Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-11-29
NEWS OF THE WORLD
snORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
4 Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past. Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

| Chicago was visited Saturday by
one of the heaviest windstorms OF
the year. the gale reaching the height
of 81 miles an hour for several hours.
Much damage was done to trees down
town.
! Sir Arthur Nicholson, the British
ambassador at Madrid, is to succeed
, Sir Charles Hardinge- as ambassador
of Great Britain to Russia.
| General B. J.. Viljoen is negotiating
for land near Ell Paso. Tex, on which
to found another colony for the Beers,
who recently abandoned their homes
in Chihauhau, Mexico.
| Secretary Root has informed the
Japanese government that he will
hereafter conduct affairs relating to
Korea through the Japanese legation
at Washington. #44
| Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison, wife
of the lawyer and congressman who
was recently candidate for lieuten-
ant governor of New York, was killed
in an automobile accident at Long
island City. Saturday.
| Safe crackers recently bleY the
safe in the postoffice at Forestyille,
Cal, and got about $500 in cash, and
a number of money orders.
| Thos. Lawson says he has received
so many proxies that his control OF
both the New York Life and Mutual
Life is absolute.
After protracted adjournment the
ca.e of Oberlin Carter, the ex-army
officer who is endeavoring to prove his
legal title to funds which he is de-
clared by the United States to have
embezzled, has been resumed at Chi
cago. ...,.
DR.. Daniel Stephenson died recent
ly in Honolulu. He formerly was an
associate of President Harper of the
University of Chicago, and also as.
sistant pastor of the First Baptist
church of that city.
| A dispatch from Newfoundland
states that the 100 ton schooner Co
lumbine, bound from Charlottetown for
Newfoundland ports, foundered with
four men in Fortune bay during the
recent gale.
The defalcation OF Cashier Clark OF
the Enterprise Natlonaf bank OF Alie-
gheny, "a, together win money that
can not be accounted for, will be not
less than $1,500.00O.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt mas approved
the sentence of Captain Alga p. Berry,
| jTwenty.ninth infantry who by court
martial, was condemned to dismissai
from the army on charges OF conduct
unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
J. j. Hill. president OF the Great
Northern, has arrived In New York
from Southampton.
Marquis Ito was given garden par
ty recently at Seoul In celebration pr
the Japanese'korean protectorate
treaties.
One new case of yellow fever Is re-
ported at Havana, making total OF
eight cases under treatment.
X. Sougimora, Japanese minister TO
Mexico and Peru. who has been So
journing with his wife and child IN
California for some time, recently left
for the City OF Mexico, accompanied py
his family. .fa
The run which began at keokuk'
Iowa, on the state Central savings
bank, stopped almost entirely after
the arrival Of four wagon loads OF Sill
yer dollars from Chicago ana ST.
Louis.
At the observatory OF the Tacubaya
university Thursday a new comet was
discovered. The astronomers say tnat
the comet, which can be seen with a
small telescope. Is flying swiftly TO-
ward the sun.
MRS. kidder. the nymn writer. aec %
at Cneisea' mass'' oa'ufua'' "eeo ''
years.
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