Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1905-02-08
SHORT TELEGRAPH Notes FROM
The entire CIVILIZATION.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

the United States, is dead in st. Louis.
1t is understood that Consul General
Goodnow has decided to retire from
his Office as consul general at Shang-
hal.
John B. Scully of Chicago, well
known business man, committed sui
eide recently by shooting himself in
the head.
Two supposed bombs were, found,
one in Rue Lines, and the other on
the porch of church in Beileville,
France.
The house has passed the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill The
bill carries a total appropriation of
$2,1O7047.
Beginning Saturday Colombian cur
rency is being exchanged throughout
the whole republic of Panama for Pan
anna coin.
Fire recently destroyed four houses,
the stocking factory of Auber & Co..
and large planning mill at Shamokin,
Pa. causing loss of 100000.
The senate has confirmed the follow
ing nominations: George E. Anderson,
Illinois, consul at Annoy, China; Frank
NJ. Downer, superintendent of the mint
at Denver.
Father George Gopon, the Christian
socialist, leader of the striking iron
workers in st. Petersburg, was in Bos-
ton during the Y. M. c. A. convention
in 1901.
st. Petersburg.-At reception in
his honor the new minister of justice.
NJ. Manukhin, declared that mis- policy
was defined by the emperor's decree of
December 20.
The senate judiciary committee has
decided not to report on the nomina-
tion of James Wickersham for Judge of
the middle district in Alaska. This is
equivalent to an adverse report.
Fire has destroyed part of the In
gleside home for women at Buffalo,
N. Y. In a panic among the so in
mates, one was killed and four were
severely hurt, one of whom may die.
Directors of the Royal Agricultural
society decided to hold a dominion ex-
hibition in New Westminster, B. c.,
opening September 27 and closing Oc-
tober Z.
The final contract has been signed
for the Chinese gold loan Of $5,00O,OUu
for the payment of the remainder re-
quired for converting the boxer in
demnity into gold, says Pekin dis
patch.
Buenos Ayres, Argentina.-An insur-
rection has broken out in this province.
Several police posts have been attack
ed by bands of about 50 men each, but
the assailants nearly everywhere were
repulsed.
An American squadron, composed of
Is warships, has sailed from the island
of Luzon for the southern waters of
the archipelago, with the object of
maintaining neutrality in American
waters, both as to Russian or Japanese
fleets.
The Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. chief of
police has been informed of the sudden
and mysterious disappearance of Jos.
Racicut, wealthy Californian who. 1t
is said, had $100.0OU on his person
when he left his boarding house sew
eral days ago.
Thirty-eight of the Sevastopol sail
ors who participated in the recent out
break which led to the burning Of sew
eral buildings of the admiralty yards
there, have been condemned to death,
and as a result a renewal of the mu-
tiny is threatened.
The first white child born within the
present bounds of the state of Wash
lipgton-Edwin E. Eells of Tacoma
has been elected secretary of the
Washington State Historical society.
Mr.. Eells was born on Walkers prai-
rie, north of Spokane. His father was
the well known missionary, Rev. Cush-
ing Eells, colleague of Marcus Whit
man.
The chiefs and head men of the
Flathead Indians and their allied tribes
held an important council on the reser-
| walton recently. The outcome Is an
xionsly awaited by the members OF
the different tribes and the whites who
expect to locate when the reservation
is thrown open by proclamation some
time this year. Chief Chariot, who
bitterly opposed the passage of the
BILL has summoned the Indians to pre-
sent an appeal to President Roosevelt
asking that certain timber lands be set
aside exclusively for the use OF the
Indians.
Robert L. Ghormley. member of
the next graduating class at the naval
academy at Annapolis, where there
are 500 midshipmen in the academy,
who are formed into 12 companies,
and it is the custom of the academy
authorities to select the officers for
the year from the senior class. At
the recent appointments Ghormley was
honored with -four stripes" making
him second in command. This entities
the Idaho boy to march at the head
of the First battalion Of midshipmen
in the parade at the Inauguration of
President Roosevelt, March 4. Young
Ghormley was a member of the senior
class in the University Of Idaho at
Moscow when he received his appoint
ment as midshipman. He was full
back for the sailors at their recent
football game with the West Pointers.