The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-17
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
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PRESS DISPATCHES.

Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.
Judge Robert Y. Hayne, one Of the
most prominent jurists In California,
Is dead.
Canadian Pacific contracts have been
let for replacing over 200 wooden
bridges with steel.
Three thousand tanners and curriers'
returned to work In Chicago. ending
strike Of several weeks. M
A representative of Morgan's firm
says Charles Schwab will be reelected
president Of the steel trust.
The rumors Of plot against the
life of King Alexander of Servia has
received apparent confirmation.
At Lexington, KY, James w. Bess,
convicted of killing Mrs. Martin, March
s, was recently sentenced to hang Fri
day, June IL.
The state of Washington has pur.
chased 220 acres Of land on American
lake, near Murray station, for the ma
tonal guard encampment grounds.
Captain Pershing's force captured
Bacolod, island Of Mindanao, recently
killing 100 Moros and wounding many
others. Three Americans were wound
ed.
At Denver, COL, the announcement is
made that the cigarmakers and tobac-
co strippers' strike, which has been IN
progress for several weeks, has been
settled.
The fire and police board Of Denver
has issued an order that no more open
gambling would be permitted and
every gambling house was promptly
closed.
The gross postal receipts for the
month of March at SO Of the largest
postoffices of the United States aggre-
gated $5,720,200, a net increase of S1s
per cent.
Robbers recently wrecked the vault
of the bank of Smithson, eight miles
east of Sedalia, Mo-, with dynamite,
but were frightened away before they
secured any booty.
1t Is reported that the Venezuelan
revolutionists have defeated the forces
VI the government in the neighbor-
hood of Caracas, captured two cannon
and large quantity Of ammunition.
The Chicago election commissioners
have finished their canvass Of the vote
for mayor in the recent election. The
official count is: Harrison, 146,2OS:
Stewart, 1859; Harrison's plurality,
1879.
The Turf, Field and Farm, the old
est paper of its class in existence, hav-
ing been published over 40 years ago,
has discontinued its publication. The
Spirit of the Times has purchased the
property and it will be consolidated
with that paper.
A disastrous explosion occurred re-
Gently on the battleship Iowa while the
vessel was at target practice In the
gulf. The forward port IL inch gun
burst from a premature explosion of
a shell, IL feet of the piece outside the
turret being demolished. Three men
were killed and five injured.
Belated reports from Van Buren,
county, Ark, and from the village Of
Pearson, Claiborne county, show that
the damage done by the recent tornado
had been underestimated. Pearson was
almost wiped out Of existence. Five
villages in Van Buren, county arc
known to have been destroyed.
President Castro will remain firm
and sustain Herbert Bowen, Venezue
las plenipotentiary. in the attitude M
has taken respecting the settlement
Of the claims against Venezuela and II
favor Of referring the question OF pref
erential treatment of the blockadinl
powers to The Hague for determine
tion.
At Shreveport, Mrs. Alice Matthews
aged As years. wife OF Frank Matthews
a well known civil engineer, was r
Gently brutally murdered In her bed b.
negro. The woman's little daugt
ter Alice, aged 10, was fatally woune
ed. An ak was the instrument en
ployed in both cases. Ed Porter. q nj
gro. strongly suspected Of the crime
was shot to death by two police Sc
geants while attempting to escape. H
mad been run down at point abot
hve miles from Shreveport.
Spokane is infested with negro W
men thieves. sk@
Former Congressman Abner Taylt
OF Chicago is dead. aged "a years.
AS result Of the recent decisic
tne Northern Securities slumped nea
~ 10 points last Monday.
Harry Forbes of Chicago, the ba
uam weight champion, recently knoc
eo out Jimmie Devine of Philadelphi
great fire has broken out at Rom
NJ Y. Two blocks are now gone,
eiuding the theater, the Arlingtt
MOTEL and many stores.
IN Manchester, England, w. F. Co,
.ou1alo Bid, met with an accident
tne first appearance Of his show. H
nurse reared and fell on him.
David Gordon of Anaconda, Nor
., miner and wealthy bachelor, ag
90 years, is missing and supposed
nave peen murdered for his money
rive men were killed and two
verely burned recently by a gas
p,osion IN mine No. of the Kansas
eaas Coal company at Carbon, /.
nefere the Salt Lake Athletic cl
oaesar Attel was knocked out
george Baker Of California in the nir