Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-11-25
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES Or
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Events Tersely Told.
| Barney Oldfield of Los Angeles, CAL,
broke the worlds record automobile
Tor mile on an oval track, going the
distance in SIS seconds tat, recently.
Butler, Pa.-The Park theater build
ing, the Central hotel, the Butler Bus
mess college and several adjoining
buildings were destroyed by fire re-
Gently. LOSS 100000.
Louisville, ky.-Fire has destroyed
the old Masonic temple, occupying half
a block in the heart Of the retail bus.
mess district. The loss Is about
quarter Of million dollars, among the
largest losers being the Masonic tenn
pie building, $125,OO0; insurance. $685.
900; Hopkins theater, scenery and
property, $4,000; J. G. Fowler Drug
company, $4,000; Rodgers G Krun,
jewellers. $4,000.
Walla Walla, Wash.-The trustees
Of the will Of Joseph Stubblefield, who
left an eighth of a million dollars en-
dowment for a home for INDECENT wild
ows and orphans of Oregon and Wash
ington, decided that Walla Walla
should be the location Of the home.
The location was secured by $4,000
donation from various sources here.
Salt Lake, Utah.-Peter Mortensen.
the slayer Of James r. Hay, was shot
to death in the southeast passage of
the state penitentiary yard recently.
Cheyenne. Wyo.-Tom Horn was
hanged recently. No attempt at res
cue was made and the execution pass
ed off quietly.
Seventy-five employees of the Great
Northern shops at Hillyard, Wash.
were laid off indefinitely recently.
Peoria, Ill.-Thirty-one men we're
killed and at least Is were injured re-
Gently in head end collision between
a westbound freight train and work
train on the Cleveland, Cincinnati.
Chicago & st. Louis railroad, between
Mackinaw and fremont, Ill.
The Indiana National bank of Elk
hart, Ind, has been closed by the
comptroller Of the currency.
Washington.-The house by rising
vote of 1886 to 21. passed the bill to
make effective the Cuban reciprocity
treaty. The dissenting votes were
about equally divided between repub-
licans and democrats. but there was
no record vote, the minority having
too few votes to order the yeas and
nays.
The fire at Vera Cruz recently de-
stroyed seven blocks Of dwellings leav-
ing 1900 persons homeless. The COM
mercial interests Of Vera Cruz were
not harmed. The loss will not be
great. A gale continues to blow, fore.
ing steamers to come into port.
The Northern Securities company
hopes to evade further conflict with
the federal courts by surrendering its
right to vote the stock of its subsidi-
ary companies, and it wants merely
the right to hold its stocks.
Reynolds London weekly newspa-
per in a recent issue says 1t Is inform
ed that Lord Lansdowne. the foreign
minister, had signed a convention with
kIdly " tuc EcC0uIiy COuCAuu,
ed Anglo-French treaty.
Captain J. B. Brown, for over 30
years keeper Of the lighthouse at Point
Bonita, near the entrance to San Fran
cisco harbor, is dead. He has a rec
ord of having saved two score lives.
Major General John c. Bates. COM
manding the departments OF the Lakes
and the Missouri, has turned over the
department Of the Missouri to its new
commander, Major General s. 8. Sum-
ner. No immediate change in the per-
sonnel Of the staff will occur and Ma
jor e. J. McClernand will remain as
chief of staff.
The last statement of the United
States treasury balances in the gen.
eral fund, exclusive Of the $3.50. .000. 900
fund in the division of redemption,
shows: Available cash balance, $217,-
49S,332; gold, $115.453,744.
Chicago.-The use of Finsen rays
for the cure of consumption is claim
ed to have worked three cures that
are permanent, and further expert
ments are said to have shown the
beneficial effects Of the treatment DR..
Mary E. Jackson Of Hammond, Ind, is
testing the rays in a case Of tubercu-
losis, and is said to have ended the
disease In three patients.
Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard strug.
gled bravely against Yale Saturday in
their annual football match, but was
defeated. 16 to 0. principally because
her offense was weak and Yale's de-
tense grew stronger as the crimson
players were within striking distance
Of the Yale goal. Nearly 10000 per-
sons watched the game, and while 1t
was not as spectacular as that be-
tween Yale and Princeton a week ago,
better football was played.
The cotton mills known as the Fall
River Iron works. owned by M. G. D.
Borden of New York. will follow the
other mills in the reduction of wages.
Nearly 10000 operatives will be at
fected. Every mill in this city is now
included in the reduction.
Daniel E. Lang, foreman of the press
room of the R. r. Donnelly 4 Sons
company, Chicago, was attacked by q
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