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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23
WASHINGTON.

Tekoa had the highest wind last
week ever experienced.
The population of the Walla Walla
penitentiary numbers 429.
The house has refused to appropriate
money for the Seattle canal.
The Garfield Hotel, at Garfield, was
destroyed by fire last week.
New Whatcom Is to have one of the
largest breweries on the coast.
Justice Kennan of Spokane in 1900
collected $29,0i4 for the city in fees and
fines.
Spokane was given five chairman.
ships Of committees of the lower house
last week.
Postmaster Ewart of Colfax has sent
to Washington petitions for two rural
delivery routes.
Plans for a successful baseball sea-
son this coming summer will soon be.
gin to take definite shape.
The council of Marysville has pro.
hibited the use of all kinds of firearms
by boys under 16 years Of age.
The Whitman County Medical So.
ciety held an interesting and profitable
business and social session last week.
Father Peter Van Holderbreke, who
was injured in trying to escape from
burning church at Cowlitz January
9, died last week.
The postal department is advertising
for bids for carrying mail three times
each week between Bolster, Myers
creek and Republic.
Carl T. Werner, also known as John
Warner, believed to be a member of a
noble German family. was killed In
runaway at Spokane last week.
Fire at Tacoma destroyed Peterman's
sash and door factory on South Jeffer.
son avenue. The loss is $4,000: no In
surance. The factory will be rebuilt.
The Harrington Flour Milling com.
pany has finished an order for $500 bar.
rels Of -four which Is to be sent to
China on the 10Th inst.
The ordinance department of the
United States is continuing Its large
shipment of heavy guns for the coast
defense Of Puget Sound.
The Washington State Labor con.
gress will ask the legislature to pass
an act requiring the use of the union
label on all state printing.
Mrs. r. 7. Dykeman. who resided
near Brighton Beach, on the shores of
Lake Washington. was drowned In the
lake last week. 1t Is thought that she
slipped on a walk covered with slime.
The board Of regents has decided to
ask of the legislature $4,000 for main.
tenance and $65 900 for betterment for
the state agricultural college.
Owing to the heavy rainfall Rock
overfowing its banks and flooding a
good portion Of the downtown district
In Rockford.
Representative Jones' bill providing
for free homesteads on public lands for
actual settlers in the north half of the
Colville Indian reservation. was report.
ed from the public lands committee
unanimously and without amendment.
All Olympia and officialdom we're In
evidence at the inaugural ball last
week. The governor and his stan held
a military reception. The Grand march
was led by Governor and Mrs. Rogers
and one hundred and twenty-five cou.
pies we're in line.
A feature Of Washington's growth
and Industrial progress during the year
1900 was the steady gain made by the
lumber trade in all Its branches. The
grand total of cargo and rail shipments
was 777.043,I47 feet. an Increase over
1899 Of 20 per cent.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23
Over Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls, Jan. 21.-John Wiser
and John Marsh Of this city attempted
to cross Niagara river above the falls
today. They lost control Of their boat
and were carried invo the rapids.
Wiser, who was unable to swim, was
swept over the falls and drowned.
Marsh, after a desperate struggle in
the icy water, was rescued by persons
along the shore.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1.-THE two houses
OF the legislature met in joint convention
and balloted for United States senator
with the following result:
Allen, fusion, SO; W. II. Thompson, f,i.
sion, 5s; Crounz, 10; Currie, 20; Hainer,
5; Hinshaw, is; Meiklejohn, %; Rose.
water IA d. F. Thompson, 80; balance
scattering.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23
Lieu,enupt Morrison Dead.

Washington, Jan. 2l.-Adjutant General
Corbn received a cablegram message from
General Macarthur at Manila saying that
First Lieutenant John Morrison, Jr.,
Fourth cavalry, was killed near Gapin, p.
|. No particulars are given, but it is sup
posed he was shot from ambush while he
was away from his company.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23

Washington, Jan. 2l.-Secretary Root
has approved the allotment recommended
by the board OF ordnance and Notifications
for the construction Of six inch rapid fir.
ing gun with pedestal mount and shield.
The distinctive feature Of the gun is TO be
the breechloading mechanism and eight
shots is the firing speed guaranteed.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23
Put Your Money IN q Home.

It's the best savings bank on the sarth.
will never go out OF business" You've
got II right under your thumb-no one can
take It away from you. There Il s-A
shelter In the time Of storm. You'll have
thing to eat-and surely that's better than
having NO place to sleep and nothing TO
eat. II 10 always something % whioA yea
oan realise ready money.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23

st. Paul, Jan. 22.-The republican mem.
bers of the legislature at their caucus unan.
imously nominated N. E. Clapp Of St. Paul
for senator to succeed Senator Davis, de.
ceased.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23
QUEEN Of ENGLAND IS DEAD
AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS.
England Has a Gloomy Day-Many
Messages of Coincidence - Her
Death lis Mourned by All-Victoria
Was so Years Old.

London, Jan. 22.-S:35 a. m.--An unof.
fetal bulletin issued at Osborne house at
O'Clock says:
THE queen this morning showed signs
of diminishing strength and her majesty :
condition again assumed more serious
aspect. REED,
"POWELL,
BARLOW"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23
Comments at Paris.

Paris, Jan. 2l.-The dispatches from
Osborne are eagerly read here, The eve
ming papers publish more frequent ed
tions, which are quickly sold.
The articles in the papers are sympa
thetic, though they give evidence OF The
anti British feeling aroused by the South
African war. Many of the writers ascrib'
Queen Victoria's collapse to the cloud oi
melancholy enshrouding her on account o
the situation in South Africa and the evel
increasing death roll.
Joseph Chamberin is spoken OF as tn,
evil spirit responsible for the painful cir
cumstances of her majesty.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23

Long prayers are not always tall
onea
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23
SOCIETIES..

r. AND A. M.-Ritzville Lodge F. &. A.
M. No. 10l, meets in regular communica-
ton on the second and fourth Saturdays
In each month at 7:30 p. m. All brethren
cordially invited to be present.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23

K. OF P.-Prairie Queen Lodge No. Sc.
Knights of Pythias, meets Wednesday
night of each week in the Pythian Castle.
Visiting brothers are invited to attend.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23

London, Jan. 22.--6:55 p. m.--The que
Is dead
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-23

FORESTERS OF AMERICA-Meet
every second and fourth Fridays In each
month In Greene hall. All members In
vited to visit.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
THE LATEST CREATURES.
Indolcnt Aquatic Fowl That Are Found
In Southwestern Waters.

In Southwestern Waters.
During the recent trip through the
lower western section of the country"
said young man who had recently re-
termed to New Orleans, Il believe dis
covered the LATEST and most stupid
form of life to be found anywhere on
tGc globe. 1t Wa an aquatic fowl, with
g big clumsy-loUlirg bcak, in form
something like the dOd0. now extinct.
rave spent some time in watching this
fowl. which is found in some of the
shallow lakes. and the chief point Of
interest to me was the startling stu
Tdity displayed They call them
shags, | believe, out West. They gen.
orally squat on stumps or logs in the
lake, and watch for the smaller fish
that play around the surface of the
water They are fairly clever in catch
Ing what they want and they throw
out their bills with considerable pre-
cisiOn when they dig for game; but
they never get to eat what they catch
until they have fed at least one, and
maybe more than one, member Of an
other kind of water fowl. Whenever
n shag begins to catch fish a long
legged water hen will take a place i'm
mcdiately behind him. When the
shay lands the fish the water hen
simply reaches over and gets it. With
out any show of resentment, and with
out turning around the shag will con-
tinue its watch for fish, and this is
kept up until the water hen has fin
ished its meal, and then, II no other
ontcrprising member of the same tribe
comes along, the shay is permitted to
enjoy the product of its own sleepy eff
forts. | have on one occasion seen
one shay feed as many as three water
hens before eating a single fish. 1t is
certainly a singular display Of stupid
ity, and, after having watched the per-
Torrance a number of times, am
convinced that the shag is actually too
dull to even know that the water hen
stands behind him to steal the fish out
of his mouth. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
QUEER NEWS SERVICE.
/ Communication Across Country with
Horns. Tomtom, and whistles.

Communication Across Country with
Horns. Tomtom, and whistles.
A French explorer has discovered
most curious news service in opera
ton among the savages of Africa. BY
this means news OF important events
in the interior OF the Soudan reaches
all the trading ports on the coast in a
very short time, although there is no
electric telegraph or telephone in the
interior. The communication is made
by means of various instruments, the
most commonly employed being horns.
tomtoms, and whistles. The horns are
Of solid ivory, made by following out
elephants tusks. The mouthpiece is
at the side. These trumpets are of all
sizes. but the fayorite ones are very
long and give seven distinct notes, pro-
duced by plugging the mouth with
eorks of various sizes. The ordinary
tomtom is hollow log of wood, with
a goatskin stretched over one end
The following instance will illustrate
the way in which these native tele-
phones are employed: The post COM
mander at Stanley Falls was informed
by native of a neighboring village
that a provision train had been at
tackled by robbers two days before at
point $50 miles further down the
KongO. A week later the party arrived
and confirmed the story in part. They
had reached the scene of the alleged
attack at the time reported. but the
shots which the natives had taken as
indications of conflict with robbers
had been fired at herd of antelopes.
More recently, when an officer of the
| French Kongo came to grief in the
| rapids, the accident was reported the
next morning at a village 1S6 miles
distant. Among the Bengala tribe 4
/ sort of xylophone is used with four
| notes, by means of which the natives
| hold communications over great dis
| tances In a kind of Geographic Ian
| guage.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
Democratic and Right.

THE MESSAGE subscribps to the
following taken from the Paris
Appeal. 1t is to the point and
every Democratic paper III the
State ought to take up the Ques-
ton and urge it. 1t is the state
primary question. Hear what the
Appeal says:
Champ Clark has requested the
State Committee to submit the
senatorial question to direct vote
of the Democrats of Missouri 10y
means of Il State primary. Gov.
Stone, as usual, objects. He would
have the people vote on the Ques-
ton at their regular primary cleo
tons, but, as Clark points out,
this would disfranchise the Dem.
ocrats who live in Republican
counties because they never hold
primary elections. He also fears
the influence of the Indians in
st. Louis and Kansas City, which
is but Il confession of what is gen
orally known, and that is that ON
a direct vote he could carry Meth
er of these important points.
Clark's plan gives every Democrat
the privilege of expressing his
preference in the same manner
aud on the same day. 1t is Dem
ocratic and right. 1t would climi-
nate any organization or machine
that might otherwise play an i'm
portant part in the contest. There
is no reason why Democrat in II
Republican county should not
have rs much voice in the matter
as a Democrat in n Democratic
county. a State primary would
give equal rights to all and special
privileges to none. Let us have II
State primary.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

ID. w. HUGHES, of NandaIia,
the inventor Of the corn planter
and about eighteen or twenty 9th
cr useful contrivanccs, has patent
ed II new washing machine lately.
He wants to come to Mexico aud
manufacture them. He ought to
have encouragement from our bus
mess men. We warrant the IN
vention is all right; the farming
world owes millions to Col Hughes
for the invention of the corn
planter-but some other fellow
got the millions
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
How One Man Missed MillionI

johannesburg has been the cause of
many a mans misfortune or good luck,
but none of the many names associated
with the gold-rcef city of South Africa
has suffered such reverses of fortune
as that of James Pratt, who died re-
Gently in an English workhouse, says
the Chicago News. For $500 in cash
he at one time bought several thou
sand acres Of land near the Limpopo
river including ground now tenacious
Iy claimed by the richest gold-mining
companies in the world. Pratt, how
ever. was too much of Britisher for
the Beers to stomach, and they de-
prived him of everything at the time
of their rising in 1880, refusing to re-
store the property until he should
promise to become a burgher. This
was a condition which Pratt would
never acede to and so the chance Of
millions slipped from his grasp.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

vi tut 'tllllul sAuNii blll l'b'll-
ers' institute, Saturday, Nov l6,
at Beagles school house near Wor-
cester.
PROGRAM
1000. Song by Institute.
Invocation, y. = Johnson.
Welcome Address, OF. llafncr.
Response, +. d, Lee.
1890. Discussion; The Import
ancc of Teaching Pcnmauship in
Rural schools, Miss Lena Petty,
+. Il. Rodgers.
Hoo Discussion; How to Teach
Geography. Miss Sarah Gibbons,
l. J ShObc.
11:3O Discussion; How to inspire
Children with Love of School
Work, j b Rodgers, \ 5
Faulkner.
12:OO. Basket Dinner
l:3O. Discussion; Physiology and
Hygiene. j f RoSscr, Miss Ida
Fink.
200 Discussiom-Naturc study,
Basil Brewer, + c Douglass.
2;3O Discussion-The teacher 5
duty to his patrons and to him
self, Miss Annabcl Baker, Noah
Barnes.
300 DiScussion-Duty of the
Board and patrons to the teach
cr and the school, y : johnson,
O + llafncr, b IL McClintic.
The patrons and teacher of the
Beagles district extend II cordial
invitation to the patrons and teach
ers of the county to meet with
them.
It is very probable that there
will be Il night session with music
and an address. Further AN
nouncements later.
MARGARET DE LApORTE,
j. W. ATKINS,
f.. +. SHAY,
Committee.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

a DISPATCH from Columbia says
that Miss Ethyl NJ. Fine, of that
city, has been appointed ii Notary
Public by Gov. Dockery and that
she enjoys the distinction of being
the first woman to hold such an
Office in Boone county, and, in all
probability, in the State, outside
of the three largest cities. Audrain
is up with you on that; Miss Loua
Steele, of this city, stenographer
for George Robertson, the attor-
ney, holds such Il commission and
has held it for some time. Miss
Steele is n faithful official, too,
and always wins the friendship
and esteem of people with whom
she deals.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters OF
administration on the estate of Samue
Patterson deceased. have been granted to
the undersigned by the Probate Court of
Audrain county Missouri, bearing date of
October %, 1901. All persons having
claims against said estate are required to
exhibit them to me for allowance within
one year after the date of said letters or
they may be prccludcd from any benefits
from said estate. and il such claims be
not presented in two years from the date
of said letters they snail be forever
barred.
EMILY j. PATTERSON,
EXccutriX.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
Administrators NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters OF
administration on the estate of NJ. Y.
Duncan, deceased, have bccHgrantcd to
the undersigned by the ProbGtc Court of
Audrain county. Missouri, bearing date
OF Octobcr7 1901. All persons having
claims against said estate are required to
exhibit them to me for allowance within
one year after the date OF said letters or
they may be prccludcd from any benefits
from said estate, and If such claims be
not presented in two years from the date
OF said letters they shall he forever
barred. 7. B. DUNCAN,
Administrator.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
OUR LARGE CITIES GROW.

Thirty- Eight In Country with Popula-
tinn Of 100000 or More.
The census bureau has issued a bull
letin, prepared under direction of Will
liam c. Hunt, which gives the popula-
ton of the Incorporated cities, towns
villages and boroughs separate from
the population of the townships, pre-
cincts. districts, etc. of which they
form a part. This bulletin places tho
total number Of Incorporated places in
the United States in 1900 at 10,602, as
against 1873 in 1890. Speaking Of the
growth of the large cities the bulletin
says: If cities with a population OF
100. 900 or more are taken to represent
the large cities of the country there
are 3S such cities In 1900. as compared
with rs in 1890. OF the SO large cities
in 1900 three contain upward Of mil
lion inhabitants. the same rs in 1890,
while for cities having between $780,
900 and 100000 inhabitants those in
1900 number three, as against one only
in 1890. There are no cities In 1900
containing between 100000 and 500 900
inhabitants, but at the census of 1890
there were three cities of this class.
On the other hand, there are five cities
in 1900 with a population of between
300 900 and 100000, but in 1890 there
were no cities coming between these
limits of population. The cities hav-
ing between 100000 and 100000 inhab-
itants numbered eight in 1900, as
against nine in 1890. while for cities
OF from 100000 TO 100000 inhabitants
there were 10 in 1900. as compared
with ~ In 1890. Pittsburg Is in the
class with population of 100000 and
under 100000, and is outranked in this
class by Cleveland. Buffalo, San Fran
cisco and Cincinnati.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
Haitian Taxgatherrrs Annoying.

What annoyanCes Italians are sub
jected to by the taXgatherers is
shown by a recent scandalous case in
the courts. General COsenz, one of
the heroes OF the liberation OF Italy,
Garibaldrs chief Of staff in the con
quest of the two Siciles, and later
chief of the general staff OF the ltal-
ian army, died some time ago, leav
ing the military decorations he had
won to his heirs, The Treasury Of
fcals demanded death duties on
these and fixed the amount OF the tax
at $3.50. The heirs refuse TO pay,
and the civil court at Rome has just
decided that decorations and medals
are part OF the historical and patrl-
otto patrimony OF the country and
are. therefore, not subject to the in
heritanCe taX.-New York Sun.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

Gov DoCKERY'S Thanksgiving
proclamation is the shortest ever
made by Il Missouri governor. The
Governor merely calls attention to
the Presidents proclamation and
seconds the request that Missouri
ans observe the day in thanks to
God for the blessings bestowed up
on our country.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL

CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL LIVE
STOCK EXPOSITION
Because the first exposition held
last year proved the best live stock
show which ever occurred, the
Stock Yard officials have deter
mined this year to eclipse their
own magnificent record. They Of
ticially announce Nov. 30 to Dee.
I, 1901 ,as dates for the event. Re
duccd rates will be made by Chica
go& Alton railway, which corpora
ton stands back of the show to the
extent of guaranteeing its worth.
The show is gigantic, and the hos
pitality shown the rural public is
of true Southern style. Printed
matter concerning the show will
be cheerfully mailed on request,
GEO. j. CHARLTON,
G. p. A Chicago & Alton Ry,
Chicago, Ill.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

The Improvement in the dry goods
trade continues, and the market grows
stronger every day, says the Wall
Street Journal. The condition OF the
cotton market supports higher prices
for goods. The export demand is in
creasing. and the supply of coarse
goods desirable for China is said TO be
practically cleaned out. For this rea-
son mills that changed eight or nine
months ago from coarse to fine yarn
cloths are about to return TO the pro-
daction OF coarse goods, This will help
the market for light weight goods.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

While descending from Camp McKin-
ney to jolly Creek. b. c., the horse
hauling Hons mail stage bolted, and
could not be controlled by Andrew
Kirkland, the driver. Finally the horses
left the road and dashed over the bank
dragging the stage down the steep in
cline, Passengers. horses and coach
rolled over and over and into the creek
below. Kirkland was instantly killed,
his neck being broken. or the passen-
gers, one, a woman, had her collar
bone broken and besides was badly
bruised, Harry Nicholson was seriously
injured, and another male passenger
was also hurt. The horses were killed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

THE colored brother is rapidly
catching up. a bank that he
started in North Carolina has gone
to smash just AS easy Us if it had
been run by white financicrS.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

OUR Nandalia correspondent
goes Secretary Walsh one better
and names the Missourian who is
to he the Democratic nominee for
Prcsidcnt-Gov. A. NJ. Dockery.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

IT is thought that David Bennett
Hill is forever eliminated from the
list of Democratic Presidential
candidates. He's done too much
boiling. lie bolted in lS9G, and,
if reports are true, boltcd in the
New York election last week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

THAT will be a Cardwcll played,
sure enough, if the Kansas City
gentleman gets anything more
than Il little cheap notoricty out of
his $50, 900 damage suit against
the St Louis Republic and Sam
Il Book
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14
Laundry Names.

Among all the laundry names that
I've seen in New York" said q visit
ing laundryman from the west, the
two that please me most both begin
with the same letter, n. One is Nep-
tune, the other Niagara. That was
certainly a felicitous fancy that sug-
gested the name OF Neptune for a
laundry; carrying with 1t, as II does
tho idea OF the ocean for a washtub,
the waters of all the seas to wash in,
and OF old Father Neptune for the
laundryman. Nothing small or mar
row about that but nevertheless like
the other name better Niagara, you
know, suggests a limitless flow OF
fresh, clean water, constantly re-
newed; a cleansing, purifying food
from which things must come out
clean and wholesome. Now, there's a
name for a laundry that means some
thing, and it's got the get-up- and get
in II, too thought | had a pretty
good name on my laundry, but it's
weak and feeble compared with that:
and when I get back there III have Q
little job for the sign painter. New
York Sun
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-11-14

CHAS. a. Walsh, secretary of
the Democratic National commit
ee, in an interview says that IL
Missourian will head the next
Democratic Presidential ticket, lie
does not say whether he thinks it
will be Champ Clark or some other
fellow.