Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-04-05

Club against Chief of Police Lees and
his officers, restraining them from In
terfering with the regular course of
business at Ingleside.
A serious collision has taken place
between Bulgarian and Turkish from.
tier guards at Kozyl-Agob. between
Jamboli, eastern Roumelia, and Adri-
anople, on the banks Of the Toonja, Sc
miles south of Jamboli. According to
a dispatch from Sofia, capital of Bull
garia, the Turks attacked a weak Bull
garian outpost, but the Bulgarians.
aided by armed inhabitants, repulsed
their assailants after a fierce fight.
Both sides suffered losses of killed and
wounded.
The funeral of the late Colonel John
NJ. Hamilton of the Ninth regular cav.
airy, who was killed while leading his
regiment up San Juan hill on July LIST
last, was held from the state armory
at Geneva, N. Y. last week.
Samuel Haller, aged 3S, a ticket sell
or with Buffalo Bills Wild West show,
was shot and probably mortally wound
ed last week by VIM. H. Holland.
The bodies of George and Austin Bid.
well, the men who, as leaders Of a gang
of confidence men, swindled the Bank
Of England out Of 100000. reached
Chicago from Butte, Mont. where the
men died recently.
The Hong Kong authorities are
pressing for an extension Of territory
ceded to Great Britain by the treaties
OF Canton and Nan King on the ground
that more land is needed for govern
men buildings.
Jack Carr, the intrepid Alaskan mail
Dawson to Skagway, coming out in 10
days.
Miss Lily Post, the demented actress
who was confined in the city receiving
hospital at San Francisco last week,
made franlic attempt to gain her lib
erty while on the way to a private asy-
lum for insane persons at Livermore.
She leaped from carriage and almost
succeeded in escaping from her attend.
ants.
One of the largest transactions In
Texas cattle since the first of the year
was closed last week. Charles ]. Ware,
of Fort Worth, sold to Humphrey &
Critz. of Nebraska. 1000 head of cattle
for $198, 900. or SIS per head. Delivery
will begin May 18th for shipment to
Nebraska.
The jury in the case Of w. NJ.
Brandes, Of Oakland, Cal, accused Of
beating his daughter to death, brought
degree.
Two bodies found In the ruins Of the
Windsor hotel In New York last week
we're positively identified as those OF
Miss Dora Hoffman Of Baltimore and
Mrs. Auzeet Azee.
The steamer Newfoundland put into
Buena Vista harbor with 1900 seals.
She reports that the remaining steam
ers OF the feet are daily augmenting
their catch.
Not a dollar of fire insurance Is be-
ing written in Little Rock, Ark, and
the agents throughout the state have
been notified to suspend all business
and send In their final reports 30 their
business in the state may be speedily
wound up. This is due to recent tam
pering with the insurance laws In that
state.
The common council have. by a vote
of 81 to IL. appointed commission
headed by Governor Pingree to negoti-
ate. purchase and operate all the street
railways Of Detroit under municipal
ownership.
The funeral train bearing the bodies
of $50 soldiers. who lost their lives In
Cuba and Puerto Rico. arrived at Ross
lyn, Va. last week. having passed
through Washington without stop.
The train was heavily draped In
mourning and decorated with flags.
Rear Admiral G. G. Carpenter, re-
tired, committed suicide last week In a
sanitarium in Boston.
Ex-Secretary Sherman continues to
improve steadily.
Miss Mary Wilson, a prominent
young society woman of Augusta. Kan.
committed suicide on learning that Al
va Dix, her lover, had been killed on
the battlefield of Malolos.
Richard Chamberlain, brother Of 10
seph Chamberlain, secretary of state
for the colonies. is dead In London.
Among the passengers on the Nippon
Maru from the Orient last week were
Captain s. s. Saxton. formerly chief OF
General Kings stan In Manila, and
Brigadier General Reeves of the Thir-
teenth Minnesota regiment. Both
have resigned their commands and are
returning home.
The Chinese authorities have noti-
fed the British consul at Tien Tsin
that the whole fore-shore recently
opened at Port Ching Wan Tao is re-
served for Chinese mining company.
A conflict occurred at La Machina
wharf, Havana, between the police and
some marines and sailors of the Reso-
lutte. The appearance Of General Lud.
low and the police reserves quelled the
disturbance.
President Loubet was a spectator at
the Auteuil races at Paris and was
warmly received by the people.
A powder car belonging to a Great
Northern freight train blew up at Ev.
erett, Wash, last week. killing one
tramp and wounding two others who
were riding In an adjoining car. In
addition to the powder car two cars
containing mixed freight were bur.~d.
-kmen diggfng In the ruino q thol