Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-06-07
AROUND THE world
TELEGRAPH SHORT NOTES FROM
ALL POINTS OF The GLOBE.
4 Review Of happenings In Both
Eastern and Western HemIsphsres
During the Past Week. National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Inc natlOnai convention OF the ElkS
lodges will meet in Buffalo, N. Y, on
July 10.
| Vive Admiral Uriu, with Japanese
squadron, is at Gutzlaff island, in Han
Chow bay.
The Tweedmouth collection of pic.
lures was sold at Christies Saturday
afternoon and realized over $235,000.
Forest fires are raging northwest OF
Escanaba, near Northland, Mich. Much
damage has been done.
II. l.. Corley. station and express
agent at Seligman. Ariz., confessed
himself defaulter and shot himself
through the heart.
The Japanese celebrated the victory
at the battle Of the Sea of Japan Sat
urday night, by torchlight and Ian
tern procession at Honolulu.
General Sir William Nicholson, who
was recently appointed governor gen.
eral Of Gibraltar, has been compelled
for private reasons to resign his COM
mission.
General H. v. Boynton, president of
the Chickamauga Park commission,
died recently in Atlantic City, N. ].
He suffered from a complication of
diseases.
"Bluebeard" Johann Hoch is to be
hanged June 23. Judge Kersten, who
some time ago sentenced him to be
hanged, fixed that date as the day Of
execution.
The British steamer Kuling has ar
rived at Shanghai, towing in a Rus
sian destroyer which was found help
less north of Shawaihan with three
crews aboard.
Lord Eduard Talbot, conservative.
who was seeking reelection to the
house Of commons from Chichester on
his appointment as junior lord of the
treasury, has been reelected.
The war department has received a
cablegram from Governor Magoon OF
the isthmian canal zone, reporting two
new cases of yellow fever among the
canal employees on the isthmus.
Mayor Tom l.. johnson of Cleve-
land says the main Issue in the state
and municipal elections In Ohio next
November will be city ownership and
operation OF public service utilities.
The death roll resulting from the
hurricane which recently swept over
Natal and the subsequent bursting OF
the reservoir at Piletown. was nearly
500 Hindoo laborers and SO Euro.
peans.
Governor Higgins Of New York has
signed both the Raines bill and the
Amber bill. designed to abolish the
disreputable hotels operating under
the present provisions Of the liquor
tax law.
Papers In an action for divorce
brought by Brodie l.. Duke have been
served on Mrs. Alice Webb Duke,
whose marriage to Mr.. Duke In De-
cember last was the beginning Of sen.
sational litigation.
The British ship Afghanistan, from
Hamburg for San Diego. Cal. has
been in collision with the British man
Of war Caesar. the former sinking
with 20 of her crew. The Caesar has
put into Dungeness.
The strike situation in st. Peters
burg is again attracting attention. Ten
thousand men struck Friday and Sat
urday. A number OF minor demonstra.
tions have been broken up and some
are announced for this week.
Diplomatic activity In Washington
indicates that the European powers
are prepared actively to assist the
president in any efforts he may make
In the interest Of peace. It. is learned
on high authority that the German
emperor heartily shares the wish Of
President Roosevelt for an early end
ing of the war.
The Neue Freie Presse announces
that Baron Ferjervary has formed
cabinet for Hungary and that the
names Of those who will accept port
folios under his premiership will be
made public at the beginning of next
week.
A fatal storm swept over Minneap.
oils Saturday. During the few min.
utes that 1t ragged Elizabeth Cam. 8
years old. was struck by lightning and
killed. Several houses were fred and
telegraph and telephone wires were
leveled.
In consequence Of the intention to
exercise legal control over emigration
from Austria-Hungary representatives
Of commercial and Industrial societies
and steamship companies will meet
June 26 at Vienna to Investigate the
conditions of emigration.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow Of
former President Harrison, was re-
Gently received in private audience by
Pope Plus X. at Rome, with several
other prominent American tourists.
who we're presented to his holiness by
Monsignor Murphy. vice rector Of the
American college.
| Disorder In the interior is increas.
ing. Severe fighting is reported near
Bodena between Greeks and Bulyar.
ians. II is alleged that Apostol, the
Bulgarian leader and chief organizer
of the insurrection. who was reported
to have been killed in q fight with
gendarmes last March. Is leading the
Bulgarians.
This year Tasmania will export
SOC. 900 bushel cases Of apples. Most
of them will 70 to England and Aus