Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-22
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH l1EYs FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
\ Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nationa
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Chaffee's report to the secretary OF
war says the army is -officered
Fred Secord, wealthy merchant OF
Kankakee, ILL.,, mysteriously lost $4,000
iE drafts, two tickets to New York
and $95 in cash at Chicago hotel
recently.
Gloom is over the congregation in
Shiloh tabernacle, Zion City, since a
message was read last week from the
first apostle, dated at Victoria, Mex.
leo, in which he admits he is far
from well and fears another and fatal
stroke of paralysis.
Torpedo boat IS 1876" collided near
BuellS, Kiel bay, with the small cruiser
Undine. The torpedo boat sank and
one officer and 80 seamen are miss
ing.
The coroner at Dayton, Ohio, rem.
dered a verdict of guilty in the case
of DR.. oliver Crook Haugh, in Jail
there charged with the murder of his
father, Jacob Haugh; his mother
Francis Haugh, and his brother, Jesse
Haugh.
Vienna.-Dr. Miloszavljevitch, a
well known Hungarian member of par.
lament and a lawyer, was murdered
in the street at Mariatherisiopol by a
client named Ulrich, who had lost a
lawsuit in which Miloszavljevitch act
ed as his counsel.
Thomas w. Lawson is under $4,000
bond to the December session of the
superior court on a charge of Grim
inal libel preferred by Clarence w
Barron of Boston.
The treasurer for South Australia
declares that If the British can not
make better use o Australia than to
occupy it with 100000 people only
they do not deserve to hold it.
The Korean cabinet agreed to &C
cept the proposition for a Japanese
protectorate over Korea by Marquis
Ito.
The president announces that Gen
eral William Crozier has been detail
ed as chief of ordnance for the next
| four years. General Crozier is now
serving in that capacity.
The Lenora National bank at Moore
head, KY, has closed its doors.
Acting Secretary oliver has accept
ed the resignation Of Lieutenant G.
r. Fortesque, Eighteenth cavalry.
United States Senator J. R. Burton
of Kansas has been indicted for the
third time on the charge of agreeing
to receive and receiving compensation
from the Rialto Grain & Securities
company for services rendered in be
half of the company before the post
office department.
The American Federation of Labor
convention has adopted a resolution
extena.ng the heartfelt sympathy OF
American labor to the sufferers In
Russia and congratulating the Russian
workmen on the success of the strike
An immense subterranean channel
which promises to surpass in size
and beauty the famous Mammoth cave
has been discovered near Glasgow
Junction, Barren county, Kentucky.
Weakened by the cheering and the
stamping in unison Of 1000 persons the
west bleacher on Ferris field, at Ann
Arbor, collapsed Saturday afternoon
Only a few persons were injured.
So many teachers in the Nevada
public schools have married recently
that a large number have been com
PEELED to close, and the matter of get
ting others to take their places seems
a very difficult task.
King Edward, while shooting in
Windsor forest recently, slipped and
fell, spraining his ankle.
| AS no question is pending reQuir
ing the presence in London Of White
law Reid, the ambassador has decided
to take advantage of a leave granted
by the state department and will
spend the Christmas holidays in Amer
lea.
The battleship Kentucky now holds
the record for an American warshiI
for having sent a message the Longest
distance by wireless telegraph. The
Kentucky, while lying in Hampton
Roads, sent a communication to the
station at Beauford, s. c., distance
of 500 miles.
The grand duke Adolph, reignine
sovereign Of Luxembourg. died las
week. He was born in 1917.
Philhouse Brown, the embezzline
manager Of the East End branch o.
the Bank of Hamilton. Ont, has plead
ed guilty to three charges, and was
sentenced to seven years in Kingston
penitentiary.
1t has been decided that the presi
dents annual message to congress will
be submitted to the senate and the
house of representatives on Tuesday
December S.
President Roosevelt has accepted
the resignation of Lieutenant Gran
vile R. FOrtesque. Tenth U. s. cav
airy.
1t is reported Queen Margharita hat
decided to come to the United States
next year. She is anxious to sec
America. and travelling incognito. t.
make a tour In an automobile from
New York to San Francisco, whencs
she will take a steamer for Japan.
/, Paul Francke, an eccentric German
who had claimed to be a blood rela
tive of Emperor William Of Germany
hoe disappoa rod from CoIorodo Cprjn O.