Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-10-14
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULlED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI
Historical, Political and Personal
Evens Tersely Told.

erected by the town of Adams. Mass.
was unveiled recently.
The Chinese minister is at Essen,
Germany, where he is buying arms
and other war material.
The Alaska cable from Juneau to
Sitka has been completed and an Of
fee established at the capital city.
Uncle Sans statement of the treas
ury balances shows: Available cash
balance. $22s.112.27o; gold. $1O6.77O,-
750.
Charles Hilty killed a man named
Massey at Fort Gibbon, Alaska, re-
Gently, in a drunken quarrel. Hilty
Is in Jail and claims self-defense.
Six persons were hurt recently in
collision between a streetcar and a
freight train at Third West and First
South streets, Salt Lake. No fatal
tiles.
The Worlds Sunday School execu-
tive committee has officially an
nounced that the fourth worlds Sun
day school convention will .be held
in the city of Jerusalem, Palestine,
April 1920, 1904.
Thieves broke into boarding house
In the Avenue Victor Hugo, Paris, dur
ing the lunch time recently, and stole
$1400 in money, besides some jewelry
from the room Of an American named
Miss Maude Wolliwood.
Governor Peabody Of Colorado has
announced the appointment Of gen.
tral court-martial to convene in Den.
yer October 10 for the trial Of the
officers against whom charges Of the
regularity have been made.
The Kansas supreme court has re-
versed the case of Cory versus Spen-
Ger from Leavenworth. This gives
the 5000 veterans in the National Mill
tary home the right to vote as citi-
zens of Leavenworth county.
General Henry M. Duf11eld. the um-
pire of the tribunal appointed to ad
just the cases of Germany against
Venezuela, reports the findings Of the
commission. The total amount Of the
claims presented was 6.o49,00o marks.
The claimants. however, were awarded
100000 marks.
Abraham H. Kohn, son Of the late
Henry A. kohn, millionaire banker
and merchant of Chicago, died recently
at San Francisco, under circumstances
which have aroused grave suspicious
through the mysterious and secretive
conduct of those whs attended him
during his last hours.
"A special election was held in San
Francisco recently for the purpose Of
deciding upon an issue Of $4,000 mu-
nicipal bonds for the purchase Of the
Geary Street railway. It was pro-
posed to operate the road by the city.
The issue was defeated by 14,4S1 yeas
to 10,745 nays. two-thirds being re-
quired to pass.
Rear Admiral Louis Kempff has
been retired from active service. He
was born in Illinois and has seen &C.
tive service in all parts Of the world
since his appointment to the navy in
1857. His last sea service was in
command of a squadron at Haiku,
China, during the recent difficulty
when the forts were bombarded.
At Chicago recently Mrs. John Fisk,
20 years of age. and her Is months
old boy, were found dead from as
phyxiation. A younger child was
gasping for breath when discovered.
but a heavy cover over its face had
delayed the action of the gas. Mrs.
Fisk had been in Ill health. and is
believed by the police to have planned
the death of herself and children.
At Knoxville, Tenn, recently, Har-
old F. Gribbles, professional ball
player, smashed the worlds bowling
record on regulation alleys for ten
pins, making 20 successive strikes and
spare on his thirtieth ball. He con-
tinued to roll strikes until he had
rolled so balls. his record being 49
strikes and a spare. The best pre-
vious record claimed was 27 success
i've strikes.
From figures cleaned from appar-
emily authentic sources, 1t Is learned
that during the past three years $104.-
94s.369 have been spent for better.
ments and equipment on the lines
Of the Hartman railroad systems, in
cluding the Southern Pacific. the Union
Pacific, the Oregon Short Line, the
Oregon Railroad & Navigation COM
pany, Chicago & Alton and the Kan.
sas City Southern.
The American Association of Trav-
cling Passenger Agents will hold its
annual meeting in Portland. Oregon.
next year, and the 100e or more dele
gates will visit Spokane, Seattle, Ia
coma, Victoria and Vancouver, in a
body, II plans adopted unanimously at
the recent meeting at Spokane by the
first district of the Pacific Coast As.
sociation of Trafiic Agents are carried
out successfully.
Elijah Slocum, aged 50 years. COM
mitted suicide at Seattle recently by
drinking carbolic acid in whisky. Ill
health and dependency over the
death of his wife, are given as the
causes.
The steamship Ming Chow sailed
from Tacoma recently with one of
the largest cargoes ever taken from
Puget sound. It measures over 1900
tons and weighs over 10000 tons. She
has over 10000 barrels Of -four. near
ly 1900 cases Of salmon. besides
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