Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-04
will not be docked for the loss of
few hours of time.

Robert Edgar Vance, an actor. So
years Of age, died recently at a Balti.
more, Md, hospital. Five weeks ago
he was removed to the hospital. Every
known remedy was tried by the ply
sicians and surgeons to relieve the
sufferer without avail.
At Ambassador Meyers request,
Queen Helena, making an exception in
this case, as her majesty Is In mourn.
ing for her grandfather. received in
private audience recently Miss Carew.
the sister-in-law of President Roose
welt. The queen was very gracious
and expressed great liking for
America.
Word comes from the Little Horn
River country Of the death OF Spotted
Horse, one time chief of the Crow
tribe of Indians.
The breaking of an elevator cable
in the Joseph Creswell building. at
Denver, recently, caused the manning
and bruising of seven persons, one
of whom may be crippled for life.
The date for the International Ep-
worth league convention. to be held
in Detroit next summer, has been
finally fixed. The session will begin
July 16 and continue through Sunday,
July 10.
News Of the death at Garnet Of
Jack Riley. a pioneer miner of Mon
tana is reported. Riley had been con-
cerned in the development of practi
,ally every mining camp Of Montana
and the Coeur d'Alene district and
vas we'll known among miners. His
ieath was sudden and probably due to
.eart disease or paralysis.
A movement is on foot, according
o a Glendive report. for the forma-
ion of a new state to be called Mon
tague, and which is to be formed by
separating that portion OF Montana
east of the Belt mountains and that
portion of North Dakota west OF the
Missouri river.
Recently occurred grim tragedy
With dire results to the Finnish set
lers on Maolcom island. some dis
ance UP the coast from Vancouver.
terrible holocaust which broke
)ut while the men were at meeting,
n a common living house in which
"A families were living, IL women and
children were burned to death and
II injured.
"Spy Oak" said to be the largest
rec in New York state. standing on
he Pelham road. Westchester. has
oeen condemned as unsafe. and will
probably soon be cut down, it having
become hollow and in danger of fall
ing. 1t Is said that many spies and
leserters were hanged from this tree
Turing the revolutionary war
A sensation was created in politi
cal circles at Helena recently by the
arrest of Miss Jessie Waters. whe
vas brought to Helena from Butte
O give testimony for the prosecution
n the impeachment case against
Judge Harney. now pending before
The judicial committee of the house.
Hiss Waters was arrested on the
.harge that she Is wanted in Butte
or having committed perjury In con.
lection with the Minnie Healy mine
litigation.
A shaft sunk on El Dorado creek
near Dawson struck second bedrock
IS feet below the first bedrock with
six feet of pay gravel running as high
rs $25 to the bucket. The strike was
not far from the famous gusher,
which Is now about under control.
The new strike knocks all mining
theories and opens a way to remark
able possibilities. Other shafts are
now beink sunk. II lower bedrock
actually exists. the Klondike district
nay repeat itself, judging by the pay
ore found. It is believed there are
still other strata below those found.
The gusher, when struck. ran
stream three feet wide. seven inches
deep at the rate Of "a miles an hour.