Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-05-21
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES
! Review of happenings I'm Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

ire department during the great fire
! of October. 1871, died. aged n years.
! Earthquakes are reported from the
southern part of Portugal. but no fatal
tiles occurred. The disturbances are
supposed to be connected with the up
heavals in the West Indies
The condition of Lord Pauncefote
the British ambassador, is reported tc
be fairly satisfactory. He experienced
a good day yesterday and slept sound
! ly.
At Toledo. Ohio, James T. Bradley
well known Independent telephon,
.magnate. while speeding his automo
bile collided with May Schook, Il
year old girl, riding a bicycle. The
girl was almost instantly killed.
King Alexander has accepted the
resignation Of the Servian cabinet. NJ
Passios. formerly a radical. has beer
entrusted with the formation of q
new ministry.
At Castroville. Cal, John McCarty
lged % years, shot and killed his
mother Sunday morning and then gave
himself into custody. He fired -four
pistol balls into her brain at close
range. His story was that the murder
was committed In self defense. He is
the son of highly respected veteran
os the civil war.
The Kootenay river is six inches
above the high water mark Of last year
and there is every indication of its
Using another foot, in which event
Westport townsite, across the river
from Fort Steele, will be completely
inundated.
Deputy Sheriff Williams killed an
italian laborer at Mullan. Idaho. Sun
day afternoon. The Italian was in a
gang who made at the officer with
picks and shovels because he tried to
arrest one Of their number
All the "sooners" who were en-.
camped on the Spokane reservation
have been driven OFF by the Indian po-
lice. assisted and directed by a dep.
uty United States marshal.
The United States PHILIPPINE com
mission has passed an act comforting
marine jurisdiction upon the courts Of
first instance, which permits the courts
TO punish crimes committed upon the
sea
While warming milk for her adopted
baby boy, Mrs. Glen e. Castle of Spo
kane was fatally burned Ly her night
robe catching fire few minutes after
6 o'clock Sunday morning. She had
the baby only two weeks. getting It
from the Home Finding association
It is only 4 months old Mrs. Castle
died at IL o'clock Sunday night. She
was conscious until the end.
When asked recently II there was
any truth In the statement that he
had offered to pay 100000 for the
Philippines, provided he was author
lied to announce to the Filipinos that
their independence would be acknowl
edged ultimately by the United States
Andrew Carnegie replied: "Yes. and
meant it,"
Lord Pauncefote's health has com.
PEELED him to ask the British Cabinet
to accept his Immediate resignation.
An announcement to this effect ap-
pears ina London dispatch to the
World. which says Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne is said to maintain that
the British ambassador at Washing
ton must be. above all, an expert in
International law. and he recommends
that a leading lawyer be appointed.
During the progress of a fire which
recently destroyed the lard refinery Of
Armour & Co., at Chicago, In the Un.
ion stockyards, 20 people were injur-
ed, seven of them in a manner which
will probably cause death In a short
time. The loss of the company is esti-
mated by its officers at between $780,
900 and 100000. with the chances In
favor Of the latter figure, and is fully
covered by insurance. There were a
number of accidents, but by far the
largest number Of those who were hurt
met their injuries by the falling OF
the hog runway. upon which they were
standing to obtain better view of the
fire.
Jennie Smith, stenographer German
American Provision company, both
legs broken; Ray Irwin. II years old
internally injured and head badly cut ;
Israel Morris. driver police patrol
both legs broken; Michael Malloy
driver of fire engine. internal injuries;
Miles Mcnamara, back broken; Mag
gle Fraser. internally injured; J. b
Bradshall, crushed.
The body OF Albert Edward Mayo
an Englishman, aged 20. was found in
the water a short distance from the
shore at Nelson.
A party OF four New Yorkers made
an automobile trip between New York
and Philadelphia. 103 miles, in four
hours and eight minutes, recently
breaking all previous records.
A resolution was passed by the
house and senate Monday, the effect OF
which will be to delay the opening OF
the Spokane reservation to mineral en-.
tries probably until December 1.
The family of Jay H. Adams. q
prominent attorney of Spokane, Wn.
who was killed nearly four years age
by falling from Northern Pacific
train, has won a verdict of $4,000
from the company.
The snowstorm which struck the
Evanston, Wyo.. section recently, has
continued without abatement. 1t Il
estimated that 10 to IA inches Of we
SNOW has fallen, the greater part ol