The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-02-08
NEWS OF The WHOLE WORLD
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NatiOnal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Terscly ExpOunded.

Mrs. Mary Taylor, an aged lady, was
burned to death at her home in Span
ish Fork, Utah, recently.
The United States gunboat Machias,
Lieutenant Commander Henry Nc
Crea, has sailed for Colon.
The fleet of Rear Admiral Higgin-
son, commander in chief of the North
Atlantic squadron, has left Culebra
island.
After lying nearly four months in
the waters of the Sound, the body of
Robert Lewis, who was drowned last
fall, was recovered at Seattle Sunday.
The body of Stephen Striebel was
found lying beside the road two miles
west of Bossburg, WASH, Sunday. A
cut in the forehead indicated foul play
Albert Griffith, the Australian prize
fighter, best known as Young Critic,
was found recently nearly frozen to
death in Chicago. He may lose his
hands.
w. G. Whitney, financier and ex-
secretary of the navy, after about 20
years of far-reaching activity in the
world of affairs, has decided to retire
from business life.
Judge Tuley of Chicago, has ordered
receivership for the Zion lace indus
tries and entered decree appointing
Elmer Washburn to The position OF re-
ceiver, under bond of 100000.
Spokane's beet seed is to be tested
by government plant experts, as it is
claimed it is the only sugar beet seed
grown in the United States to equal
the product imported from Germany.
R. B. Blankenship, wealthy mer-
chant of Dolorme, small lumber sta
tion near Mattewan, w. Va, shot and
instantly killed Robert Browning, a
timber dealer. Blankenship's plea is
self-defense.
Tommy Ryan of Kansas City, Mo-.
who claims the middle-weight cham
pionship of the world, knocked out
George Green, of San Francisco, in the
seventh round of what was scheduled
as ten-round contest.
Four officers and seven men of the
detachment of 210 Japanese infantry,
previously reported to have been fro
zen to death on the northern end Of
HOndO island, have been found in vari-
GUS stages of exhaustion.
At Tampa, Fla, at conference be-
tween committee of the striking
cigarmakers and the officers of the
American Cigar company here an
agreement was reached by all the men,
and they will return to work.
Rev. VIM. Hastings, of Toronto,
Ohio, the man to whom Abraham Lin
coin presented a jacknife because his
face was homlier than his own, is dead.
Mr.. Hastings was powerful and dis
tinguished preacher.
In the seventh round of what was
to have been a 20-round encounter be-
tween George Gardner of Lowell, Mass.
and Jack Root of Chicago, at San Fran
cisco last week, the latter was awarded
decision upon the claim of foul.
The Hague correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says that Holland
ing peace in South Africa and renew
diplomatic representations to Great
Britain. DR.. Kuyper, the Dutch pre-
mier, says the correspondent, has
strong continental backing and the
negotiations are likely to be prolonged
The only evidence against McCarty
/ when he was arrested by Sheriff Ken
nedy and Deputy George Twible was
his suspicious actions. When the de-
tectives arrived on the scene they fol
lowed the same clue and the confes
sion of the robbery was due to the
pressure brought to bear on McCarty
who was confined in the county jail
on 80 days sentence for vagrancy.
Manila is intensely interested as to
what action congress will take con
cerning the Philippine islands. Ordi
nary local politics have been forgotten
and two parties have been formed, the
optimists and the pessimists.. Some
think that life and property are un
safe outside of the towns of the
islands, while others r1dicule sucf
Ideas and consider the safety of life
and property to be assured.
The war secretary of England, Mr.
Broderick, in introducing a supple
mental army estimate of 6,O00,00t
pounds in the house of commons, sait
this brought the total of the cost of tn,
war for the fiscal year up to 65,O00,00i
pounds. On January 1st, Mr.. Broder
ck, said there were still 1880 Brit
sh troops in South Africa. The ex
penses of the war have now been re
1uced to about 100000 pounds pc
month.
The Amalgamated Association o
ron, Steel and Tinworkers has jus
aiken a radical step that may have
Fholesome effect in avoiding strikes
he organization has made an agree
ent with the American Steel Hoo
hmpany and the Republic Iron an
teel company, that the mills of thes
mpanies shall not be shut dew
kt summer pending the wage adjust