Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-08-13
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
CULLED FROM DISPATCHES,
4 Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
During the Past week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.


King Edward has signalized his cor.
onation in memorable manner by the
munificent gift to the nation of Os.
borne house, one of the favorite resi-.
dences of the late Queen Victoria.
At Kansas City a windstorm that
broke out about 4 o'clock Sunday
morning and ragged for half an hour,
accompanied by lightning and rain, is
said to have been the severest in Is
years.
Walter A. Scott, the Chicago million
aire, was stabbed in his office recently.
He engaged in controversy with Wal
ter l.. Seedlings, which resulted in a
scuffle and ended with death. The
murderer was overcome on realizing
the result of his act
The fourteenth week of the anthra.
cite miners strike begun Monday.
President Mitchell is authority for the
statement made today that the strik.
ers are in good shape. Heavy rain fell
in Shenandoah, making things disa-
greeable for the troops in camp on the
hill outside of Shenandoah Sunday.
News from Venezuela states that af-
ter three days of very severe fighting
in the streets Of Barcelona, in the
state of Bermudese, the revolutionists
under the command of General Peno.
loza captured the town from the gov.
eminent forces. The government lost
6O men and General Puerto Bravo.
The Cuban-American league has is.
sued statement concerning the
Cuban loan, which states if the plant
ers are to be aided, the Cuban soldiers
paid and the Cuban bonds honored the
help must come Immediately in order
that Cuba may command future credit,
The loan require, $33, 100000, it is said
was not too large. Before the war
Spain sold bonds based on her Cuban
revenues for $6OO,OOO,OOO, from which
liability the United States relieved
Cuba. The league suggests that Cuba
authorize her banks to circulate a ma
tional currency based upon their hold
ings of Cuban national bonds, which
bonds the United States should guar
antee. These bonds should be issued
so that if Cuba ever became part of
this country they would become solely
United States debt.
Building operations for the month of
July in 20 of the leading cities of the
United States, as compiled by the
Construction News, shows the greatest
percentage of gain for any month this
year. The most notable gain is made
by Seattle, with 266 per cent, Buffalo,
N. Y, coming next with 231 per cent;
Los Angeles, 1853 per cent; New York
city, 1873 per cent, and Detroit II per
cent.
At London Joseph H. Choate the
American ambassador, unveiled por-
trait of Washington in Masonic regalia
in the presence of many Masons in
Free Masons' hall. The earl of
Warwick, the deputy grand master of
the Free Masons of England, who pre-,
sided, paid tribute to Washington, in
which he referred to the great venera.
ton in which the great American pres.
ident was held in England and his con.
sistent remembrance of fellow Masons
ence. Mr.. Choate read an eulogy of
Washington.
At San Angelo, Texas, fire discov.
cred in the Landon hotel at 2 o'clock
Sunday morning destroyed the struc-
ture, burning seven people to crisp
and doing property damage of $751;
900. The dead are: Mrs. Landon, who
was the proprietress of the hotel; Ed
ward Hendrick of Waco; Mrs. Fowler
of Houston and her grandson; Mrs.
Schulimpsky Of Houston and two sons.
All of the bodies that have been recov-
cred are fearfully charred and in no
Cuba at the time of the withdrawal of
United States authority, May 10, 1902
condition to be moved except in
blankets.
The interstate commerce commits
sion has issued accident bulletin No. 3,
sh owing collisions and derailments of
trains and casualties to persons for
the three months which ended with
March 81, 1902 The number of per-
sons killed in train accidents was PIP,
and of those injured Pill. Accidents
of other kinds, including those sus-
tanned by employees while at work and
by passengers in getting on or off
cars, brings the total number up to
S13 killed and 1858 injured. During
this period there were 1920 collisions
and S38 derailments, of which 221 col
lisions and "a derailments affected pas
senger trains, resulting in Al fatal ac-
cidents there were IL passengers killed
and 433 injured, making a total of So
passengers killed and 1859 injured.
The damage to cars, engine and road
way by these accidents amounted to
$1,914,25S.
Physicians connected with the Har
lem hospital have announced the re-
covery from lockjaw and discharge
from that institution of Joseph, son of
silent Mike" Herman, who was for
many years member of the New York
baseball team. On the 4th of July
he shot himself in the hand with a
blank cartridge. He was taken to the
hospital on July ~. Lockjaw was we'll
developed, and It was decided to in
ject antitoxine into the spinal cord,
and not In the brain, as in previous
cases. The injections were made be.
tween the first and second lumbar yer.
tebrae. On the fifteenth day the jaw