The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-08-15
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES.
4. Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hcmisphe eres
During the. Past Week-NatiOnal,
Historical, Political and PersonaI
Events Tersely Expounded.

Events Tersely ExpOunded.
The Public Ledger and the Phila.
delphia Times have consolidated and
will hereafter appear under the title
Of Public Ledger and the Philadelphia
Times"
King Edward has signalized his cor
onation in memorable manner by the
munidcent gift to the nation of Os
borne house, one Of the favorite resi-
dences Of the late Queen Victoria.
At Kansas City a windstorm that
broke out about o'clock Sunday
morning and ragged for half an hour,
accompanied by lightning and rain, is
said to have been the severest in is
years.
Walter A. Scott, the Chicago million.
aire, was stabbed in his Office recently.
He engaged in controversy with Wal.
ter L. Stebbings, which resulted in
scuffle and ended with death. The
murderer was overcome on realizing
the result of his act.
The fourteenth week of the anthra
cite miners strike begun Monday.
President Mitchell is authority for the
statement made today that the strik.
ers are in good shape. Heavy rain fell
In Shenandoah, making things disa.
greeable for the troops in camp on the
hill outside of Shenandoah Sunday.
News from Venezuela states that af.
ter three days of very severe fighting
in the streets Of Barcelona, in the
state of Bermrdese, the revolutionists
under the command of General Peno-
loza captured the town from the gov.
ernment forces. The government lost
60 men and General Puerto Bravo.
The Cuban-American league has is
sued statement concerning the
Cuban loan, which states If the plant
ers are to be aided, the Cuban soldiers
paid and the Cuban bonds honored the
help must come Immediately in order
that Cuba may command future credit
The loan require, $33 3,OO00 900, 1t is said
was not too large. Before the war
Spain sold bonds based on her Cuban
revenues for 5000, 900, 900, from which
liability the United States relieved
Cuba. The league suggests that Cuba
authorize her banks to circulate ma
tional currency based upon their hold
ings of Cuban national bonds, which
bonds the United States should guar.
antee These bonds should be issued
SO that If Cuba ever became part Of
this country they would become solely
a United States debt.
Building operations for the month OF
July in % of the leading cities of the
United States, as compiled by the
Construction News, shows the greatest
percentage of gain for any month this
year. The most notable gain Is made
by Seattle, with 266 per cent, Buffalo,
N. Y, coming next with 231 per cent;
Los Angeles, 1853 per cent; New York
city, 1873 per cent, and Detroit II pei
cent.
At London Joseph H. Choate, the
American ambassador, unveiled por
trait of Washington in Masonic regalia
in the presence of many Masons IL
Free Masons' hall. The earl ol
Warwick, the deputy grand master o.
the Free Masons Of England, who pre-
Z sided, paid tribute to Washington, II
which he referred to the great venera
ton in which the great American pres
ident was held in England and his con
sistent remembrance of fellow Mason'
during the war for American independ
nce. Mr.. Choate read an eulogy o
Washington.
At San Angelo, Texas, fire discov
cred in the LandOn hotel at z o'clocl
Sunday morning destroyed the struc
ture, burning seven people to cr'sl
and doing a property damage OF $40
900. The dead are: Mrs. Landon, wn.
was the proprietress of the hotel; Eo
ward Hendrick of Waco; Mrs. Fowle
of Houston and her grandson; MRS
Schulimpsky of Houston and two sons
All OF the bodies that have been cecoN
cred are fearfully charred and In
Cuba at the time of the withdrawal Q
United States authority, May 19, lSoi
condition to be moved except !
blankets.
The interstate commerce comm
sion has issued accident bulletin NO.
showing collisions and derailments
trains and casualties to persons 1e
the three months which ended VIII
March 81, 1902. The number OF pc
sons killed in train accidents was IL
and of those injured 2111. Accident
Of other kinds, including those su
70 tanned by employees while at work an
by passengers in getting on or o
cars, brings the total number up
S13 killed and 995S injured. Durin
this period there were 1920 collision
and 838 derailments, of which 22l &C
lisions and "a derailments affected pa
senger trains, resulting in Al fatal q
cidents there were IL passengers KILT
and 433 injured, making a total OF
passengers killed and 1853 fn1ure
The damage to cars, engine and roa
way by these accidents amounted
$1,914,258.
Physicians connected with the Ha