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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
Waterbury, Conn.,, burned.

Waterbury, Conn.,. Feb. 4.-The most
disastrous fire in the history Of Wa
terbury has occurred. A large section
Of the business part of the city was
wiped out. Shortly after midnight the
fire, which had seemed to be nearly
under control, broke out with renewed
energy. A conservative estimate
places the loss at $4,000 900. special
train with fire engine from New Ha-
ven went to the scene.
The manner in which the flames
leaped from one building to another
and even across the street terrified the
spectators, for 1t seemed that no earth
ly power could check them. Several
times it looked as If the firemen had
finally confined the blaze to certain
district, but each time a cry of dis
appointment and warning went up
from the thousands of throats and the
fire was seen to be breaking out else
where.
The fire originated in the upholstery
department of the third floor of the
store Of the Reid q Hughes Drygoods
company, at 10S-112 Bank street. The
origin is not known. The fire was not
discovered until it had gained tremen.
dous headway.
The fire started in drizzling rain
with rapidly rising wind and with
with rapidly rising wind and with
snow. The wind was at first shifting
but it settled toward the east and car
ried destruction with it.
In the panic caused by the fire there
were many rumors of accidents ant
fatalities. but at the Waterbury hospi
tai at l O'Clock it was said that nj
accidents or deaths had been reported
there.
At that hour the fire was still burn
ing, though. as viewed from the hos
pital, which is on an eminence com
manding the city, it appeared that its
vigor was abating.
1t is reported that numerous thieves
were operating in houses where they
found the owners absent.
In the first district thousand of peo
pie packed the flooded streets. Many
of them fell on the icy pavement
and many were injured by being tram
pied on by the surging crowds.
Stores, houses and churches outsid,
oe the fire district were thrown opel
for the reception Of the housholt
goods and valued stock hurried.
taken from the imperiled buildings.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreets report on trade last
week:
The future may be said of last week
to have profited at the expense of the
present. In other words, current wealth
er conditions, such as heavy snowfalls,
east, west and north, tend to check
buying except of purely seasonable
goods at retail and to limit slightly the
volume of demand in wholesale lines.
On the other hand, the covering of the
entire northern half of the country
with blanket of snow has bettered
the condition of the winter soWn crops,
and the outlook for spring trade, as a
whole, has therefore been greatly i'm
proved. No diminition in confidence
Among the metals the feature
has been the marked change in the
copper situation, several sharp upward
movements occurring, with the close
l 5-8c higher than the lowest publish
ed price and &c higher than the lowest
rumored sales.
Considerable irregularity Is noted in
prices of cereals. hog products and
cotton.
Wheat (including flour) exports for
the week aggregate 3,702,368 bushels,
as against 1858, ,679 bushels last week
and 100000 bushels in this week last
year.
Wheat exports from July /, 1901, to
date, 81 weeks, aggregate 165,346,5 $50
bushels, as against 114,778,3 bushels
last season.
Wool is in steady demand and firm,
with stocks of desirable goods well re-
duced.
Business failures in the United States
for the week number 303, as against
292 last week, 23S in this week last
year and III in 1900.
Failures in Canada number 49,, as
against 54 last week and 27 in this
week year ago.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
IDAHO GLEANINGS.

Daniel Needham of Lewiston has
been appointed trustee of the Lewis
ton normal school, vice James w. Reed
deceased.
The sale of the Lewiston light plant
to the Lewiston Water & Power COM
pany, is closed, the consideration be,
ing $45,00O.
The Lake Occur d'Alene is frozen
over and all traffic is stopped. For the
last four days the temperature has
been very severe.
The senate has confirmed the follow
ing Idaho postmasters: W. w. Prichett,
Weiser; J. l.. Underwood, Montpelier;
H. G. Cramer, HALEY.
Frank Jaques, who for several years
past has been employed as teamster
at Wardner, was found dead in his cab
in in the outskirts of Kellogg recently.
The application made by the Lewis
ton Water & Light Company TOR an in
junction to prevent the city installing
an independent plant has been denied.
The Lewiston city council has sold
$4,000 of waterworks bonds to Sea-
oOA6OOo " way Oi, OoAhClo VI OilSib-
natl, who bid a premium of $106S.80
on the total issue.
Eighteen cream shippers in the vi
cinity of Moscow were paid $524 Is in
November, average cow earned over
81 in November and over Sc in Decem-
ber, and the farmers are said to be sat
isfied.
There was considerable excitement
at the Dowd farm on Tammany Hollow
recently, when coarse gold was dis.
covered in an extensive gravel bank
in which Dowd Brothers were explor-
ing for artesian water.
After February 8tn the Oregon Rail
road and Navigation company will can
eel it's 40 cent per hundred rate on
wheat, flour, feed and mill stuffs from
points north of Umatilla to Idaho Falls
Sandy, Salt Lake and Utah. The old
rate of So cents will be restored.
Henry Meeks was recently sentenc
ed to twelve years in prison for escap
ing from the penitentiary. He is the
Montpelier bank robber who was sen
fenced to 35 years and whose senten
ce was recently reduced to IL years
Immediately after his communication he
escaped, but was retaken.
At the assessors session they adopt
eo a resolution which says: THAT it is
| the sense of this assemblage that the
public interests require that the con
| stitution of the state be so amended as
| to permit the enactment of laws giving
assessors and tax collectors deputie!
| and clerical assistance at the expense
OF the several counties in the manner
now provided for sheriffs and auditors
The stock committee reported as fol
lows: I'VE, the undersigned commit
tee, appointed by the chairman of thu
assessors of the state of Idaho, in con
vention assembled, to fix an equitable
value on stock throughout the state o
Idaho, hereby submit the following val
ues: Stock cattle, per head, SIS; bee
cattle, per head, $50; yearlings, pc
head, $40; sheep, per head, 81. 25
milch cows, per head, $25; rang
horses, per head, Sc; hogs, per head
So.
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no figure, they never could prove it to
save their lives.

no figure. they never could prove 1t to
save their lives.
ut would be much easier for us to
get away II you stayed at home. on ac-
count Of the warden, you know. In
case you should not want to go, go to
the postoffice at Homestead about
March Is and call for mail under the
name Of Mrs. Charles Mcdonald. You
will get a letter.
Watch the papers close and If you
see they have trace any part Of the
way, leave Toronto on the quiet and
&C to Montreal. Leave letter in To-
ronto for me and as soon as you get
settled in Montreal write me letter
to the postofIice there, all in signs,
where you are. Montreal is about $50
miles further north. Keep low until
reach you."
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
Fire mt Dwight.

Bloomington, Feb. 6.-The city of
Dwight suffered a 100000 fire loss. The
great laboratory Of the Keeley institute
was completely destroyed, together with
the Livingston hotel, brick and stone
structure owned by the Keeley company.
All Of the guests escaped without injury.
The fire started around the boilers used
for heating in the main building.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
no stop even if disagreement on
wages results.

ucAt. III OJucT WOTuS IHSIe 10 " uS
no stop even if a disagreement on
wages results.
The president has issued the follow
ing executive order: "All employees
of every description, serving in or un-
der any of the executive departments,
and whether so serving in or out OF
Washington, are hereby forbidden,
either directly or indirectly, individu-
ally or through associations, to solicit
an increase of pay or to influence or
attempt to influence in their own in
terests any legislation whatever, eth
er before congress, it's committees, or
in any way, save through the heads OF
departments in or under which they
serve, on penalty of dismissal from
the government service.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
white House, Jan. 81, 1892"
Jerry McCarty, who was arrested on
suspicion of being implicated in the
diamond robbery at Glendive, Mont,
on Sunday morning, January 10, when
two trunks belonging to S. H. Clausen
& Co., wholesale jewelry manufactur-
ers, were taken from the Northern Pa
cific baggage room, broken open and
set and unset diamonds to the value
of from $4,000 to $4,000 stolen, has
confessed to having committed the
robbery himself, to Sheriff John Ken
nedy, G.. B. Batten of the Northern
Pacific secret service and O. O. RAN
dali of the St. Paul Pinkerton agency,
and this afternoon at 80 the sheriff
and his deputy, Frank Watkins, and
two detectives boarded special train,
consisting of a caboose and engine,
and, in company with McCarty, went
to Terry, 40 miles west of Glendive,
where McCarty had cached the dia-
monds. True to mis- word, he led the
officers to where he had planted the
jewels and they were recovered in
tact, part remaining in the wallet con-
tanning some of the diamonds when
they were taken from the trunks and
the balance in the pocket torn from
his overcoat. The cache was an eX-
cellent one, and had McCarty not
shown the officers where it was, it
would have baffled all search.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
SUNK by a Gunboat.

Colon, Colombia, Feb. Cit is reported
here that the revolutionary steamer Lib
ertador formerly the British steamer Ben
Righ) has been sunk by Venezuelan
gunboat while under repairs at Porto Co
lombia
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08

Washington, Feb 6.-The president sent
the following nominations to the senate:
Registrar of land office at Occur d'Aiene,
Idaho, John F. Yost.
Receiver public moneys at Occur d'ALnc,
Idaho, Charles d. Warner.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
Fatal Explosion I'm Mines.

st. Louis, Feb. "a special to the
Globe Democrat from San Antonio, Tex,
says:
Eighty-five miners killed and rs more
buried under debris is the awful record
made by a dust explosion at the Hondo
mines in Mexico, news of which was rc-
ceived here Saturday night.
At the time the explosion occurred there
were l60 miners at work in the mine, all
of whom were entombed by the shaft be-
ing choked up by falling earth and stone
loosened by the explosion. Just how many
are dead is not at this time known, but at
last accounts received here by wire Satur.
day night S5 bodies had been recovered
1t is feared that the death list will be
greatly over 100.
| The Hondo mines are located at Goa
hula, at the terminus of branch of the
Mexican International road, about l0(
miles south of Eagle Pass, and are the
most important in that state. Details ol
i the disaster are meager, no names of the
victims being learned here.
San Antonio, Texas.-The latest in
formation from the Hondo (Mexico
mine explosion shows it to be fully a.
serious as at first reported. There wal
total of 106 miners at work in th'
mine when the explosion. occurred AM
all of them are dead. The majorit.
OF the victims are Mexicans and China
men, very few Americans having beel
| at work in the mine.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08

C'i"ago, Feb. 4.-Chicago suffered sc
vcrely from the cold wave, the mercury
at O'Clock being 5 degrees below zarc
and at ! o'clock below. An inmate OF
the Old Peoples home was frozen to death,
an. John r. Davis of Gloville, ILL.,, WAS
taken to the hospital with his hands so
badly frozen that amputation may be
necessary.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
WHEAT REPORT.

TACOMA-Little trading and prices
nominal. Bluestem, 64@65c; club, 63
@64c.
PORTLAND-Firm; Walla Walla,
64@64hc; bluestem, 65hc.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08

st. John Dix, the alleged bank wreck
er, who was arrested in London, has
arrived at Whatcom in custody of the
sheriff and will be held for trial.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08

Many philosopher would be side
If asked to define philosophy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-16
GOLDEN WEDDING.

l Celebration of MT. and Mrs. E. A. Por- 1 ter of Bristol-Mr. Porter a Native of l Hamden.
 | MT and Mrs. Edward Atwater Porter, ! two of the best known residents of
 Bristol, celebrated their golden wedding
 at their home on Summer street Satur- l day afternoon. The anniversary really | occurred on April 5, but the event was | postponed week on account of the death of Mir. and Mrs. Porter's nephew,
 John Henry Sessions. They were visi- ] ted Saturday between three and six D. m, by many relatives and close friends, who congratulated them on their long and happy welded life. The aged cou- pie received in the front parlor of their 1 home, in front of q solid bank of lau- rel arch@d over at the top into a cano- py with big bunch of daffodils tied at the apex The dining room was trimmed with laurel also, and from each corner of the room were festoons
 of silk ribbons. Refreshments were served. Many presents were received,
 among them fifty dollars in gold, the
 gift of the late John Sessions.
 MT and Mrs Porter were married
 fifty years ago at White Oak, Plainville,
 by Rev, R. G. Whiteman, the Baptist
 pastor. MT, Port CT was born in Ham,
 den and was adopted early in life by
 Colonel Chauncey Porter of Plainville.
 He was educated in the schools of that
 town, and the Southington High school.
 He worked on the Porter farm and then
 went to Southington, where he worked for Fl. A. Miller, manufacturer of car
 diage bolts. Later he worked as a fire
 man on the old Providence, Hartford &S
 FshkilI railroad when Plainville was
 the western terminus of the road Af
 forwards he bought a farm in Plainville
 and later on went to Whigville, where
 he worked for his wife's father, Allyn
 Bunnell, in the factory of Emery Bar
 ker For a number of years he was
 gatekeeper on the old turnpike from
 Plainville to Middletown, owned by
 William Cook and George Lewis.
 When the road was deeded over to the town he went to work for J. B. Sargent in New Britain, as engineer in the lat ter's factory and moved to New Haven when the plant was located here. Af- ter having been here year MT Porter accepted position as engineer on a government transport that piled around New York city At the close of the civ il war he returned to Whigville to re- superate and then went to work for the late John Humphrey Sessions, his brother-in who was then commen- cing his long and successful career that made the name famous. After remain ing there a while MI. Porter went to Missouri to engage in farming, but be- fore he had been in that state long MT Sessions hired him again as engineer of his factory on North Main street. Bris- tol, now known as that of John H. Sessions x Son. He has remained in that position about thirty years. His wife's name was Susana Bunnell. She was born in Stafford and moved with her parents to Whigville when quite young The couple have two children, Rhoda Atwater, wife of James Hodges, of North street, and Edward Orrin, for merly foreman of fire company No ?, Bristol.
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YIRfO US ITEMS.

| The Howe & Stetson Athletic Asso-
 citation will give it's first dance and en- tertainment at Harmonic hall Monday
 evening, April 2S. The committee has spared no time and expense to make it brilliant success.
 | Smith Brothers, the oyster growers | of City Point yesterday began ship ment of seed oysters to the State of Washington where the seed stock is to be transplanted and developed to ma turity. Their shipments of Long Isl and Sound stock commenced about two years ago.
 Pensions were issued yesterday as follows: Original to James Green of
 New London, s6 per month; increase to
 John B. Besler of New Haven, s1o; orig
 inal widows, to Arfn Stafford of Meri-
 den $S per month, and to Elizabeth A.
 Como of Middletown, SIP per month.
 The hearing by the railroad commis- sioners on the application of the may
 or and the common council of Derby
 for the removal of a grade crossing at
 the Derby causeway has been in- definitely postponed.
 The limit for the reception of re- quests for compositions to be performed at the extra Dorscht concert to be eiv- en at the Hyperion Theater Sunday night expires tonight At noon yester- day MT. Fichtl had received something like 100 requests and the compositions leading or receiving the greatest num- Der at that time were Faust" with 30 "Florodora," with 25; "Semiramide, 2S Morning, Noon and Night" with 15, and Sousa's "Semper Fidelis," with 10.
 Mir. and Mrs. Frank Ives of Living ston street will remove to Newark, N. J., May 1. MT. Ives has secured a very advantageous position in Newark and began his duties Monday. Mrs. Ives has relatives residing in Newark.
 Mrs. Alfred Miles of Elm street, West Haven. who has been quite ill with for week or more contin- ues in the same condition. pr. Lamb is the attending physician. MT Miles is engineer for the Hubbell, Merwin on Artizan street.
 MT. and Mrs Tinkey of Livingston street will take a house at Woodnont from May 1 until fall.
 Miss Louise Oertel will celebrate her birthday on the evening of April 26 by 1 a party at the residence of her sister, | Mrs Benson, on upper State street. | About forty invitations have been sent | to her friends and the affair will be | quite elaborate.
 Rev. Fred Winslow Adams, former | pastor of Epworth M. F. church, and | family, will remove to their future resi- dence in Schenectady N. Y, to-day.
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,gNEESk PORT OF NEW HAVEN sK&$s
THE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL
District of New Haven, ss Probate Court.

District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court
 April h, 1902. ESTATE of EMIL CRISAND, late of New
 Haven, in said District, deceased The Administrator C. {. q. having made written application for an order authorizing and empowering him to sell and convey certain real estate of said deceased as by said application on file In this Court more fully appears, 1t is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at Il Court of Probate to he held at New Haven, in said District on the 21st day of April, 1902, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and that public notice of the pendency of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing thereon, be given by publishing this order three times in some newspaper having a circulation in said District.
 LIVINGSTON W. CLEAVELAND. a16 3t Judge.
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New
 HandkerChiefS.

All the other fine things are striving to get into the paper, and why shouldn't we tell you of the new Handkerchefs, that ar e calling forth such admiration from those who see them.
 l2H c to $4. 50 each.
 All linen Handkerchiefs in plain hemstitched; embroidered h ,m- stitched--all white and colored embroidery, (the latter very fashion able) embroidered scalloped also lace edges; also a very fine showing of unlauudered Initial Handkerchiefs, pure linen, hand embroidered. REAL LACE HANDKERCHIEFS. DUCHESSE and VALENCIENNES.
 200 to $l5 .OO
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DEATHS.

 BARBER-In this city, April 14, Sarah Taylor Shadgett. widow of Edward B. Barber, in the 92d year of her age. Funeral from the residence of her son-in- law, Prof. Sidney I. Smith, Wednesday the 16th, at 230 p. m. Kindly omit flowers. a15 2t PEDRICK-ln this city. April IA, Eva May Pedrick, age 13 years, months. Funeral at residence, 371 Howard Avenue Wednesday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock. at5 2t SPERRY-In this ctys April IA, Mrs. Bet sey c. Sperry, ageds64 years 10 months and 19 days E&
 Funreal services will be held at her late residence, 1923 Chapel Street, on Thurs day afternoon, April 1T, at ? o'clock. Relatives and friends are invited to at tend. Interment iu the Woodbridge cemetery at the convenience of the family. a15 2t
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[. |. WlSHBURN & co. Manufacturing and Prescription
 Druggists, QI nhurnh 2, El non4or C+e

District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court.
 April IA, 1902 ESTATE of BETSEY BRADLEY late of New Haven, in said District, deceased The Trustee naVimg ith eNnibI'ea laid ms admin Court for allowance, it is
 ORDERED, That the 22nd day of April 1902, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. at n in said District be and the same is ap pointed for a hearing on the allowance of said account, and this Court directs that notice of the time and place of said hearing times in some newspaper having circula tion in said District.
 LIVINGSTON ". CLEAvELAND, a15 St Judge.
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Hens Underwear Reduced.

Mems all-wooi Shirts and Drawers, in natural and white --the remainder of our winter stock-underwear that has been selling right along at s1.oo the garment.
 To close 75c ca
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To Preserve the Teeth,
 Purify the Breath and Harden the Gums
Prophylactic Tooth Pow
 der and Thymos Tooth Wash.

Both these products of our laboratory have stood the test of years, and the demand has been steadily increased by the recommendation of dentists and all who have used them.
 As an inducement to those who may days include with each bottle of the Powder and Wash a good Tooth Brush for the price of one alone, 25c.
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS. Proposals for Finishing Third Story of the Cedar Street School
 Office of the Board of Education
 o1 Cpntpr Strpnt

Fl JenJer StTect,
 New Haven Conn.,, April 12 1902 Sealed proposals will be received at the Office of the Board of Education, 21 Center Street, New Haven, Conn, until Friday, April 9, 1902, at eight o'clock D. n., at which time they will be opened by the the finishing of the third story of the Cedar Street School.
 Bids must include the work of all trades as prescribed in the specifications. Bids for each trade separately will not be received.
 Drawings and specifications may be seen at Lne office of Brown X Von Beren, archi tects, S65 Chapel Street, New Haven, Conn. from 9 q. m. to D. m. daily The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any defects in same if it be deemed to the interest of the District so to do.
 C. T. HEWLETT,
 Clerk of the Board of Education. a14 St
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MRS. S. A. GLADwIN,s

EmpI0yment Agency,
 102 ORANGE ST., Bowditch Building. room 4,o. Headquarters for the best situations: lO years experience. Coachmen. farIn waitresses, gardeners, cooks. laundreasessaI housekeepers, etc. Germans, Swedes. ariii others needing situations, should apply. and those requiring superior help can 6oS furnished at the above office. German and1 English spoken. n91 ss
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WANTED,

EXPERIENCED operators on gore work.F Also, hand lace trimmers and boners. STRoUSE, ADLER X CO.,, to Court Street. a1 If
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FOR RENT.
FOR SALE, CHEAP,

STORE 1925 Chapel Street, corner Day.
 Apply at 1923 CHAPEL STREET. m27 If
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WAN TED.

A SITUATION wanted by competent cook Ill private family. Best city reference.
 Call at 339 COLUMBUS AVENUE a15 2tn