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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
ENcKE's COMET NOW VISIBLE.
Famous Fiery Phenomena May Now
Be Seen.

Famous Fiery Phenomena May Now
Be Seen.
Encke's famous comet is now ap-
preaching perihelion and Is visible to
Inland Empire people with telescope.
This comet Is famous In that 1t has
the shortest period of recurrence,
about three and on-fourth years. 1t is
named for Johann Franz Encke, Ger.
man astronomer, who discovered the
remarkable shortness Of its period,
but the comet was really first observed
by Pons, the famous French astrono-
mer in Marseilles in 1918. 1t has ap-
peared with great brilliancy on several
occasions. Astronomers say that 1t
will again describe the long fiery tail
resembling that of fish that has char
acterized its former appearances. It
is gradually getting nearer and nearer
the sun, and the general belief is that
it will one day fall into that body
and be consumed.
The comet at the present time Is in
the southern part of the constellation
Cetus, rising above the southeastern
horizon at about 7:45 in the evening,
so that 1t is in good position for OBJ.
servation about $3.50 p. M, but is not
visible without the aid of telescope.
1t is slowly moving in a southwesterly
direction and will reach perihelion, or
make its nearest approach to the sun
January 3, 1905. It is noted as being
nearest the sun Of all known comets,
as having the shortest period of re-
currence (3.303 years., and as having
its period shortened from two hours to
two and one-half hours with each re-
turn to pehihelion.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
NOW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MILITARY STUDENTS BELIEVE
ASSAULT 10 IMMINENT.
Heavy eombardment Of Russian Fort
Usually Preeedes strong Attack
Japanese Siege Works. Are Com.
pIeted-They realize that Delay 10
Too Profitable to Russians.

Chefoo, Sept. 19.-Local students of
the military situation at Port Arthur,
basing their deductions upon recent
developments there, are of the opinion
that another assault is either occur
ring at the present time or is i'm.
minent. This opinion is based on the
very heavy bombardment Of the Rus
sian stronghold that occurred on Sep
TENDER 16, for such bombardment
forms the usual prelude to an assault;
on the arrival here Of important mes
|sengers from Port Arthur at a time
when the running Of the blockade is
extremely perilous; on recent au.
thoritative statement that the Japan.
|ese siege works are completed, and on
reports from Japanese sources that at
Port Dalny an assault was expected
to take place in few days. These
reports were received last week.
In addition to the foregoing there is
the common knowledge that the Jap.
anese realize that their continued in.
activity increases the resisting power
of the Russian garrison and their con-
sequent desire is to make such a pc.
riod of inactivity as brief as possible.
1t is asserted in a dispatch from
Toxic to the London Daily Press that
the Japanese are vigorously Smelling
the Russian defenses at Mukden, pre-.
apratory to a general assault, and en-
deavoring by wide turning move
ment to cut off General Kuropatkin's
retreat. The Japanese armies, the
dispatch adds, are disposed in the
same relative positions as in the fight.
ing before LiaOyang.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
Goes for Target Practice.

San Francisco.-The armored cruis-
er New York. flagship Of the Pacific
squadron; the protected cruiser Ben
nington, the torpedo boat destroyer
Paul Jones and the collier Nero. have
sailed from this harbor for target
practice at Magdalena bay. The cruiser
Marblehead remained in port to pro-
tect the interests of the government.
1t is said that the New York will meet
the Chicago, now en- route from the
Atlantic station, and that Rear Ad-
miral Goodrich will transfer his flag
to her, the New York continuing her
trip to the New York navy yard, where
she is to be repaired. The other ves-
sells with the exception Of the Paul
Jones, which is to be stationed at San
Diego, will return to this city.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
SINKS JUNks OFF PORT ARTHUR
Japs Roughly Handle Crews Of Block.
AIDE Runners,

Japs Roughly Handle Crews Of Block.
ade Runners.
Chinese, Russians and Japanese at
Chefoo all agree that the Japanese
blockading Port Arthur are paying par
ticular attention to junks, which for
months past have been trying to snug
gle dispatches and supplies into the
fortress, and that when caught the
crews are roughly treated. The junks
generally are sunk and the men on
board taken into Port Dalny. BY
mistake the Japanese sunk a junk
which was carryink delicacies to Gen.
eral Nogi from an admirer, but a part
of the cargo was recovered. General
Nogi commands the Japanese besieg.
ers. The Japanese are employing Sc.
we're measures in this respect, with the
idea Of intimidating blockade runners.
Russian civilians who have reached
Chefoo from Port Arthur say that can.
ned corn beef is plentiful there. and
that the fresh meat supply consists Of
IL horses slaughtered daily.
Life in the town, when no lombard
ment is going on, proceeds much as 1t
did in times of peace. Church services
are held as usual in the dismantled
church, and the band follows the usual
custom of playing in public twice a
week.
All Russians there agree that the
Japanese do not occupy any fort in
the inner line of defenses. The forts
which were damaged have been repair
ed almost as good as new during the
quiet OF the last IS days. These Rus.
SLAMS do not believe that the Japanese
will succeed in taking the fortress.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
Halifax Has Another Fire.

Halifax, N. S.-Another water front
fire, which soon assumed serious pro-
portions, broke out early Sunday
morning in the warehouse of Black
Brothersfi dealers in naval stores and
explosives. The flames in a few min
utes jumped to the adjoining wharf,
occupied by Pickford & Black, steam.
ship agents.
A quantity of powder and dynamite,
which was stored in the building in
which the fire started, was thrown ov-
erboari, but the flames reached a sec
ond lot Of explosives and the score OF
violent explosions which followed
drove the firemen of the wharf.
With the assistance Of troops from
the garrison and sailors from the feet
the flames were confined to the
wharves. The loss is estimated al
$4,000.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
PRINCE BISMARCK IS DEAD.
HE WAS FOREIGN MINISTER UN.
TIL FATHERS RETIREMENT.
Has Taken Little Part in Public Al.
fairs sinee-Was independent In
Poiities-seandai In Early Years
Marred His career-1itle and For.
tune Goes to Seven Year Old Son.

Frederichsruh, Sept. 19.-Prince
Herbert Bismarck is dead. The end
was painless.
Since he ceased to be foreign min
lister on the retirement of his father
in 1890, Prince Henry Bismarck had
taken Fart in public affairs only as a
member Of the reichstag. His atti-
tude had been more of a man not ap.
preciated by his sovereign, and who
is waiting in the background for an
opportunity to resume his career.
His delivery as a parliamentary
speaker improved year by year. He
always declined to join any political
group, steadfastly calling himself an
independent. His hauteur and impe-
rious manners in early life, when he
was overconscious of the fact that he
was the son of the most powerful
statesman in Europe, softened in later
life.
Prince Bismarck's father trained him
for his successor as chancellor Of the
German empire and advanced him
rapidly in the diplomatic service un.
til, at the age of 40, he was minister
of foreign affairs, in which position he
took part in nearly every important
national incident.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

J. McGregor Adams, for many years
one of the FOREMOST business men in
Chicago, and well known throughout
the west, died recently. He was q
partner of the late John Creerar and
left a large estate.
At the annual meeting of the New
York State Rifle association Lieuten-
ant J. v. Casey of the list New York
regiment scored q straight 20 bulls
eyes at 600 yards, which is said to be
q new worlds record.
Japan has more than 1000 newspa-
pers; 10 years ago not one. Japan can
boast Of a greater number of newspa-
pers than either Austria or Italy, or
more than Spain and Russia taken to-
gether, and twice as many as are
printed on the whole continent of Asia.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
THE PAST WEEK OF WAR.
Russians Fortify Tie Pass-Japs Re.
cuperate.

Russians Fortify Tie Pass-Japs Re.
cuperate.
The past week was one of inactivity
at the scene of war, so far as actual
engagements were concerned. Kuro.
patkin was at Mukden, and a large
part of mis- force was at work on the
Notifications Of Tie pass. The main
army Of Oyama remained in the vicin.
ity Of Yentai, recuperating after the
severe work around Liaoyang and, de-
spite Russian surmises, evidently get
ting in form for another advance
movement. The Baltic fleet was re-
ported to have sailed from Cronstadt,
and the Russian auxiliary cruiser Lena
arrived at San Francisco.
On Monday Kuroki was reported to
have fallen back to join the main army
at Yentai, while on Tuesday 1t was
said that a Japanese force was within
"a miles of Mukden, but not moving
north. Preparations by the Russians
for resistance at Mukden continued,
and work on the Tie pass Notifications
was pushed vigorously.
Kuropatkin's official report of the
battle of Liaoyang was made public
Wednesday, and the Russian comman-
der said that his losses were below
II 900, of which $500 were killed. The
Japanese remained stationary, but
were reported to have taken over the
local administration Of the Manchu-
rian districts occupied by them.
Late in the week work Of dismantl-
ing the Russian cruiser began at San
Francisco, and on Friday the Japanese
were reported as concentrating at
Bensiaputze, about 20 miles southeast
of Mukden. The larger part of the
army, however, was still at Yentai.
With the close of the week it was
evident that another japanese advance
had begun, an early report from Muk-
den yesterday announcing that the for
ward movement Of Oyama was from
the east, southeast and southwest. Out
posts were closely engaged and there
was almost constant skirmishing. All
the indications point to another battle
this week, either at Mukden itself or
at the strong positions to the north,
which the Russians have fortified since
their retreat from LiaOyang.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
Spokane Retail Markets.

Vegetables-Potaties, 2@2kc lb;
turnips, 3@5c bunch; rutabagas, &c
Id; dry onions, 4@5c lib; cabbage. 40
SC lb; celery, punches &c; parsley,
3@5c bunch; cucumbers, 5@8c each;
green onions, 10@15c doz; radishes,
SC bunch; rhubarb, 2@5c Id; green
peas, 4@5c lb; new beets, 8 punches
10c; watercress, sc bunch, string
beans, 8@10c Id; fresh carrots, two
punches &c; mint, sc bunch; tomatoes,
3@6c Id; parsnips, 2 punches SC; can.
teloups, 3@5c each; cauliaower, 100
15c bunch; green peppers, 35@40c lb;
watermelons, 25@4Oc each; summer
squash, 5@10c each; crooked neck
squash, 5@10c each; green corn, 15W
25c doz; egg plant, 10@15c ca; sweet
potatoes, &c lib; dewberries, 10c box;
garlic, 15c.
Fruits-Lemons, 25@30c doz; bana.
mas, 15@25c doz; oranges, 15@5Oc d.;
pineapples, 3O@35c each; plums, 3@5c
Id; grapes, 5@10c lb; pears, 6@1Oc ID;
peaches, 3@6c lb; new apples. 4@5c
Id; blackberries, 10c box; peach plums
10@15c basket.
Poultry-Dressed chickens, young
chickens, 1Sc Id; hens, 18c lib; old
BOOSTERS, 14@16c lb; spring ducks, go
@70c each; goslings, zoe lib; spring
chickens, 40@50c.
Dairy Products-Butter, best cream.
cry, 30@35c Id; common creamery,
20@25c Id; best country, zoe Id; com.
mon country, 12k@15c Id; imported
Swiss cheese, 40c Id; American Swiss
cheese, 25c Id; cream brick cheese, Is
@25c Id; New York cheese. zoe ID;
Wisconsin cheese, 15c lb.
Eggs-New laid eggs. 25@S0c doz;
eastern eggs, 20@25c 'doz.
Grain and Feed-Timothy, 90@95c
cwt; alfalfa. $4,000 cwt; oats, >1.45
cwt; grain hay, $4,000 cwt; bran. IS
@90c cwt; bran and shorts, 95c@$1
cwt; shorts. $1.25 cwt; wheat. $1.4O
cwt; chopped barley, $1.30@1.35 cwt;
oil meal, PIC lb; seed oats, $3.50 cwt.
Wholesale Produce Prices.
New potatoes, SIPS cwt; summer
squash, 81 box; blackberries, $2@2.25
crate; peaches, 50@75c box; grapes,
s5c@1.25 crate; tomatoes, 100000 bx;
cucumbers, 60 box 20 lbs; onions, $1.75
cwt; cabbage, 81 cwt; apples, 65c@
l.24 box; plums, 50@60c crate; pep.
pers, Csc box; pears, $1QI.25 box;
crabapples, 81 box; Rocky Ford can.
talOIns Il Ok crate
Wholesale Feed Prices.
Bran, SIS ton; bran and shorts, ST
ton; oats, $1.35 cwt; wheat, $1.2O cwt;
chopped corn, $160 cwt; whole corn.
$3.50 cwt; timothy hay. SIG ton; al
falfa hay $13 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Vegetables and Fruits-Carrots and
beets. 1c Id; string beans, SC lb: pota-
toes. 81 cwt; plums, 40c crate; apples,
5O@65c box; pears. 75c@$1 box; on.
ions, $1.25 cwt; cabbage. SIPS cwt.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens, roost.
ers. 10c Id; hens, 12@13c Id live W.T.;
young chickens, $3@4.5O doz; turkeys.
dressed, 10000 Id; geese and ducks.
12@14c lb; eggs, $5.75@6.5O case.
Live Stock-Steers, $2.5O@3 cwt;
wethers, SO cwt; hogs, IS cwt; veal, IS
@6 cwt.
Hay-Timothy, SIS ton; alfalfa, $13
ton; oats, S1.10@1.2O cwt.
Creamery Products, I. o. b. Spokane
First grade creamery butter fat, per
ID. 22kc.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21

The worlds sanity is put into the
keeping Of quiet lives.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
TAKES BAG AND $40, 900.
Bold Thief Walks Out Of Bank viii
Money.


Just at the close of banking hours
recently a man In the lobby of the
First National bank of San Francisco,
observing the cage door leading be-
hind the counter ajar. pushed 1t aside,
walked in and helping himself to bag
containing $4,000 in gold coin. made
a rapid exit. He Immediately slowed
down his pace and walked into a side
entrance of the Brooklyn hotel, which
leads to the dining room, closely fol-
lowed by e. X. Macintosh, an employe
of the bank, who had witnessed the
theft. Seeing that he was pursued the
thief turned into the hotel Office, where
he was overtaken and seized by Mac
intosh. The bag was taken from him
and its contents found to have been
undisturbed. The daring robber sue
ceeded in escaping.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21

To be callous is to be happy.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
EIopement With a Princess.

An incident that nearly wrecked
Prince Bismarck's career and that
caused the old chancellor annoyance
was Prince (then COUNT Herbert's
elopement with Princess Carolath
Beuthen, the wife of Prince Karl, the
head OF that distinguished Silesian
house. Prince Bismarck at that time
was his fathers private secretary.
Count Herbert lived with the princess
in southern Italy for few weeks, and
then, at the command Of his father,
returned to Germany. The princess
was divorced and has since died.
The title of Prince Bismarck and
the large fortune Of the deceased will
go to his seven year old son, Otto.
The late Emperor Frederick gave
to Chancellor Bismarck extensive at
Friedrichsruh, which have since in
creased in value, and the chancellor
gave. to Prince Herbert $2,400,000 in
securities and cash. The estate is now
estimated to be worth 100000.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21

Twenty-one and a half columns Of
the forthcoming Oxford English die
tionary are devoted to the specific ap-
plications Of the adjective red.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
Archbishop Of PALMYRA.

Rome.-Father Agius, the newly ap
pointed apostolic delegate to the Phil
ippines, was consecrated Sunday arch
bishop Of Palmyra.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-09-21
American to See Peter Crowned.

Belgrade, Servia.-John B. Jackson
American minister to Greece, Rouma.
mia and Servia, has arrived here from
Athens to attend the coronation OF
King Peter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
MONEY TURNS TO BRICKS.
Oregon Man a Victim of the Ancient
Green Goods SwindIe.

PORTLAND, Dec. pa SMALL neat
box, fastened with an ordinary lock
and supposed to contain $1,000. was re-
ceived by the Northern Pacific Express
Company in this city. When opened
by the man to whom it was consigned
the box was found to contain two or
binary bricks.
The consignee is William Butts, a
citizen of an eastern Oregon town. the
name of which his friends decline to
give Mr.. Butts is keeping carefully
in the background. The $1,000 was to
be in counterfeit bills which he pur-
chased last week at Newark, n. ].
Mr. Butts is now seeking some
legitimate channel in which to expend
his energies. He has nothing else
left to expend. He paid $3.50 for the
box and two bricks. Arriving in
Portland this week from the east with
out enough money in his pocket to buy
a meal today he borrowed a few dol
lars from a friend and found job at
house.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
SAYS OPEN AIR is BEST.
EneIishman Who Has Slept Out oil
Doors for Many Years.

LONDON, Dec. 20.-EXcept for a
few short intervals, William Nuttall of
Accrington, has slept in the open fields
for twenty-eigh years, summer and
careless of frost or fog and impervious
to rain or snow.
Hundreds of people have met him
walking along the roads while asleep
and at a certain corner in Accrington
he props himself against a wall and
spends several hours each day in
slumber
In January, While standing in the
dock at Accrington police court, he
leaned on the rails and dozed off, too
drowzy to pay attention to the story
of his habits which were told to the
bench.
why don't you worlk?' asked one
of the magistrates. The question had
to be brought to his notice more forci-
bly, by a policeman bawling out the
words in his ear.
Nuttall half opened his eyes and he
lisped out: 1T Gamma be DONE" and
forthwith dropped into a profound
slumber, delightfully."- oblivious that
the magistrates were sending him to
Preston jail.
DO you see that heap in a field over
yonder?" asked a farmer who lives
in one of the widest and bleakest re-
gions in the district, and who was adj
dressing the chief constable of Ac
crington, whom he met in the early
hours of a March morning. That's
Piggy Nuttall. He has slept in that
furrow for three weeks"
The earth was frost bound, every
thing was covered with a white boar
rime and dew drops glistened on the
blades of grass in the rays of the
rising sun.
Amid these conditions Nuttall slept.
He was curled up like a hare, and
when reused got up shook himself,
rubbed his hands and walked off.
Two nights afterward he was found
in the same spot, and in order to pro-
tect him from himself he was sent to
nrison for two months. He has been
convicted a dozen times for this Of
fense and his only objection to prison
is that tails are draughty.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20

The empress greatly deplores the
war, in consequence of which her little
son is practically banished to his room
Tor the whole course Of the winter
for the car is unwilling to go south.
1t appears that great interest is
taken in the little czarowitz abroad
as letters Of congratulation. request
ing an answer, are continually arriv-
ing from small boys in England and
America, addressed to the future ruler
of Russia
All these letters are being carefully
kept and will be handed to the impe-
rial scion when he is old enough to
understand them.
Among others a letter containing a
United States paper flag and a small
cross has been received from a little
American boy, who asked that thet
should be given to the czarowitz as a
souvenir. Should this dispatch meet
the eyes of any of the senders it may
serve as an answer
The emperor and empress read all
such letters and are greatly interested
by these proofs of sympathy.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
RAILROAD TO DAWSON DISTRICT.
British Columbia Northern E. Mac
kenzie Valley Soon to be Built.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. ID.
Haskins, of the Rosetta Hydraulic
Mining company, announces that it is
proposed to build a railway to be
known as the British Columbia
Northern & Mackenzie with the Grand
Trunk Pacific near Dease river. The
ocean port will be on Nasoga gulf and
the line will be carried to Dawson
The trunk line will have a length of
1900 miles, and with branches of the
same length will give 5000 miles in
all. One of the chief objects of the
line is to open the rich gold bearing
graVels district of Cassiar Mr..
Haskins says that the acreage on
Mechanics, Spring and French creeks
and their tributaries, which would
pay handsome profits by hydraulicking
is at least 100000 and will average 100
feet deep. Those creeks comprise only
small portion of Cassiar district He
adds that there are numerous quartz
propositions, on which the Rosetta and
other companies intend to prosecute
active development work prior to the
coming of the railway.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
Senator Depew's Dinner.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 20
Senator Depew tonight gives his an
nual dinner to the republican members
of the New York delegation in con-
gress. Speaker Cannon and number
of others have been invited and the
function is expected to be one of much
brilliance, especially as the senator has
nrOmised TO entertain with some
stories and jokes warranted to be OF
this seasons vintage.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
MAY CONTEST SEAT.
Fioht Threatened Over County Repre-.
sentation In Legislature.

COLVILLE, Wash, Dec. l9.-Not-
withstanding the many reports to the
contrary, it is now apparent that
Martin J. Maloney, democrat VINO
was elected by plurality OF eight
votes over w. C. Gray, republican, for
tbe legislature, will have to f1ght 1or
bis seat i'm the next house.
GRAY was at first not disposed 10
take the matter up, and it is SAID ne
gave Maloney the assurance l1line-
ai,+olv after the results was declared,
+h.+ no would make no demand for the
,,,aoa hit since Col Fish, republican,
,, flad contest for the four-year
term of county commissioner OF the
e,s+ commissioner district of Stevens
n4y questioning the right of Thos.
Majors democrat, who was eiected
NV fortv-two plurality, Gray has ar
ranoad to be represented at the hear
to- hv counsel, and will preserve
.andum of the Gray Maloney
o+o IN a recount, and if he is satis-
th.t there has been any unfairly
o,nted votes in his case, which couid
ho nlaced to his credit, he VIII take
Tho matter to the legislature
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-20
Jurw Will Do Its Duty.

The new grand jury is one that will
do its duty T. B. Andrews, it's fore
man, is one of the most energetic Off
Gals ever appointed to serve San
Francisco. He bids fair to become
the Joseph Folk of San Francisco.
Andrews is determined that the guilty
shall not escape.
ASSOCIATED with him are citizens
that will follow his lead into every
channel of the investigation. There
may be one or two weaklings but the
big working Majority of the jury is
fer a cleansing of the city govern
ment.'
The grand jury has lifted it's first
scalp. James w. Coffroths decision
to resign the position of secretary OF
the superior court judges is the result
of an investigation into the primary
election frauds committed in the
Forty-third assembly district. The
evidence brought cut in the jury room
convinced Coffroth that he had better
resign. His is the first head to fall.
Others are to follow.