Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-03-02
NEWS THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Items of Information Gathered From
Wide Area-PO1itica1 Happen
ings and Industrial NOtes-Crimes
and Accidents.

case of war.
The body of Max Miller, which had
been buried beneath a snowdrift in
street in Chicago for 20 days, was exposed
by recent thaw.
Among the electrical patents recently
granted is one for an electric lamp for BIZ
cycles, and dynamo for generating the
current armature is geared to a friction
wheel, which is revolved by the move
ment of the bicycle.
The lemon industry on the Pacific
coast is growing very rapidly. Two
thousand carloads will be shipped east
during the present season.
The British fishing schooner Spinaway,
heavily coated with ice, was blown from
the coast of Newfoundland across the At
lantic to the Azores.
Two representatives of the Japanese
government are on their way to Mexico
in the interest of colossal colonization
scheme near San Benito.
There is possibility that both branch
es of congress will adjourn about May l.
Rich gold quartz has been discovered in
the Pembina mountains, in southern Man.
itoba.
The recent cold weather in Arizona is
unprecedented The river in the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado was full of float
ing ice, whereas the temperature in the
canyon is credited with partaking of the
nature of perpetual summer, regardless OF
the temperature on the plateau above.
There are now at the Mare Island navy
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phia, Pensacola, Hartford and Adams. A
number of mechanics who have been at
Port Orchard have returned and will as
sist in rushing to completion repairs 10
the various ships at the yards.
The American Ordnance Company of
Bridgeport, Conn.,. has received by tele
graph from its vice president at Washing
ton an order for 40 rapid-firing x-pound-
er Hotchkiss guns. The order is for quick
delivery and the guns will all be deliv-
cred in about three months.
Representative Shafroth of Colorado
has introduced a bill in congress granting
To the respective states in which they are
situated all arid lands of the United
States not held for military or Indian
reservations or other public purposes.
These are designed to be lands which are
not mineral, which will produce crops
only by artificial irrigation.
Major General Snowden, commander of
the National Guard of Pennsylvania, has
issued general orders to every officer in
the state to recruit his command up to
the full quota required by law. The or
ders were issued five days ago, with in
structions that they be kept profound
secret The officers We're instructed to
have their men ready to march fully arm
ed and equipped at "a hours notice.
Emile Zola has been found guilty in
Paris on all charges and sentenced to one
year imprisonment and to pay fine of
5000 francs.
PerieuX, manager of the Aurore, in
which paper lola published his charges
against the conduct of the Esterhazy
court martial, was condemned to four
months Imprisonment and to pay 5000
francs fine.
The report comes from Wisconsin that
one of the largest timber deals ever made
in the United States will be closed within
two weeks. The property is one billion
feet of sugar pine on the Klamath river.
in northern California. The consideration
will he something like 81 100000
William Chenery, cashier of the Port
land, Me-, postofiice. who died last Fri
lay. was short $4,000 in his accounts ac-
,ording to postoiiice inspectors who have
lust examined the accounts Mr.. Chenery
ias held the position of cashier about 40
hal I'D IF
,eculation.
Judge Sharp, at Baltimore, Nd, has APP
,ointed Simon p. Schott receiver for the
Bank of South Baltimore. The assets are
stimated at $4,000 and liabilities at
10000. The larger portion of the de-
osits, amounting to 100000, are by poor
eople.
News has been received of the death at
'eyrut, Syria, of Mrs. Emily R. Mont
emery, a missionary, aged 50 years. She
ent TO Turkey with her husband 30
ears ago, and has been one of the most
avoted and efficient missionaries in that
untry.
While resisting arrest at Baker City,
re-, William S. johnson, alias "Omaha
3D." was shot by Officer Bailey and NOR
lily wounded. johnson was walking
rough the streets at midnight threat
ling to clean out the town when the
ficcr attempted to arrest him.
Representative Barrett of Massachus-
Is has introduced resolution allowing
c naval affairs committee to incorpor-
in the naval appropriation bill an ap.
opriation not to exceed $5.735,0 900 for