The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-03-08
NEWS OF THE WHOLE WORLD
cu1LED FROM DISPATCHES
4 Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NatiOnal.
Historical, Political ana Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.


It is understood that the new salmon
cannery combine, taking in at least As
of the largest cannery plants In Brit
ish Columbia, is about completed.
Abdul Aziz Ben Feysul, a descend
ant of the old Wahabi Ameers, with
an army of 1000 men, has captured the
city of E'Raid. in Central Arabia.
At Harrisburg, Pa, two piers OF the
famous old Camelback bridge on the
Harrisburg side were washed away to-
day. The bridge was built in 1916.
Frank Tyree and Lewis Schmidt.
prominent travelling men, were drown
ed in the Big Sand near Pikeville, KY,
Cunday, by the overturning of boat
in which they were travelling down
stream.
Prince Henry went up Lookout
mountain Sunday and after viewing
tho ground where the Union and Con-
federate armies met In conflict, and
hearing afresh the story of the battles.
resumed his journey to the north and
west.
Sunday Wheeling. w. Va, was in
the grasp of the worst flood it has ex-
perienced since that of 1884, with but
one exception. Scores Of factories
have been entered by the waters, fires
extinguished and 10000 men will be
forced into idleness for day or two.
At Warren, O., Henry Bishop Perk-
ins, one of Ohios most prominent and
philanthropic citizens, killed himself
by hanging recently in his Office. ILL.,
ness and suicide of a favorite son, a
Yale graduate, year ago, is believed
to have made Mr.. Perkins temporarily
insane.
The liberal forces under the COM
mand of General Villa appeared at Rio
Frio, in the district of Magdalena, Feb
ruary 21. After an engagement with
government troops from Barranquilla,
which lasted four hours, the rebels
were routed with SO men killed or
wounded.
The high water in the streams trib-
utary to the upper Potomac in Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia
caused the water to rise at Washing
ton to the height of two feet above
normal tide. The water was the high
est experienced here since the memor-
able flood of 1889, but no damage OF
importance has been done.
Fully $4,000 people greeted Prince
Henry when he arrived in Indianapo-
lis, Ind. The run from Louisville was
made without special incident. The
prince dined at 8 o'clock and his
guests were Admiral Evans, Colonel
Bingham, George w. Boyd, Carl Pol
Tier, German consul at Cincinnati, and
Lieutenant Commander Won Egidy.
The 1S-year-old adopted daughter Of
G. c. Morse, a prominent farmer of
Mckay creek, % miles south of Pen
dleton. Ore, died Saturday from the
effects of dose Of strychnine. The
poison was taken Thursday and every
effort was made to save the girl, but
to no avail. There is no cause for the
rash deed. She was apparently happy
and there is no knowledge Of her hav-
ing had trouble with any one.
Latin and Greek as taught in high
schools of the country came in for
condemnation at the last days session
Of the convention of the department
u VI IA0 ANdIAOA0A A<A
ucational association at Chicago. The
languages we're branded as "baby Lat
in and Creek" and were described as
sanctified relics. The critic was Stan
ley Hall, president of Clark University.
In one of the most remarkable op-
erations known to surgery, says Bal
timore special to the N Y World, the
brain of the Rev. William A. Stark
pastor of the Broadway German Meth
odist church of this city, has been
actually lifted from it's bed and the
roots of certain nerves that had caused
the clergyman excessive neuralgia
we're extracted The patient is said
to have stood the operation we'll, and
few doubts of his recovery are enter
tanned. The operation was performed
at the Johns Hopkins hospital.
Following the precedent of Lore
Roberts, who announced Gen. Cronje':
surrender at Paardeburg OIL the ami
versary of the battle Of Majuba Hill
February 27, 1881, Lord Kitchener ap
parently selected the same anniversary
to achieve big success by combined
movement lasting two days, agains
the Boer forces within the Harrismitl
and Van Reenan line of blockhouses
The Boer losses aggregate 600 mel
killed or captured, and, 1000 horses ant
$4,000 head of cattle fell into the hands
n Of the British troops. This news wa
80 welcome to the British that it wa
n read out in the house Of commons b.
the war secretary, Mr.. Broderick.
B Senator Burrows has presented tn
II resolution of censure upon Senator
Tillman and McLaurin. Following |
d the full text of the resolution recon
Il mended by the committee:
# THAT it is the Judgment of the sen
ate that the senators from South Care
lina-Benjamin R. Tillman and Joh
L. McLaurin-for disorderly behavio
X and fragrant violation Of the rules Q