The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-03
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
4 Review of Happenings I'm Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely ExpOunded.

Events Tersely Expounded.
ATTORNEY General Knox has returned
to Washington after his trip to Paris
where he conferred with officials re
garding the sale of the Panama cana
property to the United States.
A onew worlds record at wing Shoot
ing with rifles has been established BY
Adolph Toepperwein, of San Antonio
Texas. He broke 986 out Of 1000 clay
targets thrown from traps.
Unless an eight hour working day il
granted in the flour mills of Minnea.
polls strike will go into effect Sep
TENDER 80. The mills of Minneapolis
produce 5000, 900 barrels of flour OF
nearly two fifths Of the total output of
the country, yearly.
For water to seep through two inches
of solid cast i'm seems to be an imposs-
Utility, yet frightful accident that
occurred at the Willamette Iron works
in Portland recently in which two men
lost their arms and third, was blown
from the door of the blacksmith shop
to the opposite side of the street, can
only be explained on this superstition.
The doner Of the 100000 sent to
General Botha for the relief of the des-
titute Beers was Henry Phipps, an
American, and not ARTHUR White"
as apouncned by the general at Rotter-
dam, recently.
The Chicago Tribune says the COM
bination of the great packing houses of
the country, which has been in process
Of actual formation for the past six
months, has been abandoned, and that
the decision not to complete the COM
bination is due in a large degree to the
attitude OF the national administration
towards trusts, as outlined by Presi.
dent Roosevelt in his recent speeches.
President Roosevelt has signed the
order providing for the taking the
census of the Philippines.
General Alger has been endorsed by
the republicans of Michigan for sem
ator.
A gang of burglars recently blew the
safe Of the Beechwood Improvement
company of South Sharon, Pa, and
secured $4OO in cash.
The project to consolidate go per cent
OF the spinning and weaving mills in
the south under the control of holding
corporation has finally materalized.
= The Golden Eagle hotel at Washing
ton was dynamited recently by Frank
Mckie, one of the Guests, who subse-
quehtly committed suicide.
A dispatch received from Taskenta.
capital Of Russian Turkestan, reports
terrible earthquake August %, the
shocks continuing until September 3.
One hundred persons were killed at
Kashgar, in eastern Turkestan; 400
in the village of Astyne, 20 at Jagni,
while the town of Aksuksitche was
completely destroyed.
The president has granted a full and
unconditional pardon to William DIM
kela, convicted in 1880 before the
United States consular court in Japan
for the murder of Charles H. Abbott.
Judge B. P. Birdsall Of Calrion,
Iowa has been nominated for congress
by the Third district republican con-
vention. The third district is at pre-
sent represented by the speaker of the |
national house, Hon. ID. b. Henderson. |
Brigadier General Funston, in his
annual report of the department of
Colorado declares that the recent an
ti-canteen legislation of congress has
lowered the Discipline of the army ruin
cd scores Of good soldiers, and enriched
saloonkeepers, gamblers and dissolute |
women.
The emperor of Corea is alive accord.
ing to the latest reports.
Ala, was recently checked to death
and her niece. Miss Helen Robertson.
was assaulted at her home by an un-
known man.
General Randall says he favors the
army canteen. He traces increase of
trials by court martial to their aboli-
ton.
In saving passenger train from
wreck, William johnson, Northern
Pacific section foreman, was killed re-
Gently at Tuscor, Montana.
Recently two masked men held up the
at Boise, Idaho, securing
about 5000. -Four guests were relieved
Of their valuables. one being struck
over the head with pistol because he
did not move quick enough.
There will be no strike in the flour
mills OF Minneapolis, for beignning Oc.
tober ID the mills of Minneapolis will
be operated on an eight hour schedule,
and on wage basis satisfactory to the
men. Governor Stone of Pennsylvania
has ordered out the Sheridan troops of
Tyrone to report to General Goblin for
1uty in the anthracite strike territory.
Mrs. Helen Dickinson Of Mobile.
: One of the largest fires in the history
If Stockton, CAL, occurred recently in
The Agricultural pavilion, which was
totally destroyed with all its contents.
Two residence blocks were totally de-
'troyed and three others burned to~the
ground, with the exception Of few
buildings on the eastern side of the {
blocks. The approximate loss is half l
million dollars, less than half insured i
The fire started through plumber 1