Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-04-19

Robert Blizzert, aged IS years, a well
known labor leader, died in New York
last week of pneumonia.
Vice President Hobart Is holding the
gain shown last week. He is able to
partake of more hearty food and sits
up about half an hour daily.
The Missouri river Is higher than
for years. West of Williston, N. D.,
many miles of track is gone.
The river was higher last week at
Pierre, S. D., than since the flood of
1881. People in the lower part of Fort
Pierre have been compelled to abandon
their houses.
Reese Hutchinson, young electric
ian graduate of Auburn college. Ala
bama. is exhibiting at Mobile, Ala, an
apparatus for making the deaf hear.
He augments vibration and enables
deaf mutes to hear words spoken in Or
dinary tones. The apparatus is the
size of pocket book and is connected
by wires with the audiphone. which is
held to the ear. Two totally deaf men
were experimen,ed with. They stood
so feet from the piano and marked the
time Of the music, laughing with de-
light over the novel experience.
Joseph Eichbaum, aged 70 years, the
head of lithographing and stationery
Arm of Pittsburg, Pa, is dead.
The 3-year-old daughter of George
Tempero, a farmer living near the foot
Of Kamiac butte, Wash, was burned to
death last week.
Lady Frances Ann Emily, duchess of
Marlborough. daughter of the third
marquis Of Londonderry and widow of
the seventh duke of Marlborough, is
dead.
Oscar Gardner and Tommy Hogan of
New York have been signed by the
Nonpareil Athletic Association of Lou.
isville, KY, for 20-round bout, to be
pulled off May 4th.
The L. A. w. racing board announces
the appointment of Hosmer X. Arnold,
of Portland. Oregon. as Handicapped
for Oregon.
Thomas F. Kelly, aged 80. part own
er of the National theatre In Philadel
phia, Is dead.
The Petit Bleu alleges that Lieuten.
ant Mijen, who died at Zanzibar on
March 23rd, while on the way to as
sumo the governorship Of Ra Jubitil
the French port and colony ON the west
coast of the gulf of Alden, committed
suicide.
The first great bicycle match of the
season came off in Paris last week. In
the 50-mile race Walters of England
won in 1:34:43. lowering the record
made in 1896 by A. ID. Frost OF London
whose time was 1:34:45:3-5. J. Frank
Starbuck of Philadelphia abandoned
the contest midway.
8. w. Grinstead. aged 81. cashier OF
the bank in Humboldt, Nebr., commit
ted suicide by blowing off the top of his
head with a revolver He admitted
that he was $4,000 short in his ac
counts.
In the California derby, which was
won last week by Corsine, there were
seven starters. The event took place
on the track at Oakland.
Secretary Alger has put an effective
quietus on the persistent reports that
he contemplated retiring from the cab
met by positive and unequivocal
statement that the reports we're abso-
lutely without foundation, and that un.
less some unforeseen and unlocked for
contingency arises. he proposes to re-
main secretary of war throughout the
administration.
Spanish silver is now quoted at 80,
the highest figure reached In this de.
cade In Havana.
Under instructions from the presi.
dent. lis staff officers were honorably
discharged from the volunteer army OF
the United States last week by the act.
ing secretary of war, to take effect
April 7th.
The promotion Of the following
named officers to the grade of rear ad
miral Is announced at the navy de-
partment: J. w. Philip. B. ]. Crom
well, H. +. Picking. s. Casey. F. Rog
ers, J. C. Watson, G. w. Sumner, F. J.
Higginson and L. Kempff.
The Cuban army muster rolls which
were delivered to Governor General