eye, the
successful experiment having been
made last week He looked into the
lungs and heart and examined the ar
teries, muscles and blood vessels of one
of his assistants. With the powerful
cathode light behind the subject, he
looked through a screen of prepared
chemicals, and is said to have plainly
seen the workings Of the various organs
of the body"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28

Declares That Our Senator's Show III
VIII to Spani.

Madrid, March Pa majority of
the newspapers here print pessimistic
comment upon the Cuban discussion at
Washington, and point to the fact that
three senator's upon the joint committee
have distinguished themselves by show
ing ill-will for Spain. These newspapers
claim that this is not reassuring
symptom, and urge the government to
prepare for every eventuality. They de-
clare that while the vote on belligerent
rights has not been finally carried, the
conflict continues
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
JURY IN THE JONES MURDER CASE
AT MURRAY DISAGREE.
y Was Stated in Open Court That
Men Had Been Fixed to Pre-
vent Verdict.

Murray, Idaho, March 24.-The Jury
IN the Jones murder case disagreed and
50 announced in court this afternoon.
It Is stated ON authority that the ballot
from the first was 10 to for conviction.
The two Jurors who thought Jones
should be acquitted stood out to the end
and when it was seen that there was no
hope Of an agreement the foreman de-
cided to so report. Judge Mayhem was
compelled to discharge the jury. Jones
will be admitted to bail and will be
given another trial. 1t will be most diff
cult to secure another jury in this
county.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
RECENT
sKIRMIsHEs IN CUBA


Havana, March 25.-Elbert Sappleye.
the correspondent in Cuba Of q New
York newspaper, was expelled from the
country today by order Of the Spanish
authorities.
In a skirmish between the insurgents
and detachment of troops in the Santa
Clara district, Leonio Vidal, the insur-
gent leader. was killed.
The San Quintin battalion, In recon-
noitering in the province Of Santa Cla-
ra, was attacked by the insurgents. The
insurgents were eventually dispersed,
with great loss The troops lost Is
killed and 80 wounded.
AN EXPEDITION LANDED.
Havana, March 25.--It is learned
that an expedition, supposed to be that
! from the steamer Bermuda, has landed
| between Guantanamo and the city Of
| Santiago de Cuba.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
MANAGER OF A NEW RAILROAD
W. u. Howe Chief of the Boise, Mann
pa & Silver City.

Boise, March 23.--G. e. Howe has
ues elected chief engineer and general
onVer City k0am ET8T IIRTARRO
manager of the proposed Boise, Nampa
silver City railroad. He has been
aere since Friday consulting with the
directors and looking over the route
- sle comes here from Butte. He was
:.o'merly chief engineer of several roads
- Inc Mississippi valley.
- Is understood that he represents
Inside interests that will become In
crested in the enterprise.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
MRS. JENNIE KIMBALL IS DEAD
Manager and Mother Of Carinn0,
Opera and BOuffe Artist.

st. Paul, March 23.-Mrs. Jennie r.
Kimball Of Philadelphia, the WE'LL
known opera company manageress, died
this morning in private car at the
Union depot in this city. When the
Kimball Opera Company was at Butte
Mont, two weeks ago, Mrs. KimbaH
was taken sick with pneumonia. All
engagements of the company between
Butte and st. Paul were cancelled. In
the private car of the president Of the
Northern Pacific, Mrs. Kimban was
brought to this city. Pleurisy had de-
yeloped. and on her arrival here she was
in a too precarious condition to be
moved from the car. She died at q
o'clock this morning.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
AN EXPEDITION LANDED.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

METAL QUOTATIONS.
New York, March 25.-Bar silver, 6Sasc.
Copper-Easy; brokers' price, $10.871a; ex-
change price, s1o7b0ll.
Lead-Steady; brokers' price. S3; ex-
change price. $3.15G3.20.
PORTLAND WHEAT.
Portland. March 25.-The wheat market
is unchanged.
San Francisco, March 25.-Wheat-Ship-
ping wheat, $1.O7A for No. and s10SM6
ITO for choice; milling wheat, $1.150l1 221@
Barley-Feed, fair to good, 67hQ7Ocs
choice 71AG72hc; brewing, SoGS612c.
Oats-Milling, 75@821sc; Surprise, 9O0s5cs
fancy feed, S2A@S5c; good to choice, 10
Soc;; poor to fair. 671aQD7211c; gray. 721AQ80c.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
Chicago, March 25.-Wheat at the OPEN
ling showed a loss Of Ac, the crowd being
bearish on the seasonable weather condt-
tions, easier cables and liberal north
vanced on good buying. Close: May
wheat, CSC; corn, 2911c; oats. 1910. Re.
ceipts: Wheat, 49, 900 bushels: corn, 100000
bushels; oats, $4,000 bushels.
WOOL MARKET
Boston, March 25.-The Aemricah W0oi
and Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow
Of the wool trade:
1.-THE sales in the principal markets nave
amounted to 2,925,75O pounds, Of which
1,476,35O were domestic and l.34s.5V0 were
foreign woods. The sales since January
/ have reached IS, 587 700 pounds. The situ-
alton continues dull, and prices are gener-
ally In buyers favor; in brief, it will Do
/ termed buyers market, IL there were
| any inclination on their part to purchase.
The simple fact is that there ~ no de-
mand Generally speaking, manufacture
| ers are not requiring any stock, therefore
/ It Is only in cases Of emergency that they
seek and then but sparingly.
"The Boston sales for the week were
| 1852, 500 pounds of which 100000 pounds
WOOL The sales since January ] amount
| to %, 54O,SOO pounds
| LIVE STOCK
Chicago, March 25.-The prices for cattle
! are On the down grade. The sales were on
a basis Of 49, 4OG4.4O for common tofancy
dressed beef and shipping steers. Cows
and heifers are selling relatively better
than steers, very few going as low as 81,
while good to choice lots sell readily az
$3@3.75. Calves brought $5.2505.50.
The prices for hogs suffered g. further
reduction of 5@10c, sales ranging at s.. COO
$50, with choice mixed selling as high al
81 and choice lights at $404.1O.
Common to fancy sheep We're saleable a.
1904. fed westerns again comprising q
great bulk of offerings, and TRANSACTIONS
were chiefly at $3.50D3.85; lambs sold at
So 9O@4.S5 and prices were firmer than for
sheep.
Chicago, March 25.-Pork, 1892; lard
$5.17; ribs, $425.
New York, March 25.-Hops-Dull.
Wool-Quiet.
Petrolenm-Dull; United closed at s.. 34115
Coffee-Closed steady; March, $1,000
1926; spot Rio, dull; No. Z. $1s.75.
Sugar-Raw, quiet; refined, quiet.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
.r LOUIS IS THE PLACE NOW.
People Change From
San Francisco.

chicago. March 25.-Miss Francis =.
uy;11ard authorizes the statement that
The national convention Of the Women ms $
u w Temperance Union for 1896
Ill, he held at st. Louis, almost with
~" doubt. The matter was discussed
". aonfarence today, at which confer
a. . no managers recognized the SEN
ti,,,eot in favor of st. Louis was prac-
tically unanimous.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
INDIANS BURNED IN A HOUSE
One Was Julia Bird, a Well known
Character.

Bayfield,, Wis, March 22.-Julia Bird,
an old squaw and quite character in
this section, her daughter, Charlotte
Bird, an infant daughter Of Charlotte
and C. Etiquette. an Indian from the
Bad River reservation, were burned to
death this morning at 2 o'clock in
house on the outskirts of the town.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
Postal Telegraph Dividend.

rl New York. March 25.-The Postal
o n.,egraph Company has declared a
hh,l Ill., dividend Of per cent, paya-
~ e - April Is. This is the first dividend
ea,u une company. Tt Is the surplus OF
r. lungs heretofore having been devoted
!" extensions.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
upDunNDoUs FIRE IN CALCUTTA
..va Quarter Demolished and
Many People Killed.

raaon March PA dispatch from
bombay reports a Tremendous IRE -
the native quarter OF Calcutla' as Tue
result of which many persons "eie
killed.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28
c4 pr,+nin Denies 1t.

ondon March 25.-It is officially de-
"a +hat Great Britain has intimated
ne che will favor active intervention
- +he United States in Cuba.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-03-28

The shoe and dry goods jobbers %
Augusta report satisfactory spring sales.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21

course. The tide had been flooding but
short time and the bar was breaking
badly.
A strong westerly swell has been rolling
in for the past two days, eliminating this
morning in immense breakers crossing the
bar in every direction ana lashing it into
vast hillows of foam. It was an angry sea
and ore in which no prudent captain
ought to have trusted the lives of his pas
sengers and the safety OF his ship. 1t is
supposed that Captain Reed realized the
dangerous character OF the sea which was
breaking and stopped to reconnoiter be-
fore crossing the bar. At all events when
near the extreme end of the jetty, the en-
gines were slowed down and the speed per-
ceptibly decreased. In fact, the vessel ap-
peared to stop for few moments. Whether
the skipper decided within himself to take
the chances and endeavor to cross the bar
or TO put about and re-enter the bay is
not known, but at this time the vessel
took sudden sheer, refused to answer her
helm, and carried oy the strong northerly
set of the current in moment was upon
the submerged rocks of the partially con-
structed jetty. She struck so hard that
hole was stove into her bottom directly
under the engine-room.
A few seconds later the chief engineer
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21

tagging championship California was
especially indebted for the honor of
building part, of it. He had sent the
contract here for the building of the
Charleston and was about to send con-
tract for building still greater warship,
to be called the California. Mr.. Scott
asked that he be given the warmest recep-
tion that had ever been rendered public
speaker in California.
And he was-at least if any other has
called out more enthusiasm there is no
acute recollection OF it. When he rose
the big house shook with the palpitating
air.
"Mr. Chairman and friends and neigh
bors of San Francisco" he said. "the
magnifcence of your greeting here to-
night, lacking nothing of the elements Of
your splendid and generous hospitality,
impresses upon me my inadequacy to de-
serve such superb reception. The State
of Maine" [Long and loud applause.
II hope the boys will hear this back in
Maine"
"Three cheers for Maine," shouted an
auditor, and the response was prompt,
hearty an I'd thundereusly vociferous. Con-
tinuing Congressman Boutelle said:
''They sent their message to you early
in September"
"We'lf give 'em our answer on the Sd of
Novem 5er," came a shout from one of the
galleries.
They wait for your response. They
have no doubt what that response will be.
and neither have l." said the speaker.
"My State recognizes a long and unliqui-
dated credit in behalf of the State of Cali
fornia. We owe you people debt which
we have never been able to pay, and which
we never want to see wholly discharged,
because we prefer to feel undera continual!
obligation to- the people of the Pacific
Slope.
"We can never forget the loyalty and
enth usiasm with which you people fol-
lowed and upifted the banner of our great
chic tain during all the period from 1876
10 1892 And as long as memory lasts in
the Pine Tree State the name of California
will be linked with the name of the peer
less fame of James 6. Blaine. [Great ap-
plause.
81 wish he could be here tonight in
place of myself to speak to you again as
he has so often spoken in the past, always
and everywhere in favor of the uplifting
of the National credit and the National
honor. In my poor way am glad to feel
that can bring you here tonight from
Maine in less beautiful rhetoric and in
less forcible argument the counsel and ap-
peal that Blaine would have uttered if he
stood here on this platform tonight.
II hope no one in this marvellous gather
ing has for moment the idea that have
come across the continent-3000 miles of
our great dom ain-with the foolish expec-
tation of bringing information to thus
great, progressive and intelligent COM
munity.
'.That is not the purpose of my visit.
/ can say to you at the outset that / have
no hope whatever OF imparting any infor-
nation or instruction to this great people,
so large portion of whom are honoring
me here tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21

Crogan, first assistant engineer; Friel, Sec
ond assistant engineer; Banks. second
mate; Spaulis, Martin, Ross, Bergman,
McKipDing, H. Brown, seamen; Moore,
fireman; White, cook; Bargetta, White,
Holden, walters; A. Painter, E. Nosler,
passengers.
The Arago arrived from San Francisco
on Monday morning and took on a cargo
Of $50 tons of coal and a small quantity of
miscellaneous freight at Marshfield, leav-
ing the latter place some time during the
night. She reached Empire City all right,
and there took on several passengers, all
bound for San Francisco. At7:30 O'Clock
this morning she left Empire City, arriv-
ing of the bar about half an hour later.
She reached point about opposite the
outer end of the Government jetty in
safety.
At this point some 200 feet of the trestle-
work surmounting the partially con-
structed breaKwater was carried away by
last winters storms, leaving reef of
rocks very dangerous to any vessel which
hould unfortunately deviate from her
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-21

81 have come TO you simply to bring
from the East and the Central States.
your common country, the outstretched
hand of Republicanism and the sound.
patriotic Democracy of that section of our
country to grasp hands with California IL
devotion to the best welfare of our COM
mon country. Great applause.
81 do not know just how many thousand
miles I have travelled, and if they had
been counted by ten times the mum Der
should have felt more than repaid for
W whatever. of effort and fatigue it has cost
me to enjoy the never-to- be-forgotten
honor and privilege of facing this mag
nidcent gathering of my fellow-citizens
here tonight. Great applause.]
'sI am glad to feel that however long the
steel rails have stretched out, over what
ever stretches of territory l may have
been borne, thank God, have never found
what appeared to me as the enemies of the
country. fUproarious applause
II stand here in San Francisco similarly
to the way would stand in Maine-in the
house of my friends. [Cheers. / have not
come here tonight to bear you message
from any class OF our people; have not
come to plead the interests of any special
portion of the American people; / am not
here in the interest of party that confines
itself to any portion of the country.
stand humble but sincere champion Of
the great political organization which
bears on its shield the uplifting ana the
welfare of every man, woman and child in
the American Republic. [Great and con-
tinued applause.
81 shall have failed disastrously in my
purpose if any man or woman shall leave
this building tonight with heart EN- bit
tered against any of their fellow-citizens
if what shall say shall have the effect of
making one portion of the people turn
against another. I am here TO proclaim
the principles of the grand old Repu plican
party, the glorious old Republican party,
the same grand old Organization that,
marching under the only banner it ever
did, unfurled the star-spangied banner,
and bore the ark of our covenant through
the red sea of Civil War, and from that
hour to the present has never wavered in
any policy that went to the uplifting of
the American people. [Uproarious ap-
plause, mingled with cheers and shouts of
"Hurrahp'l
remarkable campaign; we are nearing the
close of the most amazing contest in the
annals OF the American Republic or of
any other people, and when 1 face an in
telligent audience upon whose oounte-
nance can read that intelligent, loyal
manifestation of pride in our party and
confidence In its good intentions, marvel
that either or any other man should be
called upon to defend the republic from
such an assault as is now menacing not
only its security but its life. speak with
the words of absolute conviction and SIM
cerity when / say that starting from
Northeastern Maine-I hail from where
the sun rises-I Lave found what to my
mind is an unparalleled upheaval of the
people TO ward off the danger that
has been so cling and so
threatening that the great Democratic