Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-01-25
DO|NGS THROUGH THE week
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
An Interesting Collection Of Items from
the Two Hemispheres Presented in q
Condensed Form-Culled from the Tel
elgraph Reports.


pect.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has decided that legacies paid out of the
proceeds of real estate, directed to be sold
for the purpose, are not subject to the tax
upon legacies arising from personal prop
erty. In case the debts and claims against
the estate exceed the appraised or clear
value of the personal property, he says,
there can be legacy tax.
The condition of Colonel James A. Sex
ton shows no material change.
James w. Parker of Atchison, Kas.
died of heart trouble. He was pioneer
stage operator and mail contractor. In
1866 he operated some of the largest mail
routes in the country, particularly in the
west, being one OF the owners of the old
California & Oregon Stage Companyf OPP
Grating between San Francisco and Port
land.
The executive committee of the Long
fellow Memorial Association, formed for
the purpose of erecting statue of the
poet in Washington, has issued an appeal
to the public for subscriptions to accom-
plish this purpose. The committee esti-
mates that $685. 900 will be needed to pro-
cure a statue worthy of the poet and the
site. The smallest contributions will be
welcomed.
"A telegram reviewed at Madrid from
Manila says that the insurgent congress at
Malolos has authorized the release of all
civil prisoners and will shortly cause to
be liberated the military prisoners held by
the revolutionists.
The Spanish steamer Salustregui, from
Havana, has arrived at Cadiz with re-
patriated Spanish troops on board.
The army transport Port Victor has ar
rived at Fort Monroe, from Puerto Rico
with 1873 sick soldiers.
The British cruiser Royalist has been
dispatched to Samoa, following the Tau
ranga, which left last week.
The Seattle baseball team took the final
game of the coast championship series
from the Athletics by a score of to g.
The northerners having won four out Of
seven games will now call themselves the
champions of all the western coast.
The American Zinc Company, with a
capital of $5,O0O,OOO, has been organized
with j. o. Rogers of Toledo, Ohio, as the
leading spirit. Mr.. Rogers has, it is re-
ported, interested Ex-Governor Flower
Daniel O'Day and others Of the Standard
Oil Company. All the leading zinc man.
ufacturers are in the deal.
Miss Jennie Moore, daughter of the late
I. G. Moore, and a prominent society
belle of San Francisco, died at the family
residence on Cough street from the effects
of fire.
The Washington government has noti-
fed Spain Ga its endeavor to secure the re-
lease of Spanish prisoners in the Philip
pines.
Charles Frohman secured the Lyric the
alter in New York for term of five years.
This is the fifth New York theater ac-
quired by Frohman.
"A steamer just arrived at Genoa from
Buenos Ayres reports that on January Ia
a peasant woman named Ferrarini, in fit
of insanity, threw her .Aree little sons
into the sea and then leaped
overheard. All four were drowned. Two
days later her husband and daughter
jumped into the sea and were lost. The
remaining son, who has made fortune in
La Plata, landed at Genoa.
Aschbishop Ireland, after - visit to
Rome, will 60 to London to consult with
the French bishops on the subject Of
Heckerism. The bishop of Orleans has
invited the distinguished American eccle-
siastic to preside over The fetes in honor OF
Joan dare.
In the chamber of deputies at Paris NJ.
Grousoet introduced the question of sub
marine boats. The deputy pointed out the
Importance of this matter, which he al
legged would produce a revolution in naval
tactics.
Mrs. Rose Proctor of Los Angeles has
sued the Southern Pacific for $4,000 dam
ages. She purchased a return trip ticket
from Kentucky to Los Angeles and upon
attempting to return was, according to
her allegation, put off the train and her
ticket confscated.
The federal council of Berlin has agreed
upon the imperial bank bill, which raises
the capital of the Imperial bank from
l20,000,000 marks to l50000,OO0 marks,
and increases the tax on free paper money
from 279,000,OO0 marks to 400,OOO,0OO
marks.
DR.. Guy Lewis Edie, U. s. A., and Miss
Elizabeth Clementine Kip were married
in San Francisco.
1t is not unlikely that the National
Association Of Amateur Oarsmen in New
York NAV send this wears winning eight.