The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-01-20
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NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF

4 Complete Review Of the Events eox
Laaas-sunnarisea FPen the Lat
est DisDatsAes.
Matt Quay's chances slim and friends
do not believe he will be seated.
House Committee has voted to make
q favorable report on the Nicarauga ca
nal bill.
The United States government is to
build. maintain and operate the great
waterway.
Spotted Tail. the well known Sioux
chief. who has been in Paris exhibiting.
is dead, age SO.
A recently organized company will
put into the public service In the streets
of N. Y. this week 200 automobile ON.
nibuses. Charge for cabs will be 25c
a mile and rs cents an hour.
Rt. Rev. Joseph Rademaneher, bishop
of the Roman Catholic diocese of Fort
Wayne. is dead.
Gen. C0rbin has announced that the
o0OSSA APSA0n0 w SAA0 AAS W IOA AuA0 A0O
reached the handsome figure Of $50. .1O1.
A pension of $50 4 month has been
granted by the commissioners of PEN
sions to the widow Of Gen. Guy v. Hen.
ry.
Lieutenant Gilmore, recently Of the
Yorktown and for many months pris-
oner in the hands of the Tagalos, has
kony, cc3 uu od ~ <nv,,rnv.o v,y duty, ~, 81,
Glacier.
The British steamship, ELM Branch,
Ia OF Cape Flattery with broken pro-
peller. and two tugs went to her assist
ance.
w. w. Oglive. the millionaire miller
Of Canada, fell dead In the street in
Montreal after attending meeting of
the directors of the Bank of Montreal.
Every living person perished on the
ously wrecked in st. Mary's Bay, New
foundland. recently.
H. H, Tamen and Fred Bonflls, pro.
prietors of the Denver Post, were shot
In the Office of that newspaper by w. w.
Anderson. an attorney. Both are SER
iously wounded.
Mrs. John Corse of Chicago. was seiz-
ed by robbers recently at Chester st..
near North Clark street. thurst into a
valued at $500.
The will of the late L. J. Lehman.
the originator OF the department store
system in this country, has been filed
for probate In Chicago. He left an es.
tate valued at $6,076,O00.
The statement of the gross postal
receipts for December, 1899, Of the U
s., as compared with the receipts fol-
the same month during the preceding
year, show a net increase of $199. 1886, OF
s per cent
The recent New Mexico storm broke
all records. as it covered a stretch Of
territory 80 miles in width. with white
Oakes and Nogales for the centre. AL
the roads and trails were obliterated.
Charles Elwers and Lura Stornberg
proprietors of the Grand Bazaar, {
Brooklyn department store, have gon'
into bankruptcy. Liabilities are Civ
en- at 56.962, and the assets $77.997.
The hospital train ordered by tn
Red Cross society and named In homo
Of the Princess Christian has been com
pleted at Birmingham and within few
days win be on It's way to South Africa
Klondyke newspapers received
chronicle the marriage Of Lillian Green
otherwise "Grace Anderson" Dawson
vaudeville performer, to Jim Hall, on
Of the richest mine owners of Ell Dora
do.
Cloud Of discomfort in England al
suming a threatening aspect. Ran
incompetency is charged. Both publ
and press are clamoring for a chang
The very foundations Of the govern
ment are in danger of falling.
Secretary Hay read the reply of tn
British government to the represent
tives regarding the -four seizure In De
agoa bay at a recent cabinet meetinl
and said the British answer was entir
ly satisfactory 10 this government.
Renewed buying Of silver by the Il
dian government, the London Stats
says cannot be much longer delayed
consequence of. rupee coinage reQuir
nents, and this will lead doubtless to
marked improvement in the price
silver.
Tommy Atkins and comrades lo'
faith in defeated men and demand ne
leaders. Clubs in London are fillt
with vague rumors that General Dull
has fought a second battle. Jadt
public at last grows weary Of expe
criticisms.
kid" Mccoy got the decision ov
Joe Choynski in a bout which last
three rounds In N. Y. Choynski wou
have had the fight in the second roul
were 1t not for an accident as to tin
keeping. He had floored the XXI
four times. but the time keeper pull
the bell as Mccoy was counted for {
limit Of 10 seconds. and THUS saved I
kid" from ahaQluta defeat a G.