Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-09-05
HE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
4 Complete Review of the Events Of
the Past Week-In This and For
eisn Lands-Taken From the Lat
est Dispatches.

burned to death at Vancouver b. 9.
United States army transport Lawton
has arrived from Nome WIN 220 passen-
gers, two-thirds of whom are destitute
miners returned at the expense of the gov
ernment.
Judge Lee Rasseur of st. Louis was
elected by acclamation at the recent G.
A. r. convention as commander-in-chief
Of the Grand Army of the Republic for the
ensuing year.
Peter G. Stewart Of Tacoma recently
died of old age. In lS43 Mr.. Stewart
came across the plains and settled in
Oregon, and was one of the executive
committee of the provisional government
and afterwards the first judge Of Clack-
amas county.
The United States battleship Alabama
recently won the tue of queen Of the
American navy" in one Of the most mag
niticent speed trials in the history of the
navy. Her average speed for four hours
continuous stcaming was II knots, a
figure not quite as high as that made by
the IOwa-l7.4-but notable from the
fact that it gave an idea of the yet un-
developed power in the latest product Of
Americas shipbuilders.
The Yaquis are on the warpath. They
were on the Yaqui river and within a
few miles Of Guaymas. 1t is understood
that an able general is on his way from
Mexico City to take command of the
Mexican forces and wipe out the Indians
Charles II. Barnes, alias John II. Mel
son, the alleged Kentucky train robber,
who escaped ten detectives in st. Louis
recently, was reported through police
channels to have been located at Trail,
British Columbia.
The general land Office has withdrawn
four. townships at the Shoshone falls and
Blue lakes and Snake river, in southern
Idaho, for a national park. The town
ships are and 10 south, ranges IL and
| Is east, and are in Lincoln and Cassia
counties. The withdrawal of 25 town
ships was requested by the Idaho delega-
ton in congress, but the forest super
intendent for Idaho requested that only
four be withdrawn.
Michael Hickey, ex-chief of police of
Chicago. is dead.
American coal dealers are closing
large contracts for Immediate delivery
in England.
The Deutschland, the fastest passen-
ger steamer on the Atlantic holds the
record for both ways.
Joe Cans whipped Dal Hawkins in
three speedy rounds at N. Y. recently.
The steamer Mona, Captain Carey,
which sailed from Sydney, N. s. W.,
August 29th, for San Francisco, has on
board 2,750,000 pounds In gold.
The battleship Oregon has arrived at
Nagasaki, Japan. She eventually will
return to the United States for the
complete repair Of her injuries.
Albert Burke miner of New Castle,
while intoxicated, fell out OF the second
story window of hotel at Tacoma last
week, and was instantly killed.
General Otis has been selected to fill
the post OF commanding officer OF the
department Of the lakes, to become va
cant this week by the resignation OF
General Wheeler.
Musician Henry Vance, late of Com
pany L, Thirty-seventh regiment, U 8.
", was brought from the Philippines
on the transport Thomas under SEN
tence Of 80 years imprisonment at Al
catraz.
Twelve workingmen alleged to have
taken part In the riot at Akron, o.,
last week, have been arrested charged
with rioting. A squad Of police guard
ed the Jail throughout the night and
Company F, Ohio National Guard was
held in its armory to suppress any pos
sible trouble arising as a result OF the
arrests.
Charles Moody, aged IL years, Of Bel
leville. ILL.,, killed John Moody, his aged
father, while the two were at work In
the Glendale coal mine 169 feet under
the surface of the earth. Young Moody
who is an epileptic, became suddenly
insane, and while his father was busy
with his back toward his son he killed
him by driving pick into his back.
After several weeks Of unsuccessful
effort to carry on the construction OF
the new federal building at Chicago,
with non-union iron workers, Contract
or Oscar Daniels has signed the agree
ment of the Bridge and Iron Workers
Union and all the workers not union
men will be discharged and work re-
sumed Tuesday with union men.
The date of President McKinley's
departure for Canton has not been FIX
ed. He had hoped to be able to leave
this week, largely on account of Mrs.
McKinley's health, but the important
character Of the Chinese negotiations
necessitated his presence in Washing
ton at least until the present crisis Is
passed.
Michael Quida, the Italian who
slowed away on the Kaiser wilhelm
ii, and came to this country three
weeks ago has been admitted TO the
country. His brother Antonio, fruit
merchant of Harlem, paid his brothers
| stowaway fine. AS there was nothing
| to prove siat Guida was really an an
archfst except his acquaintance with
Nafa1e Maresco, who came as pass
, enger on the same ship. the board of
] " yiiry admitted him. The board
wet aspose Of the case Of Mar
the war department has
ny plans for the return Of
,eer troo1,. e-ar, the Phillip
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