Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-09-04
WORLDS NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Complete Review of Happenings In
Both Eastern and Western Hemis-
pheres for the Past Weei<-NatiOn-
nj, Historical, Political and Per-
sonnl Events Tersely Expounded.


Ex-President Cleveland has consent.
ed to deliver the oration of Founders
day of the Carnegie institute on Thurs
day, November 7, at the special request
of Andrew Carnegie.
Carrie Nation, who arrived in New
York recently, was arrested ut Twenty
eighth street and Eighth avenue, charged
with raising II crowd and creating IL
riot"
At Tacoma, Wash, A. NJ. Sagar, aged
25, whose home is supposed to be at Cher
ryville, Kan, was stabbed to death by
Riley Smallwood, aged 10, with whose
family he had been rooming.
1t is now very doubtful, according to
a dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger from
Basic, Switzerland, whether Prince Chuu
will come TO Berlin to make formal apol-
ogy for the murder of Baron Won ket.
teller.
Lord Kitchener reports to the war of
flee that nine persons were killed and l..
others wounded in the blowing up and
derailing of the train which the Beers de.
stroyed recently between Winterval and
Hammers Krael.
Jimmy Michael broke the indoor cy-
Gle record behind motor pace for two
miles at the Madison Square Garden
track recently and also defeated Major
Taylor in two straight heats in their
match race. Michael covered the two
miles in $40 3-5.
A smelter will be built at Mirysville, b
C., to handle the silver lead ore from the
Sullivan group Of mines. Work will be
gin at once. II is expected that the plant
will be ready to treat ore by April next
The smelter will have daily capacity oi
l50 tons when first started.
Brigadier General William A. Lud'
low died at Convent, N. j., of consump.
tion recently, at the house OF Mr.. Girls
com. His Illness was first noticed on
his arrival in the Philippines in May
last. He was at once sent home. In the
hope that American climate would re-
store him.
President j. j. Hill OF the Great
Northern railroad has ordered that steam
locomotives be superseded by electric mo
tors on the Cascade division of the Great
Northern. 1t is understood that il this
change works satisfactorily, electric mo
tors will be introduced on other divisions
of the road.
Hon. Binger Hermann, commissioner
OF the general land Office, has completed
his annual report, which shows that dur
ing the year 15,662,706 acres of the pub
lie domain were disposed Of, and the
receipts OF the Office we're $1,792, ,160.
The receipts exceeded those of last
year by $592,402 and the land disposals
by 2,10S.90S acres.
Sensational testimony disclosing an
alleged plot to kill Bishop Anton Kan
lowsky OF the Independent Polish Cath
Ollie church, was introduced by the pros
ecution In Justice Martins court re-
Gently Five Of the bishops parishion-
ers are defendants on charge OF con.
spiracy to defame the character of the
bishop and attempting to cause his ar
rest.
At Albany, N. ", frightful fate befell
the family Of Wilbur Alexander, a large
contractor. A naphtha launch exploded
on the Hudson river at ''The Abbey" a
mile and half below the city, killing
Mrs. Alexander and her little daughter
and burning Wilbur Alexander and his
son Wilbur, Jr., in horrible manner
The body OF a man was found beside
the railroad track near Edgewoot, Cal.
recently. The head was badly mntilat
ed. In his pockets was found hank
book OF the Hibernian bank o. San
Francisco bearing the name Of SimOns
Erickson. 1t Is thought he had been
riding on freight train in the com
pany of tramps and that they had rob
bed him and thrown him from the
train. u, 49,
The bodies of David Scott and John
head waiter of the Siwanoy Golf club
New York, were found in u room which
the men occupied in the attic of the
clubhouse, which is located in the out
skirts of Yonkers. They had been muir
dered with a butcher knife.
William A. Pixley, amusement editor
of an Omaha paper, was recently per
haps fatally injured by having his
flesh lacerated by baboon. Mr.. Pix
oley was visiting the dressing tent ol
a dog and pony show, accompanied by
hes sister. The baboon known as "Jim
Robinson attacked Pixley without
warning. biting him several times and
opening the flesh In gaping wounds.
At Kansas City, Mo-, it is reported
'Bossie" Francis, Miss Henderson's mur
derer, is still uncaught.
Mary Josephine Eastwick Of PhiIadel
phia was arraigned in the Guild hall police
court, London, recently, charged with
having forged a railway certificate Of the
value Of flO0,OOO. Sensational evidence
was presented.
Labor day was marked by the largest
and most imposing parade Of labor union'
ever seen in Kansas City, and by the par
ticipation Of William j. Bryan in the pro
cession and exercises. Eight thousand men
marched through the streets, grouped in
their unions and each union wearing q
uniform.
Charles +. Franklin, an inOffensiy,
farmer, was killed at Eatonville, Wash.
by Alexander Vance, blacksmith. Eye
witnesses say the tragedy was entirely un
provoked and the murder cold blooded