The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRE.
1 Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week in This and For
eiwn Lands-Summarised From the
Latest Dispatches.


The Russians are marching toward
the Afghan frontier.
The general arbitration treaty be-
tween Paraguay and Argentina has
been signed.
George w. Kern, Of Allentown, Pa,
proprietor of hotel. shot himself and
wife in fit Of anger.
r. M. Robinson. a prominent mer-
chant of Dunlap. Tenn. was shot re-
Gently and robbed Of $500.
Jack Moffat, the Chicago middle
weight, won an easy victory in Chi
cago over Frank Purcell Of California.
Dave Sullivan and Joe Bernstein
fought a 25-round draw tonight at the
Broadway Athletic club last week in
New York.
Chester La We're and Kid McCloskey
fought before the Butte Athletic Club.
La We're had the best Of it from the
start and got the decision.
Mysterious Billy" Smith defeated
Charley McKeever of Philadelphia in a
20-round bout at catch weights at the
Broadway Athletic Club. New York.
Colonel Arthur L. Wagner, adjutant
general Of the department of the Da-
kotas, has left for the Philippines,
where he has been detailed for SER
vice.
The president has appointed former
Governor Joseph W.. Fifer of Illinois to
be a member of the interstate COM
merce commission, vice w. J. Calhoun,
resigned.
The whaling bark Anna Hicks has
arrived at San Francisco from the Ok
hotsk sea with $500 pounds of whale
bone. 615 barrels Of whale oil and Al
barrels Of sperm oil.
Communication with the eastern
parts of Jamaica, particularly the Sec
ton beyond the line from Morant bay
to Port Antonio. inclusive, was recently
visited by hurricane.
At Plano, CAL, Reese Martin was
shot and killed by his 19-year-old son,
Frederick. The young man accused his
father of striking his mother. He
claims that he acted in self-defense.
Brass bullets are being used by the
Filipinos against the Americans. That
fact was discovered wnen q bullet with
a brass casing was extracted from the
leg of a soldier at the Polytechnic hos
pital in New York recently.
Brigham H. Roberts of Utah Is to si'
as a member of the house of represent
atives in congress, but only for
month, and he is not to be unseatet
because he is a polygamist. He is II
resign after being sworn In.
The safe and Office furniture OF tn
Melvern bank of Melvern, KAN, was dc
molished by an explosion of dynamit
> touched of by robbers, who then loo'
: ed the place, securing 5000 in none
: and several thousand dollars In note
and checks. They escaped, leaving n
= = clue.
\ As the result of an investigatio
conducted by an anti-Quay newspape
p Ave men, all residents of the city
y Washington, are held In bail for cou'
'e on charges of repeating. impersona
Il ing election officers and making frau'
10 ulent returns.
A counterfeiting outfit and sal
blowing tools were unearthed by IL
police at No. 216 Huron street, Chicag
st Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fay. the occupan
he of the fiat, were arrested and the p
e. lice believe they have broken up gar
ly of desperados that have become excee
ingly lively in Chicago OF late.
re- John B. Sherman has rendered D
ed resignation as president OF the Unl'
.rs Stock Yards and Transit Company,
$50 take effect January l. For "a years N
as Sherman was an officer OF the corpol
all tion and for 80 years Of this time
he directing genius. :,
A syndicate Of American, Engli
The and German bankers have about p
fected arrangements with the govel
500 ment of Guatemala to advance to tt
,ec. country $15,O00,000 for the purpose
the relieving it of its debts and placing
country on a firm financial basis.
te's The four soldiers who were sentene
the to death at Manila now stand an ex'
is lent chance to save their lives. lrr
ularities have been discovered In
proceedings Of the court-martial wn
will require correction In the nrst
,me stance at Manila, II indeed, they 90
the bar the death sentence entirely.
r a The situation in the coal min
aor. fields in the southern and western
con- tions of Illinois has taken a seri
ON turn, and it is said that many Oh
be mines may be tied up, as result OF
ON. continued action of operators IN 81
ing coal to points west and soutnS
where the miners are on strike.
The Italian bark Salvatore has
. -. rived at Gloucester from Trapani, II
WAS with Capt. A. T. Dyer and the
,,,ses wrecked crew of seven men OF
est;. schooner William e. Downes, Oh
.arlv Haven, bound from Savannah !"
we're Haven with lumber. =.
We" Three tons of dynamite were st
in the hold Of the little saivaoe
.hot steamer Maule, which sailed from
haa Francisco on September 30 Tor NJ
,b,ch unto by way of San Diego. Tne '
has not been heard from since.