Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-06-01
GLANCE OVER THE WORLD
NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS.
business POinters-Personal Notes.
Curious Facts-RecOrd Of Crimes
and Casualties-Progre of Manu-
Observation-Disclosures Notes.

The war has caused an immense de-
crease in first and second class ocean
travel.
Spaniards in The Canary Islands live
in dread of bombardment by the Amer
lean fleet.
The wonderful submarine torpedo boat
Holland has been bought by the govern
ment.
A dispatch from London says Queen
Victoria favors an alliance with the Unit
ed States.
Marine insurance companies are greatly
agitated over Spain's new threat of pri-
watering.
A tannery to tan the hides of wolves
and dogs has been established in Chey-
enne county, Kan.
The Armours, of Chicago, will invest
81 100000 in packing house on the
North Pacific coast.
Upwards of 100000 American flags
have been sold in this country since the
blowing up of the Maine.
Of the shoes imported into British colo
MES, more than 40 per cent are of Amer
lean manufacture.
Owing to the drouth in California, grain
is being shipped from Nebraska to that
state to supply the deficiency.
The navy department has invited bids
for the construction of twenty-eight tor
pedo boats and torpedo-boat destroyers.
The commerce of the United States with
Japan has grown more rapidly in the past
year than that of any other nation.
A large part of Cuba is occupied by i'm
penetrable forests not more than 10 per
cent of the island being under cultivation.
An error in the naval personnel bill,
which recently became law, gives a re-
tired captain more pay than one in active
service.
Jim Baker, the famous Indian scout,
died of old age at Snake river, Wyo., May
10. He had been in the Rocky mountains
since 1924.
A strong detachment of troops has been
detailed to guard the United States pow
der works, near Dover, N. j., against
Spanish spies.
In the Canadian parliament, Premier
Laurier and Sir Charles Upper declared
themselves in favor of an American alli-
ance.
To maintain an army of 100000 men for
six months will cost $3O,OOO,OOO accord
ing to estimates prepared by Paymaster
General Stanton.
The Russian government has been petit
toned for $4,000 rubles for the purpose
of feeding 10000 starving school children
for six months.
The board of supervisors of San Fran
cisco has changed the name of Bilboa
boulevard to Dewey boulevard, in honor
of the hero of Manila.
Lord Russell lord chief Justice of Eng
land, urges intimate friendship between
Great Britain and the United States with
out contract of alliance.
Walter S. Barker, who was American
consul at Sagua la Grande, Cuba, is to
be commissioned colonel of men who have
had yellow fever, to be sent to Cuba with
the first division of troops.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says it has
been discovered that the black plague
is disseminated among the people by the
heas which gathered the germs from the
bodies of those afflicted with the disease
The government needs war horses and
will soon invite bids for the supply that
may be wanted. Dealers all over the
country have been notified that desirable
stock is required. Prices the liable to
go up.
The talk of an Anglo American alliance
seems to have had marked effect in
Europe. Friendship for the United States
is now being displayed by powers which
before were believed to be intensely hos
tile to this country.
The federal statutes authorize the pay
ment of bounty of 500 for each man
in an enemy's ship of war that is de-
stroyed in action. Assuming that there
were 1000 men on the Spanish ships at
Manila, there will be 100000 to be di-
vided among the men of Admiral Dewey's
fleet.
Gold to the value of $25,OOO 900, the
bulk of it owned by about 100 men, will
be brought down the Yukon by the first
steamer from Klondike. When the in
formant left Dawson City news of the war
between the United States and Spain had
not been received.
The secretary of the treasury has sent
to the senate statement showing that
on May there were in the treasury
l09,355,5l4 ounces of silver bullion the
cost of which was sos, 1874 ,662, and the
coinage value Sal 1853, OS9, leaving a
seigniomge of $42, 4SS,427
Timely rains have insured large crops
of wheat and oats in Texas.
More than half million spindles are
idle at Fall River, Mass, owingto a shut
down of the cotton mills.
The English marquis of Ripon has ex-
pressed himself as much in favor of an
Anglo American alliance.
After the rinderpest the locusts have
. appeared in South Africa and railway
trains are being stopped by them.
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