The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-05-05

Since Jan. j. D. Rockefeller has drawn
dividends aggregating $l2,4O0,O0O. 1nls
is, however, only small portion Of the
amount to. which Rockefeller has been
entitled by reason of the earnings OF the
standard Oil Company. The company
owns only 81 per cent of its many subsli-
iary companies. Rockefeller owns the
otner 40 per cent. His total income there
fore from all sources allied with the
Standard Oil Company has been since
January /, 1900, approximately $24,OOO,-
COO.
Three thousand peasants are in open in
surrection in Bulgaria.
Sugar and tobacco will soon begin to
move again from Puerto Rico.
Democrats of Iowa indorsed the Chi.
cago platform and declared for bimetal-
lism.
The belief is growing that Aquinaldo
was killed by the Ygorote tribesmen, as
they have no trace of him.
The divorced wife of Deputy Customs
Collector E. r. Hatch of Alaska was found
dead at Forest Grove, Ore.
Lieutenant Colonel Eskridge has been
compelled to give up his command as he
was injured at San Juan.
Dismissal from the, service is the pun
ishment of Major Kirkman for conduct
unbecoming an officer at Manila.
-Four Americans were killed and re.
connoitering party Of the Twenty-sixth In
fantry surprised and surrounded by in
surgents.
One of the boilers of the Booth-Kelly
Lumber company, at Saginaw, Ore, ex.
pl0.ed at sawmill No. l, instantly kill
ing Otto Frederickson and seriously
wuonding Otto Anlauf and H. Rudolph
A notable event of the past week was
the capture by the Phoenix Bridge Com
pany of the contract for the great bridge
over the st. Lawrence river, Canada
which will require $1,000 tons OF steel
This is one of the largest bridge contracts
ever placed.
1t is said on good authority that il
is William Rockefeller, and not John d
Rockefeller, who is soon to enter tht
board of directors of the Missouri Pacific
Railway company, of the stock of which
, CUI poldtloH tHC AtoSNSAS'Si A"'N'S's' Wv
a large parcel.
The sealing schooner Teresa has return
ed to Victoria, B. c., with 500 sealskins
She reports the season favorable one
sne reports considerable wreckage includ
ing lumber, sail, sealing boat and life
buoy marked columbia, S. F." sightel
off Cape Flattery.
The North German Lloyd line has JUS
placed with the Vulcan Shipbuilding com
pany of Stettin an order for vessel which
is to maintain an average speed OF q
knots an hour In the contract it is fur
tber stipulated that this forthcoming fly
er shall have length Of 725 feet ana
an engine power of 45,0O0-horse power
Word has been received by persona
friends of Charles A. Boutelle, represent
ing the Fourth Maine district, that he i
failing so rapidly in health that unles;
there is quick change for the bettel
it would be cruel to permit him to become
a candidate for reelection next fall. His
physicians assert that he is in grave dan
ger of death.
1t has been learned by representative
of the Associated Press that United Staea'
Ambassador Choate has asked Lord Sails
bury for explanations as to alleged abuse
OF international rights in the case OF th'
American ship Sea Witch which, accord
ing to the statement of her commander
Captain Howe, was boarded by the Brit
ish warship Wasp within the three
limit of the Portuguese territory in Es,s
Africa.