Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-07-19

has been Incorporated.
The war department has announced that
the customs receipts at the port of Havana
for June were $l,Ol2,s99.
The salvagers have removed tine Ameri-
can Line steamer Paris from off the rock
where it struck some time ago.
August Bodien of Helena. Mont, whose
body was found recently, did not commit
suicide as was at first supposed.
The stern-wheel steamers Nahleen and
Louise were destroyed by fire at Victoria.
The loss is about 700; slightly insured.
The president has appointed Colonel Al
fred E. Bates paymaster general OF the
army, to succeed General Asa b. Carey, re-
tired.
Seven persons already have died in and
near New York from lockjaw caused by
Fourth Of July accidents, and Others are
in precarious condition.
The United States transport steamers
Newport and Ohio, with the returning
Oregon volunteers on board, were sighted
off Point Reyes Wednesday.
The big trust smelter at Omaha is shut
down, the fires in several of the furnaces
being out, and Others are to follow. The
shortage of coal is given as a reason.
Charges have been filed against Indian
Agent John S. Mayhugh, of the White
Rock agency, in Nevada, alleging, among
other things, arbitrary administration.
Elias Hatfield, the noted desperate and
son of "Devil Anse" Hatfield, the older, Of
the Hatfield Mccoy feud that cost l4l
lives, has surrendered to Governor Atkin
son at Gray, Ky.
The cruiser Olympia has entered the
Suez canal. Admiral Dewey says he is in
very good health. He appears in excellent
his officers and men. The most of them
have suffered from malarial fever, but have
now recovered.
Another trolley car strike is on in
Brooklyn.
The tidal waves have caused great
damage to crops in the Carolines.
Fire destroyed the Tompkins Opera
House block and postoffice at Gallatin,
Tenn.
Practically every mine in the Occur
d'Alens is being worked again by new
men, mostly from Missouri.
James Crosby. wealthy manufac-
turer of Marion, Ind, attempted to
shoot his wife and family Sunday.
The large plant of Somers Bros.
manufacturers Of horse collars and leg
gings, was totally destroyed by fire.
Tim Kearns, OF Boston, knocked the
wind out of Jack DAILY of Wilmington,
in less than tive rounds, in New York.
A postoffice has been established at
Valdez, Alaska, 80 miles northwest of
Orcas. with F. c. Bartlett, postmaster.
William Going, the Choctaw murder.
er, whose Indian name is Wallatonaka,
was executed recently In the Choctaw
nation.
Chief Officer Brown and three sea.
men of the New Zealand government
steamer Hinemoa, were drowned on
June 4th.
The strict enforcement of General
Woods quarantine seems to have had
a good effect on the yellow fever situa.
tion in Santiago.
News from Port Hill, Idaho. reports
that VIM. Reeser was shot and instant
ly killed recently by T. j. Dendaurent,
of the precinct.
Paris C. McGrath has been appoint
ed postmaster at new office just es-
tablished at velma, Stevens county,
20 miles west Of Springdale.
The plate workers throughout the
country to the number Of $4,000 resume
wark Immediately. The scale fxed in
Chicago is based on the price Of bars.
News of the accidental killing Of
Captain Charles Buckle of the whaling
steamer Bayless, was brought down by
the steamer Alliance last week.
The second fire within a week oc-
Cured at Fort Duchesne, Utah, Sun.
day, when the Quartermaster's stables
and contents were entirely consumed.
The badly decomposed body Of w. H.
Creighton was found in the Spokane
river Just above the Great Northern
bridge, near the army post. by six boys.
The body Of an unknown man was
found in the Sacramento river nine
miles below Freeport. The corpse is
that Of a man of so years. He had a
wooden leg.
A bad derailment occurred at Blue
cut, Cal, 10 miles south Of Redding.
The second section of the Southern
Pacific passenger train ran into the
(, first section.
The steamer Queen has sailed for
Alaska with a large list of excursion.
lists. Among them were United States
Senator Perkins of California and Hen.
ry Willard.
Following family quarrel Sundey
Mrs. George Triter. Of Libertysville
ILL.,, shot and killed her mother, Mrs
Christian Foss. wounded her husband
and killed herself.
Four bombs were exploded in differ.
| ent parts Of Barcelona last week. Nc
serious damage was done, but the ex.
citement was intense. The author OF
the outrages is unknown.
1t II said that the new treaty between
Argentina and the United States gives
new American ons sugar, hides and
wool. and on American canned goods,
timber and certai4 foods.
The body of th man who shot him.
self at Lake H. et, MINI, has been
recognized as flof B. C. Hinnant,
cashier Of the { Mruction department
of the Northw 8 Telegraph Co.
= stated Is trouble in the