Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-17
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES.
Complete Review Of the Events for
the Past Week In TAis ana Fer.
sign Lanas-SammarissA rrsn the
Latest Dtspatehss.

Both houses OF the hentucky legislature
gave Blackburn a majority for senator.
Food stufis are not contraband unless
intended ior use of the enemy, says Sal.
isbury.
The WOOL growers of Idaho nave ap.
pointed 81 delegates to the Fort Worth
congress.
Victoria boycotts sympathizers OF the
Beers, and some OF them have had their
ships scuttled.
Webster is to be hanged. The supreme
court has dismissed the appeal of the Spo.
kane murderer.
The new cruiser Albany made better
speed than was required ia the trial trip
at New Castle recently.
-Four new rear admirals have been ap.
pointed. They are Howison, Kautz, Rem,
cny and Farquhar.
Portland will have bench show in
March, as the owners Of high bred dogs
organize a kennel club.
Gernany's protest against ship seiz.
ures is set aside. England will not be
hampered regarding the seizure OF vessels
The British authorities have released
the German steamer Herzog, seized Jan.
uary q, while on the way to Lorenzo Mar.
quez.
Miss Fanny Hall, a variety actress Of
San Francisco was shot three times and
probably fatally wounded by Thomas Car.
berry of Carboy, who is still at large.
Senator Hoar says Otis brought on the
Philippine war, as he suppressed procla-
nation of Mckinley and issued one of his
own. Hoar's remarkable accusation was
made in resolution before the senate.
Judge Bellinger In the United States
district court at Portland has appointed
j. b. Hassett receiver OF the Coos Bay
Eastern Railroad 4 Navigation Company
Gable magnets are worrying. They OBJ
ect TO the government owning the wire.
Mr.. Scrymser of the private syndcat.
claims the United States can not lay and
operate a submarine cable across the Pa.
cifc with profit or marked success
Barnat Grinberg, formerly well known
Jewish business man Of Seattle, Wash,
has been arrested in Tarnapoli, Galicia,
Austria, on a charge of buying girls fol
export from Austria to the United States.
Terry McGoyern has wrested the feath-
erweight championship of the world from
George Dixon, who has defended it for
nearly nine years. To save Dixon from a
Knockout, Tom ORourke, his manager,
threw up the sponge in the eighth round,
when the negro was staggering helplessly
bleeding and weak, but as game as a dy.
ing gladiator.
Marvin Durham and w. d. Turner, Off
GERS of the peace, were shot to death by
two negroes while in the discharge of their
duty. Turner and Durham had arrested
a negro named Gingery, and were taking
him to the Ripley Jail, when they were
overtaken by two brothers Of the prisoner,
who, without warning, fired from the rear,
shooting both officers in the back Of the
head, killing them instantly.
The loving cup Of silver made of melted
dimes collected from over 10000 Ameri-
cans, the majority Of whom were children,
has been presented TO Admiral Dewey.
The cup stands nearly six feet in height,
and Ia appropriately inscribed. At one
side was large silver. bound volume con.
tanning the names Of the contributors of
the dimes who had subscribed to the token
through the instrumeptality Of the New
York Journal. Senator Depew acted as
spokesman.
Matt Quay's chances slim and friends
do not believe he will be seated.
House Committee has voted to make
a favorable report on the Nicarauga ca
nal bill. -.
The United States government is to
build, maintain and operate the great
waterway.
Spotted Tail. the well known Sioux
chief, who has been In Paris exhibiting,
is dead, agetsp.
Rt. Rev. Joseph Rademaneher, bishop
of the Roman Catholic diocese Of Fort
Wayne, is dead.
Gen. Corbin has announced that the
subscriptions to the Lawton fund had
reached the handsome figure Of $50, ,101.
A pension OF $50 II month has been
granted by the commissioners Of pen
siOns to the widow OF Gen. Guy v. Hen
ry.
The British steamship, Elm Branch,
is of Cape Flattery with broken pro-
peller, and two tugs went to her assist
ance.
w W. Oglive. the millionaire miller
of Canada, fell dead ip the street In
Montreal after attending a meeting OF
the directors of the Bank OF Montreal.
Every living person perished on the
unknown steamer which was mysterl-
ously wrecked in st. Mary's Bay, New
foundland, recently.
Lieutenant Gilmore. recently of the
Yorktown and for many months pris-
oner in the hands Of the Tagalos, has
been assigned to temporary duty on the
Glacier.
H. II. Tamen aud Fred Bonflls. pro-
prietors Of the Denver Post, were shot
in the Office OF that newspaper by. W. w.
Anderson, an attorney. Both are SER
iously wounded.
Mrs. John Corse Of Chicago, was seiz-
ed by robbers recently at Chester st..
near North Clark street. thurst into a
cab and afterwards robbed of diamonds
valued at $500.
The will Of the late L. J. Lehman,
the originator Of the department store
system in this country, he's been filed
for probate in Chicago. He left an es-
tate valued at s6.076.0o0.
, The statement OF tine gross postal
,ceipts for Decemhe- rcN ce ~