Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-15

Historical, Political and Persona
Events Tersely Told.
Judge Robert Y. Hayne, one of the
most prominent jurists in California
is dead.
Canadian Pacific contracts have beer
let for replacing over 200 wooden
bridges with steel.
Three thousand tanners and curriers'
returned to work in Chicago, ending
a strike of several weeks.
A representative of Morgan's firm
says Charles Schwab will be reelected
president of the steel trust
The rumors Of plot against the
life of King Alexander of Servia has
received apparent confirmation.
At Lexington. KY, James w. .Bess
convicted OF killing Mrs. Martin, March
s, was recently sentenced to hang Fri
day, June II.
The state Of Washington has pur.
chased 220 acres of land on American
lake, near Murray station, for the ma
tional guard encampment grounds.
Captain Pershing's force captured
Bacolod, island of Mindanao, recently,
killing 100 Moros and wounding many
others. Three Americans were wound.
ed.
At Denver, Col, the announcement is
made that the cigarmakers and tobac.
co shippers strike, which has been in
progress for several weeks, has been
settled.
The fire and police board Of Denver
has issued an order that no more open
gambling would be permitted and
every gambling house was promptly
closed.
The gross postal receipts for the
month Of March at SO of the largest
postoff1ces Of the United States aggre.
gated $5,720,2O0 net increase of SE
per cent.
Robbers recently wrecked the vault
Of the bank of Smithson, eight miles
east of Sedalia, Mo-, with dynamite,
but were frightened away before they
secured any booty.
1t Is reported that the Venezuelan
revolutionists have defeated the forces
Of the government in the neighbor-
hood of Caracas, captured two cannon
and large quantity Of ammunition.
The Chicago election commissioners
have finished their canvass Of the vote
for mayor in the recent election. The
official count is: Harrison, A6,20S:
Stewart, 1859; Harrison's plurality,
1879.
The Turf, Field and Farm, the old
est paper of It's class in existence, hav.
ing been published over 40 years ago.
has discontinued its publication. The
Spirit Of the Times has purchased the
property and 1t will DO consolidated
with that paper.
A disastrous explosion occurred re.
Gently on the battleship Iowa while the
vessel was at target practice in the
gulf. The forward port 12 inch gun
burst from premature explosion OF
shell, IL feet Of the piece outside the
turret being demolished. Three men
were killed and FIVE injured.
Belated reports from Van Buren
county, Ark, and from the village nj
Pearson, Clairborne county, show that
the damage done by the recent tornado
had been underestimated. Pearson was
almost wiped out Of existence. Five
villages in Van Buren, county are
known to have been destroyed.
President Castro will remain firm
and sustain Herbert Bowen, Venezue.
las plenipotentiary, in the attitude ne
has taken respecting the settlement
Of the claims against Venezuela and In
favor Of referring the question Of pref
erential treatment of the blockadins
powers to The Hague for determine.
ton.
At Shreveport, Mrs. Alice Matthews
aged As years, wife of Frank Matthews
well known civil engineer, was re-
Gently brutally murdered In her bed by
a negro. The woman's little daugh.
ter Alice, aged 10, was fatally wound
ed. An ak was the instrument EN-
ployed in both cases. Ed Porter, a ne.
gro. strongly suspected of the crime,
was shot to death by two police ser.
geants while attempting to escape. He
had been run down at a point about
five miles from Shreveport.
Spokane is infested with negro wo
men thieves.
Former Congressman Abner Taylor
Of Chicago is dead, aged "A years.
AS result Of the recent decision
the Northern Securities slumped near
ly 10 points last Monday.
Harry Forbes Of Chicago. the ban
tam weight champion. recently knock
ed out Jimmie Devine of Philadelphia
A great fire has broken out at Rome
N. Y. Two blocks are now gone, in
cluding the theater. the Arlington
hotel and many stores.
In Manchester. England, w. F. Cody
Buffalo Bid, met with an accident at
the first appearance of his show. His
morse reared and fell on him.
David Gordon of Anaconda, Mont,
a miner and wealthy bachelor. aged
55 years. is missing and supposed "a
have been murdered for his money.
Five men we're killed and two Sc
verely burned recently by a gas ex
plosion in mine No. of the Kansas &
Tavoo CooI compopv ot Carhou 7 T