The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-12-15
The TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.

Complete Review Of the Eyent. or
the Past Week-In Thi. ana E...
ei.n Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.
Inc czar's recovery Is slow, but the
royal patient seems certain to regain
health.
orders have come from Washington
forb.dding the sailing Of TRANSPORTS
from San Francisco on Sundey here.
after.
A fire at the arsenal at CherbourR
mas destroyed several workshops and
number of historic relics, including
Napoleon's launch.
DR.. Thompson Of Williamsport. Pa,
and Adam Barley Of Panther, w. Va,
were shot and killed by James H. Cham.
bers. prominent merchant OF the lat
ter place.
Richard Baker. proprietor of the
New Queens hotel on Leicester square
London. and other hotels, has been de-
clared bankrupt His liabilities are
estimated at R650,00O.
Joseph Manley Of Augusta, Me-, the
republican national committeeman
will not accept the office OF commits
sioner Of internal revenue to succeed
the late Commissioner Wilson.
Henry J. Hayden, vice president OF
/ the New York Central 4 Hudson River
railroad, jumped or fell from the
fourth story window, Of .hia residence
in New York City, recently. and was
killed.
The Alton smelling plant Of the Hell
vetia Copper company, IS miles south
Of Tucson, 4.riz., was burned recently
Loss, 100000; partially insured. Two
hundred and fifty men will be thrown
out of employment.
A report from st. Luke's hospital, N
| Y, says that physicians were perform
ing an operation on Actor Roland Reed
and that his condition was critical
This is the third operation which the
actor has undergone.
Admiral Kautz has received orders
to sail without delay to South America
and in accordance with these instruc
tions preparations were hurriedly
made at San Diago for both the Iowa
and Philadelphia to leave.
Under the patronage Of the United
States Philippine commission an exper
iment farm will be started some zoe
miles from Manila, where the growth
of all sorts of seeds and plants from
this country will be tested.
A model lodging house along the
lines mapped out by Mayor Harrison
for a municipal lodging house, for the
temporary accommodation Of the wor
thy poor of Chicago, is to be built AMI
operated by the Chicago Aid and Relief
society.
The Illinois supreme court has deni
ed petition for hearing in the case
of former banker e. s. Dreyer, who
was convicted last March Of the EN-
bezzlement of $316,0000 Of the funds ol
the West Chicago park board, Of which
he was treasurer.
The bill authorizing Representative
Boutwell, Of Maine as captain on tht
retired list upon his resignation from
congress was favorably reported from
house committee on naval affairs, ovel
which Mr.. Boutwell, presided until hi
present afiiction.
The secretary Of state for the colon
les. Joseph Chamberlain, has announc
ed in the house of commons that civi
government will shortly be established
| in the Transvaal and Orange river col
ony. Sir Alfred Miner. he said, woult
be appointed governor Of both.
It is announced at Vancouver, B. 9.
that the government will cancel natur
alization papers issued in that prov
ince to some 5000 japanese on tn
ground that these papers were fraudu
lently obtained, the applicants not hav
ing resided in Canada during the stafu
tory period Of three years.
The complete report OF the deep wa
terways commission was sent to tn
house of representatives recently b,
Secretary Root. The project is one TO
a deep waterway between the Grea
Lakes and Atlantic tide water. I'm
estimated cost Of a 21 foot waterwa
is given at $206, $4,000 and OF 3
foot waterway at $317,2S4.500.
Health officers are laboring to prever
the spread of smallpox in New York.
Laborers of Porto Rico will soon +
urged to affiliate with American organn
ations.
/ The German ship Gertrude, which pl
TO sea last week from Astoria, Ore, on III
way to the United Kingdom and WI
later reported as foundered of the Wasl
;noton coast with all hands Oh board los
has been sighted.
/ At Marysville, CAL, one man was kilit
and three injured as the result OF cav
in ON the 1900 foot level of the Pennsy
vania mine recently. The killed: Able
cornelious. The injured: John Barre
Nelson Houck and George johnson.
With perfect weather and in the pre-
ence Of a vast throng Of people Govern'
J. C. w. Beckham was recently inaug
rated for the three years remaining OF q
term for which William Goebel and w
liam Taylor contested last year.
William H. Wood Of the Crocker- Wot
worth bank. San Francisco as presideI
is dead. after short illness. He was
wears old, and was associated in entt
nrises with the late Charles Crocker, t