The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-03-25
ITEMS FROM AL AROUND
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRE.
A Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week In This and Foreign
Lands-summsrized From the Latest
Dispatches.

the Past Week In This and Foreign
Lands-summsrized From the Latest
Dispatcher.
Red Pipkin, the noted train robber who
was captured recently at Moab, Utah,
was taken to New Mexico from Winnie.
mucca, New, where he was wanted on
charge Of holding up Santa Fe passen-
ger train.
Irving b. Dudley, United State minis
ter to Peru, and Richard R. Neill, secre-
tary Of the United States legation, were
guests ut banquet given by Messrs.
Garland and La Rosa, the Peruvian dele
gates at the recent Philadelphia congress,
to Mr.. Schoff, the representative Of the
Commercial Museum.
News has been received from Smyrna
that 6O00 Cretan Mussulman refugees
who were in desperate lack Of work and
food invaded and pillaged the Greek and
Turkish quarters Of Constantinople, a
conflict resulting in which many per-
sons were killed or wounded.
Hon. Patrick Walsh, ex-United States
senator and mayor Of Augusta, is dead
Mary Clark, aged SO, was beaten to
death and her sister, Annie Clark, aged
45, was fatally beaten last week at Bow.
ic, Nd, village, by John Berry, l5-
year-old negro.
The United States transport Thomas
has sailed for the United States with the
2O2d New York volunteers
An Anglo Egyptian expedition will be
undertaken next autumn, to finally dis
pose of the khalifa, Abdullah, and the
other Dervish leaders in the Soudan.
The smelters and tools at the alleged
gold mine at Marvin, Ohio, are in the
hands Of the sheriff of Carroll county,
who levied on them to satisfy judgment
OF $500.
Mrs. Anna Hays Byers, widow of the
late Eben NJ. Byers, the millionaire manu-
facturer, has been adjudged lunatic.
serious conflict between the police
and people last week at Havana resulted
in much shooting and clubbing. From 80
to SO people were wounded, some serious
ly. Among the injured is Police Captain
Estampes formerly colonel in the Gu
ban army.
While 300 dancers were enjoying them
selves in the Wellington opera house,
Vancouver, B. G., last week, some one in
candy store below overturned a lamp
and the whole building was destroyed.
The crew Of the new defender of the
Americas cup were selected last week by
Captain f. p. Weed.
Inspector General Breckenridge of the
United States army, who will inspect all
the military posts in Puerto Rico, review
ed the troops at Ponce and has proceeded
to the Yauco district
A new satellite of the planet Saturn
has been discovered by Professor Pick
ering at the Harvard observatory.
At a meeting of the Lake Carriers as
sociation at Cleveland it was decided to
advance the wages OF sailors SIS per monti
for the coming season.
A Finnish deputation Of 400 persons
who recently arrived at st. Petersburg
to petition the czar against the Russifi
cation DEGREES has been ordered to return
home Immediately, the czar refusing t.
receive its members.
A dispatch from Baltimore says tina
the new revenue cutter Seminole was aus
piciously launched at the Columbian lrol
Works last week.
DIR. Futterer, a scientist from karls
ruhe, Germany, has arrived in San Fran
cisco from Hong Kong, after an eventfu
trip through Turkestan, Thibct AM
northern China.
Five Finlanders claim to have discov
cred evidences of Russian boundary in
scribed on some old mounds that vii
place the Klondike country within tn
United States.
General Miles has received dispatc
dated Ponce, Puerto Rico, stating tina
ex-Secretary Sherman is much better.
The church of the Sacred Heart wa
totally destroyed by fire early Sunda
morning The loss is estimated at $25
900, partially insured
Governor Wells OF Utah, for the pre-
ent at least, has decided not to appoin
United States senator to succeed Sci
ator Cannon.
Two government parties have arrive
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define the boundary lines between Brl
ish Columbia and the Northwest Terr
tory.
Thomas Moore, farm hand on W.
Babcock's ranch, near Walla WALL
Wash, was found dead in bed last weel
The Cuban military assembly NEE
again this week and it is reported that
there is no quorum, which is probable,
will dissolve Of its own accord, publ
opinion having been too strong.
Two explosions occurred at the go
ernment ammunition factory at Bourge
France, in the shell filling shop. Thr'
men were killed and five were injured.
The Union Iron Works has just bet
awarded the contract for two OF the lar
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