Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-08-10
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

eSSuhs sSTseiy toius
The United States battleship Iowa
Is at Gibraltar.
Alton b. Parker has ceased to be
chief justice of the court of appeals
Of New York by handing in his resig.
nation after two minutes session OF
court, in which he and associate judges
disposed Of &C cases remaining on the
calendar.
Chicago bankers complain that the
packing house strike is having a most
serious effect on the local money mar
ket.
An attempt was made recently on
the life Of President Battle Ordenez
|of Uruguay. While driving with his
family along one of the principal
streets burning torpedo was exploded
at the side Of the carriage No one
was injured.
The federal government is preparing
to take an active part in the stock
yards strike.
The British expedition into Tibet has
reached Lhassa with no further fight
ing than was reported in the last dis
patches.
M. w. O'Connell, former marshal OF
Victor, Col, came to his death re-
Gently In Denver by falling from a
fourth story window in the rear of
the Markham hotel. There is doubt
as to whether he met with an accident,
committed suicide or was murdered.
Ottawa, Ont.-The senate has passed
the anticombine bill. 1t now awaits
the royal assent. The bill is designed
to protect the Canadian tobacco man
ufacturers.
Mr.. Griscom, the American minister
at Toxic, has notified the state de-
partment that the commander Of the
Japanese forces In Manchuria deems
1t necessary that foreign vessels should
not either enter Yinkow or anchor
there until order has been restored In
that region.
One workman was killed and another
fatally injured at the transformer sta
tion OF the electric railway company
at Vancouver, b. c., recently. J. Bays
was killed and II. L. Green. in endeav-
oring to remove Bays body from the
wire. was badly burned and will not
recover.
The Pittsburg Post prints a story
that new $2O,000,O00 coal combine
composed OF 2S Independent companies
is In process OF formation. The prin-
cipal objects OF the new combine. 1t Is
said, are to establish selling agencies
and maintain prices.
Philadelphia.-Cl Nicholas, a
Young waitress, whose spinal cord was
pierced ny a bullet fired by jealous
sweetheart as she was leaving her
place OF employment In January, 1901
and who 1t was believed would be a
helpless cripple as the result of her
injury, has shown such wonderful i'm
provement recently that 1t is thought
she will be in a short time recovered
completely.
The Chicago stockyards strikers for
got their animosity and troubles last
Saturday long enough to Join in a
peaceable demonstration, the first
since the strike was called nearly four
weeks ago. In a street parade several
m,,as ling fully os Ooo strikera and
their fami,,.s enc,rc,ed Tho stocLv.rds
district marching IN music from a doz.
on hands The demonstration ended
with a nicn,c at OswaId,s grove where
addresses were made nv nrominent Ia.
bor leaders
Lack NJ demand for new cars has
compel,ed tho pullman comnanv IN LET
po fu,,v oOOO man from ,ts sbona near
eoicapo aimee Julv /
Fire broke ont in the basement OF
the Cali House IN IouisviIle one of
the largest boste,ries In the c,tv at an
early morninp hour and for a time
serious conseouences were feared.
There were over three hundred puests
In the hotel all of whom were awak.
ened and escaned IN tho street