Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-06-13
ITEMS FROM hlL AROUND
rERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Complete Review of the Evenss for
the Past Week In This and For-
eixn Lands-sunmarised Troa the
Latest Dispatches.

favor.
Little Clifford Howell of Spokane, while
playing on the cars, fell under the "heel,
and was instantly killed.
The Chicago India famine reilef com
mittee received the following cablegram
from Lady Curzon, vicerine of India:
The Chicago committee is raising a Sec
ond fl0,000 and hopes to send it to the
famine stricken district before the suffer
ing grows worse.
"simla.-India Famine Committee, Chi
cago: Your generous contribution Of
flO,000 gratefully received Could not be
more opportune. MARY CURZON."
George G. Perry of Dubuque, iowa. has
been appointed United States marshal for
Alaska. He was several times chairman
of the congressional committee.
Chief of Police Lavelle has spread con-
sternation in Butte by orleriug all the
gambling houses in the city to close and
remain closed.
The lumber plant at st. Ettieme Du
Sagunay belonging to Prince BrJs. Il Co.
of Quebec was destroyed by fire recently.
The loss will reach 100000. Forty fam
lilies are homeless as a result of the CON
Migration, and it is believed several per
ished in the flames.
The democratic state convention of New
York elected these delegates at large to
the national democratic convention: David
b. Hill, Richard Croker, Edward K.
Murphy and August Van Wyck. Alter
mates: Frank Campbell, Jacob Rupper.,
Jr, C. Morgan Sanford and James Shev-
lin. Electors at large: Frederick Cook
of Rochester and Robert c. Titus OF Buf-
falo. The platform adopted contains 10
reafiirmation OF the Chicago platform OF
1896, but a declaration that the party in
the state will support the platform oil the
Kansas City convention.
Fitzsimmons has finally concluded to
meet Jeffries on the stiff terms imposed
by the champion, and the two may be
seen in the ring together before the lior-
ton law ceases to exist.
Eight cases of plague have appeared at
Rio Janeiro recently.
The South Atlantic squadron, under the
command of Rear Admiral Schley, has
been ordered to sail for Montevideo.
Governor Stephens of Missouri has re-
ceived letter from st. Louis, signed f..
saying if he did not call out the
militia in few days he would be shot.
Reports have been received that the
town of Virginia, in the Mesaba iron range
in Minnesota, has been entirely destroyed
by fire. The business portion of the town
consisted of eight blocks OF substantial
brick buildings.
A horrible accident occurred at Sprague,
Wash. John Mcdonald, a respected farm
er, drove across the Northern Pacific track
near the town in front of an on-coming
train. The train struck the wagon and
Mcdonald was instantly killed.
The Connecticut state democratic con
vention has adopted a platform naming
William j. Bryan as its candidate for
president and instructing delegates to vote
for him. 1t also pledges support to the
platform of the Kansas City convention.
The Record says: Two million dollars,
it is said, will be used to promote the beet
sugar industry in the Kankakee valley.
OF that amount, over othirds will be
subscribed by Chicago capitalists, who
will control and dictate the companys
policy.
Captain Frank F. Crenshaw, with 40
men of the Twenty eighth infantry, while
scouting near Taal, was led into an ambush
by guide. Captain Crenshaw was badly
,a,,,,Ial .,,t Tho had nd nriVatp
wounded The ambushers were scattered,
leaving 10 dead and three wounded on the
field. Captain Flint, while scouting five
miles east of Bianienabato, Buacan prov
ince, had slight brush with the enemy.
Captain Flint and two privates were
wounded.
A terrible accident occurred near the
stock bridge on the Oneida Indian reserva-
ton, near Green Bay, Wis, which resulted
in the killing of eight men and one child.
According to the story brought in from the
reservation, a woman went out into yard
where several children were playing,
caught chicken and chopped off its head
with an ak. She left the ak lying on the
ground. Immediately on her return to the
house one of the children suggested that
they play chicken and proceeded to carry
out the proposal. A child was seized and
its head placed on the block and hacked
off. A number of men were engaged on a
derrick in the yard, raising heavy timbers
in the erection of barn. When they no
ticed that the child was being beheaded
they became panic stricken, and in the con-
fusion the heavy timber which was being
raised fell with an awful crash, killing
eight men.
The last congress made appropria-
tions of over $57S.000,000.
Admiral Dewey received remark
able ovation at Detroit last week.
Gen. Pho del Pillar, the Filipino lead
er, has been captured near Manila.
Capt. Henry T. Blake, commanding
the revenue cutter Galveston, died at
St Mary's Infirmary, Galveston, Tex.
George Schreiner of Dubuque. Iowa.
a new bowling record by
making a score of 2S7 in a single game.
M. J. Henny, who has returned from
Skagway, reports the finding of the
body of Fred Clayson. the murdered BIZ
cyclist, on sand bar below the rap
Ids.
Tom Sharkey easily defeated Yank
n1nnedy in the first round of what was
entave been 25-round bout before the
nchdway Athletic Club. New York,
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