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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16
Gold Mine Sold.

San Diego, CAL, Jan. 10.-A Boston
campany has just closed negotiations
for the purchase of the big Stonewall
gold mine at Cuyamaca. The deal In
wolves about 100000. The mine IL
an old one and has produced over
So, ,000,O 900.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16
Another Tilt in Coal Prices

Hazleton, Pa.-The Lehigh Valley
Coal company has increased the price
Of all prepared sizes Of coal for the
local trade rs cents ton. A Pardee,
Sons G Co., independent operators,
have advanced the price Of coal for
home consumption Is to 25 cents per
ton,
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16
Factories Compelled to Close

Harrisburg, Pa.-The Pennsylvania
Steel works at Steelton, have closed
down indefinitely on account Of the
lack Of fuel, throwing several thou
sand men out of work. The company
Is crowded with orders.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16

New York.-Colonel A. B. DeFreece
at one time publisher of the Mail ant
Express, is dead at his home at Pei
ham manor.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16

No Russian military officer may mar
~ until he is %.
It isn't always the centenarians
who lived the most.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16
Grain on the Coast.

Portland, Ore.-Walla Walla, zoe;
bluesten, 7Sc; valley, 75076c.
Tacoma.-Wheat Nc higher. Blue.
stem, SIC; club, 7zhc.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16

The value Of agricultural exports
for the fiscal year of 1902 was $3.50.
0o0, 900.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16

It takes over 10000 tons Of paper
annually to make the tickets used on
the New York Elevated railroad.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16

South Dakota was recently visited
by a fierce blizzard.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
The Proposed Union Station.
An AgTesme-e Between the. Two
Houses Should Be Reached Promptly.

An AgTesme-s Between the. Two
Houses Should Be Reached Promptly.
Less than ten working days remain
OF the FTifty-seventh Congress. If
Washington is to have a union station
IN agreement among the conferees Of
the Senate and the House must be had
promptly.
What j. 1t that keeps them apart ?
Not a matter of principle, certainly.
Simply the amount to be paid to the
railroads, which the House thinks Is
too large and which the Senate is Of
the opinion Is not large enough. The
Senate decided that the bonus paid TO
The railroads for building the new sta
ton should be $3,OOO.0OO. The House
thought this excessive, and reduced
the amount to S2,000.0OO
Under such circumstances. what
would suggest itself to business men,
10 men of the world, to men, IN fact,
of common sense? A splitting of
the difference" wouldn't it2 Now.
WHY isn't this done2
The building of a union station Is
not a local matter altogether. 1t Is
one in which the entire country is in
terested. And this being the ease, the
course of Congress with reference to
the pending bill viii be watched with
more than ordinary interest by TN,
country at large
Rather than have no union station
ct all, the District would probably be
willing, staggering as it already j.
under a heavy load Of taxation, e
carry this further financial burden
which in equity and fairness, however
il should not be asked by Congress I,
assume.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
Frivolous Marriages.
Ease in Marrying Makes Business for
the Divorce Courts.

Ii seems hardly necessary TO ask.
What has got into our young folks
The old ST. Nicholas was always in
them. But when on one and the same
day two linked items like the follow
ing are TO be found in the uewspa-
Ders it seems as If the question must
be asked. and asked sternly, What
has got into the marrying authorities ?
First item: Eugene McGinnis,
eighteen years old, meets a girl whom
he knows only as Florence, of Water
loo. n. Y; takes her to Paterson. y.
j.. and marries her. Within an hour
she leaves him with IS, which formed
the boys cash capital. His father Is
suing for annulment of the marriage
Second item: Annie Schwartz
nineteen, met Isidor Schwartz by APP
pointment at the Bridge entrance. He
drew a revolver and insisted on THEN
getting married at once; took her tc
the City Hall. where they were mar.
ried He bade her good-by, and shC
has not seen him since. She wants tC
have the marriage annulled.
When legal marriages may be ell
tered into as lightly as these it seem.
like a waste of time TO be framing
divorce laws or seeking to chang,
those already in force Every day We
read Of marriages which are frivolou,
or crimiual-boy and girl marriages
marriages IN which one or the othe
contracting party is already ineum
bered with wife or husband. mar
riages Of infancy and age, illegal mar
The Washington times., 1903-02-21

state of affairs, and one which appar-
emily will make it necessary TO dlscl-
piue a few young men before they
settle down to their army careers IN
earnest. In the meantime the nOmI-
nations are hung up III the Senate.
and the young men seem to be ignor-
ant of the fact that should Congress
adjourn without confirming them they
are legally and actually out of the
army. In such an event II Is more
than probable that quite a number
who now appear to have more time to
devote to wire-pulling for rank than
to their proper duties, will find them
selves again amongst the bread WIN
ners in plain clothes.
No Secretary of War has ever de
voted himself more assiduously than
Mr.. Root TO the careful selection of
candidates for army commissions. 1t
would be surprising If some Of the
many hundreds appointed during the
last few years did not fall by the
wavside mdnr the restraints of disci-
pline. but the records up to date seem
TO Justify fully the methods of selec-
ton applied.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
Needs of the Indian Service.

II is absolutely necessary for the well
fare OF the British empire that the army
in India should be maintained in the
most perfect state OF readiness. not only
for the sake OF maintaining in proper
subjection the native population, num-
bering 300. .OOO, 900 dusly Heges Of the
King Emperor. but likewise for repell-
ing all danger of a Russian invasion OF
India. a peril ever present TO the Indian
government.
Now, up TO this time the army in In
dia has been most shamefulIy neglected.
Its organization is both costly and defec-
tive. and its equipment is far behind the
times Lord Kitchener goes out with an
absolutely free hand, at the request OF
the Vicer0y. with the object OF complete
ly reorganizing every branch OF the army
in India and effecting the most radical
reforms. He has a gigantic task before
him. which he may be trusted to accom-
plish regardless of consequences, and
with so much success that when after it's
completion he returns to England he will
by the unanimous vote Of both Unionist
and Liberal be installed. not as COM
mander-In-ch chief. but as secretary OF state
for war for the purpose Of doing the same
work al home that he has performed in
India
| That he is badly needed in England no
one can deny. for the military imbroglio
at the war department and in the army
is even worse than prior to the Boer war.
But after all the task in India is one OF
| greater urgency. because of the greater
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
THE FIELD OF POLITCS-GOSSIP VIEWS AND INCIDENTS.
ranm Lin OF H Term


he was made eligible TO hold office.
there is now not a colored man in the
Legislature OF South Carolina.
Although much has been said against
the disfranchisement Of the black man
in the Palmetto State, the white people
have always until now given the negroes
from one TO four representatives in the
Legislature. and this time the fault is
largely with the negroes themselves.
In the last Legislature there was but
one colored man.
II has been the custom to allow the
negroes in Georgetown and Beaufort.
whose population is about nine-tenths
black. to nominate two or three candi-
dates for the Legislature, and allow
them 10 be elected, the white people
offering no opposition. This gave the
negroes a representation in the Legis-
lature. but a. the last election they
could not agree. and white men were re
turned from these towns. The negroes
who have been members OF the Legisla-
ture have not been partisans, however.
and have accordingly been treated with
the same official consideration shown
the white members.
ParadoxicaI as IL may seem, they have
even voted for the Hon Benjamin r.
TiIlman for United States Senator, for
under the South Carolina primary sys-
TEN members OF the Legislature are
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
Reflections of a Bachelor.

a man is as rich as his creditors viii tryst
him.
Women can gu hungry very comfortably in
fine clothes.
When man gets too old to De bullied hy his
daughter. she is getting too old not 10 he
b,lEed by his grandchildren
The difference between vaudeville aud opera
is that at enc you think you are having fun
and ~ the other you know yCu gre not.
: fat woman begins % believe 10 when her
husband gets out Of bed on a cold night 20 6nd
more covers and in the morning discovers that
what he thought was his overcast was her shirt
uaist-New York Press
The Washington times., 1903-02-21

present government OF Brazil IS COM
posed Of Moderates and of former Mon
archists it is by 10 means impossible
that the crown princess and her sons
may win their suit. and be able to re-
turn to Brazil as citizens OF the republic.
much in the same way that the Countess
OF Paris. her son. the Duke de MonJper~
sier. the Duke and Duchess of Chartres.
the Duke and Duchess OF Guise. the Duke
and Duchess OF Vendome. and the other
princes and princesses of the formerly
sovereign house OF Orleans with the
exception OF the Duke of Orleans HIM
self are permitted 10 live in France
The crown princess and her sons take
the ground that the decree Of banish-
ment in force against them is uncon-
stitutional from a republican point Of
view; that IL was decreed as an excep-
tional measure by the provisional gov
ernment Immediately after the over
throw OF the empire. and that il has
been legalized neither by the con-
stitution OF the republic nor by the laws
Of the latter. nor yet by she national
legislature that she, her
husband, and her sons. being citizens OF
BRAZIL are Ike AL OLEeL NAA4-
zens TO enjoy all the rights and privi-
ieges guaranteed by the constitution and
the laws OF the republic.
The Brazilian lawyers. both in France
and at Rio. insist that from a strictly
legal point OF view the imperial plain
tiffs have an absolutely clear case. and
that the supreme court at Rio cannot
possibly do otherwise than give a de-
/ cree in their favor, while the compost
tiOn OF the present government OF Bra
zil and of the national legislature rem
der improbable in the extreme the en-
actment by parliament of any new leg
4 isIation aimed against the crown prin-
! cess and her sons.
/ 1 may add that the nephews Of the
( crown princess, sons of her younger
! sisters. the late Princess of COburg. arc
| not concerned al all in this suit. For
/ having recognized the republic and made
/ their peace Herewith. no obstacles have
I been raised against their return 10
Brazil MARQUIsE DE FONTENoN.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
The Macedonian Situation.

The Macedonian Situation
Should the Sultan consent TO the ad-
ministrative reforms in Macedonia
which are demanded of him by all the
signatory powers of the treaty OF Ber-
lin, with the exception of Germany,
and a Christian governor general OF the
province be appointed as the nominee
OF the powers with the same degree Of
independence OF the Sublime Porte as
Prince George OF Greece. the governor
general OF the Island OF Crete, IL is
Prince Waldemar Of Denmark who will
be selected for the post That has al
ready been agreed upon by the powers
The King OF Italy was anxious to have
his cousin. the Count of Turin, nOmi-
mated. But Austria objected. and insisted
that the agreement excluded from the
office princes Of the imperial house OF
Hapsburg and OF Romanoff should be
extended 90 the reigning family Of Italy
II may be remembered that after the
abdication of Prince Alexander Of Bull
garia the latter's throne was offered TO
Prince WaIdemar. who accepted. but a
few days later withdrew his acceptance
in Difference 70 the wishes OF his broth
I er-in-law. the late Gar. He IS a
brother or the King Of Greece. and this.
coupled with the fact that he is a broth
er OF the widowed Czarina, a favorite
uncle OF the Car. a brother Of the
/ Queen of England. and persona grata
/ az the court OF Vienna. renders him a
particularly suitable candidate for the
/ governor generalship Of Macedonia
The Washington times., 1903-02-21

riages, silly marriages, criminal mar
riageS.
How glibIy they are celebrated by
careless clergyman or public officer
The marital relation, most sacred Of
contracts. IS discredited in a thousand
ways by acts Ike these. Reformers
would better be turning their atten-
ton to some way Of preventing mar
riagc from being entered upon 50
lightly as it is at present. If this
were properly attended to, the ques
tion of divorce would be a much less
pressing one.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
Brussels Landmark to Disappear.

King Leopold has done wisely in buy
ing the Hotel Bellevue, the best-knOwn
and leading hostelry at Brussels. True,
he has paid steep price for it-in the
neighborhood of a million dollars But
II is worth the money to him For the
hotel not only adjoins. but overlooks,
the Royal Palace TO such an extent as
TO deprive the latter of every vestige OF
privacy This is not only inconvenient
and undignifed. but also dangerous.
since il is impossible to guard the royal
abode with any degree OF efficiency on
the sides that look out on and abut the
hotel. King Leopold intends 10 tear the
Hotel Bellevue down and to lay out The
site AS a garden The hostelry has been
something Of a landmark. and II Is
doubtful whether there is any similar
establishment in Europe which has in
its day sheltered so many royal and i'm
perial persOnageS.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
ATmu Wire Pulling
Foolish Methods Employed to Overrule
Department Decisions.

A suit has been entered III the Su-
preme Court of the District of Co
lumbia by two heutenants of artillery
10 compel the Secretary Of War to
place their names on the Army Regis
ter more advantngeously for them
than Is now the ease. The court has
issued q mandamUs and cited the Sec
rutaIy of War and the Adjutaut Gen
eral Of the Army to appear and show
cause why the wishes of the young Of
fcers should not be complied with.
The complaint Is that many ex-vol-
unteer officers have been put over
them, who should not have had such
advancement. IN the meantime some
of the ox-volunteers, who are backed
by fathers in Congress, are claiming
that they have not been put over the
heads Of enough regulars.
This is altogether a discreditable
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
THE LENGTHENING DAYS.

When the days begin 10 lengthen
And the shadows shorter grow,
And the ruddy sun creeps higher
Where the gray clouds DULY go,
Then my heart leaps up rejoicing.
Like a starved and 'prisoned thing.
For I'm longing. longing. longing,
For the coming of the spring
o. l hate the winds that bluster
And I hate the chill that blights.
And the days Of gray depression
And the drear ice-fettered nights;
When the light begins 20 lengthen
Then my heart begins TO sing.
For I'm longing. longing, longing,
For the coming of the spring
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
England the AggTesSOT.
Great Britain, Not Germany, Proposed
the Venezuelan Program.


the Venezuelan Program.
The publication of the Venezuelan
blue book by the British government
comes at a good time The Venezuelan
crisis has passed its most acute stage,
vet 1t has not become ancient history.
The disclosures Of the blue book
compel a revision of Judgment as to
the responsibility for the Anglo-Ger-
man alliance and all that it entailed.
American public opinion. in the press
and elsewhere, has been I'm error in
supposing that Germany was the ag-
gressor in the truculent policy pur-
sued in Venezuela. and that England
followed IL her wake, merely because
an ill-advised alliance compelled her
to do SO.
There was ground for this assump-
ton. not only in the particularly bel
| Iigerent course of the German war
ships, but in the fact that in the ulti-
matmms simultaneously presented to
the Venezuelan government the claims
of Germany were put first, and Eng
land asked for herself the same treat
ment accorded to Germany.
Notwithstanding all this, the blue
book shows that the suggestion OF
JOINT action for the coercion of Vene-
zuels came from Lord Lansdowne
and was made to the German ambas-
Sador in London so long ago as last
July. Germany's reply was IN favor
of joint naval demonstration.
But this was not enough for LORD
Lansdowne. He was of the opinion
| that a blockade was the best form I,
give the proposed demonstration Not
only so. but the seizure Of the Nene
zuelan eunboats was suggested by
England One more point of interes
Is brought out IN the blue book
namely, that, although the negotia
tionS between England and German,
for the coercion Of Venezuela wer,
opened last July, 1t was not until No
vember that these powers thought j
necessary to make any communication
TO the United States regarding tn
project.
These facts can hardly fail to be ot
interest to the just assembled parlia
ment Unless the opposition ha
wholly lost its spirit 1t VIII be likel,
10 give the government an unpleasau
quarter Of an hour because Of them
In any case, they will be kept in min,
on this side Of the Atlantic.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
Washington and New York.
There are Some Things That Are Done
Better Here Than in Gotham.

A little more than two years ago
Andrew Carnegie made his offer of
$5,200.000 to build sixty-fve public
libraries in Greater New York. The
ninth site was selected this week: only
one building has been completed and
the erection of two more begun. At
this rate il Is estimated il will take
eight or ten years from the time the
offer WAS made to complete the sys-
tenn contemplated by Mr.. Carnegie
The original offer made by Mr.. Car
ncgie to Washington was made Jan
uary II, 1899. An additional $4,000
was offered on April a. 1899. and on
September 2S, 1899, still another
$4,000 brought the total up to $780,
600.
On January of the present year
the Public Library was dedicated and
opened TO the public Thus, in less
than three years from the day the last
offer was made by Mr.. Carnegie the
idea be had in mind when he made
the gift was realized in stone and
marble
We are placing these facts on rec
ord, not IN a spirit of boastfulness,
but simply To serve as a gentle re-
minder to those who are ever ready
to commend the energy and push of
New York at the expense of what
they are pleased 10 call the slow and
sleepy ways of Washington.
There arc 4 few things, at any rate
than they are done IN New York.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
A Benefcent Discovery.

disappearing paper" Is, are informed.
one of the latest literary inventions BY a
French process still unexplained the paper is
so treated with acid that il viii perish withir
fixed time Upon disappearing stationery Of
fine quality, the tenderest expressions may be
Iavished without fear either Of breach OF prom
lie suits or the ndiscrction Of literary executors
stock watering will attain an unheard Of refine
mcnt when a certain proportion OF the ccrtin-
Gates are engraved upon this new material.
Obviously telegraph blanks disappearing pa
per Of the most rapid brand would be great
convenience TO officers Of the standard oil
Company in their communications with Sena-
tors.-New York Evening Post
The Washington times., 1903-02-21

fruitless race against the mayor The
aspirants are the Hon. Graeme Stewart,
Republican national committeeman for
Illinois. and the Hon. John VI. Harlan.
who ran as an independent candidate two
years ago. when the four candidates in
the field. Mayor Harrison came out with
a majority over all. Then the Demo-
cratic vote was divided. a part OF IT
going to Ex-Governor Altgeld. who made
bitter personal fight against the
mayor. and two years before that Mayor
Harrison had another Democratic oppo-
nent in the person OF the late Editor
Hesing
The indications are that Mr. Stewart
will be the Republican nominee. and his
selection would mean a big majority for
Harrison regardless of whether or not
Mr. Harlan runs as an independent can
didate as he did two years ago II is
not likely that there will be a second
Democrat in the race, although there
may be two Republicans, or a Republi-
can and an independent.
In any event Harrison chances are
excellent for recollection. according 10
the opinions of careful observers in both
parties. The mayor is popular with the
masses and seems to grow in favor with
them with each attack made upon him.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
rbe Cnmmand-in-Chief Of India.

In view OF the astonishment expressed
at Lord Kitchener's acceptance OF the
commando chief of India. and the OK
lie from England for a term OF years
which il entails. it may be as wei TO
explain that from military point OF
view the position OF eommander-in7chi Il
Of India is infinitely more desirable than
that of commander-in-chiefi in England
now held by Lord Roberts
To begin with, the salary OF the com
mander- chief in India is 100000 a
year. plus allowances to nearly the same
amount. whereas the pay of Lord Rob
erts is merely s25 900 a year. with allow
ances OF about 5000 more Then Lord
Roberts has no seat in the cabinet. but
is virtually subordinate to the secre-
tary OF war. who is a member of the ad-
ministration. and who. like all civilians
with military inclination, Is exceedingly
Jealous of his prerogatives and imbued
with an exaggerated notion OF his mill
tary attachments.
Lord Kitchener. on the other hand. is
the principal member OF the council or
cabinet Of the governor general Of In
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
The Mosquito Doomed Again.

Dr. Dcmpwolf who succeeded Prof Koch a.
the head OF the German authenticate eSpcdi-
tion to New Guinea. announces that ne has
discovered an aquatic insect which destroys the
anopheles mosquito. lie proposes 20 cultivate
the creature artihcially in the hope ~ cNter-
ninating the mosquito. thereby eNterminntinE
rlalariu-Berlin Cablcgrsm 90 New York sun.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
SHAFTS or WT AND HUS0R.
Perfectly Reckless.

..Proiezsor.' said the slightly incbriated
young plutocrat. do You suppose you could
get me some Of that new metal they call "a
diums"
1T might be possible 20 procure ? small
quantity" answered the eminent chemist
'.You know IL is said TO be worth nearly
million dollars q pound, and there Is less
than G pound Of il known 10 BE- IN existence
How much do you wantg''
..AIl there II. p'icssor want 10 throw it
al the birds. Chicago Tribune.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21

dia. and is to all intents and purposes
the dignitary next iN Importance to the
Viceroy. He rossesses absolute control
OF the vast military forces Of India. OF
the white troops, as well as Of the na-
tive; that is TO say. Of an army Of con-
siderably over 200 600 men, aside from
the Indian constabulary OF nearly 200.-
900 men more, who in time of war would
be subject to his control. and of the
forces OF the semi-independent and vas
sal states OF India.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
Unstinted Applause.

Uncle Joe Cannon made q speech i'm the
House the other day ami told the members how
he was going 60 put in an item to build a
So 900 O0O office building for them Every state
menr hc made checrcd and applauded by
the Republicans. Go it, boys.'' shouted
Representative ShattuC Of Ohio. the one
making the most noise gets a Craftsmanship
ncxt Ncar. -,-Nhiclgo ChronicIc.
The Washington times., 1903-02-21
Shirt Sleeve Diplomacy.

II Mr. Bowen has called spade a spade
in dealing with the allies il is because the
language Of diplomacy has proven Inadequate
10 the situation. lie has declined 90 be hum
bugged he has declined 10 DE hulldozed.
The prospect is that shirt sleeve diplomacy
viii prove triumphant over the trans Atlantic
article which in the present instance az least
consists ot deception and clustering in equal
parts.-Chicago Chronicle.