The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-08-01
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings In Both
EastcrR and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week--National,
Historical, Political and PersonaI
Events Tersely Exp0unded.

his saloon at Juarez, Mexico, by an
American, whose name is unknown.
The navy department has decided to
equip the fighting system of the Amer
lean navy with system of wireless
telegraphy.
Charles Weiley, aged 25, of Nor
wood, Mo-, Sunday shot and killed
Miss Josephine Sheridan, his former
sweetheart, at her home, and then shot
and killed himself.
Miss Katherine Foley of Butte,
Mont, was thrown from a horse at
Spokane, about $3.50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, and was instantly killed by
breaking her neck. She was visiting
at the home of C. Harrington, in com
pany with her father and sister, Mrs.
]. ]. Harrington, alse of Butte.
A lone highwayman stopped an As.
tor street car on Division street, Spo.
kane, Sunday night, and relieved the
conductor of about $50 and took all the
Gosh contributed by eight passengers.
The masked robber then disappeared
into the darkness.
Walla Walla was selected as the
place for the saengerfest of the North
Pacific Saengerbund.
Another body, that of man be-
lieved to be w. e. Farrell of Butte,
Mont, has been found in the debris
of the Milwaukee train wrecked near
Ettera, MINI.
In a recent speech at Part. Cape
Colony, General Botha said that all
South Africa was under one flag, but
that the Beers had not been van
uuished. Darkness was in front of
them, he said. but faith and hope
would guide them through it. Africa
was their fatherland. their birthright
and their inheritance.
Fitzhugh Lee says the crisis in Cuba
is over and that the natives must now
make good.
Aupi Mamm Mari, native of India.
who has resided in San Francisco as
far back as the memory of the white
man runs. is dead, at the age of 100
years. Aupi Mamm Mari had most
romantic career.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has issued bulletin on collisions
and derailments of trains and casual
ties to persons for the three months
ending March 81. 1902. According to
this showing, the number of persons
killed in train accidents was PIP and
injured 2111. All accidents of other
kinds, including those sustained by
employees, while at work and by pas
sengers in getting on or off cars. bring
the total number up to 813 killed and
9958 injured. During this period there
were 1920 collisions and 1893 derail
ments, of which 221 collisions and 81
derailments affected passenger trains
resulting in Al fatal accidents to pas
sengers and 826 injured. The damage
to cars. engines and roadway by these
accidents amounted to $1,914,258.
A wedding that is calculated tt
create quite little surprise In Sal
Lake society was celebrated at Sar
Francisco when Charles w. Lawrence
and Miss Emma L. Sutherland, botf
of whom are we'll known and promi
nently connected in the Utah metropo
lis. were united in marriage.
William Nixon, suspicious char
acter of the disorderly district OF Sc
attic, tried to win woman's affectiol
in the guise Of outlaw Tracy, and II
nearly dead as the result Of his fool
hardy act. He told an actress In
music hall that he was none othe
than the famous desperate. and threat
ened her life If she told. He made he
buy him drinks and promise to suppl!
him with money. Saturday night whel
he entered the theater he was attacke'
by policeman and the proprietor Jo
Williams, a brother of Deputy Sheri1
Jack Williams. who was wounded Il
battle with Tracy at Bothell July
He was pounded into insensibflity. an
has not fully regained his faculties ye'
The mistake was discovered whel
the mans features were compared 7
those of photograph at police heao
quarters. It is almost miracle tina
the policeman did not shoot first an
Investigate afterwards, as he was tol
positively that the man was Tracy an
a reward of nearly $700 0is offered 10
the desperate, dead or alive.
Pacific coast lines have announce
that proportionately low colonist rate
to Western points will be placed
effect during the fall, in conJunctio
with the rates announced previousl
to Spokane and territory west. IN
former were made on the same basl
as the spring colonist rates, which pr
duced the largest homeseekers' move
ment ever known.
The rates announced will cover IN
territory from st. Paul west to Spe
kane. This will give less than q on
way rate to every pont from st. Pa'
to Seattle and Portland and return.
Putnam Bradlee Strong OF Ne
York has arrived in London. In col
versation with representative OF tn
Associated Press, Captain Strong sal
he had pawned about $s,4oO worth