The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-03-04


mining district.
William Wayne Belvin is under arrest
in the Waldorf Astoria, charged with
threatening the life OF the Denver mil
lionaire, David H. Moffat, and also with
trying to defraud the hotel out of 1923.
The United States gunboat Wheeling
has arrived in Vancouver, b. c., from
Alaska.
Miss Ada Rehan, the leading lady OF
Augustin Days company, has been en-
gagged, with Mr.. Days permission and
approval, to create the part OF the hero
inc in the next Drury Lane drama.
The commissioners OF Golden Gate park,
San Francisco, have accepted an offer by
Claus Spreckels to erect a marble or
granite music stand, to cost not less than
100000.
At st. Louis, in the trial of Campbell
Aligair on the charge of murder, photo
graphs purporting to portray every stage
Of the assault were brought forth by the
state and allowed as evidence. The entire
tragedy as the prosecution presents it
was acted out before camera.
Orders have been issued for filling in
Of the ffty-mile gap between Surf and
Elwood, on the coast division of the
Southern Pacific railroad. This will com
plete new trunk line from San Francis
co to Los Angeles within year.
Frances Saville, the opera singer, who
states that she is citizen of California,
has brought suit against the Madison
Avenue hotel in New York to recover
$4,000, the value of casket of jewels
which she alleges was stolen from her
apartments in the hotel December 0, 1898.
Total receipts from customs and taxes
in Americas island possessions are: In
Cuba, from July IS, 1898, to January 81,
1850 (six ports not reporting for Janu-
ary), $l,3l2,372; in the Philippine isl.
ands, from August 10, 1898, to December
81, $l,Sl9Sl3; in Porto Rico, from Aug
nat Is, 1898, to December Is, 1893, 49,
843,6O2.
Lieut.. Commander C. P. Rees, U. s. N,
who was the signal officer with Admiral
Dewey's fleet, and who stood upon the
bridge with the admiral during the bat
tie OF Manila, has arrived in Topeka,
Kan, to visit relatives The naval off.
GER was received by the governor and
both branches Of the legislature, and
spoke briefly before both the house and
senate.
An appeal has been received by the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce on
behalf Of the flood sufferers Of the Shan.
tung province of China. Those signing
the appeal are American anu English peo-
Pile. The state that the Chinese of the
district have raised something like $780,
900, but this will go but short way, as
there are over 100000 people starving
The transport Roanoke has sailed for
Manila with a full cargo Of supplies for
the troops. She took away II recruits
for the Fourteenth infantry, IL men OF
the Twentieth infantry and two men and
81 recruits for the Twenty-third infantry
The contamination of the $25,OOOOOC
combine, the New York Gas, Light, Heat
& Power Co., has been made possible
by the decision OF the directors of the
Standard Underground Cable company tc
surrender TO the combine $l46,OO0 worth
Of bonds Of the United Electric Light &
Power company Of New York held by il
as collateral.
Negotiations will probably be complet
ed for the sale OF the plant Of King, Gil
bert 4 Warner company of Columbus
Ohio, to the Bessemer steel plants OF the
national organization. The plant is one
Of the lars> in the west.
Attorney General Monet OF Ohio hs,
filed II motion in the supreme court ask
ing that +. b. Squire, secretary of the
Standard Oil Company, be cited for con
tempt. Secretary Squire refused to pro
duce certain books demanded by the at
torney general during the taking Of ties
timony in the cases against the STANDARD
Oil company before the master commits
sioner
| With regard to the reported Anglo
German agreement, Prince Radziwill o
France remarked: "An entente between
such serious commercial rivals as Grea
Britain ana Germany is almost impos
sible.
| Emil Beme, cabin passenger on tn
North German Lloyd steamship Saale
was arrested in New York on charge O
smuggling.
President Mckinley has notified tn
Moravian college for women that it nigh
announce the fact that as far as tn,
present outlook was concerned he woult
be able to attend the exercises on tn,
l50th anniversary OF the seminary, to b,
held on June IA. President Mckinley as
sures the college he would be accompan
led by Mrs. Mckinley.
Mrs. John A. Logan is seriously i'll al
her home in Washington, D. c. She i,
suffering from a second attack of grip
She has been unable to leave her room
for more than week and her condition
causes much alarm.
Count Jean Bernard Rocheburg. Rother
Lowen, the distinguished Austrian states
man, formerly minister of foreign affair.
and incumbent of other administrative
posts under Emperor Francis Joseph, i.
dead
The Planters Cotton Oil seed mill a,
Monroe, La. was almost destroyed by fire
together with seedhouses, stables, stock
etc. The loss is estimated at 100000
Insurance not known