Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-03-14

Secretary Of War Root has arrived an
was warmly welcomed at Havana.
A civil war is threatened as the resul
of dethroning the Chinese emperor.
The Seattle election resulted in a sweep
ing victory for the republican ticket.
A case that looks like the plague ha
appeared in San Francisco's Chinatown
| Ex-President Harrison is with the Boer,
as he is said to have no sympathy wit
t.se English.
Carnegie has not yet filed answer t
charges of Frick and the suits may b
compromised.
Omaha went republican in the recen
election. Mayor Moores and majorit!
of the council were reelected.
The president has nominated Corpora
F. NJ. Polk of Company c, Thirty-nintl
infantry, to be second lieutenant Unite'
States volunteers.
The rush of subscription orders for tn
Sheldon edition of the Topeka Capital ha
broken all the records of the Topeka post
office, the number of subscriptions receiv
ed in two days being upward of 10000.
Acting Secretary Meikeljohn sent t
the house Of representatives statemen
of expenditures by the war department
covering the military operations in thu
Philippines, including outstanding liabili
ties from May /, 1898, to Nov. !, 1899
The total is given at $as.s9S, ,OtO, the prln
cipal items being: Quartermaster's de
partment, $27,7l5,9Ol, OF which $l7,l36,
S64 is for army transportation; subsist
ence department, $95O,OO0; medical de
partment, Sl,2O6,l37; pay department
SlO,s33, ,l34; ordnance department, 81 $50,
239.
Staying Of American officers brings big
money in the Philippines. The man wht
shot General Lawton was given a purse
Of $4,000, it is said, and an incentive j,
offered Others to kill colonies and gener
ais.
Debs will be nominated as the choice OF
the socialist democrats for president.
One hundred deaths occurred during the
past week with smallpox in Mississippi.
During a big fire at Paris the famous
Theatre Francais was completely de.
stroyed.
Forty buildings were destroyed in the
town of Lead, S. D., during a big fire. Loss
$5OO,OOO.
Students Of Bordeaux INDUCED in a
pro- -Boer riot recently, and attacked the
consulate.
Tax on bills of lading is upheld, as a
federal jury declared against the Northern
Pacific's exemption in Minnesota.
General Wheeler, the renowned fighter,
also has sound ideas on trade. He says
the possibilities opened up in the Orient
by American control are great, and we
must not give them up now. He believes
the islands are now ready for territorial
form Of government.
Our soldiers are to come home after
two years of continuous service in the
Philippines. They are no longer needed,
as there is no further resistance from an
organized force Of insurgents. 1t is
thought, however, that sort of guerrilla
warfare will be kept up for years.
At the sale of the late duke of West
minister's string OF race horses, which took
place recently, Flying Fox, the winner
in 1893 of the Derby, was purchased by
Edmond Blanc for 81 500 guineas (about
$l96,9OO). Blanc is the son of the founder
Of Monte Carlo and a brother-in.law Of
Roland Bonaparte.
e. ]. Phelps, former minister to Eng.
land, died at New Haven recently.
Bills for public buildings at Spokane
and elsewhere cannot pass the house.
Tobacco makers must sell their wares on
their merits, and stop using prize pack.
ages.
The oneumpire idea will prevail In
national league baseball games this
year.
Peter Maher was given the decision
over Stockings" Conroy of Troy, N. Y,
on foul in the fifth round Of what
was scheduled as 20-round contest.
McGovern knocked out Gardner, the
Omaha Kid" in the third round at
New York.
Gen. Randall, the Alaskan military
chief will establish temporary head
quarters in Seattle.
General Wheeler still draws pay, but
his resignation will be accepted when he
reaches Washington.
The Mutual Life Insurance company Of
New York has subscribed for 100000
pounds of the new English war loan.
Terry McGovern has been matched to