The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-03-13
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.

During the Past Week-Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.
Mr.. smoot has taken the oath and
his seat in the senate.
Fifty prisoners and an immense
quantity of gambling apparatus were
captured recently In raids on two gam
bling houses in New York city.
Judge Frank A Hooker OF Charlotte
Mich, has been renominated for Jus
tice Of the supreme court for term OF
10 years.
The engagement of Miss Narcissa
cox Of Chicago to Frank A. Vanderlip.
vice president Of the National City
bank of New York, is announced.
The northeast arm Of Upper Arrow
lake, B. c., extending from Arrowhead
inland to Comaplix and Beaton, was
the scene Of most violent convulsion.
apparently Of volcanic character re-
Gently.
The Official trial trip Of the torpedo
boat destroyer Worden over the Cape
Henry course recently resulted in the
craft exceeding by a good margin the
80 knots required OF her in the build.
er's contract.
The Newark, N. j., coroner's Jury
that has been investigating the trolley
accident in which nine school children
were killed returned verdict finding
the North Jersey Street Railway com
pany, which operates the trolley line.
responsible for the accident.
President Roosevelt has consented
to be present at the international con-
ference Of the railway Y. N. G. A.,
which will be held In Topeka, Kan,
from April 80 to May 8. He has not
designated the date of his visit, but
he will be there on one Of the days
mentioned.
Miss Ella Lyde. aged %, telephone
operator, was recently suf1ocated IN
a street car at Pittsburg, Pa. She was
forced to stand because of the crush
and after riding seven or eight blocks
tainted. After being carried into a
nearby store she expired in few mo-
ments.
Professor l. N. Hollis, chairman OF
the athletic committee, in an article
written for the Harvard students, sug-
gests giving UP the annual football
contests with Yale. He thinks Har'
ward would profit by omitting it.
Rev. J. M. Caldwell, at one time pre-
siding elder Of the Methodist Episco-
pal church at Chicago, has been de-
cqared insane by a jury in Judge Car
ter's court. He probably will be taken
to a private sanitarium. The hearing
was the outcome Of an alleged attempt
by the revivalist to commit suicide aft
ar having been arrested on charge OF
disorderly conduct.
A desperate attempt at highway ROD
berry in the center of johannesburg
was made recently. Two men attack
ed two customs officials conveying 20.
900 to the bank and. throwing pepper
in their eyes, secured the bags, which
they threw to q horseman, who gallop
ed on. The horseman, In his flight
knocked down man named Brandon
who was killed. Subsequently tn
horse bolted and unseated Its rider
who was then arrested and the mone'
recovered.
It has been settled that Boise WI
have a donation from Andrew Cal
negie for library. :,
The burglar killed in Bickford
store, Seattle, has been identified q
Thomas Edward Murray, whose peopl
live in San Francisco.
Nearly 2400 boiler makers and iro
shipbuilders went out on strike
Brooklyn recently in sympathy VIII
the striking employees OF the Tow
send and Donwey yards at Shottel
island. At the Morse yards alone u
men went out.
"The municipal board Of Manila, a
visory board and Philippine comml
sion acting jointly has accepted bid
Charles w. Swift Of Detroit for sire
railway and electric light and pow
franchise in the city Of Manila; nr
class fares, 6 cents: second class fare
cents; six tickets, "a cents. Sw
represents himself, Westinghou'
Church, Kerr & Co.; and G. G. Whl
& Co., New York. Successful bidd
contracted to purchase old Man
tramway. Philippine commissi
much gratified with transaction as
beginning Of new epoch in the Pnli
pines in the investment of large Anne
can capital; is convinced franch
beneficial to both people and Inv
tors"
The collision between a passenl
and freight train on the Colorado
Southern. IL miles south of Trinld
Colo, recently, resulted in the de-
Of one man and the injury of two me
one of whom will die. The dead: J..
Shaver, fireman on the passen
train.
lndicts Mayor Humes.
Seattle. Wash, March Il,
grand iurv at Seattle has voted to