Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-07-26
.DO|AGS THROUGH THE week
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
An Interesting Collection OF Items from
the Two Hsmispheres Presented in =
Condensed Form-Oullsd from the Tel
slgraph Reports.

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Sheriff Farr of Springer, N. NJ, wa,
killed by train robbers Tuesday.
Over a score of firemen were hurt Tues
day night at fire in the Grace hotel, 4
four-story brick structure at Park and
Reed streets, Milwaukee.
Fire which broke out in the Stroche'
suburb of Quebec destroyed 35 houses, en-
failing property loss of 100000.
President Angus NJ. Cannon of Salt Lake
was arraigned before Judge Norvell on the
charge of unlawful cohabitation, to which
plea of guilty was entered.
kansas has the biggest corn crop In
sight in the history OF the state" say:
Paul Morton, vice president of the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany.
Charles Young Of Springfield, Ohio
holder of the st. Louis Republic cup, rep
resenting the live bird championship ol
America, lost the cup to j. A. r. Elliott ol
Kansas City.
A combination Of bicycle manufacturer;
has become effective. Forty-fve manu-
facturers, representing SO plants, were
present. The capital of the organization
will be $4O,0OOOOO.
Jesus Gutierrez, a boy about 10 years
old, who has been working for the late
Ex-Governor Ryerson's wife, at Ensenada
Mexico, was hanged to tree until dead.
Mrs. Ryerson is under arrest. e
William A. S. Graham, school agent
clerk and secretary of the board of educa.
tion of Chicago, is a self-confessed default
er in the sum of $34,50O. Positive proof
of the shortage has been discovered.
The Italian consulate at New Orleans
has received cablegrams from Minister OF
Foreign Affairs Visconti Venosta, placing
at his disposal 5000 lire, subscribed by
Italians of the royal government and King
Humbert, for the Texas food sufferers.
The Ramsey street car barns OF the
Twin City Electric Railway Company at
st. Paul caught fire and were destroyed.
Sixty electric cars were destroyed with
the building and a quantity of general
supplies stored on the second floor. The
loss is estimated at $l25,000.
President Mckinley was called upon
Tuesday by Senator Carter Of Montana
and Senator Heitfeld of Idaho, accom-
panied by Edward Boyce of Butte, Mont,
president of the Western Federation Of
Miners, and w. II. Goldensmita, secretary
of the local miners union at Wardner,
idaho.
Word was received at Tekamah, Neb.,
Of the drowning in northwestern Iowa.
near the boundary, of A. w. Blades, his
wife and eight children, while en- route to
Minnesota in an emigrant wagon. The
party camped for the night on the bank Of
a creek, when cloudburst raised the creek
l2 or Is feet, and the family, team and
wagon were swept away.
The Pressed Steel Car Company Of Pitts.
burg has contracted with the Carnegie
Steel Company for $4,000 tons of steel
plates monthly for a period Of 10 years.
This is the largest steel contract ever
awarded to one firm and amounts to
about $l5O,OO0O00. A representative OF
the Pressed Steel Car Company said lately
that the actual cost of the material to be
furnished will be $l5,OO0,0O0 year. The
delivery OF the contract will begin Sep
tember ! next.
William Logan Hayes. a pioneer, is
dead, of OLYMPIA.
Paris authorities have approved Of
the designs of the Lafyette monument.
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender.
has left Venice ostensibly for Austria.
Sunday has been the hottest OF the
season at Omaha, SO in the shade at 2
p. m.
Mr.. Chamberlain is not prepared to
explain situation ON the newfoundland
question.
1t is announced that the Dreyfus
court martial at Rennes will open on
August 7th.
The C. H. & d. Elevator located in
East Toledo, was totally destroyed by
fire recently.
Lloyd Tevis, one of the wealthiest
and best.known residents Of San Fran
cisco is dead.
Antoine Baluah, an Australian miner.
shot and killed himself Sunday at Ju-
neau, Alaska.
About 200 messenger boys employed
by the Postal Telegraph Company, in
New York, have struck
The attempt to reopen the Globe
smelter at Denver on the old 10 and IL
hour schedule, has failed.
William Armstrong. wanted in Chi
cago on the charge Of jury bribing, has
been arrested at Port Angeles, Wash.
Senator Shoup has recommended the
appointment of William H. Savidde, of
Boise, as census supervisor for Idaho.
II. e. Hutcherson, former resident
OF San Francisco, was drowned near
Ballard, wn., while in swimming Sun
day.
A sharp earthquake shock occurred
in lower Californias recently, with vi
brations from southwest to northwest.
No damage was done.
The Mayor Of Detroit facilitates the
Ex-Secretary Of War, g,M Alger re-
plies that he and his f,I1ily long to be
back again In old Michigan.
President and Mrs. Mckinley will
leave the middle Of this week for their
vacation at Hotel Champlain, three
miles from PlattsbuIg, New York.
The following are Fhe census super
visors for WASH bn state: First
District Joseph Mcmillan, Fairha-
ven; second dis Austin Mires, of
iEllensburg.
Billy Rochf Chicago. who
claims the hantam-weight
49,