The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-02-04
DO|NGS THROUGH THE Week
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
An Interesting Collection Of Items from
the Two Hemisphere Presented In
Condensed FOrm-Culled from the Tel
elgrsph Reports.

The body found near Fort St. Philip
was identified as that of Captain Sturte-
want, the pilot of the launch Paul Jones
Four men were badly burned, one per-
haps fatally by the explosion Of boiler
in the basement of the Chicago Tribune
building Sunday.
Bob Fitzsimmons is matched to meet
Jim Jeffries for side bet Of $4,000 and
the largest purse offered. Jeffries has
covered Fitzsimmons forfeit posted in New
York.
Fourteen persons were killed Sunday by
an explosion OF gas in the Palia mine
near Mazarron, Spain.
The loss of an entire family in Lake
Erie is reported in Toledo. On one OF
the islands in the Bass group lived
family named Robson. The family con-
sisted of the father, mother. a daughter
of 20, a son of s, and hired man, Harry
NJ. Martel.
A pair of human legs sticking up
through the ice in one of the slips in the
harbor attracted the attention of the men
on the steamer Walter L. Frost. The
body was chopped out and found to be
that of William Dormer, deckhand on
the Frost.
1t was IS degrees below zero, the cold
est in recent years in Wisconsin Sunday
The Montauk Club Of Brooklyn tend
cred banquet to Admiral T. Sampson
and the principal among the other guests
was Secretary Of the Navy John Long.
Calvin Heilig has closed contract fol
a five years lease of the Marquam Grand
theater of Portland. Mr.. Heilig has also
Just closed five years contract for the
Tacoma theater at Tacoma.
George White. cattleman Of Mendo
cino county, filed petition in insolvency
His liabilities are placed at $ls5,OOO, in
Guiding judgment of 100000 granted
his divorced wife. His assets are placed
at $4,000.
There was much commotion in Colon
Columbia, arising from the strike Of the
dockmen and railway employees During
the demonstration several persons were
wounded.
The district attorney at Philadelphia ha;
notified counsel for Senator Quay, his sor
Richard and ex-State Treasurer Haywood
that he had fixed Monday, February 20
as the date for trial of the three defend
ants on the charge OF conspiracy in the
misuse of the money on deposit in the
Peoples bank.
Private advices received at Seattle
state that the government will send three
detachments of soldiers into the Copper
river district of Alaska next spring to lay
out mail route to the Yukon river anC
establish ports.
1t is the opinion OF prominent nava
officers that the disabilities of the Topeka
will lead to an investigation by the sec
rotary of the navy.
Elk United States Senator James II
Slater of Oregon is dead. Deceased wa.
born in Illinois in 1926, went to California
in lS49 and came to Oregon in 1880.
George w. Plumncr, aged As, beat hi
head to jelly near Baker City and ther
ran half mile to ranch and securing 8
knife cut his throat from ear to ear, caus
ing death.
Great excitement exists on the mining
exchange in Colorado Springs over fab
ulously rich strike in the Isabella mine
at Cripple Creek. Assays from the strike
run over $4,000 to 100000 to the ton.
Representative Payne of New York ha.
been appointed member of the Canadian
commission to fill the vacancy caused BY
the death of Mr.. Dingley.
WELLESLEY Moore, British vice consul II
San Francisco, has been advanced to the
consulship at Puerto Rico, w. l., to sue
coed George w. Crawford, who died al
Caen, France, recently.
The Bulgarian cabinet has resigned
owing, it is believed, to the discomfort
aroused by the adherence of NJ. Stoileff
the premier, to the schemes for Macedon
ian autonomy which are considered to bt
antagonistic to the Bulgarian aspirations
for obtaining predominant influence in
Macedonia.
Billy Marsh, the professional jumper
is going to England early in the summer
to engage with Burroughs and Colquitt
the famous English jumpers in a series Of
international jumps.
The Fremont Hot Springs Company o.
Alcova, Wyoming, have forwarded an
offer to the managers of both Sharkey
and Fitzsimmons, offering a pure of 500,
900 for fight to take place any time in
June, July or August, the only condition
attached being that the training shall be
done at Alcova, the health resort, in
Wyoming.
H. w. Sebastian has been appointed
receiver of the Farmers Elevator. one Of
the largest concerns of its kind in St
Louis
1t is announced that the surplus wheat
OF New Zealand will amount to $500 0yO
bushels. The surplus Of other grains is
also larger than usual.
The reopening of the Cortes at Madrid
is fixed for February 20. The govern.
ment will introduce bill providing for
the payment of osnnity to the Span.
lards who suffered through the cession of
the Philippine islands to the United
States.
General NJ. V. Sheridan, commander If
the department of the lakes, has issued or.