The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-08-05
DO|NGS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
An Interesting Collection Of Items from
the Two Hemisphercs Presented In y
Condensed Form-Oulled from the Tel
slgrakh Reports.

1t is reported that the revolution in
San Domingo is progressing favorably.
Fire at Tupper Lake, N. Y, in the
Adirondacks has destroyed hotel and
Is buildings.
Almost the entire German press is
sued memorial editorials, the occasion
being the anniversary of the death of
Prince Bismarck.
General Otis has informed the war
department Of the arrival at Manila of
the transport Valencia. There were no
casualties enrOute.
President Mckinley will give recep-
ton to Admiral Dewey at the White
House when the latter arrives in Wash
ington.
The revenue cutter McCulloch has
sailed for St. Michael, Alaska. Major
E. w. Clark, special treasury agent sta
toned on the Pribyloff islands, was a
passenger on the McCulloch.
Serious forest fires are reported be-
tween Clallam and Neah Bay, Wash.
Recently there has beeen no telegraphic
communication between those points.
The United States transport Han
cock, having on board the Nebraska
regiment and two batteries of the Utah
artillery, have arrived in San Fran.
cisco.
The one mile match race between Ar
thur Zimmerman and Eddie G. Bald at
Vailsburg, N. j., for guaranteed
purse" of $1,000 and percentage Of
the receipts, was won by Bald.
Champion Walter D. Mansfield has
again broken the worlds record for
long distance casting. In the accur-
acy event he made 95 per cent and IS
per cent in the delicacy event.
1t is admitted in administration cir
cles that upon the assumption of Office
by Secretary Root, General Miles will
again become a leading factor in the
management CT military affairs.
Paul Corcoran, the Shoshone county
dynamiter, has beeen convicted at the
recent term of the district court at Wal
ace, conveyed to the penitentiary a d
entered upon his term of service.
The rumors regarding the formation
of a China-Japanese alliance are semi
officially denied. and it is asserted that
the ENJOYS recently sent to Tokyo were
appointed simply to prove the friendly
relations between the powers.
Two automobiles beat the Paris-St
Mole express train in a race between
those cities, a distance of 226 miles
making the best time ever recorded fol
an automobile, covering the distance II
seven hours and 4S minutes.
The effect of Judge Thornhill's decis
ion in the Iowa court will result in thu
release of James Doyle, Ell Paso coun
ty's millionaire prisoner. James Burn
will comply with the conditions i'm
posed on him by the court and Doyl
may go free tomorrow.
One of the biggest quartz discoyerie
in the history of Idaho has been mad
on Badger creek, which empties int
the Boise river about three miles thi
side of Twin Springs. The discover
was made by a prospector named Fran
Bryant at a point on the creek thre
miles from its mouth.
The accident on the Erie railroa
growing out of the landslide mile eas
of Luckawaxon, N. Y, was not as sci
ious as at first reported. Only the fir
man and engineer of the derailed ei
CINE OF the westbound Chicago express
which turned over on the track, wer
killed. though a number of the express
the vestibuled train for Buffalo an
Cleveland, which left New York, wei
injured.
Despite the wild utterances OF s
Charles Tupper and Sir Wilfrid Lau
ier in the Canadian parliament at Y
tawa regarding the Alaskan boundal
dispute and the alarm which the'
speeches have caused in official circl'
in London, everyone at the Whl
House, D. c., at the state departmen
and in cabinet circles generally, laue
at the very idea of possibility OF wi
with Great Britain on this or any 9th
account.
The United States may pay dearly
cause four thugs recently lynched we
Italians.
Yellow fever has appeared at Phoeot
the little town almost adjoining the 81
diers' home at Hampton.
John Cavanaugh was shot and Kllieo
Republic, Wash, by Willie Callahan VI
lahan acted in self-defense.
The assassins of President Heurea'
and their friends are in the mountain q
trict about 25 miles north OF Moca.
The United States cruiser Marblenea
which is on her way from Peru to Ma va
Island, has left Coquimbo, Chile, 1or y
lao, Peru.
The Oriental steamer Victoria rePo
that before she left Kobe typhoon "
raging which threatened serious Dana
to shipping. W.
Thomas Balm, liberal member Tor we
worth, was elected speaker OF the mouse
commons at Ottawa to succeed oir Jan
Edgar, deceased.
In the house of commons at ottawa
minister of militia stated that 1t naa "
decided to withdraw one-half OF the troo
about 100 men, from the Yukon