The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-10-13

the water before the close of the year.
Three persons, father and two sons,
were burned to death in a shanty at Rox-
bury, near Boston, recently. The victims
are Edward Tousealin, aged As; Edward
Tousealin, aged q, and james Tousealin,
aged IA.
A general suspension Of the building
trades in Denver is threatened a. re-
suit Of a strike Of union woodworkers at
the Ave large planning mills in the city,
which was inauguated to put stop to
the employment Of non-union men. Union
worklnen will not handle any materials
from these mills while the strike con-
tinues.
Il. Bertwer, one OF the saloon passengers
ON the Ward Line steamer Havana, who
was transferred to Hoffman island, was
taken sick last night and removed to
Swinburne island hospital for treatment.
Later he developed yellow fever.
The exports from ..e South German
consnlates for the last quarter aggregate
$lO,5lO,20O, a decrease Of $25S, 1888 from
the corresponding quarter of last year.
From all Of Germany, except Dresden, the
exports for the same period amounted to
$23 ,59S, ,l34, and increase Of 81 l,225,77O al
compared with the returns for the same
time last year.
There will be no change in the name
of Sir Thomas Lipton's cup challenger.
The Spanish War Veterans
have elected w. s. Hulings commander.
Secretary Long is negotiating with the
big steel companies for the purchase Of
armor plate.
| There were expressions Of satisfaction
by officials and members OF the New York
Yacht club when it became known that
Sir Thomas Ipton's new challenge was
coming on the Germanic.
Judge kirkpatrick in the United States
court has refused naturalization papers tt
Robert Spalding, colored, a native Of Dutcl
Guinea. The papers were refused on thu
ground that the federal laws permit thu
naturalization Of white males only.
The high waters Of the Wisconsin rive
are beginning to recede, but the Wolf ant
Embarrass rivers are rapidly rising. Tn
water is now the highest it has been il
20 years, and is still rising. A furthe
rise Of three feet, which appears probable
will flood the lower parts Of the city.
stephen Stoltx and Fred Refs were &c
verely injured by an. explosion of an acct
ylene gas tank in the basement of Refs
saloon in Albany, Ore. Stoltz, who wa
plumber, and Refs undertook to remov
the tank. They carried lighted candle
which ignited the gas which had forme
in the tank.
There was sensation during the tris
Of the desperadees who held up the Ar
zona & New Mexico train at Fairbanks
when George Owints, member of tn
: gang, was called to testify at Tucson, Arii
He made clean breast of the affair, dc
scribing in every detail the circumstance
of the hold-up and how the gang was OF
ganized.
is in state of turmoil, the rebel ladrone
|, , are actively plundering, the dist,irbers fo
lowing offensive tactics, miding and a,
! tacking and then returning to the gal
risoned towns, while the Americans pursu
in the mountains. General Mjica's office,
are surrendering and his soldiers, attemp
ing to escape to Samar in boats, are bein
captured, and his organization broken vi
! An engine with truck conveying
, party of engineers belonging to Paget
. rifle brigade while proceeding to KaaI
! muiden was anlbushed by Beers. Captai
Stewart with 40 men Of the rifle brigad
! went to their support. The casualties, III
4 fortunately, were heavy. Stewart and on
! private were killed, Captain Paget, Lie'
! tenant Steubbs and five engineers wei
e wounded and Lieutenant Sewell and
of the rifle brigade were made prisoner