The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-08-25
Frederick Adolf Of Mecklenburgh-Schwer-

Frederick Adolf OF Mecklenburgh-Schwer-
elm.
In freight train collision at Kensico,
N. ", recently seven persons were killed
and Others are missing.
The population Of Philadelphia, ac- ,
cording to the count just completed, at
the census office, is lj293,097.
Gus Knab was instantly killed at Taco
ma recently by being hit by an engine on
the Northern Pacific tracks.
Fire in the immense elevator Of the
American Cereal company at Akron, O.,
damaged the plant $4,000. A hundred
and fifty thousand bushels Of grain were
ruined.
Mrs. A. Swanson, a victim of the
Fourth Of July street car accident at
Tacoma, died from the result of her in
iuries. This makes "A deaths as the re-
suit Of the wreck.
The steamship Tees brings news from
Ketchikan tnat omitted States Marshal
Hasey shot and killed Dan Dobinson, a
cannery boss, there on August 10 while
the latter was resisting arrest.
1t is reported Robert Fitzimmons has
been offered 100000 by Canadian Of
high standing financially to lose his fight
with Sharkey, and that Ftzimmons
treated the suggestion with contempt.
Secretary Wilson has received cable
gram from Professor Dodge, United States
director of agriculture for the Paris expo
sition, announcing the award OF medals
Tor exhibits Of the various branches OF
the agricultural department.
Wheat, United oLates and Canada, east
OF the Rockies increased 1901 ,OOO BUSH
els: afoat for and in Europe increased
5Oo,OO bushels; total supply increased q
777,OO0.
Oafs, United States and Canada, east Of
the Rockies increased 1887 900 bushels
The combined stock of wheat at Portland
Oregon, Seattle and Tacoma increased 81,
Gov bushels last week.
The construction of the isthmian canal
was vigorously denounced recently at Chi
cago at banquet given by the associa
ton of Merchants and Travellers by }
G. Stubbs, vice president of the Southern
Pacific railroad.
1t was announced at democratic head
quarters that William J. Bryan would b.
in Chicago Labor day after all, ant
speak at the picnic to be held in connec
ton with the Labor day celebration.
A wreck at Maxwell, on the Clincl
valley division of the Norfolk & Western
occurred recently, resulting in the dealt
of two traimnen and the wounding 0
, seven others.
Charles f. Wheeless, o. merchant 0
Grand Gulf, near Port Gibson, recent.
shot and killed w. G. Williams, a fisher
, man., and the seven year-oh son Of Will
liams, and mortally wounded negro boy
The two last named were bystanders
, Williams leaves large family. Wheel
: ess says the shooting was done to protec
I his honor.
r From an authoritative source
is learned that w. A. CLARK
the wealthy mine owner OF Mon
tina, has purchased half intel
2 est in the Los Angeles Terminal Railwa
I company. 1t is stated the owners Of tn
! Terminal company will begin an exter
t sion to San Bernardino. and thence
Salt Lake City.
A forest fire igniting the timbering i
the airshaft of the Issaquah coal min'
: on the line of the Seattle & Information
t al railway in the eastern part of Kin
: county, occasioned the death of five miner
! who were engaged in the more distar
underground, workings. Most all WEI
Italians.
An order has been issued at Washing
ton directing the movements Of Comps
nies and M, Twenty fourth infantry q
r Spokane, to the division of the Philil
l. pines. The companies will be relieved b
l. a detachment of troop E, Sixth cayalr.
8 The companies will sail from San Fral
y cisco October l.
At Oxnard, in sentura county, Cal
8 nearly 600 men, women and children wi
d messed one Of the most bloody and e'
citing fights since the days of bear an
bull fighting. The contestants were a
= immense and ferocious lynx and bu
y terrier. They foug-. a desperate an
D pitched battle to finish, the dog vii
. ming.
% In four handed duel in Potuk coul
= ty, Texas, resulting from quarrel ov'
= family affairs, Gabe and Cicero Copelaf
- J. were instantly killed and John and Cha
y Baker probably fatally wounded. II
+ men battled at twenty PAGES with Wi
chesters
m G. B. Wantland, general land agent
n. the Union Pacific railroad, estimates Il
70 damage, present and prospective, cause
J.. by the forest fires now burning in Ct
rs orado and Wyoming at $lO,OOo,OOO. II
Is loss of timber burned, according to NJ
N Wantland, is only comparatively sms
h. item in the total amount of damage
~ Stole Fifty Thousand.