The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-12-19
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Natlonai
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.


nearly wiped out by fire recently.
General Tasker Bliss mas left Hi
vana for Washington.
The Boer generals, Botha and d.
larey, have sailed from London 70
South Africa.
The annual Oxford and Cambridg
football match resulted In tie, bot
sides scoring q goal and Touchdown
The secretary Of the treasury ha
reappointed the present government
board OF tea experts for the next cal
endar year.
An explosion occurred recently a
the Northield powder works at Nan
aimo, B. G. One man was killed ant
several injured.
One man Is known to be dead ant
several others were injured in a col
lision on the Northern Pacific railroat
near Fridley, seven miles from Mime
polls.
1t is officially announced that Herr
Hengelmuller Won Hengervan, the
minister at Wash
ington, has been raised to the rank ol
ambassador.
The state of New York from north
to south Is covered with snow, and In
many sections blizzard weather per
walls, adding to the discomfort occa
stoned by the shortage of coal.
William Chapman, who was dis
patched from England in 1912 by Sir
John Francis to prospect for ST. te and
discovered the now famous slate belt
in Pennsylvania, died recently of pneu-
monia, aged 81 years.
The st. Petersburg police have ar
rested 40 accomplices and persons who
have been attempting to introduce
revolutionary proclamations into Rus
sia. Among the persons taken into
custody are several influential Nj
hilists.
The bodies of Cooley and Martin,
drowned short time ago while cross
ing the Tumwater canyon in boat
during a preliminary survey for
power plant for Wenatchee, have been
found in a canyon near their upturned
boat.
At Lexington, KY, Earl Whitney,
aged II, and Claude O'Brien, aged ID,
young burglars, who on October 10
murdered A. B. Chinn, a merchant.
in his bed, have been sentenced to be
hanged February 13. Motions for new
trials we're overruled.
A special from Northfield, B. c.,
says: The Hamilton powder works
separator station blew up recently.
The building Is an entire wreck. ana
James Cloan, the man in charge. was
blown to pieces. How the explosion
occurred is a mystery that the coro'
ner will endeavor to solve.
Judge John w. Henry died at his
home in Kansas City recently, after a
long illness, aged " years. Judge
Henry was formerly chief justice OF
the state supreme court, and at time
of his death was Judge OF division NO
2 Of the circuit court at Kansas City
He was one Of the most widely known
jurists in the west
The Associated Press learns tna'
Queen Alexandera intends to mark mel
sympathy for the sufferers IN the re
cent South African war by giving
Christmas dinner to all the widows
and children now in London OF those
who fell in the war. The dinner VII
be. given on December 81 at the Alex
andra Trust restaurant, OF which tne
queen is president. and which was
founded in March, 1900, by Sir Thomas
Lipton for the benefit Of the poor
Sir Thmas Upton has charge OF al
the arrangements for the dinner.
Leander won the final sprint II
the six dy bicycle race in New YORK
from Jacobson, thus giving first none!
to the Leander- Floyd Krebs team
and second money to Jacobson-New
kirk.
President Roosevelt formerly accept
ed the invitation of the citizens com
mittee Of San Francisco. to attend tn
dedication of the navy monument Y
commemorate the battle Of Manila
The monument is now nearing com
pletion.
"Diamondfield Jack" Davis ha
been pardoned from the Idaho Fen
tentiary.
Henry Lemons, a well known youn
farmer, was almost instantly kiiie
in a runaway accident at Bozemai
Mont. i.
The body of a man, believed 70 o
~AN Nnd0 a
either Earl or Andrew Bittle OF Ceda
Rapids, Iowa, was recently found nea
Mountain Home, Idaho.
]. Reiff, the American Jockey, na
been awarded 5000 damages again'
a French paper, arising from the p
.per's charges that the jockey pulle
Saint Saulge.
The Idaho state board has gave
the Cameron Lumber company
franchise to improve the Coe'
;d.Alene river. The company Is