Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-15
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This and For
eign Lnnds-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

Perry s. Heath, secretary of the re-
publican national committee, says that
Governor Roosevelt will start in Sep
tember for swing to the Pacific coast.
For insulting the new queen Of Ser
via, General Belimarkowitch, who was
one of the regents during the minority
of King Alexander, has been placed un-
der arrest.
Mrs. Maria Freeman Of San Fran
cisco will represent California at the
international congress for the rights
of women, which will convene In Paris,
September 5.
| Charles +. R. Renick, of Falling
Springs, w. Va, leaped from the roof
of the state house, at Columbus, Ohio
and was dashed to death on the stone
pavement of a court SO feet below.
Lewis G. Stevenson, son of the demo-
cratic vice presidential candidate, has
been selected as western manager Of
the national organization of democratic
clubs. He will have headquarters in
Chicago
| Eugene v. Debs and Morris Harri-
man, the socialist party's candidates
for president and vice president, have
sent their letters of acceptance to Will
liam Butcher of Springfield, Mass, ma
tional secretary of the party.
Robert Fitzsimmons. ex-champion
pugilist of the world, met Gus Rubin,
the akron Giant" at the Twentieth
Century club, Madison Square Garden,
N. Y, and won by knocking the Ohioan
down and out in the sixth round.
Express Messenger Charles Lanes
body was riddled with bullets in his car
at Columbus, o. The safe had been
blown open and all valuables removed.
Lane made desperate struggle for his
life. The robbers secured $4,000.
Mrs. Nettie r. Craven has again suf-
fered defeat in her battle for the mill
lions of the.late Senator James G. Fair
| In a decision rendered Judge Trout Of
j San Francisco holds that she is not the
widow of the deceased millionaire and
is not entitled to any allowance out of
the estate.
Mrs. Henrietta Hand, who knew per-
sonally eight generations Of her fam
| lily, died at her residence in Brooklyn
of water on the brain, resulting from
old age. She was born December 81,
1903, in New Haven, Conn.,. and was
the daughter of Rev. Horace Hand.
She remembered we'll her great-grand-
mother. She had 13 children, nine of
whom are alive; 3S grandchildren, so
great-grandchildren and one great
great grandchild. Her husband died
in lS45.
| In Victoria, B. c., an important an
nouncement was made in the railway
committee of the government policy
regarding granting Yukon charters.
This was to refuse all applications un.
til settlement of the boundary ques-
ton. thus conserving trade for the all
Canadian route and desisting from the
| upbuilding OF American towns. The
government ia in communication with
Ottawa regarding the Canadian proiect
with n view To harmonious and rom.
bined action.
News hrougbt from Australia bv tho
steamer Aoranpi ia to the effect that
terrible floods have occurred in New
South Wales during JuIy. az n result Of
which some hundreds of people we're
rendered homeless. while the property
loss was enormous People had to fee
| for their lives from the floods while the
result of years of toll we're swept away
In a few hours. Hawkesbury and the
Napean valley suffered most. Appeals
are being made for aid throughout
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