The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-07-18

Fire at Grand Fork. British Colum-
bia, on ,Le 10th inst destroyed the
buildings on two blocks and caused
loss of nearly $500 ,000. Barnaby Malo,
guest OF the Vanhalia hotel, was
burned to death.
H. G. B. Alexander, p. esident OF the
Continental Causualty company OF
Chicago. was reelected president OF
the International Association of Accl-
dent Underwriters at its closing ses-
sion at Atlantic City. Mr.. Alexander
has already served two terms.
BY vote of 81 to the city council
of Cleveland passed an ordinance de-
creeing that henceforth no private eel
ebration OF the Fourth of July by the
use of firearms or fireworks shall oc-
cur. The ordinance was the result OF
the death OF ten persons in this year
Independence day observation.
The lepers located on the island of
Molokai have purchased large guam
tity of daylight fireworks which will
be used to salute the Atlantic battle
ship fleet as it passes the island.
large place which, on its explosion
will form the word Welcome, has
been placed in a position OF vantage.
The bodies of II. D. Everett. gov
ernment forester and T. +. Wakeley, a
school teacher, who were murdered sew
eral weeks ago by tribesmen while on
an expedition into the unexplored
mountain regions of the Island of Ne
gros, have been recovered by Lieut.
Ahern OF the constabulary forces. after
a difficult and dangerous search.
Two carriages followed to the Mount
prnSnacf AShury Park New
Jersey. Thursday afternoon, all that
was left of Miss Edith Clark's pet bull
terrier, Monte Cristo. In the car
riages were Miss Clark. her sister and
four friends of Monte Cristo. who had
Travelled from New York especially to
attend the remarkable funeral
The swift Cunard liner Lusitania
has broken another speed record by
logging 643 nautical miles a day. ac-
cording to information received by
the Cunarj line officials in New York.
However, the Lusitania has merely
moved her own record couple OF
notches higher, as she previously held
the speed record at GAL miles per day.
Gen. Erasmus Blakeslee, soldier,
minister, author and editor and promi-
nent in the Sunday school world as the
author, editor and publisher OF the
Graded Sunday School Lessons, died
at his home in Brookline, Massachu-
sets, On the 18th inst. after brief III
ness. He was many times commended
for bravery during the civil war ana
was brigadier general
A lake of oil covering an area OF
more than one square mile. and of I'M
known depth, in the state of Vera Cruz,
Mexico, is on fire. 1t has been burn
ing for five days and has created the
widest terror among the natives OF
that section. The blaze is seen for
more than 200 miles at sea. according
to navigators who have arrived at
Vera Cruz and Tampico
With a view of lessening the number
of accidents occurring throughout the
United States, the American Anti-Accl-
dent Association of Sharpsville, Penn
sylvania, has asked the press of the
country TO make special feature OF all
accidents occurring in this country,
placing the occurrences under regu-
lar heading as is done with sporting.
financial and other features that are
classified.
A Berlin news bureau has received
private dispatch from Sosnowlce
Russian Poland, stating that plot
against the life of Emperor Nicholas
has been discovered there. The con
spiracy, according to the dispatch, was
well planned and had many ramifica-
tions More than 100 men and women
were arrested at Sosnowice, charged
with being implicated in the plot, and
other arrests are impending.
The French national fete was cell
ebrated on the 14th inst. throughout
the country in the traditional man
ner. At Paris the president was
greeted with enthusiasm by the as
sembled crowd, estimated at 75,0u0
persons. The troops on review, num-
bering in all 100000 men, made a
smart appearance. All the theaters
of Paris gave free performances and
there were concerts in all the parks
AS forerunner of the general in
crease of about ten per cent in freight
rates to be made by the eastern trunk
lines soon, the New York Central rail
road has filed with the Interstate
Commerce Commission new rate on
sugar and coffee between New York
and Chicago. This means an II per
cent increase in the present freight
rates on coffee between the two cites
and seven and two-thirds per cent in
crease in the present rate on sugar