Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
LAfE NEWS NOTES.

Lying at the morgue at Occur d..
Alene City Idaho, hands and feet burn.
ed off and bodies and faces burned to
an unrecognizable crisp, are the re-
mains Of Earnest Miles, aged "a, and
j. B. Straup, aged "a years, and mar
ried.
The two men had been escorted to
the Carscallon Navigation company e
supply boathouse. About l O'Clock in
the morning Charles Sawley, living in
nearby boathouse. discovered the Car
scallon boathouse on fire. Not until
the side Of the burning house fell in
were the bodies of the two men discov-
cred, surrounded by a seethinR mass of
flames. The boathouse burned to the
waters edge. The bodies were remov.
ed to the morgue. 1t is thought from
the position in which the bodies were
discovered that both men sat down at
opposite ends of the table, on which
was a lighted lamp. Both probably
fell asleep, and in falling from their
chairvs swept the lamp off the table.
setting fire to the house. The flames
soon spread to tank of gasoline, which
exploded, filling the building almost
Immediately with burning gas. Both
men were employees of the Carscallon
Navigation company and we'll thought
OF by their employers.
Mrs. William Ellis Corey, wife of
the president Of the United States Steel
corporation, has been awarded a di.
vorce in the district court Of Nevada,
sitting at Reno. The case was submit
ted without argument and the Jury TOOK
but one ballot. 1t was out but few
moments. Mrs. Cory was in to, rs when
told that she had been given a decree
and the custody of her l6 year old son,
Allan Corey. She says she will reside
at Reno. No evidence was submitted
by the defense and there was no argu.
ment.
A rumor current some time ago that
George Won L. Meyer, ambassador to
Russia, would quit his post at st Pet
ersburg and become at member Of Pres
ident Roosevelt's cabinet ia now fully
confirmed. Secreatry Bonaparte is
slated to succeed Attorney General
Moody and Ambassador Meyer is slated
to succeed Bonabarte as head Of the
navy department.
Attorney Tyson s. Dimes has been
bound over to the criminal court at
Denver, to answer charge Of assault
with intent to kill ubon John X. Null
len wealthy flour manufacturer,
whom he beat with dog whip on Sun.
day. Mr.. Mullen instructed his lawyer
to draw papers in a $50, 900 damages
suit against Dimes. Mr.. Dimes admits
that he assaulted Mr.. Mullen, but
claims justification. The trouble arose
over the use Of two party telephone
line.
The big mining companies Of the
Occur d'Alenes announce that all men
employed in mills would be granted an
eight hour day, reduction of four
hours, and other outside men will be
reduced from 10 to nine hours; wage
scale, SO and $3.5
Three Thousand miners will be af-
fected by the change. All companies
will work three shifts in the mills.
The largest panther ever seen in
northern California was killed recently
by Frank Lockhardt nearG Gregory Cali.
fornia, where it had been creating hav.
oc among sneep herds. The animal
was caught in a bear trap, and meas
ured II feet and 6 inches In length and
weighed 200 pounds.
The body Of Hiram Cook, the North.
ern Pacific civil engineer who was
drowned in the Yellowstone river be-
low Livingston about a week ago. has
been recovered from the river.
Harry Mitchell, aged 70,an old sold.
ier and one Of Buffalo Bills scouts
when fighting for the government ia
dead at his home near Berrien Center,
Michigan.
Two workmen were killed and over
30 others were injured by the explosion
Of boiler at the plant Of the Vincen.
mes Paper Mill company's q plant in In.
idana. The propery loss is 5000.
P. E. Hickman, brakeman on the
Red Mountain railway, was instantly
killed at Rossland, B. c.. recently.