The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-12

L Complete Review Of the Events Of
Thomas Carson Of Philadelphia has
100000 to wager that Bryan will be
nominated and elected.
Ten thousand children sang, and
each tiny hand waved a flag in Dewey's
honor when he was in st. Louis. Mo.
Ben Shiveley of Indiana wants to
be Bryan's running mate. He has an
nounced his candidacy and it is said
his action has the stamp of Bryan's
approval.
Joe Wolcott and Mysterious Billy"
Smith fought rs rounds at catch
weights before the Broadway Athletic
club. and Walcott got the decision.
This was their fourth meeting.
Another Canadian city has gone up
In smoke. Sandon, the second mining
town in Importance In the SLOGAN, has
been completely destroyed by fire and
nearly all it's 1900 people are home
less and many are ruined.
In accordance with General Otis re-
quest to be allowed to return to the
United States. the war department has
issued orders to relieve him, to take
effect the date fixed by General Otis
for his sailing. The orders designate
Major General Macarthur to succeed
General Otis in command of the divis-
ion Of the Philippines. Brevet Major
General Wheaton is designated to sue
coed General Macarthur as commander
Of the department of southern Luzon.
James A. Murray Of Butte, Mont, says
he has no political desires.
Illinois republican delegates have been
instructed to cast their votes for McKin-
ley.
John Graham, laborer, was shot and
instantly killed in Butte, Mont, last
Tuesday.
The two-year-old son of J. A. Richards,
superintendent of the Vanderbilt ranch,
was accidentally drowned near Ellens-
burg on Sunday.
Alma Frudein, young domestic, died
in the county Jail at Butte, Mont, from
the effects of dose of corrosive subli-
mate taken with suicidal intent
The Missouri supreme court has sent
enced six murderers to be hanged on
June l5, 1900. They are: Ernest Clever
niger, Robert Cushenberry, John A. Hol-
loway, Sam Waters, David Miller and
Jack Bradford.
Passenger rates to Cape Nome have
again been advanced by Dodwell & Co. to
$3.50 first class. The Victoria is now
the only vessel that has not been sold
out. There are no class tickets to be
had except on the Edith.
Tom Sharkey at Tattersalfs, in Chi
cago knocked out Joe Choynski of Cali
fornia in two rounds The fighting was
Of the hurricane order, both men landing
but Sharkey had the fight !
well in hand throughout.
The body of John Whalen was found
in the artificial lake at Lakeview, Butte, !
Mont. 1t was undressed. He is said to |
have gone into the lake to sober up and |
is supposed to have gotten beyond his |
depth.
The British iron ship Sierra Nevada, |
Captain Scott, from Liverpool, January
9Th, was totally wrecked outside of the |
heads. Five of her crew We're saved,
but it is believed that % others, includ-
ing the captain, persisted. The Sierra |
Nevada was owned by Thompson, Ander- |
son l. Co., of Liverpool
During a riot between strikers and |
at the Buttonwood mine of the |
Parrish Coal company at Wilkesbarre,
Pa, about 20 men were badly injured, |
including Superintendent w. Z. Smyth. |
The strikers dispersed the workmen. The |
sheriff has been called upon to suppress |
he riot.
The name of President McKinley's rum
hing mate in the coming campaign is now
Known. 1t is John Davis Long of Mas.
'achusetts, at present secretary of the
navy, and formerly representative in
congress and governor of his state Sec
'etary Longs nomination for the vice
has been practically decided
ipon by friends of the president, with
he sanction OF the president himself. 1t
$, of course, possible that something may
rise to change this decision, but that is
lot probable.
Senator Shoup has introduced an
amendment to the sundry civil bill, di.
Getting the secretary of the interior to
urn over the Fort Sherman reservation
abandoned in Idaho) to the board of
managers of the national home for dis
lbled soldiers, in order that a branch
# the national soldiers home may be
established at that point.
One of the worst wrecks which has oc
urred in Wyoming in recent years took
lace on O'Neill's sidetrack IL, miles west |