Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-03-21
ITEMS FROM ALL AROUND
TERsE TICKS FROM THE WIRES
Complete Review of the Events for
the Past Week In This ana For
eign Lands-summarised TroR the
Latest Dispatches.

. pool with other railroads.
Sir Thomas Upton will Challenge the
America for a race in 1901.
Taylor will act as governor Of Kentucky
until the courts pass upon his case.
In the house of commons at London
the war loan bill passed its third reading.
Two Japanese were killed recently by
train running down their handcar Bear
Baker City.
England has refused to scccpt the good
offices of America looking TO de:lara-
ton Of peace in South Africa.
The Gath annual convention Of the Tex
as Cattle Raisers' association, the mem-
bership Of which has property valued at
over $500, ,000, 600, met in Fort Worth for
a two days session.
The body of Captain Nichols of the
monitor Monadnock, who died from sun
stroke at Manila, has been buried with
naval and Masonic honors in Mountain
View cemetery at Oakland, Cal.
Adjutant General Fox Of Washington
telegraphs from San Francisco that he has
started for Olympia with nine bodies of
unclaimed Washington soldiers. The in
terment will take place at the capital next
Sunday.
The quartermaster general is informed
that the sea trial of the transport Sumner
which has just been completed by navel
officers at Norfolk was a complete sue
cess, and that the vessel will be in reaIi-
ness for the use Of the army on the ED
instant. She is to take 1000 recruits from
New York to Manila.
The United States government has pur-
chased the steamer Columbia from the
North Pacific Steamship company. The
vessel will make several trips between
San Francisco and St. Michael, and will
then 60 on the regular Manila run for
the remainder of the year.
Senator Sewell has introduced a bill
changing the name of the Paris Of the
American line to the Philadelphia. Three
ships of the international Navigation
company, constituting the TRANSATLANTIC
service, already bear names Of American
cities-the st. Paul, the st. Louis, and
the New York.
Turkey may call halt to Russia'f
aggressiveness in Asia Minor.
Professor ID. c. Worcester rendered his
resignation to go to the Philippines.
Rebellion and anarchy are threatened
in China because of the open door policy,
France expected news of the fall Of
Bloemfontein and it caused no excite
ment.
Many national banks are organizing
taking advantage Of the provisions Of the
new bill.
Opinions Of public men do not agree
as to how the Puerto Rican question will
affect the election.
Revenue cutter Bear has been undergo
ing repairs at San Francisco and il
again ready for service.
The rapidly increasing interest in the
breeding and raising Of 1,ngora goats In
the southwest has resulted in the forma
ton Of the American Angora Goat Breed
ers' association, which will have its head
quarters in Kansas City.
The form Of government for Cuba will
soon be decided. One more month and
then the question Of citizenship Of the isl
and will be settled.
Flores, Aguinsldo's secretary OF war
has surrendered to General Macarthur
Aguinaldo's infant son, who was cap
tured in November and who has been
suffering from smallpox, is dead.
In diplomatic circles at Washington an
unpleasant suggestion has been thrown
out to the effect that The Hague confer
ence has resulted in complete failure and
that even the limited program agreed
upon is never to be perfected.
Funds for home for Schley are rap
idly pouring in to Washington.
Nine inches Of sleet and snow covered
the streets of New York last week.
Cecil Rhodes sneers at Butler and de-
clares the strength Of the Beers is over
estimated.
Nine persons were injured In an acci
dent to a Ninth avenue elevated rail
road train near Rector street. New
York.
Kansas will have big exposition in
1904 in celebration Of the 50tb ami
versary Of the organization of the ter
ritory of Kansas.
A military commission at Bayom
bong has sentenced to be hanged 80 ma
tives, who have been found guilty ol
numbering their countrymen.
Francis Truth. head Of the Divine
Healing Association, was arrested re
Gently at Boston, charged with using
the mails for fraudulent purposes.
A dispatch from Buenos Ayres says
that national forces have been dispatch
ed to the province Of Entrerios to sup
press the revolution that recently broke
out there.
Announcement is made Of the engage
ment of Miss Katherine Stauffer Clark
the youngest daughter OF United States
Senator William A. Clark Of Montana
to DR.. r. L. Morris of New York.
Thomas Pooley. saloon keeper OF
Butte, Mont. shot his son-in-law. Thos
Littlejohn. and the lstter's wife, Lydia
during a difficulty on the street In the
upper town Sunday.
The mints of the United States will
be busy for some time to come In under
taking to carry out the provisions OF
1 the act that has Just become a lauoa rs
that permits the secretary Of the treas
ury to add s2O,O00.0O0 to the stock Of
subsidiary coin.
Mrs. Ida Greycroft, the largest wo