Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
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Cable advices from Havana, Cuba,
announce the death of Sonora Juan
Quesada, the Cuban Joan Of Arc, at
the age Of 70 years. ''--
Judge Lawlor of San Francisco has
postponed until Thursday decision on
the motions to set aside the indict-
ments against Patrick Calhoun, Eu-
gene E.. Schmitz, Abe Ruef and others
because the minutes of Judge Gra-
hams department have not been
amended to conform. with the facts.
Schmitz is not allowed to leave the
county jail. .,.-.. - =. rr;% .
Fire has destroyed the Southern
Pacific, depot and hotel and the Nc:
cloudIrivers exchange depot at sissot,
Cal, and Miss Laura Sake of New
York, q school teacher. lost her life.
Several others were badly. burned,
one, Miss Lizzie Walgamott, wait
ress at the noteb dangerously. II !
AfdiYorce has been granted CONT;
ess Rosslyn, formerly Anna Robin
son, the American chorus girl who
married in 1905. -, l{!!! W
While Queen Maria of Portugal and
her son. Prince Manuel, were, auto
MODELLING they were stoned by hood
lums, but not seriously injured.
n. H. Hartman has bought the
home of the late Heber R. Bishop at
SS1' Fifth avenue, paying for it about
100000. '@
The armored cruisers West Vir-
ginia, Colorado, Pennsylvania and
Maryland of Admiral Dayton's Pa
cific fleet, ara expected to start from
Ckgite nor the United states In 10
days OFT two Weeks ~ YFs
Professor H. Magnus Olsen, the d.
rector of the Northwest Sangerbund,
which will give the annual northwest
sangerfest in, Spokane the last of next
month: is making . tour of the dff'
ferent towns of the northwest, procur-
ing singers and giving them an idea
of the general lines Of work. to be ia
kenSup Tor the sangerfest. J,-r
The body Of Miss Lawley, . nurse,
waxiound recently on the, beach near
Victoria. B. c., and there ixssFery In
dication that q murder has been com
mitted. i.-A5f, ~N IN
Mrs. Charles W. Fairbanks. wife Of
the. vice president, was ljR1eR aote acciI
dent as miles vest OF 16st h1l.sN.
Y, but eicsSsd GteMhdHH 1904 in-
jury. ~ Ioss AZ a tire lditthed the
machine ,as.., =
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Macsabe INV 6sQi6Sd to move the
Pacific tIbaSt department
Headquarters from Oakland. Cal. to
SaltSLake City, Utah. -.
The formal notification from the
American government that the French
chambers Of commerce, had 4. been
placed upon an equal footing with the
German chambers IN the matter OF
certificates IN relation to the valuA-
ton of exports to the United States
has been received with qualification
in France.
The whole Bohemian justice system
is tied UP by a passive resistance
strike Of the Junior. Judicial officials.
The strikers are Demanding more pay
apdtquicker promotion. r Nr
A. rebuff from King Victor Emman-
uel to one of the American ,immigrac
ton committee visiting Italy studying
immigration conditions is the subject
of much comment in government and
diplomatic and. commercial circles.
The great dock at Callao. Peru.
sank recently.
Oscar, s.. Straus, secretary OF COM
merce- and labor, is visiting in Port.
land,inlt - an, -! 'u-ttt j ! VI
Sixteen thousand men employed by
the limited States Steel, corporation
and, independent. mine owners on the
Vermiliop and Mesaba. ranges. are on
strike, paralyzing the entire iron. ore
industry Of the Lake Superior region,
The men ask for a general increase.
james F. English, IS years Of age,
and pair clerk OF the democratic eau
Gus Of the house, died IN Washington,
d. c., recently as the result Of liver
complications s. =. H'-I'' "a -
The plot to capture or kill General
Alfaro; president fEcIla dor wsss
very clev6r1y conceived, but 1t failed
of its ulrpose because at the last mo-
ment ode o! the conspirators, betrayed
il to the government. u
General Hagron, who has been chief
in command of the French army since
the retirement in June. 1906, Of Gen.
eral Brtgere, has now been retired at
his owa request. u,
Claspkd in each others arms.
George land Herbert Shire. twins, 10
years Old. fell into an open sewer in
Philadelphia and were swept into the
Schuyll4ll river and drowned.
Eighty Boston master Steamsters
have BEEN sued by New York con-
Germ WITCH makes business of fur
nishing Rtrikebreakers. tits charged
the tea4sters have failed, toitpay the
agreed fage scale.
There is renewed and mora .pro:
nouncef criticism by Americans IN
London bn the way in which !1resentAl
lions inf court are made blythe Adnes|
lean emk assy. 1t is asserted that .fhe
presentd ions are "mal4seG3 itttf III