Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-21
news OF THE WORT
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS Fir
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings in 8
Eastern and Western Hemisphe
During the Past Week-Natiot
Historical. Political and Perso
Events Tersely Told.

A son has been born to Pril
Chun, the Chinese emperors broth
Karl Joubert, the we'll known wri
on Russian subjects, died in Lond
recently.
A plan is on foot to buy the Alb
ham Lincoln homestead and conv,
1t into a national park.
Horace A. Taylor, assistant sec
tary of the treasury, has rendered
the president his resignation.
Sir William Joseph Greene, W
came to Denver five years ago frc
Boston. seeking health, is dead.
Two prolonged and severe cart
quake shocks were felt at Rosea
Island Of Dominica, B. w. L., recent
James w. Alexander, former pre-!
dent of the Equitable Life Assuran,
society, is seriously i'll in New Yor
Pat Grove is now a prisoner in Il
Council Bluffs. Iowa, Jail. and will |
arraigned on the charge of streetc;
robbery.
The shipping companies at Fium'
Hungary, have yielded to the demand
Of the strikers and work has been r,
sumed in all trades.
Nearly 5000 Americans. men, won
en- and children, are in peril of deaf
at the hands OF Chinese mobs in tn
threatened Boxer uprising.
The state department has receives
a cablegram from Shanghai, China
saying that the conditions in that cit,
are not such as to cause any alarm.
The American consul at Fort d.
France, Martinique. reports an earth
quake recently, the most terrific il
"a years. Little damage was done.
An urgent writ has been served OF
Count Boni de Castellane, making hin
defendant in the separation proceed
ings Of his wife. formerly Anna Gould
l.. s. Montague. son Of Sir Samue
Montague. the well known Londol
banker. will be the liberal candidate
Premier Balfour.
The city OF Boston officially cele
brated the Longworth- Roosevelt wed
ding Saturday. the mayor ordering al
bells In the city to ring 15 minutes
beginning at noon.
Morris Caplin. who operates al
auction business In Denver. was mur
iered In the dining room Of his hom'
by masked man, who entered fol
the purpose Of robbery.
Lord de Clifford OF London was mar
ried February 10 at st. Margaret
church. Westminster, to Eva Caring
ton. who is now playing a small par
in "Bluebell in Fairyland."
Governor Dineen of Illinois has re
ferred to the state board Of pardoni
the petition Of Johann Hoch for 9
communication Of sentence. He is sen
fenced b hang February 23.
The Iowa house OF Representatives
has passed bill making It a misde
meanor. punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment. to discharge frecrackeri
or other explosives on July 4.
In pursuance Of his campaign fol
the betterment OF the army. Lore
Roberts has issued manifesto I,
the British nation advocating tina
drill and the use of the rife be taugh
In all public schools.
The largest picture ever painted IL
France and perhaps the world. wal
inspected by the Fine Arts commission
at the Gallerie des Machines. II II
246 feet square. and contains more
than 1000 life size figures. The pic
ture represents the mob. after the TAX
ing Of the Bastile. marching with La
fayette to the Hotel de Vile. It II
the work Of NJ. George Roussel.