Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-08-03
NEWS ITEMS OF THE WORLD
FROM HOME AND ABROAD
Occurrences Odd and CariOus-Basi-
ness Matters and Anairs-Prsons
Worthy of Mentfon-Notes eof
Crime and Accident.

reports that some of the European powers
may cause trouble il Commodore Watson
goes with his fleet to Spain.
Twenty lepers who were released from
the hospital by the Spaniards at Santiago
during the bombardment are still at large.
Postmaster General Smith has an
nounced that the United States postal
service will be extended to Hawaii as soon
as the American flag is raised there.
Mrs. +. b. Ten Eyke has recovered
$500 from the Long Island Railroad COM
pany for the loss of both legs in an acci
dent just before her marriage recently.
The prospects of a food shortage in
the Klondike next winter are being seri-
Ously discussed, as transportation COM
panies are not taking any precautions to
prevent it.
Members of the Puerto Rican junta are
very much disturbed over the proposed
annexation of the islands to the United
States. They want an Independent re-
public.
A communication from Brazil has been
received at Washington asking that
prompt payment he made for the cruiser
Nichteroy, which has already been paid
for.
Cordial relations exist between the Of
ficers and soldiers of both armies at San.
tiago. Many Spanish and American Of
ficers have changed swords as remem.
| brances of the campaign.
Switzerland has entered protest
against the advantages given to France
by the reciprocity treaty with the United
States, and demands that the same adyan.
tages be accorded TO Swiss goods.
The government has contracted for the
transportation of the Santiago Spanish
troops to Spain. The price to be paid is
500 for each officer and $50 for each en-
listed man-total, $7sOOOO.
Letters from the ice-bound Alaskan
whalers, dated March 27, confirmed the
story of their relief by a party from the
United States revenue cutter Bear. None
of the imprisoned vessels will be lost.
The Merritt Wreckine company of New
York is working on Ceryeras ships at
Santiago, and Admiral Sampson reports
to the navy department that three Of the
vessels will be saved and added TO the
United States navy.
Transportation companies who bring to
this country aliens who are afflicted with
disea ses pronounced "loathsome or danger
ous contagious" are liable to a fine of
$1,000 or less, or imprisonment for one
year or more.
Since 1853 the United States govern
ment has expended in the distribution of
seeds and in the promulgation of statistics
concerning them $3,476,sO2. The cost of
seeds and statistics on the seed question
involves $I5O,OOO a year
The cases against w. II. Hogg and w.
S. Shirk, Jr., who figured in horsewhip-
ping and shooting affray, were dismissed
at Sedalia, Mo-, the prosecuting witnesses
having withdrawn their charges. owing
to the fact that Young Hocg and Mis-
Shirk we're married Thursday.
Madrid advices say that native Philip.
pines are i'll treating 1000 Spanish pris-
oners.
The town Of New Holland, O., was
practically wiped out by fire ON Wednes-
day; loss. $4,000.
IL has been finally and definitely de.
ciJed that the ships taken in Santiago
harbor by the surrender of that CITY be-
come United States property. not prizes
of either the army or navy.
Admiral Thomas Leake Massie. known
as the father of the British navy. is dead.
He was horn in 1902. entered the navy
in 1918 and served at Nayarino. Beyrout,
S;don and st lean d,Arc and in China
and in the BLACK sea.
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the Snanisb nrisoners since their arrival
at Saavv,s ;slaud was whom there were
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have heen confined in the hosn;taI
w,,b ,ho oxce,t;or Of .baut ton men
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