Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-08-28
the balcony of his home.

Lie Ddlcony VI MS uoIle.
Archie McEachern of Canada bea
Champion, the French rider, in q
mile paced race recently, at Queen
park, Montreal, winning by half {
wheels length in 1918, a Canadian rec
ord.
Prince Chun, brother of the emper
or of China, and the member of tn,
Chinese mission on the way to BerliI
to apologize for the murder of BaroI
Won Kettler, Germany's minister to Pc
kin, have arrived at Basel, Switzer
land.
Word was received at Manila thai
the insurgent Colonel Loreel, with Ii
officers and 13 men, surrendered yes
terday to Captain Brown of the Fourth
infantry at Talisa. The surrender OF
numerous other smaller contingents
last week brings the total to more than
100.
Word from Charlottesville, Va, an
nounces the death of Miss Maude Cole
man Woods, in that city. Miss Woods
was pronounced the most beautiful
woman in America by committee
from the Pan-American exposition and
her profile adorns the medals issued
by the board of awards.
At indianapolis, Ind, fourteen per
sons were injured. three seriously, in a
collision between Greenfield Interur'
ban car and a train on the Earle rail
road. The electric car was partly de
molished. There were IL passengers on
the car, nearly all from Greenfield
The seriously hurt: Emery Scott, mot
orman; Oba Fox, Greenfield; Charles
Daleyemple.
At Vailsburg, N. j., Sunday, w. S.
Fem of Waterbury added fresh laurels
to his list. After a hard struggle in the
half mile open for professionals. he
started out with 33 other riders in the
five mile handicap for professionals.
He started off at a clipping pace and
moved down his rivals one at time.
Mcfarland had 100 yards on the young
ster, but this did not bother Fem. En-
tering the home stretch Fem had the
speed and fairly ran away from the
others. winning by about five lengths.
His time was 1915. The other worlds
record for the distance was 1888 2-5.
Mr.. Holbeln, who Sunday. the ami.
versary of Captain Webb's swim from
Dover to Calais, started from Cape
Grls-Nez (between Boulogne-Sur-Mer
and Calais) In an attempt to swim to
Dover. narrowly escaped drowning. He
covered the course to point within
six miles OF Dover and then collapsed,
after having been In the water IL hours
and 46 minutes. The tug which accom-
panied him took him from the water
and brought him to Dover, England.
He swan with powerful stroke alter
nately on his back and on his breast,
making good pace. The first six
miles from Cape Gris-Nez were covered
In hours and % minutes. Much of
the time he swan with his eyes closed
owing to the effect OF salt water.
Two masked men entered the Elk
saloon at l54S South g street and ord
cred the occupants to throw up their
hands. Proprietor Hermsen took 1t to
be joke OF the revelers and remarked,
You are coming 1t pretty coarse
The answer was shot from one OF the
mems revolvers that grazed the fore
head OF Edward Pfankachen and slight
ly wounded ]. Kempln. Three pair OF
hands shot into the air Immediately.
and the men meekly did the bidding OF
the robbers. They emptied the till and
we're standing In front Of the bar
when Kempin saw an opportunity to
escape. He bolted toward the door to
call for help. A shot from the revolver
Of one of the men passed dangerously
near his back and buried itself in the
wooden partition nearby. Ben John
son, an employee at the smelter, had
just pushed open the door to enter the
saloon when Kempin rushed by him.
One Of the robbers shot at the new
conner and the ball struck him above
the left hip. He died.
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Henry Noles,