The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-04

the supposed murder occurred.
The Forthcoming annual report Of the
commissioner of pensions, Mr.. Evans, will
show a grand total Of 993,52S pensioners
on the rolls on July last. During the
year 4O,505 original pensions were granted
and 1900 names were restored to the rolls
10 offset these 1894 names were dropped
from the rolls during the year, including |
$500 by reason Of death, 900 by remar-
riages Of pensioners and 66l6 for other
causes. This is an increase Of 2l,l2l pen
sioners for the year. The claims pending
July l, 1900, were 437, ,l04, against 477,-
233 on July !, 1880.
1t is reported that so missionaries have
been massacred in the Shan 81 province.
| A. Skillman, pioneer journalist and
printer, died in San Francisco recently
after long illness.
There is to be cable to Cape Nome,
General Greedy Of the United States army
signal service in charge.
A congress Of anarchists will be held in
Paris next month to bring the anarchists
of the world into closer touch.
According to dispatch from Rome,
Bressi, the assassin Of King Humbert,
said to the warden: "lt will be the cars
turn next"
: Colonel Mason Ioomis, one Of the
best known lumber merchants in the west,
died at his home in Chicago after linger-
ing illness, aged IS years. Colonel Loomis
commanded the Twenty sixth Illinois in
fantry during the civil war.
During the King county republican con
vention at Seattle recently the Humes-
Guie combination elected its candidate
over Frink's man. Then pandemonium
! and disorder broke loos. Frink managers
claimed more votes were cast than there
2 2 were delegates in the meeting
: The secretary Of the navy has issued tt
. shipbuilders circular calling for bids
for the construction Of six armored cruis
ers--three authorized by the act of Marcl
: 3, 1899, and three by the act Of june 7
: 1900. Those authorized by the former &C
! are to be sheathed and coppered.
I Dennis Horgan, the hish shOt-putte
and holder Of the worlds record Of 4S fee
inches for the l6-pound shot, will leav
Ireland for America on the 18th. At tn
. last English championship held at STAN
= ford Bridge, London, Horgan was beate
= by Richard Sheldon of the New Yor
= Athletic club, but the lrishman was nc
: in good condition on account Of having ha
- to travel to London from Ireland tn
. night previous.
y An attempt on the life of the shah {
!" Persia, Muzafer ed Din, was made r.
u Gently, but luckily it resulted in no harl
to his majesty. A man broke throu;Di
IL line of policemen as the shah was lea
IS ing his apartments and tried to moul
u the royal carriage steps. He was seize
% and placed under arrest. He held r
.. volver in his hand, but as soon as his il
e. tention was OWNED the police disarme
tn him before he was able to fire.
IN 1t is proposed to offer the United Stat
ge corps Of intelligent Americanized Oh
70, nese, to be attached to the American fore
Is, in China. 1t is said they could be of gre'
or aid as scouts, guides, boatmen, interpr
ee ters and bosses for the gangs of cooli
'e- necessary to do the packing of supple
The Chinese head men of the Chung Wa
n recognized this and mentioned it in Il
ds recent memorial sent through Minister W
st to Ii Hung Chang Then they offer
Mt their services to Ii Hung Chang, but no
~ being assured of the United States att
q tude, they will offer their services to a
n, General Chaffee.
MT The first serious trouble between Il
military and the prospectors in the nor
" resulted in the arrest Of over 100 Of t
en- miners who went to Topkuk, about
MT miles south of Nome City. The men h
OF been forced to quit work on the Topk,
m- beach by the authorities several days /
ID fore, but the ground had proved to
n rich and they went back to work agai
Ms The clash occurred July II. About
ng week before over 100 were forced to a.
FL work along the beach at Topkuk by 81
ls, liers that were landed from the Unit
3d. States transport Seward. Soldiers we
Oh regularly detailed day and night
a. guard the cliff from being torn away
IN the miners, who were only too eager
Oh get at the rich pay streak which W
es. already uncovered for width Of sevel
ne hundred feet.
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