Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-21
WORLDS 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 Tersely Told.

Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.
The st. Paul passenger train on the
Burlington road, running so miles al
hour to make up for lost time, was
wrecked by spreading rails five miles
northwest of Alton, ILL.,, killing the en-
gineer and injuring four trainmen.
H. Peabody, republican. has succeed
ed James B. Orman, democrat, as gov
ernor of Colorado. The Inauguration
was made the occasion Of the creates,
military parade ever seen in Denver
Young Corbett, the featherweight
champion, was given the decision over
Austin Rice Of New London, Conn.
IN the 18th round Of what was to have
been a 20 round contest
Luther Ernest. alleged to be the most
notorious cattle thief in the southwest
was captured recently in Comacne
county, Oklahoma.
General David Vickers of Boise
Idaho. has been appointed adjutant
general Of the state of Idaho by Gov.
ernor Morrison to succeed ]. L.
Weaver.
At a recent caucus Of the Utah re-
publican members of the legislature
Reed Smoot Of Provo, an apostle in the
Mormon churcn. was chosen as the re-
publican nominee for United States
senator to succeed Senator Joseph l..
Rawlins, whose term of Office expires
March 3 next.
AS result Of a shooting affray at
the IroQuois club (colored), Spokane
yellow Charley" Wallace, ex-Klondik.
er and bartender at the club. has died
with a ball through his heart. while
Cornelius A. Hughes, the proprietor, is
at the police station charged with mur-
der. Hughes claims that he shot Wal.
lace in self defense.
A collision occurred on the Great
Northern between the flyer and a
through freight near Barnsyille, Mimi,
recently. w. G. Hudson, freight en-
gineer. George Weippler, freight fire
man and John Nelson. engineer of the
passenger, were seriously injured. The
mail car, two baggage cars and both
engines were demolished. None Of the
passengers were hurt.
The 14th annual convention of the
United Mineworkers of America open
ed in Indianapolis, Ind, Monday.
Charles M. Schwab has arrived al
Palermo on board the steam yacht
Marguerite and refuses to see visitors
He has left the yacht, but he is re-
ported to be well. The party accomp.
anying Mr.. Schwab has been ashore.
Henri Georges Stephene Adolphe
Opper de Blowitz. for many years cor
respondent of the London Times in
Paris. died recently in Paris. M. de
Blowitz experienced an attack of apo.
plezy. He was born In 1882.
Through the alleged Interference OF
messenger boy a wreck was caused
on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad easi
of Cumberland, Md, recently, in which
four employees Of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad were killed and three injured.
Narciso Gener Gonzales. editor of
the State, is at the hospital in Colum.
bia, s. c., in a critical condition from
pistol wound inflicted by James H.
Tillman, lieutenant governor of South
Carolina, and nephew of United
States Senator Benjamin Tillman.
Fraud and violence were resorted
to Sunday night by the two factions
that sought to gain control Of the Chi
cago Federation Of Labor and elect Its
officers. Eleven assaults were com.
mitted while the voting was In pro
gress. and every device known in the
days Of corruption primaries was EN-.
ployed. Not until squad Of police
was sent to the hall was order re.
stored.
Among the curious exhibits that the
Prussia ministry of public instrvc.
tion will include In its educational dis
play at the st. Louis exposition is
an apparatus for measuring mental
fatigue, which is widely employed. II
is called an aethesiometer and meas
ures the sensitiveness of the skin
which corresponds directly to brain
fatigue, the sensitiveness diminishing
as the mind wearies.
Washington.-The secretary Of state
has supplied Senator Morgan, chair
man Of the senate committee on inter
oceanic canals, a statement of expen
ditures made on account Of the 18th
mian canal commission. 1t showed
that each member Of the commission
has been allowed compensation at the
rate of $1,000 a month. with travelins
expenses added. The salaries were
fixed In 1899, when the commission
was created, at the suggestion of the
president. In the cases Of Col. Peter
c. Haines and Lieutenant Colonel o.
NJ. Ernest Of the army the allowance
is equal to the difference between their
regular salaries and $1,000. Under this
arrangement the aggregate amount
paid to the nine commissioners as sal
aries up to February 2S, 1902, amount.
ed to $225,2sS. The treveling expen
ditures of the commissioners at that
time had averaged about $4,000 each
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