The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1903-01-16
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.


During the Past Week-Nationa
Historical. Political and Persona
Events Tersely Expoundsd.
Alfred Belt, the well known South
African financier, has had an apoplec
tic stroke at johannesburg and Is re
puted to be dying.
The democrats Of the Missouri legis
lature in joint caucus have nominated
w. ]. Stone to succeed Senator Vest
The nomination was made by accla
nation.
Ambassador Won Holleben was no,
recalled from Washington, but, learn
ing that his government was not who'll
ly satisfied with his work. and feeling
i'll and depressed, he cabled for long
leave of absence, which was immedi
ately granted. He will not return tC
Washington.
Omaha.-William ]. Percival, lead
ing man with the Metropolitan Stock
company and known on the stage as
Jack Landon, killed himself in the
presence OF Miss Anna Nelson, the
leading lady Of the company, because
she refused to marry him. The com
pany was playing at Greenwood, o
small town a few miles from Omaha.
G. w. Putnam, aged "a years, prob
ably the Oldest postal clerk in the
country, is dead at his home, In West
field, N. Y. He was appointed during
the administration of President Lin
coin and held his position continuous
ly until his death.
Cleveland. Ohio, is now supplied
with natural gas from wells in Yves,
Virginia, 200 miles distant. The city
has been piped to a great extent, and
at an exhibition recently gas was
lighted by means OF a Roman candle
at the top of standpipe SO feet high
and four inches in diameter. The dis
play was witnessed by 5000 specta
tors. ;'-
The age limit at which college pro
fessors should be retired from active
class and department work was fixed
at 70 years recently by President ia
cob Gould Schurman Of Cornell uni
versity at the annual banduet Of the
Cornell Alumni association: Of Chicago
held in Kingsley's., The supeYannua,
tion of professors had worked we'll at
the Ithacan institution, he. said.
The feet under Admiral Evans has
been at target practice in Manila bay
the past week.. t''@i
There has been a recent outbreak
Of ladronism in the province of Albay,
southern Luzon. =. q.
General Samuel M. Thomas, the
well known railroad official and finan-
cier, died recently, aged 63 years.
Abram s. Hewitt, former mayor OF
New York city Apd distinguished as a
philanthropist, politician and student,
is dying.
The Colonial hotel at South Haven,
Mich, and several other buildings
were destroyed by fire recently. Loss
$4,000.
Rev. J. w. Dold, head of the West
ern Theological seminary, died recent
ly, after an Illness of two months,
aged Sc years.
Announcement has been made that
a Metropolitan holiness seminary will
be built at Rockford, ILL.,, at cost Of
$4,000 by Duke M. Farson, the mil
lionaire evangelist.
The jury in the TingleyTimes $780,
900 libel suit has found for Mrs. Ting.
ley in the sum of $500.
Eo;, ,hov Ixo hoo
lected as the candidate of the repub
lican members of the Indiana general
assembly for reelection to the United
States senate.
Ex-Governor James B. Clarke Is the
democratic nominee for senator in Ar
kansas, and there is no doubt Of his
election to succeed Senator James K
Jones.
nnapolis.-Secretary of the Navy
William H. Moody was seriously but
not dangerously injured at the naval
academy grounds recently in run
away accident.
James Davis, sheriff of Bingham
county, Montana, has been absent fol
some time, and it has developed, it is
alleged, that he is short over $4,000 in
his accounts.
Belle Wolfe, the IL year old daught
er Of a widow living few miles south
of Salt Lake, was the victim Of a pc
culiar accident recently. The chile
had taken a COW to a watering trough
near her home and while 1t stood
drinking tied the picket rope around
her waist. Becoming frightened at +
passing train, the animal commenced
running madly across the field, drag
ging the helpless child in its trail. The
little girl died within an hour after
being rescued.
Herbert w. Bowen, the American
who has become within month {
figure Of international prominence
through his relation to the Venezuelan
incident, is the subject of an intimats
character sketch in the Review Of Re
views for January.
There were nine deaths during thu
voyage of the transport Logan, which
has arrived in San rancisco from Ma
nila.
For the third time in the 13 days o
the present year has. freight wrecl
occurred at Schulder Spur, Montana
on the Northern Pacific.
United States Senator Mason of II
linois has formally announced his with
drawal from the contest to be his owl
successor, admitting the impossibilit,
of his reelection.
The st. Paul passenger train on tn
Burlington road, running SO miles Al