Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-12-13
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRE.
1 Complete Review Of the Events for
the Past Week In This and For
eign Lands-summafiseA From the
Latest Dispatches.

Latest Dispatches.
English and German papers compli.
men McKinley's message.
The Socialist ticket won in the mu-
nicipal election at Haverhill, Mass.
New York is making an effort to sc.
cure the conventions of both parties.
Marie Burroughs. the popular actress.
is married. She will leave the stage.
Insurgents attacked Americans at
Vigan. but were repulsed with heavy
loss.
Roberts of Utah has not been seated,
and his case Ia now In the hands of q
special committee.
The Beers are necessarily shelling
the garrison at Ladysmlth. the British
replying to their fire.
The California football team declines
to make further engagements, SO the
proposed games are of.
The Yaqui Indians are retreating and
have ceased fighting after sustaining a
loss Of over two hundred.
Sensational Developments are prom
ised in the court martial Of Chaplain
Shields at San Francisco.
Boer are uusing new shells filled with
a high explosive at Mafeking with
serious results. No relief is expected
till after the siege Of Kimberley has
been raised.
The British steamer Hope H., Cap
tain Quail. from Hong Kong. has foun.
dered in latitude IA north. longitude
1T east. The crew. with the exception
Of the Chinese members. were saved.
A crusade has been started to wipe
out what Is known as the bucket-shop
system In Chicago, and the co-opera-
tion Of the New York Stock Exchange
and Cotton Exchange Is asked. Other
exchanges favor 1t. A convention will
be held to discuss the most practicable
manner to do away with them.
The six Chinese Companies of San
Francisco have decided. to donate "a 1000
to the state board Of trade to show their
desire to bring about closer business
relations between China and the Unit
ed States. This is the first time in the
history Of this city that such action has
been taken by the Chinese.
Mrs. Won Praag. Of Chicago. was
found guilty of larceny In stealing,
with the aid Of other women, $1,400
from William Duncan. Of Portland, Ore.
General Otis has informed the war
department of the death of Maj. Frank
Armstrong, surgeon Of the Thirty-sec-
ond infantry.
Joe Croxier." or Klutzer. alias "Joe."
or william" better knows as "Joe."
a we'll known sporting man Of Republic,
Wash, resisted arrest by deputy sher-
liz and was killed by the ofiicer. Joe
fought to the last, and his last act was
to take the gun from the officer and
try to use II. The coroner's Jury
cleared Swan. Croker was on drunk
when he ran into Swan.
Dick Coleman. the negro murderer
Of Mrs. Lashbrook. was taken from the
officers by a mob Of 1000 men and
burned at the stake at Maysville. Ky.
The mob. led by the husband Of the
negro's victim. dragged the shrieking
criminal through the principal streets
Of the town, bound him to a small tree,
set fire to the brush heaped about him
and stood guard until he was dead.
Before the roasting began Coleman was
almost dead. The rope had torn and
lacerated his neck and his face was
terribly beaten. All was done that was
possible by the sheriff and guard to
prevent q lynching. but In the face Of
such q mob Of people. irrespective Of
color, It was useless to attempt doing
anything.
An ugly rumor is ahoat that the
American military officer. Major Logan
was assassinated.
Nearly threequarters Of a billion
will be required to pay the expenses Of
the coming year.
Tom Sharkey will train James j.
Corbett for his coming fight with cham
pion James ]. Jeffriss.
George w. Horton. Of Washington.
was hanged in the district Jail for the
murder Of Jane Nicholson.
Tom McCarty, an amateur highway
man recently attempted to hold up two
or three men in Sumpter, Ore.
At meeting here Marshall Field Of
Chicago was elected director of the
place of the late John l. Blair.
1t is believed that the Canadian
steamer Niagra has foundered on Lake
Erie and that all the hands were lost.
The crew comprised Is persons all told.
Governor W. 8. Taylor of Kentucky,
ia the title bestowed by the members
Of the board OF elections. Majority
report says the face of the returns is
republican.
Captain J. G. Ayres of the United
States army ordinance department was
killed In Washington by falling from
his bicycle and being run over by q
team.
Samuel Johnston. colored. aged 20,
was hanged in the jail yard Of Hagers-
town, Md. The crime for which John
ston suffered the death penalty was a
criminal assault in July last.
The United States lighthouse in
spector has ADVERTISED for q 400-ton
schooner to temporarily take the place
Of lightship No. so which was wrecked
last week of the mouth Of the Colum-
bia river.
Work and wages are the conditions
which make the prospects bright for
the business men. Iron is holding