Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-18
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
CONDENSED NEWS OF WORLD
Grimes and Casualties In All Lands
Paragraphs About Prominent
Persons-Dusiness Conditions In
Brief-Peculiar Incidents Re.
corded by Many Observers.


corded by Many Observers.
General Schofield, presiden. If the Ma
| tiOnal Volunteer Reserves, says that or
ganization is assuming immense proper
lions.
The supreme court of Illinoie holds that
the apportionment bill passed recently by
the legislature is unconstitutional.
The states of Pennsylvania, New York,
Illinois and Alabama have more popula-
ton than Spain, and vastly more wealth.
Japan in point of population ranks
sixth among the nations, being surpassed
only by China, India, Russia, the United
States and Germany.
The black plague is spreading rapidly
in Hong Kong, China.
The battleship Oregon is the first war
ship that ever rounded Cape Horn.
Governor Budd of California has been
warned that Spaniards are plotting to as
sassinate him.
Prince Victor Emanuel, Count of Tu-
rim, nephew of the King of Italy, has ar.
rived in New York.
A decided English feeling is said
to be growing among the Spanish troops
and citizens in Cuba.
United States revenue cutters on the
Pacific coast have been equipped as part
of the mosquito fleet.
A 9-year-old boy fired a shot into a
crowd of school children in New York,
seriously wounding two of them.
All of the towns of Santiago province,
Cuba, are in possession of the insurgents.
AT Marysville, Mo-, man recently sold
a hog for $37 and with SIT bought good
horse.
Many stOwaways are coming to this
country, under the impression that the
war will boom work.
The gold reserve in the United States
treasury at the close of business Tuesday
was $lS0,32s,2 POI.
Bakers in Chicago have advanced the
price Of bread cent loaf on account of
the rise in the price of -four
Helen Gould, daughter of the late Jay
Gould, has sent to the United States
treasury department her check for $780,
wv ioi wal PURPOSES.
A mechanic at Attleboro has made a
bronze watch chain of metal taken from
the Maine which he will present to Pres
ident Mckinley.
Charles H. Allen of Massachusetts has
been confirmed by the senate to be as
sistant secretary of the navy, to succeed
Theodore Roosevelt.
Seven Chinese war vessels are being
built in Germany. Among them are four
torpedo boat destroyers which will have
a speed of 32 miles an hour.
The Washita river, in the Indian Ter
ritory, overflowed, and large number of
cattle were drowned. Thousands of acres
of farm land are under water.
1t is reported that Archbishop Ireland
has been called to Rome to lay before the
pope the sentiments of the Catholics in
America with regard to the Spanish
American war.
The bodies of "a of the heroes who lost
their lives in the battleship Maine, in
Havana harbor, on the night of February
Is, have been buried in the potter's field
at Key West.
In honor of Dewey's victory at Manila,
Herbert Griffith, engineer of the steel
works at Bristol, Pa, scaled the big
smokestack, 100 feet high, and flung an
American flag to the breeze.
The steamer Algoa recently carried
from San Francisco to Marseilles cargo
of wheat that would have filled 80 freight
trains, with 1900 cars. The import duty
was 100000 francs.
Papago Indians made feint to attack
Ell Plomo mining camp, in Arizona, and
under cover of the excitement Struggled
into the United States 100 head of cattle
which they had stolen in Mexico.
The Berlin correspondent of the Lon
don Standard says: 1t is rumored here
that the Philippines will form the nu-
cleus of a republic under American pro-
lection, to be gradually increased by the
addition Of other Pacific islands.
M. G. Brady has organized at Pine
Bluff, Ark, company of 100 colored men
for military service, and Governor Jones
has notified him that arms and equip
ments will be furnished and the company
mustered in Immediately.
A dispatch from Washington says that
when President Mckinley signed the res
olution of thanks of congress to Admiral
Dewey he used a dainty pearl and gold
ornamented penholder and a gold pen,
which will accompany the resolution
when it is presented to the hero of Ma
Mia.
A lady at Waukegan, ILL.,, while walk
ing in the yard of her home suddenly felt
her little dog pulling her dress, and turn
ing around to drive him away, discovered
her clothing on fire. A tub full of water
was near at hand, and she threw herself
into it, and extinguished the flames, es-
Gaping harm.
Emperor William, during a recent con
sersation with United States Ambassador
White, said; st is important that Amer
lea should not think that either myself or
my government entertain unfriendIy feel
ings toward the union in consequence of
the war with Spain. The millions of Ger
mans in America would not understand it
if their fatherland did not entertain a
friendly feeling in this conflict toward
their new home"
There is growing opinion at Key West
that the openly expressed sympathy of
France for Spain is taking on serious
phase, and that she is furnishing the lat
ter material aid. II has been charged that