The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-06-24
DO|NGS THROUGH THE week
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
An Interesting Collection OF Items from
the Two Hemispherss Presented In .
CONDENSED Form-Oulled from the Tel
elgraph Reports.

Ex-United States Senator Benjamin
E. Harding OF Oregon, is dead.
The German derby in Berlin was
won by Baron Springer's Galifard.
Rev. DR.. Wood. OF London, former
president Of the Wesleyan conference,
is dead.
Lawrence Townsend, the new United
States minister to Belgium. has been
received by King Leopold.
Nicol (2:08A) the fastest trotter
bred in New England and owned by ].
Malsolm Forbes. of Milton. is dead.
Howard Blackburn of Gloucester.
Mass, set sail in his little sloop-rigged
four-ton boat, the Great Western, to
cross the Atlantic.
In collision off Frederickshaven be-
tween the German steamer Arthusof
and the British steamer Mauritius, the
Arthusof was sunk, ten of her crew be-
ing drowned.
Johnson's island, Lake Erie, which
was famous as prison for rebel sol
diers during the civil war. has been
sold at auction for $45,00O.
Blase Patri, of Cleveland, railroad
section hand, has proved himself hero
and was fatally injured in an attempt
to save woman from death.
An eastbound freight train from
Portland collided with an excursion
train returning from Astoria east of
Linton station. One man was killed
and five injured.
The trials Of the Occur d'Alene strik-
ers are likely to extend over a period
of months. The defendants will insist
on separate trial each, and will make
every effort to prolong the hearings.
1t is announced semi-officially that
any increase in the tax on American
bicycles in Germany is impossible be-
cause commercial treaties with Austria,
Russia and Italy exclude such a thing.
Eli ]. Stubblefield, connected with
the robbery of Missouri Pacific train
near Sedalia in November last, was
found guilty and his punishment to be
10 years Imprisonment in the state
penitentiary.
Exports from the United States to
Canada continue to increase, despite
the legislation Of two years ago intend
ed to give special advantages to i'm
ports into Canada from the United
Kingdom over those from the United
States.
The building occupied by Allen Bros
wholesale grocery Of Omaha was de-
stroyed by fire. During the progress
of the fire a magazine filled with pow
der which the firemen were moving to
place of safety exploded. Eleven fire
men, including the chief, were injured,
two seriously.
New York Tammany is going to ar.
ray itself against the trusts. Its
Fourth of July celebration this year
will be mainly devoted to sounding the
antitrust war-cry for the campaign OF
next year. The principal speakers
will devote their eloQuence to marking
the lines of battle in the national fight
The Kolnische Zeting, of Berlin
Germany, announces "the complete
failure" of the disarmament COMMITTEES
of the peace conference at The Hague
A we'll developed case of smallpox in
barn few rods from the bull pen
where the strikers are imprisoned, has
complicated the situation at Wardner
Idaho. The patient is laborer namet
Allen.
The wife of James Michaels, the bicycle
rider, has secured divorce from him.
Charles E. Littlefeld, republican, has
been elected to congress to succeed the lat
Nelson Dingley.
Captain Lorenzo Danforth, serving hi
sixth term as congressman from the Six
teenth Ohio district, is dead.
Captain Archibald A. Cabaniss, Co. G
Twenty-fourth infantry, U. S. A., is tn
new commander of the Spokane army post
Professor F. S. Strong Of New Haven
Conn.,, has been elected president OF tn
University OF Oregon to succeed c. II
Chapman, resigned.
The steamer Danube, running betweel
Victoria, Vancouver and Alaskan ports,
wreck at Union, 1876 miles north OF Vic
Michael Comford, watchman OF tn
Mountain Consolidated mine in Butte, fel
from an eight-foot scaffolding and crushe'
his breastbone. He died from the injury.
toria. Passengers and crew were saved.
julius Grotzke, aged "a, John Robinson
aged l8, and Minnie Schieffelbeln, aged IL
were drowned in the Wisconsin river elgh
mile below Portage by the boat capsinng'
Seven prostrations were caused by tn
heat in Chicago Monday, and one OF thelr
Alexander Caldwell, laboring man, WI
die. The mercury touched 92 at 3 O'CLOCK
A movement is on foot to erect SlO,oo
monument to the memory OF the late Klch
ard P. Bland. William J. Bryan has sur
scribed 5000, and, with other amounts
all about $4,000 has been raised.
Official notification has been receive
that the new postoffice building in Butt
will be located on the corner OF Main an
Copper streets. The appropriation for ID
building will be 100000.
Enoch Ewvankis' young wife, Emma
and his infant daughter, Emma, wei
burned to death in Pittsburg, the result
an explosion of an oil can with which tn
woman attempted to start fire at tne'