Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-02-28
NEWS OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-National
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The sinoerest gratitude is expressed
at Toxic on all sides at President
Roosevelt's appeal to the American
nation for assistance for the sufferers
from famine in Japan. His action is
appreciated as the timeliest mark Of
Americas unvarying friendship.
Captain Samuel Kuhns. aged 101,
and Mrs. Sarah Jackson Crawford,
100 years old, residents of Lorraine
county. have Just been married at
Marysville, Ohio. after an intermit-
tent courtship Of more than SO years.
The bride Is relative of Abraham
Lincoln.
President Roosevelt's letter to
President Palma rendering his thanks
to the Cuban congress for its generous
wedding gift to his daughter. said that
the sentiments dedicating the spendid
gift were even more beautiful and
more highly appreciate than the
present itself.
First Lieutenant Arthur H. Fresh
water, Twenty-ninth infantry. has been
dropped from the rolls of the army by
direction Of the president, for deser-
ton, having been absent without
leave for three months.
President Roosevelt is said to be
In excellent spirits over the favorable
report Of the Hepburn rate bill by the
senate committee on interstate COM
merce.
Active preparations continue at
Manila for a possible emergency in
China.
Eldridge Becker. 20, rejected suitor
Of Miss Florence ALI, 10. forced his
way into the home of her father, DR..
o. B. Allf, and killed Florence and
wounded her mother. He then turned
the rife upon himself, dying instantly.
Ronald McCloud, a we'll known
young man Of Washington, Pa, was
shot and instantly killed the other
night by Santo Paurero. an Italian.
who narrowly escaped being lynched
by an enraged crowd Of people which
gathered following the murder. The
killing resulted from alleged insulting
remarks which crowd Of young men
Is said to have addressed to the Italian,
who was escorting his two sisters
through the Washington fair grounds.
The st. Petersburg Russ says that
the terms Of the new Russian loan Of
| $240, 100000 to be foated in France
had been arranged. and that the inter
est would be per cent.
Jackson, Ky.-The Breathitt county
grand Jury has returned indictments
against Judge James Hareis, Ed Cal
lahan, B. P. French, John Smith and
John Abner. charging murder and &C.
cessory to the same in the death of
James B. Marcum here, two years ago.
The Indianapolis Sentinel has sus-
pended publication and announced
that owing to its operation being un-
profitable it's affairs would be gradual.
ly wound up.
Consul General Shanklin of Pana-
ma reports that the waterworks sys-
tenn installed by the Americans pre-
vented the destruction of the entire
city by the recent fire.
Orders have been promulgated at
the navy department announcing the
retirement of Rear Admiral p. e.
Chadwick. who commanded Admiral
Simpsons flagship during the war
with Spain.
Miss Theora Scott Strong. daughter
of Charles H. Strong of Erie. Pa. and
Mr.. Reginald R. Ronalds, millionaire
clubman of New York. we're married
recently.
Banker Fred McCutcheon. on trial
at Ida Grove. Iowa. for receiving de.
posits after his bank at Holstein, Ia,
was insolvent. was acquitted Of the
charge.
According to information received
by the New York police Frederick
Clifford Doorway. a Canadian. who
went there q month ago for the pur.
pose Of receiving beQuest Of $3.50, 900
left him in gratitude by a woman he
had once assisted, has disappeared
and central ofice detectives are now
looking for him.
While crossing Illinois river In q
boat from Bureau to Hernepin with
the United States mails. Blaine Jen'
kins, the mail carrier; Perry McWhor.
ter, q grain buyer. both Of Hennepin,
Ill.,. and William Bentley. a barber Of
Chicago. were drowned.
The Toledo. Peoria & Western west.
bound limited No. went into the ditch
two and a half miles east of Crescent
City, ILL.,, recently, killing Engineer j
Welch of Peoria.
Roland Brown. on trial for the muir.
der of Congressman Pinckney al
Hampstead. Texas. years ago. has
been acquitted after weeks trial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
will be the guests Of the city Of New
Orleans during the carnival season.
Fire at Portland, Me.