Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western usmisphcres
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tsrsely Eapounded.

There was no disorder at Paterson
n. j., on Sunday.
A fire in Odessa last Sunday de
stroyed Bigham Bros. livery stable.
Berry Howard, the alleged principal
in the assassination of Governor Goe
bel of Kentucky. has been acquitted
From now on the sailors union will
control the shipping Of coast seamen
On all vessels leaving San Francisco
Several thousand men gathered in
Cork Sunday and with enthusiastic
acclaim welcomed William O'Brien
back to Ireland.
Glens Falls, N. Y, Sunday suffered
l loss of half a million dollars by fire
The fire started in the clothing store
" Webb Bros.
A terrific straight away wind, reach
ing at times a velocity of 60 miles an
hour, prevailed at Lincoln, Neb. re
emily. Much damage was done.
One of the most violent windstorms
in years is raging at Ashtabula. Ohio
and the schooner Pretoria, with a
cargo of ore. is aground near the piers
Seven men are on board.
A destructive windstorm, accom-
nanied by heavy hail, passed south and
,ast of Tulsa, |. t., recently. Trees
we're uprooted and several houses
we're moved from their foundations.
The Sunday laws were more. strictly
enforced than a week ago. and even
newspapers were driven from the
streets at noontime, making the day
IN extremely quiet one for Boston.
Hon. Sterling Morton, former secre
ary of agriculture. died Sunday after
noon at Lake Forest, ILL.,, at the home
IF his son, Mark Morton. He was
buried Tuesday at his home in Ne
braska.
In the open championships at the
Waverly golf links in Portland Sunday
afternoon the first prizes were won by
Miss Alice Sibson and r. l.. MacLeay,
Who are now recognized as the cham
1lons of Oregon.
The strike in the works Of the Sing
n Manufacturing company at Soutll
3end, Ind, which has been on for sew
,ral weeks, is off, the company having
aimed a victory. Men numbering
700 went to work Monday.
AT Venice four members Of the crew
f the United States steamship Chi
ago were taken into custody by the
,olice, who allege certain disorders
which consisted of the breaking OF a
number of windows.
At meeting of the labor unions In
Copenhagen It was decided to order
the extension of the dock laborers'
strike to all Danish ports. The unions
are also preparing to call out the dock
iraymen and further embarrass the
shipping interests.
Paris has not elected a single minis
,srialIst to the chamber of deputies
slight natlonallsts, six anti-ministeri
list socialists. four anti-ministerialist
epublicans and three conservatives
eat the government has ever sus
aimed in Paris.
Joplin, Missouri. was visited recent
ly by the most destructive storm in
It's history during which two persons
we're killed outright, six fatally in
Iured. a score or more seriously hurt
and 100000 worth Of property de.
stroyed. It Ia estimated that SO build
lngs were destroyed.
At Wallace. Idaho, Judge Mayhem
sentenced Chalmer L. Shuff to be
hanged on Tuesday. the oath day of
June, 1902. The case will be carried
TO the supreme court and 1t Is thought
legal proceedings will prevent the ex-
ecution taking place, at least until
considerably after the date set.
William W. Carr. day operator and
correspondent OF the Associated Press
in Topeka, who has been visiting his
parents at Eudora, Kan, was accident
ally shot and killed at that place Sun
day. While taking a shotgun from a
buggy he tripped, causing the gun, the
barrel of which was held directly over
his heart, to explode. He exclaimed.
Tn shot" and died.
The Northern Pacific machinlsts'
strike at Brainerd, Mimi. is ended
General Manager Cooper and Super
intendent of Motive Power Lowell had
4 conference with Vice President Will
son of the International Machinists
union, and as a result the men will go
back to work. The men claim to have
won a victory. their protest against
the promotion of handymen having
been successful.
Senator Kearns of Utah, Perry s.
Heath, also now of Utah, and r. C.
Xearns Of st. Louis spent Sunday in
Chicago comforting regarding the af
fairs Of the Los Angeles-Salt Lake
railroad. Mr.. Kearns in an interview
confirmed the recent reports that the
Goulds have become interested with
Senator Clark In this enterprise and
that the outcome Of the alliance would
be a new transcontinental line. Con
nections have been secured out OF
Cleveland to GAINESVILLE. Ohio, and
thence to Bellinger. w. Va, from
where a connection will be made with
Newport News or Baltimore, either by
purchase of the Western Maryland
owned by the city Of Baltimore. or by
the building of new road. The new
system thus would be composed OF
Senator Clark's Los Angeles road, oi
Gould's Missouri Pacific and Wabash
and NJ tho limo from Clavalond tf