Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-07-30
WORLDS AEhS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

BLACK Jack" Mcdonald, a noted Dor.
der desperado. was shot and killed In
his saloon at Juarez. Mexico. by an
American, whose name is unknown.
The navy department has decided to
equip the fighting system OF the Amer.
lean navy with c system of wireless
telegraphy.
Charles Weiley. aged 25, Of Nor.
wood, Mo-. Sunday shot and killed
Miss Josephine Sheridan, his former
sweetheart. at her home, and then shot
and killed himself
Miss Katherine Foley OF Butte,
Mont. was thrown from a horse at
Spokane, about $3.50 o'clock Sunday
afternoon, and was instantly killed by
breaking her neck. She was visiting
at the home Of c. Harrington, in com.
pany with her father and sister, Mrs.
J. j. Harrington, also of Butte.
A lone highwayman stopped an As.
tor street car on Division street, Spo-
kane, Sunday night. and relieved the
conductor of about $40 and took all the
Gosh contributed by eight passengers.
The masked robber then disappeared
into the darkness.
Walla Walla was selected as the
place for the saengerfest of the North
Pacific Saengerbund.
Another body, that of man be-
lieved to be w. f. Farrell of Butte.
Mont, has been found in the debris
of the Milwaukee train wrecked near
Ettera, MINI.
In recent speech at Part, Cape
Colony, General Botha said that all
South Africa was under one flag, but
that the Beers had not been van
quished. Darkness was In front of
them, he said, but faith and hope
would guide them through 1t. Africa
was their fatherland. their birthright
and their inheritance.
Fitzhugh Lee says the crisis in Cuba
is over and that the natives must now
make good.
Aupi Mamm Mari, a native OF India,
who has resided In San Francisco as
far back as the memory Of the white
man runs. is dead. at the age OF 100
years. Aupi Mamm Mari had a most
romantic career.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has issued bulletin on collisions
and derailments OF trains and casual
ties to persons for the three months
ending March 81, 1902. According to
this showing, the number OF persons
killed In train accidents was 212 and
injured Pill. All accidents OF ether
kinds, including those sustained by
employees. while at work and by pas.
sengers In getting on or of cars. bring
the total number up to s13 killed and
1858 injured. During this period there
were 1920 collisions and 1913 derail-
ments, OF which 221 collisions and 81
derailments affected passenger trains.
resulting in Al fatal accidents to pas.
sengers and S2G injured. The damage
to cars, engines and roadway by these
accidents amounted to $1.914.25S.
A wedding that is calculated to
create quite a little surprise in Salt
Lake society was celebrated at San
Francisco when Charles w. Lawrence
and Miss Emma l.. Sutherland, both
OF whom are well known and promi-
nently connected In the Utah metropo-
lis, were united In marriage.
William Nixon, a suspicious char
acter Of the disorderly district Of Sc.
attic. tried to win a woman's affection
in the guise Of outlaw Tracy and is
nearly dead as the result OF his fool
hardy act. He told an actress in
music hall that he was none other
than the famous desperate, and threat
ened her life II she told He made her
buy him drinks and promise to supply
him with money. Saturday night when
he entered the theater he was attacked
by a policeman and the proprietor Joe
Williams. brother Of Deputy Sheriff
Jack Williams, who was wounded In
battle with Tracy at Bothell July 3.
He was pounded into insensibility, and
has not fully regained his faculties yet.
The mistake was discovered when
the mans features were compared to
those OF a photograph at police head
quarters. II is almost a miracle that
the policeman did not shoot first and
investigate afterwards, as he was told
positively that the man was Tracy and
a reward OF nearly $700 0is offered for
tne ueSDeTdnO, uehu OF hIFt.
Pacific coast lines have announced
that proportionately low colonist rates
to Western points will be placed In
effect during the fall, in conjunction
with the rates announced previously
to Spokane and territory west. The
former were made on the same basis
as the spring colonist rates. which pro
duced the largest homeseekers' move
ment ever known.
The rates announced will cover the
territory from st. Paul west to Spo-
kane. This will give less than a one
way rate to every pont from st. Paul
to Seattle and Portland and return.
Putnam Bradlee Strong OF New
York has arrived In London. In con-
versation with representative OF the
Associated Press, Captain Strong said
he had pawned about $s,400 worth OF
May Yohe's jewelry at her request and
for her benefit after they returned
from Japan, and that she had received
the entire proceeds from him at the
time the jewels were pawned.
Denver Man Killed.
Denver. Col, July 2s.-Alderman An
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