Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-02-01
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
rERsE TRICKS FROM THE WIRE
A Complete Review OF the Events for
the Past Week In This and Foreign
Lands-Summarized From the Latest
Dispatches.


ing on the railroad at the western opening
of the Gallitzin tunnel Tuesday when they
heard the approach of locomotive which
was running west through the tunnel.
The workmen all stepped from the north
| track on which west-bound trains move
to the south track. The smoke in the
tunnel prevented them from seeing an ap-
preaching locomotive which in order to
avoid distractions on the north track, was
running on the south track. One man was
instantly killed, one died and IL were
more or less seriously injured. None es-
capped without injury.
The body found near Fort st. Philip
was identified as that OF Captain Sturte-
want, the pilot of the launch Paul Jones.
Four men were badly burned, one per-
haps fatally by the explosion Of a boiler
in the basement OF the Chicago Tribune
building Sunday.
| Bob Fitzsimmons is matched to meet
Jim Jeffries for a side bet of $4,000 and
the largest purse offered. Jeffries has
covered Fitzsimmons forfeit posted in New
York.
Fourteen persons were killed Sunday by
an explosion of gas in the Palia mine
near Mazarron, Spain.
The loss of an entire family in Lake
Erie is reported in Toledo. On one of
the islands in the Bass group lived
family named Robson. The family con-
sisted of the father, mother. daughter
of 20, son of 5, and hired man, Harry
NJ. Martel.
A pair of human legs sticking up
through the ice in one OF the slips in the
harbor attracted the attention of the men
on the steamer Walter L. Frost. The
body was chopped out and found to be
that of William Dormer, deckhand on
the Frost.
1t was 35 degrees below zero, the cold
est in recent years in Wisconsin Sunday.
The Montauk Club OF Brooklyn tend
cred banquet to Admiral T. Sampson
and the principal among the other guests
was Secretary of the Navy John Long.
Calvin Heilig has closed contract for
five years lease of the Marquam Grand
theater of Portland. Mr.. Heilig has also
just closed five years contract Tor the
Tacoma theater at Tacoma.
George White, a cattleman of Mendo-
cino county, filed a petition in insolvency.
His liabilities are placed at $lS5,000, in
Guiding judgment of 100000 granted
his divorced wife. His assets are placed
at $4,000.
There was much commotion in Colon,
Columbia, arising from the strike OF the
dockmen and railway employees. During
the demonstration several persons were
wounded.
The district attorney at Philadelphia has
notified counsel for Senator Quay, his son
Richard and ex-State Treasurer Haywood
that he had fixed Monday, February 20,
as the date for trial of the three defend
ants OH the charge OF conspiracy in the
misuse OF the money on deposit in the
Peoples bank.
| Private advices received at Seattle
state that the government will send three
detachments of soldiers into the Copper
river district Of Alaska next spring to lay
out mail route to the Yukon river and
establish ports.
1t is the opinion of prominent naval
officers that the disabilities of the Topeka
will lead to an investigation by the sec
retary of the navy.
Ex.United States Senator James II.
Slater OF Oregon is dead. Deceased was
born in Illinois in 1926, went TO California
in lS49 and came to Oregon in 1850.
George W. Plummer, aged 4s, beat his
head to jelly near Baker City and then
ran half mile to ranch and securing
knife cut his throat from ear to ear, caus
ing death.
| Great excitement exists on the mining
exchange in Colorado Springs over fab
ulously rich strike in the Isabella mine
at Cripple Creek. Assays from the strike
run over $4,000 to $lOO.OO0 to the ton.
Representative Payne Of New York has
been appointed member Of the Canadian
commission to fill the vacancy caused by
the death Of Mr.. Dingley.
Wellesly Moore, British vice consul in
San Francisco, has been advanced to the
consulship at Puerto Rico, w. l., to sue.
ceed George w. Crawford, who died at
Caen, France, recently.
The Bulgarian cabinet has resigned,
owing, it is believed, to the discomfort
2 diOurtu py tHt tuntftlitt of Dl. btOutu,
the premier, TO the schemes for Macedon-
4 ian autonomy which are considered to be
antagonistic to the Bulgarian aspirations
for obtaining predominant influence in
Macedonia.
Il The North German Lloyd steamer Kais-
er Wilhelm ii, from Genoa, Naples and
Gibraltar, has arrived in New York after
4 . rough voyage.
\ Billy Marsh, the professional jumper,
is going to England early in the summer
Il to engage with Burroughs and Coiquitt,
the famous English jumpers in series Of
! international jumps.
The Fremont Hot Springs Company Of
Alcova, Wyoming, have forwarded an
} offer to the managers Of both Sharkey
; and Ftzsimmons, offering pure Of s20,-
600 for fight to take place any time in
! June. July or August, the only condition
attached being that the Thinning shall be
! done at Aleova, the health resort, in
r Wyoming.
r II. w. Sebastian has been appointed
| receiver Of the Farmers Elevator, one Of
the largest concerns Of its kind in st.
Louis
1t is announced that the surplus wheat
/ Of New Zealand win aint to $500 OJO