The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-18

ping men are of the opinion that the
dynamite exploded and that the vessel
was destroyed.
Governor Richards of Wyoming has
issued q request to the governors of
the arid states and territories to hold a
meeting at Salt Lake City, December
IA, to formulate plans of legislation to
be submitted to congress looking to
leasing grazing lands in the west to
stockmen and ranchers, the rentals to
be devoted to building irrigation works
for the reclamation of lands susceptible
Of cultivation.
Senator Hayward from Nebraska Is
not expected to live.
Rear Admiral Schley will soon hoist
his flag ON the Chicago.
Bridegroom Admiral Dewey and
bride are again located in their Wash
ington home.
The thirty-first meeting Of Knights of
Labor assembly was in progress In Bos-
ton last week.
A Canadian exhibitor carried of the
high jump blue ribbon at New York
horse show recently.
The rumor of friction between Rus
sia and japan is groundless. No inter-
national question exists between them.
The Northern Pacific has completed
arrangements for the transportation of
over 5000 horses from central Wash
ington points to st. Paul and eastern
points.
James J, Corbett has challenged
James ]. Jeffries to fight for the heavy
weight championship Of the world.
Corbett deposited $1,000 to be covered
by Jeffries in any way he sees fit.
In the report of Gen. Miles, he COM
pliments the gallantry of the troops
who fought equally we'll in different
climes, and recommends that the offi'
GERS be recognized in the increase OF
war pay.
Nothing can be saved from the cruis'
er Charleston. She struck an unchart
ed coral reef ten miles east Of Lam
iguen island, and two hours after her
engines stopped the big warship was
totally deserted.
L. e. Densmore and ]. A. Maxwell
both prominent citizens of Gallup, N
M, fought q duel. One was armed witt
a Winchester and the other a six-shoot
er. Maxwell was killed and Densmor'
mortally wounded.
Four trunks with CHASTITY contents
were seized in st. Louis, Mo-, and al
undertaken of Memphis is under arrest
and admits that he has been sellinl
. cadayers to medical colleges in his sec
ton of the country.
The whaling ship Mermaid came t
!. grief at Dutch Harbor. on Fox islam
= tremendous sea stove in her sides
!. necessitating the lowering of sheets t
! prevent being swamped. The unluck
craft was condemned.
: Waverly factory will be producin
sugar in two weeks. Work of harves
. ing the sugar beets is progressing sa
: isfactorily. Eighteen Nhundred acre
= near the factory will produce from fou
to twelve tons per acre.
Police have a quartet of dangerou
: men behind the bars in New York. The
: are Alonzo Whiteman, Frank Edmund
John Thompson and Robert Knox. WI
=, have passed bogus Ora1CS III uodfiy
= cry large American city.
- = There are about 5000 people at Cal
~ Nome. Anvil City is the name OF tt
town. Next season there will be 1000
:. - or 25, 900 people there. There are thr'
:. - Laplanders there who have taken Of
:. :. more than 100000 in the last thr'
- months. They spend $1,000 or more
a. day.
y Anton Pollak and Josef Vierag, I
>. yentors of the rapid sending and
~ ~ ceiving automatic devices, which prol
~ ise a revolution in telegraphy, are
~ " Chicago to make demonstrations
~ their invention. The first test will
~ - an attempt to send 600 words mlnu
- over a distance of 600 miles.
~ According to the annual report
., the paymaster general it costs $13,9S
80 -. TIA to maintain in commission t
" ships in active service in the navy ls
~ wear. For construction Of such shi
~ and purchases of ready built ships
a.. a.. 964,456 was expended, while $6,754,s
1s' was absorbed in repairs to ships.