Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-24
D0|AGS THROUGH THE week
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Complete Review Of the Events Tor
the Past Week In This and Foreign
Lands-summarise From the Lat
est DtsDatehes.

rising of Canadian tribes, as the Indians
are quiet and content.
A bill providing for an increase Of the
German navy has been submitted to the
federal council at Berlin.
William Coss, tailor from Rossland
Il. C.. committed suicide recently in Sp1-
kane by the morphine route.
Anarchy in NeneAucla has caused
French citizens to appeal to that govern
ment for protection.
Governor Staniey Northcote of Bonn
bay, who was created peer at the begin.
ming of the present year, has assumed the
title Of Lord Northcote of Exeter.
senator Pettigrcw says President Me
kinley is responsible for the Philippine
war and declares that the blood OF the
soldiers is on Mckinleys hands.
Thomas Sharkey, the pugiist, is not re-
covering from the injuries received in his
recent fight with Jeiiries as. rapidly as he
desires.
After the settlement of the Bosimare-
Caccavelli claim in Santo Domingo Ad-
miral Richard of the French navy dined
with President sJiminez.
The fishing steamer Grayling, Captain
Sullivan, reports the probable drowning
of three men, the crew Of the Ruby Ann,
small sloop which was found off Wild
by island.
Tine fine passenger steamer Lexington,
owned by the Carr line Of Charleston, w.
Va, while racing with the opposition
packet Argand, struck the lock wall near
Scary, Ohio, breaking in twain and sink
ing Immediately. The Argand went to her
assistance and took of the passengers and
crew. The steamer will probably be q
total wreck.
Secretary Long and Rear Admiral Brad
ford have appeared before the senate com
mittee on naval affairs in advocacy of the
construction of Pacific cable by the gov
ernment.
Everything goes to show that the
wrecked steamer that sunk in st. Mary $
buy Newfoundland, is the Helgoland, and
she is the property OF the Dutch Ameri-
can Petroleum company.
oih Fei"S VI AN""' S'J
Mysterious Billy" smith oi Boston on
foul in the 2lst round OF what was to
have been a 25-round battle for the well
terweight championship at Buffalo, n. \.
The house committee has begun to in
vestigate charges against iederai aP,,
pointees in Utah with plural w"es' ana
Lentz oil Ohio has begun 10 make thr "i
fair warm for republican congressman
who are interested.
Russell Montgomery OF rorti"ha' inc
naval cadet who disappeared from Ahh'P'
oils in ls9I, after having iaiien 10 pass MI
examination, has returned nome rom Au
traiia. Since leaving Ahnapoiis lie hau
been IN Alaska ana hrani peio'e so'"s
10 Australia.
About l5O newsboys went on s'iihe
recently at Portland, Or, and refused To
handle the Evening Telegram because tha'
paper refused to allow them TO fetui" wv,
sold papers. All carriers were s,"PPeu
and several thousand copies oi the pa
per were destroyed by the boys :,
The president sent to the senate lne
name OF Robert NJ. McWade OF Pennsyi'
vania to be consul for the United states
at Canton, to succeed Ehwlh D. Ded'oe'
A report was brought to San Diego Dy
Mexican who arrived overland from En-
senada that the gasoline schooner Aniia
had blown up in Magdalena bay and that
six persons, all on board, had Perlshed'
The schooner was owned by the 1baira
Mining company Of San Domingo.
The schooner Muriel, after being bullet
ed about OH tempestuous seas Tor 40 days
in trying to reach Hakodate from hope'
has arrived at Port Townsend nearly
stripped of sails and some of her spars
gone. The Muriel sailed from Kobe for
Hakodate for a cargo Of sulphur for San
Francisco, and after leaving the former
port encountered severe gales for IA days
Edward Sibley has been convicted OF
completely in the murder of Mrs. Jane
Brunot, near Paris, H., last summer, and
was sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
His counsel made motion for new trial
Henry Brunot, nephew Of the murdered
woman. has also been sentenced for life.
The crime was committed to cover up a
forgery and secure property owned by
Mrs Rrunot
A dynamite factory at Avigliano, IA
a.. -. IT,, ovnloded With Tho res,,lt