Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-09-12
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Complete Review Of the Events OF
the Past Week-In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.


Ladybnnd with the approach of reinforce
ments.
The yellow fever outbreak in Havana,
although serious, is confined to the Span
ish colony.
Hanna will not go on the stump this
year. He may, however, make few
speeches in the state of Ohio.
The census bureau announces that the
population of Salt Lake City, Utah, is
6J,53l, as against 44,S43 in 1890.
The city of Helena, Mont, will be COM
PEELED to pay judgment of $3l ,3l9 that
was awarded to j. II. Mills, receiver of
the Helena Water Works company, by the
circuit court Of the district Of Montana.
. Northern Pacific ireight train No. So was
wrecked September S near Tusler, Mont,
oil account of spreading rails. Fireman
Warren was instantly killed; Engineer j.
Z. Sorenson had hand cut oil, and
brakeman Washington was seriously in
jured.
Chief Charger is dead at his home on
the Cheyenne agency. He was one Of the
party which helped to rescue white cap
tives from the hostiles after the New Ulm
massacre. The surviving members Of that
party are Swift Bird, Little No Heart,
Four Bear and White Swan. Three of
them attended the funeral.
Fire was discovered in the roof of the
Good Samaritan hospital at Portland, Ore,
directly over the kitchen, which is on the
top floor. The structure is large three
story frame building. For a time after
the discovery of the flames there threat
ened to be serious loss of life, but was
quenched before much damage was done.
Three mills owned by the American Steel
l. Wire company in Cleveland, which were
closed down June l, have resumed oper-
ations, giving employment to between 500
and 600 men. 1t is stated by the employees
that there has been a general cut in
wages, amounting in some cases to as high
as % per cent, and also that the hours OF
labor have been increased.
The agent Of the Mexican Central rail
road reports that $s2O,0OO package was
stolen from the Wells-Fargo Express COM
pany at Treveno, Tex, and was discovered
in peculiar manner. The thief was escap-
ing north into the United States on a
train when the package fell from his coat
pocket while he was STOPPING over. The
trainmen took the package.
Judge antrill of Kentucky has over
ruled the bill of exceptions in the case Of
ex-Secretary Of State Caleb Powers, con-
victed as an accessory before the fact to
the assassination of William Goebel, and he
sentenced the prisoner for life. Judge Can.
trill made an order suspending execution
of the sentence GO days in oredr to enable
the defendant to procure transcript Of
the record to be filed in the court OF ap
peals, and an appeal was allowed.
Chas. Warren says he is not to command
British troops in Canada.
General Barry goes to Manila to be chief
Of staff under General Macarthur.
The threatened strike of coal miners in
Pennsylvania will affect million people
The Beers are not ready to quit, as the
annexation proclamation spurs them to
renewed activity.
The stockholders of the o. X. & N. re-
Gently reelected all but one for their new
board of directors.
Schools teachers are wanted in the
Philippines. In addition to good salaries,
all expenses will be paid.
William j. Morgan of Buffalo, comp
troller of the state of New York and who
was renominated for the office recently,
died the next day after his nomination.
The secretary of war has instructed
General Shafter, commanding the depart
ment Of California, to discharge all vOlun-
teers in San Francisco. About 400 are now
there.
General Macarthur has been instructed
to forward all sick volurSeers who the
medical officers think are able to travel
or who will be benefited thereby. Those
convalescent will be sent to the hospitals
for treatment and will be discharged as
soon as cured.
The Pittsburg Fifth Avenue Savings
& Loan Association of McKeesport. Pa,
Is insolvent.
The business portion of the town of
Mantow, 72 miles south on the Peoria
& St Louis railroad. was destroyed by
fire.
The English salt market Is excited
over the report that an American syn
dictate covets control of the British salt
market.
Lulu Turbening, an insane woman
confined In the Wayne county, Mich,
asylum, garroted another female in
sane inmate named Rebecca Tiernan,
causing her instant death.
Deciduous fruit shipments from Cali
fornia to eastern points 80 far this sea-
son show a falling OF of 225 carloads,
as compared with the same period last
year.
Thomas Potten and his niece, Annie
Potten, aged 13. drowned in White
river, near Waverly, Ind. The girl had
gone in bathing and got beyond her
depth, and her uncle went to her res
cue.
John Reider, veteran OF the civil
war, killed his wife and himself at
their home in Brooklyn recently. He
was SO years Of age and his wife 20
years younger. Jealousy was the
cause.
0eral Nelson A. Miles and F..
Micy aide de camp; Major ]. d.
'Bls aa,of Valley City; J. v. Foster, of
Eyknston. ILL.,; Thurman Miles and
8. Miles, are on their way to the
ist, inspecting posts on the way.
manufacturers prom