The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-04-21
THE telegraph SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF


the Past Week-In This and For-
eixn Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.
make a demand to have old wages re-
stored.
Secretary Porter has resigned and
George Cortelyon takes the place with
Mckinley.
The Commercial Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company Of Iowa, Is In the hands
of a receiver on application Of its pres
ident, J. J. levitt.
The sealing steamer Terra Nova,
with $1,000 seals. and the Walrus. with
$4,000 seals, have returned to st. Johns,
N. F., from the ice fields.
At Alexander, Ark, Mrs. T. N. Hol-
land shot and killed William Cook. q
member of a prominent family. Mrs.
Holland claims Cook DETAINED her char
acter.
Nellie Lewis, who recently sued Sam
Strong, the Cripple Creek millionaire
mine owner for $250,000 damages for
breach of promise, was given a verdict
for $4,000.
Richard Mansfield has been obliged
in consequence of an attack of laryn.
gitias to cancel all dates previous to
the 23d and left Buffalo for New York
to receive medical treatment.
The Ohio congressional convention,
after having cast 1851 ballots and fail.
ing to make a choice for congressman,
has adjourned to meet in Norwalk May
II.
United States Counsel Hay in an in
terview says that the report that Cap.
tain Reichman, the United States mil
itary attache, participated in the fight
near Sannas Post, is absolutely false.
Admiral Dewey and William J. Bryan
will meet May /, for the first time since
the hero of Manila announced that he
was a presidential candidate. All
doubt as to Mr.. Bryan's presence was
dispelled.
Gus. Young, prominent young man
Of Murphysboro, KY, shot and wound.
ed Miss Van Klooster and then blew
out his brains in a temporary fit of jeal.
ousy. Young was a real estate man
and the lady is member of one of the
best families of southern Illinois. She
will recover.
J. s. Simington of Denver, colored
and her twin babies were burned tc
death recently in their home at Lin
coin avenue and twenty-ninth street In
that city. The fire was caused by the
explosion of a lamp. i,
The navy department has signed 9
contract with the Holland Submarine
Torpedo Boat Company for the addit
ion of some of its boats to the navy
BY the terms Of the contract the govern
ment pays $150,00O for the Holland.
Two boilers in the furnace of the Riv
erside plant of the National Tube Com
pany, Of Wheeling, w. Va, exploded
carrying the boilers hundred and fift!
feet and destroying three buildings ant
boilers in the steel works and water
works. Several workmen were in
jured, two seriously. The tube work
were not effected. The loss is abou
$4,000.
At the bottom of the sea outside o
Santo Domingo harbor the wreck o
the French steamer George Croise ha
lain for more than two weeks. En-
veloped in the mass of her wreckag
are the bodies Of four men. Her oar
tain. Francisco Cathrien, Is alive but n
one knows of his whereabouts H
is said to have deserted the doome
ship and nearly three score psopl
that were on board.
Terry McGovern failed to whip Tomm
White in six rounds at Chicago.
"A telegram to the war department say
the transport Sumner has arrived a
Malta.
Chief of Police Main of Silverton, b. =
was hacked to death by Cinnamon n
Gently.
The governor of Puerto Rico will be II
augurated with great pomp and ceremon
on Manila day.
Justice Gordon of the state OF Washing
ton to resign and Hon. William Il. Whit
will step into the place.
Hon. Sullivan M. Cutcheon, ex-speakt
of the Michigan house Of representative
and prominent in local business circles,
dead.
Orders have been given to turn tt
transports Tartar and Westminster ov'
to their owners, as the government 4
longer has any need for their services.
The president has announced the rese
vation of about 25,6OO acres OF public Ian
located at the mouth of Mission creek
Eagle City, Alaska, for military purpose
A boat on board Of which were 2O mer
bers of the Catholic Students Associate
while crossing the River Rhine from bl
zen to Rudesheim, was capsized ana 10
its occupants were drowned. :,
George S. Taylor, known throughout II
state of Washington as "Uncle Geori
Taylor" was suddenly killed recently
falling from high cliff on the Nile, Sc
eral miles from North Yakima.
Harry B. Wandell, city editor OF the
Louis Globe Democrat, and his sister, MI
Adam West, have learned through dl
patch from Albany, N. Y, that they we e
heirs to fortune estimated at $lo,OoVIV
to &20 OnO OOO Lea hx, poualar WAn0ell.