Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-08-05
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A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

The sacred college has approved the
payment of $4,000 to the doctors and
others who attended the late pontiff
during his last illness.
Professor Ludwig Mond, the distin-
guished chemist. died in Rome recent
ly. He was born at Hesse-Cassel, Ger
many, March Z, 1889.
Harry Minard, aged 60, was found
dead with bullet hole in his breast
at his home near Kenton, o. William
Nicholson, a mulatto, is suspected Of
,he crime.
Adolph Kuhn, Chicago banker and
broker, was recently convicted Of the
larceny of $4,000. According to the
evidence he victimized many persons
through forgeries of real estate deeds
and titles.
Senor Correa, who arrived in Lon
he will return to Washington in the
autumn, President Zelaya, contrary to
reports recently circulated, having de-
termined to continue the Nicaraguan
legation there.
Announcement is made that the New
York Daily News plant and good will
will be sold at auction on August 21.
The Daily News has been published by
the New York News Publishing COM
pany, of which Frank A. Munsey is the
principal stockholder.
Three persons were killed and more
than a score injured by lightning at
New Hope church, Appotomax coun-
ty, Va, recently. The dead: Paul
Gowen, Charles Austin, Aubrey Wing
fried. The officials and people organ
ized bucket brigade in which even
the women served. The loss is $685.
900.
United States Minister Squlers ca
bles that the reports of revolution
in Santiago province, based on unsat-
SIZED demands for back pay by veter-
ans of the war with Spain, have no
foundation in fact. that there has been
no overt act committed and dissatis-
faction has been expressed by only
few people.
Goodloe Combs, one of the witnesses
for the prosecution in the Jett and
White case, now on trial at Cynthia,
KY, is dead from appendicitis. He
was one of the most expert rife and
pistol shots in the mountains Of east
ern Kentucky. He was sentenced for
life for killing Mr.. Rose at Clay City.
but was pardoned after serving some
years.
For the recognition Of their union,
the pipemakers employed in factories
in New York have inaugurated series
Of strikes. The first one, just called, in
wolves only $50 men. but the leaders
declare that unless their demands are
granted there will be general shut
down, and the weekly output Of 100000
pipes will be cut off. At meeting
of the manufacturers it was decided to
fight the union to a finish.
The steamer Cottage City, which ar
rived recently in Victoria with $780,
900 in gold from Dawson and $4,000
from Cassiar, brought news Of new
strike Of placer gold in Cassiar dis
trict, near the headwaters of the Stick
cen. Further excitement was caused
at White Horse by the arrival of three
men who came out from the gold fields
for supplies. They reported the coun-
try very rich.
The westbound Santa Fe limited
train No. 8, and eastbound No. 4, col
lided headon at Mellen. near Needles,
Cal recently. Three tramps were
killed, and several Of the trainmen in.
jured. The engines Of both trains were
crippled, one composite car was de-
stroyed and another badly damaged.
1t is stated the accident was caused
by train No running by Mellen, con-
trary to orders.
The largest conclavs in the history
sembled in the Sistine chapel for the
purpose of electing successor to Leo
XIII. Sixty-two cardinals, with over
200 clerical and lay attendants, are, to
all intents and purposes, prisoners
within the vatican. One of them, Car
dinal Herrera y. Ezpinosa, archbishop
Of Valencia, was Frustrated immedi-
ately after entering the conclaye, and
lies Ill in his cell. The cardinals have
entered upon the solemn duty Of choos-
ing the new pope by ballot.
At Recess. near Galway, Ireland,
while on their tour through Ireland
where King Edward and Queen Alex
andra stopped for luncheon, an ex-
traordinary incident occurred. A hood