Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-27
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Iemisphcres
historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely ENpOunded.

trolley car at Portland, Ore, and
was struck by a wheel killing him.
An unknown man jumped from the
| Willamette river suspension bridge
connecting Oregon City and West Ore
| gon City and was drnwned.
w. R. Valley, aged 30 years, a
brakeman on the Southern Pacific rail
road, was instantly killed at Steinman,
eight miles south of Ashland, Ore.
News from Venezuela that in conse-
quence of the reoccupation of the port
of Carupano. Burmedez, by govern.
ment forces, the blockade at that place
has been terminated.
An official report of the trial trip of
the first class battleship Maine over
the Cape Ann course shows the mean
speed uncorrected for the tidal errors,
is 1850 knots.
President Roosevelt will be asked to
call a special session of congress to
take action to end the coal strike.
This was decided at meeting of the
Central Federation union, representing
2560OO workmen.
Rumors are current on the isthmus
that several detachments of insurgents
have been at the various stations along
the railroad line between Colon and
Panama and an attack at either end
of the line is expected at any moment
Senator Hanna can do no more for
coal miners strike. He abandons ef-
forts to end the strike. Gives it as his
opinion that the miners will not give in
as long as they are able to fight. Oper
ators will not arbitrate. Morgan
would take no part.
At Norfolk, Va, in a headend col
lision between two cars of the Bay
Terminal line three persons were
killed and many others badly injured.
The dead: w. H. Yandall, motor.
man: c. B. Golden, motorman; Lin
wood Fentress, aged 10.
In a freight wreck on the Southern
railway near Georgetown, 10 miles
west of St. Louis, Engineer Duvail,
Fireman Cox and Brakeman Ross OF
one train were killed outright, and En-
gineer Harry Goodall and Fireman
George Meyers of the other train were
fatally hurt.
Reports received at brigade head
quarters show the entire anthracite
coal fields to be very quiet. Gen. Cor
bin says that settlement of the strike
appears to him to be as far off as when
he arrived here nearly four weeks ago.
The troops will in all probability re-
main here until the strike comes to an
end.
Ten members Of the native constab-
ulary were ambushed at a point near
Magdalena, in the province of Sorso-
gen, Luzon, by band of 60 Ladrones.
The latter were armed with rifles and
bolos, and a desperate fight at close
range took place. One member of the
constabulary was killed, two were
wounded and three were captured.
Cholera official statistics show
total in the Philippines to date Of "a
266 cases and 18,040 deaths. The act
ual number of deaths is greatly in ex-
there were but eight cases reported
last Saturday. In some of the prov
inces of Luzon the cholera situation
is bad. There were Ala cases and 317
deaths reported from the province OF
Ilocos Norte last Saturday.
Four hundred telegraph operators,
one half of the force employed by the
Northern Pacific, will get an increase
of wages September l. An order in
creasing the minimum salaries in
amounts from $3.50 to $40 per month
was issued by the company Saturday.
This action, which was voluntary, will
add s25 900 to the pay roll of the COM
pany, and affects operators along the
entire system.
Taps were sounded Sunday for Gen.
eral Franz Siegel. Simple and unos'
tentatious was his funeral. Surround
Ing the flag covered coffin, wherein lay
the dead general attired in the well
worn uniform he had used during the
war, stood a few surviving comrades,
who had fought shoulder to shoulder
with the veteran in wars in two hem
ispheres. Some of these spoke simple
eulogies, and then the body was car
ried to its last resting place in Wood
lawn cemetery, followed by long line
of SCARED and crippled veterans bear
ing with them tattered flags.
At Forest Point, Tenn. recently Miss
Winnie Tucker, a prominent young
woman of Decherd, and'one of party
on a mountain trip, stepped over the
cliff Sidney Cowan of Nashville
sprang to her rescue. He caught her,
but too late to prevent her fall. Both
were dragged over the precipice to-
gether. and landed on the incline, 35
or 40 feet below. Although Cowan
was badly shaken up, he was still con-
scious as his body rolled down the
ledge and he caught hold of bush
which stayed his decent. Miss Tucker.
bleeding and unconscious, was rolling
down the way he had gone. AS she
passed him he caught and held her.
They were but three feet from a 300
foot chasm.
Boer Generals Handle Funds.
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