Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-04-27
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
duLLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
a Review Of Happenings In Both
.sFrstsm ands-sAss Hsmisphsrss
:. During the Past Wssk-National,
: Historical, Polir,eai and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

At Chicago State Senator Michael J.
Butler, with his bartender and two
friends, have fallen victims to lone
holdup. The men left the senator's
saloon with 5000 in cash and jewelry
valued at $400.
Russia is negotiating with Greece
and Argentina for the purchase Of war
ships.
The total sum of Toronto's losses In
the recent fire increases rapidly as
the experts reduce the figures from
rough estimates to something like &C
curate amounts. The loss is placed
at $13.000.o00. with insurance Of $10.-
100000.
The resignation Of A. q. Mitchell as
superintendent Of motive power on the
Northern Pacific has been announced.
Mr.. Mitchell goes to the Erie road.
The pension appropriation bill. car
rying an appropriation Of over $751;
100000, and the emergency river and
harbor appropriation bill. which car
ries 100000. were passed By the
senate, leaving only general deficiency
and the military academy bills Of the
entire list Of supply bills to be con-
sidered by the senate.
An additional force Of 3.6oe work
men, making an all night working
shift of nearly 5000 men. will. be-
ginning last week. force the work Of
the worlds fair to completion for the
opening.
Edouard Naville and H. r. Hail an.
nounce the discovery through excava-
tions ON behalf of the Egyptian explo-
ration fund the most ancient shrine
yet uncovered in Thebes. It is . NOR
tuary chapel of the period of King
Mentuhetep Nebkherura Of the elev.
enth dynasty, $500 B. G. 1t Is In an
exceptionally good state Of preserve
ton. It Is not doubted that . great
deal will be learned through this dis
covery of the history and art Of the
eleventh dynasty.
The reichstag of Berlin voted $780,
600 for the German settlers in German
Southwest Africa. who have suffered
through the Herroro uprising.
The contract BY which the control
Of the Panama canal passes to the
United States iA signed and sealed.
The title to the canal 10 now vested
in the United States.
\ A son was born Saturday night to
Representative and Mrs. William R
Hearst. M
George He Primrose. the minstrel.
and Miss Asher Nerney San Fran
cisco singer. were quietly married re-
Gently n New York.
Mayor B. B. Brown Of Pueblo. was
indicted BY the grand jury ON four
counts. three charging false preten-
ses and one alleging forgery. All the
charges grow cut Of payrOlls in the
city departments. .i-rF.
Z. The Canadian government proposes
to deal directly with foreign nations
and not through Great Britain - here
'tofore. w
President Roosevelt has selected
Judge Beakman Winthrop Of the court
Of flrst instance Of the Philippine isl
ansis to succeed william H. Hunt -
governor Of Porte Rico.
The body Of . man found dead at
Omaha has been identified a. that OF
Major James w. Davis. aged u. The
man evidently had taken his own life
BY swallowing strychnine.
Miitonvaie. Kan. WAS nearly de-
stroyed by fire recently. The loss 10
over 10000.
At Peoria not . wheel IL turning at
the. big plant Of the Glucose Refining
company. the 800 employees having
gone ON strike.
. "A telegram from Nome says the
Arctic Brotherhood hall. which cost
325, 900. has partly been destroyed By
fire and that the LEGAL lodge Of the
order has subscribed $S.oee to rebuild.
Lodges Of the order are asked - sab
scribe
At the point of . revolver held in
the hand Of masked burglar, Mr.. and
Mrs. 8. Weixel were Saturday morn.
ing forced to submit to robbery In
their home at 312 Harvard avenue
north, Seattle. After he had threat
ened death to his victims. the bold
burglar secured only s. for his trouble.
LEGAL EXECUTION.