Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-24
news OF The WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES-fRO ALL
PARTS OFTHE GLOBE.
A Review Of HappenInss In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The town Of Seneca. s. c., was viz
tied by a fire recently and property
worth about $4,000 was destroyed.
A definite Anglo-French convention
covering the future administration Of
the New Hebrides has been signed.
Sehimotir. Russia.-The peasants Of
two villages, Pukosihofka and Doretz
in this vicinity, have decided to emf
crate in a body to the United States.
At the home of former President
Cleveland it was announced that Mr.
Cleveland is not Ill.
London.-P. McFadyn & Co., the
London house Of Arbuthnot & Co.
bankers of Madras, announce that
they had been compelled to suspend
payment.
st. Petersburg. The ministry Of
education has finished the draft Of q
PROJECT for universal education in
volving an expenditure Of 100000, 00O
yearly.
New Neutrality-suspicious. Of 5000,
900 for the building Of private auto
mobile race course on Long Island
were made In this city. 1t is said that
the course will cost $2,e00,000.
Johannesburg.-The rope of cage
which was descending the East Sim.
mer gold mine here Saturday snapped
and the cage fell 1000 feet. Twenty.
three Chinese who were being lowered
were dashed to pieces.
Toms River, N. 1.-THE jury in the
case of Dr.. Frank L. Brouwer, after
listening to the case for the last 10
days, returned a verdict of mot gull
ty."
Five persons were killed and about
100 injured by a gasoline explosion in
the Meinerding dry goods and hard
ware store at Fort Recovery recently
The city hall at Phoenix, B. c., was
recently discovered to be on fire, but
the flames were extinguished in q
short time, with damage estimated al
$500.
What is regarded as the worst snow
storm that has occurred SO early In
the season since the settlement Of
northern South Dakota ragged all day
Saturday. Fourteen inches Of snow
fell In IL hours.
A dozen bandits rode into the town
Of Caribo, between Nogales and Her
mosillo, robbed stores and kept those
present covered with rifles until they
mounted and rode away with the plum
der.
Two powerful battleships Of the
Russian navy we're launched recently
the Andrea Pervosvanni of 10000 tons
and a smaller vessel, the st. Eustace
at Sebastopol.
San Francisco. - Bernard Duffey
who was convicted of holding up and
robbing a man O. IS cents, was re
Gently sentenced by Judge Lawler t.
ten years in the Folsom prison.
It is announced from the White
House that herbert G. Squires Of New
York has been selected as minister tt
Panama to fill the vacancy caused by
the retirement of Judge Magoon
Squires was former minister to Cuba
It is feared that the sloop Daisy
presumably fishing vessel, has beer
wrecked on the Vancouver islant
coast during the heavy weather o.
last week.
A report from Ottawa says that thu
department Of justice has practically
decided to elevate w. H. P. Clemen
Of Grand Forks, Judge Of the county
court, to the vacancy on the supreme
court bench Of British Columbia re
Gently made vacant by the promotion
Of Mr.. Justice Dun to the supreme
court of Canada.
The United States district attorney
Dyer, father Of d. p. Dyer, Jr., receiv
ing teller of the United States sub
treasury, who is under suspension
pending the investigation of an al
legged shortage of SCI, 900 in the gov
eminent funs, has sent letter to thu
attorney general Of the United Statel
offering to resign II his connection
with the government and his relation
to Teller Dyer causes the administra
ton any embarrassment.