Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-03-07
items FROM ALL AROUND
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
A Complete Review of the Even.s for
the Past Week In This and For-
eign Lands-summarised From the
Latest Dispatches.

New York to borrow $25,OO0,0OO.
Complainants have backing Of eight
million dollars to fight the tobacco trust.
The anti-free pass bill failed to pass in
the Iowa legislature. 1t was killed by one
vote.
A. p. Moss Of Genesee, Idaho, committed
suicide by cutting his throat. 1t was his
second attempt.
Manufacturers agree to stand firm and
| refuse the demands Of the Chicago ma
chinists' union.
A sewer pipe trust has been formed, and
it takes in the majority of the firms in the
United States
DIR. H. w. Weyman of Kettle Falls COM
mitted suicide Wednesday in Spokane in
the Ruby saloon by taking poison.
Samuel Larsen was killed by a dyna-
mite explosion in a quarry. His body was
horribly mangled. Several others were
injured, but will recover.
Ex-Mayor Grant of New York has been
appointed temporary receiver Of the Third
Avenue Railroad Company by Judge La
combe Of the United States court.
The greatest fire Newark, N. j., exer ex-
perienced swept through the retail dry
goods district, destroying a score or more
of buildings. The loss is estimated at
| over 81 ,OO00 600.
Major William Managhan, additional
paymaster U. S. ", and Major William
w. Gilbert, paymaster U. S. A, have been
ordered to proceed on the transport
Thomas to Manila for duty there.
During a carnival procession in Caracas,
Venezuela, Venezuelan fired two shots
at President Cripiano Castro without ef
feet. Castro was afterwards acclaimed
by the populace. The city is quiet.
Recently the Swedish man steamer Rex
stranded off Lohmergui island during a
fog. Five stewardesses were drowned in
attempting to leave the snip. The rest of
the crew and the passengers were saved.
A street car collision occurred near the
Lotta Fountain junction OF Market and
Kearny streets in San Francisco, in which
Mrs. ii. Kaminski and Mrs. A. Kuhn Of
Colfax, Wash, had narrow escape from
serious injury.
The Uganda Railway Telegraph line
reached the Nile at Ripon falls February
Is, and was carried across the river the
next day, thus establishing telegraphic
communication between London and the
sources Of the Nile.
General King has favorably considered
an invitation from the Idaho university to
come west The faculty at Moscow de-
sires that the former brigade commander
Of the Washingtons and Idahos deliver the
annual address next June
Lon Curry, one of the train robbers
who was engaged in the Wilcox, Wyo.,
holdup on the Union Pacific last June,
when something like $4,000 was secured,
was shot and killed by officers near Kan
sas City while resisting arrest.
The island OF Baslan in the Philippines
is reported to have been purchased by
Prince Poniatowski Of San Francisco for
100000. Basilan is 20 miles long, lies
southeast Of Mindanao, and is valuable
for its pearl fisheries and hemp trade.
Americans refused to allow the Ameri-
can flag to be lowered and fatal row oc-
Cured over the celebration of Washing
toms birthday in Mexico, in which three
Americans were killed. They insisted that
the Stars and Stripes should float over
the flag Of Mexico.
w. A. Lombard Of New York has filed a
petition in bankruptcy. His liabilities
are $5S,O5S, with no assets. His liabilities
are principally for borrowed money on
notes and as stockholder Of the Union
National bank Of Denver, Bloomfield State
bank Of Bloomfield, Neb., and the Baker
City (Or.) National bank.
Joseph G. Hurst, young man is SEN
fenced to be hanged at Glendive, Mont,
on the 30th Of March, and it is alleged
that evidence that has lately come to light
leaves no room for doubt that he Is inno-
| cent Of the crime for which he is to be
hanged-the killing Of Sheriff Dominick
Csvansugh on the 23d Of December, 1893.
The will of the late Philip d. Armour,
Jr., has been filed for probate in Chicago.
The instrument disposes Of property val.
ued at $S,OO0, ,0OO-s8, ,O0O, 900 in real es.
tate. One-third Of the estate is left to the
widow, May E. Armour, and wo-thirds
is given in trust to three executors for the
two surviving sons of the testator, Leslie
and Philip d. Iii. Philip d. Armour, Jr.,
died recently in Pasadena, Cal.
Casualties in British army to March
were l2,s43, in the last fortnight 23l9.
Railroads were blocked and traffic sus-
pended by snow in the Mississippi valley
Thursday.
Cleveland was visited by the worst
storm Of the season Thursday and much
damage was done by sleet.
Insurgents wants assistance and have
appealed to Europe for funds with which
TO carry on the insurrection.
A French cannon factory, ,..iere Boer
gums were manufactured, at lie Creusot,
France, has been destroyed by fire.
Dispatches from Kiel say that the Ger
man battleship Sachsen was stranded of
Buelk, near the Kiel lighthouse, during
IA fog
Every railroad running into St. Louis
especially from the west suffered as re-
suit Of the heavy fall Of snow in the Mis-
sissippi valley during last Thursday.
The Baldwin Locomotive. works has re-
'ceived an order from the Paris & Orleans
railway Of France for 80 l0-wheel passen-
ger engines. This Is the first locomotive
contract ever placed by the railway In