Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-04
WORLDS NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
\ Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

Nome has been made a SUPPORT ol
entry.
Voting machines are to be used IL
Kansas.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has recovered
from his severe illness.
Signor Di Broglio, minister Of the
treasury in Italy, has resigned Office
because of ill health.
Governor Peabody of Colorado has
signed the certificate Of Henry M
Teller's election to the United States
senate.
President Diaz has received the Boer
generals cordially. He told them that
Mexico would welcome the Boer col
onists.
A bust of the late President McKin-
ley was unveiled in the postoffice at
Baltimore by the postoffice Mckinley
Memorial association.
Representative Bristow of New York
has introduced a bill increasing the
salary of the president of the United
States to 100000 year.
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipoten-
iary from Germany to Washington,
mas arrived at Washington.
Brigands have been terrorizing the
Caucasus. Russia, recently. levying
tribute on towns and holding up trains
to an extent hitherto unknown.
Two men, Lee Barnes and George
Silverthorn, recently fought a duel to
the death in small cabin 20 miles
from Redding, Cal. Silverthorn is
dead and Barnes can not live.
c. r. Lloyd, a wealthy resident of
san Bernardino. Cal, was shot and
iatally wounded recently by his neph-
ew, William Boxall of Santa Barbara.
Neither will make any statement.
The Northern Pacific has the larg-
est passenger locomotives in the west,
out the freight engines of the Great
Northern system include some of the
most powerful locomotives in the
world.
the examination by expert account
ants of the affairs of the defunct bank
uf Otoe, Iowa, owned by Cutting 4
Willett, has disclosed a shortage OF
$2l4,491, instead of $34,s33, as at first
reported.
The reichstag has passed the sec.
ond reading Of the bill protecting child
.abor in factories and shops and pro-
the employment Of children
under IL years Of age in some branch
es Of industry and under IL years In
others.
An accident in the engine room OF
the United States steamer Boston, ly-
ing in San Francisco bay recently. cost
Ward Lee Baker his life. and another
victim, Sanford H. Tate. lies in crit.
lcal condition at the naval hospital
at Mare Island, where he was trans
ferred for treatment.
The effect Of the action taken by
Emperor Francis Joseph In deprivins
the crown princess Of Saxony Of all
her archducal titles and prerogatives,
which has the approval Of both Of her
father and Of the king Of Saxony. will
be to deprive her Of any title what
soever. So drastic a decree is with
out parallel in the history Of the Aus
trian house.
The train robberies reported in the
United States during 1892 numbered
%, an increase Of seven over 1901.
Reading back from the latter year.
the numbers we're 20, Is, 2S, 80, Is
and 40. The last number. the highest
on the list, is for 1895. The total
nuraber of holdups In IS years is 32s
with a record OF 50 persons killed and
lO7 injured.
The house committee on postoff1ces
and post roads has authorized IA
vorable report on the bill introduced
by Mr.. Gardner Of Michigan to "pre.
vent robbing the mails and to provide
a safer and easier method of sending
money by mail" 1t provides for a
system Of post check notes which are
made interchangeable at money order
postoffices and banks.
Allison Armour of Chicago lunched
with Emperor William last Sunday.
A dispatch states that the crown
princess of Saxony and M. Giron intend
going to the United States.
Shipments Of coke have again been
cut down, and the Northport smelling
works have been compelled to shut
down the fourth blast furnace. which
was started a few days ago.
Samuel Warfield. an Oregon pioneer
who crossed the prairies behind OK
teams So years ago. recently died al
Lexington, Ore. aged "a. He leaves
IL children and a widow.
Mgr Kennedy, rector Of the Ameri
can college, presented to the pope In
private audience recently Charles NJ
Schwabs father. mother and sister
The pontiff gave them the apostolic
blessing.
General Miles was the guest OF the
king and queen at dinner at Windsor
castle Sunday night. The prince and
princess Of Wales and others were
among the party. King Edward is In
good health.
Elisha Morgan. head Of the Morgan
Envelope company, promoter Of the
American Fine Writing Paper company
and a director in a number of manu-
featuring industries is dead at Spring
field, Mass.
At recent meeting between the
committee representing the Butte laun
dry workers union and their employ
ers. a settlement OF differences was &C
| cOmnliShed ManRla Dirla will racaiu,