Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-06-25
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY |
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
A Review of Happenings in Both East
ern and Western Hemispheres Dur
ing the Past Week-Nationai, His
toricaI, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

The German derby was won by A.
Abeilles' bay colt Macdonald.
At Dallas, Texas, the st. James hotel
collapsed recently. No deaths.
Rucker Rogers, convict, made a
clever break away from the Washing
ton state penitentiary last Sunday.
Reports received from all the black
soil grain producing egions Of south
ern Russia indicate that an abundant
harvest is assured.
A violent shock OF earthquake is re.
ported from Cassano Atomic, in the
department of Calabria, Italy. No
damage was done.
AT Milan, Italy, forty-nine persons
were injured recently. several of them
two trains on an electric line.
1t is reported that F. Augustus
HeinZe, the Montana copper magnate,
has been elected a director of the Cen
trail Alaska Railway company.
Hon. Leo w. Pepperman. member
of the Philippines civil service COM
mission, is in Washington, d. c., hav-
ing just arrived on leave of absence
from Manila.
Moral Mereene. manager of the
Western Union Telegraph company at
Washington, ID. c., for twenty years,
died recently, aged about so. of nerv-
GUS prostration.
The mutilated remains OF Otis
Bunch, aged IS, an electrician en-
ployed in the steel mills at Ensley,
Ala, were found in the smoking ruins
Of boarding house destroyed by fire
Six hundred bituminous miners who
since April have been on a strike at
the Sonneman shaft to force the op-
orators to recognize their union have
succeeded in obtaining recognition
and will resume work at once.
A. Blefgen, the Is year old son of
A. Blefgen. Sr, of Cheney, was found
beside the Medical Lake road with an
ugly wound in his temple and the blood
gurgling from his mouth. A discharg-
cd revolver was by his side, indicat-
ing suicidal intent.
Edwin Austin Abbey, r. A., has re.
ceived the royal commission to paint
the official picture of the coronation
Mr.. Abbey being an American, born
and bred. this great distinction con-
ferred upon him is of unusual interest
to the people of this country.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
the Chinese cruiser Kai Chi was
wrecked by terrific explosion while
lying in the Yangtse river. The Kai
Chi sank in 80 seconds. and 150 of
ncers and men on board were killed
or drowned. Only two men on board
the cruiser escaped death.
News has reached Boise. Idaho, of
the death OF 3 1-2 year old son Of
Oscar Brunsell, at Reynolds, from TAX
ing strychnine. Some visitors to the
house had left bottle containing a
solution Of the poison standing on a
dresser. The little lad drank some
of 1t and died shortly afterward.
Five killed and 80 injured are given
In the list OF casualties in the wreck
near Staples, Mimi, recently in the
reports to the general officers of the
Northern Pacific railway in this City.
The dead: Engineer Walter Scott.
body not found. supposed to he in
wreckage: EXPRESS Messenger Miller.
Fireman George Rasmussen. Conduc-
tor John Noble. Dan Kennedy. section
laborer Gladstone. N.
Miss Helen Stratton and Miss EN-
ma Ramstead were instantly killed by
a Northern Pacific Messenger train at
OBrien. IL miles south of Seattle.
Sunday evening and James Miller was
SO seriously injured that he died three
hours later. The three with Renia.
min O. Wipkler were in a buggy cross
ing the rails when the train came unon
them. From the road the track was
obscured bv the station building and
A string of freight cars The drivers
attention was further diverted nv n
herd of cattle obstructine the wav
Fire caupht in the engine room of
the KelIopg Min comnanv at RaIlard
early sunday morning and before II
could he nlaced under control de.
stroved tho entire nlant and saO mn
worth NJ nronertv ~ tho St;m.on MN