The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-02-11
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A Complete Review Of the Events ior
the Past: Week In This and Foreign
Lands-summarixed From the Latest
Dispatches.

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senior vice commander in chief OF the y.
A. R., under the constitution becomes the
acting commander in chief at once upon
the death of his superior and continues as
such until the vacancy is filled by the
national council of administration.
The insular cabinet late Saturday at
San Jose, p. r., rendered it's resignation
to Governor General Henry, because, after
dismissing Carbonell, General Henry or.
dered General Eaton to take charge OF
the department of public instruction and
instructed Major Pierce to take charge OF
the department of public works.
Several of the strikers have returned to
work at Colon, Columbia. as result OF
the railroads notification of an increase
of 25 cents silver in the rate Of wages.
The strikers at Panama still refuse to go
to work and the deadlock there still con-
tinues. The strike has now spread to the
banana laborers at Bocas del Toro.
The town of Stilesboro, Ga, was nearly
wiped out of existence Feb. A by tor
nado. No lives were lost, but several
people were injured.
President Mckinley presented to Chas.
A. Schott, chief OF the computing division
of the United States coast and goedetic
survey, the sprize recently conferred upon
him by the Academy of France.
This prize of 1000 francs was founded
by an Englishman about two years ago,
and was to be conferred on any person
in any country whose discoveries in sci
ence or whose Investigations had been
most valuable and had contributed most
to human knowledge in the direction Of
mathematics, mechanics, physics, chemis
try or geology.
The United States gunboat Castine,
which sailed from San Juan on January
Is for Manila by the eastern route to re-
enforce Dewey's feet is taking on coal at
Gibraltar. The United States military
transport Grant, which left New York
January 10, also bound for Manila and
which arrived here on February for coal
and supplies, proceeded for the Philip
pines.
A company of armed foreign soldiers
entered the United States at Port Huron
Feb. 4. The command is composed Of So
cadets from Toronto, who are en- route
to Tampa via Chicago, on trip combin-
ing pleasure and instruction. Mayor Ste
vens, the common council and citizens met
the cadets and escorted them to United
States soil. The cheers of the Canadian
soldier boys upon landing on American
soil was demonstrative of the friendly
feeling existing between Canada and the
United States.
The coolest weather in many years pre-
walls throughout the country surround
ing Pcndleton, Ore, although IL below is
the lowest temperature recorded here. At
Meacham it was AZ below Feb. 4, at Helix
81, at Ukiah, so miles south of here, in
Camas prairie, IL was more than 40 be-
low.
The supreme tribunal, Knights of Py-
thias, after settling few minor matters,
has adjourned. The tribunal which has
been devoting the greater part of its time
to the case of Henry Vellenvoss, at one
time grand chancellor and who led the
German ritual movement, has notified
Vellenvoss that 90 days was to be given
him in which to reply to the 10 special
charges.
At meeting of the committee of the
stockholders Of the Electrolytic Marine
Salts company in Boston, Winslow War
rem made an oral report of the progress
of the company to the effect that of TO-
100000 shares Of stock originally issued,
about 1864, 900 worth was sold. The bal
ance stood in the name of Rev. P. +. Jer-
negen. This balance has been turned over
to the company and probably will be can
celled.
The January grand jury in Chicago,
which has been investigating charges of
jury bribing brought against several court
bailiffs and which returned indictments
against Bailiffs Lynch and Dryer, made
its final report. The report says the men,
bers of the grand jury are satisfied that
an organized system of jury bribing ex-
lists in the civil courts which has been
used for the benefit of the street railways.
Terrible scenes were witnessed in the
conflagration last week which DESTROYED
the whole village of Nagyprobroes in
Liptau district Of Hungary. Twenty men
literally in flames ran about the streets
until they dropped insensible. Many
were trodden by maddened animals. 9th.
ers were frozen to death in the open fields.
Twenty charred bodies have been recov.
cred and 90 of the survivors are suffering
from dreadful burns, several being blind
ed.
Attorney General Griggs, in a decision
rendered recently, upholds the right of a
military commander to cut cable within
the territorial waters of the enemy with.
out being liable to damage. The ques.
tion arose on the cutting by Dewey at
Manila of the cable of the British Eastern
extension of the Australia, Asia l. China
Telegraph Company, who filed clam
with the state department for $4,000
damages. Griggs finds that under the law
OF nations there is no ground for claim
for indemnity.
The Nelson clergy are asking tor a law