The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-03-24
RATHDRUM IDAHO. SATURDAY. "a,

whom Miss Strother is said to have asso-
ciated, was arrested and made confession,
saying she had shot Miss Strother.
The american warship sent to Taku is
intended to participate in the eventual
joint naval demonstration should China
persist in her refusal to suppress the sscts
hostile to the Christians.
j. M. Falkner, foreman of the wholesale
department of Stewart 4 Holmes, drug
gists at Seattle, jumped from an ascending
elevator at the second story, missed it and
fell to the basement. He died in an hour.
Thirty persons were injured by the fall
ing Of freight elevator in the rear Of the
building at 1900 Market street, Chicago,
wnere the victims of the accident were en-
ployed by the Blakely Printing Company.
1t is thought none OF the injured will die,
although several were badly hurt. The
accluent was caused by the breaking of the
engine in the basement.
General Osman Pasha, the famous mill
tary leader of the Ottoman empire, is
dead. He was a veteran of two wars, the
latest between Turkey and Greece, was
one of the best generals in Europe and
the mainstay of the Turkish army in
times of war. He was famous for his
fighting qualities, but his reputation as a
strategist was also excellent.
General Lew Wallace has written an
open letter charging that the administra-
ton is attempting to make colonies Of
Puerto Rico and the Philippines, to be
governed by the president as a colonial
empire. General Wallace proposes con-
stitutional amendment forbidding legisla-
ton or sovereignty over any island, terri
tory or country now foreign, except with
the consent of the people of the United
| States.
The steamer Amur, arriving from Skag-
way, reports that the bodies of Clayson
and his missing companions, Relfe and o.
sen, have been found under the river ice
and enough evidence has been obtained to
convict O'Brien. The coroner jury on the
bodies of Burt Horton and wife returned
verdict of murder by Indians. Seven
Indians have been arrested at Klukwah
for the murder OF Mr.. and Mrs. Horton
OBrien is in custody at Tagish.
The authorities now have the plague
well in hand at Honolulu.
Fire wiped out the liltle town OF Kus
kanook, b. c., on Kootenay lake.
Fifty thousand people cheered Dewey
the great naval officer, at Savannah.
Hans Moe, saloonkeeper at Buckley
WASH, was killed by an unknown man.
Robert Gilchrist, barber, was shot il
his shop in Chicago by an unknown assas
sin.
After having spent two millions the sor
of Pierre Lorillard declares himself 6
bankrupt.
James j. Jeffries, through his managers
has contracted to meet three men ont
night in Chicago.
Professor Henry Cohn of the chair o
German at the Northwestern university a
Chicago is dead.
The gallant work of colored man, M
S. Anderson, in recent fire in New Yorl
resulted in saving six lives.
More than 1000 cavalry, infantry ant
artillery recruits have just sailed from
New York for the Philippines.
j. F. Allen of New Orleans, an Ameri
can speculator, has invested in a million
tickets to the Paris exposition.
Smallpox has broken out in the Grea
Northern grading camps near Fort Ben
ton, Mont, where about 1900 men are a
work. Thirty cases have been already re
ported.
The statue for the Paris show of tn
American girl in gold is worth fortun
in metal. Maude Adams, the actress, wa
the model, and Bessie Potter Vennah wa
the sculptor.
Jennie Patterson was killed and her sis
ter Maggie was fatally injured by loco
motive at the crossing of the Belt rail
way at Twenty ninth street and Stewar
avenue, Chicago.
The house committee on public land
recently directed favorable report on
bill allowing a single woman who locate
homestead entry on unplatted lands t
complete the entry after her marriage.
Railroads claim the government owe
, them nearly $4,000 for carrying troop
| to San Francisco en- route to the Philip
pines. Full fare was charged, less tn
, land grant deductions. Uncle Sam hold
out.
William A. Bunker, prominent attol
ney and military man Of Toledo, wa
, found dead in his office with a bulle
, wound in the back of his neck. A revo
yer lay on the floor near him. 1t is ne
known whether it was murder or suicid
Bert Horton and wife of Eugene, Or
I were murdered by Indians last Octobt
on the shore of Lynn canal, 35 mile
from Skagway. The facts came to igf
q only last week, through the confession
one of the murderers, who had becom
. converted to the Salvation Army in Ska'
, way.
Fifteen hundred machinists at Cev
land have laid down their tools. Presider
O'Connell has issued the following stat
. ment: eff the nine-hour day is not gran
ed by employers of machinists througho'
> the country by April /, tnere will be
: general strike, involving 100000 machil
lists and not a wheel will be turned unit
C that concession is made"
Beck Olson of Copenhagen met Erne
Roeber, the heavyweight champion wres
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