Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-03-20

The TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Review of the Events OF
the Fast Week-In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

the youngest sister of the ear, has been
betrothed to Prince Peter Alexandrovitch
| of Oldenburg.
Charles H. Rowan, the matrimonial
agent, has been found guilty at Milwau-
kee of an attempt to bribe United States
officials by jury. 1t is claimed he offered
$500 to the officials
John Henderson, the negro who outraged
and murdered Mrs. Younger several days
ago, after making complete confession,
was burned at the stake by a mob in the
presence of more than 5000 persons at Ger
sicana, Tex.
The new battleship Illinois has returned
from her builders trial. Weather condi-
tions We're favorable. Behavior of ship and
performance of engines, machinery and
boilers under natural forced draught most
satisfactory.
At Spellman, Ga, the body of Sherman
Harris, negro, was found recently swing
ing from a tree alongside the Spellman
road six miles below town. Harris killed
Sidney King, merchant and farmer, in an
alteration the day before.
King Edward has appointed the duke of
Abereorn, Lord Wolseley, the earl CT
Mount Edgcombe and Earl Darlington spe-
cial ambassadors to inform the foreign
courts that Queen Victoria is dead and
that King Edward has acceded to the
throne.
The United States transport Buford has
arrived at San Francisco from the Phil
ppines. She brought IS discharged sol
diers and civil employees from Manila and
$50 of the Twenty seventh volunteers. On
| March 10 Private Gustav Zewer of Com
pany jumped overheard with suicidal in
tent. His body was not recovered.
Private George Cupples, Company D.
| Nineteenth infantry, was tried by court
martial at Cebu, p. L., and found guilty OF
| desertion in violation of the 47th article
| OF war. He was sentenced to be shot. The
| president has issued an order committing
the sentence to dishOnOrable discharge
from the service of the United States, with
forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and
confinement at hard labor for seven years
in Bilibid military prison at Manila.
| Speaker Frank A. Corbett Of the
Montana legislature is dying In Butte
Of nervous prostration without having
signed the journal Of the house pro
ceedings and serious complications
may result. The journal was taken to
Butte by Secretary of state Hays and
| State Auditor Calderhead for signature
| but they were not allowed to see Cor
bett or get signature, so they brought
the book back.
At Stuart, Idaho. John L. Morrison
| was shot and killed by Daniel L. Nc
Gam recently. A difficulty had existed
for some time between McGann and a
| Swede, Nelson Hether. concerning the
possession of a piece of land. Hether
had built cabin and yesterday, accom-
panied by Morrison, who had cham
pioned the right of Hether against Nc
Gam. was hauling rails upon the tract
and was assisted by Morrison in the
work.
Two communications from Andrew
Carnegie, which officially made public
tell Of the steel kings retirement from
active business life and of his donation
| Of $5,000,000 for the endowment of a
fund for superanuated and disabled
employees Of the Carnegie company
This benefaction is by far the largest
Of the many created by Mr.. Carnegie
and Is probably without a counterpart
anywhere in the world. This fund will
in no wise interfere with the continu
ance OF the savings fund established by
the company Is years ago for the bene
fit Of Its employees. In this latter fund
nearly 100000 of the employees saw
ings are on deposit. upon which the
company by contract pays per cent
and loans money to the workmen +,
build their own homes.
| Andrew Carnegie has offered $50,
900 to Kewanee for a library building
there.
General Dewet's commando has
been broken up at Senekal, Orange
River Colony.
Prisoners who have lately been re
leased by General Dewet say they
think he Is a mad man.
The Great Northern will start work
Immediately on its railroad to Repub
lie. The final preliminaries have been
completed.
Captain Bowman McCalla, now in COM
mand of the Newark in Asiatic waters, has
been ordered home to take command OF
the new battleship Kearsarge
Three women. followed by a crowd
Of a hundred men, completely demol.
ished all of the property of jointist
J at Connors Station, Is miles west OF
Kansas City, Kan.
Captain James H. Dayton, now on spe-
cisl duty in connection with the court Of
inquiry to look into the grounding Of the
Dixie, has been designated to command the
Newark, succeeding Captain McCalla.
An order has been sent to General
Chaffee for the evacuation Of China
by American troops. leaving only a le-
cation guard of $50 men. The troops
will be removed from China the last
of April.
Highwaymen at Wichita. Kan. held
up a late College Hill car and robbed
1t. They shot Motorman Haggart In
them. They secured only $40 in
money, and not satisfied with that,
took a watch.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to do
nate 100000 for the building of a
new public library in st. Louis. The
offer is similar to many others which
Mr.. Carnegie has made to cities
throughout the United States and
abroad.
The Russians at Tientsin took pos
session Of the railway siding and
armed sentries are now guarding IL.