Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-29

ed his Wife at the nome OF MS m0ther-
in-law, Mrs. Richard Moyle, and then
killed himself.
The influenza is raging in Berlin and
the death rate is heavy.
The actual work Of taking subscrlp-
tions for stock In the worlds fair cor.
poration has begun.
| petition to Queen Victoria signed
by 21.000 British subjects in the Trans.
vaal has been handed to the British
agent at Pretoria praying her majesty
to secure reform of the abuses from
which the Uitlanders are suffering and
claiming their position is intolerable,
With superiority In cleverness
quickness and ring generalship which
was apparent from the first round, Kid
Mccoy was very properly awarded the
decision over Jo. Choynski at the end
| of a 20-round contest before the Ma
tional Athletic Club in Mechanics pa
vilion In San Francisco last week.
Paris Is suffering from the scourge
| of Influenza. The deaths during the
last seven days have been 23S above
the average.
General Greeley has received cable
dispatches from Cuba announcing that
the military telegraph lines have eben
completed between Sancti Spiritus and
Ciege D'Avila in the centre of the is
land and between Holguin and Vic.
toria de Las Tunas. department Of San
tiago.
Jules Cambon. French ambassador
to the United States, will soon be ap
pointed ambassador to Italy. to sue
coed NJ. Niscard. who is about to re
sign.
Chris Bosser, carpenter, shot and
killed his mother.in-law, Mrs. Brehm
and then fatally wounded his wife last
week. at Appleton, Wisconsin.
Montezuma University, at Besse
mer, Alabama, was destroyed by fire
last week.
The organization OF the American
School Furniture Company, capital
stock sl,500.O00. has been completed
The little town Of Liberty, In De
Kalb county, Tenn, is almost wiped
off the map. furious tornado swep,
over 1t.
Tom Broderick. OF Yonkers, knock
ed out Mike Farrager, OF Youngstown
Ohio, last week.
The newspapers OF st. Petersburg
publish pitiable accounts of the condi
tion of the so-called famine districts
Of Russia, especially Samaria, In the
eastern part OF European Russia.
Michael Munkascy. the famous Hun
garian painter who has been secluded
In hospital for the insane at Bonn
for more than two years. is dying.
Colonel M. j.. Payne. ex-mayor OF
Kansas City, has filed petition in vol
untary bankruptcy in the federal court
there.
John Butter, said to have been the
oldest bachelor In the United States, IL
dead at Huntington. L. l.. in his lois,
year.
Archbishop Hennessey is seriously
III at the archepiscopate residence al
Dubuque, Iowa.
Joe Goddard, the famous Australian
pugilist. better known In fistic circles
as the Barrier champion" has decid
ed to retire from the ring.
When the will Of Rev. Edmund Dru
ry Copper, rector Of the church of the
Redeemer at Astona. l.. l., was filed
for probate, II was found that It be.
queathed the bulk of the estate OF $2S,
900 to his wife who died several years
ago. The will would have been inop
erative but that II beQueathed his II.
brary to the University OF the South
at Suwanee, Tenn.
Marquis Salvage Raggi, who sue.
ceeds Signor Martino as Italian minis
ter to China. is expected to reach Pekin
about the end Of next month. He will
open negotiations with the Tsung Ii
Yamen concerning Italy's request for
a concession at San Nun bay.
John Gilbert, who slew his wife and
four children with hatchet on Feb
ruary 2sth last on his farm near Indus
try. Kan. pleaded guilty when put up
on trial at Clay Centre, Kan, and was
sentenced to death.
The German battleship Oldenburg
broke her anchor and went aground
near Kiel during heavy snowstorm.
1t Is reported that a Mohammedan
rebellion has broken out In the prov
Ince OF Kan-Su. the most northwestern
province of China.
The popular actress Lola Banzolla
exclaiming "'Tis love that kills." shot
herself with revolver on the stage In
full sight Of the audience during a per
formance at Gill, Styria. and was re
moved In q dying condition.
The Danish government viii, ask
parliament to vote a credit to send the
cruiser Fyon to China in connection
with Denmark's movements there.
John Webb and Will Toney, two ne
gro boys IS years old, were killed and
two Of the comrades seriously wounded
last week at Edgefeld. 8. c., by fouI
white employees Of the Edgeheld cotton
factory.
Mr.. Davitt, nationalist member Of
parliament for South Mayo. was ston
cd and several Of his supporters were
badly injured at a political meeting In
CharIeyville. county Cork. last week.
Flint glass bottle manufacturers OF
the United States, acting In concert.
have withdrawn all price quotations
preparatory to putting into effect the
new and advanced price list which Is
to be decided upon by the trust
Louis Moila. an Italian iaborcr, is
| SoaS from a. iurfea recofved IN the an