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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Gift to President Roosevelt.

King Victor Emmanuel has sent to
President Roosevelt gift Of rare value
which will be presented to the presi-
dent in the near future by Signor
Mayor des Planches, the Italian ambas-
sador. who at his majesty's request
will be received In special audience al
the White House. The gift Is one OF
books, and consists OF the war reports
Of Prince Eugene Of Savoy, the illus,
trous Italian general, and Of a copy Of
Dante's Divine Comedy. with COM
ment In Latin by Stefano Talice Da
Ricaldine. The books are elegantly
bound in full red morocco, and bear
the royal crest with the kings mono
gram in the four corners Of each vol
ume.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
st. Louis Fair.

st. Louis, June 9.-The contract for
the erection of the last Of the big ex-
position buildings Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition has been let at
a cost of ST. 200. Announcement has
been made tnat the sum set apart by
the exposition management for prizes
in the live stock department amounts
to $780, 900, or more than the aggre-
gate of the appropriations made by all
previous international expositions for
live stock exhibits. The live stock de-
partment will have about 80 acres OF
ground and about SO buildings, besides
q grand amphitheater and an area for
an exhibit ring.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
MORE THAN 100 DROWNED
FRENCH STEAMER LlBAN RUN
INTO AND SUNK.
Happened Near Marseilles-liban's
Boilers Exploded-Mass Of Human
Beings Clinsing to the liban Perish,
Uttering Despairing Cries-Rescued
by Passengers.

Marseilles. June 9.-More than 100
persons perished near Marseilles as
the result of collision between the
lnsulaire and the Liban passenger
steamer belonging to the Fraissenet
steamship company. The Liban left
Marseilles on its regular passenger
trip to Bastia, Corsica, and was run
down and sunk by the lnsulaire off the
Marie islands. The collision was wit,
messed from the pilot boat Blechamp,
which was about two miles distant.
The Blechamp Immediately repaired
% the spot to render assistance. The
force of the collision had cut a great
mole in the Liban's side, and it was al
ready making water rapidly. The cap
.ain saw that the only chance was to
ban was headed full speed for the
shore, but within II minutes after the
collision, and while still in deep water,
the forepart of the steamer plunged
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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
SUICIDE At LIND.
Miss Carolyn Merrill Rejected by
Lover,

Lover.
Lind, WASH, June 10.-About 8
o'clock in the morning Miss Carolyn
Merrill entered the Grain Belt saloon,
inquiring for her lover, Joe Naffziger
the proprietor. On being told that he
was asleep in his room she proceeded
there. After a brief conversation she
reappeared and drank an ounce Of car
bolic acid, which she had procured at
drug store on her way to the saloon.
She was removed to the Commercial
hotel, where she expired in about two
hours.
The couple had been engaged about
three months. Last evening during
drive Naffziger broke the engagement.
The young woman spent the night
grieving for the love she had lost. On
her person were found letters of fare
well to Naffziger and her brother. say
ing she could not live without Joe's
love-" and begging God to forgive her
for the deed she was about to commit.
Miss Merrill came here last Novem-
ber from near Guthrie Center, Iowa,
where her mother lives. She was 81
years OF age. She was respected by
all who knew her. A brother, Frank
Merrill, is employed in the Commercial
hotel. A sister, VINO lives in Portland,
has been notified.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
The Choate Wedding.

Albany, N. Y, June S.-Mrs. Cora
Lyman Oliver, daughter Of DR.. Shaw
oliver, and DR.. Joseph H. Choate, son
of United States Ambassador Choate,
were married at st. Peters church, In
the presence of one Of the most bril-
liant assemblages Of the kind ever
gathered at wedding here. The be
trothal service was read by Rev. Dr.
sattershall, rector of the church, the
marriage service by Right Rev. VIII
liam c. Doane, bishop Of Albany.
Ambassador and Mrs. Choate were
present, having come over from Lon
don especially to attend the wedding
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Hot Weather on the Sound.

Seattle, Wash, June 1O.-The rec
ords of the weather bureau for IL years
were broken here. when temperature
Of 96 degrees was reported at 4
o'clock In the afternoon. The mercury
jumped upward 16 degrees after the
noon hour, seven degrees between that
and / o'clock. In Portland, Ore, the
maximum temperature was 95 degrees.
c. johnson. a sailor on the steamer
Dispatch, died from sunstroke. He
was working on the deck when he fell
unconscious and died short time af.
ter being taken to the hospital.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
SPOKANE MARKET REPORT.
Retail Prices on Provisions In That
City.


Vegetables-Newp potatoes. 6 lbs 25c.
old. soc cwt; head lettuce, 10c lb; to-
matoes, 20c ID; green peppers. 35Q50c
lb; radishes, 2 punches &c; dried on
ions. 1c ID or 81 sack; green onions.
3 lunches SC; cucumbers, California,
15@20c each; beets, lunches 1Oc;
carrots. 2 lunches &c; parsnips. 2
punches for SC; cauliflower, 15025c
head; rhubarb, 10 lbs for Csc: green
peas, Oregon, 10c lb; Walla Walla, 1Oc
ID; spinach. 4@5c lb; fresh mint. &c
bunch; horseradish root, 10000 lb;
cabbage, 4Q5c lb; celery, 2 punches
Csc; turnips, 3 punches 10c; asparagus,
10c lb.
Fruits-Lemons, 15@30c doz; apples,
SC h. 75cM$2 box; oranges, 20040c
doz; lines, 20c doz; pineapples, 500
soc each; straw berries. Clarke's Seed
ling and Sharpless, for Csc: Hood
River, 2 for 35c; baranas, 25M35c doz;
cherries. 2Oc lb; Walla Walla cherries.
l5c III; sn soberries. 10c ba.ket; cur
rants, 10c basket.
Poultry-Spring chickens, 40665c
each; chickens, dressed, 1S@20c lb.
Dairy Products-Creamery butter.
25@3Oc lb; country butter, 15620c lb;
oleomargarine, 35G40c roll, zoe Id;
cheese, 1S@25c lb.
Eggs-20c dOz; case. $5.25.
Honey--Lb, zoe.
Grain and Feed-TimOthy hay. $1.25
cwt, 21M23 ton; grain hay, $1.25 cwt,
$21m23 ton; alfalfa. $1.20 cwt, $20@
81 ton; chicken feed, $l.35 cwt. SIS
ton; oats, S1.25 cwt, $24 ton; bran. CSC
.cwt; bran and shorts, 81 cwt; shorts,
$1.10 cwt; barley, $1.30 cwt; corn, $3.50
cwt.
Seeds-Timothy TIC lb, $3.50 cwt;
alfalfa, 1sc lb. SIG cwt: red clover, 1sc
ID, SIG cwt; white clover. SOC lb. $26
cwt; redtop. lac ID, $12 cwt; rye grass.
12c lb, 50 cwt; bluegrass. zoe lb, SIS
cwt; orchard grass. tic lb. SIS cwt.
F1our-Wholesale eastern hard
wheat, $5@5.50 Dbl; retail, fancy pat.
ents, $1.2O sack; standard brands, $1.15
sack: common grade. $1.1o sack; low
est, 81 sack; Washington wheat, SAC
4.50 Dbl.
sugar-$6.50 100 lb sack. IA lbs 81.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens. roos-
ters lie, hens 13c lb, live weight; eggs.
fresh. IS case; eastern dressed hens,
16c ID.
Vegetables-New potatoes. $3.50
cwt; potatoes. Soc cwt; onions, 500
75c cwt.
Live Stock-Steers. $4Q4.75; cows.
$3.25Q4; mutton, ewes, $3Q3.5O cwt;
wethers, $325@3.75 cwt; hogs. live, $6
cwt; dressed, S0Skc lb.
Eastern Dressed Meats-Steers. SC
Id; cows, SIC lb; veal. 10Q12c ID;
hogs, 9010c Id; chickens. 16c Id;
spring chickens. 35c lb.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Fire at Randsburg, Cal.

Bakersfield. CAL, June Sire com.
pletely destroyed the greater part Of
the business portion Of Randsburg.
The fire started at noon In the Or
pheum theater and spread rapidly to
adjoining business blocks. The loss Is
100000.
The town of Randsburg is one Of the
principal mining camps Of southern
California.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Murder and lynchinq.

Macon. Ca, June 10.-W. Cope Wins
low, Jr., whose father was one OF the
leading members Of the Georgia bar,
was instantly killed by a negro named
Banjo" Peavy on the formers farm,
near Fort Valley. The negro owed
Mr.. Winslow a small sum Of money
and was asked to work out the debt.
He refused and shot Mr.. Winslow
through the head. Peavy was soon
captured and turned over to the sheriff.
At 9 o'clock tonight the guard was
overpowered and the negro hanged.
His body was riddled with bullets.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Buffalo Fire.

Buffalo, N. y, June 9.-Ffre has
destroyed the Buffalo Carting & Stor-
age company's plant and contents,
causing a loss of 100000. About S5
per cent of the losses are covered by
insurance. The building was used for
storage purposes by the Lake Shore
railroad. 1t was filed with machinery
and other goods stored for manufac-
turing concerns Of other cities. Three
quarters of the loss falls upon the own
ers of the goods in the warehouse.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Packing Plant Burned.

Aberdeen, Wash, June 10.-The
plant of the Grays Harbor Packing
company, erected last year and equip
ped with fine machinery, Is burned.
Loss estimated at $4,000, partially in.
sured. The plant was part OF the
American Cannery company, which re-
Gently went into the hands of a re-
ceiyer
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Mason's Meeting at Seattle.

Seattle, June 10.-The convention OF
the Masonic grand bodies Of the state
of Washington. whose sessions are to
continue for the next 10 days. was
opened Monday morning at the Ma
sonic building by the meeting Of the
grand council Of Royal and Select Mas
tiers In eighth annual session. Frank
p. Weymouth Of Spokane was elected
Grand Master.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Two Men Killed.

Columbus, Neb., June S.-Two men
were killed and two fatally injured on
a handcar that was run down by a
stock extra near Genoa. The stock
extra was coming down the Cedar Rap
branch Of the Union Pa
cific. The section men were going to
work up the track. The engine on
the extra struck the handcar about
a mile west OF town.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Wins Suit Against Bunker Hill.

Portland, Ore, June 10.-A verdict
for $4,000 damages was returned In the
federal court by the jury in the case
of Charles P. Jones against the Bunker
Hill Mining & Concentrating company
of Wardner, Idaho. Jones sued for
$4,000 damages on account Of injuries
sustained by five tons Of ore falling
upon him.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Pope Leo 10 Better.

Rome. June 9.-The pope continues
to give private audiences almost daily
and except for the slight indisposition
his holiness is in excellent health.
Receiving the patriarch Of Jerusalem.
the pope said smiling: you are now
in a position to report how well
am"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Make q Visit to Alaska.

Washington, June 10.-Senator Dill
lingham Of Vermont has been in Wash
ington the past few days arranging the
details of a visit to be made to Alaska
by a subcommittee Of the senate COM
mittee on territories, Of which he is
chairman.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Murderers Shall Not Escape.

Topeka, Kan, June "a message
from st. Francis says Chauncey Dewey
and his cowboys. under arrest for the
alleged murder of the Berry family last
week, are safe. The settlers have
formed a sort of military organization,
it is understood. and are outspoken in
their determination that Dewey and
his men shall not escape.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Everett Mil and Dock Fire.

Everett. Wash. June 10.-Carpenter
Brothers shingle mill and part Of the
Fourteenth street dock were almost
completely destroyed by fire. The loss
is $4,000; insurance $4,000.
A forest fire is ranging on the Tula-
lip Indian reservation and the fire
seems to be spreading.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Gun Of Nevada Explodes.

Newport News, June 10.-While the
new monitor Nevada was at target
practice of the capes an explosion Of
one of the big guns tore up the turret.
infiicting considerable damage.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
Gov. Bailey Of Kansas Weds.

Topeka, Kan, June 10.-Governor
Bailey of Kansas and Mrs. Ida M.
Weed of Kansas City was married in
Kansas City Wednesday evening.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10

T. Waldo Murphy,
Attorney at Law,
Largo blocks OF forest reserve, soldiers
additional and scrip for unsurveyed
government lands, constantly on hand.
Room 62-65 Jameson block.
Spokane, Wash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10

J. @. Mogan. O. W. Rathbun
MO0AN & RAThBUN
Attorneys at Law.
General practitioners in all courts State and
Federal. Collections and insurance. Examin.
alton Of titles.
once, rooms 6 and Gritman Building.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10

CL. HOLCOMB,
LAWYER.
VIII practice IN al State and United
States Courts.
AbstractinS. real estate law and exami.
nation Of Titles, specialtieo.
Office in the Court House.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10

Don't count on chfckens-you may
get hash.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
FLOOD SITUATION APPALLING
ST. LOUIS is IN A VERY DANGER.
Gus POSITION.
Mary Lives Lost-Twenty.Five Thou
sand People Have Been Rendered
HomeIess-other Cities In Danger
Many Towns Are Under Water, and
Property Loss 10 100000.

st, Louis, June 1O.-So great an ex-
tent is covered by the food, so con-
stantly changing are the conditions as
the water creeps higher and renders
the situation the more chaotic, and so
unreliable are the various rumors OF
the devastation that substantial sum-
mary of the loss Of life and property
can not he obtained, but information
from the most reliable sources showed
the situation at present to be as fol-
lows:
Rner stage, 37.5 feet; stationary.
Twenty lives known to have been
lost.
More than 100000 acres Of rich
farming land under water.
All Of Venice and the greater part
of Madison and Granite City under wa
ter.
Twenty five thousand people render
ed homeless.
Freight traffic completely paralyzed
and passenger traffic practically stop
ped.
The shipping and manufacturing dis
trict Of East st. Louis for three miles
along the river front is under from
three to eight feet of water. Hun
dreds, and probably thousands, Of head
OF stock drowned.
East st. Louis threatened with COM
plete inundatiOn.
st. Louis flooded only along the wa
ter front.
Entire property loss estimated at 3d.
100000.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10

Too much broth spoils the dinner.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10

DR.F.R. BURROUGHS.
Physician and
Surgeon.
Office: Second street, between d and L
RlTZvILLE, WASH
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10

100000.
The flood has practically reached the
height of its devastating power and
the situation is appalling. The climax
came when. by the breaking of levee
near Granite City, a wall of water six
feet high rushed down upon Madison
and more deeply engulfed that already
stricken city. sweeping houses from
their foundations and drowning Is peo-
pie who were vainly fleeing for their
lives. The report was current that Is
workmen in the st. Louis Car and
Foundry works had been drowned, but
later it was found that while seven
employees had lost their lives. 13 others
men, women and children-had per-
ished. Hundreds of persons were
forced to the roofs of their floating
houses, and an appeal was sent to St.
Louis for aid. Every effort was made
to force steamers against the heavy
current four miles north of the stricken
town, but it was noon before the steam
ers Mark Twain and Annie Russell,
|
ing under every ounce Of steam, after
five hours of battle with the current,
were able to reach Madison.
For the balance Of the day and into
the night the work Of rescuing people
from the floating or flooded houses,
treetops and various high places pro-
ceeded, and, there being no place to
take them nearer than st. Louis, they
are tonight pouring into the city by
the hundreds. weak. hungry and de-
spairing. 1t is probable that the esti-
mate OF Is lives lost is below the actual
various vacant houses In Venice, Madi-
son and Granite City and carrying
away everything they can find.
Throughout the entire flooded district
men with riot guns are patrolling the
levees to prevent pillaging and anxious
to try their craftsmanship on the
thieves, but the thieves pillaged houses
situated far from the levees, where
they are safe from detection.
Bad at East St. Louis.
An Associated Press reporter visited
East st. Louis and the situation there
is desperate. Mayor Cook had issued
proclamation ordering all business
suspended and calling upon every male
citizen to lay aside his employment
and render service in preventing the
inundation of the city. Mayor Cook
went about seeing that signs were
posted offering men 81 cents an hour
to help build the levees, but the offers
Of employment we're ignored by the ma
jority of the throngs Of unemployed
negroes and white workmen who stood
idly by. The situation was getting SO
desperate that for a time 1t seemed
possible men might be fored to work
at the points of rifles. The water was
steadily creeping up inch by inch to
the tops of the hurriedly erected sand
bag levees, and the level Of the water
was two feet above the higher portions
of the city. A break in a dyke meant
vast destruction to property, and pos
sibly loss Of life, as the swift current
would have turned into East St Louis
like a torrent.
But citizens hurried to the work Of
saving the city and the inspiration
spread until the idle workmen Joined
the throngs on the levees, and the
sandbags were piled higher and higher
as fast as freight cars could bring
them, and tonight the city Is still dry
but menaced by the flood.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-10
PROFESSIONAL
DR.. PASCAL w. YEARSLEY,
DENTIST

Room 8, Pioneer State Bank building
NITZvILLN ........"............W WAA.
Graduate Of Nedico-C -Chiru. gical College
Philadelphia. Pa. Crown ana Bridge
Work Falling. Extract.ng and FIate
Work conforming to the practice o.
modern dentistry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18
CLEVELAND TELLS A STORY.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 Newspaper representatives appealed al- most in vain to MT. Cleveland for an in- finitesimaI bit of information on which to base a definite understanding as to his personal ambitions. The nearest the for mer President came to committing him. self was late yesterday afternoon when he talked for a few moments with callers. Urged to talk politics, he declined, and urged to tell hunting story, he ac- cepted.
 "A friend of mine accompanied me on a recent hunting trip for ducks" said he slowly and seriously. We were looking for ducks this time. We were out in the boat in the weed-covered pond, and were on the alert for rise Suddenly two ducks sailed oyer our heads
 There are two.' said my friend to me- And I said, We will fire No, wait a second he replied I name one of those ducks Nomnation-now you fire
 Well, I fired and down came bird"
 A moments pause ensued A member of the party, unable to restrain his anxiety longer, said:
 "Mr Cleveland which duck fell?'
 Another pause-and then;
 '.Well. that is for you to discover" said the story-teller-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18
savants Coming.

notable feature of the St. Louis expo sition will be the gathering of savants from all parts of the world. A New York dispatch states that a committee from this country which has been travelling in Europe in quest of wise men has found IA men, each a Solomon in his way, who are willing to go to St. Louis next year and give Uncle Sam the benefit of their collective wisdom.
 In view of this announcement, 'the man who knows 1t all''-and his tribe is very numerous one-may as well prepare to crawl into hole and pull the hole in af- ter him. The pundits who are coming over from Europe are the real thing" It is true that none of them knows as much about everything as 'the man who knows it all., These savants have lived long enough and studied deeply enough to realize that the human brain has it's limtations that the realm of knowledge is so vast and spacious that the average intellect cannot compass more than sub division of it. So each of them has de- voted his energies and talents to master ing some special branch of knowledge, upon the theory that it is better to be grounded in some department of science, or art or literature than to have a smat- tering of all and a thorough knowledge of none.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18
Democratic Politics.

Congressman John l.. Burnett of Gads- den, accompanied by his nephew, John L., Jr., is stopping at the Metropolitan. MT. Burnett has been taking in the sights of the Great Alabama fair, and leaves for his home this morning. MT. Burnett is very popular with the people of the Sev- enth district. In speaking of the work for the Alabama delegation at the com ing session, he said, they would push the much-needed appropriations for Alabama rivers and harbors.
 In discussing democratic presidential timber, Mir Burnett said that he had all along been favorable to Judge Park CT, but that if George B. Mcclellan was elected mayor of New York, he thought he would be a most available man.
 By reason of McClellan's long experi- ence in congress as member of the ways and means committee and other impor- tant committees, he is well qualified. MT. Mcclellan is popular with the masses.
 However, the party will not lose sight of Senator German in speculating on pos- abilities. He will be very great fac- tor at the next democratic national con- vention"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18
This District at St. Louis.

Birmingham's gigantic figure of Vul. can. who presides over the working of metals, is the best exhibit this district can send to the St. Louis fair-the most striking and the most typical. Fire and metals are the backbone and mainstay of this district, and this is what a colossal statue of Vulcan, the god of fire and metals, will say at St. Louis Vulcan standing over Alabama coal and iron in all it's various forms is happy idea, and this district should not fail to carry the idea into fact.
 Too much care cannot be taken in the selection of sculptor to mould the metallic representative of this dis trict. Upon the selection depends the happiness of the idea. We want a Vulcan that artists will not criticize, and the best sculptor is none too good to do the work of designing and plan ming. The work of casting is not diff ficult.
 Public opinion so largely approves the idea first suggested by Mir Mac Knight that no trouble is anticipated over the raising of the needful funds Birmingham cannot in fact afford to let go the idea. No separate and ex- pensive building is needed Let the figure stand in the center of the big gest hall amid world of exhibits, and it will tell it's own story The idea preeludes the erection of a state build ing, which would necessarily be small, visited by comparatively few. In the great hall of manufactures our Vulcan will tower above all else, and it should be as high as the building will permit.