Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-09

fearfully slashed his neighbor's dau
ghter. Citizens of Hackney hold the
young ruffian and lynching is feared.
Advices from Maseru, Basutoland
say that three separate columns are
still pursuing General Dewet, but with
no success beyond taking 2S prisoners
Cannon firing is continuously heard.
Dan Stuart, the prize fight promoter
has authorized a statement that he will
pull off a big fight in Carson City be
tween May 25th and June 10. the fight
to be for the heavy weight champion
ship.
The report OF an outbreak OF the
plague at Vladivostock are confirmed
There have been nlreteen cases, OF
which Is were fatal. Four plague pa
tients are still in the hospital and mum
bers are isolated
At Constantinoule recently the course
Of serious affray near lshtbi, origi
mating in an attempt to arrest a mum
Der of Bulgarians suspected of being
emissaries of the Macedonian commit
tee. eight soldiers were killed.
President Albert ]. Earling of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & Saint Paul rail
road has sold his $4,000 shares Of stock
In the road. The line has passed into
the control Of J. ]. Hill, J. Pierpont
Morgan and John d. Rockefeller.
The senate of r. |. has passed an act
entitled AN Act to cede jurisdiction
Of tracts of lands at Portsmouth Grove
Ma n n hny In thic cfofo 20 he
United States of America for use as a
coaling station and for other purpos
es."
An attack on the moring of the 3rd
by the Fourth infantry, marines and
navy, at Cavite Viejo, resulted in the
capture of one lieutenant colonel, two
majors, five captains, one lieutenant
As private insurgents and four la.
drones.
A frightful explosion of powder oc.
Cured in the powder machine house of
the Repauno Chemical company, whose
works are located at Thompson's Point
N. j. The building was demolished
and three workmen in 1t at the time
were blown to atoms.
The naval board OF construction
have decided to almost completely re.
habilitate the cruiser Baltimore, now
lying at the New York naval yard. Her
improvements will involve an expendi-
ture OF about $5OO,O0O and will take at
least year and half.
John w. Shotwell, Jr., cashier OF the
Ray county bank. at Richmond Is mis-
sing, and the state bank examiner Is
going over the books. Whether there
Is shortage in Shotwell's accounts
can not be known until the examiner
has finished his work.
Earl Roberts of Kandahar and Pre-.
toria is already immersed in his ardu-
GUS new duties at the war ONCE In Lon.
don. He will take no holiday. Lord
Kitchner, according to Cape Town
dispatch is calling for 5000 men to
guard the Rand mines
The coroner's jury which has been
investigating the deaths OF the vic
tins OF the Alpha wreck, has returned
a verdict censuring the captain OF that
steamer for not having n reliable chart
and for attempting to enter the channel
near Union without pilot.
The schooner which was reported
ashore bottom up six miles south Of
Alsea bay. Ore. is the Joseph and Hen.
ry from San Francisco. There is moth.
Ing In the hold. Parties from the scene
report another three-masted schooner
ashore waterlogged few yards below
the Joseph and Henry.
With reference to the report that
Count Won Waldersee had been killed
by an officer Of the allied troops, 1t is
semioficlally declared that a rumor to
that effect has been current for week
past, but the government has no corro-
boration OF 1t. Count Won Waldersee
reviewed the British soldiers January
1st.