Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-06-13
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-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

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William Jennings Bryan, his wife.
son and daughter are at Dresden.
DR.. Parks Ritchie, dean of the Uni
versity of Minnesota, has rendered his
resignation to the governor
A reception given by Ambassador
Luke Wright recently was one of the
most brilliant social functions ever
seen in Toxic.
Stockyards to rival the present
scene of packing house industries are
to be founded by Sir Thomas Upton
near Cary, Ind.
The identity of the murderer of Mrs.
Alice Kinnan, who was struck down
on the stoop of her home in New York
Is still mystery.
Mr. Blackburn Of Kentucky has
been elected chairman of the demo-
cratic conference committee to sue
ceed Senator German.
Mrs. John e. Madden has been
granted an absolute divorce from her
husband, the horseman, on the ground
of gross negligence.
The village of San Quiruicio, near
Calbaga, on the island of Samar, has
been burned by the Pulajanes, but no
casualties have been reported.
The Mexican Central freighthouse
an dofficers at Chihauhau. Mexico, to-
gether with so cars Of merchandise,
were destroyed by fire recently. Loss
$780, 900.
Henri Brisson, formerly premier,
who was elected provisional president
Of the chamber of deputies, June 1.
has been definitely elected president
Of the house.
The convicts in Sing Sing and the
other prisons throughout the state of
New York will have honor marks at
tached to their clothing as reward
for good conduct.
The first freight competition be-
tween Yokohama and Shanghai has
been inaugurated by the Nippon Yusef
Kaisha, one of the leading Japanese
steamship companies.
Cadet Harold S. Hetrick of Oonnecti-
cut received the much coveted honor
last Tuesday of being graduated at
the head of his class at the United
States military academy.
Governor Edward Warfield has an
nounced the appointment by him of
Ex-Governor Pinkney Whyte Of Balti-
more to succeed the late United States
Senator Arthur Pue German.
David Hobbs, former customs in
spector of the Canadian Pacific rail-
way, is under arrest in New York. 1t
Is alleged that Hobbs is more than
$4,000 short in his accounts.
A 10000 gallon water tank crashed
through three story brick building
at Pittsburg causing rear wall to
fall out and injuring seven persons
so that they had to be taken to hos
pitals.
1t is announced that the new line
from Casper. Wyo., to the Shoshone
reservation, which is to be openel
July 16 to July 81, will be opened
for traffic in time for all passengers
who intend to apply for land.
The explosion of an oil stove In
an apartment at Syracuse. N. Y. re-
suited in the death Of Mrs. Desmond
Davis, aged 26; Mrs. Homer Alex
ander. sister in law of Mrs. Davis, and
her year old daughter, Gladys.
King Victor Emmanuel, answering
a suggestion made through Foreign
Minister Titoni, said he would be de-
lighted to accept the degree of doctor
Of laws from the Pennsylvania uni
versity, If it is offered to him.
In street fight in notorious part
Of Lexington, KY, Jess Johnson was
shot through the abdomen and NOR
tally wounded, John Ratliff was stab
bed and badly wounded and Edward
O'Dea was shot through the arm.
The fight was the result Of trouble
between some of the men last Satur-
day. Tonight the men met and the
shooting began.
Fire originating from crossed wires
in the Portland station did immense
damage to the plant of the Portland
General Electric company at Oregon
City last Sunday. Three of the largest
dynamos were destroyed. two others
were ruined by water, and large
switchboard was burned out. The
accident happened about s o'clock and
in almost an instant the streets Of
A.