The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-04-14

B. G. Bergin, an assayer in the branch
mint of the United States in San Fran
cisco, has been arrested ON suspicion Of
having stolen small amounts Of gold daily
for months past. When taken into custody
$40 worth Of gold clippings was found on
his person. He is said to have virtually
admitted his guilt to the detectives. His
father, an attorney Of Oakland, suffered
a severe attack of heart failure when told
OF his sons arrest.
Food is scarce and the prices are still
advancing in Puerto Rico.
Assistant Secretary of Navy Allen is to
fill the position Of governor of Puerto
Rico.
Civil war is threatened as the Chinese
viceroys protest against policy Of dow
ager empress.
Ebenezer Burgh Ball, the nearest sur
viving relative of George Washington, died
Thursday, aged "a years.
Thomas Blandy, bartender, was re-
Gently arrested in New York for having
in his possession $4,000 worth Of beer
stamps.
Senator Cullom presented the confer
ence report on the legislative, executive
and judiciary bill in the senate Thursday.
The report was agreed to.
President w. v. Powell of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers has ordered a strike
Of telegraphers and other station employees
of the Southern railway, to begin Thlrs-
day.
The big Southern Pacific bri1gc at
Dallas, Tex, was swept away by the flood.
The loss is about 100000. All the wag-
on bridges are gone and the only outlet
is by rail to the west. No lives were
lost.
Rudyard Kipling and Sir John Henry
De Villiers, chief justice Of Cape Colony,
have sailed for England. Mr.. K;pling
said he was sorry he was not able to re-
main longer, as his health had been great
ly benefited.
The residence of Peyton w. Rubles, at
Daisy postoffice in West Virginia, re-
Gently burned and Mrs. Peyton Ruble and
Gordon Davis, boy Of 8 years, were burn
ed to death. Peyton Ruble was probably
fatally injured.
Two men, Peter Larsen ans Joseph
Madsen, and a woman were drowned al
the entrance to the outer harbor at Sai
Pedro, Cal. They were under the :nfu
ence of liquor and the boat was seen t
oyerturn.
Judge Dunno of Chicago refused writ
of habeas corpus in the case OF Banker
Z. S. Dreyer under states prison sen
tence for the embezzlement of $4,000
of the West Park board funds and com
mitted him to the custody of the sheriff
Three men were killed recently on thu
Belefonte & Snow Shoe railroad three
miles east of Snow Shoe, Pa. The rail-
spread under the mountain shifting en-
gine. The engine and dozen cars wer'
thrown over the embankment. The deat
are: Harry Temple, fireman; Calvin
Temple, brakeman, and AL Beamer
hostler.
As a result of the wreck of fishini
boat on the north Cornish coast thre
fishermen and eight hfeboat men wer
drowned. The lifeboat went to the rescu
of the fishermen and was upset while at
tempting to save their lives.
Thirty-th of the 2l9 japanese steer
age passengers who arrived on the steam
er Belgian King, few days ago, in Sa
Francisco, have been refused landin
by the immigration officials, but they hav
appealed to the secretary Of the treasury
and pending reply from Washingto
will be held. The principal reason &c
their rejection by the officials is the di'
covery of evidence that the Japanese cam
here as contract laborers
The four-story brick building at the col
ner of Wood street and Second avenue
Pittsburg, Pa, occupied by Armstrong
McKelvey 4 Co., wholesale paint dealer
collapsed without warning recently.
score or more of people were in the builc
ing and many were buried in the ruin
The cause of the accident was the veal
ening of the partitions. It is now know
that nearly all Of the imprisoned employs
escaped with but slight injuries OF fy
carpenters at work in the building but On
has been accounted for. One dead bod
and three injured persons have been tal
en- from the ruins. The dead body wa
identified as that of Oscar Biget, ca
penter. The injured are Noel Caspe
Michael Shang and an unknown man.