Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-09-26
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Complete Review of the EveBSs for
the Past Week in This and For
eixn Lands-ssmmari.ed TroA the
Latest Dispatches.

Kruger is not deserter, as the Boer
ENJOYS say he was authorized to leave
the Transvaal.
Mr.. Kruger, the former president of
the South African republic, did not sail
for Europe on the German steamer Her
zog September "a, as he originally intend
ed.
The ranks of the strikers in the Hazel
ton dlstrict have considerably increased
recently by recruits from nearly every col
licry in the region.
At Winnemucea, New, recently three
unmasked men entered the First Nation
al bank AMI robbed it of large sum of
money, the exact amount not yet being
known.
Spring Lake, N. j., summer resort
near Seagirt, has been destroyed by fire.
Among the buiIuings burned were three OF
the largest hotels in the place. The total
loss is estimated at $250OO0. Most of the
hotels and cottages had closed fer the sea-
son.
The town of Belgrade, Mont, was near
Is wiped out by fire recently and one man,
West Riley, was burned to death. The
fire originated in the hotel owned by
Riley. The property loss is $4,000. Near
ly all the business houses were destroyed,
there being no fire department or appar-
atus.
Roubaix, France, was the scene of a
fire recently which destroyed stores of
wool and cotton valued at 4,000UUU francs.
An enormous warehouse belonging to the
Magasins Generaux, packed with goods,
vas gutted. -.e conhagration is attrib-
uted to spontaneous combustion. The
warehouse was worth 100000 francs, in
addition to the contents.
Calvin Pardee, owner of the Lattimer and
IIarwood collieries in the HazletOn dis
trict, in an interview says: Under no
consideration will the operators yield to
the United Mine orkers. 1t will be
fight to a finish and the operators will
win. So far as am personally concerned,
| have ordered the mules to be taken out
of the Harwood mine and put to pasture
| am preparing for long strike.
Special agent reports he could find no
fraud in Seattle's census.
The Netherlands budget for 1901 shows
deficit of 5,250,00O florins.
Belle Archer, the beautiful actress, pass
cd away at Warren, Pa, recently.
There is considerable activity through
out Luzon. Fighting is reported in the
vicinity of Carig and Estella, Isabella pro-
vince. Insurgents are estimated at 500,
which is probably much exaggerated, but
are in sufficient force to make trouble in a
district heretofore quiet.
Justin Mccarthy, the novelist and his
torian, who has been member OF parlia-
ment for North Langford since 1892 and
who was formerly chairman of the Irish
parliamentary party, announces his re-
tiIemcnt from public life on account OF
failing health.
Five policemen were overcome by smoke
recently in the fire at what is known as
the Terminal Stores, warehouse block
bounded by Twenty and Twenty
eighth streets and Eleventh and Twelfth
avenues, New York. The fire loss is es-
timated at $220,000.
Warren F. Harrison, foreman of the
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company,
was shot and instantly killed at Brigham
City, Utah, recently by James Burke, one
of his linemen. Harrison was standing in
drug sssge when sBurke entered, and,
without ,eeord, Of Sarping, emptied the
contents ssotg6n into the back of
Hairiss head. Elfke was irced un-
der af> III But refused to give Ig reason
Lf9r N aet Both men hqf IN close
Es nan Eao i willing sork has
bsfn ed Into service Galveston.
lrle y age is fast beng ared sksl.y
- IT. business ONE, eP.
tit The Hous'
yised Of those WHO per- .a--41-yhie
r.ss.& =. This list has > a carefully
ga IN varioN-r$s-s.r Tssps 80.
railroads ave large forces off, n ac~wofS
Va n lsout ; oommuuications<no now only
I A q..esti i very shsrt whiler - 7
OF 30 Beers Sho retired frot
xomatip IT before thessBritssc adystee
from .achedodorp, 700 hfFe <sered Port
rg territory, others sAaye< deserted N
l,r directions and de 5alance are re-
n to have crossed the Aoinati river
a. - be occupying spurs OF the Lcm-
bopo mJuntains south Of the railway A
!, neral tumult seems 10 have occurred
men they recognized the hopelessness of
! their cause. Their long torns and field
guns haze been destroyed and nothing is
left Of -. Boer arn~ put fes maraud-
ing be- US. Zelly-Kenny is dealing with
one Of these which occupies q position at
Doornberg.
Six more wersbips viii be added to
the fl now in the Orient.
IT. inheritance tax on C. p. Hunting
ton state will amount TO more han
SEC. y.
Galveston. Tex, martial law has been
abolished and he civil sove' nent re-
sumet controi p. affairs.
Tht extrac ainary rainst IN in
north m india .sted week. IL the
city OF Ca.cutts. = submerged.
United States Senator Ia, will
make ali extensive tour of e vest,
particularly III Nebraska and S rth Da-
kotk.
recent FIRE in New York totallv
de.M Dyed the large grain no, Sc and
7stors on the Atlantic dock Brook
causing o loss OF 100000 20 build