Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-05-20
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Kennewick is to tave a new passen.
ger depot costing $4,000.
The ferry across the Columbia at
Northport has gone out.
A scheme Is ON foot to annex . por-
ton Of Stevens county to Spokane
county.
Congressman w. l.. Jones will de-
liver the Memorial day Grafton at Col
dendale, Wash.
Frank Harrison. aged rs years. fell
from the Northern Pacific bunkers re-
Gently In Whatcom and was killed.
W. A. c. administered the second
defeat to Whitman college recently in
track meet by q score Of 10 to AZ.
John w. Ellis, who was on trial for
| two days In Ellensburg on the charge
4 murder for shooting aad killing J.
.. Stanley. was acquitted by the jury.
Tacoma authorities will not permit
say avowed anarchists to remain at
Arge during the prseidents stay In
Tacoma.
John Reynolds, who shot and killed
william NcNally at wellington. up In
he Cascade mountains. same months
go. has been sentenced to be hanged.
The battleship Wisconsin has sailed
frsm Bremerton. WASH. for the Asiat-
; le station. The Wisconsin will 90 to
Honolulu and then proceed to Yoko-
hama.
Seattle has given up the fyht to de-
eat Tacona's plans for the presidents
At tafn n v,1H n a n
'srence bstween representatives Of the
70 cities.
Mrs. ]. l.. Kline. wife Of the town
MARSHALL of Medica, Lake. committed
suicide recently BY taking morphine
/ md strychnine. Insanity 10 believed
have been the cause Of the woman's
,ct
Father Patrelli, one uf the foremost
tudents of the Caprnnica college. has
been appointed sec, etary Of the apos.
tolic delegation Of Washington. to sue
ceed Mgr. Rocker. appointed bishop of
Taro. Philippines.
julius P. Berkins. aged rs. was in.
7tantly killed recently, the contents OF
= rifle tearing of the whole top OF his
head. 1t 10 certain that Perkins killed
himself while In . despondent mood.
Young Perkins came from Iowa.
/ Thomas MeMapor killed Mike Ro-
mano. an italian. in q drunken quarrel
which occurred four miles from What
com. The men fought desperate duel
with knives. NcManor stabbing his op-
ponent to the heart. He 10 In jail.
i The once of p. A. Getx representa-
tive of the Black Canal proposition. has
been thronged with land owners eager
to subscribe land for irrigation. Over
10000 acres have already been pledged.
The committee feels satisfied that the
building Of the canal ia now assured.
One hundred and forty thousand
| acres is the extent of the irrigation
project now being swung by Seattle
capitalists. This means that much
more territory than at nrst supposed
will he covered BY the ditch. which
will take in several Of the fine lying
sand townships of southern Franklin.
The funeral of Henry Berg and
Charles August Berg. the victims of
the terrible tragedy In which the for
mer killed his foster son and then com.
mitted suicide. took place last Satur.
day afternoon at North Yakima. The
remains we're buried at Tahoma Gem.
etery at this place. Both cofilns were
placed In one grave.
Gilbert Farr, night clerk at the Ia
coma hotel. was instantly killed and
four persons slightly injured in an &C.
cident on the Point Defiance streetcar
line about 6 o'clock Sunday evening.
The car was heavily loaded with peo-
pie who were returning from the park.
It 10 believed the accident was caused
by . broken axle or a large rock on
the track.