Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-05-23
news Of THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH items FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western hemispheres
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The appointment of Frederick w
Whitridge by President Roosevelt a:
special ambassador representing the
United States at the wedding Of The
king of Spain and Princess Ena of Bat
tenberg is highly popular on both side.
of the Atlantic.
The wage dispute in the Lancashire
(Eng) cotton trade has been settled
at conference held in Manchester
between the employers and the card
room workers, under the presidency oil
C. w. NIAGARA.
The increase in assessments made
by the supreme councll of the Roya
Arcanum last year is held to be both
legal and right by the full bench Of the
Massachusetts supreme court.
Fire which started in the stables OF
the Northwestern Lumber company al
Stanley, Wis, from spark from the
Northwestern mill destroyed 100 resi-
dences and dozen business buildings
The total loss is 100000.
The town of Cobalt. one OF the min
ing centers in New Ontario. has been
destroyed by fire. 1t Is also stated
that several persons were killed by an
explosion.
1t is rumored that John Mitchell, the
great labor leader who has been at the
head of the United Mine Workers fol
several years. will resign as president
Of that organization and enter into the
practice of law in Chicago.
The boiler OF an engine on the
Southern Pacific exploded near Wells
New, instantly killing Engineer L. F.
Zimmerman and Fireman NJ. s. Irwin
Of Ogden.
In removing a hill rs feet high and
500 feet long in the Stevenson Tenn J
extension Of the Southern railway
contractors used II 900 cans of powder
and $50 cases of dynamite in one ex
plosion. The shock was felt for miles
A shock supposed to be an eartn
quake occurred In Myrtlewood, Maren
go county. Ala. No damage was done
John Alexander Dowie is contem
plating leaving Zion City and taking
up his residence at Ben Dhui. his
White Lake (Mich.) house.
At recent meeting of the represen
tatives of the foreign powers in Pekir
it was announced that all the govern
ments support the British protest
against the changes in the Chinese Gus
toms service.
Richard B. Shepard, proprietor Of 9
bookstore In Salt Lake, has been sen
fenced by Judge Marshall to serve /;
months in prison for sending cata
logues OF immoral books through the
mails.
Commander in Chief Tanner OF the
G. A. r. has made the announcement
that Rev. Jesse Cole OF the depart
penalty Of $4,000 for each offense ir
ment Of Iowa had been chosen chap
lain in c..ief to succeed the tate Rev
Father j. +. Leary.
The peasants throughout Saratof
province are greatly excited and seen
to be organizing general agrariar
movement.
Charles NJ. Chamberlain was fount
guilty in the district court at Auburn
Neb.. of wrecking the Chamberlain
bank of Tecumseh, Neb., OF which HI
was manager. This was his thire
trial.
Irwin Tucker, cashier of the saving.
bank of Newport News, knowing tha
he was about to be arrested charged
with defaulting 10000. committed su
icide at Newport News. Tucker'i
shortage may reach 10000, but 1t car
be made good from his life insurance
The proper observance of Flag day
by all of the members of the G. A. r
is urged by Commander in Chief Tan
ner in general orders made public, IL
which he calls attention to the actor
Of the last encampment recognizini
June 14th for that purpose.
George E. McNeill, known through
out the country for many years as ,
labor leader and a writer on economic
subjects. died in Boston recently.
A court-martial at Riga, Russia, sen
tShSSN Si6hN WI hAhSh ~ hOotA Aoh Shs
murder of three policemen.
Two deaths and some serious pros
trations from heat were reported II
New York Saturday.
The coast defense ironclad FIRTH jo
ran down and sank the Norwegian
sailing vessel Othello at Kiel, Ger
many. The captain of the Othello ant
one Of her crew we're drowned. Tht
rest we're saved.
It is regarded as assured that thu
second peace conference will be post
poned to the end o. May. 1907.
Countess Boni de Castellane hal
confirmed the report that she expect
ed to return to America within a few
months with her sister, Miss Heller
Gould.
Vice President and Mrs. Charles w
Fairbanks spent few hours at At
lanta.