Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-03-27

The TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF.
Complete Review of the Events OF
the Past Week-In This and For
eiIn Lnnds-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

I
connect with the Great Northern.
L. Thompson, who was nominated for
United States senator by the republican
causus, failed of election by the joint ses-
sion of the house and senate.
The sale of the worlds champion trotter,
Gherken has been practically completed,
according to the New York Times.
The European diplomats in Washington
are deeply interested in the action ol the
United States in sending the armed cruiser
New \ ork TO Morocco 10 aid the American
consul general in eXacting an apology al
obtaining Il settlement OF claims aggrcgt
ting $4,000.
y cablegram was received recently by
relatives OF Lieutenant Commander VIII
liam Braunersruther, U. 5. n, who is cap
tain of the port of Manila, conveying IN
| formation OF his serious illness. Ine mes
sage stated he had been relieved OF duty
and ordered to Yokohama hospital.
A snowstorm approaching a blizzard in
severity swept over the Missouri valley
last " ednesday. Nebraska, western Iowa,
south Dakota and Wyoming and Kansas
ielt the effects of the storm, which tied up
street car traffic in many cities and delay
| ed railroad traffic. In northwest Michigan,
where the railroads had hardly recovered
| from last weeks storm, a heavy snow fell.
1t is understood on high authority that
the president has decided to appoint Mr..
Z. G.. Knox of PIttsburg TO fill the vacancy
in his cabinet that will be caused by the
retirement OF Attorney General Gri9gs on
April /.
The sureties OF Andrew W. Smyth, for
merly superintendent of the United States
branch mint at New Orleans, will have to
pay the government $25, 900 to replace that
amount OF money which Smyth alleged
was burned by an electric spark in vault
| at the mint during his incumbency during
the early Dos. Inc United States cour'
OF appeals handed down its decision in the
case, upholding the lower court, which
held the sureties liable. Smyth is now III
lreand.
The libel actions brought against the
London Star and Leader by Arthur Cham
berlain, brother of Joseph Chamberlain, in
connection with war office contracts, was
begun today in the kings bench court, be
ioie the lord chief justice, Lord Alver
stone. The plaintiffs claim damages foi
serious attacks on their commercial integ'
rity, including the statement that they
stopped to improper means in order to OBJ
tain contracts, against the interest OF the
public service. The defendants pleaded
that their articles did not libel the plain.
tiils and were fair comment on matter OF
public interest.
j. p. Minaber, s. Aiinaber and j. A. Neu'
woudt were shot at Deaar, near Cape Town,
for treason and murder, in pursuance Of a
sentence Of courtmartial The death sen
tence was passed week ago in connection
with the wrecking OF a train near Taac,
bach, by which five men were killed. Gen
eral Kitchener confirmed the verdict The
garrison was paraded and the prisoners
were led out at sunset. Death was instan
taneOus. A Dutch minister and relatives
remained with the prisoners until the end.
| Two others concerned in the wrecking
were sentenced 10 five years at penal servi-
tude.
Paderewski, the pianist, while max
ing a tour of Spain recently, received
news Of the death Of his only son.
At Melbourne 1t Is officially estimat-
ed that the wheat crop will yield III
$50, 900 bushels, or an increase OF over
2,OOO, 900 bushels upon last years yield.
The United States army transport
Grant has sailed from Manila for San
Francisco with the Twenty-ninth and
Thirty-second regiments Of volunteers.
General Fulton and 180 Of his COM
mand, armed with rifles, have surren-
dered to Colonel Scott Of the Thirty
ninth Volunteer infantry at Antique,
Island of Panay.
At Milwaukee fire destroyed the four
story piano establishment Of William
Roofing G. Sons and wrought some des-
truction to adjoining property, entail
ing a loss of $350,000.
AS result of the cabinet meeting re-
Gently the postmaster general will issue
an order establishing the domestic
rate of postage between the United
States and Cuba, the order to take effect
on April l.
There is evidence in st. Petersburg Of
plots against the authorities. A cores
pondent asserts that sums Of money are
| being distributed to the factory hands
in st. Petersburg and vicinity to induce
/ them to Join the disaffected students.
1t has not been learned whence the
money comes, but indications point to
Il
The first business failure has occur
red in New York's Chinatown. The
old grocery house of Wing Wo Hing
company has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy, with liabilities Of $7463 and
assets Of $2913.
Ex-President Harrison left $4,000 in
/ life Insurance. The appraisement OF
the Harrison estate gives its total value
at $3S0,000. This includes all real es-
tate, railroad bonds, stock in the Union
Trust company, the law building at In
dianapolis and other securities.
The result of the combined movement
against General Fourie, near Thaban-
chu, was the capture of 200 Beers, 120,-
900 sheep. 5000 horses and host Of
cattle. The Beers broke southwark to
the right and left.
Lord George Hamilton, secretary for
India, in the house of commons in Lon
don, to a question from Sir Edward
Sassoon, unionist, said that the gold
resarve accumulated under the Indian