Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-02
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULlED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

A Review Of happsnInss In Both
Eastern and Western Hsmispheres
During the Past Wesk-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Terseiy Told.
Two workmen we're killed and nine
injured by a failing wall In the burned
Baltimore district. Twelve men were
caught In the crash. OF these one was
killed outright and another buried in
the ruins.
William E. Malone, a Denver, Col.
saloonkeeper. horseman and politician,
who was shot by City Detective. .Sam-
uel Enrich. died from the effects Of
mis- wound.
The senate committee on public
buildings and grounds has ordered a
favorable report on the bill appro.
priating $4,000 900 for postotiice site
in New York City in connection with
the Pennsylvania railway station.
The cruiser Cincinnati has left
Shanghai for Chemulpo as the relief
OF the Zafiro. which is on the way to
the Philippines.
Frank Ellison. known as "Biff," a
familiar character in New York, Is
dead Of pneumonia. He is said to have
been the youngest officer In the Union
army. having run away from his home
in Philadelphia and received a lieu
tenants commission at the age of Is.
1t is announced that martial law at
Telluride, Col. will be continued in.
definitely. Governor Peabody had pre-
pared an order abrogating martial
.aw. but 1t has been Cancelled owing
10 threats Of exiled strikers to re-
turn to that camp.
Mrs. c. B. Fountain and her moth.
er. Mrs. A. Hogue. Of Valley Junction.
Iowa, were crushed to death in an
elevator accident at the Iowa state
house.
Charles Wardrip has been hanged
in the state prison at San Quentin.
Cal, for the murder Of Hugh Duffy In
Sacramento on February II. 1902. He
made no statement on the scaffold and
met his death bravely.
Jack Root of Chicago and George
Gardner of Lowell, Mass. fought q six
round draw recently. The fight was
last throughout.
1t is said that there will be q dis.
solution Of parliament within six
weeks. and II. as Is expected. the lib
erals are returned to power. King Ed.
ward will summon Lord Spencer. lib
eral leader In the house Of lords. to
form q cabinet.
Bunau.Varilla from Panama has re.
signed. after an exchange Of ratifica.
tons of the Panama treaty. N. Blu.
nau-Varilla expects to remain In this
country for 4 fortnight and will then
90 to Paris to look after private bust.
ness. 1t IL possible the Panama gov.
ernmsnt will wish Bunau.Varilla to re-
main In charge Of the legation until
nis successor. DR.. Arosemona, arrives.
It 10 possible the minister will consent
to extend his mission.
The statue of Frederick the Great.
which Emperor William 10 giving to
the American people. will be unveiled
and formally presented on October 90.
rhe occasion will be made q great In.
ternational event.
Amos B. Ayres, . heavy stockholder
in one Of the largest wholesale dry
goods houses in St Louis, committed
suicide at his home by taking carbolic
acid. He was 62 years old and had
been In III health.
Edward De la Brousse, who shot and
killed Marie Jordan and shot himself.
has been convicted Of murder in the
first degree at San Francisco. with the
penalty fixed at Imprisonment for life.
United States Consul General Guen.
tner In a report to the department Of
commerce and labor. says that the
imports of American apples at Ham
burg from September is to December
q. 1902. amounted to 97.647 barrels.
Seventy-hve craters and hangers EN-.
ploysd by the Parry Manufacturing
company, at the head Of which Is D.
". Parry, president Of the National
Manufacturers association, struck re-
Gently on account Of a cut In wages.
All the men are nonunion men. They
were paid OF and discharged. The
men say they have been cut from 72
to 81 cents per piece since October
and struck against an additional cut
Of Q cents.
James G. Payne. auditor Of the dis
trict supreme court. has filed his re-
port on the amount and value Of the
prize property In the case of Admiral
Dewey against the, Don Juan de Aus.
tria and other vessels captured and
sunk In Manila bay May /. 1898. The
auditor, to whom the question was re-
ferred by the court. reports that the
allowance Of property subject to the
share libellant as prizes aggregates
ss2s.733.
The Japanese government has pass
ed the famous white whisky claim by
handing to United States Minister
Griscom the draft for Sl15.000 in ia
vor Of the American Trading company.
The claim arose from a customs deci-
sion rendered in 1900. holding an i'm
portation OF 5000 barrels Of whisky
TO be alcohol and increasing the duty
e.,,,. An t- ON s,~, nact