Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-04-12
AROUND THE world
SHORT TELEGRAPH NOTES FROM
ALL POINTS OF The GLOBE.
4 Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Ambassador and Mrs. White have
left London for Rome.
Admiral F. Grenet of the Italian ma
Wy, has arrived in San Francisco from
the orient.
The largest craft on the great lakes,
the Elbert H. Gary. was launched re-
Gently at Chicago.
The japanese government has order
ed 100000 gun stocks from manufac-
turer in Cedar Rapids. Iowa.
Copenhagen.-King Christian Satur-
day celebrated his 87th birthday in
excellent health and spirits.
The revolt against the tyranny of
ing general attention at st. Petersburg.
Mrs. Roosevelt and her four chill
dren, who have been cruising on the
presidents yacht down South, have re-
turned to Washington.
Three men are believed to have been
drowned when the tug Greenville cap
sized in the Hudson river recently.
Tnree OtnerS were saved.
A telegram from Pekin says the ILL.,
ness of M. Paul Lessar. the Russian
minister to China, is critical. He has
been unconscious since Thursday ev-
ening.
Jerry Hardick, Joseph Byers and
George Wagner, employed as cattle
feeders at the American distillery at
Pekin. ILL.,, were scalded to death re-
Gently.
The story is revived that Chief JUS
tice Fuller will give up his place on the
United States supreme court bench in
the near future. He reached the age
of voluntary retirement, 10, some time
ago.
For the first time in its history the
Sunday law as 1t relates to the clos
ing up of saloons was enforced at IL
o'clock Saturday night. and all saloons
in st. Louis remained closed every
hour of the Sabbath day.
Winfield Pope. formerly a wealthy
horse owner on the Pacific coast, has
been probably fatally wounded by P.
]. Ware, mulatto bellboy, In New
York city. Jealousy caused the trou-
BILE. Pope's neck was cut half through.
Greensboro, B. C.-Major General
Cullen A. Battle died here Saturday,
aged Is years. He commanded the
famous Third regiment OF Alabama
troops during the civil war and filed
many distinguished positions in Ala
bama.
The vice-regal lodge at Simla, India,
has been declared unsafe as a result
of the earthquakes, and Lady Curzon.
wife of the viceroy, and her children
and the viceregal staff have moved in
to houses situated within the lodge
grounds.
The Polish workmen and revolution
aries of Russia have found new way
of trying to embarrass the government
by organizing boycott on vodka and
tobacco for the double purpose of saw
ing the money of the poor and reduc-
ing the revenue of the state.
King Frederick Augustus has given
his consent 10 the raising Of the yearly
allowance of his former wife. Countess
Montignoso, to $4,000. in return for
the surrender of their daughter. 1t is
believed that this will settle the eon-
troversy between the king and his
divorced wife.
The distance from Mukden to Har-
bin is a long stretch Of $40 miles, as
the crow flies. From Harbin to Kai
Yuan. to the north Of which the Rus
slams have retreated, 1t is about 27O
miles by the road taken by the Rus
SLAMS and about the same distance
along the highway.
While tapping powder In a blast at
the Ardway limestone quarry. about
four miles west Of Allisonia. Va, the
blast was accidentally discharged. This
caused the explosion OF two other
blasts that had been set near by. Eight
men were instantly killed and two
others SO badly injured as to leave but
little hope for their recovery.
The dead body of Miss Anna Stew.
art, daughter of one Of the wealthiest
citizens of Madison. Wis, was found
in a cistern recently at the back door
of Commissioner N. P. Haughen's res
idence, a mile from the Stewart man.
sion. Miss Stewart disappeared dur
ing the night from her home. rushing
from the house in her nightrobe. 1t Is
believed she was deranged, as q result
of illness.