The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-24

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One of the largest&ipber. deals ever
made - oWgcB has been closed, IL, 900
acres of unbef lana On the uppcr
Rogue rivG having been transferred
tow. H. Btrobridee. representing a
syndicate. It is understood the mr.
chase price was close to one million
dollars. $3.50 ~. f ~
The Washington G. A. R. encanip.
ment Will be held May 26. 27 and 2S--
one day later than the Spokane posts
had desired; but it will be on date
when those who attend will be able
to participate In the Roosevelt recep-
'tion. M ri
Circuit Court Judge Sanborn Of St.
Paul has handed down q decision,
granting the request of the attorneys
for the Northern Securities company
to be permitted to pay Great Northern
and Northern Pacific dividends to the
Northern Securities company. ~
Senator Stephen B. Elkins Of West
Virginia is made defendants in "a l6w.
suit for $500, 900 Robert burton and
George Dubreuil declare that they rs
sisted the senator in securing the west
ern Maryland railroad, and that he
has failed to pay for the work.
4 President Roosevelt has about COM
pleted his tour Of the Yellowstone
park. He will return to the Norris
geyser basin and 60 from there to the
Grand canyon where the upper and
lower falls are situated. He expects
to return to Cinnibar and remain I'LL
Friday, when he will resume his Tip
Driven to desperation by the taunts
Of his fellow prisoners and the. pros
pect Of serving sentence in the peni
tentiary for stealing a watch, Is year
old John. De yarsey of Cheney hanged
himself in the county jail at Spokane
recently, and it was only by a mere
chance that he was rescued, unc6h-
scious, before death came, 81
Mildred aged s, and Bernard, aeed
IL, children Of Edward. Chipmar, fore
man. Of the Reed mine. living tWo
miles below. Ballard'ss landing. near
Baker City, Ore, were drowned ,re-
Gently in the Snake river by the cap-
sizing Of rowboat. The, other &C.
Fcupants, Edward. ChipmAn, Edward
Phelps and Bud Prescott, were rescued
in half drowned condition. The
bodies, of~the children have been re.
covered. + -. ~!
An experiment thatAma revolution
ize the iron and steel industry Of the
country was successfully made recent
ly at the plant of the Valley Iron
Works, St. Paul. Titanic Iron, soi
which there are billions of tons IN
northern Minnesota, was smelted BY q
new process, and turned cut pig igon
which polished up like steel, and
which,, according. to those interesfed
in the experiment, is better than the
finest Bessemer steel. " IL, ri;
OF has been discovered 6 miea
from. .HavEe, Mont. The iHaicatiens
warrant the belief s6f the extstenGe ,ci
large Quantities of the oil. :t
Congressman WI. Jones sof Wash
ington decided to appoint John l. Hes
of Goldenda!e, Klickitat county, o.
lcadet to AnnanOlla -apd Claude o. Bas
sett Of Spokane. alternate.
At San Francisco Mrs. Frieda Bakel
wife Of . commission clerk, was XII
led recently by Michael Nihall, a 'ba
heeper,Aii-s Ii n JeaI9afsys Mhall the
turned his weapon on himself. innic
ling q slight wound, s.s..,s $50 !,
Il At Portland. jOre.I Alexander Smit
Of Nassau, N. H.. professional Of II
! Spokane Couhtry Club. recently; d
: Heated John .Moffatt, the Waver
! lGolf club professional. The mat,
was for 36 holes, for purse df ~
Men of prominence in the, world
:. finance who make New Yorf the
headquarters and visit; the nation
Icapital on matters connected WI
their varied business interests q
II roundly criticizing the administered
= lfor the. crusade against the.,trusts,
y lexempliAed n.the Northern Securitl
:. case.a
"a John Collins, a pioneer and one
le 1.-THE wealthiest men Of Seattle, Is de'
O. after lingering illness. aged 6S.
eyI Alfred Dreyfus.s has submitted
minister of War Andre a lengthy
ip ter in which he, asks for q reopenl
lr- OF his casS by means, Of an investi
lly ltion by the minister as the supre
he head Of military justice.
an Alexander Ramsey. .ex-governor
ry Minnesota, secretary of war un
at President Hayes. for two terms Uni
pw states senator from Minnesota and
81 whom the county in which st. +
to lis located was named, died at his nc
'ro- recently, aged IS years. j
ostl announcement Ii made at Potts,
) that the 10000 mineworkers who v
locked out by the: Reading comp
aas lbecause 6f their refusal to work
An lhours on Saturday will be PERM
ans to return to the mines, provided
. .ne pledge themselves to work fun
Ne 'ara Christ Benson, >who erected
ton. escape from Jail at Olympia Marc
has after killing Jailer David Morreii,
ter who was convicted Of manslaug
/, In has been sentenced to 20 year
hort prison. and in addition was nnea'
rred The term of imprisonment Is tn'
|treme penalty Of the law. ~,
neer By a head on collision between
orm- freight trains at heafnou'n, .
outh on the Northern Pacific recentiy
|engines and four cars were wIe
n Of Richard Beverleigh, VINO % was -" a,&
has ride in LUMBER car, VIII .,n,nar, ,S
the men, was caught IN ule .Aa...ao -
ye of seriously injured. Ing