Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-03-22
DO|NGS THROUGH THE week
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
IN Interesting Collection Of Items from
tho Two Hemispheres Presented in q
Condensed Form-Oulled from the Tel
elgrsph Reports.

was taken to New Mexico from Winnie.
mucca, New, where he was wanted on q
charge of holding up Santa Fe passen'
ger train.
News has been received from Smyrna
that 5000 Cretan Mussulman refugees
who were in desperate lack of work and
food invaded and pillaged the Greek and
Turkish quarters OF Constantinople, q
conflict resulting in which many per,
sons were killed or wounded.
Irving b. Dudley, United State minis
ter to Peru, and Richard r. Neill, secre-
tary Of the United States legation, were
guests at banquet given by Messrs
gates at the recent Philadelphia congress
to Mr.. Schoff, the representative of the
Commercial Museum.
Hon. Patrick Walsh, ex-United States
senator and mayor Of Augusta, is dead.
Mary Clark, aged So, was beaten to
death and her sister, Annie Clark, aged
As, was fatally beaten last week at Bow.
lie, Md, village, by John Berry, Is.
year-old negro.
The United States transport Thomas
has sailed for the United States with the
s02d New York volunteers.
An Anglo Egyptian expedition will be
undertaken next autumn, to finally dis.
pose of the khalifa, Abdullah, and the
other Dervish leaders in the Soudan.
The smelters and tools at the alleged
gold mine at Marvin, Ohio, are in the
hands of the sheriff of Carroll county
who levied on them to satisfy judgment
Of $500.
Mrs. Anna Hays Byers, widow of the
late Eben NJ. Byers, the millionaire manu-
facturer, has been adjudged a lunatic.
A serious conflict between the police
and people last week at Havana resulted
In much shooting and clubbing. From &c
to so people were wounded, some serious
ly. Among the injured is Police Captain
Estampes formerly colonel in the Gu.
ban army.
While 800 dancers were enjoying them.
selves in the Wellington opera house
Vancouver, b. c., last week, some one in
candy store below overturned a lamI
and the whole building was destroyed.
The crew of the new defender of tn,
Americas cup were selected last week by
Captain F. p. Weed.
Inspector General Breckenridge Of the
United States army, who will inspect all
the military posts in Puerto Rico, review.
ed the troops at Ponce and has proceeded
to the Yauco district.
A new satellite Of the planet Saturn
has been discovered by Professor Pick
ering at the Harvard observatory.
At a meeting OF the Lake Carriers as
ISOLATION at Cleveland It was decided to
advance the wages Of sailors So per month
for the coming season.
A Finnish deputation Of 400 persons
who recently arrived at st. Petersburg
to petition the czar against the Russifi
cation decrecs has been ordered TO return
home Immediately, the czar refusing to
receive its members.
A dispatch from Baltimore says tina,
the new revenue cutter Seminole was aus
piciously launched at the Columbian Jror
Works last week.
DR.. Futterer, a scientist from Karls
ruhe, Germany, has arrived in San Fran
cisco from Hong Kong, after an eventful
trip through Turkestsn, Thibet and
northern China.
Five Finlanders claim TO have discov.
cred evidences of Russian boundary in.
scribed on some old mounds that will
place the Klondike country within the
United States.
General Miles has received a dispatch
dated Ponce, Puerto Rico, stating that
ex-Secretary Sherman is much better.
The church Of the Sacred Heart was
totally destroyed by fire early Sunday
morning. The loss is estimated at $25,
900, partially insured.
Governor Wells Of Utah, for the pres
ent at least, has decided not to appoint
a United States senator to succeed Sen
ator Cannon.
Two government parties have arrived
on their way to Alaska where they will
define the boundary lines between Brit.
ish Columbia and the Northwest Terri.
tory.
Thomas Moore, farm hand on W. II.
Babcock's ranch, near Walla Walla,
Wash, was found dead in bed last week.
The Cuban military assembly meets
again this week and 1t is reported that il
there is no quorum, which is probable, it
will dissolve OF its own accord, public
opinion having been too strong.
Two explosions occurred at the gov
ernment ammunition factory at Bourges,
France, in the shell filing shop. Three
men were killed and five were injured.
The Union Iron Works has Just been
awarded the contract for two ofthe larg.
est freight steamers ever built in the
United States. They are for the Hawai-.
ian trade.
Janowski resigned the fourth game Of
chess Of the match with Showalter.
Joe Walcott, the colored pugilist,
knocked out Billy Edwards Of Australia
at the Broadway Athletic Club last week.
The American Ship Building Company
has been incorporated with a capital
stock Of s30OO0,000.
Judge Clark In the United States cir.
cult court has filed decision dismissing
bill Of Secretary of War r. A. Alger
against the heirs Of John r. Anderson.
Parliament opened last week with the
customary ceremony. The attendance at
the opening ceremonies was larger than
for many years
The Canadian government officials have