Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-27
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLEp FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
4 Review Of HappenInos In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TsrselJ Told.


have started . movement for a trades
union bank. with the union label over
the door.
The Empero- of Austria will pay q
return visit to King Edward, which
will occur the latter part of April.
The Simultaneous breaking of two
Of the 30 inch mains which feed the
reservoir and supply water to the net
work Of pipes throughout Harrisburg
Pa. has caused the worst water fam
inc ever known in that vicinity. Ho
tells. houses. railroads, mills and fac
tories have been cut on. This state Of
affairs 10 most serious.
The German financial papers regard
the capital Of 100000 with which
the German petroleum company was
organized to compete with the Stan
dard OIL company as small tritie
compared with the paid up capital Of
the Rockefeller concern.
The four masted schooner Augustus
Hunt was wrecked recently west Of
The Quogue life saving station. on the
New York coast. Two Of the crew
were saved, but Is others were lost
the bodies being washed away from
the wrecked ship. The schooner was
totally wrecked.
A report has been received from
Mindanao to the effect that Lieuten
ant Campbell w. Flake had been kill
ed and that Lieutenant William E
Roberts and private Foy had been
badly wounded when out on a scout
ing expedition against unfriendly Mo.
ros. All Of the men belonged to
the Twenty-second infantry.
Allentown, Pa.-The Jury in the case
Of Mrs. Catherine Bechtel. charged
with being an accessory before the
TACT In the murder of her daughter.
Mabel. a shop girl. returned verdict
Of not guilty.
The town Of Allesund. Norway, was
practically destroyed by fire recently.
out SO far as can be ascertained there
was no loss Of life. The church. the
schoolhouse. shops and three quarters
of the town have been burned and the
attest news received said the remain.
ing buildings we're on fire. Allesund
IS busy port trading town of Norway
Of over 5000 Inhabitants.
The second shipment Of big timber
for the Washington state building at
the fair In st. LOUIS. has arrived.
With the timbers came q 60 foot flag.
stan, which will form q feature of the
mouse Of Hoo-Hoo.
Police Detectives Hawley. Murphy
and Colten, Of / os Angeles. CAL. held
ON a charge Of manslaughter for the
Killing Of Joseph and Louis Chesser.
lather and son, at the Hotel Broxburn,
ON the night Of December II, have
been released ~ Justice Chambers,
who exonerated the men for the kill
ing.
The Korean government has made
formal declaration Of neutrality In
the event of war between Japan and
Russia.
Sharon, Pa-four men and a WON.
an who attempted to ford a swollen
stream near here. were swept away
and It is rumored all we're drowned.
The result of the recent presidential
election in Colombia Is still uncer'
tain. according TO a dispatch from Bo-
gotta, by way Of Panama. Affairs gen
orally are reported to be quiet.
Recent Mania advices to the wal
department throw light on the present
agitation in the fniiippines over the
proposed expulsion OF the Mexican
dollar from circulation. 1t seems the
banks. conducted for the most part
by foreigners, are strenuous In their
opposition to the proposed abandon
nent Of the Mexican silver piece. the
principal currency medium in the Phil
ibpines, because of the large opportu
nifty 1t affords for making profits In
exchange.
Military activity at the Black sea
ports continue on q more extensive
scale than ever. cables Russian cor
respondent. Men are arriving for ship
ment ON transports for the far east
The railways are gorged with military
stores. Private freight Is sidetracked
in order to expedite shipments Of sup
plies.
The Cleveland. Ohio. grand jury has
returned an indictment against Geo
A. Rose, cashier of the Produce Ma
tional bank, which closed its doors
Rose is charged with having embez
zled $1S9,O00 Of the banks funds.
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was successfully launched recently al
the yards Of the Newport News Ship
building & Drydock company In Vir
ginia.
st. John. N. F.-Another violent
snow storm ragged over the whole Isl
and recently. Four schooners are fas
In the Ice and are unable to commu
nicate with the shore. The whole bay
and the gulf Of st. Lawrence as far a:
the eye can reach Is a mass OF Ice
The other craft that were carried ou
into the gulf are frozen fast in a foe
Hartford, Conn.-Fire started In thu
four story block at Main and Kin
sley streets. In 10 minutes the struc
ture was q roaring furnace. Fourteen
persons on the upper floors were res
cued by Hremen. The block was de
stroyed and an eight story buildini
was partly destroyed. Loss. 100000
The last statement of the treasur!
shows: Available cash balance. $226,
7l4.010; gold. $s4.662.0s2.
The London Chess club has decided
on March % and 26 as the dates TO