The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-04-15

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when he died. Mr. Benedict was for
merly harbormaster of the port of New
York, and served on the stan Of three
governors of New York.
Jack Macmillan, we'll known
through Europe and in the United
States as curler, was caught in a
belt in -four mill and killed.
Surgeon General Sternberg has re-
ceived a report from Major Harvard,
chief surgeon at Santiago, In which
he says that the city and department
of Santiago are in generally good sani-
tary condition.
Charles Wilkerson, yard conductor
of the Chesapeake & Ohio, was shot
and seriously wounded last week in q
fight with Ben Bates, a bugler at Fort
Monroe.
The United States cruiser Raleigh
has arrived at Bermuda.
A fierce battle occurred at Highland
Falls last week between candidates
for admission to West Point as cadets
on the one side and boys of the village
on the other.
William Whist, we'll known in news
paner and Grand Army of the Repub-
lie circles in the west, is dead.
DR.. George A. Rawson, who figured
in sensational divorce case in Se-
attic few years ago, committed sui
eide at the insane hospital at Indian
apolis last week by hanging.
The Yellowstone river caused great
er damage to life and property this
year than ever before. Four persons,
Mrs. r. w. Snyder, her brother, Eu-
gene F. O'Conner, her niece, Miss Mel
lie Reagan, and visitor. Miss Rose
Wybrecht, lost their lives last week.
An attempt has been made to as.
sassinate the cars aide-de-camp, Gen.
eral Mauseoy. He was stabbed in the
throat by servant, but the would-be
assassin was overpowered. The gen
erals wounds are not serious. .
John H. Sullivan, former member
! of the governors executive council
and one of the most prominent poll
ticians in Boston, killed himself by
shooting last week.
Frank Griffin, editor of the Daily Re
! view in Marysville, Mo-, was shot and
wounded last week by G. G. Jasse.
Returns received from the Irisf
council elections show that 800 ma
tionalists, 83 unionists, one labor can
didate and one liberal have been re
turned.
Major General Shafter, accompanied
by his aide, arrived in Washington
last week from California to testify
, before the army court of inquiry int
the beef charges, having been sum
. moned there for that purpose.
News has reached London that tn,
Danish steamer Nordfarer, Captain
, Brunnich, from Galveston for Ham
burg, via Norfolk, took off 26 men from
the French fishing schooner Engenee
!, which foundered at sea.
Justice Stephen ]. Field of the Unit
ed States supreme court is dead.
Gross railroad earnings in 1898 OF
!. 163,181 miles Of road aggregated 81,
112,417 800 in 1897. This is an increas
of 6 per cent over very large total
! for the previous year and amounts II
over $1,000 per mile. Operating ex
> penses on the same roads increase,
only SO per cent thus leaving for ne
!. earnings an increase of 6.2 per cent.
;. The strike of the members of tn
e Journeymen Bricklayers' association
' at Philadelphia has been adjusted.
The steamer Del Norte has sale,
from San Francisco for Unalaska wit
7 the first crowd of Klondikers for tn
= Yukon this season.
Charles Gotchy was shot and prot
ably mortally wounded last week q
); Blaine, Wash, by George w. Smell.
Fire broke out one day last week Il
:, the five story dwelling at No. 2 Eas
:, Sixty-seventh street, the home of Wa
> lace Andrews and the five story brown
:. stone house of Alfred Adams, No
:, East Sixty-ninth street. The house
are in the heart of the district occ,
,. pied by the homes of New York's ricl
est millionaires. The Andrews HON
. was totally destroyed and 13 lives los
% The gigantic mill trust just organ
- ized under the name of the Republi
Iron and Steel company is in full o.
GRAFTON.
- Private Albert L. Knudson of Con
:, pany I, First Washington volunteer II
% fantry, is appointed as chaplain of tt
" regiment, to fill the vacancy occasion
!, ed by the death Of Chaplain Thom
son.
10 Frank Wade and Ernest Clevere
murderers, and George Wilson and ]
- B. Stockton, indicted for criminal a
u sault, have escaped from Jail at Ii
erty, Mo.
le Tho Maccachucatfe hoo ooi1od fro,
u the Brooklyn navy yard to join Sam
y sons quadron at Trinidad. On the a
y rival of the Massachusetts the squa
a ron will proceed to Southampton
England.
r. Nicaragua Will He Good.
- Washington, April 9.-Minister Corr
Us | of Nica u1Ia haa hoard xoth hincr from, l.