Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-29
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Complete Review of the Events Of
the Past weck-In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

The recent hot wave continues in the
eastern and southern states.
Two men went insane at Des Moines re-
Gently on account of the heat.
United States Consul Fee at Bombay
reports to the state department that chol-
era is raging there.
The Lokal Anzeige4 announces the en-
gagement of Queen Wilhelmina to Prince
Frederick Adolf Of Mecklenburgh-Schwer-
elm.
In freight train collision at Kensico,
n Y, recently seven persons were killed
and Others are missing.
The population OF Philadelphia, ac-
corIing to the count just completed, at
the census office, is ,293,69I.
Gus knab was instantly killed at Taco
ma recently by being hit by an engine on
the Northern Pacific tracks.
Fire in the immense elevator of the
American Cereal company at Akron, o.,
damaged the plant $4,000. A hundred
and fifty thousand bushels OF grain were
ruined.
Mrs. \. Swanson, victim OF the
Fourth of July street car accident at
Tacoma, died from the result OF her IN
juries. This makes A deaths as the re-
suit OF the wreck.
The steamship Tees brings news from
ketchikan that united states Mlrsnn.
Hasey shot and killed Dan Dobinson, a
cannery boss, there on August 10 while
the latter was resisting arrest.
1t is reported Robert Fitzimmons has
been offered 100000 by Canadian OF
high standing financially to lose his fight
with Sharkey, and that Fitzimmons
treated the suggestion with contempt.
Secretary Wilson has received a cable
gram from Professor Dodge, United States
director of agriculture for the Paris expo
sition, announcing the award OF medals
for exhibits OF the various branches of
the agricultural department.
Wheat, United States and Canada, east
OF the Rockies increased Z,ooi 800 bush
els: ailo.t for and in Europe increased
5O0,OO0 bushels: total supply increased .
~ 600.
Oats, United States and Canada, east of
the Rockies increased 1887 900 bushels.
The combined stock Of wheat at Portland,
Oregon, Seattle and Tacoma increased b2,'
600 bushels last week.
The construction of the isthmian canal
was vigorously denounced recently at Chi
cago at a banquet given by the associa-
tion of Merchants and Travellers by j.
c. Stubbs, vice president OF the Southern
Pacific railroad.
1t was announced at democratic head
quarters that William j. Bryan would be
in Chicago Labor day after all, and
speak at the picnic to be held in connec-
ton with the Labor day celebration.
A wreck at Maxwell, on the Clinch
valley division of the Norfolk 4 Western
occurred recently, resulting in the death
Of two trainmen and the wounding OF
seven Others.
Charles +. Wheeless, merchant OF
Grand Gulf, near Port Gibson, recently
shot and killed w. G. Williams, a fisher
man, and the seven-year-od son OF VIII
liams, and mortally wounded negro boy.
The two last named were bystanders.
Williams leaves large family. Wheel
ess says the shooting was done to protect
his honor.
From an authoritative source 1t
is learned that w. A. Clark,
the wealthy mine owner OF Mon
tana, has purchased a half inter
est in the Los Angeles Terminal Railway
company. 1t is stated the owners of the
Terminal company will begin an exten-
sion to San Bernardino and thence TO
Salt Lake City.
In four handed duel in Potuk coun-
ty, Texas, resulting from a quarrel over
family affairs, Gabe and Cicero Copeland
were instantly killed and John and Chas.
Baker probably fatally wounded. The
men battled at twenty PAGES with Win
lhesters.
A forest fire igniting the timbering in
the airshaft of the Issaquah coal mine,
on the line OF the Seattle & Internation-
al railway in the eastern part Of King
county, occasioned the death OF five miners
who were engaged in the more distant
underground workings. Most all were
Italians.
An order has been issued at Washing
ton directing the movements of Compa-
MES B and NJ, Twenty-fourth infantry at
Spokane, to the division of the Philip
pines. The companies will be relieved by
a detachment Of troop Il, Sixth cavalry.
The companies will sail from San Fran
cisco October !.
At 0xnard, in ventura county, Cal,
nearly 600 men, women and children wit
messed one of the most bloody and ex-
citing fights since the days OF bear and
bull fighting. The contestants were an
immense and ferocious lynx and bull
terrier. They foug"s desperate and
pitched battle to finish, the dog win
ming.
C. B. Wantland, general land agent of
the Union Pacific railroad, estimates the
damage, present and prospective, caused
by the forest fires now burning in Col
orado and Wyoming at $l0,0JJ,O00. The
loss of timber burned, according to Mr..
Wantland, is only comparatively small
item in the total amount of damage.
Michigan was visited last week by
disastrous electric storm.
Carnegie says he will not stump the
country in the interest of Bryan.
Three cities in New York will be
hOnOred by William Ienninpa Rrvan,a