Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-24
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Emperor William starts for the Med
iterranean on Monday, March s.
About $1,000 worth of jewelry and
$3.50 in cash have been stolen from
the hotel apartments Of Postmaster
General Payne al Washington.
The federal assembly, by vote of
60 to 15. demanded that Porto Rico
be admitted to statehood or that the
island be granted independence.
An explosion at the Laflin & Rand
podwer mills at Wayne, seven miles
from Paterson, N. j., caused the death
Of three men. The mills were wreck
ed.
The investigation of the right of
Senator Smoot to sit in the United
States senate promises to be the in
teresting sideshow of congress this
session.
A Pennsylvania passenger train
was wrecked at Hobart, Ind, in a
headend collision with a freight train.
Charles Strayer, baggageman, was
killed.
General Jesse M. Lee is to succeed
General Fred Grant in Texas. Cen
eral Lee was under General Chaffee
with the allied troops on their march
to Pekin during the boxer troubles.
1t was thought not a life was lost
in the fire at Baltimore, but charred
body has been found in the water at
Bowler's wharf. The body is so bad
ly burned as to be unrecognizable.
Samuel c. Hazard, alias Hargreave,
the West Pointer and former army Of
ficer, convicted Of bigamy at Mime
apolis, Mimi, has been sentenced to
two years in the state penitentiary.
The French ambassador. M. Cam
bon, has left London for a week end
visit 10 Paris, as he frequently does.
The German ambassador, Count Won
Metternich, is also absent on a week
end visit.
Corporal Aylara, ringleader among
the constabulary, who recently revolt
ed at Luzon, has been captured. He
has since been tried, convicted and
sentenced by the court at Vigan to be
hanged.
Another battle has occurred between
the insurgent Albanians in north Al
bania and the Turkish troops. The AL
banians were beaten, losing 500 men
killed or wounded. The Turks also
lost heavily.
Fourteen employees of q celluloid
oouoh footorv Of tho boulevard Cohaa,
topol and the Rue Etienne Mariel,
Paris. lost their lives recently in a
fire, which started by. an explosion of
gas. Twenty others were injured.
Wheat for May delivery at Chicago
sold at SLOT bushel last Saturday.
The market was extremely active, and
the volume Of trading was Of enor.
nous proportions. The phenomenal
rise in wheat is regarded as showing
that international complications may
be pending.
The house committee on postofi1ces
and poastroads today completed the
postoffice appropriation bill. which car.
ries $169,997,5Ss. The total appro-
priation for rural free delivery service
is $21 100000. The salaries of rural
free delivery carriers are increased
from $500 to $720.
Racine, Wis.-All that remains OF
the Racine county insane asylum is
smoldering ruins, the loss aggregat'
ing $4,000. All of the 1873 patients
escaped, though rescue in many cases
was accomplished with difficulty, as
some Of the inmates fought their res
cuers and tried to plunge back into
the burning building.
A blazing Larimer avenue electric
car, with all brakes OF and with 20
passengers aboard. raced down Fifth
avenue from Grant almost to Market
street, Pittsburg. For Is minutes af
ter the car came to stop 1t blazed
like furnace. Four of the passen
gers were seriously hurt and Dorothy
Greenup, who was internally injured
may die.
A Brooklyn milk dealer has secured
a verdict Of $4,000 against the city
after undergoing remarkable test be
fore the jury. Hot irons were applied
to one arm and a les and the flesh was
pierced with surgical instruments to
prove that the plaintiff had suffered
injury as claimed. The milkman, II
driving through the street, fell into an
excavation which had been open sew
eral weeks.
Postmaster General Payne has re
ceived the resignation of Perry S
Heath es secretary Of the republican
national committee. and announced
that he would accept it. The duties
Of secretary will devolve on Elmel
Dover, the assistant secretary Of thu
committee. until the full committed
meets few days before the nationa
convention. when a secretary will b,
elected to succeed Mr.. Heath.
At Munice. Indiana. the firm oi
! Keller. Brice & company's clothing
store was damaged by fire. Many peo
pie were saved through the heroism oi
Otto Pierce, the elevator boy who made
nine trips while the building was bnrr
ing, carrying down a load Of pani,
stricken passengers each time. Loss
/ $50. 900.
Frank G. Senter, railroad contrac
tor of Denver, Colorado, recently killet
his wife and then committed suicide