The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-01-18
WORLDS NEWS BR|EFlY1OLD
cULIED FROM DISPATCHES.
h Aeview Of Happenings I'm Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

Senor Jose Teresa y Miranda, the Mexi-
can miniser to Austria Hungary, died re-
Gently in Vienna after undergoing sur
gical operation.
1t has been decided to present Admiral
Schley with handsome gold and silver
loving cup on the occasion of his visit
to Knoxville, Tenn.
The British forces have surprise!
ond captured Boer laager 20 miles
northwest of ErmelO. Forty-two Beers
were taken, including Major Wolma-
raens.
Medical authorities here assert that
a considerable portion of the breaking
down among American residents OF
the Philippine islands Is due to home
sickness.
The stamp mill Of the Lillian Mining
company, located at the Lillian mine,
Leadville, Col, burned recently; loss, $685.
600; insurance, small. The fire is supposed
to have been Of incendiary origin.
General w. H. Odell, president of the
board of trustees of Willamette university,
announces the selection of Rev. j. H. Cole
man, D. D., of Troy, N. Y, as president
of Willamette university. He will as
sumo his duties February l.
The really important measures of
the house of representatives, aside
from the Nicaraguan canal bill, are
still in the committee stage, so that
there Is little Of Importance to be con-
sidered during this week.
The Constantinople correspondent
Of the London Daily Mail, says that
negotiations for the release of the
American captive, Miss Stone, and her
companion, Nine. Tsilka, have not yet
been opened with the brigands.
Ten thousand dollars was Sunday
contributed to the national fund for
a Mckinley memorial by the workmen
Of Homestead, Penn. The majority
OF the workingmen gave half days
pay, from the lowest laborer to the
heads Of departments. There were a
few. however, who gave nothing.
A combination of gas, gasoline and
oil stove factories is the latest. The
American Stove Company, with a cap
itAA VI PcsVVV,VVO, 10 LAO udulC luO COI-
pcration bears. Nine companies, GOV.
ering practically all of the manufa :
t'.rers of gas and oil stoves and appli-
ances, figures in the new combination.
Representative Lowering of Massa-
chusetts has introduced bill to Con
g.ess providing for a salary for ex-
presidents of the United States at the
rate Of $4,000 annually from the date
of retirement from the presidency.
The bill is to apply to any ex-president
living at the time the law is enacted.
Lottie Richards, II years old, known
in theatrical circles as a member OF
the Kline family of acrobats, who tenn
porarily are living in St. Louis, Mo-.
disappeared Friday at noon. The
child, who is the second member of
her family to disappear within the last
six months, was sent to a neighboring
grocery to buy articles for the midday
meal and failed to return.
Henry Pearlstein, his wife and five
children, ranging in age from one and
half to IL years, were burned tu
death Sunday in afire that destroyed
a two-story frame building at Buffalo,
N. Y. Joseph Supowski, who owned
the building, and Karl Brecki, his
brother in law, have been arrested
pending an investigation. Supowskl
carried insurance of $4,000 on the build
ing and its contents.
The death list caused by the New
York Central tunnel accident has
swelled to II. Winfield Slutze. who
had submitted to the amputation of
cne Of his legs, oied today at Flower
hospital. He lived at New Rochelle
Richard Molineux, another New Ro
chelle man. who is at the same hos
l:ital. is reported to be in serious
condition. The other Iatients are pro
crossing favorably.
The features Of the tri-state grain
and cattle growers convention at Far
60, N. d. last week was the address OF
MIR. Hill and the adoption of resolu
tions commencing President Hill fol
his work ON behalf of the Northwest
he resolutions were adopted almost
, unanimously by the convention prior
W. SAAO IA VI ILL., <Nsl attSAAp'
was made to have these particular
resolutions stricken out, but the at
tempt failed, and the resolutions , tand
as the sense Of the convention. .
George B. Ketcham, owner and driv
er of Cresceus, has announced thai
during the year he received more thar
$4,000 in purses and money for ex
Lititions given in various parts of the
country by Cresceus. The horse hat
been taken to the Ketcham farm
where he will remain during the
winter.
Ten miners lost their lives in the ex
plosion in mine No. o of the Milby l. Dow
company at Dow, 1. T.
Little Arva and Elmer Brady, the or
phaned children Of the late Judge j. G
Brady, will continue in the custody o.
their uncle, Frank Pine. The jury befor.
which the contest Of Judge Brady's will