Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-20
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A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Curing the Past Week-Nationai,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Tsid.

King Edward ana Queen Alexandra
returned to London from Scotland
May Is.
Tom Sharkey. the pugulist, was bad
ly injured in a wrestling match at
Perth Amboy. N. j.. recently. with
Hanson. the Danish champion,
Sibyl Sanderson, the we'll known
American opera singer. died suddenly
recently in eParis Of pneumonia, re-
sulting from an attack Of the grip.
The loss of Mrs. Pierre Lorillard.
who is reported to have been robbed Of
s5O,0O0 worth Of jewels, amounts prob
ably to a far greater sum than at first
reported.
During ten days that collections
were made in the United States for as.
sistance Ct the sufferers in the relig-
ious riots at Kishineff. Russia, about
$50, 900 has been subscribed to the re-
lief fund.
Eight persons were injured by an ex.
plosion of gasoline on the auxiliary
yacht Vagabond, anchored in the Hud-
on river, N. Y, city, recently. The
injured were mostly burned about the
face, head. hands and arms.
Premier Irvine has announced in the
Australian legislative assembly that
he had received a letter from the Off.
cials of the Engine Drivers association
declaring the strike cfI and submit.
ting Internationally.
President Palma has assured the
correspondent of the Associated Press
that an understanding would be
reached on all the treaties between the
United States and Cuba, and that the
signing Of them will follow shortly.
The police authorities Of Southport.
Conn. are searching for Oliver Sher-
wood. cashier Of the Southport Nation
al bank. who is missing. 1t is alleged
by the bank authorities that Sher.
woods accounts are short between
$50. 900 and $4,000.
President Roosevelt. for the second
time since he left Washington on his
present trip. was last Sunday cut of
from communication with the outside
world. He camped In the big tree
country. and remained secluded until
Monday morning.
A strike has been inaugurated In the
Bible printing establishment Of the
National Publishing company. Sixty.
five members of the bOokbinders' union
struck because of the refusal Of the
company to pay the union scale. More
than 5000 girls are idle as a result OF
the bookbinders' strike.
After listening to the appeal Of coun.
sci for former Mayor A. A. Ames Of
Minneapolis, Mimi. for mercy, Judge
Elliott sentenced the once powerful pO-
litical leader to spend six years at
hard labor In the state penitentiary. A
bond OF $4,000 was accepted by the
court and Dr. Ames will not have to go
to prison until the supreme court has
passed upon his appeal.
A tablet OF bronze or oxidized cop
per will be placed in the courthouse
corrido. at Canton. Ohio. where the
body of the late President Mckinley
lay In state the day before the funeral,
bearing the words: Here lay in state
the body Of William Mckinley, presi.
dent OF the United States. September
IS, 1901"
George Ketteler. who 20 years ago is
said to had the contract Of manufac-
turing boots for the German army and
who as Baron Won Ketteler owned half
a million dollars worth OF property in
Hanover, was found dead in bed re-
Gently in his little shoe shop In Ar.
gentine. Kan. Ketteler's death is sup.
posed to have been caused by a blow
on the head administered by an un-
known assailant a month ago.
John l.. Sullivan has come to life
again and will soon be boniface on
the Bowery, d)ing business in the wet
goods" line. An old admirer OF Sulli.
van. Dominick O'Malley, who has been
prominent in the fstic game In New
Orleans. and who Is now proprietor OF
the Daily Item OF that city. will start
Sullivan in business In few days
among his friends on the Bowery, at
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