The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-11-07
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Westean Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nationa1
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Expounded.

Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Expounded.
Buddy Ryan of Chicago won the de.
cision over Kid Broad of Cleveland in
six round contest at Chicago.
The postoffice at Reedsburg, Wis.
was robbed recently of $1,000 in cash,
besides registered letters and stamps.
Mrs. Minnie E. Cooper, who was shot
by Fred Reynolds of Salt Lake recent
ly, is in a precarious condition.
Peter Mayer and Philadelphia Jack
O'Brien spared six rounds recently in
Philadelphia with even honors.
The statue of John Bright, which
has been placed in the house OF
commons at London, is the gift of
Andrew Carnegie.
William l.. Quackenbush, clerk in
the appraisers Office in New York, has
been discharged because he refused TO
work on Saturday. He is a Seventh Day
Adventist.
Arrangements are announced to have
been made by cable for another tour of
the United States by Sir Henry Irving
1t will begin in New York in October,
1908.
President Roosevelt accompanied by
Secretary of War Root, Secretary Cor
tleyon and Surgeon General Rixley of
the navy, went on hunting expedition
recently near Manassas, Va.
The Fourth, Eighth and Ninth regi-
ments, which have been stationed in the
Wyoming valley, Pa, for some time
past have broke camp and returned to
their homes. The coal region is now
peaceful.
The United States Army transport
Thomas, with Lieutenant General Miles
and his party on board, has arrived at
Manila. While the Thomas was at
Guam, General Miles met Mabini, the
Filipiano politician, who has refused
to take the oath of allegiance to the
United States. The trip from Honolulu
to Manila was uneventful.
Mattresses in Chicago restaurants
want better conditions and threaten to
strike if their demands are refused.
They get no tips and say that wages
that vary from SO to SO week for 10
hours work are inadequate.
Six firemen were injured at a fire
that entailed a damage estimated at
$3.50 900 in Minneapolis recently. The
six story building occupied by the
Paper company and owned
BY J. Q. Oswald & Co., was Quilted.
George d. Deforest of New York, a
widely known Bibliophile. has, it is
announced, sold his library, regarded
rs one of the first private collections in
New York, to a dealer. The value of
'he libarry has been estimated at $780,
100.
Boone Fitzpatrick, brother of Ben
who was convicted for par
icipation in the Great Northern train
'obbery in Montana in 1901, has been
lrrested in Texas on the charge of hay
ng passed some Of the same kind of
,ills.
Frederick X. Day of Elizabeth, N.
l., has been appointed receiver for the
American Electric Supply company, a
of plants and factories
IMPLYING nearly everything needed
or the complete equipment of electric
Dads.
Presidential postmasters to the total
Il 227O were appointed last year ac-
ording to the report of j. l.. Bristow.
ourth assistant postmaster general, re.
emily issued. This is the largest num-
'er appointed in any one year in the
history of the postal service.
The entire coffee zone Of Guatemala
las been destroyed by the flames and
moke from Santa Marias'. gaping
mouth. Eruptions threaten the de.
truction of every living thing within
each OF the fumes and fire that pours
rom the burning mountain.
The total exports of petroleum, crude
nd refined, from Russia to froeign
'orts in19O1 were AIS, 1857, 21O gallons. |
r 4O.33 per cent of the total exports of
etroleum from the United States in
sol, which amounted to ,O62, 75O, 3O6
aIlons, valued at nearly 1871 800, 900.
Recently President Roosevelt inform
lily received 1911 of the mechanics and
aborers who have been engaged upon
ne repairs of the official mansion.
he president greeted the workmen as
hey passed, having a pleasant word
nd smile for each. He thank them as
body for having facilitated by their
York the completion of the mansion.
hereby enabling him once more to |
ccupy it. {