Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-31

patches.
The open door is certain in China.
Japan and Italy hold back but are favor
able.
Philippine troops are to recuperate and
a number of regiments may come home
from Manila.
The bubonic plague has broken out
at Rosario, Buenos Ayres, and vigorous
Gordon has been established.
The reform wave has struck Rossland.
Nickelin theslot machines are 10 go and
music halls must close earlier.
Ad,iees from the north substsntiate
the report vi big lire at Dawson. 1t
occurred on January IL and destroyed
buildings and merchandise 10 the value
of SiOO,OOO.
Two armed and masked men entered
the Northern Pacific depot at Sprague,
WASH, and at the point of revolver
demanded that the night operator open
the till. This being done, they secured
the contents, amounting to $27.
Lieutenant Stockley of the Twenty
first infantry has been missing since the
18th inst. He was on reconnoitering du-
ty near Santa Tomas and was evidently
A search tor him is being pros
ecuted.
The North China Daily News pub
fishes an edict signed by Emperor
Kwangsu. appointing as emperor In his
place. Put Sing, the 9.year-old son OF
Prince Tuano. The new emperor will
ascend the throne on Jan. 81.
General Otis reported to the war de-
island of Panay is now open for trade
and that the coast of Laguna de Bay and
neighboring sections of the country will
also be opened to unrestricted traffic by
the end of the week.
Nearly all the business buildings and
many frame dwellings at the mining
towns Of Ward and Lafayette, near Boul
der, Col, were destroyed by fire. The loss
at Ward is estimated at $4,000 and at
Lafayette at 100000. About so fami
hcs ~ A"iogcttc htc hoiAcitns.
The United States circuit court OF ap.
peals affirmed, with costs, the decision Of
Judge Lacombe dismissing the habeas
corpus proceedings in the case of former
Engineer Captain Carter, convicted by
'ourt martial Of frauds in connection
yith the Savannah river and Cumberland
sound Improvements.
There we're exciting scenes in the cham
Der Of deputies at Paris recently. Ber
nard of the socialists violently denounced
the statements made by the public pros
eeutor at the trial Of the Assumptionist
fathers, now in progress in the sectional
tribunal, and attacked the minister of
justice, calling him a scoundrcl and ca.
naiile. The chamber pronounced itself
IN favor of the expulsion OF Bernard from
the house. but the deputy refused to
withdraw. Proceedings were temporarily
suspended and a detachment OF soldiers
was marched in, whereupon Bernard left
the chamber, protesting against his ex.
pulsion.
Gen. Day Is dead at Cedar Rapids.
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Plague is in New ca,edo,i. nm, Tho
natives belIeve n ia a y,s,,a,,on -,
Providence "
The of,ciaIs will a,s,nf.o, mail =,
spokane II there "a anv d,near tha, :,
NAV snread contag,on -
Chapelle's position In the Philippines
Is an ecclesiastical one and he will an
swer on,v m the none
On Feb I the Canadian ,aw r.L.rs
meet Mt Ottawa Two ideas arc nrado,,
mating. One ia IN nav the vo,nn,aors
the other to correct obrses NJ ,ha ro,I
roads.
OIIver piLe has t,rno, ,n uo Al.
from an asv,um Tor the In.
sane In Ohio four veara ago ha,no am
pIoyed nj that time as an attanaan,
and has been missing ever aimee
lanes e Muse charged with hav,no
emblezzled ssa0 from the rit,s cuaran'
tee Trust Comnanv M Portland Ore
nearly a wear ago has been arrested IN
Kansas Citv.
Mrs Matte n Rich who ;s a,,e1ed
IN have sbot ana LIIIed her hushand
John d. M Rich. at Ciudad Iuares' 'a' Mer
has been sentenced IN "a years In a
MEXICAN prison "a her nunishmen,
BiIIv smith landed on Frant Mccon.
nell with 4 rIyht hoor on the "a w ana
forced the mace from the onen,n~ hn,
was denied his chance to win the mon.
ev until the twentv.second round a,
New York recently