Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-09
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
\ Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This and For
eign Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

ary !, through the firing of salute will
defective cartridge.
At The Hague Mr.. Kruger is suffering
from a slight attack of bronchitis. While
there is no anxiety as to his condition HI
is Obliged to keep to his bed.
| Miss Anna Morris Holsteir, widow o
Ma jor w. Hayman Holstein and famou
army nurse, is dead at her home in Re-
Hill, near Norristown, Pa. She was Il
years old.
The revolution in Venezuela, headed by
former Secretary Geneml Peraza, is with
out an echo in the country. He is sale
to be with about so followers in the noun
tain districts.
The weather in Colorado is the coldest il
recent years. This condition was preced
ed by snowstorm lasting several days
The snow was fine and the wind drove il
right to the hide OF exposed stock.
| The stranger supposed to be Pat Grove
overhauled in a chase near the Pine Ridg'
agency at Chadron, Neb, proved to be al
innocent collector of curios named Dennis
from Boston and was not detained,
| The quarterly estimate oi the value o
foreign coins made by the director oi th'
mints shows that the Vaiuc oil sii'er ma
increased during the last three months "a
100 per cent. This increase is accounted
for by the abnormal demand for NeNicaf
silver IN China.
Detachment of Beers entered Roode
| hooghte, southwark Of Middleburg, Jan
uary !. 1t is believed this force Is gong
to Graaf Reinet. lhe telegraph lines are
cut between Carnavon and sumerset "es'
and steynburg and Manlsburg. Large
reinforcements have reached MiddieOurg'
In freezing clothing and on sheetlngs ol
ice Chicago's tiremen worked almost con
tinuously New Years day. Inc hrst DAY
OF the new century was record breaker III
the way OF fire alarms. Up to midnight 90
had rung in. On the frst day ot l9V
there we're only 20 alarms Ihe average Ii
said to be about ~.
The monthly circulation statement oil the
comptroller OF the currency shows that on
December 81, 1900, the total circulation o'
national bank notes was S34o'ool '4Io' an
increase for the year of SSa.Soo ,ssi, ana
an increase LOT the ihoh'h oI e',o4o'oo'
Inc eircuiation oasea upoh ei''eu S'a.e'
oohus was vas @ov',Hof'o'o, rao al .ne,'e o' ~. W.
year oi @'o.'of,ooo, anu an an '''.' .,.i ~, Wv
month oi @o'f'"'off' ino , on.u,'.'o 90,
cureu py ia"lui n'ohey "''ouA'eu ~ @o
Ioo''o', uecie"Se io' .ne ye"' VI v',"oo' ,,o'
SOL ana decrease ior 'ne ,'ioh'h Vi Po-o' ,
oohds on deposit 10 secure u TO- eiie"'a'''s
notes amounted 10 SolZ,ooI,ooo, anu u Se'
cure pubhc deposits so',oio'o'o'
Ihe American sugar hehhihg company
has reduced the price OF all grades oi re,
fined sugar 10 points and the Nationai
Sugar Refining company has made cut
Of points, making the prices OF both com
panies the same. Arbuckle Brothers have
reduced the price OF granulated sugars to
conform with the list OF the American
Sugar company and the National Refining
company prices. This puts all the com
panies on the same basis.
Five men were killed and one badly in
jured in a headon collision between two
freight trains on the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley railroad at Melton, Miss, recently.
There were double headed engines on both
trains. Both engines were demolished and
a large number Of cars smashed. The
cause OF the accident was a misunderstood.
ing of the orders. The dead are; William
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