Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-07-05
A Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week in This and Eereign
Lands-summsrissd From the Latest
DispAtohss.

Walla, Wash.
In Toledo, O., the freight house of the
Michigan Central was destroyed by fire
by Monday.
The owners Of the new cup defender,
Columbia, have accepted it without fur
ther builders trial.
President Mckinley laid the corner
stone OF the new mill of the Berkshire Cot
ton Company, in Adams, Mass.
John Daughters, a bricklayer at Walla
Walla, WASH, was mortally wounded
Monday by brick falling on his head.
The four-oared race over the two-mile
course today was won by Pennsylvania.
Time, ll:l2. Cornell was second. Time,
n:4 3-5.
Edith, the 5-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. +. F. Loehr Of Walla Walla,
Wash, was run over by a wagon and
killed Monday.
Two cases of yellow fever and four
deaths from the disease were officially re.
ported Monday, making total Of 35 cases
and IL deaths.
Captain Dreyfus has landed at Qui-
boron, France.
The government deficit for the fiscal
year is $SS,S75,9S9.
The Dominion Day celebration at
Nelson, B. c., was great success.
The American Edible Nut Company,
to control the peanut trade, is incor-
porated in New Jersey.
General Delaware Kemper, consul to
Annoy, China, under the first Cleveland
administration, is dead.
The Tod Sloan assault case in Lon
don has been finally settled by the pay
ment of $1,000 to the waiter.
Mysterious Billy" Smith and Chas.
McKeever, of Philadelphia, fought a 90.
round bout to a draw last week.
The pope is suffering great prostra-
tion, together with a light attack Of
fever caused by recent exertion.
Robbers entered the home Of Col
Ridpath Of Spokane and stole $4,000
in checks and valuables last week.
Dominion Day was celebrated on an
unusually elaborate scale by the thous-
ands of Canadians resident In Chicago.
The United States consul at Salvador
informs the state department that yell
low fever has made its appearance
| there.
Paul Reuther, formerly of San Diego.
Cal, committed suicide In Spokane by
jumping of the Post street bridge into
the river.
A postoffice Is established at Moran,
fve miles southeast of Spokane, and a
special mail service from that city es-
tablished.
The navy department has awarded
the contract for the Mare Island dry
dock to the Atlantic. Gulf & Pacific Co.
at $729,000.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued call for the statement Of the
condition of national banks at the close
Of business, June 80.
The annual mobilization of the
troops of the garrison and the land and
sea attacks on Halifax has commenced.
The city Is in a state Of siege.
The large cotton warehouse In Brook
lyn owned by the Bush company Is bad
ly damaged by fire. The loss Is esti-
mated at a quarter Of million.
Mary Ann Ansell of London was
found guilty of numbering her sister,
an inmate of an asylum for the insane,
by sending her poisoned cake by post.
In the chamber of deputies recently,
in Rome, the socialists and extreme
leftists recommended their obstructive
tactics and created an immense uproar.
| Union City, ILL.,, named from the fact
that 1t is occupied by union miners,
was the scene Of battle recently about
midnight and as result the town is in
ruins.
A ministerial crisis is reported i'm
minent in Norway owing to disagree
ment between King Oscar and the cab
met regarding the appointment of a
commander In chief.
The new scale year of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
1 Workers in Pittsburg, has begun with
better record for the union than has
been made for half dozen years.
The remarkably heavy rains recently
in Texas have done damage which will
amount to hundreds Of thousands Of
dollars. Railroad trafic was suspend
ed in south Texas because Of the num-
erous washouts.
A train on the Johnson City branch
Of the Illinois Central bearing AZ negro
miners from Pana was shot into by
/ crowd Of miners at Lawder. One negro
woman was killed by bullet through
her heart.
A reciprocity treaty with Jamaica
has been concluded at the state depart.
ment at conference between Commits
sioner Kasson in behalf Of the United
States and Mr. Tower. the British
/ charge d'affaires.
John Moore OF Roanoke was shot and
killed and Nnry Stewart fatally
wounded dur quarrel betwsss' ne
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