Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-03-11
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cUlLED FROM ASSOCIATED
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A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

James J. Hill, president Of the
Northern Securities company, has SAL.
ed on the CeIlic. His trip TO England
recreation.
Angus b. Macdonald, aged 25 years,
mill, seven miles north OF RosslaDd,
Is. Z. He was prospector ana is said
10 possess valuable mineral land in
East kootenay.
A strange case of infatuation, fol.
lowed by suicide, is reported at
highwood, a small farming town near
fort Benton. Mrs. Ames, widow,
despairing of the love of William Gray,
a wealthy farmer, took her life with
strychnine.
At Pocatello, Idaho, James A. vii.
son, a telegraph operator, recently at
tempted to commit suicide in the
dining room of the Pacific hotel by
shooting himself. The wound will
probably prove fatal. Wilson's home
is in Boise. His brother is general
agent of the New York Life Insur.
anoe company at Spokane.
Mr.. Smoot has taken the oath and
his seat in the senate.
Fifty prisoners and an immense
quantity of gambling apparatus were
captured recently in raids on two gam.
bling houses in New York city.
Judge Frank A Hooker of Charlotte
Mich, has been renominated for JUS
tice of the supreme court for term Of
10 years.
The engagement OF Miss Narcissa
COX of Chicago to Frank A. Vanderlip,
vice president of the National City
oank of New York, is announced.
The northeast arm Of Upper Arrow
lake, B. c., extending from Arrowhead
inland to Comaplix and BeatOn, was
the scene of most violent convulsion,
apparently of volcanic character re.
Gently.
The official trial trip Of the torpedo
boat destroyer Worden over the Cape
Henry course recently resulted in the
craft exceeding by good margin the
80 knots required of her in the build.
er's contract.
The Newark, N. j., coroner's jury
that has been investigating the trolley
accident In which nine school children
were killed returned verdict finding
the North Jersey Street Railway com.
pany, which operates the trolley line,
responsible for the accident.
President Roosevelt has consented
La ot ho int ati
ference of the railway Y. NJ. c. A.,
which will be held in Topeka, Kan
from April 30 to May s. He has not
designated the date of his visit, but
he will be there on one Of the days
mentioned.
Miss Ella Lyde, aged %, telephone
operator, was recently suffocated in
a street car at Pittsburg, Pa. She was
forced to stand because of the crush
and after riding seven or eight blocks
Wanted. After being carried into a
nearby store she expired in few mo.
ments.
Professor l. N. Hollis, chairman OF
the athletic committee, In an article
written for the Harvard students, sug.
gests giving up the annual football
contests with Yale. He thinks Har.
ward would profit by emitting 1t.
Rev. J. NJ. Caldwell. at one time pre-
siding elder of the Methodist Episco.
pal church at Chicago. has been de.
ciared insane by jury in Judge Car.
ter's court. He probably win be taken
to a private sanitarium. The hearing
was the outcome Of an alleged attempt
by the revivalist to commit suicide aft
er having been arrested on a charge of
disorderly conduct.
A desperate attempt at highway rob.
berry in the center of Johannesburg
was made recently. Two men attack.
ed two customs officials conveying S..
600 to the bank and, throwing pepper
in their eyes, secured the bags, which
they threw to horseman. who gallop.
ed off. The horseman, in his fight
knocked down man named Brandon
who was killed. Subsequently the
horse bolted and unseated it's rider,
who was then arrested and the money
recovered.