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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
MONTANA.

The West Gallatin Irrigation Compa
has paid $4,000 into the county treasu
for taxes, at Boseman.
The Schagel Lumber Company's mill
Sedan has started up, and is cutting 4
600 feet of lumber day.
The Montana state superintendent
schools makes a plea for better faciliti
in the rural schools of the state, the av,
age term for the United States.
The residents Of Upper Cascade ha
arranged for the erection OF n neat a
substantial church ediflce on Pine Gre,
to be dedicated to the use OF the NJ.
church.
j. j. Thompson, Of Miles City, one
the oldest and most successful rancho
and stockgrowers Of the county, has go
to Virginia, in which state he will ma
his future home.
l.. b. Taylor, Of Lloyd, has purchas
80 young Delaine bucks OF high graz
paying 5000 for them. He is one of
number Of woolmen who are preparing
improve their stock.
If congress approves the recommend
tions OF Secretary of the Interior Corn
ius n. Bliss, il will extend the boundari
of the Yellowstone National Park to !
clude $3.50 miles OF territory now outsi
Of its, borders.
At the recent election the various cou
ties of the state reelected 72 out Of t
total of 2l6 officials. Sheriffs were
elected in Just half Of the counties, VIII
county clerks were returned in thirte
out Of the "a counties.
The annual report Of State Treasur
Collins for the fiscal year ending Nov.
shows that the state received during tn
period the sum of 1925, $4,000, and pa
out S077 ,S52, and that the balance
hand now amounts TO $255,7l9.ss.
The contract for the care Of the coun
paupers and INDECENT sick. has be
awarded TO st. Joseph's hospital Of De
Lodge at the rate Of So per week. T
contract includes the burial expenses.
Joseph's hospital was the only bidd'
The same institution held the contra
during the past year, the price being I
same.
City Treasurer Mccarthy and his I
sistant have completed the entering o.
footing up Of the taxes paid by the peoI
of Butte, Mont. The result shows th
out Of total due Of $202 900 about SIT
900 has been paid. OF this s67 900 W
paid up TO December LIST, and since tn
$l05,00O has been paid, making the to,
$4,000. This leaves about $4,000 I
linquent.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
WHAT NICOTINE REALLY ISs
COlOrIess Fluid That becomes Dark
..H When Exposed to the Air.

In communication about tobacco in
the current number of the Scientific AM
erican, Prof. John w. Mallet of the Uni
versity Of Virginia says, among other
things: Ignorance of easily obtainable
scientific facts is however common enough
as is often illustrated by the brown, oily
material formed in the nicotine, though
in reality this is merely the tar produced
by the action OF the heat on the woody
fibre Of the leaf. Nicotine when pure is
colorless fluid of somewhat oily con-
sistence and strong, peculiar, penetrating
odor, but it darkens upon exposure to air
and light, becoming first yellow and then
brown, so that it looks, in this darkened
condition, something like the tarry mat
ter which soils smokers fingers or a
handkerchief through which tobacco
smoke is exhaled, or is often noticed as
deposited in the stem of a pipe. This
tarry deposit has nothing essential in
common with nicotine, and contains but
traces of this alkaloid, when any at all.
A part, but only small part (about one
seventh, in the experiments of Melsens)
of the real nicotine of tobacco is volatil-
lied without decomposition; the remain
der is burned and destroyed in the process
Of smoking. The sensational statements
occasionally made in regard to arsenic,
copper, ETC., as present in the paper wrap
pers, would be atsonce seen to be grossly
improbable if it were but remembered
that the wrapper of a single cigarette
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
wAsHINaTOx.

The California battalion of soldiers gar
risoned at Vancouver numbers 5S2 men.
1t is now believed Colfax is free from
diphtheria, the quarantine, being raised
at the residence of j. H. Letter.
Considerable building is going on in
Chelan and Lakeside this winter, and
much more is expected when spring opens
Maj. Charles Morton has been placed in
command of the fort at Walla Walla.
Maj. Morton won fame in the San Juan
charge. - AZ - s..Et Z
The Olympia Bicycle Path Association
has expended $55l.25 the past year in
building pathways and improving the ap-
proaches to the city. < - - -
The financial report of the controller
of Tacoma for the month of November
shows receipts amounting to $43,720.46.
Warrants issued, $62, ,02S;- warrants paid,
$67. 7.l25.
Railroad grading from Dayton towards
Delaney's continues in spite of the dis
agreeable weather. There is, however, still
considerable speculation in regard to the
road going to Delaney's.
The board of Washington state land
commissioners has made bid for $4,000
of district No. l, Mason county, school
six-year bonds, with interest of per cent
at any time after the first year.
| The report Of Commander Allen Of the
Soldiers Home at Orting, WASH, shows
that there were l49 inmates during No
vember. This is the largest number of
veterans domiciled there since the home
was built. The highest previous record
was l4l.
The attorney general at Washington,
through United States Attorney Wilson
R. Gay, is prosecuting his efforts to Sc
cure the condemnation of some 1904 acres
Of land in Kitsap county on which the
government wants to erect gun and NOR
tar batteries for the protection Of the
Port Orchard naval station.
Despite the extremely cold weather a
large force of bridge carpenters are at
work in the material yards of the Ore
gon Railroad & Navigation company in
North Colfsx, framing bridge timber for
the new bridges on the Moscow branch of
that road. The road crosses the South
Palouse river Is times in the 10 miles be-
tween Colfax and Pullman. The bridges
are all being rebuilt.
The financial report of Washington
State Librarian Bashford. has been filed
with the secretary of state, The report
shows that during the past two years
there have been l425 books added to the
library, making q total of 24,465 vol
umes. Of the $4,000 appropriation for the
state library fund, there has been ex-
pended $l3l9.9l. The outstanding ac-
counts aggregate $42.5O, leaving $636.59
of the appropriation available for addi-
tional purchases of books during the
coming fiscal year. OF the incidental
fund, $40O, there has been expended but
$lS.s2, the outstanding accounts amount
ing to $23.46, leaving unexpended $297.72.
The total area included IN what are
known as the public parks of Seattle
amounts to 6l acres. There are a num-
her of private parks, amounting to con-
siderable acreage more.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
MONEY IS VERY plentiful
MILLIONS OF leoLD DOLLARS.
New York Banks Full of Money-Gain
of Three Million Dollars in Gold I'm n
week-Seeking Investments-Russia to
Borrow From Us.

Chicago, Dec. lS.-The statement may
startle the general public, but in the
financial world the report will cause nc
astonishment, although the action will
be unprecedented in the monetary history
of the country. For nearly two months
money has been the cheapest thing In
America" as financiers phrase it. Gail
loans have been made in Wall street as
low as / per cent, while short time Dor.
rowers with approved collateral are ac.
commodated at 81 per cent in Chicago
The bond markets are absolutely bare Of
first class securities yielding more than
81 per cent. Today 8 per cent coupon
issues were bought on athe exchange at
$l.37 and high grade stocks paying divi-
dends at the rate of per cent per an
mum were quoted at $l.32. Chicago &
Northwestern common was an instance.
Firms that make speciality of invest
ment securities acknowledge that the de-
mand for values has exceeded the supply
three-fold. Fairly safe issues have been
absorbed and there is no diminution in
the funds seeking placement.
The national treasurer states that for
the current month money in circulation
has increased $2O,302,772. This, following
a gain of $5O,OOO,O0O for October, makes
a total expansion Of about $75,0O0,0OO
for the last 80 days. Compared. with
a year ago the total circulation of all
kinds of money is $l65,795,O0O greater.
and amounts in all to 81 l,SSG,S00,O00. =
The perspective. reveals even more
money. On the first of the year corpora
tions will distribute about $l00,O00,000 in
interest and dividends. Besides, exports
are increasing rapidly, while imports are
decreasing quite as rapidly. The latest
figures tell that the exports of merchan-
disc from this country exceed those Of
Great Britain for the first time in the
history of the two countries. The United
States is in the unique position of desiring
to buy the American stocks and bonds
that are held abroad. 1t is this condition
that has warranted foreign government
in making tentative overtures for a big
loan here. The borrower is supposed ia
be Russia. The representatives of that
country were negotiating with French
bankers some time ago for large loan.
but the transaction was not concluded
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
TRADE NOTES.

MI a..
Inc aggregate s'ocks oi wheat neiu AT
ior'iana, o., enc Or' Tacoma, ana oeat'ie III
''1aeeu J''ooo ousneis ioi ,ne wees
rruis inspector ~ y. JENKINS adNocates
'ne use VI parieis ihs'eau oi ooAes ior
packing anu shiPPihg
p"hnel DIos' oi ouhhysiae Dought izo
sons oi aiiaiia Oh Emory thompson az
S''oo per 'oh' iney Will win'er o'oVo
heao oi sheeP at 'heif rahcn cast OF Town.
rourteeh hunored 'ons Oh sait hsn were
shPPed iroih Fuget souht ports 10 Japan
ias1 year, ana more was not shipped De-
cause more nsn couid mol De secured.
AN Astoria hsherhan VINO was IN fort'
iand .ne otner aay, said that there Is taik
all aiohg the river among eahhery men
Vi eohioiiia'ion' anu 'ha' many VINO
nave heretofore Deeh opposed 10 sueh
measure are talking for II now:
AGAIN tne shingie miiis OF washington
are a smut down Ior the mid"mter season.
oeVehty-h'e per cent Oh them' represent
ing larger proPoruonate capacity, nave
ceased production until aiter the holidays.
fuiiy 20 per cent Oh 'he wheat crop OF
TINS STATE Is as yet unmarketed. mat Is
tne ludgment 0, wen iniormtd men IN .he
wneat trade VINO are IN 'ouch WIN the
elevators ana warehouses; ana tne inter'
LOT operators Much wheat Is IN store
waiting ,or oe''er prices oeiore 'he larm'
ers VIII let go. :
Agents oi EASTERN ihes nave received
POSITIVE auviees Una. rates on all com,
hiodil,es eastoouho ana "estoouha wiz
oe restored january ISL 10 centrai ireigh'
ana trunk ilhe 'erritory' western lines
expect 10 ies'oie 'neir ia,es Ut .ne same
tihe' ana 'rahscohtinehtai lines nave ar
ranger lor an in'lhedia'e res'ora.ioh IN
'neir 'e.ri'ory' na.es nave peeh Gu. any
wheIe IRON, 70 oo per CENT ana 'ne
lleieh' cohai,lohS are ABOUT Us eh"o''e as
"e'u ,,.,'' .rel '..n' =,
Wi.h,n ,he coming Two months AT
,east S''oV iaeore's WIZ DC enP'oyeu II,
puiioig the 'hahe river ,ahey iiiie VI
'he " N q ~, AS many o' 'neSe men az
.sn M POSSIBLY De up'a'"eu III ru'.'"nu VI
u, ,me iioi'h"es' WIZ oe Pu' oh 'ne "oiSs'
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21

Astoria, Ore, Dec. lS.-rhe United
States revenue cutter Commodore Perry
which left this city Saturday morning for
Portli md, struck on rock near st. Hell
ems in thick fog. The Perry lies on the
rock amidships on the starboard side, and
is slightly listed. The steamers Telephone
and Undine attempted to pull the revenue
cutter off the rock. but were not sue
cessful. At high tide tonight, it is thought
the steamer Undine win succeed in pulling
the Perry off. The rock on which the
Perry lies is on the edge Of the channel
and one of group in that vicinity.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
Appropriations.

Washington, d. c., Dec. l0.-The total
amount carried by the Indian appropria-
ton bill is s7,347 ,264. The appropriation
for schools shows a considerable increase
and provision is made for new buildings
at four places, viz: In the southern
part of Utah, at place to be hereafter
designated; on the Lac Courte Oreilles
reservation, Wisconsin; at blackberry
Arizona, and Morris, Minnesota. The to-
tai school appropriations, S2,sSl $780,
those for gratuities, 1864 ,625.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
TERSE TRICKS FROM THE WIRE
Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week in This and Foreign
Lands-Summarized From the Latest
Dispatches. .

|
A weekly service will soon be establish
ed between Valparaiso, Panama and Ocas.
Henry Irving has positively denied all
statements regarding his retirement from
the stage.
The North German Lloyd steamer,
Stuttgart, has been chartered to repatri.
ate Cuban troops.
Admiral Schley, who is living. with his
family in New York, is suffering from an
attack of la grippe.
The transport Mobile has left Savannah
| for Havana with Indiana, Illinois and
Virginia troops.
Mime. Schumann. Heink. the famous
contralto singer, has given birth to her
eighth child, a son.
California is being visited by n general
rainstorm. which is most welcome. on ac.
count of fears of drouth.
Miss Catherine Campbell, the actress,
| who is charged with theft at st. Louis is
believed to be of unsound mind.
Lord Strathcon has announced his in
tention of endowing the new Victoria col
lege for women, at Montreal, with $780,
900.
The United States government, since
the cessation of hostilities, has spent
about 100000 in feeding the starving
Cubans. h .
The steamer Aurora. the finest wooden
vessel on the lakes, was scuttled on Lake
Erie to prevent total destruction by fire.
Five deaths have recently occurred in
Butte, caused, it is claimed, by the dread
full sulphur and arsenic fumes from the
smelters.
A smooth gang of counterfeiters are at
work in the Mississippi valley. It is be.
lieved 100000 silver dollars have gained
circulation.
The British steamer Winchow, from
Portland, Or, to Yokohama, had two
boats washed away and her cargo dam
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
Dts.strou. a,axe

SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 20.--Baldin
vile, IL miles north of this city, was Vi
tied by disastrous fire. The fire start,
in the plant Of the Kenyon Paper cor
pany and spread rapidly to the buildii
occupied by the New Process Rawhi,
company, the stone mill Of Hotaling
Co, and the building occupied by Ciar
Mercer & Company. The loss is estimat,
at $4,000, nearly covered by insurane
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
Army Deficiency Bill.

Washington, Dec. 10. - In the
army deficiency bill reported by Senator
Hale the following are the most import
ant amendments:
The S3,OOO,OOO contingency appropria
tion for the war and the same amount
for the navy are to be expended under
the direction Of the president.
For the signal corps, $4,000 in.
crease; pontoon trains, engineer depart
rnent, $4,000; assistants in engineer de
partment, $4,000.
The balance of the $4,000, 900 defense
fund is to be continued until six months
after January ]. F
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
Ended His own Life.

Garfield, WASH, Dee. ls.-Elmer Rum
ley, young man who recently came Il
Garfield from Oregon, and has been load
ing hay for the Garfield Hay company
ran amuck Saturday evening and after
terrorizing several residents by carelcssly
firing revolver in the air he went u
the residence Of Mr. North, opening fire
on Mr.. North as soon as the door wa;
opened. He then turned the revolver on
himself and fired bullet in his right
temple and fell mortally wounded on the
door step. ....
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
General sheridan,. Command.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. l6.--A special to {
Times Herald from Washington says,
II is rumored that General NJ. v. She
dan will be assigned to the command
the department OF the lakes, with hea
quarters at Chicago. He is brother
the late General Phil Sheridan. He
be succeeded on the staff Of Major Ge
cral Brooke by General Cafree.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
Hank Bin Defeated.

Washington, Dec. l7.-Some miscella'
neous business, including the passage OF
several minor private bills, was disposed
Of at the opening Of the session in The
house yesterday. The debate upon the bill
to incorporate an international American
bank was then resumed.
Upon vote the bill was defeated, l03 to
I4g
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21

Captain George P. Ahern, late of the
Twenty fifth, and long stationed in Mon
tana, is in Washington, nursing severe
ly injured leg which he acquired while
campaigning with Gomez in Cuba. He
has lately been promoted to be captain OF
the Ninth infantry, and as soon as he re-
covers he will join his new command at
Madison Barracks, New York.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
rortIaea hx the French.

AUCKLAND, n. e., Dec. 2o.-Steam-
ers which have just arrived here report
the French actively engaged in fortlfy-
ing Tahiti, the principal island ofthe So
ciety group, which is under the ''ro'
of France
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
LATE WAR NEW 8.

The president will submit the peace
treaty to the senate during the present
session.
A detachment of Cuban troops has oc-
cupied Cardenas and hoisted American
and Cuban flags over the town.
- The United States battleships Oregon
and Iowa have arrived at Valparaiso, en-
route to Callao and Honolulu.
Brigadier General Sheridan has been
assigned to temporary command of the
department of the lakes, relieving Brigad.
ier General Bacon.
The One Hundred and Sixty-frst In.
diana battalion and the Second Illinois
regiment has marched to Quemados camp
There were 1000 men in the detachment
Mail and telegraphic communication
between Guanabacoa, Cojimar, San Mi
guel and Bacuranao, which has been in
terrupted for more than year, has been
re-estahlished.
General Ludlow, military governor oi
Havana, has selected as the engineer mem
ber of his staff in the administration Of
the affairs of Havana, Colonel w. NJ
Black Of the United States engineer corps
Some of The Spanish officers are anxious
to secure their discharges and return to
Cuba. They haye property which they
do not want to sacrifice. 1t would not
do to inquire too closely how they became
possessed of it.
The Spanish troops will not be able tc
evacuate Havana by Christmas, as ex
pected. The soldiers have been withdrawn
from the suburbs already, but the city
will be held to the last moment agreed
on by the commission.
Major Forbes, Eighth California volun
tecs, formerly in command at Vancouver
barracks, has left for San Francisco, whers
he viii be assigned to a permanent station
Lieutenant Colonel +. Del Darlington o.
the same regiment, who has been on duty
in Portland as mastering officer, will sue
ceed Major Forbes in command at Van
couyer
Havana is af " lalf.way stage between
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
runeraI of Calvin 5. nrice.

New York, Dec. ls.-The funeral Of ex.
Senator Calvin s. Brice took place Sat.
uriay in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church. The church was crowded and a
large number of persons prominent in
society and in political life were present
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
Engines.
A.
LONDON, De-

LONDON, De, The Midland Rail-
way company has rdered 20 freight en-
gines in Philadelphia and New York. As
a consequence of the engineers strike the
English firms are only able to cope with
the arrears OF work.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
The Haliaax Rene...

Washington, d. c., Dec. l6.-The ways
and means committee Of the house yester-
day agreed TO adopt a resolution for q
holiday recess from Wednesday. Decem.
Der 81, TO Wednesday. January 4.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
oounterfeiter. Caught.

BUFFALO, N. Y. Dec. 20.-About
500 in spurious coin was captured in an
italian tenement house in Scott street
yes The supposed counterfeiters
al arrest in the persons Of Frank
p nd Pasquale Antor"nh
" .ured Saturday ev.
n passing counterfeit
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21

the hauling of concentrates from the
Snowshoe to town a much simpler matter
than heretofore. As soon as there is
water enough the Snowshoe mill will be
run again.
Marble Claims.
The work at the quarries of the United
States Marble Company, near Valley,
WASH, during the fall and winter has
been OF a substantial character, all being
preparatory to the steady operation Of
the quarry as soon as all the needed ma
chinery is installed. The machinery is
all in place except the drills, which were
shipped in October, but which have failed
to arrive, owing to delay en- route. The
properties of the North America Marble
Company are not being worked this win
ter.
Pend d'OrciIIe Property.
It is learned at the office of the Home
stake Consolidated Mining Company re-
Gently that good strike has been made
upon the property of the company on
Granite creek, on the east side OF Pend
d'Oreillc lake, Idaho. The property is a
silver-lead proposition, and the officers of
the company state that the ore averages
about SO per ton, recent smelter test
Of two tons having returned about that
value.
Smoke Stack n Novelty.
The immense red painted smokestack
just put up on the Green Mountain mine
of the Anaconda company is quite a nov
city, owing to the fact that it is the only
one in the district that is not painted the
usual black. 1t is very attractive and
can be seen at distance of several miles.
The inside dimensions OF this immense
steel structure are nearly six feet and
carry off the smoke from IL sets of big
marine boilers The height of this stack
is 100 feet from the base on which it
rests. This base is solid masonry and the
stack is bolted with anchor. bolts. The
stack stands thus without any guide
ropes
siIvertOn Shipments.
The following are the ore shipments
from Silverton wharf since December Sth,
1898: December 0, Comstock Mines Ltd,
40 tons to Tacoma; December 10, Fisher
Maiden, 81 tons to Nelson; December l2,
Vancouver Group, 20 tons to Aurora;
December l2, Comstock Mines, "a tons to
Tacoma; total for four days, S9l tons.
There is now at the wharf about 60
tons from the Wakefield mines, and fully
100 tons from this mine went forward
last week
East KOOtenay Property.
The Dupont group of four claims on
Boulder creek, near Fort Steele, was
bonded last week for $4,000 to E. j.
Walch of Ottawa. The terms of the
bond are per cent cash and the balance
within one year.
The Anna, RossIand.
The recent strike in the Annie is prov
ing to be of more than usual interest, on
account of the value of the ore which has
been met. In appearance 1t is magnif'
cent rock, some of which is absolutely
free from gangue. Samples have ranged
as high as 10 ounces or 5000 in gold, and
an average value would be about $50.
The past week the smoke from the
smelters has been quite heavy, more so
than usual, and resulted in public meet
ing of citizens at which the managers OF
the smeters were present, to discuss and
suggest means to abate the nuisance.
Several deaths that have occurred since
the smoke became bad are attributed TO
that cause.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21

Glue mixed with skin led M
resist water after drying.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21
order. for the twentieth,

Omaha, Dec. l6.-Orders have been
received at the headquarters of the de
partmcnt Of the Missouri for the imme-
date g ihe Twentieth United
Fort Leavenworth
Nent viii leave San
1T Scandia with
men
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-21

Havana Is af halfway stage between
the deps- he Spaniards and the
comi leans The city looks
desolate because hope
On do not go together
aopeful Of the future
because, except in
b, re no importations
Tha, ID se soon as the new
tariff g. t.