Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-03-13
The TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
the Past Week--In This and For
eiwn Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

The Michigan prohibition convention, by
an almost unanimous vote, refused to in
dorse the work Of Mrs Carrie Nation in
smashing saloons in Kansas.
At Glasgow smallpox is the worst since
the outbreak Of the disease. There are ~
fresh cases and the total number Of small
pox patients in hospitals is 435.
John Il. Searles, the well known finan.
cier, and at present in the general corpor-
alton and financial business, has made an
assignment to Edward F. Dwight for the
benefit Of his creditors.
The amount Of gross gold in the treasury
is $4s9,4le,l5s, the highest point ever
reached in the history Of the government
This amount includes the $l50,O00OOO held
As a reserve, $276,O25, $50 held against gold
certificates and 500, ,302, ,l79 in the general
fund.
It was learned from source that ia
thoroughly reliable that the Carnegie Steel
company has finally abandoned the work
Of the $i2,O00,OOO tube plant at Connaut,
O., on the shores Of Lake Erie. The work
on the plant was stopped by the order Of
Mr.. Schwab.
Lois Darrell, formerly first sergeant in
Troop G, Seventh United States cavalry,
has reached New York from Naples, pris-
oner in charge Of Lieutenant w. o. Dupuy,
U. s. A. Darrell is charged with murder
ing and robbing fellow soldier and tent
mate in Cuba.
BY vote of SO to 50 the lower house OF
the Indiana legislature has adopted the
Neal Joint resolution for constitutional
amendment providing for woman's suffrage
in that state. After the vote motion to
reconsider was voted down to finally clinck
the matter.
The Independence, the Boston cup de-
lender, will be entered in the trial races
under the name Of G. II. w. Foster, a
Marblehead yacht owner who was on the
Lawson advisory committee in the man.
agenient Of the boats affairs and member
Of the New York Yacht club.
Ex-senator William Il. Chandler Of New
Hampshire has been selected to be presi-
dent Of the Spanish claims commission. The
other appointments will soon follow, and II
is intended that the commission shall get
to work as soon as possible, In view oi
the vast amount Of work to be done.
The men Of the ThIty-sixth infantry
regiment, made up principally from re
enlisted volunteers from regiments sent "a
the Philippines by Washington, Idaho
Montana and Oregon, will be mustered out
On March 10 and be free to return to theiI
homes in the northwest.
The chancellor Of the exchequer, hl
Michael Hicks Beach, said prominent
member Of the house Of commons TO rep
resentative Of the Associated press in Lon
don, will probably introduce a duty on
sugar in the forthcoming budget, and will
perhaps add countervaiiing duties.
Mother Superior Mary Mariana is dead
At the sisters hospital in Los Angeles
aged n. She was for many years IN charg'
Of the large orphan asylum at Richmond
Va, and was treasurer Of the order O
Sisters Of Charity Of the United States
For the last % years she has lived at Em
metsburg, Md.
II il stated in Constantinople that al
important German syndicate has Offered
the porte loan Of 100000 pounds Turk
| ish, to be guaranteed by the proceeds OF
| per cent surtax on the taxes Of the em
pire and Q per cent surtax on inland
customs duties. The loan is conditional
upon future orders for arms and ammuni
| ton to be given to German firms.
Lieutenant West, with the gunboat La
xuna de Bay, surprised an insurgent CAM
on the island Of Talim, on Lake Bay, eas'
Of Manila, capturing 81 insurgents. Many
small detachments In various localities arr
surrendering daily. 1t is reported that
negotiations are in progress for the sur
render Of all insurgents on the island o
Cebu.
The United States Philippine commits
sion il investigating the case OF Seno'
Mamie, the native judge Of the court o.
first instance in Manila, who Is accused O
irauduIently aiding the administrator o.
the Enriquez estate. The case of the En-
riquez estate is well known and litigation
concerning it has lasted is years. The
estate was originally worth Sl 10000, bu'
though fraud this value was decreased tt
$500, 900. The yenality and incompetency
of the courts will probably be demonstrat
ed.
According to advices received by the
steamer Empress Of India, documents found
by foreigners in Pekin show that ORDER
were issued by the Chinese that as many
foreigners as possible were TO be taken
alive, and according TO these same orders
the fate planned for them was that theil
captors should cary them to the temple
Of heaven and there put them through the
process Of being boiled. The news of the
finding Of these documents was given by
the Pekin correspondent Of the Hong Kong
Press. The same correspondent says that
the documents show that instructions were
sent to the yiceroy at Marking, Lurking
yu, to attack and massacre the residents Of
Shanghai.
On his arrival at Liverpool on the
White Star line steamer Oceanic from
New York, the duke Of Manchester, who
with his bride, was passenger on board
was served with q writ for an alleged
breach Of promise At the instance Of Por
tia Knight Of London. Miss Portia knight
Is the daughter Of Colonel N. B. Knight
Of Salem, Ore, who is a prominent attor'
ney Of that city. She was educated in the
public school there. She showed marked
ability as an elocutionist and gave q mum
Der Of recitals In her home town About
1895 she went east and subsequently hai