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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
FIREMENIAHALE DEADLY GAS,
FOUR FIRE FIGHTERS OF MIL
WAUkEE, WIS.,, ARE DEAD.
Nine others Are Seriously injured
Inhaled Fumes OF Nitric Acid-it
Was Somes Time After the Fire
That FiremenT Were Taken Ili-List
+ Of the Dead and Those Affected.

Z Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. 5.-Four fire.
men are esdead and nine others are said
to. be seriously injured from the effects
of inhaling the tunes of nitric acid
while fighting fire at the plant of the
Schwab Stamp 4 Seal company.
The victims of the disaster were not
overcome for many hours after the
fire, when one by one they succumbed
A complete list Of the dead and seri-
ously injured up to midnight is as fol-
lows:
The dead
James Foley. chief.
Andrew White, captain truck No. q.
Edward Hogan, pipeman, engine
company No. /.
Thomas Droney, pipeman, engine
company No. l.
The seriously injured.
Daniel Mccarthy, truckman, engine
company No. !. Lap
Thomas Clancy, assistant chief.
Peter Lancaster, captain truck No. 2.
Others Affected.
The following PROBABLY will recover:
William Meioy, trucKman.
George Kennedy, truckman.
Joseph Nunwasn. trucKman.
George Ryan. trucKman.
| Jack HenLessy, lieutenant.
Assistant Chief Clancys condition Is
critical, and the physicians who are
watching over him can not determine
ais chances of living.
| Captain Peter Lancaster is dying
and Truckman William Meloy and Will
liam Kennedy are seriously injured.
| The men became i'll and rapidly
/ grew worse. Doctors worked hare
over them, but Captain Lancaster ap
peared to be dying. and priest was
sent for and the last rites of the Catho
lie church administered. 1t was hopet
Pat Meloy and Kennedy could be pull
ed through.
h Four more Of the firemen have yield
ed to the effects Of the nitric acit
fumes, but probably will recover. Latt
tonight Assistant Chief Thomas
Clancy, Danny Myers and Captain
Peter Lancaster are said to be still
in very precarious condition.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
FOR PRESERVATION OF sEALs.
question to be ,-Nsn Up With
Great krtIasn.

0GCAS 0tbAAstts
WAshingtOn-Alr. Mcclellan OF New
YORK, IN the house Monuay rssisIeo
unsuccess1ully q motion or Mr.. law
ney OF Minnesota TO suspend the rules
aud pass Q Dial to autnorlze new ne
gotiallons with Great Britain for the
preservation OF tur seals in Alaska
waters and for modus vlvendi tor
suspension Of the killing OF seals !;
pending these negotiations, and fair
ing to secure sucn modus vivendl
before the opening of the peiaglc
sealing season this year, to authorize
the secretary OF the treasury to kill
the seal herd on the Pribylof and ad
Joining islands, except 1000 males anu
10000 females In order to preserve
the species.
Mr.. Tawney described how pelagie
sealing was rapidly extinguishing the
seal herds. In single year, he said
$4,000 seal pups had died on the isl
ands from starvation. due to the kill
ing Of their mothers at sea. Unless
summary measures were adopted the
seal herds would be extinguished. He
said the alternative OF ordering the
extinction Of the herd in the event o1
the failure to negotiate a mOdus vi
vendi was "a remote contingency.
Mr.. Mcclellan called attention to the
fact that the majority report on thu
pending bill had been signed by thu
late Representative Russell of Con
necticut, Mr.. Gillett OF Massachu
setts and himself. There was no oh
lection, he said. to the first four sec
tions of the bill. which proposed to re
new negotiations for the preservation
of the seal herds in Alaskan waters
He quoted Professor David Starr Jor
Shaw against the bill.
The bill was passed, 73 to %.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
jefferson Memorial Assoc iatlon.

Washington.-The Thomas Jefferson
Memorial association, organized Tor
the purpose of erecting at the national
capital an appropriate and truly ma.
tional memorial to the "author OF the
Declaration Of independence" through
it's president, Admiral George Dewey.
has issued an appeal to the American
people for funds to carry out the OBJ
ject of the association.
Every contributor will receive a Ger.
tificate acknowledging his subscription
and carrying with it membership In
the association. In time to come these
certificates will. be badges of honor
Contributions, checks, money orders
or drafts should be made payable to
the order of the treasurer Of the assc.
citation, Jesse B. Wilson, president Of
he Lincoln National bank. The people
will be kept informed OF all the i'm
portant actions of the association
Communications addressed to the sec
retary, w. s. Mexican, will receive
prompt and respectful attention.
GEORGE DEWEY.
admiral of the Navy. President"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
scaIded Newsboys to Death.

Pittsburg, Feb. 2.-Three newsboys.
Fred White. aged IA; Fred D. Reck.
aged IL. and Harry Hess. aged IL, were
so seriously scalded shortly after mid
night that White and Rock will die.
They were sleeping in an areaway be-
longing to the First National bank
when some unknown person threw two
buckets of scalding water upon them.
Hess is the only one who can talk, but
he is unable to give the name OF the
person who threw the water.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
Would Re Assassin.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. &c. B. ALL
,on. a well known electrical contractor
II this city. was called to the from
Ioor of his home in Sheridan. a sub
,rb, at Las o'clock in the morning and
hot down by an unknown person. The
,ullet entered Mr.. Allison's left side
1ear the heart, but he probably Will
recover.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
. Will PAY Militiamen.

Pittsburg, Feb. 3.-The PennsylvaniA
railroad will send. out checks to en-
ployes who served during the anthrar
cite coal strike az members Of the
National Guard In full payment tor
their wages on the railroad during the
several months the strike was n pro
gross. The distribution Will domo -
q complete surprise.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
Grain Bags Small Price,

Olympia, Wash.-The state board
of control has fixed the price on peni-
tentiary grain bags for the ensuing
year at $63.50 per 1000. This is $3.50
more per thousand than Calcutta
bags were selling for on January l.,
but is the same price as fixed last
year.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
Mr.. Long Is Better.

Boston, Mass, Feb. 2.-The follow
ing bulletin on the condition Of former
Governor Long was issued at 10 o'clock
tonight.
"Mr. Long has had very comfort
able day. He has been more rational,
takes his food well and has as much
strength as can be expected. His tenn
perature has teen more nearly normal
than on any previous day"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
Colonel David Jones Is Dead.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Colonel David P.
Jones, chief engineer Of the United
States navy, retired, died at his apart
ments here.
Colonel Jones was prominently
known throughout the United States
as the father Of modern engineering
in the navy.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
OREGON loIIlNos.

+ There will be no baseball for Athe-.
ma this year.
The Island City. Ore... Touring mill
is nearing completion.
The tax levy for Multnomah county
for 1903 will be SO mills.
The late floods considerably dam
aged the Coburg bridge In Lane coun-
ty.
A strike Of artesian water is report
ed on the farm Of William Elliott. near
Spofford.
Pendleton academy, well equipped
Presbyterian school, held dedication
services recently.
Funds have been pledged at Athena,
for the erection OF new Methodist
Episcopal church at that place.
1t is claimed there are 100 cases OF
smallpox and scarlet fever up and
down the Walla Walla river bottom.
After special investigation by gov.
ernment agents considerable areas Of
public domain are alleged to have been
found under private fence in Grant
and other eastern Oregon stock coun-
ties.
While riding a high car through .
tunnel so miles east Of Pendleton,
near Meacham recently, ]. e. McDow.
ell, a La Grande brakeman. struck hia
head on part Of the framework Of the
tunnel roof and was instantly killed
On the voluntary testimony Of Mrs
Rose Carlisle, one Of the two female
convicts at the state penitentiary. and
who says that she Is in delicate con
dition, Second Warden A. G. Ollie,
and Druggist Gordon Hull have beer
suspended by Governor Chamberlaii
pending full investigation.
The senate has passed McGinn's bill
prohibiting the employment of chill
dren under IA years Of age in factories
shops, mines, or In telegraph, tele
phone or messenger service, or In an,
employment during school hours, o
the employment OF children under i
years of age for more than 10 hours
day.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
Killed His Wife. Lover.

New York, Feb. 3-Walter Ramsey
of Harrison, N. j.. was shot and killed
in the apartments of George Mcdowell
in Harrison, N. J. The shooting was
done by Mrs. McDowell's husband.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
BIG FIRE IN SACRAMENTO.

OU8 THSIUNU bNItJSU 0IuO 1NUVStuST IJW0
Z Broken Back. n
Sacramento, Feb. 2.-The great de-
partment store Of Weinstock. Lubin 4
Co. has been destroyed by fre. Frank
Casenolt, . fireman. was killed by .
falling wall. AL Pritchard had his
back broken and will die. Several
others were badly injured. The loss
may reach half million. The prop.
erty was heavily insured.
The store was one Of the largest In
California.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06

Portland, Ore.-Wa1la Walla 75c;
bluestem, sec; vallev. 78c.
Tacoma, Wash.-One cent lower foI
club; blusstsm, sshc; ciub, lie.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06

Many a man neglects his own
chances while figuring out what ne
would do II he had some other mans
chances.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06

Three feet one inch is the length OF
pike weighing 1917 pounds which
has been landed at Theferd. England
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06

Peckham now possesses the hrsi
English branch OF the Antitreatine
league, founded last year in Ireland.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06

New oYrk.-Retail coal dealers have
decided to sell coal to consumers at
$3.50 a ton beginning Monday. They
say there is now plenty Of coal in the
city and that about 10000 tons is ar.
irving at tidewater every day. The
independent operators expected that
New York would have severe weather
in January and had stored over 300,
900 tons along the railroads in order
to make coal scarce in the city. Tbs
mild weather spoiled their plans anc
they are now releasing the coal.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
Fire at Utah Reform School.

Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 3.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made recently to
burn the state reform school at Ogden,
which contains about $50 inmates.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06
COAL AT COST IN CHICAGO.
Great Relief Measure-NeW York Has
Lots of Coal.

Chicago.-The distribution Of btu
minous coal at cost price by the city
was inaugurated recently. Hundreds
of persons, mainly women, gathered at
the city collectors Office and at the
various points of distribution through
out the city and it was demonstrated
early in the day that the estimate OF
$50 tons day would prove inadequate
to meet the demand. A hurried con-
sultation resulted in the restricting
of the amount sold to each person to
one half ton. instead Of one ton as
originally planned. It is estimated
that 1900 tons would be required to
meet the demands Of the first days ap-
plicants.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-02-06

A small door may lead to large
room.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29
EXERCISE {: {: .
INSTEAD OF REST
Ths Frenksl System Of Treating Loeo.
motor Ata1ia.

Ths Frenksl System Of Treating Loeo.
motor Ataxia.
The new method of treating loco
motor ataxia. advocated by DR.. d. 8.
Frenkel, of Heiden, Switzerland. and
which Is attracting the attention Of the
medical fraternity. Is contrary to the
usual procedure Of giving the patient
rest. working In exactly the opposite
direction. says the New York Herald.
The fault In the sufferer from loco
motor ataxia Is lack Of coordination.
failure to properly control the members
Of the body from the central organ.
the brain. Now this being the case.
DR.. Frenkel argues that rest only In.
creases the lack Of control. which Is
not absolute to begin with. and the
proper way to overcome this gradual
loss Of power Is to increase the power
artiicialiy.
The system Is series Of exercises
devised for the purpose Of restoring
the power OF coordination. 1t Is pos
slble after the patient has had the
training Of an expert physician TO con.
tInue the exercises at home. with the
aid Of a nurse or faithful wife. He
may use one room In his home as IN
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29
The worlds Volcanoes.

The number Of great habitual vol.
canic vents upon the globe Is estimated
at between 800 and $50. The American
Continent contains more than the coun-
tries Of the Old World-twenty In
North America, twenty-five In Central
America and thirty-seven In South
America.
There Is but one on the whole cont.
nent Of Europe - Vesuvius - though
elsewhere In the Mediterranean there
are six-Stromboli and Vulvano. In the
Lipart Islands; Etna. in Sicily; Graham
Island, a submarine volcano. on the
Sicilian Coast, and Santorius and Missy.
ros. In the Aegean Sea.
The African Continent Is known to
contain ten active volcanoes. four on the
west and six on the east coast, and
there are about ten others on neighbor.
ing islands.
In Asia there are twenty-f0ur active
volcanoes, but NO less than twelve Of
these are situated on the Peninsula Of
Kamchatka. There are NO volcanoes
In Australia.
Thus. taken altogether, there are
about III volcanoes on the great CONT.
nents. and nearly twice as many on
the islands scattered over the several
oceans. These volcanoes usually rs.
sumo in their distribution a linear ar.
rangement. and nearly all Of them
have been thrown up along three well
marked bands and the branches pro-
ceeding from them.-New York News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29
Minor Mention.

The fixed capital In agriculture In
the United States Is four times that In
manufactures.
Automobile chauffeurs and mechan.
les In New York City are endeavoring
to form union.
The record yield Of timber from one
tree Is $4,000 feet. from redwood
twenty feet In diameter. cut last year
In California.
DR.. Annie u. Lyle. Of San Francisco.
has been appointed assistant to DIR.
Esrech. Of the University Of Vienna.
one OF the most noted living specialists
In dlseasea OF children.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29
The Crusade In Brief.

The illegal liqror dealers OF Bangor, Me''
have Just had to pay s2S,oO0 in fines.
II Won have been content with helis
rr;en of drink here surely you will DC
happy in the drunkard's hell there.
4 total abstinence association in Berlin
has been establishing halls where laborers
can bold their meetings without reso-ting
To saloons or being obliged to order intoxi::
eating drinks. The halls are to be offered
free /, workingmen.
OF 1910 summary convictions to the city
iai OF Pittsburg. Pa. during 1877. nearly
every one was treated FOR alcoholism; One
hundred and nine suffered from deiirIum
:.emens. and seven died OF 1t.
The Sultan has forbidden Mohammcdans
from frcquenting taverns. Imposing nhfs
and dismissal for iniractions oi tins law.
He makes no objections 10 their getting
drunk in their own houses, bit iorpios
them :,crr-| 10 dram shops.
Santa Monica. Cal. closed all her sa.oons
as, wear. As result her bank depnsits
h,yc increased S46 900 during 4 period OF
three months xs against the same threo
mnn,ls under license. while the arrests for
drunkenness have fallen of eighty per
cent.
In Russia the consumption OF brandy is
about six quarts per head per annum.
\ rcw, itcm from Woonsocket, =. d.,
s;oic. ,hat farmers 20 there for twenty-five
milo, around. III preference to going to
Huron and other license towns. because
,hey >ay they can find better goods, at low.
,r nr,ccs than IN liquor towns. New build.
ing. are gong up, and prosperity rules in
aIl walks OF lie.
According to the report OF the work.
house directors OF GAINESVILLE, Ohio. for
1902. cut OF i6s prisoners received At that
institution. ID were sentenced ior drunk
cnnc.s alone. The report shows further
moro tha. a large part Of the remaining
sentences were Tor crimes and misdsmsan.:
ora connected with saloons or the use OF
.:rJas LriuI.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29
VIEWS ON RACE PROBLEM
Future Of the Negro Lies IN tie
South, Cleveland Declares.
Speaks Out For white sDominatiou-0bli.
CATIONS Of the white Man. However,
shot Id Bs Strictly Carried Ost.

New York City. - That the negro
problem In the South has aroused
much interest in the North was shown
wen n large number Of the represen
tative citizens Of New York assembled
In the Madison Square Garden Con
cert Hall to listen to discussion OF
the subject by such men as former
President Grover Cleveland. the Rev
DR.. Lyman Abbott. william H. Bald
win. Jr.. Edgar Gardner Murphy. OF
Alabama. and the Rev. Booker T
Washington. of the Tuskegee Institute
Former President Cleveland placed
himself unequivocally upon platform,
favorlng the domination Of the white
man In the South. though he advocated
no less vigorously the education OF the
negro and faig discharge Of the white
mans obligation toward the race for
merly enslaved.
Mayor Low. In introducing Mr.. CIeve'
land as the first speaker. said that the
Tuskegee experiment had shown that
the negro was worth helping.
Mr.. Cleveland was received with
cheers as he arose to speak. He said:
II have come here as a sincere friend
Of the negro. and I should be very
sorry to suppose that my good and reg
ular standing In such company needed
supDort at this late day. either from
certificate or confession Of faith.
"I desire to declare myself as belong.
Ing to the Booker T. Washington-Tus.
kegee section. believe that the days
Of Uncle Toms Cabin are past. am
thoroughly convinced that the efforts
Of Booker T. Washington and the
methods Of Tuskegee Institute point
the way to q safe and benefcent solu
tion Of the vexatlous negro problem al
the South"
Mr.. Cleveland went on to say that
whatever the work Of the people Of the
North In aiding such efforts to help the
negro as Is being done at Tuskegee. and
whatever the better tendencies among
the negroes themselves prove TO he. the
hope for the black man must In the
main depend upon the sentiment and
conduct of the leading and responsible
white men Of the South.
He said that this aid and encourage
ment had been generously Forthcoming
from the South. and that he personally
had faith in the honor and sincerity OF
the respectable white people Of that
section in their relations with the ne
gro. He said that the South did not
believe In the social equality Of the
races and made no false pretenses In
regard to II. and that perhaps the so.
called race prejudice amounted to ra'
cial instinct.
But whichever It is." continued Mr
Cleveland. "let US remember that II
condoned the negro's share In the hu'
initiation and spoilation Of the white
men 'of the South during the saturna'
liz Of reconstruction days. and has al
lowed q kindly feeling for the negro tn
survive the time when the South was
deluged by the perilous food Of indis.
criminate. unintelligent and blightins
negro suffrage"
He continued to say that the neces'
sary element to the uplifting Of thu
negro in the South was the cooperation
OF the white people Of the South. which
had teen unSrudgingly given. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29
A RICH MANS BRIDE.
Mias Cathieen Nelson Becomes the Wife
Of Reginald G. Vanderbilt.

l1iss Cathisen Neiison Becomes the Wife
Of Reginald c. Vanderbilt.
Newport, r. 1.-The marriage Of Miss
Cathleen Gebhard Nelson. daughter OF
Mrs. Frederick Nelson. and Reginald
G. Vanderbilt. youngest son Of Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt. took place at Ar.
leigh Cottage. The wedding. the recep-
ton and the wedding breakfast were
all at Arlelsh.
The brides gown was OF ivory white
satin, covered with fine chiffon. Very
little lace was used In the costume.
but here and there were touches Of rare
old lace relieving the severity Of the
skirt. which was made without p!eats.
and fell In loft. graceful folds. The
long train came from the waist and
was uncovered. except by the bridal
veil of old lace. family heirloom.
The bodice was made with high
neck. with the yoke and upper parts
of the sleeves Of lace, while long puffs
OF chiffon fell over the hands. The
bride wore the bridegroom's gift.
magnificent string Of pearls. Her bou-
uuet was Of white orchids. with sprays
of orange blossoms and stephauotis
bound loosely together with a broad
white satin ribbon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29
A Remarkable Cooking Apparatus.

That Il may be possible to cook with.
out fire Is shown by the following phys
ical experiment. A metallic tube filed
with wafer Is placed upon an ordinary
rotary machine. put into motion by a
hand lever. The tube Is to be closed
by a cork. As one turns the hand
wheel, a small wheel. connected with
the former by means Of a little belt.
rotates simultaneously: the tube Is
fastened to this small wheel. In dimin-
ishlng the rapid rotation Of the tube
by putting a wooden clamp around 1t
so that the two sides Of the clamp
cause q constant friction upon the
tube, the latter grows hot and reacts
naturally upon the water contained
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29

A very small girl In a Harlem apart.
ment was observed by q friend Of the
family eating a certain cereal prepara-
ton. She seemed to eat: rs the Eng.
lIsh are said to take their pleasures,
sadly.
Don't you like that. my dear?" in
quired the friend.
Not pertick'ly." replied the little
maid.
"why do you eat 1t. then:" persisted
the inquirer.
The daughter of the house paused
with spoon on edge Of bowl.
"It's got to be eaten" she answered
gravely. The grocery man gives man.
ma q rag doll for every two packages
she buys. and it's got to be eaten every
morning"
And she continued to eat cereal.
New York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29
The Ren, Thing.

Napoleon was rustlcatIng at Elba.
II wonder" he mrsed, why they
call me Corporal Violet"
Probably" asserted the guard. "be-
cause they think you are the whole
bunch"
Right" exclaimed the Emperor.
"and that Is why Louis XVIII. can't
afford to pay for me-"
Laughing Mt their expensive mistake.
he fell to thinking how much cheaper
1t would have been to call him daisy.
New York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-04-29

Usertssen Z. who relgned nearly 5000
years ago. making II the oldest royal
sing In The world. Its owner and wear.
er founded the great university Of He
liopolis. mehtioned In the Bible.
Il was here that Moses learned all
the wissom of the Egyptians. The
mummy of the king has not yet been
discov ered. but the recovery Of this
ring. Il 10 thought. will lead to the dis.
covefy of his tomb.
The ring was authentically proved to
belong 20 the king by the royal inscrip-
ti0ns on the same. II ID Of pure. solid
cold. weighing 67S grains, and Is en-.
graved with the kings titles. It Is a.
fresh as when II came from the royal
goldsmith nfty centuries ago.
The first royal inscription at the top
refers to the union Of upper and lower
Egypt. the water plant typifyIng the
River Nile and Its banks. while the bee
81 the emblem Of the cultivated delta.
The second title refers to the kings
position % representative Of the deity
upon earth. ,'eon Of the Sum-" the goose
being symbol for son. and the circle
representing the sun; the lower
framed inscriptions bear his royal
name apd title.