Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-08
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
:UILEp FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
\ Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Terseiy Told.

The fourth session of the ninth par
lament of British Columbia is in ses
sion.
Telegraphic communication has
been established between Seattle and
Nome, on Bering sea.
The steamer Rormac from Porto
Rico, with Miss Alice Roosevelt OH
board, has arrived in New York.
Mrs. Mckinley was in runaway
recently Neither Mrs. Mckinley nor
the other occupant Of the carriage
was injured.
Reports from throughout the state
of Ohio are to the effect that the early
fruit crop was badly damaged re.
Gently by frost and snow.
In a recent rear end collision at
Guadalupe station, N. M, on the Santa
Fe road, James H. Munger was killed
and three others seriously injured.
The plumbers of Buffalo, N. Y, have
signed an agreement covering the
next three years, and 1000 men who
have been on strike for three days
returned to work.
The Marchese Carlo de Rudini, son
of former Italian PREMIER in the
course Of play recently broke the
bank at Monte Carlo at roulette, which
means he won at least 100000.
After four months OF controversy
between the Wabash road and the OF.
flcials of that system, the differences
we're finally adjusted and the contro-
versy effectually and satisfactorily
settled.
President Roosevelt spent but three
hours in st. Paul Saturday afternoon
before being whisked over to Mime
apolis in Thomas Lowry's private elec-
trio car for an equally strenuous per-
iod in that city.
AS a result of long crusade the
board of commissioners of the District
of Columbia has adopted a regulation
forbidding expectoration on the side
walks, making violation thereof sub
iect to fine Of 81.
The body of Henry T. Mason, judge
of Ranssalaer county, N. Y. has been
found in a field south of Albany. In
dications were that he had taken his
own life. The reason of the act Is
thought to have been despondency.
Lieutenant Joel r. Lee Of the Tenth
infantry, who was tried by courtmar-
tial at Iligan, island of Mindanao, on
the charge Of manslaughter, has been
acquitted. The case arose from the
killing of two native prisoners of war;
The jury in the case Of Fred Stone.
at Elko, New, charged with murder,
after being out nearly four days,
brought in a verdict of not guilty
Stone was charged with having shot
Charles Connolly at Shelton, near
here, last November.
The Yosemite club of San Francis
co has been awarded the heavyweight
championship battle between James
J. Jeffries and James j. Corbett in a
competitive bidding affair that hardly
developed contest. The bout will Le
held the latter part of August.
The Hayti cabinet has resigned,
owing to the senate having passed a
vote of censure against the ministers
for the failure to take proceedings
against those who are responsible for
the interruption Of the sitting Of the
chamber of deputies. March 30. by the
firing of rifle shots.
The strike Of the Chicago steam
boat firemen, which has delayed grain
laden vessels from leaving port for
several days, took on new shape to-
day when the engineers OF several
steamers refused to take their boats
with nonunion firemen provided by
the owners for the trip to Buffalo.
During the absence Of the president
on his western trip every member Of
the cabinet will be supplied with hour
ly bulletins on the movements OF the
party. Each individual among the
members OF the presidents official
family will labor under a severe men.
tai strain until the tour is completed
and the president is again installed in
Office.
The transport steamer Thomas has
arrived from Manila. Among the pas
sengers on board are Brigadier Gen
eral F. d. Baldwin and Brigadier Gea
eral M. C. Foote. She has 582 enlist
ed men of the Twenty fifth. Twenty
seventh, Thirty-frst and Thirty-sixtt
batteries of coast artillery, and the
Thirteenth and Fourteenth batteries
Of field artillery. There are also 1S:
discharged soldiers, 11S casuals and
36 sick soldiers.
The president has approved the
sentence Of court martial dismissins
from the army Second Lieutenant Be
tab Smith, Seventeenth infantry. :oI
incurring q debt and failing to pay
according to promise. He has taker
similar action in the case Of FRS
Lieutenant George A. Densmore
Tenth infantry, for peing absent with
out leave from December IS to 20 last
and for being publicly drunk.
The annual Lexington Presbytery II
session at Nevada, Mo-. passed reso
lutions condemning the game OF foot
ball and intercollegiate games Of base
ball and basket ball.
During the recent celebration n
Monterey. Mexico. Of the victory o.
General Diaz's troops over the French
at Puebla on April 2, 1867. after the