The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-04-22
RATHDRUM IDAHO. SATURDAY. o.

war. There are about 300 such men in
the Eighth Infantry and 500 in the
Second Artillery.
The Cuban army muster rolls which
were delivered to Governor General
Brooke through Senor Domingo Men
doz Capote, are prepared in neat cleri-
cal style, the 1900 broad sheets show.
ing on their face $4,000 names, 5000
commissioned officers and 42,OOO non-
commissioned officers and privates.
The whole regiment is in orderly ar
rangement OF corps, regiments, battal-
ions and company rosters.
The 26th annual meeting of the Ma
tiOnal Conference of Charities and Cor
rections will be neld in Cincinnati May
18th to 22nd.
The United States transport Senator
has arrived in San Francisco from
Manila
Secretary Long has instructed the
commandant at the Mare Island navy
yard to procure two metallic caskets
and send them to Apia to receive the
remains of Lieutenant Lansdale and
Ensign Monaghan, which will be re-
turned to the United States for burial.
The driver of the Coulee City and
Brewster stage line reports that last
week the town of Ruby City, in Okan-
ogan county, was entirely wiped out by
fire, except livery stable.
Another old-time river captain, r. A.
Dor~t, of St. Louis, is dead.
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, president, and
Miss. Anna A. Gordon, vice-president
at large of the national w. C. 4. u,
have started on western trip in the
interest of the organization.
The secretary of state has directed
the return to their posts in Spain of
the united States consuls who were
obliged to leave on account of the war.
George M. Stroud, the pioneer rail-
way conductor Of Oregon, is dead.
Sam Washington, negro, was
hanged at Yazoo City, Miss, last week
for the murder of plantation mana
ger named Coker last November.
Governor Rogers new book, Look
ing Forward, or the Story of an Afri-
can Farm" has been printed and the
governor has received an advance copy.
Manuel Chavez was hanged in San
Quentin last week for the murder Of a
woman in southern California two
years ago. He died bravely.
The trial of Lon Edwards for the
murder of his mining partner, c. l.
Evans, at Fairview mining claim,
near Ashland, Ore, March 9Th last, re-
suited in verdict of acquittal by the
jury. Both Edwards and Evans re-
sided in Los Angeles before going to
Ashland.
The National Federation of Miners
has issued call for an immediate
strike for per cent increase in
wages in all the four great coal basins
of Belgium.
Philip Walker, young married man,
was shot and killed in a cowardly man
ner last week at Kamloops, B. c., by
an Indian named Casimir.
The celebration attending the return
Of the United States cruiser Raleigh
from Manila occurred last week in New
York. The Raleigh, accompanied by
two small war vessels captured from
the Spaniards last summer and fleet
Of about 25 excursion steamers and
tugboats, paraded from Tompkins-
vile to Grants tomb and from there
back to anchorage in the North river
off Thirtyfourth street.
A case of hydrophobia has developed
in Colville, Wash, the victim being
Miss Nettie Fogg. When fed the lady
Tapped her water and used her hands
and teeth to tear the meat given her.
For two hours she kept up continual
barking like a dog. 1t took four men
to hold her down. When quite young
the lady was bitten by dog, the name
of which she calls Garfield in her de-
lirium.
A verdict of $4,000 damages against
T. j. Carson, prominent race horse
breeder, in favor of w. F. Singleton,
photographer, who was shot by Car
son, was returned at Lexington, KY.
Singleton sued for $4,000
The president has appointed Lawr-
ence Townsend Of Pennsylvania to sue
ceed Mr.. Bellamy Storer as United
OIdLCo 1liAloICl W DI uSoclO. MI. wv IL
send is at present United States min
lister at Lisbon.
Duke d'Arcos, the late Spanish min
lister to Mexico, who married Miss Vir-
ginia Lowry of Washington, has been
designated Spanish minister at Wash
ington.
A cablegram at the state department
from the United States legation at Bo-
gotta states that the Colombian gov
ernment has mailed a draft to New
York for the sum of $4,000 in satisfac-
tion of the claim of the Panama Star
and Herald for damages sustained
through the suppression of that news
paper by the Colombian government.
Orphans Home Burned.
Portland, Ind, April 20.-The orphans