Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1901-01-02
THE TELEGRAPH SUMMARY
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
A Complete Review of the Events of
the Past Week-In This and For
eiEn Lands-Taken From the
Latest Dispatches.

| The AlVord case has been postponed uti'
til next month.
Congress is to be asked to do something
for the Merrimae hero, Lieutenant nobson
Pat Grove, wanted for the abduction OF
young Cudahy is thought to be in Boston
At Galveston, a. IL. Pierce the rich
cattieman. is dead. lie was many times d
millionaire, with a large variety OF in
terests in Texas.
At st. Joseph. Mo-, us the result of a
fire caused by the explosion of an alright
stove the Providence Methodist church (col
oied) vas partially burned and the pastor
Rev j. l.. Leonard, was fatally burned.
Details are not obtainable of Turkey ol
the placing OF an order by the sultan with
the Cramps for warshp, but it is under
stood that the statement to that effect from
ConstAntinople is correct
The president OF Liberia, Africa, W. ID.
Coleman, resigned recently owing to the
disapproval OF the legislature of his interior
| policy. G.. W. Gibson, the secretary OF
state, was elected president by the legis-
lature.
Samuel Mcdonald, who killed Auditor
Morris in Washington Saturday, is stead
| lily improving, and although his condition
is precarious the physicians says he has far
| chances OF recovery The gaIze filling has
been removed from the liver wound. The
| operation was successful.
| From the character and size OF the ship
ordered it is believed that the contract
will involve the payment by the Turkish
government to the Cramps 2,500,oO0,whlch
should afford ample margin for the set
tlement Of any proper claims against the
Turkish government.
At Bryan, Ohio, while Wayne Crowell,
aged "a, and Charles Canaan, aged 81, were
crossing the Wabash railroad tracks near
Blakeslee on their way to Christmas
dance they were struck by passenger
train and instantly killed. Mrs Canaan was
notified of the accident and the shock
caused he; death
"The French troops encountered Decem-
ber %, east of Chochan, between Pekin
and Pao-tingfu, a Chinese force number
ing 25O0 men, with artillery. The Chinese
fed in the direction of Kuan-hsien. They
1,,ga,ad ,os.os and ,oft hoh;rd them 1--WE
.to,d,rds orJ sour cannon The Chinese
probably consisted of the reunited rem
nants OF a body already dispersed
| Rafael Del Pan Fonteld, a refugee from
the Philippine islands and first president OF
,ho Modrid ;pnto ha. INST arrived in New
Vort from Canoda 81 came here to be
,.a, ), ho al 81, uos ;mnossihle for me
- ~ athor thor s,,vo "a Americ, when
| lived with my wife and five children in
uan;,a saI h,vo oome where I wont have
>, -, o',Lso,,,;ont An,or;ca,s ara not sub.
sor,,;on, % Amor;cops and while | don't
,nnroro of tho ,mer;c,p men,ods emnloyed
- ,ho ph;I;nn;,os IA rather be a free
.n,or;.on thar an spslaved FiIinino."
Sonor Foptol, was lawyer and editor
:, W,n;,a When tho war becan he was
-, ohiof od,ise, Driven ont of
,ho phu;nr,;nn. hv the American soldiers.
a.. Xxx NJ. .,;fo and fro email chill.
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