The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-30

There were 80 new cases OF yellow
fever at Key West and two deaths.
Sig, Marconi, promoter Of the wire
less telegraphy. has arrived in New
York.
Abncr Mckinley. brother Of Presi-
dent Mckinley, has arrived in San
Francisco.
1t is said that an Italian steamship
company will establish line to the
coas. OF Chill.
DR.. George A. Hendricks, professor
of anatomy OF the University Of Min
nesota, Is dead.
President Mckinley will probably
make few speeches in Ohio during the
present campaign.
The seventy-first annual meeting OF
the Odd Fellows grand sovereign has
adjourned sine die.
The steamer Barbara Boskowitz sank
in the Skeena river carrying down with
her GOO cases Of salmon.
The government issued a decree clos
ing Colombian ports to ships having
the bub0nic plague on board, arriving
from infected ports.
The plant and contents of the Ameri-
can Tin Plate company was almost to-
tally destroyed by fire at Atlanta, Ind,
loss $150,0O0.
Almost a thousand more miners have
joined the strike in Alabama. But two
collieries in the New river district are
now in operation.
There has been recrudescence of
the bubonic plague at Alexandria. Two
cases have been officially reported, one
of which has proved fatal.
The following presidential postmas-
ters have been appointed: Idaho-F. 8.
Stevens, Blackfoot. Washington
George w. France, Hoquiam.
Owing to increased use Of it in bust
ness money is tighter in New York
and it is said that arrangements are
being made to import gold from Eu-
rope.
Barrett, Farnum & Co., of Chicago,
have failed. Notice was posted up on
change requesting that all trades with
this firm be closed. The house was
understood to be heavily short on
wheat.
In consequence Of anti-semite distur-
Dances in Algiers the government has
established military patrols, practical.
ly amounting to proclamation Of mar
tial law.
The Lenox Athletic club Of New York
has secured the 25-round bout between
Terry McGovern and George Dixon for
which the club will hang up a purse
of $4,000.
Between 5000 and 1000 marine engi-
neers on the great lakes will probably
go on a strike unless the Lake Car
riers' Association grants 12Ac ad.
vance in wages.
The entire property of the Northern
Pacific Trading & Packing Company at
Klawawack on Prince of Waldo island,
about 1876 miles from Wrangel. was de-
stroyed by fire.
Chicago Bohemians are incensed ov-
er the circulars sent out by the Bohe-
mian Brotherhood of America arraign-
ing their societies on the charge of en-
couraging suicide.
The United States transport Valen-
cia, having on board those companies
of the First Montana regimen. U. s. ".
not brought by the Zealandia, have ar
rived in San Francisco.
The w0rkmen of Havana held a mass
meeting recently at which about 5000
were present. Inflammatory speeches
were made in favor of general strike
to secure an eight-hour day.
The large Dungeness coal mines In
West Virginia, which have been idle
for two years, will resume Immediately
| The general strike in the new river
field has brought this about.
o. d. Steen, travelling salesman fol-
an Arkansas City, Kan. firm and
Frank E. Coe. representing Denver
house, were "held up" near Clayton, O.
T., by highwayman and robbed OF
| $1,000.
The Holland Society. OF New York
at its next meeting, October 10th, will
take up the question of the trouble be
tween Great Britain and the Transvaal
and will adopt resolutions of sympathy
with the Beers.
Hobart, vice president, is far from
WELL He may be compelled to retire
from the senate. Suffers from kidney
trouble, not acute. but of form requir.
ing absolute rest for long time. He
Is now confined to the house.
Almonds are cornered and are being
sold closely in the hands of the combi
nation controlling the market The
combination in control Of the market
Is said to include two prominent houses
in Chicago and firm in California.
William Bonny, who accompanied
Henry M. Stanley, the African explorer
in 1887, in the expedition for the reliel
of Emin Pasha and who subsequently
received the gold medal of the Roya
Geographical Society at the hands Of
the Prince of Wales. is dead.
During a severe wind storm In Chi
cago the steam barge Cleveland, lader
with 100000 feet of lumber, sank In tn,
harbor near the mouth Of the Chicag,