Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-16
NEWS Of THE ENTIRE WORLD
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
Review of happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HemiS pheres
During the Past wecL-NationaI.
Historical. Political and Personal
Events Terscly Expounded.

If Bridgeport and Ansonia. they have
elected a mayor of the city.
William Ward, shoemaker. was
hlectrocuted at Seattle by a fallen
electric wire. after warning several
others of the danger. He was instant
ly killed.
In the Butte, Mont, city election
he democrats carried six out of the
eight wards. The republicans and
labor party each carried one ward.
i've out of the six wards.
In the Helena, Mont, election the
'epublicans elected their entire ticket
with the exception of two aldermen.
2. j. Edwards was reelected mayor,
:. S. Walker police judge and Z. b.
&irkendall city treasurer.
George f. liorner the Viola. Idaho.
'armer who was recently convicted of
perjury for swearing that Miss Mary
Spray. daughter of n neighbor. was
over IS" after he had cut the figure
rs" in the sole of her shoe. in order
hat she might he granted a marriage
license to wed Horners brother-in.law
vas sentenced by Judge Chadwick at
ColfaY to serve 30 months in the pen.
tentiary at Walla Walla.
A special from Kalspell says that
Nettie Russell, who is familiarly
tnown as Sensation Nett" has been
placed under arrest for the alleged
murder of William Hawkes.. a promi.
lent young farmer of kalspell. The
two were in row at dance hall and
Turing the fracas the woman hit
Al. ,,,gt 81
ior and fractured his skull. Hawkes.
lead body was found in livery sta
ble near the dance hall.
A miner was found dead in the Sill
YER Seal mine. Cedar canyon. 1t Is
supposed a premature blast was the
cause of death.
1t is reported that federal officers
have started a movement to dissolve
the beef trust.
Alfred Jones, wealthy farmer and
uncle of District Attorney Jones, was
murdered Sunday at his home near
Uniontown, Pa, by three burglars.
The Atlanta. Ga, papers say that
plans are on foot for the formation Of
n gigantic trust of all the cotton yarn
mills of the southern states.
The Bavarian government has for.
bidden the prince of Thurn and Taxis
to offer an asylum to the sisters of st.
Glare. just driven from France.
Nicholas De Temple of Denver
jumped in front of a Burlington pas.
senger train near Franklin, Neb., Sun.
day, and was instantly killed 1t is
believed he was temporarily insane,
Major Lyttleton w. r. Waller of the
marine corps, tried by courtmartial
on the charge of killing natives of the
island Of Samar without trial, has
been acquitted. The court stood J. to
for acquttal.
Eugene F. Ware has been selected
by the president to succeed Henry
Clay Evans as commissioner Of pen
sions. Mr.. Ware Is from Topeka,
Kan. and is a member OF the law firm
Of Gleed. Ware & Gleed
Fire in Brooklyn recently destroyed
the furniture factory of Masel G. Hueb.
ner. and the pipe foundry of David
Binns. Several frame tenements near
by were also burned. The loss is esti.
mated at 100000, with ample insur.
ance on the factory and foundry.
The police OF the City of Mexico,
have broken up a gang of kidnappers
who have been enticing young boys
to house in that city where the lads
were kept prior to being shipped to
Yucatan to work on the Henequin
plantation.
Rites of the Ancient Jewish faith
dead for 1000 years, were revived in
Chicago Sunday, when many members
paid sums ranging from $40 to $1,000
for the privilege of performing certain
rites connected with the laying of the
corner stone of the new home for aged
orthodox Jews at Olden and Albany
avenues.
The cholera situation in Manila con
tinues much the same, but the condi
tions in the provinces are becoming
alarming. The total of cholera cases
in Manila up to date is 245, while there
have been 1872 deaths from the disease
In the provinces there have been AIS
cases and 3l8 deaths.
At Columbia, S. c., General Wade
Hampton died recently. His deatf
resulted from no disease, but was thu
result of a general breakdown. Gen
eral Hampton celebrated his eighty
fourth birthday last week. A montl
ago he had a severe attack and hi
children were called to his bedside
He rallied. however, and was out driy
ing a week ago.
+ A battle at JuareZ, Mexico, betweer
a Numidian lion and a wild bull wa'
witnessed by thousands OF people. One
fourth OF the spectators was American
women. The battle continued fiercely
for an hour. The bull was not fatally
injured, but the lion was gored fully
25 times and will doubtless die. His
leg was broken and he was completely
vanquished in strength and spirit
When the lion was incapacitated the
Mexican authorities ordered the battle
stopped.
Immigrants to the number OF 413:
arrived in New York Sunday from
European ports. The Trojan Prince
from ports in the Mediterranean
brought 1907; the Statendam from
Rotterdam had 1897 aboard; the
Champagne from Havre brought 1859
the Hesperia, from Mediterranean
ports, $50, and the Island brought from
Denmark 219.