Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-01
OO|N6S THROUGH THE WEEK
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
4 Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week In This and Foreign
Lands-summarised From the Lat
est Dispatches.

| monuments in the Sleges Alice, Berlin.
The little girl Of C. A. Inman of Cres
ton, WASH, is believed to have been kid
mapped.
Ted Perry was shot and killed on Q
farm four miles south Of Salem, Ore, by
j. A. Willard.
The Prince Of Wales received former
President benjamin Harrison in audience
at Marlborough House recently.
The scarcity of seal and sable, furrier'
in Chicago declare, is the cause of the big
advance i'll the price OF all furs.
The recall from his post of duty o.
Rounsevellc Wildman, United States con
sui general at Hong Kong, is imminent.
Count To-ranaz, governor of the Bank
OF Spain, has been appointed minister o.
| Justice in succession to Senior Duran, wht
resigned.
Advices from Colombia announce the
commencement of revolution there viii
the object Of restoring the financial equi
librium.
Emperor William will exhibit the Fred
erick the Great collection of curios, liter
ary treasures and French paintings at the
Paris exposition.
The United States government expedi
tion in charge of Capt. Glenn, which wen,
north to explore Sushnita river, has re
turned to Haldes to winter.
The court Of appeals OF New York hal
affirmed the verdict of conviction in thu
case of Howard Benham, the banker oi
Batavia, sentenced to death for wife mur
der, and he will be resentenced.
An appropriation of $4385 was made BY
the Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal church at theil
present session for the Utah work.
Acting Postmaster General Heath ha.
instructed Director of Posts Vaille al
Manila that a United States citizen resid
ing in the Philippine Islands may secure
copyright from that point.
Juan Garcia, a Cuban, and his sweet
heart, Miss Bessie Mahoney, daughter O
a prominent publisher, were found deae
in the roaI near Peoria, Ill. Garcia hat
shot the girl and then himself.
1t is announced that a sensational bur
glary has taken place at the Savoy Hotel
London, where the room Of Mrs. Stockwell
Of New York, widow of a New York jew
eler, was entered and robbed OF jewelry
valuables and money.
The resolutions of the w. G. T. U. a
Seattle ccusure President Mckinley, MIR
Griggs and Gen. Russell Alger. They alst
denounce Congressman Roberts of Utah
trusts, lynching, immoral shows and Of
fensive advertising, and ask suffrage fol
the ladies.
The typhoon through which the steam
ships Empress Of India and Senator passe(
proved even more disastrous on Land THAI
on sea. In Toxic and Yokohama it raget
with great fierceness. Hundreds of house
were wrecked in all districts, though th'
storm seems to have been attended will
less loss Of life than usual.
Notwithstanding the fact that fully 50t
armed men surrounded the island between
Atchison and Doniphan, the two bandits
who recently killed one man and wound
ed another at Doniphan, and duplicated
this crime at Atchison later while being
pursued by posse, crept through the line
Of guards during the night, and, stealing
a team, escaped.
Captain Charles H. Lester, U. 8. A..
retired, is dead.
Fifty new residences have been com
pleted in Hoquiam this year.
John Goodby, negro, was lynched
at Reagan's mill, about six miles from
Macon, Ga.
| A carload of express packages valued
at 5000 was burned near Holton, Ill.
on the Santa Fe road.
Rev. c. e. Morrison was hanged al
Vernon, Texas, for wife murder He
met his death resignedly.
Miss Helen Gould has given $4,000 te
the League for Social Service, to bt
used in a crusade against Mormonism
Joe Choynski defeated Steve O'Don
nell In the fifth round Of what was te
have been a six-round bout in Chicago
A game of football has been arranged
between the Universities Of California
and Oregon, to be played at Berkeley,
Cal, on November IS.
AS a result of a quarrel with her
lover, William Oliver. verda Smith OF
Spokane lies dying from carbolic acid
poisoning in Rossland, B. G.
Joe Macdonald, provincial land regis.
| trar, committed suicide in Kamloops,
b. c., by shooting himself In the head
No cause can be assigned for the act.
The United States transport Mis-.
souri,, with large quantity Of medical
supplies and a number Of nurses, has
arrived at Port Said en- route TO Man.
liza
The first bloody fight Of the coal min.
ers' strike which was declared seven
weeks ago occurred at Decatur. Ill. Two
union miners were shot. one probably
fatal.
A giant brass combine is being form
ed which, It is stated, will comprise all
the plants in the Naugatuck valley
Conn. The main Office will be In New
York.
The Spokane exposition was visited
by $4,000 people. The total receipts
were s31 900, and expenses $35, 900, leav.
ing $4,000 to be made up by the guar.
| antors.
Current rumors In Berlin are to the
effect that the nineteen Russian men-of.
war in % Pacific will soon be rein.
forced f"~- 80 easter