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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26

New York, Feb. 24.-Fire in the Park
Avenue hotel and the Seventy-first regi.
ment armory, this city, resulted in the loss
OF Is lives and the destruction of property
valued at $75O,OOO.
The dead persons were all guests Of the
hotel. Flames were first discovered in
the armory and as minutes later it was
found that the hotel was on flre.
A revised list Of the dead and injured
follows:
Norman Acton of Alabama.
Colonel Charles L. Burdette Of Hart
ford, Conn, colonel First regiment of the
national guard of that state.
Mrs. Foster, a Tombs prison missionary.
Frank s. Hovey of Lyons, N. Y.
Thomas II. Thorne of Denver.
John II. Iverson Of Denver.
Unknown woman.
Charles Underwood O'ConneIl Of New
York,
Colonel Alexander Piper, U. 8. A., re-
tired, resident of hotel.
G. A. Robbins, lawyer, Of Selma, Ala.
Miss Esther Schlessinger Of Chicago.
Jacob SPAIN, lawyer, OF Rochester,
n. Y.
John f. Walker OF Columbia, Tenn.
William II. Barnhardt of Chicago.
Unknown woman, body found on the
sixth floor; wore five rings on the left
hand.
Sophia Beach, 61 years of age. 9
guest OF the Park Avenue hotel who
was burned about the fact and bod,
Saturday morning, died in Bellevue
hospital Sunday. This makes thu
nineteenth victim. All the other vic
Tins in the other hospitals will prob
ably recover.
Memorial services were held in tn
Tombs prison Sunday for Mrs. Rebec
ca Foster. known as the "Tombi
Angel" who was burned to death IL
the Park Avenue hotel fire.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
TILLMAN AND M'LAURIN,
Wild Scene During Session of the
Senate on WashingtOn's birthday
both Senators Reached the OPP
pOnent's Face-Both senators In
Disgrace.

Washington, Feb. 23.-Scene in the
senate arena on Washingtsn's birth
day:
Senator Tillman. who was occupy
ing his regular seat on the main aisle.
sprang with tiger-like ferocity at his
colleague tSenator McLaurin). Sena
tor Teller of Colorado. who was sit.
ting at his desk between the two
South Carolina senators. was swept
aside without ceremony. Indeed, the
infuriated Tillman climbed over him
in his efforts to reach McLaurin. With.
out the slightest hesitation Senator
| McLaurin sprang to meet the attack
half way. Senator Tillman aimed a
wild blow at his colleague with his
right. 1t landed upon McLaurin's fore.
head, just above the left eye, although
its force was partially spent upon Nc.
Laurin's arm, which he had raised in
an effort to parry the blow.
Instantly Senator McLaurin's right
shot out, the blow landing upon Sen.
ator TilIman's face, apparently upon
the nose. Again Senator Tillman
struck out frantically. this time with
| his left. The blow did not land upon
Senator McLaurin. Then followed a
wild scrimmage, both senators clutch
ing at each other madly.
Senators Warren and Scott, both of
whom are powerful men. rushed to
ward the combatants to separate them
Assistant Sergeant at Arms Layton
iprang over desks in his efforts to
each the belligerent senators. Just
| as he seized Senator McLaurin, Sena
lor Tillman aimed a left handed blow
at his colleague. which struck Mr.. Lay
on in the face. The blow was glanc
| ,ng and did no special harm. Mr.. Lay
on tore them apart. Both Senators
we're still striking wildly at each other
some of the blows landing on Mr.. Lay
ton.
An instant later the senators were
)inloned in the arms Of Senator War
ems and Scott. They were dragged
}urther apart, although they still made
lneffectual efforts to get at each other.
many thSy "cic LOItcu luto tutIi
seats.
Senator McLaurin, although very
pale. seemed to be the calmer OF the
wo. Senator Tillman was as white
,s sheet. AS he sat down In his
eat he drew his handkerchief from
lis pocket and wiped blood from his
ACE that seemingly was flowing slight
y from the nose. Until that time II
had been supposed that no blood had
been drawn in the encounter.
During the fight senators all over
the chamber were on their feet. Not
a word. however. was spoken. Never
before In its history had the senate
received such a shock.
The status OF Senators Tillman and
McLaurin is that they are still In
contempt Of the senate, and only by
vote Of the senate can either be re-
cognized. either to speak or to vote
on any question whatever.
This is the judgment of all senators
who have considered the question. and
the presiding officer will refuse to re
cognize their right to participate in
the proceedings until the order OF
contempt is vacated.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
JULLED FROM DISPATCHES.
1 Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely ExpOunded.
Count Tolstoi is better.

count IOlStol is better.
Only few workmen have responded
to the call for a general strike at Tur.
in, Italy.
At Leadville, Col, Sam Wallasea, a
Is year old boy, was accidently shot
and almost instantly killed while at a
party.
The condition of Justice Gray of the
supreme court, who recently suffered
stroke of paralysis, continues en-
couraging.
The condition of young Theodore
Roosevelt continues to improve, and
he is progressing steadily toward com
| plete restoration to health.
Howard f. Brewer, the Pacific coast
swimmer. broke three more American
middle distance records at the sports
mans show at Chicago last week.
The house committee on territories
has unanimously voted to report favor
ably bills for the admission of the ter
ritories OF New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma.
Daniel Alexander, aged IS, manager
of shoe store in Salt Lake, was al
most instantly killed Sunday by the
accidental discharge of a revolver
which he was cleaning.
At Mount Vernon, H., Richard Gil
liam, young man, was assaulted
while returning from church, by two
men, one using beer bottle and tn
other firing a revolver at his nead
killing him instantly.
William Emerson Richmond, or a.
he was familiarly known, Billy Emer
son, the famous minstrel, is dead al
Boston. Death was due to a complica
ton Of diseases, resulting in consump
tion. He was Sc years of age and !;
native of Belfast, Ireland.
Snow, followed by rain and sleet
created in New York and vicinity tn
most disagreeable weather condition
known in many years. During the
early hours of the day heavy wet snow
fell In great fakes. This condition
prevailed for several hours.
At an evangelical meeting of all tn
Protestant sects in Cuba, at mission
ary conference In Cienfuegos, II wa
'o'eu " nave oniy ohe iens'ous ue
hoii'iha'ioh III ci,ies Vi oooo iiihap'
.an.s, '"o DENOMINATIONS IN ci'ies .
io'ooo anu ,hree denominations IN ci'
,es VI N''oVo' f1'e'eh sec's were repfe
'en'eu
a conierence Vi ministers III sessio'
az maul,a uiscusSeu means oi SUSTAIN
'hs pubic orue,' me situation u
slealiy in'proveu' ,ne iapor soc'e'le
aavihs uec'iheu 10 JON .ne strike. vi
'c,ai 'eies'a,iis uec'are .na' quie. pre-
vans vans every Wnere III 'ne provinces
More 'roopS nave oeei drafted 10 bar
ce'oha put II ,s hopeu that 'he "ors'
Vi .ne ',oupie 10 NOW over.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
Survey Nearly Completed.

San Francisco, Feb. 25.-United States
Senator w. A. Clark Of Montana is rap
idly completing the final survey for hi.
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake nil-
road. From the reports of Chief Engineer
c. II. Hawgood it is shown the approx
mate length Of the line between San
Pedro and Salt Lake City will be 800
miles. Six hundred miles have been sur
veyed and a portion of the road built. II
is estimated that by paying cash instead
OF raising money by bond issue, the road
can be built and equipped for s20,OO0O0O
Cash s being raised by assessing the
stock.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
Cuka Gets Reduction,

Washington, Feb. 25.-The house ways
and means committee has adopted a reso.
luton declaring it to be the sense Of the
republican members Of the committee that
reciprocity arrangement with Cuba not
to exceed 20 per cent reduction should be
negotiated by the president, action to be
subject to the approval Of the republican
caucus which is to be held Tuesday night
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
Mountain of Arsenic.

Tacoma, Wash, Feb. 26.-John T. Davis
and his associates have discovered noun
tain of arsenic in range so miles south
east OF Tacoma. This is claimed to be the
first important body Of arsenic ever found
in America.
The supply heretofore has come from
Cornwall. The United States now i'm.
ports nearly $l,OO0,OOO worth annually
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
life Insurance a Speciality.
1t VIII Pay You

to investigate the contract of the Massa-
chusetts Mutual Life Insurance company
of Springfield. Mass.
list. Because it has a guaranteed cash
value every year after the second.
I'd. Its paid up values are participating.
Sd. Agrees to loan 80 per cent of its
cash value. taking the policy as security.
4th. Agrees to extend the insurance for
its face value II unable to pay premiums.
All these options are guaranteed in the
policy. No estimates. No forfeiture of
profits If you can not pay premium.
Fire Insurance written in the best com
panies in the world
Office in First National Bank Building
RITZVILLE. WASHINGTON
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
Gas stove Leaked.

Detroit, Mich, Feb. A.-James Nc
Glashan, aged 35, foreman in the con.
struction department Of the Michigan Tel
ephone company, and an unidentified wo'
man were found dead in a rooming house
on Park place. Gas had escaped in some
manner from the gas stove in the room
and suffocated the couple.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
Well Received,

Simpson-We went out last night
to serenade the Perkins girls.
Hopkins--Did it go off all right.
Simpson-Their father threw half
a dollar down to US and said please
play till daylight-msybe it would
help him to get some sleep.-Chicago
Record Herald.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
Noted Outlaws Under Arrett.

Tombstone, Ariz., Feb. 24.-Bert Al
word and Bravo John, two noted Arizona
outlaws, have been arrested in Sonora,
Mexico, by the Mexican rural officers.
The two prisoners will be at once extra
dited and brought here for trial on the
charge of train robbery.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26

II see that Masie has decorated
her room in the hotel with swords,
guns, pistols and foils."
mo wonder. She always was a
great girl for having arms around
her. "-Boston Journal.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
william stockIey Dead.

New York, Feb. 24.-William A
Son kley, three times mayor Of Philadel.
phia, died last night in that city Of paraly
sis, aged 70 years.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
Not Entirely Mute,

He-What l feel for you, Muriel,
/ can never tell you in words. True
love is silent.
Muriel-0h, no, assure you. 1t
speaks to papa.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
Cleveland VIII Not Attend

Washington, Feb. 24.-Grover Cleve-
land has declined the invitation Of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to attend the banquet at
the White House in honor of Prince Henry
of Prussia, assigning as a reason i'll health
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
The Professor Al tioms,

Grandpa" said Dot, who
been puzzling her brains over 3
thing she had been reading, "wh
food for thought?' j"
Head cheese, my child" re
the professor.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
E. D. Gilson...
Real Estate.
Life and Fire Insurance.
Conveyancer,
Notary Public,
General Ian Agent.

List your property with us. II you have
any for sale, and we will find buyer Tor
you. Established 16 years.
Legal instruments correctly drawn.
We make specially of country notary
work or anything In that line.
We have our own private conveyance
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26

When the heart is full of fan
hands will be filled with good '
~No," said the surgeon. "Tt's nj
cially amusing to dissect funnyboi
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26

The best prayer for a fathers bless
ing 10 a sons obedience.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26

A clean city is impossible withou
consecrated citizens.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
Put Your Money in a Home.

It's the best savings bank on the earth
The cashier will never run off with tit
will never ego out of business" You've
got 1t right under your thumb-no one car
take 1t away from you. There 1t is-a
shelter in the time Of storm. You'll have
a place to sleep II you don't have any
thing to eat-and surely that's better than
having no place to sleep and nothing tC
eat. 1t is always something on which you
can realize ready money.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-26
w. S. EASTMAN,
O. K. Barber Shop,
Baths in Connection,
PROFESSIONAL.

DR.. PASCAL w. YEARSLEY,
DENTIST
Will open an office Dec 10th. in Room
g. Pioneer Bank Building.
RJTzyILI,E WASH
Graduate of Medico-Chiru gical Coli ge,
Philadelphia. Pa Crown and B;iige
Work Filling, Extract and Plate
Work conforming to the practice OF
modern dentistry.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

ALBANIA Infantry. Gen. V. B. Girardey
should be Victor j. b. Girardey of Au-
gustas one of the very youngest and
bravest generals in the army. and who
was killed quite soon after his deserv-
ed promotion The Stovall list omits
Gen. Edward Willis. who left West
Point Military Academy to join the c.
S. A. and was major and colonel of
the Twelfth Georgia Infantry before
he became a brigadier general and fell
In battle. Gen. Paul j. Semmes of
Columbus. Ca, is put down as being
killed at Mechanicsville. in May, 1864,
but my impression is that he died, July
10. 1868, of wounds received at Gettys-
burg. Walker was the only West
Point Georgia graduate killed in the
war and Willis the only non-graduate
of the generals. Since writing the
above notice that Clarence Il. Walker
also correct the Chronicle. and adds
the name of Gen. Edward Willis, and
gives the death of Gen. Semmes as at
Gettysburg, in 1868. This writer ex-
plains that his correction is made be-
cause Georgia furnished 10000 troops
to the Confederacy, and the loss of
only one general in battle would be a
serious reflection upon their courage
and vaior. Sidney Herbert.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
Some Queer Customs of Samoa
From Lippincott's.


Every Samoan. small or great, will
beg. The villager of the hamlet in
which the white mans house is placed
turns up at sunset with gin bottle
and asks kerocene for his evening
lamp The king attempts to get money
out of the foreign officials of his king
dom. 1t is indeed a custom of the Poly
nesians, always giving up their treas
ure to him who begs and Immediately
replacing it by begging in turn. The
Samoan is quite sharp enough TO try to
extend the custom to the white man,
all the more because 1t is not white
man custom to beg those things which
the Samoan has, profitable transac-
ton and a one-sided one.
Meanwhile there Is small business 60
ing, on; the trader cannot sit forever
tilted back on his Veranda watching
the empty straits. A fisherman beaches
his canoe and offers a fish-a mullet,
most likely-on the broad blade of his
paddle; for the agreeable change Of
diet some trifiing gift Is ample pay
ment and satisfactory. Seeing this sue
cess, every fisher in the fleet stands
about the veranda and pokes out into
view his paddle and fish; they seem
to think the traders capacity for fresh
fish to be that of an aquarium. Some
little cash has drlbbled into the till as
now one and then another bought sal
mon or the round tins of corned beef
which the Samoans call pisupo. Six
pence is the lowest unit of value. If
any article Is too cheap to stand the
price OF sixpence (and there are very
few such at these trading stations),
the Samoan must buy a quantity or
else take matches for change. The
islanders have the knack of
making fire seemingly without exertion
by rubbing two sticks together, but
they are keen after matches, al
though the Swedish safety matches
made in Japan which pass current in
the Pacific ocean are probably the
most incombustible matches made, GER
tain not to light off the box and ex-
tremely uncertain to light on 1t. All
this petty trade spreads itself lazily
along throughout the morning. Some
times the payment was in small silver
coin, each piece snugged away in its
own knot In a strip of cloth. Some
times again 1t was necessary to weigh
the basket of copra proffered in pay
ment, and to dispute that it had been
| fairly dried for three days in the sun,
and to be careful not to count in the
weighing the big stone which will get
in the middle of so many of the bask-
cts of copra in which these innocent
! children of nature deal.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

Besides the large dials there are three
smaller ones. 1t has a second dial, q
minute repeater, minute register and
chronograph. The jewels used in
the works are of the most expensive
kind, and there are nine of them in
all. The watch weighs, case and all.
seven ounces four pennyweights. The
gold weighs alone 100 pennyweights.
The case is studded with 154 dia-
monds, S. of which are gems Weighing
from half to three quarters of a car
at 1t required the buying Of many.
even three times that number. in or
der to select those Of equal size. That,
of course, has much to do with the
high value of this watch. The largest
stones are laid in a circle around both
sides of the case. and when the watch
is opened the back of the stones set
through the covers maye be seen. They
are not backed by anything that would
give doubt as to their value. On the
face cover the initials of the owner
are set with IS smaller stones. reading
"E. J. p"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
MOST VALUABLE WATCH.
An Unredeemed Pledge Said 10 BE
worth $4,000.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
A watch said to be worth $4,000 is
going the rounds of the pawnshops up
town, and as yet has found no pur-
chaser. Since its owner hypothetical
it it has passed into the hands OF sew
eral spectators, and the end OF its
presentations up to the present time
has found it still lacking a purchaser.
II was pawned some five years ago In
an up town pawnshop for S2,2OO, and
its owner, whose monogram Is en-
graved on the case, has never attempt
ed to redeem 1t. It Is said to be the
most expensive watch ever manuafc-
turd in any country
It's works alone. Il is estimated by
experts, are worth $4,000. They were
put together by the most skilled work
men in England. 1t required nearly
a year to perfect the wonderful and
delicate pieces Of mechanism. There
are so many hands on the face of the
watch It seems dinicuh to distinguish
the time hands. second and split-sec-
ond hands. and double hair springs.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27

coin over Douglas. And yet this sculp-
tor says Lincoln was not as tall as he
appeared, he having a habit of stretch
ing himself like India rubber, and be-
ing "thin, bony and lank." Volk's
statue was six feet three and half
inches high, which he says, was over
Lincoln's real life size. In a
recent letter I scored the Youths
Companion for publishing ridiculous
army story about Lieut.. Gen. Sterling
Price, G. S. A, who was made to use
uncouth and cracker language. A
surgeon who served on the Generars
staff gives the Companion similar re-
buke to mine, in a private letter. THE
error" says the editor, was not orig
irally made by the Companion, and it
is not always easy to make sure that
an anecdote fits the person of whom
i is told; but the Companion is glad
to make reparation for its inadvert-
ant mistake" The editor should not
saw "glad," but sorry" to confess his
gross ignorance of a college bred,
Mexican war general, governor, con-
gresham, lieutenant general, etc. Such
ar editor is sadly out of place on
publication read every week by sew
eral millions of children.
As an illustration of how unreliable
even family biographical sketches may
be. take the case of Brig. Gen. Ga
briel C. Wharton, c. S. A. of whom
]. u. H. Wharton, in the Confederate
Veteran monthly says: He graduated
from the Virginia Military Institute in
184S. along with A. P. Hill. and
Others who afterwards rose to distinc-
ton Now, the facts are rather OPP
posed to this statement In the first
place. Gen. Wharton graduated in 1S47,
and the same year, at West Point Mil
itarv Academy. in New York, which
he entered in 1S43, being then nineteen
years old, Cadet Ambrose 2. Hill grad
mated. Therefore. it is plain he could
not at the same time have graduated,
a s claimed. with Wharton at the Vir-
ginia Military Institute. Inc otner
error Is giving Wharton the rank of
aior general when he was only
brigadier general commanding d.
t,ision which was very common thing
in the Confederate army. In
the notices Of the sudden death Of Mr.:
T. F. Toon. in Atlanta. he Is referred
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER.
FACTS ABOUT THE HIGHT OF LIN
COLIN AND DOUGLAS.

The UnreIiabiIity of Family Bio
graphies-No Honorary Member
ship in the Grand Army of the Re-
PUBLICAN Oval Group Picture of
o. Confederate GeneraIs-O1d Sol
dfers Know More About Horse
Meat Than Yellowstone Facts
From the Record of Gen. RObt. E.
Lee-Other Matters of General In
terest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, July
81 seldom if ever notice ordinary
typographical errors in my letters as
readers of intelligence can make the
necessary corrections: but where an
error changes the sense of the para
graph feel compelled to correct it my
self. Gen. Grant registered at Roe's
Hotel as "U. H." not ~. S." Grant.
Young Ben Hill was called "Kickero."
not "Kickers." notice the
name Of Font LIE Roy" in the news
papers. Col. Thomas T. Fountleroy OF
virginia, who commanded the gallant
Flrst United States Dragons, didn't
-iiS name IHaI way. Yell L"LoJ
ette didn't split his name, and yet La
Fayette is quite as often used. Some
people prefer Du Val to Duval. Shake
Speare asked, Whats in a name?" He
ought to live in these days of Maymies,
francklyns, Maebelles, Nathanaels,
elc' Gen. R. P. Maclay's name is oft
en- printed as McLay, and Gen. Della
held's as De La Field.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
RESTORE
LOST VITALITY.

Loss Of vital force is a complaint
which nine out of ten men suffer from
sooner or later Loss of memory, spots
before the eyes, weak back, nervous
ness, bashfulness and similar symp-
toms are indications which should not
be overlooked. This is a condition
which demands individual treatment,
for serious complications are sure to
arise IL ready-made medicines, free
samples" and other cheap treatments
are resorted to. My cure for men will
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restore you to perfect manhood and
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tifcial stimulant-it is an absolute
cure
The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-27
Scientific Treatment OF Disease.
Modern Methods Have Proven That Few Diseases
Are InCurabe.

1t seems reasonable to believe that ma
ture intended that there should be a
cure for every disease that afiiicts
mankind. Patient research and years
of earnest endeavor, however, are ne
cessary to any important discovery. In
no other science has more rapid and
substantial advance been made in re-
cent decades than in the science of
medicine.
The list of incurable diseases has
been gradually lessened, and it is safe
to believe that In the course of time
there will be no disease that cannot be
successfully combatted. A great many
physicians. however. are slow to adopt
modern methods of treatment and give
their patients the benefit of the latest
discoveries OF science.
AS a result of twenty years of ardu-
Gus devotion to my profession, l have
perfected original methods Of treating
certain diseases which have proven
In many ways superior to the plan
usually pursued. The success of my
treatment has been proven in hundreds
OF obstinate cases. many of which had
been treated by others without benefit.