The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-04-03
telegraph NEWS summary
cullEo FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
\ Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HsmIsphsrss
During the Past Wssk-Natlonal
Historical. Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

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The empress Of Germany was
thrown from her horse while riding
at Grunewald recently and her right
arm broken.
James N. Harlan, attorney general
Of Porto Rico. has called on the presi-
dent and rendered his resignation, to
take effect April 80.
William H. Mexican, who for near
ly 30 years was editor in chief Of the
Public Ledger, died at his home in
Philadelphia at the age Of SO years.
There are 793 trusts In the
United States, representing an aggre-
gate capitalization amounting to near.
ly one-seventh Of the entire wealth
of the United States.
An extraordinary number of fires
have been reported In Vienna recently
In various country districts Of Austria
Hungary and Galicia. The authorities
suspect that the fires are Of incendiary
origin.
The London Times Monday morn.
ing published two dispatches from
New York which. 1t is announced,
were transmitted by the Marconi sys-
TEN of wireless telegraphy. The dis
patches contain about $50 words.
Arrears Of taxes amounting to about
$57. 100000 have been cancelled and
overdue taxation. exceeding $15.000..
600, which the peasants owe to the
Russian district authorities, has been
assumed by the central government.
1t develops that the dead man found
at Prosser recently fell on the east.
bound limited train. He was stealing
a ride. His name is Fred Remelow of
Springfield. ILL.,. and he had worked on
the Northern Pacific as section hand.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa. 1t is reported,
the Woodward mine. operated by the
Delaware, Lackwanna & Western Coal
company, which had been idle for
some time, will resume work. This
colliery employs about 1900 men and
boys.
Two companies Of Macabebe scouts
signally defeated the main body o.
San Miguel's force recently. 1t Is be
lieved San Miguel was killed. Lieu
tenant Reese was seriously wounded
The scouts lost three men killed and
had II men wounded.
Two hundred Irishmen, whose feel
ings had been outraged by the per
formance of "McFadden's Row ol
Flats" at a New York theater, rose ir
their seats recently and pelted tht
performers with rotten eggs, rotteT
vegetables and fruit.
Stanley county, South Dakota, hal
murder mystery. William Kunnecke
sheep raiser whose ranch is 80 mile'
out on Cottonwood creek, Is in jai
on a charge of murder and the dis
membered body of Andrew Demler Il
at Fort Pierre awaiting interment.
President Dan Mcdonald and Sec
retary Smith of the Western Labo
Federation have issued an official cal
for the sixth annual convention o
that organization to convene in Der
yer. May 5, and continue until all bus
mess has been completed.
The doors of the Montana peniter
tiary were opened for Henry Grat
horn, who is serving life sentence
The governor recently commute
Grabhorns sentence upon the pet
tions he received. Grabhorn was col
yicted Of murder in the second degre
in Beaverhead county In 1887.
;. The Fernie coal mines strike Is
|, an end, as a three year agreemel
has been officially signed. Negou
, tions were protracted. and at one TIN
settlement seemed remote. but CO.
ciliation committee succeeded at las
, Work will be resumed at once.
. It is announced at the war depar
, ment that the following officers OF IL
army will be promoted and retire
, with the grade Of brigadier gener
upon the retirement of Major Gener
: R. P. Hughes, April II, when Brigadi
General ]. F. Wade will be promot'
: to the grade Of major general: q
onel w. P. Gross, Thirtieth infantr
4 Colonel J. R. Myrick. artillery corp
9 Colonel J. B. Rawles, artillery corp
Colonel T. A. Baldwin. Seventh ca
airy: Colonel R. H. Bucker. Elgn
}. cavalry; Colonel A. e. Woodson. I'M
cavalry: Colonel ]. A. Smith. engine
. corps: Colonel s. w. Froesbeck OF !
iudee advocate generals office.
Il A remarkable occurrence happen
% the other afternoon at Weiser. ioal
IN During a heavy shower there was
le fall of some white alkaline suDstan
r. made white spots on everything
touched; windows were white WIN
II had a salty taste. Just previous
r. the rain a large yellowish cloud Y
IN observed in the heavens. Many ,
"a sons are of the opinion that 1t Is
d. canic ashes. but where 1t came IT
ne Is a mystery. u
ID As a result of a decision by the M
70 tana supreme court dissolving an
re junction by former Senator Lee M N
tle against the p. A. Largey esu
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