Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-13
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
;vLLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
\ Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Admiral Cervera, the Spanish ad-
niral, has been gazetted life sena-
tor.
The battleship Wisconsin, which has
jeen at the Puget sound navy yard for
several months undergoing repairs.
has left for her station in the far east
Heavy withdrawal Of foreign credits
from New York Is shown by an in
crease Of $9,0O0,000 in New York bank
loans. The money is wanted for SUI.
'criptions to the new Transvaal loan
In the strike situation at Montreal
'verything is quiet. Work progresses
slowly, but the piles Of merchandise
IN the wharves are growing bigger,
with no immediate prospect of moving
them.
Postmaster William O'Leary, soldier
and newspaper man, died recently ut
Dallas, Texas. He served with Gus
ter's cavalry in many Indian fights.
He was connected with the Dallas and
Galveston News and Texas Siftings
Turing his newspaper career.
A serious conflict, the outcome of Ia
"nrred recently. Otto Mischke. 20
ears old, was shot and killed, and
Albert Gummell fatally wounded, the
shooting being done by gang of nom
rnion men, three Of whom are now in
ail.
The Kansas supreme court has af-
frmed the decision of the lower court
in the case of the state VS.. Jessie
Morrison. Jessie Morrison was lie
,lared guilty of killing Mrs. Olin Gas.
lie three years ago at the Castle home,
IN Eldorado. The decision means 20
ears Imprisonment.
The first weekly crop report for the
1908 season issued by the freight de-
Dartment of the Northern Pacific, In.
cludes the following: Idaho. Wash
ington and Oregon-Winter wheat ~
backward. The amount is the same as
asst year; spring wheat seeding rs per
"ent completed; increase in acreage.
10 per cent; season two weeks late.
Miss Louise Hadley, chambermaid,
ut hotel in Indianapolis. Ind, has
been discharged for refusing to make
Up bed occupied by Booker T. Wash
'pgton the night before.
Six men employed in the train serv-
ice on the Santa Fe on the Kansas d.
vision have been discharged for fro
luenting saloons. The employees we're
engine men and conductors.
Ten or 12 persons were severely Id
iured and three business houses in the
center of Stockton, Cal, were burned
by an explosion, which was followed
by fire recently. Cause unknown.
1t has been learned that 227 ST the
235 presbyteries Of the Presbyterian
church in America voted solidly for
creed revision as based on the II over
lures sent down by last years general
assembly.
The investigation Of the affairs uf
the postoffice department, which has
been dragging along for two months,
took sensational turn recently when.
" order of Postmaster General Payne,
august w. Machen, general superin-
endent Of the free delivery system and
me Of the most widely known gov
,rnment officials in the country, was
elieved from his duties.
An important deal, including the
holdings of the Alaska Commercial
ompany at Nome, has Just been con-
ummated, and the John j. Sesnon
ompany, incorporated, is now the OWL
r. Of the large mercantile establish
nent in the northern camp. besides
lob al NJ nd
luch real estate. The consideration
g said to have been 100000.
Nicaragua is contemplating change
rom the silver to the gold standard.
George H. Ketcham is prepared ID
IKE Cresceus, 2:02 IA. to Europe this
all.
Carl Bruner. the bird man and
warbler, who was known as an able
,rnithologist, is dead.
A fight to a finish between the or
,anized business men of Denver and
.nion labor has begun.
Overcrowding at naval training sta
IONS along the Atlantic coast is caus-
'ng concern to the navy department.
With the Panama canal, the Ha-
vaiian islands, the Tutuila and the
philippines. the United States holds
he most strategic positions in the
western hemisphere, where some day
ler supremacy will be indisputable.
Detectives recently recovered all but
900 of the $4,000 in currency stolen
from the safe Of the United States Ex-
1ress company in transit from Potts
lille, Pa, to Philadelphia. VIM. J. Muir
ohy, an express messenger, is said by
he police to have made a confession
which led to the recovery Of the moneJ.
The Montana supreme court has up-
Neld the district court Of Silver Bow
county in the suit Of the Robert G. In
gersoll estate against contestants in
| he famous David will case. Ingersoil
| asked 100000 for his services In
breaking an alleged will Of the multi
millionaire. The contestants gave him
$4,000. He sued for the balance. The
district court declared there was no
cause for action.