Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-01-20
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up uc was ueau.
J. w. War;. for several years one of
Moline's Oll.) most prominent citizens
and leader in reform, was recently in
dicted by the grand jury under II
counts, charging the embezzlement Of
500. 900 in his capacity as secretary
Of the Moline Savings & Loan associa-
ton.
At a recent meeting Of the execu.
tive committee, held at national pro.
hibition headquarters in Chicago, it
was held that the guarantee Of ability
to take care of the national prohibit
ton convention by Kansas City was
not satisfactory. and the convention
was located in indianapolis, to be held
on June 29."
Bankers engaged in shipping silver
have been informed from Japan that
for the present no more silver is re-
quired, which is regarded as an indl-
cation that war is not imminent.
At Calgary, N. w. T., fire starting
| from the furnace Of the new Norman
die theatre recently gutted the whole
block, causing loss Of $2S0,000. Six
large stores in the building were burn
ed. The theatre was to have been
used for the first time.
Senator Hepburn has favorably re-
ported from the committee on manu-
factures Senator McCumber's pure
food bill. The bill is almost identical
| with the measure proposed last year.
The strike of the carriage and bag.
gage drivers of the ST. Louis Transfer
company has been called Off The EN-.
ployers agreed to shorten hours and
increase wages.
Mrs. Ruth Brown Thompson, daught-
er OF John Brown. "the liberator," died
| recently at her hone at Pasadena,
| Cal, aged 76 years.
Major General Arthur Macarthur
| has assumed command of the division
of the Pacific.
The strike Of the livery drivers is
ended and the union men were order
ed back to work. A committee OF own
ers and drivers had conference at
which an agreement was brought
about which recognizes the "closeo
shop" one of the chief points OF dis
agreement. The matter OF an increas-
ed wage scale will be arbitrated as
soon as possible.
The Swifts, Armours, Nelson Morris,
Schwarzschild and Sulzbergers, the
stock yard family" are said to have
purchased 100000 acres of land In
southern Alabama and northern Flor
ida. The news OF the purchase has
startled the stock yards, La Sale
street. Chicago, and the railway world.
These interests see behind the pur-
chase move intended to revolutionize
the meat industry of America.
The correspondent Of the Rappel at
Odessa says that the Asiatic depart
ment has ascertained that 200 Japan.
ese engineers disguised as Chinese
coolies are scattered along the trans.
siberian railway, with the object of
blowing up the line when war is de-
clared.
The body of former Governor Bush.
nell of Ohio, who died recently. was
removed to Springfield, where 1t will
lie in state In the Christ Episcopal
church.
Major General S. s. Sumner has ar.
rived at Oklahoma City, Okla, accom-
panied by his staff. to assume COM
mand OF the newly made division Of
the southwest. the headquarters OF
which will be situated in that city.
George Layton and his wife were
found dead in their apartments at San
Francisco recently. They had been
asphyxiated ny gas that escaped from
leaky tube connecting with a stove.
The Korean cabinet has decided to
open Yongampho and Jikoho. and this
decision will be promulgated at the
expiration Of the mourning for the en-
press dowager.