Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-14
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

In q rear end collision between q
Salt Lake freight and Santa Fe freight,
two miles south of Victorville, Col,
L. B. Gou.d of Vanwert, Iowa, brake.
man on the santa Fe, was killed.
William Thaw, the young million
aire, nephew Of Harry Thaw. who
awaits trial for killing Stanford White.
will soon appear before sheriff's
grand jury to defend himself against
the charge made by his mother that
he is a habitual drunkard.
1t was reported on reliable authority
that the Mexican Central railroad has
been purchased by the Chicago. Rock
Island & Pacific and is now part of
the Rock Island system.
The official election returns as they
come in cut down Governor Hoch's
plurality in Kansas. but there Is
scarcely a possibility now that they
will bring his plurality Delow 1000.
Two masked men, each armed with
a brace of revolvers. entered the sa-
loon of Dempsey & Harris at San Luis
Obispo, CAL, and held up r. l.. Demp-
sey, one of the proprietors. and sew
eral others who were in the place.
Harris was compelled to open the safe.
from which $500 was halded over to
the robbers, who, after rit1ing the cash
register, taking a drink and some CT
gars and a bottle of whisky, left the
saloon On q run.
Trial of the charges against the vari-
GUS Chicago companies indicted for
alleged combination in restraint OF
trade and commerce has been post
poned until December 10, neither the
government nor the packers being
ready for trial.
The trouble between the union
switchmen and the 20 railroads enter
ing Chicago has been adjusted, and all
danger of strike of the 10000 men
has been avoided.
Austin, Tex.-According to dis
patch received by Governor Latham
from Captain McDona.u OF the ranger
force, the rioting has ceased at Rio
Grande City.
In the famous old Harper Publish
ing house in Franklin square. New
York, Saturday night nearly $50 men
and women prominent in American
literary life celebrated with Henry
Mills Alden, for 81 years eul.or OF
Harper's Monthly, the SEVENTEEN ami.
versary of his birth. During the din
ner letters of congratulation from
President Roosevelt and Samuel L.
Clemens to Mr.. Alden were read.
Cincinnati-In resolutions calling
the action of President Roosevelt in
discharging the three companies OF
negro troops from the army for at
tack on citizens of Texas, "despotie
usurpation of power" the Union Re
publican club condemned the action
of the president.
William R. Hearst has left New
York for California for recuperation.
During quarrel in a gambling room
near Fort Bliss, Texas, two soldiers
of the Twenty-flfth infantry (colored)
were shot and killed. Another soldier
also a member of the troop. has beer
arrested and charged with murder.
An official report says that several
Beers, led by a man named Ferreira
recently surprised police camp In the
vicinity of Witkop, wounding two
troopers, selling their guns and subse
quently capturing a corporal Of police
The colonial government has adopted
measures to suppress the disorder.