The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-09
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.


Events Tersely Expounded.
Moines, Iowa, recently.
1t is stated by a railroad official
high in railroad circles that the le-
quest Of the committee Of trainmen OF
western systems for an increase in
wages Of 20 per cent has been de-
cisively refused by all the roads in st.
Louis.
Andrew Carnegie has offered Phila-
delphia million and half dollars
toward the extension of it's free library
system. This sum is to be applied only
to the erection Of 80 buildings, which
are to be used as branches OF the main
library.
The will of Colonel McCalmont OF
London, who died on December g.,
leaves his estate, valued at SIC, 100000,
to his children. Nothing is left to
charity or public uses.
"Lazy Coon," we'll known Nez
Perce Indian, was drowned in Clear
WdCCl AlNOA AOSC1SAyS SAO bOAy OSAAk3
recovered and taken to Culdesac for
burial.
The report of the Philippine CON-
mission for the last fiscal year says
that from the time of the first appear
ance of cholera in Malolos to Septem-
ber 1, 1902, the total number of re.
corded cases was 52,526, of which 81
473 resulted fatally, the mortality be-
ing II per cent.
The directors of the United States
Steel corporation have declared the
regular quarterly dividend Of one per
cent on the common and l 3-4 per cent
on the preferred stock. A financial
statement was issued showing net
earnings for the calendar year, with
December estimated, of $132 $4,000.
William H. Bradley, a we'll known
multimillionaire Of Milwaukee, was
married recently to Miss Marie Han
nemyer. Mr.. Bradley is 65 years of
age and has been in failing health for
several weeks. The ceremony was per-
formed while the groom was sitting
up in a chair. His wife had died in
November.
Elsie McMann, living near North
port, Wash, was run over by sleigh
recently and fatally injured. The lit.
tie girl attempted to alight as they
were passing the school, when she
slipped and fell between the runners.
one of which passed diagonally across
her body, inflicting severe internal in
juries and breaking one of her legs
The child died this evening at
O'Clock from internal hemorrhage.
The state ball in the palace Of the
grand mogul at Delhi, India, proved tc
be one of the most attractive features
of the durbar festivities. The Eur
opeans dancing among the columns
and pillars of the palace was strange
and wonderful sight. Lady Curzon
American wife Of the viceroy, was
gowned in gold brocade, and wore 6
tiara of diamonds and rubies once the
property Of king.
Smallpox has again appeared among
the Cree Indians in the northern par
of Montana.
The president has directed the ap
pointment of Lieutenant Colonel JohI
A. Johnston of the adjutant general:
department to be brigadier general
to fill the vacancy caused by the retire
ment of General Hasbrouck.
As a result of a collision between ;
passenger train and the rear end of ;
freight train on the Monongahela di
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad re
Gently at Cochrane station, just abov'
DuQuesne, seven men are dead, one dy
ing and five others are injured.
At council of the members of tn
Tuscan branch Of the Hansburg famil,
it was resolved to pay forthwith t
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand, who az
companied his sister. the crow
princess of Saxony, when she elope
to Geneva, his eventual share of tn
family fortune and dismiss him fror
the family.
William H. Bradley, the multimi
lionaire lumberman of Milwaukee die
of cirrhosis of the liver, aged 65 year:
He died in the same invalid chair !
which three days previous he was ma
ried to Miss Hannenmeyer, his privat
secretary.
When the plaintiff in the Tingle.
Times libel trial rested in rebutta
Judge Torrance announced that as
matter Of law he was satisfied that
had been shown that libel had bee
perpetrated and that the plaintiff
entitled to recover compensatory dan
A.
is construed by counsel as tantamour
to announcement that the court wi
charge the jury in line with the aboy
remark.