The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-07-22

The schooner General Siglin from
Cooks Inlet, Alaska. brings news of
the drowning Of seven men at Turn
Again arm, early in June. The names
OF only five of them are known, as fol-
lows: A. B. johnson, Malone, ILL.,; Lou
IS Peterson, Chicago; Chris. Madison,
Chicago; - Porter. California; -
Hutchinson, Rockford, Ill.
The steamer Lindus. belonging to
Messrs. Huddart, Parker & Co., Limit
ed while proceeding to sea ran aground
and soon became total loss at the en-.
trance of the port of New Castle. She
was OF 1,679 tons and valued at $50. 900.
Charles Elmquist of Spokane was
drowned at Medical Lake Sunday. He
was In boat with his sister-in-law,
Mrs. Fanny Elmquist, and Mr.. Ander-
son. All wore bathing suits. The
boat dipped water and finally sank.
VIM. Huntoon who was swimming near
by. rescued Mrs. Almquist; Mr.. Ander-
son caught hold of floating plank and
held himself up until help arrived.
Charles ElmQuist sank instantly.
Ten striking miners have been con-
victed In Fort Smith, Ark. for enter
ing into conspiracy on July 9Th for
the purpose of intimidating and terror
izing the imported negroes in the en-
ploy of the Kansas & Texas Coal Com.
pany, in violation of the injunction is.
sued by Federal Judge Rogers restrain
Ing the strikers from interfering with
the company's employees.
Washington volunteers will start from
Manila about August 10.
Sheriff Farr OF Springer, N. NJ, was
killed by train robbers Tuesday.
Over score Of firemen were hurt Tues
day night at a fire in the Grace hotel, a
four-story brick structure at Park and
Reed streets, Milwaukee.
Fire which broke out in the Stroches
suburb of Quebec destroyed IS houses, en-
failing property loss of 100000.
President Angus M. Cannon of Salt Lake
was arraigned before Judge Norvell on the
charge of unlawful cohabitation, to which
PIC" VI buIly was cntcItu.
kansas has the biggest corn crop in
sight in the history OF the state," says
Paul Morton. vice president OF the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Com.
pany.
Charles Young Of Springfield, Ohio
holder Of the st. Louis Republic cup, rep.
resenting the live bird championship OF
America, lost the cup to j. A. X. Elliott Of
Kansas City.
A combination of bicycle manufacturers
has become effective. Forty-fve manu-
facturers, representing So plants, were
present. The capital of the organization
will be $4O,OOO,OOO.
Jesus Gutierrez, a boy about 10 years
old, who has been working for the late
Ex-Governor Ryerson's wife, at Ensenada
Mexico, was hanged to tree until dead
Mrs. Ryerson is under arrest.
William A. s. Graham, ex-school agent
clerk and secretary of the board of educa,
tion of Chicago, is confessed default
er in the sum of $34, 500. Positive proc
of the shortage has been discovered.
i The Italian consulate at New Orlean!
has received cablegrams from Minister o
Foreign Affairs Visconti Venosta, placing
at his disposal 5000 lire, subscribed by
Italians Of the royal government and Kins
Humbert, for the Texas flood sufferers.
The Ramsey street car barns of th'
Twin City Electric Railway Company a
st. Paul caught fire and were destroyed
Sixty electric cars were destroyed will
the building and quantity of genera
supplies stored on the second floor. Tn
!, loss is estimated at $l25,OOO.
President Mckinley was called upol
Tuesday by Senator Carter of Montani
i. and Senator Heitfeld of Idaho, accom-
, panied by Edward Boyce of Butte, Mont
president of the Western Federation q
Miners, and w. r. Goldensmith, secretar.
of the local miners union at Wardnel
!. Idaho.
: Word was received at Tekamah, Neb
of the drowning in northwestern Iowa
near the boundary, Of A. w. Blades, hi
). wife and eight children, while en- route I
Minnesota in an emigrant wagon. Th
;. party camped for the night on the bank
: creek, when cloudburst raised the cree
y or Is feet, and the family, team an
n wagon were swept away.
q :, The Pressed Steel Car Company of Pitt!
: burg has contracted with the Carnegi
. Steel Company for 10000 tons Of ste'
plates monthly for period OF 10 year
!. This is the largest steel contract eve
= awarded to one firm and amounts I
! about $l5O,OOO,OOO. A representative
: > the Pressed Steel Car Company said latel
- that the actual cost of the material to |
furnished will be Sis, 5,O00,0 900 year. II
:. delivery Of the contract will begin Sci
q tember next.
- n..,o Snnkane Girls Drowned.