Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-06
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-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

~ suopiSious utdlH III Guh
Chinatown is supposed to be a plague case.
Peace in st. Louis will be enforced if Il
thousand more officers have power, is the
statement of the sheriff.
Jalnes rmnegdn, Il recluse living in the
nortneln part VI relry county, onio, vas
.anny toiluIed by masked ioDDers.
a warrant mas been Issued ior Iayior oi
nentucky. lie Is cldiged wan De,ng ac-
eessury ~ the asssissiIia.iun oI GueueI.
harry Miles OF Lynn, Mass, was
thrown from a motor tandem asains,
u heavy pole ana killed in recent races
neia IN Maitham, Mass.
Inc United State transport Hancock,
when lett san francisco April II with
tne Philippine COMMISSION on board,
mas arrived IN Hong Kong.
Ernest Hogan, the colored minstrel,
won his SUIT against the Canadlan-Aus.
tralian Royal Steamship Company and
secured S2250 damages as a result Of be-
ing refused accommodations on the
steamer Miowera.
Small surrenders continue to be made
to the American authorities in north
ern Luzon. Cormo, the fugitive COVER
Eor of Benguet, and a rich and active
friend of Aguinaldo, was captured We'd
nesday near Cabayan.
In the intercollegiate boat race on
Schuylkill river between second crews
representing Cornell, Columbia and
Pennsylvania universities, Pennsylvan-
ia won by six lengths. Cornell finish
ed second and Columbia was two
lengths further back. Pennsylvania s
time was SIT.
American. British, Japanese, Ger.
man, Italian, Russian and French
troops to the number of 100 each have
been ordered to guard their respective
legations at Peking, but the viceroy at
Tien Tsin will not allow them to pro-
authority of the Tsung Ii Yamen.
The Naval Annual. published at
Portsmouth, in comparing the navies
OF the world, estimates that at the
close Of the year the strength in com
pleted battleships will probably be:
Great Britain Al, France "a. Russia IT,
But, It is added, Great Britain's pre-.
ponderance in modern, powerful yes.
sells will probably make her navy more
than equal to the combined French and
German navies.
Ahmed Pasha, the Turkish vice ad.
miral now in this country, has returned
from visit to Cramps ship yards at
Philadelphia. The admiral has been
making flying visits to the various nav.
al equipment works on the east coast
and expresses himself as greatly i'm.
pressed by the facilities In this country
for building and fitting out warships,
and says that in this respect the Unit.
ed States has no superior in the world.
II, indeed, 1t has an equal.
The taking of the 1900 census of the
United States has begun.
A general strike Of all the building
trades at Kansas City has been ordered.
Kid Mccoy whipped Bonner. a Penn.
sylvania pugilist, in fast seven-round
fight In New York last week.
Adjutant General Tinley of the Unit.
ed Confederate Veterans reports that
40 camps were organized during the
year, raising the total number from
140 to 1S0.
The first chamber at The Hague has
rejected by 20 to 20 votes the govern.
ment bill to secure workmen against
accidents. 1t Is expected the ministry
will resign.
The house last week defeated the pro
posed antitrust amendment to the con
stitution by q vote Of 154 to 131, the
vote being divided practically on party
lines, republicans for and democrats
against.
The safe of the Bank of Sheldahl
at Des Moines, Iowa, was blown up by
robbers, who secured $1,000 and escaped
after holding 80 unarmed citizens at
bay with rifles.
A heavy explosion of chemicals at the
Eastman kodak works, Just outside the
city Of Rochester, N. Y. wrecked a por.
tion Of the building. Foreman Tracey
was instantly killed and several others
injured.
Della Fox, the well known actress
was committed to the insane asylum
by Justice McAdams of New York, on
petition of her brother, and the evil
dence Of physicians showing that she
is laboring under a delusion.
Gen. John B. Gordon, at the Louis
vile convention of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, succeeded In allaying
the feeling that was caused by receipt
OF fraternal message from the G..
A. r.
Major March believes that Aguinaldo
is wounded or dead. For days detach.
ment OF the Thirty-third infantry fol.
lowed the trafl Of the fugitive. sighted
the party at Lagat, and brought down
the leader.
The street railway strike at st. Louis
continues. Lieut.. Col. lavender has
been placed In command of the posse
which the sherif has been endeavoring
to raise. but without much success, for
several days past.
A contract has been let by Mrs. Jane
L Stanford for new chemistry build.
ing at the Leland Stanford university.
The total contract price is slightly in
excess Of 100000. The building is TO
be completed in time for the fall open.
Ing,
Late reports from Samoa say the