Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-06-05
SUMMARY Of WORLDS NEWS
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
4 Complete Review of the Events OF
the Past Week-In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

CIduCloCO.
The Bradner branch of the Mechan
les bank Of Fostoria was wrecked by
robbers using high explosives and $4,000
stolen.
At Manila Commissary Sergeant Hen
ry Wilson has been sentenced to three
years Imprisonment in Bilibid prison
for stealing supplies.
Two hundred Beers have surrender
ed at Palapye. Palachwe. Bechuanaland
and AZ wagon loads Of men, women and
shildren have surrendered at Fort Tuli
Rhodesia.
The jury trial of the suit OF Mrs. Jo
sephine A. Woodbury.. claiming $780,.
600 damages from Mrs. Mary Baker G
Eddy of Concord, N. H., founder of the
Christian Scientist sect. for libel, has
begun in the Suffolk (Mass.) county
superior court.
The Platt amendment was accepted
by the Cuban constitutional convention
by vote of Is to IA. The actual vote
was on accepting the majority report
Of the committee on relations, which
embodied the amendment with explana
tions Of certain clauses.
The French agriculturists intend to
fight frost and grasshoppers, as we'll as
the hailstorms with cannon and smoke
according to an interesting report re-
ceived at the state department from
Consul Convert at Lyons. 1t has just
been determined to hold an information.
al cannon congress at Lyons in Novem.
ber next, and Consul Convert is author.
lied to extend an invitation to Amer.
leans to take part.
The girl strikers at the handkerchief
factory Of Acheson, Warren & Co., at
Passaic. N. j., made a riotous demon
stration recently. One hundred girls
reported for duty, and despite the po.
lice protection, several of them were
roughly handled by the strikers. The
latter then stoned the factory. smash
ing many windows. The police arrest
ed four Of the strike leaders, but lost
one Of them in charge from the strlk-
ers. The strikers number 1900.
A rowboat containing a party of
eight young persons was swept over
Flat Rock dam in the Schuylkill river
recently and seven OF them, five girls
and two boys, were drowned. The
victims were all of Philadelphia.
The department Of state has been
informed reliably that the Chinese gov.
ernment has issued decree agreeing
to pay an indemnity of 100000, 900
taels, equivalent to about S337.0
900 at the present rate Of exchange.
It is known now that the whole sub,
ject Of indemnity will be closed up
before the end Of the present month.
James A. Hearne, the we'll known
actor and playwright is dead.
Chinese have agreed to pay interest
on the indemnity at four per cent.
Recently the Latah, Wash, postoffice
was broken into and robbed Of $210.
The town OF Jasper, Texas, has been
wiped out by fire. 1t Is believed that
burglars set fire to the place.
During desperate fighting near 10.
hannesburg over two hundred British
were slain. The Beers left nearly two
score dead on the field.
Customs officers made an important
sezure of Chinese sIlks and a ouantitv
Of cigars and wines in the quarters Of
the Chinese crew on the stea mar Tartar
nj yancouver nc.
In the municipal elections. Senior
Gener, the nationalist, was elected
mayor Of Havana, recently, receiving
II liz votes. against 7.533 for Senior
Mora republican and a211 for senior
Garcia democrat
In Cov,npton Nv Mrs Kate uester
svad 40 after a ouarreI with ber bus.
hand at the SINNER table sbot and kill.
ed him a. we'll as their q wear oId
daughter after which she mt the re.
volver N her own head and blew ont
be, hrajna
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