Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-12-19

fight in Mississippi some years ago,
died at his home in Glens Falls, N. Y,
recently.
A telegram from New York received
recently affirms that James j. Hill has
resigned the presidency of the Great
Northern to devote his time to his
work as chairman of the board of di-
rectors.
McNeills hotel at Summit City, B.
c., was destroyed by fire recently. 1t
vas insured for $500. The net loss
will be 81 1000. The fire is supposed to
have been, caused by a defective pipe
in the kitchen.
Express train No. s, from Chicago.
on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chica-
go railway. collided with the Leesdale
| accommodation eastbound. near Edg-
| worth, Pa. Both trains were wrecked
and five passengers and five trainmen
were injured.
At Scranton, Pa, four mine workers
lost their lives recently in accidents.
Thomas Hughes, miner. walked
through an open gate at Brisban shaft,
thinking the carriage was at the top.
He fell distance of over 400 feet and
| was crushed to shapeless mass
Lord Kitchener reports that after
sewers fighting at NOoit Gedacht Gen
eral Clements forces were compelled
to retire by Commandant Delarey with
| force of $500 men,. Five British Off
GERS were killed. The other casualties
| were not reported. Many are missing.
Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching
have sent an official notification to the
ministers that they have received the
promised documents authorizing them
tc act in behalf Of China in the peace
negotiations and announcing that they
are ready to proceed as soon as the
ministers desire.
The secretary Of war has cabled in
structions to Gen. Macarthur at Ma
Mia to begin the work of returning the
volunteer troops from the Philippines
in order to permit of their discharge
in this country by the 30th of June
next. This action has been taken in
| anticipation of the authorization by
congress of the enlistment of regular
regiments to replace the recalled
troops.
Jessie Morrison's trial for the MUIR
der OF Mrs G. Olin Castle whose life
she is charged with having taken for
love for Mr.. Castle, ended in a hung
Jury. Although the jury did not agree
on a verdict, the result of their delib-
erations came near being an acquittal.
Almost from the start and before the
case had been discussed by them nine
OF the jurors voted for acquittal and
three for conviction
At Dunkirk, N. Y, from the smold-
ering ruins of the Fredona state nor
| NAL and training school, which was
| destroyed by fire, one charred body has
been recovered. A revision of the miss
| Ing makes 1t certain that seven persons
perished in the fire. which also entails
| a property los Of 100000. There were
rs young women students in the instl-
tuition, OF whom six perished. The 9th
er victim was the janitor.
General Michael j. Bulger, a distln-
guished confederate soldier and public
man, died recently at Dadeville, Ala.
He was the oldest confederate officer
or veteran living being 100 years old.
He was one OF the few surviving men,
bers OF the famous secession conven-
tion at Montgomery, in which he led
the fight against secession. When de-
feated he offered his sword and was
given a commission in the confederate
| army.
The report OF the director of the mint
| on the production of gold and silver in
the United States during the calendar
year, 1899, shows only slight variation
from the approximate figures given out
early in the present year. The final
figures are $71,O53,400 for gold and
| $32,S58,700 for silver, at Its average
commercial value during the year. The
gold product was the greatest in the
history OF the country, exceeding that
OF 1898 by $3.50, 400, and greater by
| $6.053.4 than the estimated product
of 1853, the record year In the working
Of the California placers.
A storm of unusual proportions Wis
tied California coast recently, doing
considerable damage in some sections.
Telegraph wires were prostrated and
during the morning San Francisco was
entirely cut off from communication
| with the outside world. The wind
reached a velocity Of nearly 60 miles
an hour in the city and was Of greater
velocity in exposed sections. The
thunder and lightning was accompa-
MED by rain and wind. During the
height Of the storm rain fell in tor
rents and almost reached the proper
tions OF cloudburst. The wind caused
damage in many sections of the city.
Hryan as Editor.