The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-05-06
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rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRE,
4 Complete Review OF the Events for
the Past Week In This and Toreign
Lsnds-summnrised From the Latest
Dispatches.

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the centre of the famine district, the
Red Cross Society alone is feeding
$4,000 people. The relief delegate in
the province of Ufa reports that peas
ants ran after him and begged for
food on their knees in the snow.
The Phoenix Bridge Company, whose
works are located at Phoenixville, Pa,
has received contract to build IL
steel bridges for the Russian govern
ment and work will be commenced on
the structional material in few days.
The bridges are for the Eastern Chi
nese railway, the southeastern extern
sion of the great Trans-Siberian road.
Japanese judges sent by their gov
ernment to make study of interna-
tional law in England and Germany,
have arrived in San Francisco. They
are A. Tannasy. G. Abbi, M. Komiya,
J. Saito, and T. Nashakoji of Toxic,
and X. Kasaka, of Yokohama.
Perry Belmont, and Mrs. Jessie
Sloan, the divorced wife Of Henry T.
Sloan, were married last week at
Greenwich, Conn.
The North Atlantic squadron has
sailed from San Juan direct for Tomp-
kinsville, Staten Island.
The steamship Kanawha of New
York. Captain Evans, which left New
port News, April I'd with coal for the
Bermuda islands, broke her rudder and
foundered $50 miles from Bermuda on
April 9Th. The crew escaped.
Lieutenant o. e. Lasher, U. 8. N,
who was thrown from his trap while
out driving with his 6-year-old child
at Monterey, CAL, on April 21st, died
of his injuries.
The Hotel Thornton, the Sturgis
block, and the Allen & Mclaughlin
block, at Sturgis, Mich, have been de-
stroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
A. N. Miller, vice-president Of a bank
that recently failed in Cobdon, Ills,
has committed suicide.
DR.. Reuben Ludlam, Sr., president Of
the Hahneman Medical College in Chi
cago, and one of the most widely
known homeopath physicians in the
world, is dead.
The formal order assigning Briga-
der General Davis as governor general
of Puerto Rico Is issued.
Orders have been received at Fort
Smelling, Minn., to hold in readiness
the troops there for departure at any
time for Warder, Idaho.
Captain Woodbury., of the Sixteenth
United States infantry at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo-, has received orders to
hold the troops in his command in
readiness to move at moments no.
tice, to Wardner, Idaho.
Plantation owners near Manavatio,
Mexico, received 106 new hands from
the Japanese steerage passenger list of
the North American Mail steamship
Olympia, which arrived last week.
Fred Williams, of Wales, Wash, was
drowned Satourday, April 29th.
A distinct shock Of earthquake was
felt in Illinois last week.
The legislature in Missouri passed a
bill taxing stores which sell more than
one class of goods from 5000 to $500
for each class more than one, as set
out in the bill.
On the steamer America Maru which
arrived from Hong Kong and Yokoha'
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jor General Anderson and wife, Lieu
tenant Anderson, Lieutenant Allen and
wife, Major Guise, Viscount and Wis
countess De Labray and Commander
Orphen of the royal navy.
The Chilkat Indians in Alaska are
on the warpath.
Services over the remains of Sam T
Jack, the theatrical manager, took
place Sunday in New York City.
Secretary Hay has cabled instruc
tions to Minister Merry, at Bluefields
informing him that the United States
could not permit the double assessment
of American merchants at Bluef1elds
on goods imported into that port.
Distinct shocks of earthquake were
felt in all parts of San Francisco las
week.
than a dozen seriously injured and 81
less seriously injured, as the result O
a wreck Sunday on the Rochester
Lake Ontario railway, better knowI
as the bay" road, half mile nortl
of Rosenbauer's Corners, N. Y.
1t is announced in Berlin that Pres
ident Mckinley received the German
ambassador, DR.. Won Holleben, and ex
pressed his disapproval of the remark
attributed to Captain Coghlan at tn
recent dinner and requested thS am
bassador to assure Emperor William
and the German government of hi
friendly sentiment.
The war department expects Chicag
to supply 5000 recruits before Janu
ary 1st, 1900, for service In Cuba an,
the Philippines. About so men a da,
are examined at the recruiting sta
tion, 80 West Madison street.
The United States ship Ranger ha
Just had her dock trial at Mare Is
land and will soon be ready to go int
commission, new ship to all intent
and purposes. She will be sent t
Manila as soon as she is ready. o.
account of her light draught she will