The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-11-17
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Latest Dispatches.

the gymnasium Of NOtre Dame.
Major General Otis has taken COM
mand of the department Of the lakes.
In the Dominion elections the lib
erals won 1913. the combined opposition
81 seats.
Sir Charles Tupper, leader of the
conservative party in Canada, an
nounces his intention to retire from
public life.
Thomas Hackett shot and killed J.
Hamilton at Brockville. KY, in a quar-
rel over politics.
A fiat increase of / cent a pound has
been put upon beef, pork and mutton
by Chicago packers.
H. N. Clemens, of Silver City, New,
foreman Of the Virginia Water Com
pany, shot and killed Kim Keiger
Keiger commenced the shooting.
Secretary Root is going to Cuba for
his health, says special to the Tri-
bune from Washington. More than
this he has not confided to his closest
Official associates.
The employees of the American Steel
and Wire company of Worcester, Mass,
suffered a reduction Of ~ per cent.
The workers are far from being elated
over this evidence of prosperity.
At st. Petersburg the Novoe vremya
says two steamers and swenty odd sail.
ing vessels were wrecked in the Black
sea during the recent storms, several
laundering with their entire crews.
A terrific explosion of gas occurred
recently in Buck Mountain colliery
near Mahoney City, Pa. Thirty men
were in the mine at the time and three
are known to have been killed.
At Offenbach, Hesse, recently, two
express trains came into collision.
gas reservoir exploded, setting fire t.
the wreckage, and seven persons were
burned to death and four injured.
While excavating for a sewer q
Cumberland, Nd, large cave-in oc
Cured, burying a number of men un
der IL feet of slate rock. Two men
Isaac Forman and George Rice, hav'
been taken out dead.
A syndicate composed Of Pittsburl
and New York capitalists has forme'
a new coal company which will be capl
talized at $10,000,000. The purpose !
to develop immense tracts of coal land
practically all of which Is located II
Washington county, Pa.
Biloxi, Miss, situated on the SOUND
80 miles from New Orleans, was swer
by a terrific fire recently, which de!
troyed upwards of 100 houses and rer
dered hundreds of people homeless
Biloxi Is q town OF 1000 people and
well-known summer resort OF Missi
sippians and Louisianians, and will
ter resort for northern people.
Oficials OF the Amalgamated ASS
citation of Iron and Steel Workers Al
nounce the settlements today OF tt
strikes at the Riverside Iron Works
the National Tube company and tt
Bessemer-Alabama plant Of the Tenne
see Iron and Steel Rail company. TT
resumption of the two plants will gi'
employment to 5000 men.
The preliminary oficial report OF Il
Russian crops materially conflict viii
the rumors of the alleged failure Of Il
Russian cereals which have been CT
culated for some weeks. According
the report referred to, the wheat crt
is 45,150,O00 quarters; rye. 97.25O,O'
quarters; oats, 100000 quarters, al
barley. 25, 10000 quarters. This Is Il
best wheat crop since 1895.
Carnegie will establish a polytechn
school at Pittsburg, Pa.
Beckham's seat is safe. The kentuci
republicans will not contest.
Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey have
match arranged to take place some tir
in May. =.
The report of the dead letter OH
! shows that over seventy million packae
were received during the year.
A sensational murder occurred IN "
, toria. B. c., when Thomas .Connell sh
and killed William Ashley, prospero
gardener. .,.
HOLLAND has expressed willingness
purchase on behalf Of Mr.. Kruger for
exiled Beers portion of German Sou
west Africa.
II Bright's disease threatens the life
Senator Davis of Minnesota, who has bt
struggling against pain and discomfort
wounded foot for weeks.
II F. w. Vaille, director general OF
posts of the Philippine islands, in his
nual report to the postmaster gene
shows surplus of sl9,6S2 to the credit
the Philippine postal service.
Ii At Yokohama the chief sensation OF
| week has been. the attack by luna
upon the carriage of the empress as
latter was being escorted through
streets of Toxic.
| Thirteen insane soldiers from the r
ippines, who had been confined in
Preside hospital, have been sent to
: government asylum at Washington, ID.
TEN more insane men will soon arrive
the transport Logan.
Joseph H. Choate, United States
bassador to Great Britain, delivered
inaugural lecture at the Philosophical