Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-07

CURED recently in his cabin near Pine City.
Bubonic plague is abating and the fear
full epidemic at Honolulu is apparently
under control.
The speech Of Queen Victoria at the
opening Of the seventh session Of l4th par
Lament breathes of war.
Colonel w. j. Bryan was the central
figure Of an unusual demonstration IN
Mechanics hall recently at Boston.
The steamer Goodwin sailing from Ia
coma recently for China, went on the
beach at Browns Point in heavy fog.
Mrs. Lawton was completely overcome
when told of the fund raised for herself
and children by the people OF the United
States.
The British steamer Expedient has run
down and sunk harbor steamer near AL
tona, Germany, and 80 workmen were
drowned.
Colonel Charles Williams, commander
United States marine cOrps at Mare Island,
died suddenly recently Of hemorrhage OF
the stomach.
Mike Reilly of Glasgow died from a
blow received while fighting Matt Precious
of birmingham, at the National Sporting
Club in London.
The Union hotel at Revelstoke, B. c.,
has been totally destroyed by fire, the
blaze originating in the furnace room. +.
Corning, the proprietor, had been in pos
session only three days. The loss on the
building and contents is 5000.
The Lisbon correspondent of the London
Standard says: II hear the indemnity to
be awarded Great Britain will be so large
that Portugal will be obliged to make over
the railroad and the port Of Lorenzo Mar
auez to the British government"
The republicans are to impose tariff
against Puerto Rico colony exports. The
action of the committee amounts to de-
cision that customs and revenue laws OF
the United States shall not apply to our
insular possessions.
Rear Admiral Crowninshield has arrived
at San Diego, Cal, to confer with Rear
Admiral Kautz. After brief stay here
Admiral Crowninshield will proceed to
San Francisco to inspect the naval train
ing station on Yerba Buena island.
The supreme court of Ohio has handed
down decision which sustains what is
generally known as the Valentine-Stewart
antitrust law, which prohibits the COM
bination of companies or firms for illegal
purposes which are therein outlined.
Patrick Oberil OF Boise, Idaho, has been
bound over by the United States commits
sioner on charge OF passing counterfeit
money. There are two others under arrest
- -. D,,ohon,, ,.d XI;ll;a N, uaudriala
They passed a considerable amount in bo'
gus five.dollar pieces in that city. 1t is
believed they disposed Of nearly $500 Of
the coins.
Captain Wendell C. Neville, commander
of the marine corps at the Brooklyn navy
yard, who has been appointed governor
of the island Of Tutuila, has received or
ders to prepare to 60 to the Samoan islands
at once. II has been decided to establish
coaling station at Tutuila, and COM
pany of marines will shortly sail with Cap
tain Neville to garrison the station.
A scouting party Of the Twenty fifth in
fantry while operating near Subig was am
pushed by insurgents, and three privates
were killed and two or three privates
wounded. a company some distance in
the rear, on hearing the firing, hurried to
the scene and recovered the bodies. The
Manila papers assert, although the state
ment is not confirmed, that the insurgents
lost 40 killed and wounded.
A runaway electric car on the Dayton
& Xenia road left the track at q sharp
curve just east Of Dayton, o., recently and
was demolished. An unknown man was
mashed into an unacceptable mass.
Hattie Klong, young woman residing
at Alpha, o., was instantly killed. John
Cox, the motorman, had his leg injured
to such an extent that amputation may
be necessary. Several other passengers
received injuries.
The resting place of General Lawton
Is in the National Cemetery at Airing
ton.
Chicago suffered from cold last week
and two deaths occurred. The mer-
curry was eight below zero.
McGovern knocked out Eddie San
try In the fifth round in Chicago, and
so holds the championship.
The contest in Kentucky seems to
be purely a state matter, and Mckinley
says he will not NEEDLE in 1t.
Under the auspices of the German
nationalists some 5000 people met In
Vienna recently to express sympathy
for the Beers.
Tommy Ryan of Syracuse was given
the decision over George Lawler of De-
troit after 10 rounds recently at Hot
| Springs. Ark,
There will be no strike on the Great
Northern, as the labor troubles are
over. The western employees are OPP
posed to a strike.
George N. Wiswell, of Milwaukee,
Wis, ex-United States marshal, has
been appointed sergeantatarms Of the
republican national convention in
Philadelphia next June.
The Philippine commission has CIV
en- its views to the country as they
leave. They suggest territorial idea
until the natives grow more intelligent
centralize power in American hands.
Nicholas Hotzaler stabbed and in
stantly killed Mrs. Louise Schaefer re
Gently In the dining room Of her home
at 4435 Princeton avenue, Chicago.
Hotzaler then shot himself, dying al
most Immediately.
There was quite severe earthquake
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