Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-02-05

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The United States gunboat Machias.
Lieutenant Commander Henry Nc,
Crea, has sailed for Colon.
The feet Of Rear Admiral Higgin-
Atlantic squadron, has left Culebra
island.
After lying nearly four months in
the waters Of the Sound, the body Of
Robert Lewis. who was drowned last
fall, was recovered at Seattle Sunday.
The body of Stephen Striebel was
found lying beside the road two miles
west of Bossburg, WASH, Sunday. A
cut in the forehead indicated foul play.
Albert Griffith, the Australian prize
fighter, best known as young Critic.
was found recently nearly frozen to
death in Chicago. He may lose his
hands.
w. C. Whitney, fnancier and ex
.ecretary Of the navy, after about %
years Of farreaching activity in the
world Of affairs. has decided to retire
from business life.
Judge Tuley of Chicago, has ordered
a receivership for the Zion lace indus
tries and entered decree appointing
Elmer Washburn to The position Of re
ceiver, under bond of 100000.
Spokane's beet seed Is to be tested
by government plant experts, as 1t is
claimed 1t is the only sugar beet seed
grown in the United States to equal
the product imported from Germany.
r. B. Blankenship, wealthy mer-
chant Of Dolorme, a small lumber sta.
ton near Mattewan, w. Va, shot and
instantly killed Robert Browning. a
timber dealer. Blankenships plea is
self-defense.
Tommy Ryan Of Kansas CITY, Mo-.
who claims the middle-weight cham
pionship of the world. knocked out
George Green. of San Francisco. in the
seventh round of what was scheduled
as a ten-round contest.
Four officers and seven men of the
detachment of 210 Japanese infantry,
previously reported to have been fro
zen to death on the northern end of
Hondo island, have been found In vari-
GUS stages of exhaustion.
At Tampa, Fla. at a conference be-
tween a committee of the striking
cigarmakers and the officers of the
American Cigar company here an
agreement was reached by all the men,
and they will return to work.
Rev. VIM. Hastings, OF Toronto,
Ohio, the man to whom Abraham Lin.
coin presented a jacknife because his
face was homlier than his own, is dead.
Mr.. Hastings was a powerful and dis
tinguished preacher.
In the seventh round OF what was
to have been q 20-round encounter be-
tween George Gardner of Lowell, Mass.
and Jack Root Of Chicago. at San Fran
cisco last week, the latter was awarded
decision upon the claim of foul.
The Hague correspondent Of the
London Daily Mail says that Holland
intends to remodel her offer concern
ing peace in South Africa and renew
diplomatic representations to Great
Britain. DR.. Kuyper, the Dutch pre-
mier, says the correspondent, has
strong continental backing and the
negotiations are likely to be prolonged.
The only evidence against McCarty
when he was arrested by Sheriff Ken
nedy and Deputy George Twible was
his suspicious actions. When the de-
tectives arrived on the scene they fol-
lowed the same clue and the confes-
sion of the robbery was due to the
pressure brought to bear on McCarty.
who was confined In the county Jail
on a 80 days sentence for vagrancy.
Manila is intensely interested as to
what action congress will take con-
cerning the Philippine islands. Ordi-
nary local politics have been forgotten
and two parties have been formed, the
optimists and the pessimists. Some
think that life and property are un-
safe outside of the towns OF the
islands. while others ridicule such
ideas and consider the safety Of life
| and property to be assured.
The war secretary Of England, Mr..
Broderick. in introducing a supple
mental army estimate Of 5000. 900
pounds in the house OF commons, said
this brought the total of the cost of the
war for the fiscal year up to $1,000. 900
pounds. On January LIST, Mr.. Broder-
lex. said there were still 217.800 Brit.
] ish troops in South Africa. The ex-
penses of the war have now been re-
duced to about 100000 pounds per
| month.
The Amalgamated Association OF
Iron, Steel and Tinworkers has just
taken a radical step that may have a
wholesome effect In avoiding strikes.
The organization has made an agree
ment with the American Steel Hoop
company and the Republic Iron and
Steel company. that the mills of these
companies shall not be shut down
next summer pending the wage adjust
ment. In other words there is to be
no stop even II a disagreement on
wages results.
The president has issued the follow.
ing executive order: "All employees
of every description, serving in or un.
der any Of the executive departments,
and whether 30 serving In or out OF
Washington. are hereby forbidden.
either directly or indirectly, individu
ally or through associations, to solicit
an increase Of pay or TO influence or
attempt to influence In their own In