Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-30
telegraph NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-Natlonal,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.
Ex-Governor Isaac Sharp, of Kansas,
is dead, aged II years.
Prince Ouroson, the new Russian
ambassador 10 Italy, has arrived In
Rome.
Cardinal Rampolla. former papal Sec
retary of state. is suffering from q
slight attack of influenza.
Major Malcolm Mcdowell, widely
known as an iron and steel expert, is
dead, at the age of rs years.
The trustees Of Albert Lea college
of Minnesota, have made an assign
ment for the benefit of its creditors.
The striking feature of the official
statement of the New York associated
banks last week was the increase of
s13, ,522, 900 in loans.
A new railroad $50 miles long from
st. Petersburg to vitbsk has been
opened to traffic. 1t will be extended
to Kieff and Odessa.
A band Of so striking bakers recently
sacked cooperative bakery during
the night There were several minor
strike demonstrations.
w. I. Buchanan, United States min
ister to the republic Of Panama, has
presented his credentials to the pro-
visional government at Panama.
1t is stated that Japan is about to
send a large military force to Korea
for the purpose of restoring and main.
tanning order at the disturbed ports.
The finest business block In Mari
eta, Ohio, that of the First National
bank, was recently destroyed by fire.
which started from a gas explosion.
The exports of specie from the port
Of New York last week we're $14.220
in gold and $1.017.3S8 in silver. The
imports of general merchandise this
week were valued at $5.292. 1903.
The Bolivian congress. by a vote Of
IL to II. has approved the Acre treaty
with Brazil, according to Herald dis
patch from La Paz. The terms Of the
treaty were announced q week ago.
After nearly q years absence from
his post at Caracas, Venezuela. Her.
bert w. Bowen. minister to Venezuela,
has sailed for the Venezuelan capital.
Muldoon Mcdonald, we'll known
colored heavy weight pugilist. was
shot and killed recently at San Fran
cisco by w. H. Atkins. another col
|ored man.
Three men were drowned recently
by the sinking of q dredge In the
channel between Deer Island and Nix's
Mate in Boston harbor Twelve others
we're rescued.
Rear Admiral Wise. commanding
the training squadron. has been or
dered to take his ships from New
Orleans to Pensacola, where they will
spend some time In exercises.
Captain Dreyfus. accused Of treason
to France, degraded. dismissed from
the French army and exiled to Devils
Island. will have another trial. this
time by a civilian tribunal.
The cruiser Olympia. Admiral Cogh-
lan's flagship. has been selected to
bring Minister Beaupre from Cartha-
gena to Colon, where the minister will
take a passenger steamer to New
York.
The Clyde steamer Kiowa. bound
inward from Jacksonville, Fla, and
Charleston. 8. c.. was rammed and
sunk by the steamer Admiral Dewey
Of the United Fruit company. In Bos-
ton harbor recently.
The last statement Of the treasury
balances in the general fund. exclusive
of the $150,000.000 gold reserve In
the division Of redemption. shows:
Available cash balance. $226.303.12S;
gold. $115,370,19S.
The funeral services over the re-
mains of the late Admiral Edwin
White, u. 8. NJ. retired. were held at
the naval academy chapel recently,
after which the interment took place
in the naval cemetery.
Italy has delayed her recognition
[ of the republic Of Panama, 1t is stated.
because Of an agreement by which
Great Britain and Italy pledged them
selves to announce their recognition
of the new republic simultaneously.
A detachment of 81 men, in charge
/ of Captain William Hopkins and Lieu
tenant Kilgore. from the naval acade-
my marine barracks. have left for
Philadelphia to Join the United States
steamship Dixie for duty with the
Panama battalion.
William c. French. president and
business agent Of the Bridge. Struc-
tural and Iron Workers union. In
San Francisco. Is charged with having
appropriated to his own use 500.
which was entrusted to him for the
purpose of paying funeral expenses.
Reports of another strike on the
! line Of the City Railway company in
Chicago have been made by the busi-
ness agents Of the organizations,
which are endeavoring to secure new
agreements with the traction COM
pany.
In an exchange of shots at Brown
Vile, Tenn, over Q settlement Of a
few dollars. Thomas Hollingshead,