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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
THE INQUIsITIvE YANKEE.
Who Was Exposed In an Attempt T.
Pick a Fight.

A sportsman from the north, ,luckless, ,bu
still hopeful, was progressing along th'
bank Of an Arkansas creek one Afternoon
when he came upon n moss grown old na
tive engaged in pulling catfish out OF thu
water with much frequency.
"Fishing seems to be pretty good heret
tentatively saluted the newcomer.
The native neither looked around no
replied, but pulled out another fish
Thinking the old man might be deaf, th'
northerner repeated his observation
Again he received no answer, and the ole
fellow jerked out another fish.
81 say" volunteered the sportsman, fo
the third time, FISHING seems to be pret
ty good herel'
Whom HI says it haint?" growled tn
native, unlocking a mammoth catfish
Il know what you're up to, doggawn ye
Ye want to pick a fight out Of MEL
New York World.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
NICARAGUA CANAL PROJECT
The Great Waterway 20 URite the
Atlantic and Pacihc.

New York Nav GA dispatch. to the
World from Washington says:
Congress will soon be called upon to de.
eide the question of building canal con.
Meeting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
Chairman Davis of the senate foreign re.
lations committee said:
"The need for action between the At
lantic and Pacific can not be questioned,
O,r interests demand II. With n canal
between the two oceans we would have
ao.h;,r o., fo., f-o,,, an attacL on sour
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
SIMPSONS SEARCH REWARDED
story That He Located Cervera NJ
Santiago de Cuba.

New York. May IA Washington dis
patch to the World says:
Secretary Long has received q cable
gram from Rear Admiral sampson an
nouncing that his scouts lad located the
Cape Verde fleet at Santiago de Cuba.
The message was sent from cable
station in the West Indies, and indicated
that the American commander was close
on the heeis Of the 6paniards-
Secretary Long Immediately summoned
the members of the strategy board.
Knowing that Rear Admiral Sampson
could be dependeA upon to prevent Ad-
mirsl Csryera fron sailing. orders were
dispatched to connzzodose Schiey at Key
West to put to eea- Tho coenmander OF
the flying squadroG's .u1<ruc<ions were
to sail around csba to tlc west and to
find Cervera's feet and capture or de-
stroy II.
Commodore schley was Instructed to
use his utmost endeavors to prevent the
Spanish feet from entering the harbos
OF Cienfuegos or Havana Rear Admiral
Sampson and Commodore 0chiey were
informed as to each others movements.
1t is expected that Rear Admiral Samp-
son will come up with Admiral Cervera
first. 1t Is impossible TO senae with ac-
curacy what ships Rear Admiral Samp-
son and ~omnodore Sohley hfsye in thetr
respective squadrors. p,
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
New Idaho Milftiamen.

Boise. Idaho. May H.-It Is the purpose
of the state administration to recruit
the national guard of the state a once.
The recruiting OF the volunteer regiment
absorbed all of the companies but two
In the Coeur dAlenes. Adjutant General
Weaver has gone to work to raise new
companies. and hopes to get them uni
formed and equipped promptly. A com
pany, under the laws of Idaho. must
have not less than "a privates. nor more
than 50. In order to organize 1t Is neces-
sary to petition the governor. the peti-
ton being signed by at least "a.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
In Tn. Senate.

Washington, May 23.--At the opening
of the senate today communication re
ceived from Secretary of War Alger, to
-gether with the draft Of q bill providing
for the gradual increase in the number o.
officers Of the corps Of engineers. wal
referred to the military affairs committee
After transacting routine business. con
sideration Of the war revenue measure
was resumed.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
prevented the property from taking fore
most rank among the silver mines Of the
Ymfr Camp.

Ymir Camp.
A one fourth interest in the Plymouth
or Narmo c. group has been sold to Thorn
as Kereeme of Rossland for $4,000 cash
This property is close to the Tamarac and
has fine, well defined ledge running
across the entire claim which runs high
in gold and copper. The group was own.
ed by John P. Curtin Temple Seeley and
Thomas Stack OF Rossland. Temple See.
ley was the one who disposed of his in.
terest. Considerable work has been done
on the Plymouth. 1t is said work will be
commenced on the group at an early date
J. P. Rogers of St. Mary's, Ont, has pur-
chased one-half interest in the Ollie claim
on Round mountain, close to the Fosse
R., and owned by I. A. Mills and others
The transaction was a casl, deal but the
price was not made public.
From Meyers Falls.
Meyers Falls-The owners of the Rust.
Ter claim have made an important discov-
cry on their claim. The ledge is about
80 feet wide and is well mineralized. The
claim was only located few days ago,
and in view of the discovery just made
they will 60 on with development at once,
and open up the claim to determine the
extent of the find. The claim is about
1000 feet from the Black Jack. The owners
of the Black Jack are going on with de-
velopment. Several locations have recent
ly been made on the school section ad-
joining the town, and the quality of the
ore is such that locators are encouraged
to go on with development.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
HEAVY RAINS HAVE FALLEN.
Is of Inestimable value to the Grow
Ing Crops.

Palouse May IA refreshing rain,
which is of inestimable value to growing
crops fell here last night. Rain began
falling about 8 o'clock and continued near
ly all night In a steady fall which wet the
ground to depth Of several inches. II is
impossible 10 estii.sAss the value of this
rain, which means hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars to this country A large yield
of fail and early spring sown wheat Will
make fair crop If no more rain falls.
provided there are no hot winds. Some OF
the latest sowing has not yet come up and
would not had 1t not been for this rain.
Now 1t will come up at once and is almost
certain to make fair crop.
Rain Was General.
The rain was general throughout the
Palouse country. People oil the train re-
port a hard rain all down the line as far
as Genesee. where rain fell steadily and
hard all night. Reports from Endicot,
and Winona say n hard rain fell there,
and II is believed to have extended over
all of the Inland Empire. Near Endicott
there are hundreds of acres of volunteer
wheat just ready to head out and this was
needing rain quite badly. The rain of last
night insures big yield of this grain,
which will be ready to cut about July 10.
Every one feels encouraged and n the
best of spirits this morning. and while
few had any grave fears of damage by
orouth. the rain removes all doubt and
insures another season of prosperity for
not only the farmers but all classes OF
people in this country. The sky is cloudy
today and more rain is expected.
Half an Inch at CoIfax.
Colfax, May 22.-Rain began falling here
at o'clock and continued all of last
night wetting the ground TO a depth OF
several inches. About half ar inch of
water fell. This will be OF vast benefit
to growing crops. late sown grain being
damage from dry weather Is now removed
and the prospects for a large yield of
grain could not be better.
onkesdaIe Delighted.
Oakesdaie. May "a welcome rain fell
here last night. adding thousands of bush
els to the grain crop OF the country. While
no measurements were taken, II Is esu-
mated that fully half an inch of rain fell
during the night. and the prospects are
good for more rain. This rain relieves all
immediate need. and II another good rain
falls by the middle of June an immense
grain crop Is assured. Every one feels en-
couraged today, and the financial outlook
is very bright.
Rejoicing at Latah.
Latah. May 22.-Farmers In this vlcin-
ity are jubilant over the fine rains the
last "a hours and all feel assured of a
good crop.
Rain in the Big Bend.
Davenport, May 22.-Rain fell In this
section last night and means a big yield.
II no hot winds or blights appear the
crop will be as heavy as last year
Around Sprague.
Sprague. Wash. May 22.-A heavy and
Al f.lI .frks f.. l.t
section. Farmers report the late sown
grain looking blighted on account of dry
weather and fears were entertained for
the crop. The early sown grain was look
ing well, however. 1t was greatly bene-
fited by the rain.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25

The front end Of the great glacier Of
Alaska presents wall 500 feet high, and
its breadth varies from three to ten miles,
while its length is $50 miles.
Veneer cutting has reached such per-
fection that single elephants tusk, 30
inches long, Is nov cut into sheet Of
ivory $50 inches long and 20 inches wide.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
ari, ,dier General Wiley.

Washington, May 23.-The president
gave positive assurances today of the ap
pointment of General John Wiley OF
Franklin, Pa, as brigadier general OF vol
unteers. Both Wiley and General Goblin
commander.in-c chief OF the g. A. r., have
been urged for places.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25

ing in charge of an ensign from the aux
iliary gunboat Osceola, by which vessel
she was seized yesterday off Cabanas fort
light because she was acting in suspici-
Gus manner and was supposed to be trying
to enter Havana harbor. The Ardanm-
hor was released this afternoon by order
of Commodore Remey.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
Money for Volunteers.

Washington, May 23.-The house today
passed the senate bill providing for the
payment Of volunteers from their enroll.
ment and authorizing the secretary Of
war to pay the troops embarking for Ma
Mia one month in advance.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
LIsTEN 10 THIS.

The Cherokee boys have Invented Q yell
which they roll out on the air with all
the vim Of a football team from Q coll
lege- 1t runs like this:
Cuba. Cuba. bow, WOW. WOW,
Liberty, liberty. chow. -cfsow. chow
Vengeance, vengeance, down with bpsiai
Iowa. Iowa, remember the Maine.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
AN OFFSET.

A peace paper estimates that the war
will cost this country s400. .0O0 Our
losses over the Cuban question would
soon have reached that figure II we had
avoided hostilities and shirked our duty.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
oregon Passed barbados.

London. May 21.--A dispatch from Bar
badoes. dated Friday. says:
The American batfleship Oregon arriv-
ed yesterday. All well. She took aboard
500 tons OF coal and sailed today. Her
destination II not known here.
tBarbadoes In 600 or 100 miles from
Puerto Rico. according to the course Ia.
ksn)
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
Montana CITY Piacers.

The prospecting operations on bed rock,
....,dueted by means Of large centrifugal
pump on the placer grounds near Montana
City has led to the employment this sea-
son of steam shovel and other modern
gold saving appliances such as Is in sue
cessful use at Bannack and elsewhere on
formerly rcih surface placer grounds in
this state Part Of the machinery is al
ready on the ground, and the work Of get.
ting II n position for actual operation
il being pushed without delay. Last sea.
sons prospecting thoroughly demonstrat.
ed the fact that the actual bed rock Of
the placers at Montana City had not only
never been molested but that they are
rich in gold, fact which has always
been maintained by miners ihWiliar with
the ground, and the installation OF thu
dredge process to save the gold will b
watched with great interest by everybody
interested in the development Of that sec
tion OF the country.
The NertA Star.
One of the largest mining deals Of thu
wear is reported to be progress Of nego
tiation at Fort Steele h the East Koote
, nay district A large English syndicate
backed by the Rothschilds, is negotiatin!
for the purchase Of the famous Nortl
Star mine on a basis Of 100000 On
Of the principal owners Of the mine, .
D. Mann, has been given authority to eel
by the other owners. and II is reporte'
that negotiations are progressing favor
ably. The North Star h one Of the oldes
locations in the Fort Steele district an
there ars millions Of dollAu worth of o.
in sight. 1t has been undr .Asuaa1nsu
for 3 u<ubsr q years and only The iac
Of adequate transportation facilities hs
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-05-25
Fired on the Roth.

Chicago, May ga special from Wash
ington says:
The firing upon the English ship Roth
by the Spanish cruiser Isabella promises
serious complications. The Spanish say
it was a mistake. but the British and
Americans think not.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-15
CAPITAL TOPICS.

Statement of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance, Sis
9le.5l0; gold reserve, S165. 916.e43.
The resolution of Representative Lewis.
of Washington, demanding Minister de
Lone 5 recall, was introduced in the house
yesterday.
The state department officially denied
reports alleging that General Fitzhugh
Lee, consul general to Cuba, had ten
dered his resignation.
Senator Hoar introduced a bill for the
suppression of gambling in the territories
OF the United States. The bill is broad
in its intentions and provides heavy PEN
alties.
A large basket of roses and lilies
adorned the desk of Mr.. Turley. of Ten
nessee at the opening of the senate yes
terday. The flowers, which were particu-
larry beautiful, were the gift of Wash
inSton friends of Senator Turley. pre-
scented in honor of his recent election.
The William Alden Smith resolution in
curing into the recent restrictions of the
German government on American pro
ducts. passed by the house yesterday, was
changed in several important particulars
by the foreign affairs committee before
being reported. Instead of inquiring into
the discrimination against American
beef fruits and horses, the COMMITTEES
substituted the more sweeping ANY dis
elimination"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-15
GALIeHFR,s TROUBLES.
Account of Events Leading to His
Dsrangement.

Account Of Events Leading to His
Derangement.
The Anaconda Standard, in it's ac-
count of GaIigher's examination, says:
For a number of years Galigher had
been employed as a mining engineer
and expert in Colorado, Utah, Arizona,
Nevada, California, Idaho and Mon
tana, and had at different times been
engaged by }. B. Haggin, r. c. Cham
bers ard other prominent mine Oper-
ators. During recent years he has been
engaged in mining for himself and had
some valuable properties in Beaverhead
county, over which the litigation with
the Dillon bank has been going on, and
he claimed that he had been unfairly
dealt with in the deals. He won the
case in the court partly, but got nothing
out of it. He has been worrying so
much over his troubles that he began
to drink heavily, and last August took
very sick, from which, it seems, ne
never fully recovered.
Recently he became possessed with
the idea that all his litigation had been
satisfactorily settled, but that there
was a conspiracy among all the promi-
nent men of Butte to get away with
him because he had found out some
things about them, which, he said,
would land them ell in the penitentiary.
He suspected his best friends of being
among the conspirators, and on Friday
night a. guard had TO be provided for
him to prevent his enemies from throw
ing dynamite into his room and blowing
up the hospital. He also became dan
gerous and he conceived the idea of
killing some of his imaginary enemies.
Yesterday he wanted his attendant to
send a telegram to General Miles and
set the army to so after an embezzler
whom he had located down in Califor-
MIA. Galigher's brother said he sus-
pected something wrong several weeks
ago, when he received an incoherent
letter from him.
He viii be further examined on Mon
day and likely committed to the asy-
lum. After the examination at the hos
pital was concluded Gallagher was re-
moved to the county Jail for safety, and
a personal examination of him will be
made in the presence of the court on
Monday, as required by law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-15
Rich BENCH CLAIMS.
Marvellous Pocket On a Side Hill
Above Eldorado.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 14.-On Dec. Is
last, rich bench claims were discovered
on a side hill above Eldorado in the
Klondike country. The first three
claims were located by DR.. Savage,
Benjamin Olsen and Enoch Emmons of
Tacoma. A stampede followed and
many claims We're taken up.
News of the new discovery is con-
tanned in a letter from Olsen received
yesterday by his wife. 1t was dated
Dec. Is. three days after the first
claims were located.
Not far away and 200 feet higher up
on EIdOrado creek, still another bench
has been staked out. 1t is said that
one claim-Owner there has opened a
rich pocket not over ten. feet square,
from which he has taken $4,000. Other
stories of rich strikes in the same sec
ton are also reported in letters from
the north.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-15
BY AN UNTRIED ROUTE.
How Party of New Workers Expect
10 Rench KIondike.

New York, Feb. IA party of So
men, the majority cf whom are me-
ohanics, Incorporated into the Alaska
Klondike operative mining expedition,
will leave this city tomorrow for the
Klondike, going by way of Philadel-
phia, Chicago and Tacoma.
An immense quantity OF mining and
otker machinery Will be taken along,
and in Tacoma large purchases of pro-
visions, clothing and horses viii be
made
The party will leave Tacoma on a
steamer already contracted for. They
will proceed to the mouth of the Stick
cen river and land on ice at Fort Wran-
gel. BY an untried route the party will
push on % miles up the Srickeen river,
thence 800 miles overland to Lake Tes-
lin.
The outfit will be carried on sleds
constructed in Tacoma, each having a
capacity of two tons.
Arriving at the lake, the horses will
be sold, or sailed down, as is seen fit.
By boat the party viii so by way of
Lake Teslin. the Hootalinqua river, and
Lewis river - the Yukon, where it
viii be decided in what region pros
pecting Will be commenced.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-15
GRIEVANCES AGAINST MAN |
SUSAN ANTHONY TALKS ON
THE COMMON ENEMY.
Convention of Women Suffragists-
Utah, Delinquent On Dues, Barred
From Voting-Four-star Flag.

Washington. D. c.. Feb. 14.-Susan B.
Anthony called the annual convention
of the National Woman's Suffrage as
ISOLATION TO order at the Columbia thea
ire today The decorations consisted
mainly in the display of two handsome
American flags, each with four stars. en-
blematic of the states which have grant
ed the right of suffrage to women
Prior to the general public session there
was 4 meeting of the executive commit
tee. which was fully attended Four
states and territories were represented as
not having paid up the necessary dues,
viz: Utah. Colorado, Alabama and Ari-
iona, and in accordance with the rules of
the association. the delegates from those
states We're denied the privilege of voting.
In Miss Anthony's address she spoke
OF the success so far attained in behalf
of woman suffrage and urged all those
identified in the movement to stand to-
gether for still better results. The griev-
ances which women had against their
common enemy, man. today We're as
great and as many as the early colonists
had against King George.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-15
THE ZoLA TRIAL.
Sensation Produced By Witnesses
On Both Sides.

k-Cl-SlL4OA 64O0uCC0 DV w 1LAGSSCS
On Both Sides.
Paris. Feb. 14.-When the trial Of NJ.
lola and NJ. Perraux was resumed to-
day, NJ. Juares, the socialist member
of the chamber of deputies. was re-
called. He reiterated his belief in the
culpability of Major Esterhazy.
The examination of NJ. Bertillon, the
handwriting expert, was then resumed.
He said he thought it impossible TO ask
the minister of war for the incriminat-
ing documents seized at the residence
of Dreyfus in 1894, which, according to
the testimony OF the witness on Satur-
day last, would enable him to prove
that Dreyfus wrote the bordereau.
n LaOOrie. counsel for NJ. lola,
thereupon protested and twitted NJ.
Bertillon with being unwilling to testify
in court. while giving interviews TO the
newspapers. NJ BertillOn said the in
terviewS were false
Being pressed by NJ. LabOrie how. IN
less he had seen the secret documents,
he was able to prove at court-martial
that Dreyfus wrote the bOrdereau, NJ
BertillOn answered that he could not
explain without documents which were
no longer in his. possession. This state
ment caused a sensation in court, and
NJ ldDUtlt QClAldAlLGQ lA4ciN Tic clNANo-
cate general compel the witness to re-
ply. The advocate general made no an
swer.
Finally NJ. Bertillon, who persisted in
not answering questions, left the wit
ness stand amidst considerable uprOar,
NJ. Laborie remarking: And that is
the man upon whose evidence Dreyfus
was convicted"
NJ. Yves GuyOt, the former minister
Of tv-or. taGtifin6 that the rs
terhazy court martial was parody on
Justice. Excitement in cOurO- The
further statement of NJ. Guyot that the
officials of foreign governments We're
fully cOgnizant of all that transpired
at the Esterhazy court martial caused
4 renewed sensation
NJ. Guyot expressed the opinion that
the government commissioner who
prosecuted Major Esterhazy was far
more like a counsel for the defense than
the real prosecutor.
Il am happy in the belief that all the
best sentiment in France supports N.
ZOla," said the witness.
NJ. TeyssOnnieres, another handwrit-
ing expert, testified TO Identifying the
handwriting of the bOrdereau as that of
Dreyfus. He added that the facsimile
had been blurred so as to make it re-
semble Esterhazy's.
Later the witness created a sensation
by testifying that friends of Dreyfus
had approached him and had limited
that it might be worth 100000 francs
if he moderated his views favorably to
Dreyfus.
N. Pelier. one of the experts, read a
summary of his report, which held that
the bordereau might have been written
by either DreyfuS or EsterhaZy.
Dupuy Hubbard deposed that his
cousin, NJ. Bertillcn, had always affirm
ed to him thai Dreyfus was the Gull
prit. that he had not seen the hand
writing of COmte Esterhazy, who was
man OF straw put forward by the Jews,
and that a revision of the Dreyfus trial
would lead to social revolution.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-15
TIMELY DISCOVERY.
Fire On the Oregon Twenty Miles Out
of Port.


Astoria, Ore, Feb 14-But for the
timely discovery of a fire in the hold
of the Alaskan steamship Oregon, the
vessel might now be in a mass Of rag
ing flames at the mercy OF the waves
End wind.
The oregon sailed from her dock in
this city at 1890 today, carrying some
600 passengers and as much freight as
IL was possible 10 place aboard. The
steamer proceeded TO the mouth Of the
river without accident. When just
about to cross out, the smoke was dis
covered coming from the bunkers.
where coo tons Of coal was stored. The
alarm was Immediately given; it was
some time before the position of the
blaze was ascertained.
Meanwhile the passengers had learned
of the fire, and for a time there was
CONSERVATION. The steamer was 20
miles from a suitable berth, and as the
terrible possibilities of the situation
dawned upon the fortune-seekers. the
excitement was intense. The officers
of the Oregon alone were cool, and
V ent among the frightened passengers
assuring them that the fire would be
extinguished without damage to their
property. The excitement then sub
sided and the crew was better enabled
to work at the bunkers. The fire was
at the bottom of the coal, and it was
necessary to put back to port The
steamer arrived at her dock at p. m,
and the work of unloading the coal
commenced