The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-10-06

est Dispatches.
Fire destroyed four brick business
buildings at Sheldon, III. The loss is
$4,000; insured.
Joseph Adems, prominent lawyer Of
Philadelphia, committed suicide in q
fashionable hotel in the center Of the
city.
The United States immigration off,
GERS are aiding Canada to prevent and
detect Japanese naturalization frauds
in British Columbia.
The dry goods store called La Valen-
cha, owned by Sebastion, Robert & Co.,
was burned recently at New Mexico.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. It was
insured for $4,000 in foreign compa-
mics.
In Atlanta, Georgia, young men OF
good families were principals in fatal
duel. Sheffield Harrington was shot
in four places and Walter Hudson was
wounded once. The trouble is said to
have arisen over love affair.
Wolf Brothers bank of Centerville,
Mich, was robbed Of $4,000. The
thieves blew the vault open with dyni-
mite. The bank was insured in the
Bankers Mutual Casualty company Of
Des Moines for $4,000 against loss by
burglars or fire.
Captains Bolles and Bulger, United
States inspectors Of steam vessels, have
suspended for one year the license Of
A. w. WOOdside, captain of the May
Flint, which sunk in San Francisco bay
two weeks ago, after colliding with the
battleship Iowa.
A fast freight train crashed into a
switch engine at Durand, Mich, on the
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee
railroad, killing Engineer Thomas
Hamlin of Detroit and Fireman John
Linden of Iona. Samuel Beck, brake
man. was injured. Twenty-four load
ed cars were buried and both engines
we're demolished.
Thanks to the efforts of Colonel Sam
uel M. Whiteside, commander of the
department Of San Diego and Puerto
Principe, and the other officers in
charge no case Of yellow fever has been
reported there since December. One
hundred miles Of streets are swept
daily.
William Brown & Sons, wool dealers,
who also own and operate the Phoenix
Mills company, manufacturers of top
and worsted yarns, have asked for an
extension of time from their creditors.
The liabilities Of the firm are variously
given at amounts ranging from 81 ,OOO,-
900 to $1,7O0,0O0.
The plant Of the Albion Lumber COM
pany, situated at Albion, CAL, was des-
troyed by fire, together with 100000
feet of lumber and 1000 cords Of tan
bark. The dry kiln, store, hotel and
several dwellings belonging to the COM
pany were also consumed. The loss
is between $125,000 and $4,000.
T. Hogan has been named by the DAILY
wing of the Montana democracy for gov
ernor.
Killed between Pavia and Santa Barba-
ra, Panay, October l, Second Lieutenant
Max Wagner, Twenty Sixth regiment, U.
s. v. infantry.
Sixteen thousand striking coal miners
marched in the Wilkesbarre labor parade.
After the parade President Mitchell adj
dressed crowd estimated at 10000.
The census bureau has announced Off
cially the population of Arkansas, the
first of the states to be enumerated. The
population is 1911 ,564, an increase over
the population of 1890 of lS3,385, or 49,
IS per cent.
Williamsport, Pa, experienced the most
disastrous fire in it's history recently. The
big four-story shoe factory of j. Z. Dayton
4 Co., occupying almost an entire square,
with its great stock Of finished goods and
raw material, was entirely destroyed.
A four-horse team driven by S. Leep,
near Carson, Ore, ran away recently. The
wagon, loaded with sawlogs, was overturn-
ed and Leep and two of the horses were
killed. Near Copper Butte recently Mar
tin Marut was killed in runaway acct
dent
1t has become known to the public that
thieves have entered the vatican at Rome
forced a safe and carried off securities
worth $1,000 lire and 5000 lire in silver.
The safe, situated ON the second floor, be-
longs to the management of the apostolic
palace, which looks after the horses and
carriages and decorations of st. Peters
cathedral. Evidently the burglars were
well acquainted with the apartment and
prepared for the theft Thus far investi-
cations by the vatican police have been
without result.