The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-31
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.


A Review of Happenings In Both |
Eastern and Westean Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National |
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.
Mrs. William Donovan, who travel
ed with circus as the bearded LADY,,
is dead in Brooklyn.
The statement Of the national treasury
shows: Available cash balance, $222,-
5s3 3,O6l; gold $15, ,494, ,O67.
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien bested
Jim Jeffords Of California in q six
round contest at Philadelphia recently.
One Of the worst storms that ever
ragged in the Bering sea raked the
Nome coast from October IL to IA.
Three lives were lost in the Nome
sea and large amount Of damage was
done to building along the water front.
Thomas Doran and Henry Rupp two
returned strikers in the coal mines
were buried beneath fall Of roof rock
and fatally crushed.
AS the result Of head end freight
collision on the Iron Mountain, seven
miles north Of Desoto, Mo-, seven per-
sons were injured.
| For the first time since he left the
White House former President Cleve-
land will take the stump in q political
campaign this week.
The cracksmen who blew open the
safe of the bank of Summit, s. D.,
recently obtained $6789 in cash, $7800
in notes and $4,000 in other securities.
General J. Franklin Bell will be re-
lieved Of the command Of forces in
Batangas province, Luzon, December
l. He will be succeeded by General Lee.
| The Reichstag Of Berlin has adopted
a minimum duty Of $1.S7 on both oats
and barley, in accordance with the
proposals of the tariff committee Of the
house.
The European troops will probably
withdraw from Shanghai before jan
uary /. An agreement having been
concluded. The negotiations have also
brought about an extention Of the open
door policy.
Herman Fl. Abrams, for 80 years in
active railway service. and who dis
patched military trains out of Cairo,
ILL.,, during the civil war under direct
appointment Of President Lincoln, il
dead at Sherman, Texas.
President Roosevelt's name was en-.
Enthusiastically cheered in the chambe,
of deputies at Paris recently, when M
; Juaers, urged the government to follow
. the example of the American president'i
conciliatory attitude in dealing with
!, strikes.
l Ben Brown, negro, charged witt
having attempted to criminally assault
!, Mrs. Henry Dees, white woman. wa
t taken from the county Jail at Talla
a poosa, Ga. by mob Of 500 men ane
: lynched.
The steamer Centennial reports tn
loss of two vessels recently the schoone
Courtney Ford and the ship Loui
Q Walsh. both Of San Francisco, and tn
n death of four men.
The comptroller of the currency ha
0 delcared a dividend of 15 per cent Il
Q favor of the creditors of the insolven
: First National bank of Vancouver, Wn
AS a result Of the investigation b
the grand jury of the wholesale robber
's of graves in cemeteries about Indlapc
u lis four indicted physicians have give
n bonds in the court for their appearance
for tri II, six negro ghouls were 81
;, Jack Root of Chicago was given th
- - decision over,Kid Carter Of Brooklyn
= the end of the sixth round in a recer
= = fight in Chicago. The fight was one
9 3 the fastest between big men that ne
!" taken place in that city for sewers
years.
Without doubt it is expected tht
,e Montana towns will organize a sta1
is baseball league that in all probabiil'
', will make serious inroads On the Pa
in ific Northwest League, in that But
I'd and Helena will each become men
e. ber Of the state organization.
Minister Henry L. Wilson, who WI
n to have been transferred from Santiat
III da chile to Greece. has declined Il
o. transfer, and will remain minister
Id Chile, wither he is now bound. ~
'st news was received in official circles
Chile with great satisfaction.
Micael Bartlett of Seattle, killed b
n. wife and then attempted to comm
No. suicide recently in Seattle.
lie Wheat is running race with shl
N. giles to see which shall be declar
Ter king in the Stated of Was shlngton.
ba The commission on arbitration W
ire soon visit the anthracite coal regl
ed to make Investigations.
ID, Senator Mitchell says Hawaii Is So
on ering from hard times and the COVE.
ment is inadequate to the needs OF
people.
mo Monuments put up by the Hussis
I'M in early days fixing the boundary III
!. :. have been discovered by prospecu
=; ~ the information was gained tnrou
Mo the friendship with the Indians.
md The Chinese benevolent society
- xy;o+o,;o r O. has received Cablogra