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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16

Of the Panhandle railroad was the
scene recently Of the most disastrous
explosion and fire known in that sec
tion for many years. A score OF lives
were lost and about 200 persons were
SO badly burned that, according to
the Judgment Of physicians In attend
ance, rs per cent OF them will die
from the effects Of their injuries.
Patrick O'Leary, q boy 8 years old.
son Of James O'Leary. living In the
Indian addition near Tacoma, accom-
panied his father to the school elec-
ton Saturday, and while his father
was at the polls the boy fell into a
deep ditch by the roadside and
drowned in 9 little more than foot
Of water.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
THE BIG COAL STRIKE is ON
MINERS TIEUP Is COMPLETE,
One Hundred ana Forty Thousana
Icnsployes Idle-Ftsht = Now Oar
Operators Deolare They Wall Give
the Fighters All the War They
Want.

Scranton, Pa, May President
Mitchell Of the United Mineworkers states
that the tieup in the three anthracite dis
tricts Is complete. approximately 10000
men and boys are idle.
An official OF he Delaware, taclxawanna
\ Western railroad says that scOrporation
had no intention q rssorting e : look
out. \. IS sts'''
"We do not intend to i1ritats the men,
and the other companies are Of the sans
mind,1 he added. "The situation 10 now
in the hands Of the miners. After Wednss-
day it will be in our hands.
"We appreciate. the fact that John
Mitchell does not want strike. Neither
do the companies. While we do not want
= fight, we win give the men all the fight
they desire If they decide that there y to
be one"
From the same official sources comes
the announcement that the Delaware.
Lacl<awanna 4 Western company has
stopped selling coal. Not . commercial
load has been shipped since Saturday.
Any order must now be approved BY .i,s
head Of the coal department before being
filed. The other companies have taken
similar action, and it is believed that :
coal famine will speedily result II the sus-
pension II made permanent on Wednesday.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
TRADE REPORT.

New York;. @. Dun q Co.'S
Weekly Review Of last weeks trade
says: At q time when consumptive
demand surpasses all previous records
In the nations history, It is unfortu-
nate that production should be cur
tailed. Yet that Is the present situa-
ton. First, the labor controversies
and tornado stopped work at many
points, greatly reducing the output,
and many more wage disputes must be
settled before the end Of the month or
furnace fires will be banked and
wheels cease to revolve. Losses by
the elements have been severe, the
largest tin plate plant in the world
being rendered idle for month, while
many foundries and shops were de
stroyed. Prices Of commodities on
May /. as shown by Dun's index mum
Der, rose to the highest point in recent
years, gaining 6.3 per cent over the
CORRESPONDING date last year, but thif
week there has been material decline
in some products, notably grain.
Distribution through rail channels
continues very heavy. Railway earn
ings are steadily gaining, full returns
for April exceeding last years by 10.'
per cent and 1900 by IS per cent. Pro
crastinating consumers who predicted
collapse in the iron and steel mar
kets, similar to the break that oc
Cured two years ago have greatly aug
mented the pressure by tardily at
tempting to supply their requirements
Dispatches to this paper promise
large wool clip, though the late sprin
has delayed shearing. There has beel
less selling Of wool on the sheep
back and ranchmen appear to be l
financial condition to hold their yiel
until satisfactory prices are torthcou
ing.
More encouraging weather report
have made the outlook brighter for
normal wheat yield. Exports from q
ports in the United States during th
week amounted to S,477,379 bushels
flour included, compared with 5,579
057 bushels in the preceding week.
i Failures for the week number q
in the United States, against 1877 las
year, and "a in Canada, against rs la'
year.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16

Port Of Spain, Island Of Trinidad, May
M.-venezuelan troops under General vi.
cente Gomez attacked Carupano, state OF
Bermudese, Venezuela, by land and sea,
with the gunboats Restaurador, Agosta
and Zambador, but the port is still in the
hands Of the revolutionists. After seven
hours battle the government forces were
defeated and obliged to abandon the field,
leaving ll5 men dead and 2lO wounded.
The city suffered terribly from the she'll
ing Of the government war vessels. The
remainder Of General Gomez's Troops es-
capped on board the gunboats and reached
Cumana, ON the gulf Of Caracao, May 8.
Gomez was seriously wounded.
Carupano now presents a spectacle Of
desolation. The cable is cut.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
TMe Woman Turned Rlack.

New York, May l2.-For the third
time in the history Of Bellevue hospital, q
case Of Addison's disease has appeared
there. The patient is Mrs. Catherine
Blosisi The disease affects the kidneys,
and the sufferer turns first yellow and
then blacA as negro. The woman's hus.
band said the disease first showed about
four months ago, when his wife's skin be
gan to rurn yellow. She paid no further
attention, to it for long time, as no pair
accompanied the change Of color. after 9
time the yellow disappeared, and tnen in
clined to copper hue. Later it took on
distinctly black tinge.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
IDAHO GLEANINGB.

Preparations for the observance OF
Decoration day are already under
way in the state.
coming into Wallace one day last
week. It struck John Karcher. break
ing his leg and throwing him 20 fest
into the river
The year old son Of John Helm was
drowned Ut Cataldo recently. The
Helm residence Is on the edge Of Pine
creek, the porch being fenced In. The
gate was left open, the little fellow
toddled through and fell into the
creek.
Arthur stoddard, 4 native Of Eng
land. was killed by cavein on the
lower wood slope OF the Bunker Hill
mine at Wardner, recently. Stoddard
was about 26 years old, unmarried and
had been In this country about four
months.
Mrs. w. H. Savidge has been chosen
president Of the Ayoman's Columbian
club Of Boise. Tie total membership
Of the club Is 1877. In January the club
Joined the American League Of Civic
Improvement.
/ John G. Breckle, night watchman at
the Hecla mine, at Wallace, accident
all shot himself. He was STOPPING
i over when his revolver dropped from a
holster and was discharged. the ball
taking effect In the right shoulder.
There Ii movement on foot at
Troy to close all business houses on
Sunday, including saloons, which have
heretofore been run Wide open on that
day. Nearly all the business men
have expressed appreciation Of the
idea.
!; The Farmers Club OF LatAh county
has issued q, call for meeting of the
farmers Of northern Idaho and eastern
Washington, with the view Of effect
! Ing an organization for handling and
marketing all farm products. The
. meeting will be held at Moscow June
Is.
Joseph Haupt, prominent farmer
living few miles east OF Kendr.ck
: met with q serious accident recently
and Is laid up with broken collar
/ bone. sprained hip and badly bruised
!. shoulder, the result of his horses be
ing frightened by the engine attached
e to the down passenger train yesterday
d afternoon.
9 The Consolidated Lumber company
/, Of Spokane has purchased about $40.
/. 900 worth of timber lands. Between
i 1000 and 5000 acres are located at Elk
e and about 10000. 900 feet OF timber Il
! on Pack river. Idaho. The land In ELL
d district was purchased from =. Cartier
}. Van Dissel, who q short time ago pro
cured It from the Northern PaciG,
II Railroad company.
Ulysses 8. Charter, aged 33 years
committed suicide at his home Il
South Boise recently. He took stryct
+ nine. Deceased was at one time ps
sr tient In the state asylum for the II
n sane. He leaves wife and q Chile
es He was found dead at o'clock thi
es afternoon. Before he killed himsel
q, he made q deed transferring to hi
ne wife some $1,000 worth Of property.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
Mount Ye.uxius Active.

Paris May le.-A dispatch from Ma
n,es to the Journal says Mount vesuvius
shows signs of activity. Lava is flowing
from the crater on the Pompeii side,
while hot cinders are thrown up from
time to time.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
TWENTY THREE ARE DEAD
WAS TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE,
Three Hundred injured ut Sheridan.
Pa.-Many VIII Die-(sas EAplsslOn
Cause Unknown-ssriea Of -Four
Accidents Culmina.ed In Fright
ful Disaster.

Pittsburg, May l5.-Twenty-one
are dead and not less than 300 injured a.
the result Of the terrible catastrophe at
Sheridan. Of the 800 injured the physi-
oians say at least SO will die.
The long list is the result Of series
Of four accidents, eliminating in one Of
the most frightful disasters In the his
tory Of Greater Pittsburg. The telescop.
ing Of naphtha cars in the yards Of the
Panhandle Railroad company in Corks
Run was followed by the ignition cf the
naphtha by an open switch lamp, by the
flowing Of the naphtha, first free, then,
ignited, through the culvert leading TO
the Ohio river, half a mile away, and Its
explosion with attendant damage to life
and property, and by the explosion OF
three other naphtha tanks at the point
Of original mishap after hundreds OF peo-
pie had ,oeen attracted to the spot by the
fire, which was sending up flames lOO
feet high. The explosions were heard as
far away as Duquesne Heightss
The telescoping Of the cars was one oi
those things that not infrequently hap,
pens without serious consequences. IL
subsequent ignition, by an open switch
lamp, will later be fully investigated
The cause Of the explosion at the point
where it once again broke out into thu
open is still matter Of conjecture. !
may be that the flame followed fast. tn
naphtha tnat had gone before, and re
sented the cramped quarters Of the cul
vert's opening, sending out sheet Q
naphtha and flame that wrecked half
dozen houses in the neighborhood, setting
them on fire, injuring not less than 10
people incidentally.
The shock of the shot from this can
non culvert was felt across the river !
Allegheny where windows were broker
The burning Of naphtha at the fountai
head, the two naphtha tanks, was spe'
tacular in the extreme. 1t was a gian
piece Of fire. People came from far an
near to view the sight.
Fully two hours after the tlre starte
there came the second explosion. Thei
were three other naphtha tanks in tn
immediate neighborhood Of the two tanl
that had been telescoped, and were burr
ing. Efforts to get them out Of rang
J had, for some reason, been ineffectua
/ With mighty splash of flame across Il
{ heavens and noise that made the hill
quake, the tanks let 60 at almost Il
same moment.
From the heavens there descends
streams Of burning naphtha, famit
, timber and red hot iron on the people
the hilltops. Maddened by pain, the
t jured dashed hither and thither, tho
c that had escaped assisting the less fort
. nate, tore the clothes from them, beat
/ the flames, carried the desperately !
g iured to more secure spots, and sent
J. medical aid OF which they were in nee
Speedily all Of the local hospitals we
i. notified of the second and greater cate
t trophe. Doctors were sent for in all :
e rections and they were hurried to t
II spot on special engines provided BY t
IS railway company.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
FATAL WRECK AT SEATTLE.
Fireman T.. w. Shaw Killed In n
Freight Collision ON N. r.

Freight Collision ON N. r.
Seattle, Wash, May l5.-A freight
wreck occurred on the Northern Pacific
in which E. w. Shaw, a fireman, was
killed, Engineer w. H. Watson and
Brakeman Walton were injured, and the
company suffered property loss OF ap-
proximately $4,000.
The victims of the accident were MEM
bers of the crew of an incoming freight
train, and the wreck resulted from the
neglect of the men to observe rule OF
the division regulating the speed OF trains
withing the limits of the Interbay yards.
A south bound freight ran into switch
engine at the end Of short spur at Inter-
bay and Fireman Shaw was crushed 70
death, the rest Of the crew escaping oy
jumping
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16

It's q poor policy to take your gun
to pieces In the face Of the enemy.
No man is so apt to fall as he VINO
is overanxious to rise
Stolen thunder seldom brings down
showers Of blessings.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
Fear steamer IL Lost.

London, May l5.-A dispatch from
Raneoon, British Burmah, says a life
boat belonging to the British steamer
Camerta, overdue at that port from Ma
dras, has been picked up in the bay of
Bengal.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
wilhelmjna IL Better.

The Hague, May l6-The physical con-
dition of Queen Wilhelmina is now all
that could be desired. Regular bulletins
in regard to her health will therefore
cease to be issued.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16

Tacoma, WASH, May 1l.-Indian Jim
Williams, one of the murderers of Mi. and
Mrs. Horton, on Lynn canal, Alaska, in
1900, is dead in Tacoma. He was under
life sentence in the government peniten-
tiary at McNeil's island, but was brought
to Tacoma for treatment. He confessed
he cut Mrs. Horizons throat.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
wheat Report.

Portland.-Quiet, but steady; Walla
Walla, 66c; bluestem, &c.
Tacoma Unchanged; blue stem.
sshc; club, sshc.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
snow in the Lake states.

Detroit, Mich, May ll.-Snow fell Sat-
ulday over the central part Of the lower
peninsula and fruit growers in western
Michigan are alarmed. I'm some places
the snow is six inches deep. Fruit trees
are in full bloom, and if the temperature,
which was just above the freezing line
this morning, falls any lower, the crop
will be seriously damaged. The local fore
caster predicts steady rise, however, dur
ing the day. There were very heavy fur
ries Of snow in Detroit during the morn.
ing.
In, wisconsin.
Plainfeld, Wis, May 1.-THE wors'
May snowstorm in many years visited thi'
city, equalling a winter storm. Five inche'
Of snow fell and much damage was don'
to crops and fruit.
At Cleveland.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 1l.-A heavy
snowstorm set in here. Only once befor'
since the local weather bureau office wa
established In this city, 80 years ago, ha
snow fallen 20 late in the season.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16
Search Parties There.

New York, May 13.--Successful at
tempts have been made to reach st.
Pierre. says a London dispatch to the
Tribune. Cabling from st. Lucia, the
correspondent Of the Mail says the
town Is heap Of ruins and dead bod
les are lying all around. Few Will
ever be recognized. SO great is the mu-
tilation and distortion.
Search parties have found 5000
charred corpses on the Site Of the ca
asphyxiated at first. Not soul was
found alive In the whole town.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-05-16

Of boiling lava burst through the top
Of the crater and plunged into the
valley OF the River Blanche. over
the Guerin sugar works and
killing 2s work people and the son Of
the proprietor.
A commission was appointed by the
governor to investigate the outbreak,
and It returned . reassuring report on
Wednesday evening. But about s
o'clock on Thursday morning shower
of hfe rushed down on st. Pierre and
tia co&3t. from Le Carbet. which had
pQpulation Of 6000. to Le Prechsur,
which had population Of 1000, burn
ing up everything In It's path.
Throughout Thursday the heat In
the vicinity Of st. Pierre was 90 In
tense and the stream Of dowing lava
was 30 unremitting that II was ind
possible to approach the town during
the early part Of the day. Al evening
approached the French cruiser Suchet.
after q heroic battlo with the heat suf-
location and sulphur fumes, succeeded
in making dash toward the shore,
nearing the land close enough to en-
able her to take OF 80 survivors Of the
disaster, all Of whom were terribly
burned ard mutilated. st. Pierre 81
that time was an absolute, sm0kine
waste, concealing 10000 corpses
whose. rapid decomposition necessi
tated in some cases instantly complet
ing their cremation, which was only
partly accomplished BY the lava.
The Inhabitants Of Fort de France
were panic6tricken the morning Of thu
disaster. when the sky suddenly black
ened until It was as dark as midnight
The sea went back 80 yards and ho
rain began to fall. while gravel tht
size Of walnuts poured down into tht
town. This lasted about Is minutes.
The $50 survivors who were brough
here yesterday from the vicinity o
st. Pierre by the French cable repail
ship Pouyer Quertier came from tn
town Of LIE Prechsur. where. surround
ed on all sides by flowing lava, the!
were nearly roasted to death and ex
pected momentarily to be engulfed.
j The work of relief is progressin
here on the most extensive scale pos
sible. but in anticipation Of disturb
ances the treasury building and tn
warehouses are guarded by troops.
q The latest reports received her
show that the3lava continues to pou
down the slopes OF the mountain
slowly engullng the whole north sid
Of the island, while fresh crevasse
: are continually opening
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
Solicitor Chas. G. Daniels.
'(The Nashville Graphic J


Our esteemed contemporary the Wilson
Tlmes, has the following to say of Hon.
c. c. Daniels, the able son of Wilson. who
has so acceptably and proficiently been
the custodian of the States interests in
our courts. Mr.. Daniels has made many
strong friends in Nash and from the ex-
pressions of the people The Graphic be-
lieyes they will unite with our sister
county Wilson, in according Solicitor
Daniels his right to another term:
From every section of this judicial
district comes reports of the success Mr..
Daniels is meeting with in the prosecution
of the business of the courts
In every county the papers have con-
tanned articles of appreciation and com
mendation for the manner in which he has
dispatched public business. and for the
success achieved in bringing offenders to
punishment.
Respect for the law and its enforce
mont is in large measure in the hands
of the solicitor, and for that reason it is
well always to see that such men are put
in office as will take the initiative in
bringing culprits to the bar and there
make them answer to their crimes with
out fear or favoritism
1T cannot be charged against Mr.. Dam
lels that he fears any one, or that friend
ship would deter him from doing his
whole duty.
As far as Wilson county is concerned.
his record is a good one and measures up
to that Of the best of our solicitors. and
this district has had some of the best
il the State
During his administration the first
man was hung here that has been since
the war, although many have escaped the
gallOws through no fault of their own.
We believe when the people secure
good, faithful, competent official they
should reward his services for reason
able number Of years, just as they have
done others from this county who have
served them well. And the people of Will
son county feel this way about it and
are enthusiastically working for his re-
nomination, and we believe that a major
ity of the people of the district when they
enter the convention will heartily second
Wilson's efforts to secure him another
term, that all except those interested,
concede he deserves"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
A Congressman,s Letter.

Hon. w. P. Brownlow, Congressman
from Tennessee, writes from Wash
ington, D. c., the following:
81 have suffered from catarrh of the
stomach for several years, and for the
past twelve months was in an exceed
ingly critical condition. My attention
was called to your Peruna, and began
to use it, and my Improvement was
noticeable after the first three days. L
have taken three bottles of the medicine
and feel satisfied that am now almost,
if not permanently, cured. In connec-
ton with the Peruna, 1 have used your
Manalin for bihousness and torpid liver
Iregard it as the best medicine for this
purpose that have ever used. Having
been benefited so much myself, l give
you this statement, that others may be
likewise benefted."-W. P. Brownlow,
NJ. c., Jonesboro, Tenn.
Mrs. Elmer Fleming, orator of Reser-
voir Council No. I6S, Northwestern Le-
gion of Honor, of Minneapolis, Mimi,
writes from 2535 Polk street. n. e.:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
a Change For the Better.

Satan sat in helPs wide hall,
oGedlent to their Masters call,
Enter two imps of visage dire
HIS presence from the pits of fire.
Dragging through those portals warm
One clad in gorgeous uniform
Inc stranger bore a mirthful air,
showed not the marks of keen despair;
no terror in is face displayed,
VI anguish, not the slightest shade,
ASKED Satan, wondering. why these
smiles?'
sir. answered he, I'm General
Miles"
Tears dimmed even Satan's ewes
An. then" said he, it's no surprise
For your sad fate I've often felt.
AS army chief to Roosevelt.
do net wonder, l must say
To find you thus, so wildly CAV
Since you in life were Roosevelt =
chief,
You must find hell sweet relief"
H. E. w.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-30
HENRY BLoUNT LECTURED.
The Brilliant North Carolinian Delivered
a Stirring Address to Large
Audience.

Henry Blount, the brilliant North
Carolina orator. lectured at the Y. NJ.
C. A hall Tuesday evening under the
auspices of the Alkahest Lyceum system.
Mr. Blount made distinct hit with his
large audience.
Few men in the South enjoy better
regulations than that borne by Mr..
Blount, and his audience went to the lee
ture expecting something far above the
ordinary They were not disappointed
for all came away singing the praises of
the Old North States talented son.
Mr.. Blount possesses in an eminent de-
gree the capacity of combining the pa
thetic and the humorous. His lecture
was filled with noble thoughts and pa
thetic incidents, yet, at times his audi
ence was uproarious in its laughter.
Those who listened to him were thor
oughly carried away by the magnetism
of the speaker and followed him intently
whether with laughter or tears.