Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-14
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
Review Of happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week--Nationai
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Expounded.

Smallpox has again appeared among
the Cree Indians in the northern part
of Montana
The president has directed the ap-
pointment Of Lieutenant Colonel John
A. Johnston of the adjutant generals
department to be brigadier general,
to fill the vacancy caused by the retire
ment Of General Hasbrouck.
AS a result of collision between a
passenger train and the rear end of a
freight train on the Monongahela d.
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad re-
Gently at Cochrane station, just above
Duquesne, seven men are dead, one dy-
ing and five others are injured.
William H. Bradley, the multimil
lionaire lumberman of Milwaukee died
of cirrhosis of the liver, aged 65 years.
He died in the same invalid chair in
which three days previous he was mar
ried to Miss Hannenmeyer, his private
secretary.
Alfred Belt, the well known South
African financier, has had an apoplec-
tic stroke at johannesburg and is re-
puted to be dying.
The democrats Of the Missouri legis-
lature in joint caucus have nominated
w, j. Stone to succeed Senator Vest.
The nomination was made by accla-
nation.
Ambassador Won Holleben was not
recalled from Washington, but, learn
ing that his government was not who'll
ly satisfied with his work, and feeling
i'll and depressed, he cabled for long
leave of absence, which was immedi-
ately granted. He will not return to
Washington.
Omaha.-William J. Percival, lead
ing man with the Metropolitan Stock
company and known on the stage as
Jack Landon, killed himself in the
presence of Miss Anna Nelson, the
leading lady of the company, because
she refused to marry him. The COM
pany was playing at Greenwood, q
small town few miles from Omaha.
c. w. Putnam, aged "a years, prob
ably the Oldest postal clerk in the
country, is dead at his home in West
field, N. Y. He was appointed during
the administration of President Lin
coin and held his position continuous
ly until his death.
Cleveland, Ohio, is now supplied
with natural gas from wells in West
Virginia, 200 miles distant. The city
has been piped to great extent, and
at an exhibition recently gas was
lighted by means Of Roman candle
at the top of standpipe so feet high
and four inches in diameter. The dis
play was witnessed by 5000 specta-
tors.
The age limit at which college pro-
fessors should be retired from active
class and department work was fixed
at 70 years recently by President ia
cob Gould Schurman of Cornell uni
vorsity at the annual banquet Of the
Cornell Alumni association Of Chicago.
held in Kingsleys. The superannua-
tion Of professors had worked we'll at
the Ithacan institution, he said.
The feet under Admiral Evans has
been at target practice in Manila bay
the past week.
There has been a recen. outbreak
Of ladronism in the province Of Albay.
southern Luzon.
General Samuel NJ. Thomas, the
well known railroad official and finan-
cier. died recently, aged So years.
Abram 8. Hewitt, former mayor Of
New York city and distinguished as a
philanthropist, politician and student,
Is dying.
The Colonial hotel at South Haven.
Mich, and several other buildings
were destroyed by fire recently. LOSS
$4,000.
Rev. ]. w. Dold, head Of the West
ern Theological seminary, died recent
ly, after an illness Of two months,
aged Sc years.
Announcement has been made that
Metropolitan holiness seminary will
be built at Rockford, ILL.,, at cost of
$4,000 by Duke M. Farson, the mil
lionaire evangelist.
+ The jury in the Tingley-Times $780,.
900 libel suit has found for Mrs. Ting
ley in the sum of $500.
Charles w. Fairbanks has been Sc
lected as the candidate Of the repub-
lican members of the Indiana general
assembly for reelection to the United
States senate.
Ex-Governor James B. Clarke Is the
democratic nominee for senator-in Ar
kansas, and there Is no doubt of his