The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-09-26
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES
A Review of Happenings I'm Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely ExpOunded.


Events Tersely Expounded.
Father McKinnon of Manila is dead
from dysentery and debility.
1t is rumored that the emperor of
Corea is dead.
President Roosevelt is again in
Washington.
A. 5. McGilils, a passenger from
Skagwag on the steamer Topeka, COM
mitted suicide by jumping overheard.
The doner of the $4,000 sent to
General Botha for the relief of the des-
titute Beers was Henry Phipps, an
American, and not Arthur White, -
as anouncned by the general at Rotter-
dam, recently.
The Chicago Tribune says the COM
bination OF the great packing houses of
the country, which has been in process
OF actual formation for the past six
months, has been abandoned, and that
the decision not to complete the COM
bination is due in a large degree to the
attitude Of the national administration
towards trusts, as outlined by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his recent speeches.
Sunday was day or funerals in
Birmingham, the remains of 70 victims
of the panic in Shiloh church being in.
TERED in the various cemeteries for
negroes around the CITY.
Many people are leaving Colon and
Panama for fear of rebel attacks.
The revolutionists are massing on the
railroad of the Isthmus. Many liberal
sympatizers are imprisoned for appear
ing on the streets.
Peter Olson, who shot and killed his
sweetheart, Mary Peterson, in Omaha
September g., was killed recnetly in a
fight with posse three miles north O
Bancroft, Neb.
President Mitchell can call upon the
actors union anywhere for a benefit
performance.
The new South African colonies are
to be assessed half billion dollars
for war expenses.
Secretary Shaw has announced that
during the week he has Autorized the
distribution on round numbers Of ten
million dollars in public fds among the
banks throughout the country which
have bonds available for security.
Two presons were killed and IA in
Jured in recent wreck on the Balti-
more q Ohio Southwestern road at
Leesburg, Ohio.
Baltimore secured the next sovereign
grand lodge of Odd Fellows.
Marie Henriette, queen of the Bel |
glans is dead Neither her husband,
members of her family nor majesty's |
doctor were present at the time of her
death. Two members of her suit were
with the queen during her last mo-
ments.
There is movement in the intiment
circle OF Kruger's friends to send him
to South Africa.
The postoffice building at Minot, N.
ID. collapsed recently and is a total
wreck.
With the single exception of flax seed
Russia's crops for the present season
are the largest that country has pro-
duced in any year in the last ten.
Chief Bank Examiner Geo. S. Leon
ard has taken charge of the New York
Banking company in Syracuse, and
closed it's doors.
Prompted by jealousy, A. E. Whit
comb of Chicago shot w. II. Sampson
OF Battle Creek, Mich, and Mrs. Eliza
beth Nettler of Chicago at SIMPSONS
home and shot himself through the
head. Both men are dead and the
woman will live.
The immigration fever of the Jews
Of Roumania still continues, and that
within the last three months 1000 Jews
have left the country for the United
States and Canada.
One of the most sensational and dra.
matte incidents that ever took place
in bull ring in Mexico occurred re-
Gently at Chihuahua, when a tremen-
dous bull that had been goaded into
madness leaped an eight foot fence and
landed among the spectators occupying
the reserved seats. There was a mad
stampede of the populace to escape the
manning or death. The bull was fin /
ally shot by young ranchero. I
ATTORNEY General Knox has returned .
70 Washington after his trip to Paris,
where he conferred with officials re-
yarding the sale Of the Panama canal I
to the United States.
A onew world 8 record at wing shoot
ng with rifles has been established by
Adolph Toepperwein, of San Antoniol
Texas. He broke $50 out of 1000 clay
'argets thrown from traps.
Unless an eight hour working day is
granted in the -four mills of Minnea.
'olis strike will go into effect Sep.
ember 30. The mills of Minneapolis
produce 10 100000 barrels of flour or r
nearly two tifths of the total output of I
he country, yearly. s
For water to seep through two inches
# solid cast i'm seems to be an imposs.
blllty, yet frightful accident that
occurred at the Willamette Iron works Il
u Portland recently in which two men I
ost their arms and a third was blown u
rom the door Of the blacksmith shop p
o the opposite side of the street, can a
My be explained on this superstition. y
Any day may bring the announce e
nent that the British minister Mt Car.