The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-04-28


Latest Dispatches.
The packing house Of the Ajax Dyna-
mite Works near the village Of Kaw-
kawlin, Mich. was blown UP. killing
three men.
Miss Mary e. Dinss of New York
Jumped from the Brooklyn bridge last
week without serious injury. Miss
Dinse is the second woman who has
ever attempted to end her life In this
way.
Two people persisted in q fire at I'd
inburg, N. D. The business portion Of
the town suffered the main property
loss, which is estimated at $400. 900,
with insurance Of 100000. The neigh.
boring towns sent relief.
Ambassador Choate IL back in Lon
don and Henry White IL to start for
Washington. These events give rise
to stories that Choate Is to succeed
Secretary Of State Hay and that White
is to suggest q move to satisfy the Boer
sentiment.
The Prince Of Wales, heir to Eng
lands throne. received an ovation when
he returned to London. Thousands
thronged Charing Cross station and ap-
proaches and cheered the man who o.
capped the assassin's bullet. King Oscar
of Sweden was also q welcome guest
Alexander Calder, the first partner
of Alex Mcdonald. tho Klondike king,
died at Selkirk, Alaska, March 20. His
wife will bring the body to Seattle for
interment. He was 45 years old, born
In Nova Scotia, and was one Of the
richest men in the Klondike country.
Robert Soames. a freight engineer on
the Canadian Pacific, was instantly
killed at Beaver Canyon while taking a
train through. He was going at the
rate Of 30 miles an hour, when the en-
CINE ran into rock slide. The loco
motive and three cars toppled over. and
Soames was thrown against project
ing rock which pierced his temple.
By the breaking of a scaffolding IS
feet high on the dome of the new stove
foundry being erected at the steel
works of the Colorado Fuel 4 Iron Com
pany at Pueblo. Col. i've men were
hurled to the ground. one Of whom, F.
D. Curtis. was instantly killed. and J.
w. Stanton, q fellow-workman. had
both legs broken and his skull crushed
and will probably die.
Judge Ruiz Rivera, Cuban secretary
Of agriculture, industry and commerce
~ Iya vouo hos v,ri%<nu q vn%<or xuh1ch
Is to be largely circulated. calling upon
political parties Of all shades to unite
In order to present . united front to
tho government and the people of the
United States, when asking that the
year 1901 be devoted to the formation
Of an Independent government for Gu.
ba. which shall begin to act on Its own
after the end Of 1901.
The will Of Rufus Wright. who was
shot and killed in the
Leland Hotel at Chicago. has been filed
for probate. 1t disposes of an estate
valued at 100000. This Is believed to
be q conservative estimate, and it Is
expected that the estate will figure up
over $1.000,000. According to the peti-
ton filed with the court the personal
property valuation Is 100000 and the
real estate 100000. The dead million.
nire manufacturer distributed $12S,00
In personal requests among relatives
and others, but left nothing to charity
or public institutions.
An extensive forgery Of sugar trust
stock is revealed in Chicago.
Tammany Hall will 60 in body on Ave
special trains to Kansas City, July 4.
Quay's friends at Harrisburg, Pa, have
indefinitely postponed the celebration.
Ohio republicans at their recent conven-
ton Endorsed the administration of Nc
Kinley.
Pennsylvania republicans in convention
Endorsed Ex-senator Quay and adopted
platform.
Portland, Oregon, is to asitate the mat
ter of an appropriation for The Dalles
portage road.
1t is announced at La Sale, ILL.,, that
1900 coal miners employed by the Spring
Valley Coal company have struck.
A telegram was received in Canton from
Peking that Shen Ping. a leader in the
.eforn party. was sentenced to servitude
or life.
Through the explosion Of powder mag
lzine at Kan Shau, China, recently, 224
houses were destroyed and persons lost
heir lives.
Congressman Fowler win give to the
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