Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-08
NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM DIsPATcHE. OF
THE ASSOCIATED PREss.

Eastsrn and Western Hsmlsphsrss
During ths Past Wssk-NatIonai,
Historical, Polir,eaI and Personal
Events TsrssIy Told
Mrs. Bertha Calhoun is supposed to
have perished in fire which destroy
ed her home in Berkeley, Cal.
T. B. Hall, provincial assessor at
Victoria, B. c., has been arrested for
alleged shortage Of $4,000 In depart
mental accounts.
Albert johnson, year old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel johnson, has
been accidentally hanged in his grand
fathers barn near Tooele. Utah.
stanley Waterloo. widely known as
newspaper writer, was knocked
down by q mail wagon in Chicago.
He is believed to have sustained a
fracture of the skull and his recovery
is said to be doubtful.
The University Of Michigan won the
intercollegiate Athletic association
meet held ON Marshall field, Chicago.
securing 80 points. Chicago was sec.
ond with 20 points and Wisconsin
third with q total of 2.
Contempt proceedings Of Federal
Judge Purnell against Editor Josephus
Daniels of the News and Observer. at
Raleigh, N. c., who has been in Gus.
tody since Monday for refusing to pay
a $4,000 fine. have been dismissed.
Cincinnati and New York broke even
in the series with tie ball game
Saturday, which was witnessed by
probably the largest number Of spec
tators In the history of baseball. The
Official count of the attendance was
1929.
The purchase by the United States
government of the Kahauika military
site, near Honolulu. has been COM
pleted, the federal government paying
the leaseholders $4,000. The tract
includes 1900 acres. Forts, barracks
and camps will be erected upon 1t.
G. P. Elliott, formerly theatrical
manager in Chicago killed himself at
st. Cloud, Mimi, in the dressing room
Of q theatre. Eiliott's business part
ner declares that the reason for the
suicide was that Elliott had an unfor-
tunate love affair. over which he
brooded until he became despondent.
Frank T. Young, known on the turf
as Caesar Young. bookmaker, horse
owner and stockholder in Pacific coast
race tracks, was shot and killed in .
hanson cab recently at New York. He
was on his way to the White Star
line pier to Join his wife. with whom
he was to have sailed for Europe.
Complying with a request Of the
house committee on civil service re-
form, the civil service commission has
prepared statement showing that the
total number Of former soldiers and
former sailors Of the civil war EN-.
ployed in the executive departments
at Washington, is 2176, and the Wild
ows of the veterans 80 employed $685.
The oilicial count of the vote Of the
International Typographical union for
oficers has been completed at head
quarters. For trustees Of the union
printers home Thomas McCanery OF
Colorado Springs, receiving 1887
votes and Thomas F. Crowley Of Gin
cinnati, with 1887 votes. were elect.
ed. James F. Lynch was reelected
president by large majority.
John SImms, prominent white
| planter of Trail Lake, Miss, and VIII
liam Cato. his manager, were killed
by two negroes. Samuel Clark and
Van Horn, in dispute over trivial
matter. The negroes escaped, but
Horn was captured and taken to Le-
land, where he was lynched. Clark
returned to Trail Lake. where he waa
shot and killed. The posse shot and
killed another negro named Nayheld
thinking he was Clark.
An explosion Of the gelatin house Of
| the Hercules Powder works at Pinole
CAL, caused the death Of three men
The building and its contents. valued
at about $20, 900, were destroyed. The
men killed were Alexander NcCul.
Tough, John Smith and All Young, Z
Chinese. Three others were injured
hut not seriously,