The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-02
WORLDS NEWS summary
cuLLED FROM ASSOCIATED
9 PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western hemIspheres
During the Past Wsek-National
Historical. Political and Personal
Events Terssly Expoundsd. 81.

h. HaQda Mullah, who caused so many
koutbreaks on the northwest frontier
OF India. died recently
Rev,i,,N. B.. NRylor Of Armstrong.
Mo-. performed a marriage ceremony
recently by which Ave couples were
united. aEE rDe.sts AZ ri ,a,4
General Leonard Wood has accept
ed an invitation Of the Kansas Day
club to respond to toast at their BAN
quet, January %. General Funston win
probably be present.
The total number of students in
attendance at Cornell University to
date is 1868, gain Of 176 over last
year,
! Count Tolstol has sent personal
appeal to the press asking the papers
in view OF. his advanced age and i'll
ness, not to publish any further re-
ports Of his condition, as they cause
him pain. e,, ~
1t is reported Oh good authority
that Archduke Ferdinand and the
crown princess of Saxony and their
,companions propose going to the
United States, there being little prob
ability Of their finding, congenial
homes in Europe.
AT Los Angeles, CAL, Mrs. Jessie
Benton Fremont, widow of General
Fremont, died recently, aged 78 years
According to the Railroad Gazette
railroad building in the, United States
during 1902, aggregated eO26 miles, 8
Total not exceeded in any year since
1888. Second track, sidings and elec
trio lines are not included. Oklahoma
eads with 507 miles of new line; Texa!
comes next with 496 miles; Arkansas
is third with 371 miles and Indian Ter
ritory fourth with 1853 miles.
Signor ,Mascagni, the Italian com
poser, who abandoned, his American
trip while playing in Chicago has beef
placed under arrest on charge Of EN-
bezzlement, made by his former mana
ger, Richard Heard. a.a
| Max Hayes, prominent socialis
and labor leader, has sent long let
ter to David M. Perry, president O
the National Manufacturers associa
tion at indianapolis, challenging hin
to debate the relative rights Of labol
and capital, The place Of meeting
and date is the privilege of Mr.. Parry
i Papers found among the effects O
George Pleydell, who was frozen t
: death at Duluth, Mimi, recently, a
most within reach Of his own doorway
Indicate that he was the son Of Majo
Thomas Pleydell of Acton, Middlese,
/. England, formerly of the royal arm!
and man of wealth.
President Dryden of the Prudentis
Life Insurance company of Americ
has issued statement announcin
that the plan proposed for the merge
Of the Prudential company and tn
Fidelity Trust company of Newar
:. has been abandoned.
!, Mrs. Mary Hartweel Catherwoot
!, the well known authoress, died at be
residence in Chicago recently of cal
/ Ger. ses. .las ass w LID
II Fire in the center of the bushes
, district of San Pedro, CAL, destroye
!. about $4,000 worth of property r.
Gently. One half of the most prom
. nent business blocks of the city wa
n burned out. Two lives were sacrifices
R. w. Smith, laborer, and Findezel
, La retired sea captain.
Dan Mcleod won the championshi
: Of catch as catch can wrestling an
! the $500 end of a $4,000 purse in Nj
I chanics' hall at Worcester, Mass, b
fore HOO people recently by gettin
!, the better of Tom Jenkins. = 3,