Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-12-19
The TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
4 Complete Review of the Events OF
the Past Week-in This and For
eign Lands-Takeu From tn.
Latest Dispatches.

l4hDOTtls VI lbllo hitO Will bpph D'
urged to affiliate with American organz
ations.
The German ship Gertrude which put
to sea last week from Astoria, Ore, on her
way to the United Kingdom and was
later reported as foundcred off the Wash
ington coast with all hands on board lost
has been sighted.
At Marysville, Cal, one man was killed
and three injured as the result OF cave
IN on the 1900 foot level of the Pennsyl
vania mine recently. The killed: Albert
Cornelious. The injured; John Barrel
Nelson Houck and George johnson.
With perfect weather and in the pres
enee oi Il vast throng ot people Governor
J. c. W. Beckham was recently inaugu
rated for the three years remaining ol the
term for which William Goebel and Vii
liam Taylor contested last year.
William II. " ood of the ,rocker.Wool
worth bank, san Francisco as president,
Is dead, after short illness. He was IL
years old, and was associated in enter
prises with the late Charles Crocker, tn,
railroad maenate.
1t is reported IN New York that the
stewards Of the New York Jockey clul
will not give Tod Sloan a license to rid,
until the English Jockey club changes it,
attitude toward the American rider. 1t l.
said no official statement viii be gwen on,
out that Sloan name will not be inserte,.
ia the list of jockeys licensed for 1901.
The mouse OF commons OF London votc'.
fl6,0O0,OOO to carry on war (whlcI,
Lord Roberts has daily announced as lin
lshed' at full scale cost Tor another thre,
months in the listless manner characters
tic with its dealings with financial ques
tons and careful avoidance of what NIGH
turn out TO be unjustiiiable hopefulness.
Five hundred anarchists vociierously ap
plauded recently at meeting in Ne"
ork city in behalf of the family ol
Bresci, the ASSASSIN OF King Humbert
when one OF their speakers threatened tn.
life of President Mckinley should lie AT
tempt to interfere with free speech The
speaker was Alexander IuTr, who an
nounced his approval OF the assassination
The negotiations OF the powers III regdr'.
to the recent China note have concluded
satisfactorily, "a all agreeing to the condl
lions identicalIy as outlined by Count Won
Buelow, the imperial chancellor OF Ger
many, November 10, with the exception o,
the Introductory clause saying the de
mands are irrevOable, which is eliminat
ed.
The estimate by bills for the next yeal
Is as follows: Agriculture, $i,669,OJU
army, $ll3,0l9,Ol4; diplomatic and con
sular, 81 ,s97 ,63S; District OF Columbia
%, ,Oo0,103 Notifications, $l2,46l, ,l03; In
dians, $9,250,15l; legislative, etc, $25,.
330, 500; military academy, Sl,H5,1oO,
navy, $s7, ,l72,430; pensions, $l45 5,245,230,
postoilice, $l2l ,26I ,340; river and harbor
go, 10000; sundry civil, $63,3IS, ,ll3,
PERMANENT and annual appropriations
sl24,35S,22O.
Upon the recommenda ton Of the board
OF construction Secretary Long will cause
an inquiry to be made by expert navy OF
Ulcers into the capabilities Of the snip
building plant OF Moran Bros, Seattle;
Fore River company, Quincy, Mass, and
John Dialogue Sons, Camden, n. j. The
purpose is to satisfy the department ol
the ability OF these concerns to construct
battleships and armored cruisers. 1his
inquiry will occupy week, during which
time the bids opened last week will be
thoroughly examined and compared.
At Ogden, Utah, disastrous freight
wreck occurred on the Central Pacific
branch OF the Southern Pacific one mile
west of Fenelon station, near Wells, New.
helper engine crashing into double
header freight. The dead are: Timothy
Kennedy, Ogden, brakeman; - Dun
can, fireman, residence unknown. Seri'
ously injured: Fred &. Stokes, Ogden
engineer; Bradish, brakeman, resi-
dence unknown C.. G.. Sadler, engineer
Ogden; Fireman Oliver.
The annual comparative statement
showing by bills the relative amounts Of
treasury estimates for the last fiscal year
and also for next year, compared with the
actual appropriations of last year. as pre-
pared by the clerks OF the senate a~.
house committees ON appropriation, Ii
completed. The statement makes com
plete showing except as to deficiency ana
miscellaneous appropriations, and shows a
stotal of estimates for appropriations fol
1902 amounting to S743,37 1904, compared
with actual appropriations for 1901, less
miscellaneous and deficiency approprla
ations OF s69O,6G0230
Lord O'Hagan of London is dead,
aged 22 years.
The senate has confirmed the nomi'
nation Of George V. L. Meyer of Massa.
chusetts to be ambassador to Italy.
The Fowler Bicycle 4 Carriage
Works on Carpenter street, Chicago
was destroyed by fire recently. Loss
$4,000.
Edward Ryan, a millionaire merch-
ant, died at his residence in Hancock,
Mich, recently. He was at one time
considered the wealthiest Irishman In
America.
Commencing January / the Calumet
ecla Mining company will increase
wages OF its 1000 employees 21s per
Z. Last March the company raised
mems wages 10 per cent.
receiver has been appointed for
Minnesota Thresher Manufacturing
pany OF Saltwater, Mimi, on the