Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-02
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
+, PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of ,Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere'
During the Fast Week-NationaI,
Historical. Political and Personal
- Events.

Former President Grover Cleveland
is confined to his house suffering
from an attack of acute indigestion.
The jury in the case of Colonel
William D. Mann Of Town Topics.
charged with perjury. returned . YER
dict of acQuittal.
The eastern continent L. covered
with the heaviest fall of snew In years.
Railroad traffic in France. Spain.
Switzerland and Belgium Is serious
ly hampered.
President A. j. Cassatt of tho Penn
sylvania railroad died suddenly last
Friday.
Vigorous objection will be interpos-
ed by the churches of Washington. D.
c., to the adoption by congress Of the
uniform divorce laws agreed upon at
the recent convention of the national
congress of uniform laws.
DR.. ]. A. Matlack has resigned as
physician of the United States prison
at McNeils island and DR.. G. P. Jen-
to, formerly of London, Ont, has been
appointed to the vacancy.
The Red Cross of the United States
has sent $1,000 to Chill as contribu-
ton to recent earthquake sufferers.
William E. Quimby, editor in chief of
the Detroit Free Press, has sold his
interest to E. D. Stair and P. H. Nc
MILAN and severed his connection
with the paper.
A terrific storm is prevailing in the
straits of Gibraltar.
The report that peace between the
German forces and the warning Here
ros has been signed in Damaraland Is
denied.
The pope has received many import
ant donations to help him in the
difficulties with France.
Cardinal Cavagnis was found dead
In bed recently, having succumbsd
to paralysis of the heart.
The trial of Harry X. Thaw for the
murder of Sanford White will take
place on January 2.
Mrs. Russell Sage. widow Of the
financier, has given out q statement
in which she declares that 1t is not
her intention to distribute immediate
ly the money left her by her husband.
and much less does she intend to dis
tribute it everywhere and to every
body.
A London dispatch reports that the
Ba-anes IN England, is gfaveiy III.
vrhis extraordinary woman will, f-she
lives, be SO in April next. She visited
her bank and attended to business
daily until week ago.
Charlemagne Laurier, N. p, half
brother of Sir Wilfred Laurier, prem
Ter of Canada, died recently in Mon
treal
Night is being rapidly turned ilto
day In Chicago. With the frst of the
year the postoffice will be kept open
to the public all night and Uncle Sam
will be ready at all hours to deliver
mail to those who call for 1t. A few
months ago an all-night bank was
opened, and there is now practically
little that can not be done in Chi
cago during the night a. we'll a. dur
ing the day.
When Attorney General Bosaparte
and United States District Attorney
Devlin of San Francisco confess them
selves unable to reach q legal solu.
ton of the Japanese problem in the
Golden Gate city, how vain appear the
attempts of the numerous interpre-
tiers Of law and constitution all over
the country.
Victoria, B. C.-The provincial gov
eminent is able to show a remarkable
good financial standing at present.
There is no reason to believe from
information received at the treasury
department that when the time comes,
July 1 next. for the redemption Of the
outstanding per cent bonds, the
treasury department will decide to
pay cash for them rather than refund
them into bonds at lower rate of
interest. There are $115,O00,000 of
the As outstanding.
Cornelius W. Van Voorhis, a finan-
cier of New York, has been arrested
charged with the appropriation of
money belonging to the firm to his
personal use. He was held in $10r
900 bail.
Samuel D. Cox, editor of the Min
atare (Neb.) Sentinel, was shot and
killed recently by E. 8. Kennison, a
hotel man. The men engaged in a
scuffle on the street over a persoal
difference, when Kennison pulled his
revolver, firing three shots.
Roads in Northwest.
Nine railroad companies constructed