The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-03-17
Latte TnLEaRAPHIo NOTES,

LATn TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
q. J. Phelps, former minister to Nng-
land. died at New Haven recently.
Bills for public buildings at Spokane
and elsewhere cannot pass the house.
Tobacco makers must sell their wares on
their msrits, and stop using prize pack.
ages.
The ons-umpirs idea will prevail in
national league baseball games this
year.
Peter Maher was given the decision
over "Stockings'' Conroy Of Troy, N. r.,
on foul in the nth round Of what
was scheduled a. . 20-round contest. Is,
McGovern knocked out Gardner, the
Omaha Kid" in the third round 1t
New York.
Gen. Randall. the Alaskan military,
chief will establish temporary head
quarters In Seattle.
General Wheeler still draws pay, but
his resignation will be accepted when he
reaches Washington.
The Mutual Life Insurance company Of
New York has subscribed for 100000
pounds Of the new English war loan.
Terry McGovern has been matched to
meet Tommy White Of Chicago IN six.
round bout before the Tattersall Athletic
association on March 28.
There is a row in Santiago waters for
possession Of the big safe Of the Furor.
Ward Line people were dynamiting the
sunken wsrship to get alleged vast treas
ure when an American transport stepped
in and plucked the prize
Warrants are out against prominent
Kentuckians for the murder of Goebel.
A clerk in the office Of the state auditor
is under arrest, while Secretary Of
State Powers and Capt. j. w. Davis are
to be dragged to the bar. ~,
Rear Admiral Mccormick, who was a.
signed to duty az second In command Of
the Asiatic station under Admiral Remey,
has been placed on the retired list on his
own application. His successor ON the
China station has not yet been named.
| The president has committed to impris-
onment for life the sentence Of death inn
posed by court martial in the case OF
Private George Murphy, Company G,
Twenty fourth infantry, convicted of the
murder Of another soldier Of the same
company in the Philippines.
The British steamer Windsor, which
has arrived at Calais from Leith, re-
ports that the British steamer Cuvier,
from Antwerp to Brazil. was sunk in
collision with an unknown steamer.
The Windsor picked up the second
mate and two seamen belonging to the
Cuvier, the rest of whose crew, It 10
feared, were drowned.
Canadian railroad refused to enter into
pool with other railroads.
Sir Thomas Upton will Challenge the
America for q race in 1901.
Taylor will act as governor Of Kentucky
until the courts pass upon his case.
| In the house of commons at London
the war loan bill passed its third reading.
Two japanese were killed recently by
q train running down their handcar rear
Baker City.
England has refused to acccpt the good
offices Of America looking to de:lara-
ton of peace in South Africa.
The oath annual convention of the Tex
as Cattle Raisers' association, the men,
bership Of which has property valued at
over 5000, 900, met in Fort Worth for
q two days session.
The body of Captain Nichols Of the
monitor Monadnock, who died from sun.
stroke at Manila, has been buried with
naval and Masonic honors in Mountain
View cemetery at Oakland, Cal.
Adjutant General Fox Of Washington
telegraphs from San Francisco that he has
started for Olympia with nine bodies Of
unclaimed Washington soldiers. The in
terment will take place at the capital next
Sunday.
The quartermaster general is informed
that the sea trial of the transport Sumner
which has just been completed by naval
officers at Norfolk was complete sue
cess, and that the vessel will be in readi-
ness for the use of the army on the 22d
instant. She is to take 1000 recruits from
New York to Manila.
The United States government has pur-
chased the steamer Columbia from the
North Pacific Steamship company. The
vessel will make several trips between
San Francisco and st. Michael, and will
then go on the regular Manila run for
the remainder of the year.
Senator Sewell has introduced bill
changing the name of the Paris Of the
American line to the Philadelphia. Three
ships of the international Navigation
company, constituting the transatlantic
service, already bear names of American
cities-the st. Paul, the st. Louis, and
the New York.
Turkey may call halt to Russia'a
aggressiveness in Asia Minor.
Professor d. G. Worcester rendered hia
resignation to go to the Philippines.
Rebellion and anarchy are threatened
in China because of the open door policy
France expected news of the fall o
Bloemfontein and it caused no excite
ment.
Many national banks are organizing
taking advantage of the provisions Of the
new bill.
Opinions of public men do not agret