Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-24
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

adopted an attitude similar to that of
England toward the new Servian dy-
nasty.
Baron Ludovic Monchem, Belgian
minister to the United States, has
sailed for Europe. He is returning
home on a vacation.
Bob Fitzsimmons has announced his
engagement to Miss Julia May clifford,
prima donna in the Johnnie Comes
Marching Home" company.
The state bank of Oakley was robbed
recently. The safe was blown open,
and is complete wreck. The robbers
got between $4,000 and $4,000.
George Marvin, said to be from Chi
cago, is in Jail at Noblesville, Ind, in
a dying condlllon, as result Of an al
legged attempt to blow up safe.
The Dutch representative at Bel
grade has been instructed to assume
the same attitude as Great Britain to
the provisional government of Servia.
According to dispatch from Tan
gier, Ell Metnetsh, the Moorish war
minister, has lost 5000 men in bat
tie fought with the rebels at Annie
dinna
Several riots arising out of collisions
between clericals and anti-clericals
are reported from several towns in the
provinces of France in connection with
religious professions.
Assistant Secretary Armstrong of
the treasury department has issued
circular letter carrying into effect, be-
ginning July 1, the pure food act ap-
proved March 8, 1908.
Fourteen men were killed and 13 in
jured by an explosion recently in the
lyddite factory at the WOolwich ar
senal near London. Several of the VIC
Tins were literally blown to pieces.
The building was completely wrecked.
Governor Cummins of Iowa, upon re-
ceipt of advices that a crisis was ap-
preaching in the street railway strike
at Dubuque, has issued orders mobil-
izing three additional companies of mi
litia at that point.
A treaty with Cuba continuing the
present postal arrangements between
that republic and the United States,
has been signed by the president and
Postmaster General Payne and then
transmitted to the state department
for the signature Of Secretary Hay.
The death of Admiral De Solier is
reported in a dispatch from Buenos
Ayres. 1t occurred suddenly while he
was on yachting trip. A wave swept
the deck, carrying the body overheard,
but after three hours struggle it was
recovered and landed at MontevideO.
The entry of c. s. Titus, the cham
pion amateur oarsman Of America, has
been rejected by the American-Henley
committee at Philadelphia. The rejec-
tion is made under rule 10, under which
no reason need be given. Titus is
member of the Atlanta Boat club of
New York.
The Very Rev. Herbert Vaughan,
cardinal and archbishop of Westmin-
ster, is dead. Cardinal Vaughan was
born April Is, 1882. He became arch
bishop of Westminster in 1892. He had
been i'll more than three months. Late
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survive more than a few days.
Secretary Root has issued an order
assigning Major General S. B. M.
Young as chief of staff, with Major
General Corbin and Brigadier General
W. H. Carter as the other general staff
officers. Brigadier General Tasker H.
Bliss is to become president of the
war college. The order will take effect
August Is.
Lightning struck a house stored
with 5000 pounds Of dynamite at the
new mines now being operated near
Senecaville, IL miles from Cambridge,
Ohio, during a storm, and killed six
men and injured a score of others, be-
sides running the mine shaft and break
ing nearly all the windows in Seneca
vile, mining town Of 300 people, half
mile from the mine. The men killed
and wounded were carpenters.
Madame Morello, trainer Of wild an
imals, was recently nearly killed by a
6-year-old leopard which she was train
ing in one of the cages Of an animal
show at Coney Island. The animal
leaped on her back from above, and
before it could be driven of had torn
and scratched the woman almost IA
tally. Madame Morello was finally res
cued by men who fought the beast of
with ritchfork.
News has been received that the
famine in Kwang 81 is growing worse
by degrees. The starving population
is estimated at 100000 and daily num-
bers of deaths occur from starvation.
The Chinese are considering an official
subscription list.
Regarding the proposed Canton-Han-
kow railway, the Asiatic correspondent
reports that American and Japanese
experts have been compelled to return
to the starting points, without accom-
plishing anything, owing to inadequate
protection by Chinese officials. They
were threatened by rioters en- route.
An excursion on San Francisco bay
had very sorrowful ending SUM-
day. The tug Priscilla took a
number of pleasure seekers to Vallejo
and return, and when coming back to
her wharf two of her passengers were
drowned. J. B. Paulson, a bookkeeper
for an electric company, aged IS years,