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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
KILLED CHILDREN AND SELF
CHICAGO WOMAN GIVES UP TRY.
ING TO EXIST.
Her Husband in Insane Asyium-She
Turned on the Gas in Bedroom and
She and Three Children Were Found
Dead-Constabie Had Been There
to Order Them Out--Rent Due.

Chicago, June 27.-Threatened with
starvation and with her husband hope
lecsly insane in the asylum at Kanka-
kee. Mrs. Anna kelsdzick gave up the
struggle for existence, killing her three
small children and then ending her
own life. Illuminating gas was the
means Of destruction she adopted and
when the bodies were found, all four
had been dead several hours. The
family lived in three small rooms at
965 North Roby street and Sunday a
constable was to eject the mother and
her babies from the premises for non
payment.
After Mrs. Kelsdzick had been
served with summons to appear in
court. she decided to end the lives of
herself and little ones. The three chill
dren, Brune, Herman and Walter,
aged Z, and 2 years respectively.
were found in bed, locked in one an
others arms. the mothers lifeless
body was found lying on the kitchen
floor while gas was escaping from a
jet in the room.
That the woman made every prepa
ration to do away with herself and chill
dren was evident. She first wrote and
sealed letter addressed to. relative
in Germany. Then she bathed herself
and donned clean linen. Each child
had also been given a bath, clean night
gowns placed upon them and the little
ones sent to the sleep from which they
would never awaken.
= Several months ago Kelsdzick, who
was out of work at. the time, became
insane from brooding over his troubles
and was sent to the asylum:. Since
that time the mother, who was in poor
health, has had hard struggle for
existence. Last week she became so
i'll that she was unable to work and she
had spent her last dollar for food for
herself and the children Saturday af-
ternOOn
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
BURNED.

North Yakima, WASH. June 28-
Mrs. william Maxwell Of Yakima City
met a horrible death by burning last
night. A lamp she was carrying into
the bedroom exploded, throwing the
blazing oil over her clothing. She ran
out on the street to neighbor's the
wind tanning the flames into larger
blaze as she went along. When she
reached the front gate Of Mrs. Flora
Adkins house her clothes were almost
burned Off. Mrs. Adkins son came up
with bucket of water and threw the
contents on her, extinguishing the
flames. She died in awful agony.
Mr.. Maxwell was not :at home. and
when the explosion occurred Mrs. Max.
we'll ran out and left her child alone
in the burning house. Charles Adkins
rushed to the burning building barely
in time to save the child. The hus-
band had come up, but through excite.
ment forgot the child.
The house was totally destroyed.
Mrs. Maxwell was about "a years
old.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

John Alexander Dowie, the leader of
Zion City. Ill.,, has returned to Chicago
Mark Twain Samuel l.. Clemens)
has sailed from Naples for New YORK
Speaker Cannon is to take sea
voyage, as he says his health requires
a change.
The democrats Of North Carolina
have nominated Robert b. Glen for
governor.
The mystery which surrounds the
disappearance OF Kent J. Looms is no
nearer solution.
The president has refused to par
don George Clon Gusho, convicted in
Alaska Of murder.
Bumper crops of grain. fruit and
vegetables are in sight for the WASH
ington farmer this year.
Judge c. T. Gavin of Ration, N. NJ,
has been appointed reading clerk of
the democratic national convention.
Anthony o. Gallagher, a San Fran.
cisco striking stableman was shot and
killed by James Smith, colored, a non
union engineer.
Inc welcome extended TO Senator
FAIRBANKS saturday by the people OF
ihdiaha on MS return nome from the
republican convention at Chicago, was
very hatterihg.
lhohas A. vernon, widely known
among cohege men because OF MS work
IN the interests or the creek letter
socleties' Is dead.
Ihe state department does not con-
template any reciamatiohs upon the
moorish government on account OF the
fardicarls incident.
Fire, supposed to have been of in
[cendiary origin, at Cleveland, Ohio,
caused losses aggregating 100000 la
the lumber district.
Miss helen Keller, the gifted deaf
and dumb and blind student at Rad
cliffe college. Boston. has broken down
and is reported on the verge of ner-
vous prostration.
The statement that Field Marshal
Oyama has been appointed viceroy of
Manchuria was incorrect. He is ap.
pointed to the supreme command of
the Japanese armies in Manchuria.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
JAPS WANT TO KNOW.
The Russians Are Reticent About
Prieoners

The failure of the Russians to fur.
nish information concerning Japanese
prisoners of war in their possession is
arousing a strong feeling Of resent
ment in Toxic. Japan's attitude con.
cerning Russian prisoners is most cor.
rect. Careful reports of the condition
of Russian prisoners are prepared and
forwarded weekly to the Russians
through the American government
The case of Major Togo Is attracting
special attention, as the Japanese
claim that he was captured before the
outbreak of hostilities and hurried to
Moscow. Numerous efforts have been
made to- obtain Information regarding
Togo. but so far. they have failed. The
Japanese are extremely solicitous con-
cerning their countrymen who are con.
fined in Russia. They fear they will be
placed in prisons and there badly
treated.
II is probable that the American
government will be asked to make
pointed inquiry at st. Petersburg con.
cerning the present condition Of Jap.
anese prisoners and to arrange sys-
TEN Of regular reports.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
EXPLOSION.

Philadelphia, June 2s.-Four thou.
sand men will be discharged from the
Baldwin locomotive works within the
next few dEys. Six Thousand have al
ready been dropped from the COM
pany's service and the working force
will soon be reduced to 5000. The
greatest number ever employed is baout
10000.
These statements were made by All
officer Of the company. The places OF
the 800 men in the boiler works last
week were filed by the management
from 5000 men recently discharged.
The action Of the management is due
to lack of orders for locomotives and
is directly attributed to the falling of
in business on railroads.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
FOUR NORTHWEST STATES
LATE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK
BRIEFLY TOLD.
Choice Selection Of Interesting ltems
Gathered From Exchanpes-cullinos
From Washington, Idaho, Montana
and oregon-Numerous Accidents
and Personal Happenings Occur.
WASHINGTON NEWS.


Richard Patterson has been held for
trial in the superior court at Asotin
for shooting Perry Waldrip at Grouse
June 16. Bonds were fixed at $4,000,
which he furnished.
The statue of a union soldier, mus
ket in hand, is being bought by the e.
A. r. of Pomeroy. The statue is to
be erected in a public place in that
town. 1t will be unveiled on July
with appropriate ceremonies.
State Senator w. w. Tolman OF
Spokane will be one Of the principal
speakers at the grangers' picnic and
livestock show to be held in Lyle's
grove, seven miles south of Pullman,
beginning Thursday, June 80, and clos
ing Saturday evening. July 2.
The State Federation of Women's
clubs has adjourned their eighth an
nual meeting. Next year the annual
meeting will be held in Walla Walla.
The president elected year ago holds
over.
The second annual three day picnic
of the pioneers of Lincoln county, held
on the grounds Of the pioneers asso-
citation on Crab creek, was a complete
success.
The heavy frosts of last week did
considerable damage in the Big Bend.
Christian Endeavorers from all over
Washington and Northern Idaho met
in Spokane last week for their annual
convention.
A man named Ross was recently
drowned in the Columbia IA miles
north of Bridgeport.
The congregations of the First Pres
byterian and Cumberland Presbyterian
churches in Walla Walla have unani-
mously voted to consolidate the two
bodies.
Fire in the business part of Chelan
caused a loss of $4,000, insurance
$4,000. The flames broke out in
barber shop owned by Richardson &
Hunt.
Preparations have been completed
for the national encampment at Amer
lean lake, which is to extend from July
Z to July 21. The maneuvers will be
under the supervision Of Brigadier
General Funston, U. s. A., and will be
performed under the guidance and in
structions of board of eight umpires.
The Pacific Coast Lumber Manufac-
turers' association has decided to rec
ommend curtailment of the output OF
all mills in the state. whether men,
bers of the association or not, business
interests demanding it, owing to the
condition of the market.
Masons of Olympia. together with
many invited brethren from all parts
of the state, last week celebrated the
50th anniversary Of the laying Of the
cornerstone of its historic temple,
nearly the Oldest on the Pacific coast.
Wheat cutting began Monday north
of Walla Walla, the first, SO far as
known, to be done in the county.
The Stevens County Old Settlers
picnic will be held June 80.
Definite orders have at last been is
sued to the Tenth infantry directing
that the first and second battalions Of
the regiment proceed from the Presi-
dio near San Francisco to their new
posts, Fort Lawton, at Seattle, and
Fort Wright at Spokane.
The waterworks at Newport have
been started.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
SHOT.

st. Msries, Idaho, June ga fatal
fight occurred on Marble creek between
homesteaders and claim jumpers. A
party Of jumpers went in there last
week. They were warned of by the
sheriff to keep off the homeseads. Con.
trary to warnings, they continued TO
jump calims. and one man whose name
is unknown, was shot and Killed, and
another, Frank Boulie, was beaten 80
badly he is expected to die. He was
taken ON stretcher and carried to the
head Of navigation, where his condi.
tion was such that he could not be car
ried further.
J. p. Price had trouble at his home-
stead with claim jumpersbut upon
drawing gun on them they discontin-
ued their work.
Frank Boulie, the man 10 badly
beatened, was the locator for the gang
Of claim jumpebs. He is q Frenchman
and has worked around the logging
camps for the last couple Of years.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
ARMY VANCANCIES.

Washington, June 29.-The assign.
ment Of large class Of West Point
graduates to regiments in the army has
not filed all the vacancies, and it il
probable that there will be about 90 to
be filled by appointment from civil life.
There are IS vacancies In the grade
Of second lieutenant, after deducting
the assigned graduates. OF the vacan.
cies, 80 are in the infantry, 10 in the
artillery and 20 in the corps Of engi.
neera.
A large part of these vacancies will
be filled under from the list OF army
candidatse now under instruction at
Fort Leavenworth, but, after allowing
for all present candidates, it is thought
there will be room for 20 appointments
from civil life.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
OREGON ITEMS.

Portland is to have a half million
dollar packing plant in connection with
the campaign of the Independent Pack
ing company against the beef trust.
Wool sales Of $4,000 pounds oc-
CURED one day last week at Heppner
to nine buyers. Prices ranged from
10 cents for heavies to 15h cents for
lighter grades.
The strawberry season is about over
around Freewater and Milton, and the
big rush is in cherries.
The congregation of bishops and reg
ulars at Rome has received the peti
tion against Most Rev. Alexander
Christie, archbishop of the Oregon dio
cese, accusing him of not being sufh
ciently orthodox.
Wills Deal, one of the old settlers
in La Grande valley. who was convict
ed of horsestealing and sentenced to
four years in the penitentiary and serv
ed Is months, has been pardoned by
Governor Chamberlain.
Miss Mae Mason was elected queen
of the Fraternal carnival at Portland
but Miss Mason will not be the queen
Her friends have induced her to re
sign on account of her health. and
large sum of money spent for votes
by her father will be returned.
Word was received in Heppner that
the Heppner-Canyon City stage wat
held up by three masked men. The
stage was carrying the mail and three
passengers, when three highwaymer
emerged from the timber on the noun
tain, between Monument and Canyon
City. They demanded the United
States mail, and told the occupants OF
the stage to hand over their valuab1es
Just how much money was taken IL
not known. The robbers took three
mailsacks. mounted their horses and
now are at large with hardly a clev
to their identity.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
cAPTlvEs ARE NOW FREE.
Bandits Released Prisoners After Get.
tina Ransom.


Observation-Disclosures and Varley.
who were captured by bandits. have
arrived here.
Perdicaris is much fatigued after his
long ride. but he was glad to get
back. He suffered many hardships
while In the hands Of Raisuli. although
he said he did not think that these
were the fault OF the bandit chief, and
that he had every comfort possible un.
der the circumstances. Varley appear
ed to be as cheerful and bright as II he
had Just returned from picnic.
Much credit IL due to the two sheer
efs OF Wazan. Mulai All and Mulai
Hamel. who have devoted much time
in efforts to secure the success Of the
negotiations. Nothing unusual occur.
red during the exchange OF the prison
ers. who started Immediately for their
homes.
AS Perdicaris and Varley have been
returned to their home In Tangier the
navy department has cabled orders to
Rear Admiral Chadwick to proceed on
his cruise according to the original
program.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
Permanent EXHIBIT.

The Spokane Chamber Of Commerce
will commence at once to gather q
permanent display. showing the vari.
GUS resources OF the Inland Empire.
The Spokane Interstate Fair is work.
ing with the chamber In this enter.
prise. and for this same purpose. have
offered a number Of very liberal prizes
for fruits preserved in glass. These
prizes will cover all the different vari-
eties OF cherries as well AZ number
of other fruits. Full particulars In re-
gard to preserving fruits for these
classes will be sent on request by Mr..
l.. q. Monroe, secretary Of the cham
ber OF commerce and superintendent
of the fruit department Of the Inter-
state fair.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
MONTANA NOTES.

An intermittent snowstorm occurred
in Butte last week.
Montana is no longer a missionary
Episcopal diocese Of Montana has sue
ceeded it with the Rev. l.. r. Brewer
of Helena as bishop.
Attorney Jesse B. Foote. acting for
the socialists, has secured an injunc'
ton against the city council of Butte
restraining that body from appropriate
ing 81 900 for Fourth of July cele.
bration.
All over Montana the work OF TAX
ing the wool of the backs Of the sheep
is in progress, and in few weeks the
business of marketing the fleeces will
be In full swing.
Delegations from Flathead, Snake,
Chippewa, Blackfeet and Lemhi tribes
of Indians are In attendance at the
sacred" dance given this year by the
Crees at the Hump, about IA miles
west of Butte.
Several persons in Sweet Grass cOun'
ty have recently had impressed upon
their minds that something is not OBJ
tanned for nothing. These persons en-
tered into guessing contest conducted
by firm in New York.
AS the result Of a combined protest
of ministers Of Missoula. who object
to being worked overtime on Sunday,
undertakers OF the city have joined
with the clergy in the adoption Of a
set Of resolutions which bar all funer.
ais on the Sabbath.
Three masked robbers held up a
Butte saloon, compelling the proprie'
tor, William Evans, and four men to
throw up their hands and face the
wall while their pockets were being
riHed by the bandits. About 5000 was
secured.
The Butte jury in the case Of o. w
Neal, charged with the murder OF
Robert Robertson, returned a verdict
Of manslaughter, fixing his punish
ment at five years in the penitentiary.
Robertson was stabbed by Neal March
l22. dying three days later.
Marshal William. McCann of Helena
shot and fatally wounded william She
raer. a typical example Of the "yegg..
criminal class, while the latter was at
tempting to escape from the officer.
Richard J. Finnegan. who was found
nearly dead from bullet wounds in a
house near Mount MOriah cemetery at
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29

Mrs. F. NJ. Roberts of Pierce City, was
severely burned and died from the re
suit of his injuries the following day
The child was burned by his clothing
catching fire from matches.
Claude c. Covey has been retired as
superintendent of the Indian school at
Neah Bay reservation and goes to Lem
hi. Idaho, to succeed Superintendent
E. M. Hearian. resigned.
Ray Hilton, the Northern Pacific
bridge carpenter who sustained bro
ken back by falling from the "S'
bridge near Mullan, was taken to Mis-
soula. No hopes are entertained fol
his recovery.
Bradley Edmundson, one Of the best
known residents of Washington, coun
ty, has been missing since May 20
Foul play is suspected.
Lewiston gets the Northwest Christ
ian Endeavor convention to be held
two years hence.
The cherry shipping season is over
and fruit shipments from the Lewis
ton section will be small in amount un
til peaches come in.
The board of examiners for the Cecil
Rhodes scholarship to Oxford has
awarded the Idaho scholarship to Law
renee H. Gipson of Caldwell, Carol A.
Foster of Weiser was awarded second
grading.
The citizens Of Mullan have raised
$500 to be distributed to the winners
of the various sports which will take
place here the Fourth of July. Wal
lace, Wardner and Kellogg will hold
celebrations.
The passenger steamer Dixie, own
ed by the Occur d'Alene & st. Joe
Navigation company, was sunk beside
the dock at Occur d'Alene Saturday
by lumber barge ramming it while
being towed to the dock.
Abe Tharp, a rancher, residing 80
miles below Weiser, on the Snake riv.
er, has been placed under 1000 bond.
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon on Phil Kitsch, H. Stubblefeld,
J. E. Williams and another, name un-
huoWH. uC ldHu III uloputc 10 CidiAh-
ed by Tharp and Kitsch.
The man who held up and robbed
the stage near Silver City was cap
tured about 10 miles from Jordan val
lev, Oregon, by Tom Skinner and an
other man. The robber gave his name
as William McNally and said he was a
stranger in that section. having re-
Gently arrived from Battle Mountain,
Nevada.
Haying has been in progress in the
river bottoms and on Lewiston fiat
during the past two weeks, and cutting
and threshing of barley will COM
mence in the next 10 days. Wheat
harvest will be commenced. on Lewis
ton fiat a week later. Farmers report
that grain on the fiat and benches
south and east of here never looked
better, and that the prospect is that
the. wheat crop will average fully 80
bushels an acre.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
Bradstreet's report says:

Bradstreets report says:
There has been some enlargement in
demand at the west. but the better
ment as yet is largely one Of tone and
is predicated upon the unquestionabiy
better crop advices received from near
ly all sections. Exports from the
leading industries are not significant
Of any particular reaction from the
dullness noted heretofore.
No particular improvement in col
lections is yet to be seen. and a long
spell OF warm weather Is still regard
ed as necessary II retail trade is to be
stimulated.
Business failures in the United
States numbered 215.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
EXPLOSION.

Philadelphia, June 2S.-Three per.
sons are known to be dead and half a
dozen injured as the result Of fire
caused by the explosion Of fireworks in
the Diamond Light company's store.
When the explosion occurred there
were so persons in the building, but 30
far as known all escaped safely except
the three who were carried from the
burning structure. Two firemen were
severely injured by falling glass.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
DIR. Ferguson Not Guilty.

Colfax, Wash, June 28.-A verdict
Of not guilty was returned by the jury
in the case against DR.. T. d. Ferguson,
after seven hours of deliberation.
DR.. Ferguson was charged with man
slaughter in the alleged killing OF Miss
Agnes Downs, a Colfax teacher, by
performing an unlawful operation.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29

General Nelson A. Miles has been
invited to attend the Kansas semicen-
tenary celebration in Topeka and take
part In the exercises and parade on
Tuesday. May 81. He saw a good deal
Of military service there when Kansas
was q territory.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
Mar. 0uidi 10 Dead.

Manila.-Mgr. Guidi. apostolic dele.
gate to the Philippine islands. is dead
from heart failure. The funeral will
take place here next Friday and the
remains will be inferred two months
later at Rome.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29

A fountain blacking brush Is the lat
est addition to the long list Of useful
appliances that inventive genius has
recently contributed to the home. The
commendable features Of this affair.
according to the inventor, include
cleanliness and thoroughness.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
Portland Boy Miss ing.

Portland, Ore. June 28.-Maurice G.
Chesl, a popular young society man
and athlete of this city has disappear
ed with the possibility that he may
have been drowned in the Willamette
river.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29

A recent United States labor bureau
bulletin states that trade unionism In
England Is rs years in advance Of that
of this country In Its methods and that
sympathetic strikes are becoming un.
known In England.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29

There are only 80 daily papers In
Russia.
A Swiss matchmaker has invented
an electric watch which will go for
fifteen years without being rewound.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
Must Not Raise the Prices.

Vladivostok-The commandant Of
the port has issued a notice warning
the local merchants not to arbitrarily
raise the prices Of the necessaries. as
it is alleged some Of them were doing.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29

81 see Jennie Gayleigh is to under.
go another operation"
Dear me! Appendicitis again?"
mo. She's going to have her hus
band amputated. Town Topics.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29

The graduating exercises Of the Col
fax high school class was well at
tended and was q pleasing entertain
ment.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29

The history Of Iceland for 1000 years
records but two thefts.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
IDAHO ITEMS.

The three year old son Of Mr.. and
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29
Model Meat Market
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
BUTCHERS. ..

Fresh meats. poultry. osh. but.
tsr aAl lard. always for sale at
lowest prices. Your patronage
very kindly solicited IT.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-06-29

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