Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-17
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
CULlEO FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Events Tersely Told.
Howard T. Kressly, the Spokan,
confessed forger, is believed to hav,
fled to escape arrest.
While Wrestling with Joe Beaumont
a friend. Frank Davy, both living il
Deer Lodge, Mont. broke his neck ant
| died instantly. The two were wrest
liEg for fun.
With President T. J. Cornwall in
parts unknown and short nearly SEQ,
000. the Eessmer Savings bank of Bir
mirgham has closed its doors and ask
for receiver. The shortage will not
affect the birmingham bank.
At San Francisco Mark Cohn, q
school hoy, was smothered t. death
recently In company with other lads
he dug cave III the side of sandhill
naar his home, aud, while alone in it,
the Overhanging hank fell a..i buried
him.
Governor Bailey of Kansas says he
will Call an extra session of the Kan.
sas legislature. The call is to be is.
sued as soon as the governor receives
assurances from quorum Of the men,
mers that they will be here. The spe.
cial session viii, provide for relieving
the food situation.
Robert Fair. All employe of the Kent
Lumber Company, of Seattle, fell un-
der the Wheels of a moving train re-
ceruly aid died in about 10 minutes.
Fair was f.,cman on donkey engine
Eelouging to the company at Barnes
ten. He Jun red eff the car and
stumbled.
The Italian cabinet has resigned be-
cause the chamber of deputies decided
upon parliamentary inquiry.
Ulysses s. Grant, Jr. was graduated
from West Point last week, and stands
with the first seven in his class.
A receiver was named for the Vim
cent Valve company Of Sandusky. Ohio.
Assets. $4,000; liabilities, 100000.
The big well at Connell furnishes six
reservoir holding one hundred thou
sand gallons Is in readiness to receive
the supply.
Kansas City, Kan, is still sorely In
need of aid for its food sufferers. A
second urgent appeal to the country
has been issued by the relief commit.
tee Of that city.
The statement Of the treasury fund,
exclusive OF the $50, 900 900 gold re.
serve in the division of redemption,
shows: Available cash balance, $225,.
53G. .923: gold. $lOS,O29, ,662.
That she has no equal in American
waters in smooth sea and light wind
the Reliance has again demonstrated
by another recent victory over both
the Constitution and Columbia.
William c.. Hook Of Leayenworth,
Kan. has been elected to succeed
Judge Caldwell, who recently resigned
the iudgeship of the circuit court for
the Eighth district. Judge Hook is at
prcsent district Judge.
Moses Fowler Chase, the young mil.
lionaire. who was declared to be un.
sound mentally mt Fowler, Ind, and
for whom Frederick Chase, his father,
was appointed Guardian. has been TAX.
en- to n priyate sanitarium for treat.
mont
Major w. III. Gibbes, who Is said to
have fired the first shot of the civil
war upon Fort Sumpter, died recently
at Columbia. sc. Major Gibbes was
\ gunner in Captain Grimes COM
pany to whom General Beauregard
sent the order to open fire upon Major
Anderson. He served as postmaster
of Columbia under President Cleve.
land.
Five nersops we're burned to death
in New York recently in a fiat build
ing at 347 East One Hundred and Fiji.
teenth street. II is believed the fire
A,vord Cooley NJ westchester NY
has been appointed civil service com