Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-08-22
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past week-In This and For
eIgn Lands--Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

Beers are tired of war, as a captured
oincer says the majority are tired Of
kruger.
4ne Kentucky legislature will meet in
extra session TO modify the Goebel elec-
ton law.
A hard shock of earthquake was felt
at Silverton, WASH, recently, shaking
window panes and crockery to pieces in
many instances. 1he shock lasted three
minutes.
The northbound Northland express,
which left Grand Rapids, Mich, and
southbound passenger train No. collided
in the dense fog August l5 at flerson, 20
miles north of Grand Rapids. Seven per-
sons were killed and nine severely in-
jured, one of whom cannot recover.
A big fire nearly destroyed Columbia,
b. Z. 1t started in the Escales hotel,
which was soon reduced to ashes, and
spread to the Model livery barn and a
blacksmith shop. The Presbyterian
church and several other buildings burn
ed. A strong wind prevailed.
Chief Justice Henry Greene OF the Penn
sylvania supreme court is dead.
Ex-senator Ingalls, of Kansas is dead.
He passed away at East Las Vegas, N. NJ,
recently.
The democrats of New York will hold
their state convention at Saratoga, Sep
tember IL.
A. +. Mamroeve, at one time private
,f ,rJ ;a
New ork.
Severe floods have occurred at Yoko-
hama and it is reported that 200 persons
have been drowned. Railway traffic is in
terrupted.
Inc census office has announced the pop.
ulation of Greater New York (Manhattan
and Bronx boroughs) as 2,05O,6OO. The
population of the borough of Manhattan
is l,S5O,O93, and that Of Bronx 2OO,5O7.
General Dewet has crossed the railroad
and is going north in order to join Com
mandant Delarey, who Is heading for
Rustenburg. Kitchener and the other
generals are pursuing him and pressing
him hard. His force is reported to be
beyond Ventersdorp.
Twenty vi Chicago ChinatOwn's leading
citizens left for San Francisco, where they
will take the first boat to China. The
men are, according to statements made by
some of them, responding to the emperor''
call for volunteers from America. Every
member of the party is said to have mill
tary training in some capacity.
A cable dispatch was received from Bo-
gotta announcing the resignation OF Presi-
dent Sanctlemette of the republic OF Col
ombia. Vice President Maroquin will
serve out the four years OF his term. The
change will alter the political system OF
Colombia, and may even end the revou-
ton which has been in progress for lO
months.
Russia's occupation of New Chwang
without adequate reason has caused the
decision to land troops at Shanghai, in
which Great Britain is supported by Japan.
Germany, apparently, is paying no heed
to Russia's action in the north, but OBJ
jects to the action Ut Shanghai, and pro
poses TO offset it by stationing a squad.
ron there.
A sensation has been caused by the dis
covery that Wharton Barker, middle-of
the-road candidate for president on the
populist ticket, is ineligible for the office
to which he aspires. 1t is said that while
experimenting some improvements in
Russia some years ago Mr.. Barker was
made "lord of st. Wieceslass" by the
ear. Before accepting the title he did
not ask congress to a him the privi-
lege, and he is titerefox Eligible because
he forfeited his city by accepting
the honor without PES Z y Of the United
States. ~
Such a furious dllitior. Of race hatred
as found vent in . rioting that occurred
at New York rec ntly, the outgr9sFth Of
the murder a few days ago p3 officer
Thorpe by a negro named arthur Harris,
has not been equaled in New'York in many
years. As result of the disturbance,
which ragged from midnight until o'clock
and burst out in a fame OF passion and
violence at intervals until daybreak, there
were about 50 persorcs injured by pistol
balls, nzsrs or knives, rocks and clubs.
OF these, one negro, Lloyd. Lee, may not
recover and c. Policeman Kennedy is also
seriously injured.
A race war is feared In Georgia.
Another big forest fire is raging In
Yellowstone National Park.
Nome sickness is overrated. as only
six smallpox cases have been reported
by Lieut.. Jarvis.
The stereotypers' proposition to with.
draw from the I. T. U. was voted down
at the last convention.
Vest makers on the east side to the
number Of $500 are on strike. The
strike was a sudden one.
Harry A. Hanbury has been appoint
ed receiver OF the Traders Fire Insur-
ance Company Of New York.
The comptroller of the currency has
appointed r. d. Garrett temporary re-
eeiver of the Somerset National Bank.
Somerset, Ky.
The Uni,ed States cruiser Taitimore,
with Rear Almiral John C. Wa. r o.
board, homeward bound from bsi.iia,
has sailed from Grsvesend fcr Belfast.
An American consular q sr h.
sone from Lorenzo MARQUES To Nooitge-
tacht to disrribrts money to he Brit.
ish prisoners there, each Of whom re
.eivea "a.
Thu battle between Fit4sip nons and
, Cha xav M Nauay Island Wi no danid.