Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-10-16
WORLDS NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Complete Review of Happenings In
Both Eastern and Western Hemis-
pheres for the Past Week-Natton-
al, Historical, Political aud Per-
sonal Events Tersely ExPouuded.

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driver.
One Of the largest smelling plants
on the Pacific coast is to be erected
at Darlington, to cost between $3.50, ,00l
and 100000.
Professor William Robinson, well
known to theatrical people throughout
the United States. dropped dead of
heart disease in Ogden, Utah, recently.
Rear Admiral w. s. Schley has end
ed his active career in the navy. He
will now go on the retired list by oper-
ations of law on account of the age
limit. His retirement will have no
effect whatever on the court of in
quiry.
Carrie Nation is in Jail at Wheeling,
w. Va. because she will not pay a
fine of 500, give peace bond or leave
town. She entered a saloon here, ac.
companied by 400 men and women, but
the police arrested her before she
could do anything. She was given the
alternative of getting out of town or
going to Jail for 80 days. Habeas
corpus proceedings will be brought
for her release.
The action of greatest Importance
taken by the triennial Episcopal con-
vention was the adoption by the house
Of bishops, by vote of 81 to 81, Of
canon 36, which relates to the sol
emnization of matrimony. All of its
provisions had Professionally been
agreed to except those contained In
Section 4, which forbade the marriage
of persons divorced for any cause not
existing before marriage.
The Cape Town Gazette has pro-
claimed martial law in the districts of
Cape Town, Wynberg. Port Elizabeth
and East London. The proclamation
Is the outcome of the recent visit Of
the premier of Cape Colony, Sir John
Gordon, and the under secretary of
native affairs in South Africa, ]. Ross
Innes, to the British high commission
er, Lord Miner. 1t places under mill
tary control the few points in Cape
Colony hitherto exempted and the con-
stitution is therefore suspended over
the entire colony. This action prob
ably foreshadows the commencement.
of vigorous measures which those on
the spot are understood to believe
necessary to end the war. Martial law
will be modified in it's application to
the ports by leaving the docks, rail-
roads and harbors under the control
of the civil authorities. Military rule
will be mitigated in some other re
spects.
Chicago meat packers, II Is said, are
selling meat cheaper in Havana than in
Chicago.
The New York Central railway will
expend $7,0O0,000 in electrically equip
ping suburban lines.
Germany's total exports to China
amounted last year to over 81 900 ,OO0t
the imports from China to about $5,-
100000.
During the first half OF this year 26l
textile mills were built, Of which lay
were cotton, SO, knit goods and 25 mis-
cellaneous.
In a dense fog the Canadian Pacific
steam Hating, from Skagway to Van
couver. went ashore at Tucker bay, jar
Wis island, and Is now hard and fast
on the rocks.
The East Liverpool, Ohio. city reser-
voir, containing 100000 gallons OF
water, burst today and caused $150,O0O
damages. No lives we're lost, but two
scores of people had narrow escapes.
The department Of agriculture an
nounces that the three most important
estimates of the worlds wheat crop
of 1901 so far made agree that the crop
Is larger than that of either Of the two
preceding years.
The most destructive fire in the his
tory of Los Gatos, GAL, occurred re-
Gently. The entire business section Of
the town was wiped out. The area
covered by the fire Is estimated at
about four acres. Property variously
estimated in value at from 500, 900 to
$15O,000 was destroyed. A number OF
men were injured, but none seriously.
Black damp caused the death of John
Gilleland, miner, aged so years, and
his two sons, James and Winifred,
aged IL and Is, at the mines Of the
Juanita Coke company, near Juanita-
willie. The bodies were rescued, but in
the effort John Nicholson, a mine fire
man. and John Baker, fire boss, were
overcome by black damp and In a pre-
carious condition.
Lorenzo Snow, fifth president OF the
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter
Day Saints, better known as the Nor
mon church, died rather Unexpectedly
at his private resident at Salt Lake.
The immediate cause Of his death was
hypostatic congestion, superintendent
by aggravated bronchitis. Several
weeks ago President Snow contracted a
cold, which was accompanied by a
hacking cough. He was buried last
Sunday.
Leadville, Col, Is wild with excite
ment over the killing Of one boy and
the fatal wounding Of two others this
afternoon by Jesse Sherman, promin
ent ranchman, residing near Leadville
and who, with his family, are among
the most respected residents OF the
place. He caught crowd of boys sup
posedly poaching on his rabbit pre-
serve, and, jumping from his buggy, ht
started after them with heavily load
ed shotgun in his hand. Sherman
claims 1t was accidentally discharged
while he was running. Ed Dorrington
16 years of age, was instantly killed