Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-17
NEWS SUMMARY
cUlLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Ourin0 the Paoe Week-NattonN,
Historical. Political and Personal
Events TerseIJ Told.
In fire which started over the jew
elry store of Bloomfield Bros, at Mon
treal, two men and a woman were
burned to death. Six others were res
cued in a serious condition and remov-
ed to hospital.
The American National bank of
Syracuse, N. Y. has been closed by
National Bank Examiner Joseph Van
Rankin No statement of the bank 8
condition has been given out.
The adjutant generals Office in Dem
yer, has received word from the war
department that an allotment of
nearly $3.50, ,00yhas been made for the
reconstruction of the Whipple bar
racks. in Arizona.
Automobiles will soon be taking the
place Of wagons on many farms in the
United States and Canada" declared
Isaac B. Potter, president Of the Am
erican Motor league, before banquet
of the league at a Chicago hotel re-
Gently.
Friday, Lincoln's 8 birthday, was OBJ
served for the first time in Colorado.
In Denver, banks were closed and
schools dismissed after commemorate
i've exercises. -.
A westbound Great Northern passen.
ger train backed into the rear of a
freigth train at Pennok, MINI. Ed
ward Heffner and Mr.. Hansome of
Minneapolis, were killed. Two other
passengers were seriously bruised. All
were passengers in the caboose.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
Molsons bank at Aylemer, Ont, and
stole $15, 900. They also blew open the
safe Of the private bank of James Nun.
ro, at Embro, securing a large sum Of
money.
A street car at Paduch, Kansas,
filled with passengers was struck by
passenger train and ID passengers
were injured. one fatally. The motor
man, it is said, tried to beat the train
to the crossing despite the protests
and shouts Of the passengers.
While experimenting with gasoline
and volatile chemicals in an endeavor
To perfect an invention, A. J. Brunson.
president Of the First National bank
of Plainield, N. j., has lost the sight
Of both eyes.
William Miller, known all over the
west as dad" Miller, and probably
the oldest engineer in service in the
United States, has been crushed to
death under his engine while making
repairs. He was employed BY the Rio
Grande road at Leadville, Col. The
switch crew ran some oars against the
engine and the wheels passed over
Miller's body, killing him instantly.
Miller began railroading 50 yeras ago
on the Reading. g.
The United States navy collier Nero
was rammed by the gunboat Concord,
in the harber at Panama recently.
The injuries sustained by the collier
were SO serious that she had to be
beached. The Concord was not in
jured.
United States Minister Powell re.
ports to the state department from San
Domingo, that it was reported in the
capital that fierce battle had been
fought in Sanchez and great many
people killed.
Speyer & Co., of New York, have
contracted to take the $35, ZOO, 900
Cuban loan. The price to be paid for
the bonds ia 90H, which is u per
cent. above the minimum.
Frank Loomis, for many years spec.
ial counsel for the New York Central
& Hudson River railroad. is dead.
The State Bank of Pittsburg. capi.
talized at $4,000. has been closed by
order of the state bank department.
The state bank examiner is tempora.
rily in charge.
The United States transport Logan
has arrived in San Francisco with
three batallions, headquarters, staff
and band Of the Twenty-seventh in
| I8utry. SOlOuol y. IL Wltthi ID III
command. Among her passengers were
Brigadier General Jesse M. Les. .Briga.
dier General Wint and Colonel Girard
Of the medical corps.
James Britt and Young Corbett have
signed articles to fight March 81, un.
der the same conditions as their prev
ious arrangement.
A composite estimate Of the loss
from the fire by the 25 experts of the
leading insurance companies outside
of Baltimore places the figures at $780,
O00, 900.
1t is feared that if opportunity offers
there will be a national uprising in
China to overthrow the Manchu
dynasty.
The international strength at Chile
is quite inadequate to cope with such
q movement.
The house Of representatives, by a
vote Of 172 to 1903, concurred in the
senate amendment to the urgent def.
cheney appropriation bill authorizing
a loan of a, 900, 900 by the govern