Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-02-28

| Brgadler General Otis mas Deen DreNet-
ed major general.
The Kentucky democrats have ratified
the Goebel proceedings
Leslie +. Kelley, inventor OF the Kelley
cure, is dead in Los Angeles.
May . the populists will meet in ma
tional convention at Sioux Falls
A receiver has been appointed to set.
tie up the affairs Of James timson Of Chi
cago
The birthday Of Washington was cele'
tie up the affairs OF James Stimson Of
Chicago.
| In London the house Of commons has
rejected at its second reading the Irish
eyicted tenants bill by vote Of 232 TO
1885,
After many caucuses the British Colum-
bia government at Victoria has decided
not to proceed with public business on
their frail and uncertain majority.
A fatal dynamite explosion occurred in
the Union Pacific gravel pits, 30 miles
west of Cheyenne recently, in which two
men were killed and several injured.
The war department has issued the
statement that the receipts OF public
funds in the Philippine islands beginning
August Is, 1898, and ending December
81, 1899, amount to $8,696,09O.
Internal Revenue Collector Webster re-
ceived notice that the district composed
of Montana, Utah and Idaho had just
been transferred from the San Francisco
division to the Omaha division.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art trus-
tees, in their annual report, state the val
ne of Turner's Grand Canal at Venice"
bequeathed to the museum by Cornelius
Vanderbilt, as 100000.
Ex-Consul Macrum to Pretoria makes
the statement that his mail was tampered
with and can show British stiekers on
letters from the state department a;
Washington.
French's entry to Kimberley was tri-
umphal march and people cheered wildly.
Food came later. Provision wagons was
the gladdest sight to the hungry and
weary. Cronje's evacuation aud retreat
from Magersfontein was a mastery mill
tary work.
1
ed its decision of last November in the suit
against the estate OF former State Treas
urer Rufus n. Ramsay, brought by the
latter's bondsmen to recover the amount
spent in making good shortage of $i7s.-
600 in Treasurer Ramsay's accounts with
the state.
Reports cabled from Trinidad, un-
| Hat ~ Ea,r m ha atf
that General Jose Ignacio Pulido, min
lister OF war Of Venezuela, was planning
a revolution against the administration
of President Castro are declared by that
official to be without foundation and cal
culated to do him an injustice in Cara
cas-.
President Mckinley wants Hon. Robert
Porter on the Philippine commission.
The democratic committee has selected
Kansas City for the national convention.
The fire and police board of Denver,
Col, have ordered the chief Of police to
close all the gambling houses in that city.
The Kentucky trouble is to be settled
by law, as all the contestants for office
have agreed to abide by legal decisions.
| A mob Of Mussulmans has wounded the
son Of British Vice Consul Abela at Sydon
and has surrounded the consulate. Troops
have been dispatched and the consul gen
eral has gone TO the scene Of disturbance
Schurman says a happy day for the
Philippines is coming.
The transport Hancock is at San
Francisco with cargo Of dead soldiers
on board.
Fifty passengers on a Chicago elec-
trio car were shocked by electricity. A
panic followed, but nobody was serious
ly hurt.
Low Sing, Chinese, recently convict
ed Of murder at Bingham City and sen
fenced to be shot, committed suicide by
hanging himself In his cell at Salt
Lake.
Several cases of the plague and one
death have occurred at Alden. Drastic
measures have been taken to prevent
the spread of the disease.
The senate at Paris, sitting as high
court, has sentenced Deputy Marcoll-
Habert to five years Imprisonment for
melting soldiers to characterization.
Senator Gallinger. has favorably re-
ported from the committee on com.
merce the bill for the appointment of q
committee to visit Asia In the interest
Of trade.
BY direction Of the president, the new
military post at Magnolia Bluff, near
Seattle, will be hereafter known and
designated as Fort Lawton, in honor Of
the late Major General Lawton.
Discussing the pending Nicaragua
canal treaty, L. G. Cooley, the well
known engineer. says that perhaps the
easiet way out Of the confusion would
be for the United States to annex Mic
aragua.
Emilio Cashua. who was a rough rid
er. has been released from Jail at Ha-
yana by Gov. Wood. He was serving a
three years sentence for having killed
Lieut.. Martinez Of the Cuban army last
March.
The explosion Of gasoline stove in
the basement of the Metropolitan hotel
at Birmingham, Ala. was followed by
a fire which burned that building and
the adjoining block, causing loss of
about $4,000.