The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10
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TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
A Complete Review Of the Events for
the Past Week In This and For
eiwn Lands-SumMnrIxed From the
Latest Dispatches.


eiwn Lands-summarixed From the
Latest Dispatches.
Chicago suffered from cold last week
and two deaths occurred. The mer.
curry was eight below zero.
McGovern knocked out Eddie San.
try in the fifth round in Chicago. and
50 holds the championship.
The contest in Kentucky seems to
be purely state matter. and Mckinley
says he win not meddle in it.
Under the auspices Of the German
nationalists some 5000 people met In
Vienna recently to express sympathy
tor the Beers.
The resting place Of General Lawton
IL In the National Cemetery ut Arling-
ton.
Tommy Ryan Of Syracuse was given
the decision over George Lawler of De
troit after IL rounds recently at Hot
Springs. Ark.
There will be no strike on the Great
Northern, as the labor troubles are
over. The western employees are op.
posed to q strike.
George N. Wiswell, Of Milwaukee,
Wis.,. ex-United States marshal, has
been appointed sergeant-at-arms Of the
republican national convention in
Philadelphia next June.
The Philippine commission has Civ.
en- Its views to the country az they
leave. They suggest territorial idea
until the natives grow more intelligent
centralize power In American hands.
Nicholas Hotzaler stabbed and in.
stantly killed Mrs. Louise Schaefer re.
Gently in the dining room Of her home
at 4435 Princeton avenue, Chicago.
Hotzaler then shot himself, dying al
most Immediately.
There was quite a severe earthquake
at Abbotsford. B. c.. last week. the
seismic disturbance being almost un-
precedented In this part Of the coun.
try. No serious damage was done. al.
though dishes rattled and plasterins
was cracked.
A dispatch from Zurich states that
the report that Menelik Is arming men
IL untrue and that the negus has not
consulted French and Russian experts
as to an attack on the English from
the rear.
Among the passengers on the quar-.
aDtined Australia, from Honolulu was
Arthur Sewall. ex-candidate for vice
president, who has been on q visit to
his son. H. M. Sewall, special agent OF
the United States in Hawaii.
The cost of the war to the end Of the
30,000,000 pounds. The house Of com.
mons has already granted 10000, 900
pounds. and the Times says another
20,000.000 pounds will be asked for.
r. v. Wilson. accused Of the embez.
element of $4,000 from the Great
Northern Express company at Frank
lin, Washington. has started back to
the scene Of his alleged crime in Gus
tody of Special Agent Hunt Of the ex.
press company.
The steamer Farallon's officers re-
port that Prince of Wales island In
dian shot and killed the latter's native
wife. Later the assassin returned and
again opened fire. The Russian gave
battle and shot the bloodthirsty buck
dead in his tracks. The fisherman gave
himself up to the authorities.
Fire in Indianapolis, Ind, destroyed
George w. Stout's wholesale grocery
store. spread to adjoining buildings oc
cupied by Brinkmeyer, Kuhn & Co.
wholesale grocers and the Hendricks
Vance company, causing total loss
estimated at $350,000. Insurance was
IS per cent of the value.
A cable from Manila was received by
the Quartermaster's department stat
Ing the Hancock sailed from Manils
for San Francisco on January 20 with
the bodies Of 462 dead soldiers. Tht
Indiana Is expected In Immediately
with 200 bodies and the Ohio with 13s
arrived today. These. in addition t
the 159 which came in on the Peking
make an imposing total Of nearly 1.00t
soldiers who lost their lives in tn,
Philippines and have been brought
home to the United States for final In
terment.
Mr.. Darnel. United States consul a.
NOgales, Mexico. has telegraphed tn,
state department that there is not (
word Of truth In the story that 81,
Americans were shot by order of Gen
eral Torres near Guaymas becaus.
they were found with the hostile YaQu
Indians.
The fast train on the Plant system
was wrecked 20 miles north of Tampa
Fla Engineer Kennedy was Instant!
killed. One passenger was killed ant
the body 80 mutilated 1t has not beer
identified. The son of H. P. Herndon
mail agent Of this city. died at th'
Sanford hospital.
The senate in executive session re
Gently took up The Hague peace treaty
There was brief discussion of 1t, bu
no opposition was developed. TIL,
treaty would have been ratified, bu
under the rule it had to lay over q
hours after being read. The extradi