The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-07-22
DO|NGS THROUGH THE week
NEWS OF THE WORLD In BRIEF
An Interesting Collection OF Items from
the Two Hemisphoros Presented In .
Condensed Torm-Oullsd IRON the Tel
elgrsph Reports.

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the Two Hemispheres Presented In .
slgraph Reports.
The tidal waves have caused great
damage to crops In the Carolines.
Fire destroyed the Tompkins Opera
House block and postoffice at Gallatin,
Tenn
Another trolley car strike is on in
Brooklyn.
A southern newspaper reports the
government is considering the sale of
the Bank Of New Zealand.
Practically every mine in the Coeur
d'Alens is being worked again by new
men. mostly from Missouri.
James Crosby, wealthy manufac-
turer of Marion. Ind. attempted to
shoot his wife and family Sunday
The large plant of Somers Bros,
manufacturers of horse collars and leg
gings, was totally destroyed by fire.
Tim Kearns, of Boston, knocked the
wind out of Jack DAILY of Wilmington.
In less than tive rounds, in New York.
A postoffice has been established at
Valdez, Alaska, 80 miles northwest of
Orcas, with F. c. Bartlett, postmaster.
William Going, the Choctaw murder
er, whose Indian name is Wallatonaka,
was executed recently In the Choctaw
nation.
Chief Officer Brown and three sea
men of the New Zealand government
steamer Hinemoa, were drowned on
June 4th.
The strict enforcement of General
Woods quarantine seems to have had
q good effect on the yellow fever situa-
ton in Santiago.
News from Port Hill. Idaho, reports
that VIM. Reeser was shot and instant
ly killed recently by T. ]. Dendaurent,
of the precinct.
Paris c. McGrath has been appoint
ed postmaster at new office just es-
tablished at Velma, Stevens county,
20 miles west of Springdale.
The plate workers throughout the
country to the number Of $4,000 resume
wark Immediately. The scale fixed in
Chicago is based on the price of bars.
News of the accidental killing of
Captain Charles Buckle of the whaling
steamer Bayless, was brought down by
the steamer Alliance last week.
The second fire within week oc-
CURED at Fort Duchesne, Utah, Sun
day, when the quartermaster's stables
and contents were entirely consumed.
The badly decomposed body of w. H.
Creighton was found in the Spokane
river just above the Great Northern
bridge. near the army post, by six boys.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the Sacramento river nine
miles below Freeport. The corpse Is
that of a man of 60 years. He had a
wooden leg.
It Is stated there is trouble in the
First Washington volunteers, and that
Major Canton, Captain Otis Of Com.
pany A, Captain Scudder Of Company
e, and Lieutenant Lemon are under ar.
rest.
A bad derailment occurred at Blue
cut, CAL, 10 miles south of Redding
The second section Of the Southern
Pacific passenger train ran into the
first section.
The steamer Queen has sailed FOL
Alaska with a large list Of excursion
lists. Among them were United States
Senator Perkins of California and Hen
~ Willard.
! Following family quarrel sundey
Mrs. George Triter. Of Libertysville
ILL.,. shot and killed her mother. Mrs
Christian Foss, wounded her husband
and killed herself.
Four bombs were exploded in diner
ent parts of Barcelona last week. NJ
serious damage was done, but the ex
citement was intense. The author o
the outrages is unknown.
It is said that the new treaty betweel
Argentina and the United States give
new American on sugar, hides an
wool, and on American canned goods
timber and certain foods.
The body of the man who shot him
self at Lake Harriet, Mimi. has bee
recognized as that of B. c. Hinnan'
cashier Of the construction department
of the Northwestern Telegraph Co.
Commissioner Wilson. of the intel
nal revenue department, has issued
circular absolutely prohibiting bank
banks from afflxing stamps to check
unstamped when presented and requi
ing them to return the same to I'd
drawers.
Orders have been received at Fol
Wright. Spokane's new army posi-
prepare to open a recruiting ofnce
enlist volunteers in the Philippine
Every effort will be made to hasten Il
preparations and begin the enlistmel
as quickly as possible.
J. Homer Bird. of New Orleans,
now a prisoner in the military Da
racks at st. Michael, Alaska, charge
with the murder of H. Herling ana
H. Patterson. Charles Shelter ar
Norma Strong are held under SOW
bonds as witnesses.
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