The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-11-21
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Eastern ana WeSte0n HemiSpheree
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.
Prince Edward Of Saxe-Weimer died
recently in London from congestion of
the kidneys.
Indications point to q general In
crease of wages Of railroad employees
all over the country.
The Pittsburg & Lake Erie Rail.
road company will meet the wage ad-
vance of the Pennsylvania system.
The old home of the poet, William
Cullent Bryant, at Roslyn, l.. l., was
destroyed by fire recently. The house
was occupied by w. Butler Duncan.
At Lebanon, Pa, eight persons are
now dead as the result of the boiler
explosion in a furnace of the Ameri-
can Iron & Steel company recently.
Auditor Lawshe figures up the
losses to the Philippine treasury on
account of the depreciation of silver
since January, including the last de-
cline, at $1,O54,O00 gold.
The Royal Blue Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern flyer, st. Louis to New
York, was wrecked recently 20 miles
east of Washington. Ind. Several per.
sons were injured, one fatally.
The Central National bank Of Bos-
ton has failed, the comptroller Of the
currency having ordered Bank Ex-
aminer A. w. Neal to close its doors
and take charge of the business as
temporary receiver. --
1t has became public that the New
York Central railroad recently has in
creased the wages of some $4,000 men
in it's employ from s to 13 per cent
The increase adds nearly $1,000,000
year to the payroll of the company
After a hearing that lasted nearly, a
week the grand tribunal Of Illinois
for the Knights of Pythias has voted
unanimously to expel John A. Hinsey
who was retired from the head of the
board of control of the Endowment
rank last year.
Canadian lumbermen who are, in
touch with what is going on at Wash
ington and in Canadian government
circles are alarmed that a duty of 81
per 1000 feet will be levied on Cana
dian sawed lumber entering the Unit
ed States.
Three of the Washington City thea
ters have agreed to yield to the de-
mand of the striking stage hands, ac-
cording to members of the National
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees,
but the managers of the other theaters
playing the leading attractions, say
they will not give in.
The Lake Shore road has announced
10 per cent increase for switchmen
along the entire system. The wages
of the switchmen in the Chicago yards
were raised recently and the notice
will apply to all other switchmen. It
will affect about 100 men. It Is also
stated that the Nickel Plate will fol-
low with general increase.
The officials of the Pennsylvania
lines west of Pittsburg have given no.
tice that the wages of all employees
receiving less than 5000 per month
would be advanced 10 per cent. to
meet the increase made by the east
ern system Of the Pennsylvania COM
pany recently. The advance will az
feet about 10000 employees. -.
At Elyria, Ohio, Marshal Henry
Krohm was perhaps fatally shot and
an unknown burglar had his head
blown off in a battle. The shooting
occurred during fight with four
robbers who terrorized the town. the
gang stole horses and rigs, entered
several houses and shot recklessly In
wild charge down the main street.
Colonel Ed Butler. millionaire and
politician of St. Louis, on trial charg-
ed with attempting to bribe DR.. Chap
man of the st. Louis board OF health,
in order to influence his vote on the
Endorsement Of a, garbage contract
with the city, has been found guilty.
by the jury, which assessed the pun
ishment at three years in the penlten-
,tiary. ael s48 ~ ~. !.
Attorney A. R. Sneed, who last
summer made an attempt to Kill n. y.
Platt, now Oregon Short Line agent
at Salt Lake, died in Pocatello recent
ly from the effects of a self admins
tered morphine hypodermic ln1ectlon'
surrounded by circumstances lndlcac-
ing suicidal intent.
According to a. report which mas
reached Tangiers, Morocco from fez'
the imperial toops have succeeoeo ~
capturing the pretender to the throne ne
The funeral Of Liu Kun Yu, the IA
nous viceroy of Nankin, which TOOK
place recently at Nankin. was the oc-
casion of unprecedented demonst,a,
tions of respect on the part OF Tue
foreign representatives IN tnat ci.s.
The funeral cortege was OF erea.
. length and the obsequies, by commanu !,
of the dowager empress, were carried
out with imperial pomp. .
Ashes Of Columbus at Rest
Seville. Spain, Nov. 20.-The cele-
mony Of depositing the ashes OF Cnris-
topher Columbus in speciai ma.so
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