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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
WAS SCHLEY'S VANCOUVER.
Led Cervera To Believe He Had
Given Up the Chase.

Mole st. Nicholas, Haiti, May 3O-The
following dispatch has been received here
from the correspondent of the Associated
Press with the American fleet of San
tiago:
OIL Santiago de Cuba, May 20.-Com-
modore Sehley and the flying squadron
have the Spanish fleet bottled up in the
manoeuveling the commodore allowed tho
Spaniards to think he had left in disgust.
They took the bait and ran into the har-
Dor, Schley moved down this morning
and at o'clock by going close to the har.
Dor he saw the Cristobal Colon, Maria
Teresa, and two torpedo boats.
Commodore Schley has acted upon his
own information and judgment for six
days and believes the whole Spanish fleet
is there. After the discovery Of the fleet
he went TO breakfast saying:
81 have got them and they will never
get home
The auxiliary cruiser st. Paul arrived
here this morning and was sent to Mole
St. Nicholas with dispatches. She cap
turcd coal ship, which was sent to Key
West by Captain Sigsbee in charge of a
prize crew. The coal was undoubtedly in.
tended for the Spanish feet. 1t is be-
lieved there is not much coal at Santiago.
The officers and men of the flying
squadron are jnbilant over the fact that
the location of the Spanish fleet has finally
been definitely established.
The temperature here is ITO in the
shade and in the steel turrets the heat is
actually beyond the power of imagina-
tion. The American ships here are the
Brooklyn, Texas, Massachusetts,, Iowa,
Marblehead and Vixen, a torpedo gun
boat.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
70 GOVERN THE PHILIPPINES.
IS GIVEN LARGE AUTHORITY
General Merritt Receives Exhaus-
tive InstractiOns-Twen Thou
sand Men for the Expedition
Cable From America by Way of
Hawaii.

New York, May 3l.-The state depart.
ment has mailed to General Merritt his
exhaustive instructions for the govern.
ment of the Philippines, says the Wash.
ington correspondent of the Tribune.
These embody not only full details for
the control of the military and naval
forces in establishing United States SOW.
ereignty over the Philippine group, which
were prepared by the war and navy de.
partments for incorporation in the in.
structions, but are understood to clothe
the commanding general with greater dis
cretionary powers than have ever up to
this time been granted to an agent of this
government. Except in his relations with
foreign powers, growing out of possible
complications in the east, which are to
be referred to Washington for negotiation
General Merritts control Of affairs will
be practically supreme. The instructions
throughout bear every evidence that the
United States intends to retain permanent
control of this islands.
In this connection it is understood to-
day that arrangements are already being
made to lay cable from San Francisco
by way of Hawaii, directly to Manila and
that work will be undertaken as matter
of necessity the moment the authority
for expenditure can be secured from con-
gress.
Twenty Thousand Men.
By direction of the president formal
orders have been prepared for issue today
adding 5000 men to the department of the
Pacific under General Merritt, increasing
the force to 10000 men. While General
Merritt was promised week ago that
this increase would be made if possible,
difficulties insurmountable in character
were presented and it was only on the
success achieved by the war department
yesterday, in securing the execution OF
contracts much earlier than anticipated,
that it was found possible to redeem the
promise. These related not only to
transportation but to the arms, ammu.
milton, uniform and other requisite equip
ment, it having been feasible up to this
time to secure these essentials for only
1900 men.
General Merritt was informed last night
of the improved prospects for augment
ing his force and was requested to desig-
nate such additional volunteer regiments
from the east as he desired for duty in
the Philippines with the assurance that
his wishes would be respected.
1t is understood that he eontemplates
asking for at least one regiment from
New York, another from Illinois and from
the District of Columbia a third. 1t is
likely Colonel Jay Torrey's mounted
Rocky mountain riflemen will be added
to the expedition, which is thus far de-
ficient in the cavalry arm.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01

Washington May 20.-Among a long
list Of army nominations sent by the pres
ident to the senate yesterday were the
following:
To be general Of volunteers,
Mathew c. Butler, South Carolina.
To be brigadier-general Of volunteers,
James X. Watts, Texas; Nelson Cole, Mis-
souri; William C. Oates, Alabama.
To be commissary of subsistence with
rank Of major, Edmund Beach, Montana.
To be additional paymaster, Beverly
w. Coiner, Of Washington.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
MANILA LIVES ON RICE
CUTTING OFF OF SUPPLIES
ADMIRAL Dewey Reports That the
blockade Continues Effective and
the Situat ton Is Unchanged
Captain Gridley Sick and Ordered
Home.

Washington, May 2S.--The navy de-
partment this afternoon made public the
following dispatch
"Cavite, May "a, via Hong Kong. May
26.-To the Secretary of the Navy, Wash.
ington: No change in the situation. The
blockade is effective. 1t is impossible for
the people OF Manila TO buy any proy@-
ions except rice. The captain of the
! Olympia (Gridley) has been condemned
by medical survey and is ordered home.
lie leaves by the Occidental and Oriental
steamship from Hong Kong on the 2sth
Commander Lamberton is appointed com.
mander of the Olympia. Dewey"
In Desperate Straits.
New York, May 2S.--A dispatch to the
World from Manila via Hong Kong says:
The situation of the besieged inhabitants
OF Manila is growing more and more des.
perate, owing to the cutting off of sup.
plies, The blockade by Dewey's squad.
ron is complete, while the insurgents have
surrounded the city on the land side, thus
eiiectually closing the place in.
Dewey has deferred further aggressive
action at this point until the arrival OF
the cruiser Charleston with coal and am.
munition, and of the promised troops for
military occupation of the islands.
Powers Have Agreed.
Berlin, May 2s.-An article in the Post
says:
1T is declared semi.oflicially that the
recent rumors as to the transfer of the
Philippine islands to France or to Ger
many or to their partition among the
European powers with interests in the far
east have no foundation whatever. Amer
lea is not yet in possession, it is true,
and it is quite possible that she may not
ever occupy them. But any laying of
hands on the islands at present would
he hostile act against America, nor
would it be tolerated by the other Europ
can powers having interests there"
This utterance may be taken as explicit
proof that the continental powers have
come to an agreement on the subject to
await further action by America.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
WHIPPED A SPANISH FORCE
Part Of Gome.'s Army Seized Food
and Ammunition.

London, May 30.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Key West says:
Intelligence has been received here from
Cuba that portion of the army Of Gen
eral Gomez, consisting Of 300 cavalry and
500 infantry, on Saturday at daylight at
tackled, captured and held for two hours
the town of Remedies, in the province of
Santa Clara
The Cubans wrere commanded by Car
lilo, and the object Of the attack was to
capture supply Of provisions sent there
three days before to the Spanish troops,
who numbered 5000 men. The Cubans loot
ed the place of everything edible, which
was sent to General Gomez, as well as
3O4 Mauser rifles and 10000 rounds Of am
munition.
The loss of the Cubans was four killed
and three wounded. The Spaniards lost
80 killed and 80 wounded.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
THE MONTANA VOLUNTEERS.
Four Train Loads Have Arrived In
San Francisco.

San Francisco, May 29.-Four train
loads Of Montana volunteers arrived in
this city yesterday. The Red Cross So
ciety had prepared a breakfast Of sand
wiches and coffee for the soldiers after
which they were lined up for the march
TO Camp Richmond.
The men were given a magnificent re-
ception by the people Of this city, who
gathered by thousands along the line Of
march, cheering them, and as the soldiers
marched along they were presented with
flowers and fruits in abundance.
The troops were in good physical con-
dition, but were a little fatigued from
their long confinement on the cars. Their
camping grounds at Camp Richmond had
been prepared for them and before even
ing the men will be comfortably settled
in their new quarters.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
SAMPSON OFF KEY WEST.
Battleships MOtiOnless Under n
Tropical Sun.

On Board the Associated Press Dispatch
Boat Wanda, Key West, May 20.-1Sun,
day, with the fleet waiting, watching in
silent, sunlit seas, a group of great battle
ships motionless under the tropical sun,
broad decks, scorched and scared by day,
languid and dreamy under the stars by
night, fleet OF powerful sea fighters, an
army of brave men drifting at sea wait
ing for something to do-that tells the
story Of Rear Admiral SIMPSONS fleet for
many days and nights. The ships of the
fleet stand close together in small groups,
Hour after hour passes and the position
- not changed Great volumes of smoke
occasionally issue from the tunnels and
curl unswayed by the wind into the sky.
The men drag impatiently through the
hills and crawl impatiently away into the
shaded hooks OF the decks and grumble
at the inactivity. During the day the
music on board swells far out over the
silent water, and at night voices are plain.
y heard from ship TO ship. Stretching
away to the sea line the sky is cleaning
and motionless and one can scarcely imag
inc it the same sea that has been tumbling
for weeks past. 1t is picture of trOp.
'cal languor.
Method In Inactivity.
But there is method in SIMPSONS inac-
tivity. Until he is definitely advised that
he Spanish fleet is imprisoned in Santiago
lie Cuba harbor he is here in position to
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
BITTER AGAINST woLsELEY.
spanfards Say He Is Too Open In
Friendship for America.

London, May 30.-The Madrid cores
pondent of the Times says:
The recent statement Of Lord Wolseley,
the commander.in.chief Of the British
army, in conversation with the cores
pondent of the Associated Press in Lon
don that the United States would make
a mistake in attempting to invade Cuba
with volunteers who are not fully drilled
and disciplined on being cabled back from
New York, still more excited popular feel
ing against England. Spaniards regard
1t as indeeorous for the commander-in-
chief Of friendly power to proclaim his
sympathy with America and to advise
the latter as to the best method Of invad-
ing Spanish possession.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01

count, Sin the gulch," as the pioneers Of
that section say, and is graduate OF
Ann Arbor university. He practiced medi-
cine at White Sulphur Springs a time
and is consequently well known there.
His name is famous one in Montana,
Leroy Southmayd, his father, having TAX
en- a prominent part in the work Of ex-
terminating the bad element from the
country in the days of the vigilantes.
The badge fever in Missoula is still at
its height. The man who cannot support
badge of some sort is not much
good. There are flags, and there are
knapsacks and there are ribbons. Children
wear them, men wear them and women
wear them. They are sold on the streets
and in the stores. They are hawked
about on the depot platform, and they are
peddled around the business houses. The
list of novelties in the badge line is still
increasing, and the man who starts out
to get a complete collection of them will
have large job on his hands. The
Maine and Spain are fortunately SO built
that they rhyme, and this makes it easy
for the composers Of these couplets. Where
the craze will stop, there is no telling.
Idaho.
Rev. Allan McRea has resigned as pas
tor of the Presbyterian church at Nez
Perce. He will leave in a few days for
his home at Whatcom, Washington. His
health has been poor of late, and he ex-
poets to be benefited by the change.
At American Falls during the thunder
storm the other day, while Burke's cattle
outfit was punching cattle on the bluff
opposite the town, preparatory to ship
ping, a bolt Of lightning struck the herd.
Five cows were knocked down-two of
them killed on the spot Two riders were
stunned, Nephi Walker being sick for an
hour and his clothes smelling of fire; the
reins of Jack Burkes bride were cut as
if with knife his horse stumbled and the
rider was knocked from his seat. Both
men, however, soon recovered.
Since the departure of Company +, Of
the First Idaho National Guards, for the
seat Of war, and the praise they received
as being the best drilled company that re-
ported at Boise, the officers Of the remain
ing companies at Wardner are making
strong efforts to have their companies
even better instructed than were the old
members of Company F. Drills are held
regularly, and every member is expected
to be on hand. Nearly all the members
Of these two companies, which are now
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
INSURGENTS WILL AID DEWEY
Those at Csvite Well Armed and In
Good Discipline.

London, May 30.-The Hong Kong cor.
respondent Of the Daily Mail says;
United States Consul o. +. Williams
does not think Admiral Montojo will be
court martialed. Williams also adds that
Aguinaldo, the insurgent leader, and his
men are at Cavite in state Of good dis.
eipline. They are provided with plenty
Of rifles and ammunition and are expected
to do good service for the Americans IN
attacking Manila. The American troops
from San Francisco are expected to arrive
there June IA.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
lee Mantle to organi.e Cavalry.

Denver, May pa News special from
Washington says:
Senator Lee Mantle Of Montana may
organize a provisional cavalry regiment
in the mountain states, of which he
would go to the front as colonel He has
already received tenders Of enough COM
panies from Montana alone to make the
regiment, but he feels other mountain
states will desire and should be given op-
portunity to contribute troops If the regi-
ment is to be organized.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01

There are in round numbers 1000 cheese
factories in Canada.
Iodine is a crude alkaline matter, pro-
dueed by the combustion Of seaweed.
Among the Kols, Of Central India, a
sham fight always accompanies the we'd
ding ceremony.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01

The government paid $4,000 for the
secret and right Of manufacture Of the
Whitehead torpedo.
The newest treatment for typhoid fe
yer Is simply pure olive oil given inter.
nally.
Four.ffths Of the people in London
never enter a place Of worship.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01

An English lady sent the Pope an Eas-
ter egg Of the value of 5000. It contain
ed a ruby and diamond ring.
In England 0l9 breweries were closed
during this year. NearlYall Of these were
small houses Of the home brewed csssA
The numlcr Of churches In Chicago has
grown from l57 In 1870, to S3s.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
Irving M. scott Goe. to Russia.

San Francisco, May 29.-Irving NJ.
Scott of the Union Iron works, has gone
TO St Petersburg to consult with the
czar's government regarding the building
of Russian warships in this city. On
Tuesday last he received a message from
st. Petersburg congratnlating him on the
performance of the Oregon and asking MIN
to go to that city.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
Go with Merritt.

Washington May 29.-Brigadier Gener-
ais Charles King, +. V. Green and Har-
rison Gray Otis were ordered to report to
General Merritt for assignment to duty
with the expedition to the philippines.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
A Spur to Monte Cristo Mine.
Palmer Mountain.

AT the big Palmer mountain tunnel
in Okanogan county, Washington, excel
lent progress is being made, the workings
being now over 1000 feet from the portal.
with Il vertical depth of about 700 feet.
The formation varies but little, being a
well mineralized diorite with occasional
seams and punches of quartz and persist
emily hard, but as rule breaking to good
advantage. The formation is 20 hard that
timbering has been dispensed with the
Ia few hundred feet.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01

most of them were scattering and not of
sufficient size to warrant working. Mr..
Patterson has opened up 10 feet and Sc
cured sheets from four to six inches
square. and has returns from samples sent
out that indicate that the quality is ex-
ccllent.
A Spur to Monte CristO Mine.
F. p. Gutelis, general manager of the
Columbia & Western railway, was in Ross.
land the other day, and had a consulta.
tion with George f. Pfunder. managing
director and superintendent OF the Monte
Cristo Mining company, in reference to
the placing of switch from the main
track of the Columbia 4 Western to the
Monte Cristo mine. The result is that
the survey of the spur will be made. and
Immediately thereafter the work of con.
struction will be commenced The spur
will be about half a mile in length. While
this is being uilt, the shipping OF ore will
be begun.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
CHANCES OVER NORTHWEST
ITEMS FROM THREE STATES
Fine Prospects for Large Yield of
Eruft-Experimen nting With East
ern Oysters In wilIapa Bay-war
Spirit Aroused i'm All Sections
Notes in General.

State Superintendent Brown has appor.
TONED Clarke county $7ssa.6s of the state
school fund.
An athletic club has been organized at
Ellensburg, with 10 charter members.
Two large whales were caught by In.
dians last week near Ozette., A large
quantity of oil was secured.
Rev. R. H. Manier, one of the trustees
of the Cheney noraml school, announces
that a principal and teacher for the
training department have been engaged
for the fall school.
In Montesano. a number of grocers,
dry goods and hardware dealers have
signed an agreement to close at o'clock
in the evenings during the summer
months.
Hoquiam's new water system is no
longer prospect. Work has been or.
dered to begin June 10, and three miles
of large water pipe is now on its way here.
Water will be brought from the Little
Hoquiam river, and the plant completed
during the coming year.
A new school building for the Indians
is to be built on the Lummi reservation.
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payment for all taxes due Lewis county
from the Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany including those of 1897. According
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meeting the board hired counsel to pros
ecute the county's claim. The settlement
was made on the advice of the attorneys.
1t is considered a good one.
1t has been decided by the receiver
of the Port Townsend Steel and Wire
Nail company that it will be necessary
to sell the entire nail plant and every
thing connected Herewith on the 18th
day of June at public auction, for cash,
for whatever it will bring. 1t is impos.
sible to wait any longer, and consequently
the business of the company will be
wound up in a few days. The highest
bidder will get the concern this time, no
matter how low the prices NAV be. saws
the Leader. There will probably be moth.
inc left for the creditors after the pre.
ferred claims including court costs, re.
eeiver's fees attorneys fees and taxes of
about $500 are paid out of the proceeds
Of the sal.
Mr.. Wachsmuth of Ovsterville. who
4.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01

The total length Of the worlds tele
graph system has now reached 4,s0s ,s2l
miles.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01

Over 100000 Easter eggs were this
year imported into England from Ham
burg.
Arizona silver belt., 1898-08-18
THE OLD DonINIoN COPPER co.

c. M. Hyams, representative of the Bigelow Lewisohn syndicate, arrived last Thursday night and remained un- til Monday morning, inspecting the property of the Old Dominion Copper Mining and Smelling company. He was shown through the mine by Supt. $, A. Parnall and Mine Foreman John Crossmau aud, as the hoist was not running, they pursued devious course 10 the 18th level sfoot, through tun- nels, shafts and winzes, gu experience which Mr. Hyams had probably not had for years. Ha saw one of the best opened and timbered mines, and the deepest copper mine in Arizona. Mr. Hysms expressed himself we'll satisfied with tke condition of tue property and the progress made since his last visit.
 During the past six weeks nearly the entire force of workmen has been em- ployed making repairs a. the smelter and hoisting works, and sarfacs im- proyements about the mine. A new gallows frame, 60 feet high, has been erected over the shaft One of the new ponderous crushers will be placed in the ore house and Corlis engine to run it IS on the way to Globe aDd passed Demiog several days ago. Superin- tendeut Parnall informed us that smelt- ing will be resumed sometime between Sept. 10 aEd 20.
Arizona silver belt., 1898-08-18
THE GOSPELS ON MARRIAGE.

EDS. SILVER BELT Dear Sirs: Per nit me tc say that while your quota ton from St. Luke p chapter, 34 and S5 verses, is quite correct, it is evident from the gospel of Saints Mathew and Mark that St. Luke misquoted the Savior's preachings. The books of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John are tes- timonies of the Christ's teachings and are as near alike as it is possible for four hearers to quote the same lecture. Take any intelligent audience, no mat ter how great the number, let them try to repeat sermon and I venture to say that no two versions will be exactly alike. You will find according to St. Mathew 22 Chapter 30 verse that Jesus said, "For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marri- age. but are as the angels of God in heaven" Again according to St. Mark l2 Chapter, 24 and 25 verses, "Jesus said unto them. Do ye therefore not err, because ye know not the scriptures neither the power of God. For when they shall rise from the dead, they nei- ther marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels which are in heaven"
 The readers of tbs BELT need there fore not allow last weeks article to in- terfere with their matrimonial inten- tions (of course it would) as it is "In the resurrection, there is no marriage, z and has no reference to our earthly condition. Not only for ''sweethearts" do I write this, but for those who have mothers, or ever have had; if Luke | were right and Mathew and Mark Srong, then all our mothers would be | and in conclusion let me | 'ay that l would rather be in hell with 1 ny mother, than to sit at the right | land of God knowing that sbs was con | lemned.
 Respectfully, reader of TIE ARIzo. IA SILVER BELf.
 FANNIE HARLEY.