Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-07-31

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NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
Z Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week--In This and FOr-
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

The announcement is authoratively made
in theatrical circles that Sir Henry Irving
and Miss Ellen Terry will make %
weeks tour of this country during the
coming season.
DIR. George w. Cue, one of the best
known Methodist ministers in the north
west, dropped dead in Portland Wednesday
morning as he was going to the Southern
Pacific depot to met the returning Ep-
worth league delegates.
At Denver, Watson w. Moore, formerly
leading member of the New York bar,
is dead of paralysis OF the brain, aged 50
years. Mr.. Moore achieved international
fame while acting as consul at Constanti-
nople during the Russo Turkish troubles.
At Tifiln, Iowa, a passenger train on the
Rock Island road ran into siding A
sleeping car was knocked over on its side
and several passengers were injured, but
none of them seriously. All the injured
passengers proceeded to their destination.
Mike Kelly of Leavenworth, Kansas
while insane, recently shot four men
fatally wounding three. The victims are
John r. Garrett, a prominent business
man: Police Sargent Dodge, Detective
Mike Mcdonald and DR.. Charles MCGEE.
The condition of Dodge and McGee is con-
sidered critical. Garrett died while being
taken to the hospital. Mcdonald will
probably recover.
At Manila the Libertad is authority for
the statement that Senior Patrino will
leave the federal party and will organize
what he calls the nationalists, on a plat.
form resembling that of the conservatives,
with Aguinaldo as president and former
insurgent military officers and former
members of the federal party as leaders.
The purpose OF the new party will be the
ultimate independence Of the Philippines.
Joseph Selligo, an Italian, who es-
capped from the Eastern Washington
Hospital for the Insane recently, was
killed Sunday morning about four
miles west of the city by an extra
freight on the Northern Pacific main
line.
Earl Jenkins OF Seattle, Miss Flor
ence Nevins and Miss Anolia Cole Of
Puyallup were drowned Sunday after
noon by the capsizlng OF q rowboat on
Spanaway lake. David Hanshaw of
South Tacoma was with the party, but
managed to retain hold of the boat
until rescued.
Budapest papers are filed" says a
dispatch to London Express from the
Hungarian capital, with accounts OF
a project to be promoted by American
financiers for the creation Of another
but more luxurious Monte Carlo on
Margarethen. opposite the upper end
of the city in the Danube"
At Muncie. Ind, Peter Tillby, an iron
worker, called on Mrs. Mary TORY
Sunday night and threw the contents
of a small bottle Of carbolic acid into
her face. The acid burned out the
woman's eyes and burned her neck,
breast and arms .frlghtfully. Tillby
had vainly pleaded with the woman to
marry him.
Phil McWilliams. a rancher living a
few miles below Trinidad. Col, shot
and Killed Salvatore Paerce and his
/ son, Charles Paerce. In the fight that
occurred at least dozen or more shots
were exchanged, the Paerces shooting
! McWilliams' horse from under him
The shooting Is the outcome Of an old
| feud.
Mrs. Antonion Van Osten, an aged
Holland woman, fell dead from the
heat on the street In Grand Rapids
Mich, while on her way from church
| She was supposed to be in very poor
circumstances, but a cloth pouch was
found tied about her waist, under heI
skirts, containing $1045 in gold and
/ bill:.
Rear Admiral John Irwin. retired
died at his residence in Washington
after an illness of several months, due
to a complication of diseases. He was
+ SO years old. He entered the nava
academy in 1S47 and had good wal
record. He leaves widow and q
daughter and a son, John Irwin, pay
master on the Essex, now stationed Al
Newport
Captain Thomas F. Schley, eldest soI
of Admiral Winfield s. Schley. who II
stationed at Fort Douglas, in Sal
Lake, outlines some points that will b'
brought In the court of inquiry as II
his fathers conduct at the battle o.
Santiago. He declared that some start
ling facts will be brought to light 4
the whole truth shall become know
and that the reputation Of persons
other than his father are likely u
suffer.
The transport Meade has arrived a
San Francisco from Manila in the rec
ord-breaking time Of 81 days. Thu
Meade brought $50 men OF the Eight
field battery, 21 United States sigma
corps men, 35 insane. 1853 convalescen
soldiers, 1 time-expired prisoner, 20.
discharged soldiers from Manila ant
103 bodies. including that Of Helen D
Cochrane. contract nurse who diet
In Manila Of acute nephritis. It is tn,
first body Of a woman to be brough
from the Philippines. There wer
about 100 passengers. including Brig
adler General r. r. Hall, Colonel C. r
Greenleaf, Colonel Moale and numbe
OF other army officers. Drs. Humphrey
and Gilbert of the United States sola
eclipse expedition were also on board
Four deaths occurred during the voy
age, those of Lieutenant e. J. Hinchen
Forty-fourth volunteers; F. r. Bradley
Second cavalry; John Blue, Third cav
airy, and Joe Murphy. Fifteenth in
fantry. Information was brought b,