Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-02-27
TIE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
4 Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This and For
eign Lands-Tuken From the
Latest Dispatches.

United States Minister Conger estl-
mates the total demands on China at $780,
100000
The house has passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill and Immediately took up
the general deficiency bill, the last of the
great supply bills.
Both houses Of the New York legislature
have passed the New York city single po-
lice bill over the mayors veto by party
vote. 1t now goes to the governor for his
signature.
c. L. Perkins, president of the Burling
ton road, has resigned, and Vice President
G. b. Harris has been chosen president. Mr.
Pcrk ms remains as director, His resgni-
ton is due to desire to be relieved oi
the many cares Of the office OF president.
A special dispatch from Pretoria says
the Beers at Kip river derailed II train
General kitch nCr's bIggag2 :.
The train was preceded by another with tn,
commander in chief as a passenger. An
armored train drove oil the Bocrs, but the
latter secured the contents of the train de
rallied.
The foreign ENJOYS have received an OF
licidl communication from the Chine Z
plenipotentiaIies offering to agree to all
The terms OF the powers. The Chinese de
ire however, to save the lives OF Cha"
Shu Chiao and Wing Men, but they weie
informed that the ministers insisted upon
, he former demands. \ complete surren
der is expected.
The resentment Of the Cubans agiinSi
\merican interference with the formation
If government hats unquestionably been
increased by the demands made by Secre
lary Root. The military governors news
paper organ now admits that the c0nsti
tnlisnLl convention will probably relu.r
the concession Of coaing stations and vii
also reject American supervision OF ioreigh
affairs.
The crest Of mountain, whose top Is
more than Il mile in circumference, slid
into Loughborough inlet, 100 miles north
from Vancouver. The great slide wa
caused by an earthquake, which shook the
surrounding district for several seconds
md the resulting shock of the falling
mountain top could be felt long dir
tance.
Grave anxiety is ic't for the late "i
smilh-Doiiens column, which mas not
been heard of since February O, when ii
lost "a Killed and 40 wounded III a heaV!
engagement with Commandant botha al
Boutwell,. The officer in command at Won.
derfontein, the nearest post on the rail'
way to the scene of the engagement, re-
ports he has no news oi Smith-Dorien'
who has about ZoOo men under MN.
lhe jury IN the case oi the state oi MIN
nesota against Frank H. Hnmilton, charg'
ed with numbering Leonard H. Day. after
40 hours deliberation, furnished genuine
surprise by coming INTO court and report
ing that II had agreed upon verdict oi
mansiaughter IN the first degree with
recommendation to the mercy OF the court
The jury had been out so long that hope
OF an agreement had about been gwen up.
John q. A. Lelshman, United States
minister to Switzerland, who was recently
selected to succeed Oscar ). Strauss as the
American representative at Constantnople
today presented his letters OF recall to
President Brenner.
Captain Jones OF the Eighth infantry
has arrested at town on the bay prov
ince of Laguna, Florenta Orluna and Mig
uel Ponce de Leon, agents of the Tabaca-
Ieria company, and William Webb, Pedro
lorenzo and Victoria Scenta, employed by
the Philippine Trading company, on
charges similar to those brought against
d. NJ. Carman, the American contractor
namely, furnishing the insurgents with
supplies.
A mob Of eight determined men took
Peter Bergman, desperate negro, out
Of the Mena, Ark, Jail and hanged him to a
tree. The crime Of which Bergman was
accused was an assault on II year old
girl, whose condition is critical. The
masked men met Night Officer Jones and
compelled him at the point Of gun to
hand over the keys and his revolver. Two
Of them were left to guard Jones, while the
Others went to the Jail and secured the
negro. About 2 o'clock they returned
where the officer was being guarded and
gave him his keys and gun. Then the
men quietly disappeared without word.
About two months ago this negro at
tackled an engineer with an ak, nearly
killing him, and he has been guilty of
numerous other offenses. Prompt action
was taken by the authorities, but no clue
has been found as to whom are the mem
bers of the mob.
The United States auxiliary cruiser