Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-10-17
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
Latest Dispatches.

New York.
The British forces have occupied Smith
field, Rouxville, Wepener and Dewetsdorp,
Orange River Colony.
Emperor William has conferred high
decorations upon all the leading officials
Of the Paris exposition.
Chauncey Nj. Depew addressed a meet
ing of over a thousand students of the
University of Chicago recently. His
speech was mostly on political lines.
Major Seldom Noyes Clark, widely
known newspaper man. who had been
connected with the Washington bureau of
the New York Tribune for % years is
dead.
The British war office has issued orders
that the bulk of the militia regiments
called out for service during the South
African war are to be disbanded. This
will affect about $4,000 men.
Chief Constructor Hichborn, u. S. n,
has been awarded diploma and gold med
al for the Franklin Life Buoy, Hichborn
turret and models of war vessels exhibited
at the Paris exposition of 1900
The wife of Rev. Meeder of the Evan
gelist church, near Pennington, Kansas,
jumped into cistern WIN her o-year-oiu
child and both were drowned. MIS-
Meeder had showed signs of insanity.
The state department has been informed
by Consul General Holloway at st. Peters
burg that IN addition TO the recent changes
in the RUSSIAN tanh' an excise dnty on
snirits and tobacco il now collected
The Launching oil the Monitor hhhsas mas
been set Tor November lo at the New
port News yards. IL IS expected that the
two monitors not yet lauhched VIII De III
the water before the close OF the year.
Three persons, a iather ana Two sons
were burned to death in shanty at kox-
bury, near Boston, recently. Inc victims
are Edward Iousealin, aged 40; Edward
Iousealin, aged "a and James Iouseal'h'
aged IA.
A general suspension OF the building
trades in Denver is threatened as re-
suit OF strike OF union woodworkers at
the five large planning mills IN the city,,
which was inaugurated to put stop to
the employment OF non-unlon men. Union
workmen VIII not handle any materials
from these mills whhe the strike con-
tinues.
L. Bertwer, one oil the saloon passengers
on the Ward Line steamer havana, VINO
was transferred TO Holman island, was
taken sick last night and removed to
Swinburne island hospital for treatment
Later he developed yellow fever.
The exports from ...e South German
consulates for the last quarter aggregate
$lO,5lO,2S0, a decrease OF S25S,sS3 from
the corresponding quarter OF last year,
From all Of Germany, except Dresden, the
exports for the same period amounted to
3,59s, ,l34, and increase of $l,225,17O as
compared with the returns for the same
time last year.
There will be no change in the name
of Sir Thomas Lipton's cup challenger
The Spanish-American War Veterans
have elected w. S. Hulings commander.
Secretary Long is negotiating with the
big steel companies for the purchase Of
srmor plate.
There were expressions of satisfaction
by officials and members Of the New York
Yacht club when it became known that
Sir Thomas Iptons new challenge was
coming on the Germanic.
Judge Kirkpatrick in the United States
court has refused naturalization papers to
Robert Spalding, colored, native OF Dutch
Guinea. The papers were refused on the
ground that the federal laws permit the
naturalization of white males only.
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