Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-01

ern and President A. L. Mohler of the
O. r. l. N. held conference in Seattle
recently. 1t is thought that the confer
ence was based upon the question OF con
structing railroad into the Republic
mining district.
William Wayne Belvin is under arrest
in the Waldorf-Astoria, charged with
threatening the life of the Denver mil
lionaire, David H. Moffat, and also with
irving to defraud the hotel out of $423
The United States gunboat Wheeling
has arrived in Vancouver, b. C., from
Alaska.
Miss Ada Rehan, the leading lady oi
Augustin Daly's company, has been en-
gagged, with Mr.. Daly's permission and
approval, to create the part Of the hero
inc in the next Drury Lane drama
The commissioners OF Golden Gate park
San Francisco, have accepted an offer by
Claus Spreckels to erect a marble OIL
granite music stand, to cost not less than
$6OOe8.
At st. Louis, in the trial Of Campbell
Aligair on the charge Of murder, photo
graphs purporting to portray every stage
Of the assault were brought forth by the
state and allowed as evidence. The entire
tragedy as the prosecution presents it
was acted out before a camera.
Orders have been issued for filling in
of the fifty.mile gap between Surf and
Elwood, on the coast division OF the
Southern Pacific railroad. This will com
plete new trunk line from San Francis
co to Los Angeles within year.
Frances Saville, the opera singer, who
states that she is a citizen of California
has brought suit against the Madison
Avenue hotel in New York to recover
$4,000, the value of easket Of jewels
which she alleges was stolen from her
apartments in the hotel December 0, 1898
Total receipts from customs and taxes
in Americas island possessions are: In
Cuba, from July ls, 1898, to January 81
1899 (six ports not reporting for Janu-
ary), $l,3l2,372; in the Philippine isl
ands, from August l3, 1898, to December
81, $l,sl9,sl3; in Porto Rico, from Aug
ust l5, 1898, to December Is, 1893, 49,
ea3 400.
Lieut.. Commander C. P. Rees, u. S. n.
who was the signal officer with Admiral
Dewev's fleet. and who stood upon the
bridge with the admiral during the bat
tie of Manila, has arrived in Topeka
Kan. to visit relatives. The naval off
Ger was received by the governor and
both branches of the legislature, and
spoke briefly before both the house and
senate.
An appeal has been received by the
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce on
behalf of the flood sufferers of the Shan
tung province of China. Those signing
the appeal are American anu English peo
pie. The state that the Chinese of the
district have raised something like $40,
600, but this will go but a short way, a,
there are over 1000, 900 people starving
The transport Roanoke has sailed 70,
Manila with a full cargo Of supplies fol
the troops. She took away II recruit,
for the Fourteenth infantry. IL men OF
the Tventieth infantry and two mon and
81 recruits for the Twenty.third infantry
The contamination of the S25 .OOO. .OO(
combine. the New York Gas. Light. Heat
A. Power Co. has been made possible
by the decision Of the directors Of the
Standard Underground Cable company tc
surrender To the combine sl,8O00 worth
of bonds of the United Electric Light 4
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