Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-07-11

has accepted an invitation from Yal
law school to take the place of l..
Phelps, deceased, as instructor in tn
law department of Yale University du
ing the coming year.
Antonio Soso and Jose Vasquez, tw
prominent Mexican cattle men, qua,
relied over a cattle brand in San Pedr
valley and both men were killed in
fight with guns. A feud between Gov
boys employed by the two men kille
has arisen ana serious trouble
feared.
The selling committee of the Fa
River (Mass.) Manufacturers Associi
tion estimates that on Monday 2,000
900 spindles will have Joined the move
ment to certain production for tw
months beginning July II. This mean
loss of $590,000 In wages to 1900
operatives.
Adlal e. Stevenson. who was vic
president during the second term
President Cleveland, has again bee
nominated for that Office, having bee
selected by the democrats as their car
didate on the first ballot. This con
pleted the work of the convention
which at 1921 adjourned sine die.
On the charge of having set fire t
the tenement in Hoboken, the destru,
tion of which recently caused loss
thirteen lives, Henry Vagt, a saloon
keeper, has been arraigned. Vagt dc
MED the charge against him. He wa
held for the grand jury on a charge
arson.
The bubonic plague quarantine
which Texas has enforced against Sal
Francisco for two months has beer
modified to some extent. DR.. Norton
state quarantine officer, will issue per
mits for freight and express to ente
Texas from San Francisco that has no
been in the Chinese quarters of thu
city. The quarantine against passen
gers will remain in force.
The past weeks bank statement fo
five days shows the following changes
Surplus reserve, decrease, $1,27O,175
loans, decrease, $5,57S,600; specie, de
crease, $1,365,70O; legal tenders, de
crease, $l,5O4,600; deposits, decrease
$6,400,S00; circulation, increase, SGT,
100. The banks now hold $15,5S9, ,20t
In excess of the requirements of the q
per cent rule.
Samuel T. Paisley, the former super
intendent of the bureau of highway
and sewers Of Pittsburg, against whom
there was charge of embezzlement
t.
Va. He was in the service of the cit,
for 25 years. Last May he suddenl,
left the city, since which time no def
mite information concerning him wa
made public until the announcement
of his death last night.
During fierce storm at Cleveland
Ohio, recently, the yacht Idler wa
capsized and sunk six miles off tha
port and six lives lost. Following ar,
the names of those drowned: Mrs
James Corrigan, wife of the well-knowi
vessel owner; Miss Jane Corrigan, Mrs
Charles Riley, all daughters of james
Corrigan; Miss Eta Corrigan, daught
er OF Captain John Corrigan; an infan
daughter Of Mrs. Riley.
Nearly a million and half acres Of
land situated In Wyoming, Colorado
Nebraska, Utah and Kansas has beer
sold by the Union Pacific railroad com
pany during the fiscal year Just ended
These are greater than any previous
sales. Most OF the land was purchas
ed in large tracts by cattle and sheer
owners
A summary Of the years work in the
patent Office shows the cash receipts tc
have been sl,335,22S larger sum thar
In any prvious fiscal year. The total
number of patents-26, 540--also breaks
the record. There has been cores
ponding increase in the number OF
trademarks and labels registered.
Emperor William has telegraphed
to the commander Of the German
squadron In Chinese waters, to the
governor general of Shan Tung, to the
viceroys and to others, Offering 1,00C
taels to anyone accomplishing the de
liverance OF any foreigner of any ma
tionality whatever, now shut up in Pc
king, who is handed over to any Ger.
man magistrate, and Offering to pay the
expenses of the publication OF this OF.
fer in Peking.
Cadets for West Point under the in.
crease provided by recent legislation
have been appointed during the last
week from the following states at
large: vannie B. o'Neill, Mount Pleas.
ant, Texas, and Max o. Elser. alternate,
Corsicana, Texas; Edward X. Martin,
searcey, Ark, and Karl Hargrave, al.
ternate, Brownston, Ark; Luclen Moo.
dy. Huron, s. d.; Milton Fenner, alter.
nate. Austin, Texas; Alvin b. Barber,
alternate. Portland, Or; Merrill e.
spalding, Concorda Kan, and Norman
f. Ramsey, alternate. Topeka, Kan.
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