The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-16
IN the regular army. All company Off.
GERS are colored men who served in the
war with Spain.

'" lyPhOld fever has
broken out in the Moabite quarter, Berlin.
Dr. fozzl, the physician attending Can.
tam Dreyfus, says that the condemned
man is hopelessly i'll.
Inc queen regent of Spain has signed
decree proclaiming martial law in tho
province of Vizcaya.
John Blanchard, for nine years editor in
chief OF the Minneapolis Times, is dead
after an illness of several months, aged 81.
The London solicitors of the French
consulate have resigned as protest
against the verdict Of the Dreyfus court
martial.
Four Guatemala banks have agreed to
loan the government $500 900, and will
increase their paper currency correspond
ing amount.
Chief Justice Chambers Of Samoa has
handed his resignation to the president, to
take effect as soon as the powers can agree
upon his successor.
A cyclone swept over the Island of
bermuda recently. Many houses were
blown down and others unroofed, No
A'N' "'C icpoItcu loSt.
Four men were killed and two injured
in head-end collision, which took place
on the Rock Island, two and half miles
east of Oxford, Iowa.
The revolution in Venezuela, under the
leadership of General Castro, is gaining
ground. The insurgents now occupy
Neigua, three days march from Valencia.
The German third-class cruiser Wichita,
while participating in the autumn maneu-
vers, exploded her boiler at Kiel, four
persons being killed and four others in
jured.
The little town of Northwood, Grand
Forks, N. D., is completely destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at $2OO,OOO
Fifty business firms have lost their entire
belongings.
Colonel Kosterlitzky at Magdalena, has
been ordered to hold his battalion ready
to come to the scene of trouble between the
cowboys and Mexican guards at Naco, at
moments notice.
The British steamer Thermopylae, Cap
tain Phillip from Sydney, N. S. W., via
other Australian ports for London, has
gone ashore at the entrance to Cape
Town. She is a wreck.
Sir Thomas Upton has made an offer
of $250,O00 for the estates which includes
the Lakes of Killarney, and if his offer
is accepted he will present them to the
Irish people in trust.
In February Peary will again move
north. The journey toward the pole will
be either by the Greenland coast or from
Cape Hella, as conditions may determine.
The Diana brings the news back.
DR.. j. d. Griffith of Chicago has CON-
pleted an official test of the Mauser pistol
used by the German cavalry. He says it
is effective to 500 yards. 1t is said the gov
ernment may adopt the weapon as re-
suit of the test.
The steamer Rio de Janeiro, just from
China. will pass into the hands of the gov
ernment for the transportation OF troops
as soon as she is discharged and has gone
on the drydock. She will sail for Manila
September 20.
Becoming convinced that his fighting
strength has weakened, Jimmy Barry, for
long time the champion bantam-weight
has declared off his coming fight with
"Sig" Hart. and announced his retirement
from the ring.
The Brazilian government has protest
ed against the sale of the lands OF the
duke OF Sake to the German government
The government of Brazil has been in
formed that Bolivia has sent division OF
troops to occupy Acre.
The United States transport Tartar has
been detained at Hong Kong by the harboI
authorities under the British merchant
shipping act, whereby her capacity is linz
tied to $50 passengers, although the Tar
tar has licensed capacity of l34O.
The secretary of the treasury has decld'
ed, in view of the money stringency in
New York. to anticipate October interest
This will amount to $5,596,526, and is due
on the per cents of 1897. The secretary
action was taken without solicitation.
The Ketchannie was lost in storm OIL
the Tasmania coast, and the crew al
drowned. The crew consisted OF John
/ Rockwell, MASTER, 10, iAoD'' -
Price Is, Bristol; Sigerd Maynussen, 10
Norway: Neil McKinnon, 81, Scotland.
Severe rains and floods have caused post
ponement of the Hungarian cavalry ma
neuyers near Papa, Hungary, at whlci
Emperor King Francis Joseph is expected
to be present. Ten soldiers were strncf
bv lightning at Also Kasmark, four oeihs
killed. ,o,
The American Jewish new year BOOK
recently issued estimates the Jewish pop
ul.t;on of the United States at l,lO3,sOo
Now York has 100000; Illinois, $4,000
pennsylvania, $4,000; Ohio, 600; Can
fornia $4,000; Maryland, $4,000, an'
Missouri $4,000.
Hon. John Hay, secretary OF state
makes this emphatic statement regarding
the alleged secret alliance between Eng
lad and the United States: There Is M
alliance with England, nor with any powc
Under the heaven, except those known ah'
published to the world, the treaties OF or
binary international friendship for .n'
...ncso Of business and commerce. NJ
treaty other than these exists; none ma
boon suggested on the other ide: none
IN contemplation. 1t has never entered
into the mind of the president, or nay o
,ho Government to forsake under any III