Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-12-20
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRE.
Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week in This ana For-
eign Lanas-summarisea From the
Latest DisDatches.

The Broadway National bank of B0s-
ton. capitalized at $200,O00 has failed.
A new journal is to be established in
London with policy in opposition to
the war.
The national republican convention
will convene at Philadelphia on Tues.
day. June 10. next
Representative Knox of Massachu.
sets has introduced a bill for civil gov.
ernment In Alaska.
Agulnaldo is no longer a warrior
Accompanied by women. he Is trying
10 escape by hiding.
The effect Of the war news over Bul.
ler's defeat caused a general slump in
the London stock market.
The Yaqui Indians are we'll armed,
as guns are shipped to them from San
Francisco, billed as mining machinery.
The new governor, General Wood,
has gone to Cuba. He does not antici-
pate difiiculty in establishing the new
government
The president has nominated Edwin
V. Morgan Of New York to be secretary
Of the legation of the United States at
Seoul, Korea.
The demand in all quarters OF Eng
land is to send more troops. Stories OF
great losses in desperate battles add to
the terrible depression.
John P. Squire Company. corpora
tion and allied companies Of Boston.
engaged in the meat and provision
packing business, have assigned.
Federation OF Labor adopts a res0lu.
ton, believing members Of the organic.
alton should use their ballots independ.
emily Of the parties now prominent.
Distress in the famine stricken dis
tricts Of India is becoming more
acute. About two million. two hundred
and fifty thousand people have received
relief.
Clarence King, the young forger who
recently escaped from jail in Green
wood. B. c., was recaptured at Phoenix,
where he was found hiding In the cab
In OF friend.
The Peninsular and Oriental line
steamer Ballarat, from Calcutta, has
arrived at Plymouth. Eng. with a ma
tive Indian fireman on board suffering
from the plague.
Kid Parker. the Denver lightweight,
made Rufe Turner. colored, OF Stock.
ton. quit in the ninth round Of what
was scheduled as a 2O-round bout in
San Francisco, Cal.
The Forty-eighth United States in.
fantry has been released from quaran.
tine at Angel island and will probably
sail for Manila on the transport Grant
about December 20.
Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres.
ford OF England, has confirmed the As.
pointment to be second In command of
the British Mediterranean feet.
Filipinos were encountered by the
Twenty-fourth under Major Batchelder.
The enemy left four dead and five NOR
tally wounded, while American loss
was one drowned and four wounded.
Representative Sulzer Of New York
has introduced joint resolution de-
claring that a state of war exists In
South Africa and according belliger-
ent right to the Transvaal government.
News of Buffers overwhelming de-
feat caused great CONSERVATION In Lon
don. English supremacy is In peril.
Where she was over century ago"
Fears Of France. Troops must not be
withdrawn from India.
The Ebell society ladies OF Oakland
have been successful In their efforts to
secure the $4,000 necessary TO pur.
chase site upon which to build the
library for which purpose Andrew Car
negie has given $4,000.
An invitation signed by Mayor Phe-
Ian Of San Francisco and the grand off,
GERS of the Natice Sons Of the Golden
West has been sent to Admiral Dewey
requesting his presence In this city
on admission day. September 9, 1900.
The unknown man who committed
suicide recently In San Francisco bay
by jumping from the ferryboat San
Rafael was undoubtedly Howard Tut.
tie, "a years of age. son Of a wealthy
stock broker who made his fortune In
New York and now resides in Paris.
Secretary OF War Root has recon-
mended the president to commute the
sentence of Corporal George Damphof-
er of Kalama, Wash, and three other
soldiers, convicted Of assaulting native
women in the Philippines and SEN
fenced to be shot, to Imprisonment.
Governor Rogers OF Washington will
call meeting of the state board Of
coal mine examiners in the near future
to thoroughly investigate the cause of
the Carbonate explosion. The meet
ing will be held in Olympia and reports
formulated for presentation to the pub
lie.
Last Friday Adam Crist, Of Tacoma.
deliberatel shot his wife fatally. killed
his s-year-old son. seriously wounded
second son. aged years, and then end
ed the tragedy by putting a bullet
through his own brain. Jealousy is
the only motive assigned for the crime.
Following is the past weekly bank
statement: Surplus reserve. increase,
S166. 800; loans. decrease, $5,045, 400:
specie. decrease, s2.7ss.0O0; legal ten
ders. increase. sl.76s,500; deposits, de-
crease. $4.543. 200; circulation, decrease.
$4,000. Banks now hold s7,025,S25
in excess Of requirements.
A permanent congress Of Chicago
ministers Of al denominations to meet
every month may result from the mid
continental congress OF religions re-