Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS.
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Odds and Ends From the Four
Quarters of the Earth-The After
math of the Late War-Crfmes
Business Notes-Accidents.


The Florida LEGISLATURE ia unanimously
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Troops hrst sent to Cuba Will be COM
posed largely OF regulars.
Gen. Merritt expects to leave Paris for
the United States December 10.
An active volcano has just been discov-
cred fifty miles from Atlin City, Alaska.
Agricultural help is obtainable in Mex.
leo at from 25c to SOC day (silver), &c.
cording to locality.
II is said that 10000 soldiers will be
needed to put down the rebellion In the
Philippines.
Last weeks snow storm In Colorado
was the seyerest experienced in that state
for many years.
In 1901 Detroit will celebrate the 200th
anniversary Of the founding Of the city
by Pere Marquette.
Marshal Blanco, former Captain General
of Cuba, and suite sailed from Havana for
Spain last Wednesday.
Gen. Buterfield and Capt. Mahan favor
a military system Of government for
Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
Official notice of the dissolution of the
iUnited States of Central America" has
been received at Washington.
The cruiser Chicago. reconstructed and
capable of much greater speed than when
she was taken out of commission over two
wears ago. was placed In commission AT
the BROOKLYN navy yard.
| II Is understood that the United States
of Central America. consisting of Mica
ragua, Salvador and Honduras, having
failed, another effort will be made to form
a republic, to include also Costa Rica and
Guatemala.
The war department IA maturing plans
for the muster out of as many volunteers
now In service as possible. as nearly all Of
them want to 90 home.
Germany, II is said, IL ready TO buy the
Caroline islands from Spain, but does not
wish 10 preiudice her relations with either
the United States or England.
The ship Shenandoah, which was report.
ed captured by the spaniards during the
war, has arrived from Baltimore at San
Francisco. having been out l3l days.
John Wallace, after years imprison
ment at Sing Sing, N. Y, under a ten
years. sentence on charge Of robbery, OF
which he was innocent, has been released
All indications lead to the conclusion
that the steamer Portland foundered In
deep water at High Head, Mass, and that
she-was not driven ashore and beaten 10
| pieces, as was at first supposed.
The heavy snowfall In New York City
last week proved TO be too much for the
street cleaning department, which was TO.
tally unable 70 cope with II. Many streets
were blockaded for several days
After litigation lasting fourteen years
the will disposing Of San Francisco es.
tate once worth $4,000 has Just been s,is.
tanned and litigation suspended, because
the estate has been exhausted In paying
legal fees.
! Hazing at Princeton Is now officially
dead.
The transport Pennsylvania has arrived
at Manila from San Francisco.
The government has purchased at pri-
vate sale the Lookout property at Chata-
nooga.
The Spanish transport Forgas has sailed
from Havana for Spain with 1900 troops.
The transport Berlin, with the First
Kentucky regiment, has arrived at New.
port News.
There was held meeting OF traffic Of.
fcials Of Western roads at Chicago Tues
day to restore freight rates.