Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-09-20

under the heaven, except those known and
published to the world, the treaties of or
dinary international friendship for the
purpose of business and commerce. No
treaty other than these exists; none has
been suggested on the other ide: none is
in contemplation. 1t has never entered
into the mind of the president, or nay of
the government to forsake under any in
ducement the wise precept and example
Of the fathers which forbade entangling
alliances with European powers"
Charles A. Pillsbury, well known
miller, is dead in Minneapolis.
That General Russell A. Alger has
decided to withdraw from the senator
ial race there is no doubt
Prince David Kanawakanakoa, a cou-
sin of ex-Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii,
is visiting in Washington. ID. C.
A plant of the American Fisheries
Company at Promised Land. l.. l., is
destroyed by fire. loss 100000.
The memory of the assassinated
president, James A. Garfield, was hon
ored Sunday at Golden Gate Park.
An adobe house FIVE miles from Mora.
N. NJ. collapsed. killing Manuel Cor
dova and his wife and six children.
J. n. Waldren, an enlisted man OF
Company f. Thirty-fifth infantry, U. s.
A., committed suicide at Vancouver,
Wash.
For the sixteenth annual tourna-
ment of the Canadian Amateur Ath-
letic Union at Rosedale the weather
was perfect.
The army maneuvers this year at
Berlin are regarded as a mediocre sue.
cess, owing to various causes, chiefly
unfavorable weather.
The plant of Lee Brothers Gin COM
pany and Rogers Brothers implement
warehouse at Memphis, Tenn, were
burned. entailing loss of 100000.
Daniel Borden, farmer residing
about six miles from Spokane on the
old Spangle road, met with an accident
which resulted in his death. He fell
under the wagon.
A new baseball league, whose circuit
will include cities In both the National
and Western leagues and which will be
known as the American Association of
Baseball clubs, has been formed.
One corner of the Queens Hall block
in Montreal in which was located
Scroggs' grocery store. fell in. The
building collapsed gradually and no
one was injured.
One hundred thousand dollars dam
age was caused by the burning Of A. s.
Nicol's factory for wood and granite
mantels and CRATES at No. 107 East
Twelfth street, N. Y.
News has reached Governor Thomas,
OF Colorado, that band of Uintah In
dians have left the reservation In Utah
without permission to hunt in Color.
ado in violation Of the state game laws
Two men of the Sixteenth infantry
have been condemned to death In the
Philippines for assaulting native wo.
men. The two men sentenced are Cor.
poral Damphoffer and Private Conine.
One Of the most remarkable religious
institutions in the country, the mon
astery and college of the Holyland, es-
tablished by the Franciscan Friars of
the Holy Land, was dedicated Sunday
in Washington.
The twenty-sixth volunteer regiment
has arrived In San Francisco from
Plattsburg barracks on Lake Cham.
plain, N. Y. II Is expected the regi-
ment will sail on September 26 for the
Philippines.
AS result Of the dispute In Chicago
Martin Walgren, a bookkeeper. was
killed and Theodore Walgren and
George Clark slightly wounded by Fred
Fisher, tailor. Fisher used knife
and claims he acted in self defense.
The insurgent commander, General
Cipriano Castro. has taken possession
of Maracy, Venezuela, and is still ad.
vancing. The United States, British
and French residents asked their re-
spective governments to send warships
to protect their interests.
The largest wool sale ever consum-
mated in the west by a wool grower
was closed at Mountain Home, Idaho,
when Robert Noble sold his clip OF over
100000 pounds to Chas. r. Kelsey &
Co.. for $150,000 cash. The wool is
purchased for the account of Theodore
Davis of ST. Louis.
Chief Tetabiate OF the Yaquis, who
remained loyal to the Mexican govern
ment, was recently seized by the rebels
and cruelty tortured, being stripped.
slashed with knives and his body
shockingly mutilated. while the Yaquis
danced about him, taunting him and
crying: Make your peace now: you
will perish for siding with the Mexican
government" The incident indicates
the character Of the Mexican Indians.
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