The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-11

War office kilograms received from east
ern Siberia show the Chinese have destroy
ed the railroad in several places, inter-
rupting the passage of trains. Re-
pairs are proceeding. The Cossacks now
President Mckinley has appointed Dan
iel A. Tompkins of North Carolina men,
Der of the industrial commission, to sue
ceed Ellison A. Smythe, resigned. Mr..
Tompkins is largely identified with the
cotton interests Of the south and is one
of the principal owners of the Charlotte
Observer.
Veterans of the Philippine war will Or
ganize national society at the reunion
at Denver.
The Indian famine relief fund at New
York has reached the $500, 600 mark, the
contributions received amounting to $780,
O2O.
The Union Metallic Cartridge company
of Connecticut is working night and day
to fill orders from several governments
for ammunition.
The Catholic Journal announces new
massacres and disaster to the missions
in the southeast province of Chilli, China
1t says that five priests have been killed
Secretary Root says the latest reports
from General Macarthur show the sick
ness in the Philippines as per cent
which he considers a remarkably good
showing.
The wife of DIR. A. c. Macdonald West
water Of Lao Yang, Manchuria, com
mitted suicide at Armia, in consequence
OF mental depression caused by her eX
citing experiences at New Chwang JUS
before her departure from China.
| The grape growers and wine men are
now at war in California. The wine mer
have called in their buyers and say that
they will buy no more grapes, as the grow
ers are holding them too high. They arr
asking $lS for black grapes and SIS tor
for muscats.
The following dispatch from Lord Rob
erts has been received at the war Office
"As Warren has pacifed the western dis
tricts of Cape Colony, am allowing hin
to return home and am replacing th'
whole Of the troops in the colony unde
Forester Walker"
After two years. flight, in which the.
almost circled the globe and outwittet
the police in score Of European ant
American cities, Mr.. and Mrs. Abraham
Weinberg were arrested in their apart
ments on State street, Chicago. The,
are charged in Kansas City with embezzle
ment.
Three steamers from Cape Nome hav
arrived in Seattle, all bringing gold and
large number of passengers. The Orego
brought $345,OOO, the largest consign
ment of Nome gold since the discover
of treasure in that district; the San Pedr
brought about $l5O,OOO, and the Charlie
d. Lane $4,000.
Paul Jansen, who was arrested at Eas
Rutherford, N. j., three weeks ag(
charged with counterfeiting, hanged him
self in his cell in the Hudson county jai
New York He tore his coat into strip
which he twisted into a rope and fastene
to the bars of his cell door. Then, tyir
the end about his neck, he threw hi
weight on the cord and was slowl
strangled to death.
The allotment of f5,OOO,0O0 Of tn
tlO,OOO,00O English war loan to tn
United States is received in the highe
financial world as good thing for Lor
don i'll the present position of the Englis
banks. The brokers and small investor
severely, almost passionately criticize tn
chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Micha'
, Ii,cks-Beach, for privately arranging fo
half of the so-called public loan and ALLOW
ing the investment plum to go out {
the country.
While there has been noticeable al
sence of earthquakes in the last fortngh
volcanic eruption has taken place nea
where, 10 years ago, the greater part
Mount Bandaison was hurled into the al
, Azuma Yama was lne scene of an awfl
explosion last week, sulphur factor
employing about 100 hands being SUI
| denly annihilated by subterranean e'
plosion. Only 20 of the hands escapes
t The fall of debris covered the ground tW
feet deep at distance of four miles frol
) the center of the disturbance.