The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-03

v: Heit. with so men Of troop l., Third
cavalry, attacked insurgents II miles
east Of Harvdcan, Ilcocos province, Lu-
xon. The enemy developed strong
position. occupied by about 400 rife
men and 1000 bolomen under command
Of Juan villamor, subordinate Of
Timos.
Mrs. Sarah H. e. Burlis is dead al
Rochester, N. r., aged 90.
The British consul at Guayaquil, Ec-
uador, confirms the report of a smallpox
outbreak at that place, but says the disease
is not epidemic, though it is spreading
among the children.
Edward Henry Stuart Bligh, seventh
earl Of Darnley, is dead. He was born in
1851. 9
England is disgusted, as she doesn't like
the promotion of the marquis Of Lans-
dowhe.
T. F. Keane, the American runner, de-
feated F. C. Bredin, English, in a $50 yard
race at Northampton recently for purse
of flOO. Keane, who had the best Of the
start, won by two yards. Time, 38 3-5
seconds.
The Chicago 4 Grand Trunk railroad
was sold under first mortgage foreclosure
proceedings, brought by the Mercantile
Trust company of New York, in accord
ance with a decree Of the United States cir
cult court.
The Cologne Gazette Of Berlin. confirm
ing the dispatch of the Associated Press
of October 20, authoritatively denies the
stories of Germany's contemplated lease
; from Venezuela of coaling station at the
Island Of Margarita, and adds: "Ger-
many does not covet any acquisition in the
vicinity Of the American continent"
A bclated dispatch from Pretoria tells
of the failure Of British negotiations with
General Botha for the surrender Of the
Beers. Botha received General Paget'z
flag of truce courteously and admitted his
defeat, but said it was impossible to treat
for surrender as long as any burghers wish
! ed to continue the war. President Steyn
was more irreconcilable. He refused td
even see the bearer of flag Of truce.
/ The civil tribunal at Paris has appointed
George j. Gould trustee for the Counties.
de Castellane, his sister. According u
| the pleadings in the case, her husband
Count Boni de CastAliane, spent 23,OOOOOl
francs in four YEARS, whereas his incom.
from his wife's fortune is only s 900 900
|4he action was the result Of d suit bfough
BY MI. Gould against his sister, The cour
GRANTED his request and appointed hin
trustee.
The elimination of the October porl
corner, controlled by Sir Thomas Upton
came last Wednesday, when pork for de
livery in October advanced $3, rising OF
J less than dozen trades from $l7, Tues
days closing price, to $50 at the clos
"wednesday. The buying was by shorts, VIII
had held off until the last moment. /
was said that Sir Thomas could have mad
the price 800 at well as $40, but he de
J clared he had no intention of Squeezing
anybody. That the October deal did no
furnish greater excitement was due, it i
said, to the fact that many shorts threat
ened with being swept off the board wer
previously allowed to fix up theid deal
with Upton privately.
The names Of the men who died on tn
transport Meade during the voyage iron
Manila to San Francisco are as follows
I James Thompson, private, Forty-sevent
: infantry; Harry Henderson, private, Twen
ty+eighth infantry; Fred 7. Treager, pri
4 va te, Thirty-ninth infantry; Joseph Lilly
late, ex-soldier; Charles H. Tomlinson, pr,
te, Thirty-ninth infantry; Dennis Kelly
private, Twenty-first infantry; Willar
lStone, private, Thirty ninth infantry
Louis A. Huffa, private, Thirtieth infantry
The bodies of II soldiers who died in Ma
Mia were also brought home on the Meade