Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-10
NEWS SUMMARY
cULLEp FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspherss
During the Past Week-NatIonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIJ Told.

Of California won tn. tenth ahIual
Carnot debate with Stanford univer-
sity at the Harmony gymnasium. The
subject was announced but two hours
before debate.
The Pencoyd Iron works Of Phila-
delphia have closed indefinitely. when
$50 men, the last of force Of nearly
5000, received notice that their SER
vices were no longer required. The
men who were discharged today at
one time earned from $40 to $50
week but lately had been receiving
an average of about SIS week.
The profectorial authorities Of Nice
have ordered the expulsion from
France of Messrs. Hurt and Ireland,
the two Americans arrested several
days ago on suspicion Of being inter.
national swindlers.
The Pope saturday received in pri.
vate audience John L. Wilson Of Sc.
attic, Viscountess Pasetriere Of Bal.
timore, Miss Acosat Of Washington
and William A. Dick and family of
Philadelphia. They were presented by
Mgr. Kennedy, rector Of the Ameri.
can college.
The jury in the case Of Alderman
James Mol, of Grand Rapids. Mich.
charged with lihv,'r accepted a hr.le
of $3.50 in connection with the Lake
Michigan water scandal, returned a
verdict of guilty. sentence was de-
ferred till March l. He was released
on $4,000 bail.
The jury in the case of Colonel Ed
Butler, the millionaire st. Louis poll
tician, on trial on charge of bribing
10 members of the house Of delegates
Of St. Louis, returned verdict of not
guilty.
Formal application was filed Mon
day by the states attorney for a spe-
cial grand jury to consider criminal
indictments in connection with the Iro.
quois theatre fire. Louis Wilt. con-
victed of having robbed the body Of a
woman victim, was denied a new trial
by Judge Garry today and sentenced
to the pen for an indefinite period.
The reichstag at Berlin has passed
the bill prolonging for the year the
maintenance of the army at the pres
Ont strength.
The supreme tribunal Of the Knights
of Pythias has decided that the cleo.
ton Of supreme representative in
Pennsylvania has been made illegal
| ly. The ballot was taken in the sub
ordinate lodges instead Of the grand
lodge. Several other states will be
affected.
A meeting will be held in Omaha
J March / at which 1t is proposed to
consolidate all the cooperative agen
cies in the Mississippi valley; In 9th
er words. to form farmers trust
II will be known as IN, National Far
mers' exchange, and be capitalized al
s5.O0O,OO0.
Tom Sharkey and Jack Monroe have
at last found place in which tn fight.
They will do battle at Philadelphia.
Articles have been signed for siz
round bout.
| SukAb Nk0ooCyS OuA RCAbCAs U6Ou Wv
years, committed suicide in barbe,
shop at Monterey, Cal. He seized q
razor from the shelf in front Of him
and drew it quickly across his throat,
making a cash from ear to ear.
Secretary Shaw's call for 20 pei
cent payment Of the Panama canal
money will take little more than ST.
0OO, 900 from the depository banks Of
New York City.
The January statement Of the Lon
don board of trade shows a decrease
Of $1,164,500 in imports and $4,101.
500 in exports.
President howard Elliott Of thu
Northern Pacific, has announced thu
appointment of Charles M. Levy, who
for several years has been in charge
of the Burlington's lines in Missouri
as assistant to the president of thu
Northern Pacific in charge Of the wesl
end Of the system and its coast lines.
The last vestige OF the American &C.
cupation in Cuba disappeared thu
other day when the American flag wa
lowered from the Cuban barracks ant
the last battalion of American soldiers
marched to the Triscornis pier and
boarded the United States transpor
Sumner.
Bolten de Ruyter g. Co genera
commission brokers in grain, provis
ions, stocks and bonds. in San Fran
cisco, have failed.
Adolph Sohwarzmann, one Of thu
-four ders and editor in chief of Puck
died recently in New York, Of pneu
monia.
Joseph Chamberlain will start from
London February II on two months
holiday. He declines to say where HI
is going, because it is his desire Il
have complete rest and not be troubled
with correspondents.
James N. Abel, who. 1t is alleged
courted Miss eleanor Anderson I'm
der the name OF J. Ogden Goelet. ant
who was brough. from Canada t.
stand trial on a charge Of forgery
has been released on $4,000 bail.
Representative Hearst of New Yorl
has introduced a bill Ito empowe
United States attorneys, without tn,
direction of the attorney general. L
enforce the act to protect trade AM
commerce against unlawful restraint
. and mononoliea"