Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-29
plosion ON Washington street. Seattle
making the third victim.


for New York. She comes by way of
the Suez canal.
The Roumanid has sailed from San
tiago with the remains of 554 soldiers
who were killed or who died in Cuba,
and 100 from Puerto Rico.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Badger has arrived in Valparaiso, hav.
ing on board the exhumed remains of
Rear Admiral James H. Shots, U. S.
N, who died at Port Stanley, Falkland
islands, In 1882.
st. Louis is to have new bond and
stock brokerage company which will be
one of the largest in the country and
its advent on the street will be a sur
prise to most OF the brokers.
Practically without cessation 1t has
been raining throughout the northern
part of California for the last week.
The insurgent forces under General
Ramon Guerrero, formerly Venezuelan
minister of war and marine, who last
month started revolution against
President Ignacio Andrade In the new
state Of Guarico, have been severely
defeated by the government troops un-
der General Fernandez, near Macaparo.
The subsistence bureau of the war
department says that the supplies sent
from the United States, including all
kinds Of vegetables, arrived at Manila
In good condition.
The transport CITY of Pueblo has
sailed for Manila with 900 mer # the
Ninth regiment of infantry.
Joseph Albert Minott, secretary
treasurer and one of the founders of
the Goodyear Rubber company, is dead.
The secretary has issued an order
for the free admission of binding twine
to the United States from Canada.
Hon. Francis Harrison Pierpont, the
first governor of West Virginia, is
dead.
A dispatch from Kimberly in Griqua-
land, West South Africa, reports the
death of the famous missionary, Rev.
John Mackenzie.
Governor Roosevelt stated that he
would II possible attend the proposed
reunion of the rough riders. to be held
IN the west June "a.
The United Statets supply ship Re-
lief, which left New York on March 8
on her way to Manila, has arrived at
Perrin.
Eddie McDuffie. the well known mid
die distance professional rider, has
been reinstated by the l.. A. w. racing
board, having paid his fine.
The transport Zealandia. 1t Is now
definitely announced, will sail with the
balance OF the Ninth regiment this
| week.
Mail advices from New South Wales
| say that the drouth that Is now pre-
vailing In that colony Is the worst
ever experienced Settlers and stock
men are appealing to the government
| for aid.
The order to compute the time and
make up the payrolls OF the men who
worked overtime during the Spanish
war has been received at Mare Island.
The fifty-sixtb annual boat race be-
tween crews representing the univer-
stiles of Oxford and Cambridge was
rowed today over the usual course,
from Putney to Mortlake. distance Of
about four and quarter miles, and
was won by Cambridge for the first
time In 10 years.
Two highwaymen made an unsucces-
full attempt to hold up the Angels
Camp stage near Altaville, Calaveras
county, California.
niracfar Martapn ~ tha oarpua b,,s
reau has made the following appoint
ments:
William G. Hunt OF Massachusetts,,
chief statistician In charge of popula-
tion statistics; lie Grande Powers of
Minnesota, chief statistician In charge
OF agricultural statistics.
A contract has been entered into be-
tween Godbe OF California and Japan
under which $4,000 tons OF iron are to
be delivered to japan as soon as pos
sible.
Attorney General Griggs has decided
against the landing Of another cable
in Cuba. the Postal Telegraph com.
pany having asked that right.
Fifteen hundred employees of the
clothing manufacturers OF Philadel-
phia have struck for increased wages,
abolition of sub-contractors and an
agreement that the wages will not be
reduced.
General Otis. cables the transport
Grant has left Manila for Nagasaki
and San Francisco.
Ex-Governor Fletcher Of Missouri Is