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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
Robbery at Spokane.

Spokane, April robert G. Miller
tried to fight three masked holdup
men in his meat market at E1526
sprague avenue and as result nearly
had his face blown OF in the light
which followed. He saved $3.50 ne
had in his pocket as q result OF his
plucky resistance, but $40 In cash and
about $40 in checks were taken from
the cash register. The attack was
made by the thugs just as the butcher
shop was being closed for the night
Miller's wounds are merely hesn
wounds, but they are spread prett,
much all over his face, making 1t lool
like the raw meat which hangs In his
shop. Several bullet holes In the
walls are visible evidences OF wha'
might have happened to the scrapp,
butcher had the robbers aim been
better.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
Rizk Allen Drowned.

Tekoa, WASH. April 9.-When the
wife of Rizk Allen saw her husband
slip from q boom OF logs into Black
lake she sprang into the icy water In
an attempt to save him. Black Lake
is station on the Wallace branch Of
the b. r. & N. Allen had been work
ing on the logs for some time. but
when he missed his footing MS wile
CHANGED to witness the mishap from
their house near by.
But for the timely arrival Of James
Whalen, who happened to be passing
near the place In boat and rowed TO
her assistance. Mrs. allen also would
have drowned.
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DuNsMulR, CAL, IN ASHES.
Every Business House u Destroyed,
Also Fifteen Fine Residences.

Dunsmuir. CAL. April 7.-Ar 11:26
SUNDAY morning fire broke out In the
.nird story of the Mount shasta hotel,
! frame structure, and with strong
aorth wind prevailing, the tire depart
nent could do nothing to stay the
lames, which spread through the main
part OF town and In less than an hour
made . heap OF ashes Of every busi-
.ess mouse in town, except q butcher
snop and q millinery store.
fifteen or the finest dwellings II
the town went also. The total loss
is close to 100000, with an insurance
of one quarter OF that sum.
The town is without wood and pro
visions, save the little stores left IN
private families. There are many men
without place to sleep, although wo
men and children are well provided
for The railroad company has thrown
omen all its warerooms and empty
freight cars for shelter purposes.
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Pacific National League.

The schedule as adopted Will be
made public next Sunday. It provides
for a playing season OF 28 weeks, six
games per week, each club playing 16S
games. The holiday dates are very
evenly distributed, and, In personal
interviews, each of the magnates ex-
pressed complete satisfaction with the
schedule. The season opens April u
and closes ON October 25. There Will
be ia games in San Francisco, l0z
in Los Angeles, SO In Seattle. ~ IN
Portland, 90 in Tacoma. 7S In Spokane
57 In Butte and 81 In Helena.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
IDAHO NOTES.

April "a will be Arb0r day for the
public and high schools Of Shoshone
county.
The Boise Chamber of Commerce
has been reorganixed.
The TRUSTEES who decamped recently
from the pen. we're captured in hay
stack near Nampa by Chief of Police
Lillard.
The Melrose Tramway company has
aled articles Of Incorporation. It Is
capitalized at $4,000. of which $7700
has been subscribed.
Grant Smith, who was assisting the
log drive for the Warren Flint, on
Carlin creek. was accidentally
drowned recently. Attempts were
made to aid him. but he threw up his
hands and sank.
kid" Lewis of Denver and Ed
Barry Of Billings met In q 20 round
contest at Wardner recently. 1t end
cd in the referee declaring the bout
q draw.
The business of the Boise postofflce
for the quarter ending March 81, ex.
ceeds by over 5000 the business Of
any previous quarter in the history Of
the ofilce.
A train ran away on the Northern
Pacific track at Gem recently. result
ing in three persons oeing injured, one
sustaining broken leg. near the an.
kle.
The jury in the district court at
Lewiston. after being out all night
brought in verdict Of not guilty In
the case Of Max Geidl, charged with
horse stealing. w. w. .4cFall, charged
with horse stealing, was also acquit'
ted.
Under the provisions Of the naval
appropriation bill increasing the mum
ber of midshipmen at the United
States Naval academy at Annapolis
a vacancy now exists from the state
Of Idaho, whic his to be filled upor
the recommendation Of Hon. w. B
Hepburn.
Much interest Is taken in the ap
pointment of three water commission
ers under the new law. No appoint
ment has been made yet. Indication!
are choice will fall upon Representa-
tive J. H. Lowell for district No.
and Representative frank Riblett TO
NO. 2. Edward Turner Of Idaho Fall
Is talked of for No. 3.
The governor has appointed Franl
e. Johnesse superintendent Of tn
wagon road to be built to Thunde
mountain from Warren's ranch, Il
Long valley. The state appropriate
$4,000 for the work, contingent upol
as much more being raised by privat
persons. The sum will be paid O.
mining companies haveing interest
in the district. The. proposed roa
will be about 70 miles In length.
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Good Family Connections.
sh.mroek Soon to Come.

Gourock, April 7.-Shamrock -
has loft here for Weymouth, In TOW
"a tho Erin. Shamrock III. will re-
t,,rr n the Clyde in the middle OF May,
when she will be jury rugged. Tnen
the challenger will sail Tor Ameiioa
at the end Of May. .,.oa -
Sir Thomas Upton has decidea Y Z
~ both the Shamrocks to New
vnrL His satisfaction with the carry
aerformance of the challenger has oe
cided him to curtail the trials IN ,.s nl..
,sh % waters He hopes that six weeks
Of tuning up in America VIII ensu.s SUI
tho challenger being in the best trin
for the cup races.
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$4,000 Workmen Idle,

Lowell, Mass, April .,o. 1.-nAe -
have passed, since the inaue ssa ~ Iowell
the general suspens,on a..,,.,no idle.
cotton mills, ana .ne .ee snd no dis.
ness OF s18,Ooo ope1a.l,.s, 40 ,davaloned
turbances. OF any hihu % .,,a n learn
Of the, drift pf things, struggle d
months is in progress. =
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DR. Lorenz to Come Again.

Vienna The report that Professor
Loren had received an ln Ch,
from j. Ogden armour " 81 - .,h,oh
cago and visit ms cnlio, ho,,'e, es.,r tho
has not completely Fecoseieu ~. n.o-
operation PERFORMED upon ne' =, " oor.
fessor I,orenz Siast octooei, -" ..oh.
firmed. Professor hofenA -,
ably leave FOR tine west heA. "o
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
TORI ilADo IN ARKANSAS.
Nine Persons Are Dead, Several Were
Injured.

NiVc FSTSV0S fAUSi YCA0y 0SvSINs vvV'S
Injured.
Little Rock, Ark, April 10.-Specials
from several towns in White and Gle
burne counties, Arkansas, tell Of tor
nado which swept through that sec
ton, leaving death and destruction in
it's path. The major portion of the
country tn rough which the storm plow
ed it's way Is, remote from railroads,
telegraph or telephone lines. A cor
respondent wires from Searcy, Ark,
that he ha gone oYsT portion of the
track of the storm, and that trees were
twisted from their trunks and houses
demolished. Thus far it has been in-
possible to ascertain where the storm
began, but it is known that it ragged
in those two counties.
The lat est reports are that nine per-
sons are dead, three ,9ying and three
badly inj ured. The town Of Little
Red, Abb on, Bradford, Heber and
Pangbdrn have been heard from thus
far -.
The dea i'd: Jim Leggett, Little Red !:
Joe 14egg ett, Little 'Ked; Tom King
and wife, Little Red; three King chill
Edren;. young lady school teacher who
| fwas- boarding at Kings; A. G. Will
Jams, near Heber. ).
Houses Blown Down.
;, Bradfor ID, which is. on the lroa
Mountain railroad, was the first point
heard. ii rem. Several houses were
blown do wn there, and one man was
seriously injured. The tornado came
from the west. ana had drspent Its force
by the time it reached Bradford. It II
feared the little:town of Hiram, with
i nonulation of $50, has been wiped OF
/ the map. 1T Is near Heber, and In thu
.storm.s { rack. Nothing has been thu
far heard from, it. 1t probably will b.
several days before the names OF u
who were e killed by the coronado ar
known. = ;.
l.. The .to ornado swept e'ery'n'n6 :"
. path a mile wide.
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SOUND sHlNoLE MILLS CLOSE,
Red Cedar Plants to Cut Down Their
Production.

Seattle, Wash. April 7.-At q recent
meeting of tue Washington Red Cedar
Single Manufacturers association an
advisory resolution was passed BY
unanimous vote, representing 1SS
LIS, to curtail the production u
shingles, owing to the dull market IN
the east and the refusal Of the rail.
roads to. bill beyond the trunk lines!
The. resolution leaves 1t optional
with the mills. but over 200 OF them
have signified their intention to close
down for an indefinite period. ano
some. have already done SO.
In all, about $500 men Will be
thrown temporarily out of employ
mont.
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dence OF Governor Reyes and begau |
to heap abuse upon the governor,
greeted him with shower Of stones
and yellss Of Death to Reyes" and
other cries.
A recent Joint. conference between
Mr.. Bowen and the British and Italian
ambassadors and the German 6rst
secretary was held. The meeting last
ed an hour and q half. Mr.. Bowen
presented his reply to the amend
ments which the allies had proposed
TO his original draft Of the protocol.
He accepted several changes of
phraseology in the convention, but In
formed the other negotiators that un-
der NO circumstances would he &C
cept the insertion of new article pro.
viding that Venezuela should pay the
costs Of the blockade In case the de-
cision at The Hague be adverse 70
preferential treatment. His refusal
on this point was absolute.
On Roosevelt day. May rs, the rail
road will materially reduce rates for
visitors to Spokane and other points.
Arrivals from the Klondike says the
trail between White Horse and Daw-
son is lined with dead and disabled
horses.
The United States government Is In
the market for 4O,441.000 pounds Of
barley. bran. corn. nay. oats and
straw at Seattle.
Another arrest has been made At
Mnwkh Nauh pnoN1t NJ TIM
matte stealing trouble. SheriK Fer
guson arrested A. Peet, shift boss.
An eastbound overland Great North
ern passenger was wrecked three and
one-half miles east Of Leavenworth
Wash, recently. No lives were lost.
Senator Clark's application asks for
a franchise for complete system Of
street railways, covering the most i'm
portant streets Of Los Angeles, and
makes 1t a condition that the fare
charged on the lines of the new sys
tenn shall be 3 cents.
Miss Fireda Pink, an Is year oil
girl senior at the Indianapolis higl
school, Ia at the point Of death as
result of injuries received in . baske
oall game at Crawfordsville.
Ben L. Thompson, cashier Of tn
Bank OF Commerce, was shot to deaf
on the public square of Sherman, Tex
recently by w. E. stone of Texarkans
The men met on the street and withou
, preliminary parley drew their revo
I vers and opened fire.
!, Adlai q. Stevenson, formerly vic
!. president Of the United States, los
: his hair and mustache and receive
painful burns on the face, head an
} mans recently while trying to exiting,
! | lsh a fire at his home In Bloomington
: I'll.
] In the second round of what wa
] scheduled as a 10 round go befor
,he Butte Athletic club, Harry Whit
] knocked out Henry Taylor and th
: latter is at the hospital and reported
n a dying condition. Both fighters al
Il colored.
Z President Roosevelt Is in the Y
r. loWstone park and for the next 16 da!
>, he expects to enjoy complete rest al
r, cessation from public duties. He W
J, be in almost constant communicate
Y. with Secretary Loeb at Cinnabar, b
1t nothing except of the utmost impo
lr ance will be referred to him.
The British Columbia legislature n
s. reenacted the antioriental immigl
1t ton legislation framed on the lines
81 the Natal act and provided an edut
tional test to be passed by Chine
~ and Japanese desiring admittance
,e the province. The bill passed 81
ond reading.
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First Time in History.

Wilkesbarre. Pa, April THE
anthracite strike commission award
with reference to the mining engineers
went into effect Sunday. The new
order gives the engineers holiday on
Sundays. which was observed last
sunday throughout the region for the
first time in the history Of coal mining.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
puailjst Allen 10 Dead.

st. Louis, April tom Allen. re-
tired heavyweight champion pugilist
of the world, who for the past rs years
has conducted small saloon here. Is
dead from general debility. He was
horn in Birmingham. England. April
%. 1880.
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corbln Rejected.

washington. April 9.-Paymaster
Gen eral Bates and Major General
Young have desisted in their attempt
to have Adjutant General CorDin elect-
ed q member Of the Metropolitan club.
an aristocratic club organization of
this city.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
l. Combine Big Mines.

Spokane. April -. ;s hp,ne
mining circles Ina. .,,sa.,on aA of all
made 10 erect q coood nsamr d,Alenes
silver-lead mines III .ne oo ooo nm The
at a capitahzatioh u esod nv the
l1usT 4 merid an Smelling & Refining com
nany, 1 who will hold the controlling III
toroct
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
Mrs. Roosevelt's Return Homo.

Washington. April Mrs. Roose.
yelt and her children, who have been
on a cruise on the Maydower down the
Potomac river and Chesapeake bay,
nave returned to Washington.
Miss Alice Roosevelt has returned
to Washington from her visit to Gov
ernor Hunts family in Porto Rico.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
Mecovern Matched.

Chicago, April Terry Mcue,Tt cshi
of brooklyn and Benny Yanger ol .la o
cago are matched. the fight 70 'anS and
Mace some time between May 10 ana .na
% gmns before the club offering tne
hest inducemept.
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Gil the democrats will have four. repub.
licans five and socialists three.
The socialist majorities on the gen
eral ticket run from 200 to 400.
Helena Democratic.
Helena, Mont, April SIN the elec.
ton held here only aldermen were
elected. Out Of eight. the democrats
elected six, making the council q tie.
At kaiispeIl.
Kalispell, Mont, April 8.-The elec.
tion in kalispell was carried by the
democrats electing three aldermen by
good majorities. The socialist ticket
did not cut much figure.
Elections In Idaho.
Elections were held In the towns
and cities of Idaho yesterday, except
ing Boise, Lewiston and Bellevue,
which. under special charters, have
their elections at other times. Politi-
cal lines were not drawn except in a
few instances, the contests involved
local issues solely, and In many cases
there was only one ticket.
At Wallace the citizens ticket WAS
successful, all the candidates except
one being elected. Wardner voters
again elected the present administra.
ton, except one councilman. Moscow
elected the whole taxpayers ticket,
headed by J. G. Wolf for mayor, oc-
casioning much surprise, as the oppo-
sitiOn was reasonably certain of sue
cess. Juliaetta chose councilmen, and
part of blind" ticket introduced in
the afternoon was successful. At Gene
see the only departure from the eau
Gus program was an attempt to elect
P. McRoberts treasurer, which failed.
Waterworks for Troy are certainty
as an outcome OF the ballot. Occur
d'Alene had an exciting election, the
five trustees ON the union ticket win.
ming. They favor the new light and
waterworks proposition. Only one
ticket was in the field at Rathdrum
At Standpoint the entire citizens IN
dependent ticket carried.
In a number of towns the vote cast
by women was factor, for the fail
sex turned out anu gave their favor
ties ardent support. t8
Harrison Again Winner.
Chicago, April S.-Carter H. Harri
son was elected mayor Of Chicago to
day for the fourth time, his majority
by unofficial count over Graeme Stew
art, the republican candidate, beinf
6949. The vote was: III.
Harrison. 146,323; Stewart, 139,375
Cruice, independent labor, 9999
Breckon, socialist, 11,212; Haines, pro
hibition, 2S4S.
In the last mayorality election thu
total vote was. Harrison (democrat
156,756; Hancey (republican) /, 1913, Alb
Hoyt (prohibitionist). 1928; Colling'
(socialist), 1928.
Election at ST. Louis.
st. Louis, Mo-, April 9.-Election re
turns show that st. Louis went demo
cratic by plurality of over $4,000 n
about one half the registration vote
which is $4,000. Five republicans ant
one, independent candidate were cleo!
ed to the house of delegates. The 9th
or % members elected are democratic
The democrats elected their six cand
dates for the city council. The reput
lican and democratic nominees Tor IN
Board of education were elected, an
the democratic nominee for inspecto
of weights and measures won. v.~r !:
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VIII Employ 10000.

washington, April 9.--Admirai
walkers estimate Of the number q
men to be employed on the Panama
canal when the United States f0rmnl-
" shall have entered upon the project
is 5000.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
More shore Leave.

washington. April THE enhs.eu
men Of the ships Of the oa.'lesn,p ny
SQUADRON are to be given net 2 ee ,ease "nct.
~ ~ days when the vessels are ooca s
~ "a sor repairs in about montn anu
n half.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
Spanish Students Riotlns.

saragossa, Spain, April s.-Fresh
disturbances have broke out among
striking students. The police are al
most powerless to quell the riots. Two
off,cers have been seriously wounded
nv the student m0bS.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
Creek Fair Opens.

r,l. Tntorn afiOnal
Athens. April @ oa,orce Art
Exposit tion OF lnously, w nronarations
anu ANU heen in progress for seyeral M
years, has oeen loi
tba crown princess.
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riIIman Indicted.

Colu mbia, 8. Y, Apln hi, AGAINST
jury has returneu cavornor Tillman
former Lieutenan, us,..- GONZALES and
for tn 3 murder Oh Du na..,ad weapons
also for carryln6
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
Suicide Of an Actress.

Chicago, April S.--A dispatch from
London says: Mrs. Mabel Townsend.
aged 60, who was formerly attached N
the Alcaxar theater In San Franctnco.
has committed suicide on the doorstep
of house where her sister is lodging.
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MRS VAN WEEK SUICIDES.
Set Before Mirror and Sent Bullet
Through Her Heart. ..

=.
New York, April 7.-Mrs. Louise
Ames Van Weik shot and killed her
self in the Hotel Washington in Jersey
City. She was 81 years OF age,'
blonde and good looking:
Edward Chase, son of the proprietor,
noticed water coming through the
ceiling from an upstairs room. he
forced his way into Mrs. Van WEEKS
room and found the faucet Of basin
omen and the water flowing. MIS-.
Van Weik was sitting In rocking
chair facing mirror. She was aeaa.
Mrs. Van Weik wore a dressing
gown. which was open at the throat.
Apparently while sitting in front OF
the mirror she had placed revolver
against her breast over the heart. ana
outside her undergarments and nrea.
The revolver, containing four loaded
shells and one empty shell, was 1ouno I
beside her.
Good Family Connections. >.
Mrs. Louise Ames Van Weik was .
daughter of Captain Edward Ames o
tha' limited States army. Fourtee'
wears ago she was married in Bait
more to Otto B. Van Weik OF lndlan
apolis. Mrs. Van Weik placed tae pr
| fix "van'' to the surname Of her forme
husband.
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-Four Thousand Coming.

spokane, April s.-It is estimated bv
local railway men that fully 1000 I'M
migrants will bs headed for the north
-..t within the next few days.
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carnegie offers s12,5oo.

Whatcom, WASH, April 8.-Andrew
Carnegie has offered to give the city OF
Fairhayen a $12,500 library on his
usual conditions that the city maintain
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10

The new cruiser Baltimore Will De
the iirst warship to be Atted with steel
furniture.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
Coast Wheat Report.

Portland. Ore.-Unchanged; Walla
Walla. 7Oc; bluestem. 75c; valley, TIC.
Tacoma, Wash.-Strong; bluestem'
soc: club, Toe.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-10
Mra. Porter % Dead.

paris, April S.-Mrs. Horace koreer,
wife q the American ambassador hsre,
Il dad.
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Terrible Death Of irving BedweII.

Downs, Wash, April S.-Irving Bed
we'll unmarried. aged 20. q pumper for
the Great Northern at Lamona, was
killed Monday.
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=. +r.,,. hes about ss.ees.ece sheep
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At Anaconda.

anaconda, Mont, April S.-Social-
,s.s elected John Frinke mayor, Pat
mcHugh police Judge, Mike Tobin
treasurer and three out Of six alder
,nen. Democrats got two and repub-
means one alderman. In the new coua-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-03

tractors Before bids were invited proposals for the
work were received from private sources presunla
bly, for an individual or company. The aggregate
cost of the work was estimated, by these bids. at
Sl5O.O00 and the Municipal Assembly appropriated
this amount. The bids received by the board in re-
Spouse to advertisements We're excessive and were
rejected. At the last letting TIN. lowest bid was
about $4,000 in excess of the estimate.
Mayor Wells instructed the board 10 announce
that awards would not be made unless the bids We're
within The estimate. The board cOncurred in this
decision \ letting held. at which the low
hid made was Sl47.n0 fully $4,000 less than
the lowest bid offered nj the previous letting. The
bid of Sfi1J00 was acceptable and won the contract.
While ii is gratifying Ia know that the principal
public building will he put into a presentabic fin
iscd condition ut once. it is not less gratifying TO
know that the money has been derived from munich
pal revenue and that in consequence of strict bust
ness procedure. about $4,000 has been saved in she
cost of the Improvement. This is good government.
Extravagance neglect. and misnana cement Wore
left behind at the last Two municipal elections.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-03
FINISHED CRY Hall.

News that the work of completing the City Hall
will be started Mt once is almost exhilarating
contract has been awarded by the Board Of Public
Improvements. The building will be in a finished
state early in the spring. and its appearance viii he
such that citizens need not he ashamed Of their city
With City Hall Park improved and the City Hall
finished. the square should be attractive and there
win be no occasion for guiding strangers away from
ii. as We have been used to do
The administration has shown business sagacity
in arranging for this Improvement. It has magnifei
BY contrast the difference between good government
and misgovernment Although there was an cnor-
nous de0dt In the City Treasury two wears ago and
no money for actual current requirements, the $780,
900 appropriated for completing the City Hall has
been dEawn from municipal revenue. This is the
frst exhibit OF economic management.
ne second IL shown Y the dealings Fith con.