Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-15
news Of THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FReH
ALL PARTS Of TIE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western hemispherea
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Events.
At Maysville, l. T., recently, DR..
Patterson ehot and instantly killed
DR.. Herrod.
The case of the railways against the
ticket scalpers of Omaha and Lincoln.
Neb., has been decided by Judge Gar
land Of the federal court and the in
junction asked for against the brokers
was granted.
A severe earthquake lasting two Sec
onGs occurred at San Reno recently.
The population was panic stricken.
Slighter shocks occurred at Bordighera
ar Go!dirodiz.
The Finnish senate has ordered
the withdrawal of the red guard from
the country and a petition to the EN-
peror is being prepared in favor OF
the establishment of the old Finnish
army of eight battalions for the prr'
pose of restoring the authority OF the
new Finnish government among the
muses..
Brodie L. Duke of Durham. \. -,
Of the American Tobacco company,
has teen granted a decree Of divorce
from Alice Webb Duke whom he mar
ried in December. 1904.
II. o. Blair. wanted by the Denver
police for participation in a big dia-
mond robbery in New York City some
time ago. has been arrested in Seattle
by detectives, who fouLd their nan at
the rae track.
" liam ]. Bryan, accompanied by
his wife and daughter. Colonel Vet.
more and Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap, are IN
taris.
John A. Cooke. former clerk of the
circuit court in Chicago, who was
found guilty of Irregularities in hand.
liza tho funds of the office. has been
sentenced to an indeterminate term
not - exceed five years, in the peniten-
tiary.
The navy department has just been
informed by the naval academy Of the
first violation of the so-called anti
hazing law of April 9. 1906. This re-
port gives the names Of four or five
midshipmen who are considered wor.
thy of dismissal.
The president has ordered Sc,re-
tary Donaparte to send to Oyster Bay
a fill report on the alleged furnishing
Of bad meat and breadstuffs to navy
yards ty contractors.
Colvin B. Brown of San Francisco
Ia in New York to open an eastern
bureau of the California promotion
committee In the Waldorf-Astorla no
tel.
emy viii. consist of only 200 momhers.
making 1t the smallest class at ths
academy since 1908.
Judge Lawrence has refused to issue
an order requiring Mayor Tom John
son of Cleveland to replace the cor
poration street car tracks he recently
tore up to make room for competitive
line.
w. H. Whiteman. former Judge Of
the supreme court of Arizona, Is dead.
A new labor union to be known as
the United Teamsters Of America has
been formally launched as the rival
of the International Brotherhood OF
Teamsters.
A Iyncher has been sent to prison
for Is years in North Carolina. First
conviction of the kind in the history
of the state.
Strike at Leland Stanford university
has been settled on open shop basis
and reconstruction work has been re-
sumed,
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western
railway has decided to dispense with
telegraphers and handle trains by use
Of automatic block signals and tele-
phones.
The university professors Of st. Pc
tersburg and other higher Educational
establishments haya adopted . reso-
luton in favor Of hr runrestrictsd ad.
mission Of Jews.
Santa Monica, Cal.-Acting on the
theory that the young woman found
murdered in Temescal canyon was
brought down to the beach. officers
and detectives are carrying their in
vestigation into the vicinity Of Gala.
basas. few miles above.
The Claus Spreckles mansion at San
Francisco is to be restored at an ex.
penditure Of 100000.
| Secretary Taft. accompanied by
Brigadier General Bell. chief of staff.
will make a tour Of inspection in the
middle west early in the lall.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth
have arrived from Europe. They are
at Sycamore Hill and will remain the
guests Of President Roosevelt for sew.
eral days. when they will proceed to
Cincinnati by way Of Washington.
| At Rio de Janeiro is being held an
educational convention. It's object is
to reform the system of education
throughout the republic. Speakers to.
day cited the system prevailing in the
United States as q model.