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Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
that as fine fruit and vegetables can
he grown here as in any place in
America.

that as fine fruit and vegetables can
he grown here as in any place IN
America.
The fire which broke out recently
in camp No. Of the Potlatch Lumber
company, three miles from Harvard,
the end Of the Washington, Idaho &
Montana. and 20 miles east of Palouse,
has been brought under control.
One and one-half million feet of
skidded logs was burned. together with
considerable standing timber. Camp
No. l, three miles from the place
where the fire started. was totally de-
stroyed and much Of the track on the
branch logging road. which runs from
Harvard to camp 3 is n total wreck.
The loss is estimated at from $4,000
to 100000.
Moscow is now out for new court.
house.
With the opening Of the harvest
ing and threshing season there has
developed strong and growing agita.
ton among farmers to pool their
wheat and hold 1t for 20 cents
bushel.
George F. Cotterill Of Seattle was
reelected National Grand Chief Tenn
plar at the last session of the National
Grand Lodge of the United States In
dependent Order of Good Templars.
Seattle was selected as the place for
holding the convention Of 1907.
While wading into the waters of the
Snake river, Frank Cope. the z year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Cope.
of Charleston, slipped into deep water
and was soon carried by the swift
current to his death.
Because they had allowed a prisoner
to escape and yet had checked him
present time after time during the
night, four employees Of the state peni.
tentiary have been notified that their
services would not longer be required.
The four men, Turnkey John e. Rob
inson, and Guards Joseph Brill. W. A.
Dewitt and william H. Rogers. were
finally allowed to resign, their resig-
nations being promptly accepted BY
Warden Whitney when rendered. The
man who escaped is A. e. Love. alias
Portland Whitley" who burglarized .
postoffice in Shoshone county q few
months ago and was sentenced to
serve Is years.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
IDAHO NOTES.

The death Of Arkansas" whose
badly decomposed remains were found
In her little shack on the outskirts
Of Wallace recently. regardless Of the
character Of the woman, has brought
back to the memory Of many Of the
old pioneers incidents and scenes OF
the primitive days Of the district that
rothing but the passing Of a pioneer
can do.
Capitalists from the east. who are
furnishing capital for the Lewiston
& Grangeville electric road, which
must be completed by June Z. 1907.
have finished . trip along the line
overland. and letting contracts for
bridge. lumber and grading at differ.
ent points.
Lewiston's $4,000 high school
building and about 20 residences In
the eastern end Of the city were
threatened with destruction recently
by a grass IRE started by . man
dropping a lighted match in = vacant
lot.
The Coeur d'Alene district IL now
universally looked upon ~ the lead
ing silver-lead mining district In the
world. II rapidly coming into the fore
ground ~ . copper camp and sensa-
tional strikes Of gold have been made.
but It remained for Frank Etzold. q
farmer Of Cataldo. to demonstrate
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
THE WILL OF RUSSELL SAGE,
&c, ,0OO, 900 is Latest Estimate q
Fortune.

The will of Russell Sage, which was
filed for probate recently bequeaths
all of his estate to his widow, Mar
garet Olivia Sage, after the payment OF
$25,000 to each of his nephews and
nieces and $4,000 to his sister. Mrs
Fanny Chaplin Of Oneida, N. Y. Mrs
Chaplin died since the will was made
The will also provides that in case
of any of its benef1ciaries contestine
the probate they shall be cut off from
any share in the estate.
There was nothing in the will tc
show the value Of the estate. The
will was dated February II, 1901, and
was sworn to by Edward Townsend
and R. w. Freedman as witnesses. II
consists or about 800 words.
While there was nothing in the will
to show he value of Mr.. Sage's estate
attorneys for Br. Sage estimate it al
between s7v.000,0O0 and $50, 100000, Of
which amount 100000 is outstand
ing in loans.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
news OF THE world
SHORT TELEGRAPH I1EHS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

John d. Rockefeller has arrived on
the steamer Amerika. Mr.. Rockefeller
was not to be seen on the arrival OF
the Amerika at quarantine. In his
party were Mrs. Rockefeller, Miss A.
E. Turner, Miss w. w. Benjamin. DR..
H. F. Biggar and Charles c. Heyde.
Robert S. Mccormick, American am.
bassador at Paris, and Mrs. McCor.
mick and Mr. and Mrs. Reginald
Vanderbilt were also passengers on
the Amerika.
Senator La Toilette has announced
that he will spend the month Of Au-
gust campaigning in behalf of Speak.
er I. l.. Lenroot's nomination as re.
publican candidate for governor OF
Wisconsin.
Frank Hartwell, who is wanted at
Albany, Ore, to answer a charge OF
embezzling $500 from Foshay & Ma.
son, merchant, four months ago, and
also on charges Of forgery and pass.
ing bad checks in Seattle, has been
arrested in boarding hou ,e at Pasa.
dena, Cal.
Ex-Congressman ]. A. Louttit, who
has been i'll at Pacific Grove. Cal, for
some time, is dead. He was IS years
old, and leaves a wife, three sons and
two daughters all adults.
DR.. Frank Billings, who attended
Marshal Field in his last illness, has
presented a claim against the estate
for $25,000 for services. There is no
likelihood, it is said, of the claim be.
ing collected.
Swapping and snarling like a dog,
and rolling and writhing on the
ground while suffering from an acute
attack of hydrophobia. William Gar
rison bit three men recently at
Pittsburg before being gotten under
control. He was attacked last week
by a mad dog.
In street car collision at Los
Angeles recently one man was killed
and seven were injured, at least two
of whom are expected to die.
Fifty thousand dollars damage was
done recently by an electric storm
which swept over the country near
Janesville, Wis, Churches, ware.
houses. factories and large barns were
damaged or destroyed.
Unable to stop his machine or to
steer 1t out of the course which II
year old Earl Haskell was pursuing in
playful chase of apother automobile.
]. H. Baxter. a lumber dealer. ran
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Judge Hebbard of San Francisco, az
made an order admitting George D.
Collins to bail in the sum of $4,000.
Collins claims that he will ssbe able to
secure securities. The order was grant,
ed on the strength of Collins appeal to
the United States supreme court on a
writ Of error. Collins alleging that he
was not tried for the offense for which
he was extradited from Canada.
The strike Of union workmen engaged
in making repairs at Stanford univer.
sity, which occurred recently and was
temporarily adjusted. is on again in
full force.
J. E. McKusick, formerly New
York broker, is lost in the canyon of
the Feather river, California.
DR.. William T. Harris, ex-commis.
sioner of education, has the honor Of
being the first American educator to
be selected by the Carnegie commission
for advancement of teaching to receive
the highest retiring allowance. an an.
nual income of $4,000 for meritorious
service in the cause of education.
Joseph Hastings, 65 years old, was
fatally hurt recently at E. J. Sailing q
place near Weston Station. Oregon. He
was employed in raking hay when his
team ran away, throwing him onto the
ground in front of the rake. One tooth
penetrated his skull and death ensued
in a few hours.
While bathing in the Yakima river
near Yakima recently Moses Payette Of
Selah valley, was drowned.
The mine owners association Of To.
nopah, New, has conceded the demand
of the miners union for an eight hour
work day, provided the union passes a
resolution not to interfere with the
scale for three years.
The buplic prosecutor of st. Peters
burg has started proceedings against
the members of the lower houses OF
parliament who signed the viborg
manifesto.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
KILLED U. s. OFFICER ON CHIP
Lieut.. England Of Cruiser Chattanooga
is Victim.

is Victim.
Cheefo.-Lieutenant Clarence Eng
land, navigating officer of the United
States cruiser Chattanooga, was
wounded recently by a rifle bullet
fired by a member of the crew of the
French armored cruiser Du Petit
Thouars and died hours later. The
Chattanooga, with Lieutenant Eng
land on the bridge, was proceeding
from the harbor to the target range,
just outside, and was passing the
French squadron, which was anchored
near the American squadron and was
engaged in small arms practice. The
Chattanooga, after everal bullets had
struck the side Of the ship, signalled
to the Frenchmen to cease firing, but
before this was done Lieutenant
England was struck in the back at
the base Of the spine. probably by a
ricochet bullet, which left his body
under the arm. The crew Of the Du
Petit Thouars later continued their
practice from the deck of the cruiser.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
An Oasis 10 Burning Up.

On account of the long continued
drouth. the water supply Of the khan
ate of Bokhara in Central Asia is prac-
tically exhausted. The people arc
drinking from thick, stagnant pools.
The cotton plantations are scorched
by the heat, and unless rain falls with.
In a week the oasis will be swalloyed
up by the surrounding desert.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
MONTANA NEWS.

Zephaniah White. an employe Of the
Gallatin Light and Power company,
at Bozeman, was crushed while pre-
pairing to unload some electric light
poles at the depot this afternoon. and
died early this evening from his inju.
ries.
The funeral OF r. p. Menefee, one
of Bozeman's pioneers. was held Sat
urday afternoon.
Owing to the large increase In the
revenues Of the Lewistown postofice,
Lewistown is now entitled to the free
delivery system. and 1t will be install.
ed within short time.
The county commissioners Of three
counties met in Bozeman recently to
adjust the boundary line in which JEFF
ferson, Madison and Gallatin counties
are interested. The conference achiev.
ed little. 4-a
Smoldering ruins and twisted mass.
es Of machinery mark the site of the
old Alice mill at Walkerville. for near.
ly two years the plant OF the Montana
Zinc company.
ANOShoIiuVb III LiC IuIuCo ~ ouIlO
recently claimed the lives of three
miners-Evan Evans. Winnifred J.
Holt and Ernest J. Keene. Evans met
his death on the 1900 foot level Of the
Gagon mine. large mass Of rock
catching him while he was engaged
In repairing some pipes. ABB
The state board Of equalization has
received the assessment returns from
Valley county and CLERK Ryan has
completed the tabulation Of the prop.
erty for purposes Of taxation, a. rs-
turned by the different counties. s..
The returns show that the total val.
uation Of all property, exclusive Of the
railroads, is &188.slS, ,7S5. - against
tl73. .037. .729 in 1905.
The gain in the railroad assessment
is about "a. 900 900, 90 the whole gain
over last year is close to t18 900 900.
The county showing the largest gain IL
Silver Bow, with over &8 .000. 900. The
largest decrease was in Cascade county.
The new county Of Sanders has . total
assessment Of %, ,5s1 ,07l.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
Prominent Man Shoots wife.

William d. Wright, brother Of the
wife Of Senator Charles Shortridge,
recently attempted to murder and
probably fatally injured his young
wife. Alice Wright. After the shoot
ing Wright turned the pistol upon him.
self. inflicting a slight wound in the
head. At the city prison Wright said:
II shot her Intentionally and I am
willing to hang. am only sorry did
not finish the Job"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
Canada ExpeIs TraInmen.

General Counsel Frederick W. ete-
vens Of the Pere Marquette railway
has received word fSOm. the Canadian
attorneys Of the road that the privy
council OF England has sustained the
ruling Of the Canadian high court.
which ordered thes deportation some
time ago. under tbs Canadian alien
labor act. of several American off,
cials of the road who were employed
at the. division headquarters in st.
Thomas, Ont.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
OREGON NOTES.

Judge Gantenbein In the circuit
court Of Oregon, this morning SEN
fenced Charles Book, secretary Of the
sailors union, to six years In the
penitentiary. %.
A fire broke out in the upper por-
ion OF the. north wing of the state
asylum for the insane near Salem
recently. There was no panic among
the inmates nor any loss Of life. The
cause of the fire has not been ascer.
aimed. The loss amounts to $4,000.
Salvation Army headquarters for
he states OF Oregon. Washington,
idaho and Montana, which hare been
located in Portland until recently.
have been moved to Seattle.
The Jury in the Hembree murder
case at Tillamook, Ore. after being
out all night, brought in q verdict OF
manslaughter as q compromise yer.
iict. Hembree was tried for the muir.
der Of his wife and daughter.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
Watson Not q "Rop."

In recent speech at Thompson,
Ca, his home, Thomas e. Watson.
populist leader and candidate for
president in the last election, advised
the populists in Georgia to vote the
democratic state ticket on August %,
and not to put up a ticket Of their
own
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
WILL MOVE LATE PoPE's BODY
Remains Of Leo XIII to be Taken
From Vatican.

Secret arrangements have been
made for the removal of the body Of
Pope Leo XIII. from the Vatican to
Lateran. which. according to the will.
was decided to be the last resting
place. When the body Of Plus TX
in 1881 was carried at midnight to
the Church San Lorenzo an attempt
was made to cast It into the Tiber.
Although a repetition Of the out.
rage is not now expected. the Vatican
unofficially saked for police assurance
of safe transit before the decision as
to removal was taken. The govern.
ment is willing to give the funeral q
solemn character by having 1t take
place in the night time. when It is be.
lieved there will be no possibility of
any unseemly interruption.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
Yankee TaIIors Indignant.

Although the war department has
approved certain suggestions for
changes in the uniforms of enlisted
men Of the United States army. made
by G. B. Winter. a military tailor
summoned from London by Quarter
master General Humphrey, unofficial
approval is not particularly manifest
In other quarters.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
ArmenIans and rartars War.

Tifiis.-Advices received from the
Armenian town Of Shusha, IS miles to
the southeast. announce a renewal Of
hostilities between Armenians and
Tartars there. Shusha was lombard
ed for three days with 21 guns. and
finally set afire.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
Have Leased San Francisco Block

The old site Of the st. Ingatius
church and college. comprising an
entire block in San Francisco, has
been leased to Wannamaker & Brown.
The transaction is one of the largest
made since the fire. The amount Of
rental for five years will aggregate
1921 900. wannamaker & Brown will
erect a building for department
store.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
Mining Men still MIsslno.

Ouray, Colo, July 30.-Although
search was kept up all day for General
w. L. Thompson and Foreman G. W.
Mather Of the Tempest-Apex Mining
company. no trace Of the missing men
has been discovered.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
GAEkWAR Is VERY CRITICAL
Says Some Americans Were Curious
to vuIoarIty.

to vuIoarIty.
Just before leaving Americas kind
ly shores Maharajah Gaekwar OF
Baroda delivered himself OF a lengthy
disquisition upon Yankee land in
general and American women In
particular.
The maharajah said: "As In any
country as new as this society is
bound to be somewhat crude. What
you call the higher class. as well as
the middle class, we found exceeding.
ly kind and hospitable. I must
admit. however. very frequently we
met a spirit Of curiosity which, In my
poor opinion. merged almost2 upon
vulgarity.
81 found American women independ.
ent. self possessed and high spirited,
but must own they are not as beau
tiful as l had been led to expect"
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01

shunted to sidetrack and Crew Es.
cape the Explosion.

Salt Lake, Utah.-The crew of a
freight train on the Tintic branch Of
the Rio Grande Western road had a
narrow escape from awful desaster
recently, when 1t was found that a
car loaded with dynamite and in the
middle Of their train was on fire.
BY heroic and quick work the burn
Ing car was cut out Of the train and
thrown on a sidetrack near Goshen
and the trainmen had barely with
drawn to a safe distance with the re-
mainder of their train when the dyna.
mite exploded. blowing the car to
atoms and tearing up the track for a
considerable distance. No one was
hurt.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
10 the Lawyers Fault.

Judge Chytrause Of Chicago de-
clared that many Iroquois theater
cases will come to naught through the
carlessness of the plaintiffs lawyers.
who have allowed the statute of limi.
tation to interpose.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01

Georgia Caine has been engaged as
leading woman with Sam bernard in
his play, "The Rich Mr.. Hoggenhei.
mer."
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01

Louise Allen Collier has been en- :
Gagged 10 appear with Lew Fields h :
his new play. which will open. at ,tAs
Herald Square theater. New York. u.
September.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
Germans Defer Trade Agreement.

Chancellor Won Buelow, 1t is learn
ed. will not take up the subject of g
fresh trade agreement with the
United States until after the congres.
sional elections.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
SEND ARMS TO CHINA.
Declared to Have Been Shipped From
America.

The Chinese government has be-
come alarmed because of the growth
of the clandestine trade in arms and
ammunition, much Of which are sur.
reptitiously sent from America. Large
quantities are known to have been
smuggled from coast points to the
interior Of China, the nefarious trade
being carried on by numbers Of secret
societies existing at the treaty ports
of China.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01
ADAMS COUNTY NEWS

Omess: News Block, G street bet Main
and Railroad avenue, opposite First Ma
tionsl Bank. Telephone No. 1888.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-01

A live publication d.
voted to Adams county
and resources OF the Pa
0ifie northwest. Circu-
htes among prosperous
people who pstronize I'D.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-02
vermont,s Grand oId Man.

An item is going the rounds of the
state newspapers to the effect that the
governor and former governors of Yer
mont will come to Brattleboro to visit
eX-Gov. Frederick Holbrook on his SD
birthday anniversary, Feb. IS, and that
the governors of the other New England
states have been invited. Such a plan
was talked over some time ago, but 1t was
given up after consultation with Cover
nor Holbrook. Gov. c. ]. Bell asked ex-
Gov. Carroll S. Page to take charge of
the matter. and a plan was outlined for
having banquet at the Brooks House.
Judge James M. Tyler handed to Cover
nor Holbrook a note from ex-Gov. Page
stating the wishes Of Governor Bell and
the former occupants Of the governor s
chair, but Governor Holbroolk felt that
inasmuch as he had not fully recovered
from cold which he contracted last
autumn 1t would be wiser for him not
to run the risk Of further impairing his
health, so the plan was abandoned.
Ex-Gov Page, who was actively inter-
ested in the movement for this tribute to
Gov. Holbrook says in a letter received
this week: 1T may interest you to know
that l wrote to the governors of all the
states, inquiring as to the number, age,
etc, of their ex-governors and the re-
plies received show that Gov. HolbroolS
is the Oldest living governor or ex-gov-
ernor in the United States 1 think he
may with propriety be designated YER
monts Grand Old Man"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-02
Petty LEGISLATION.

Local or private bills are the weeds In
our legislative garden. They consume
tme' they sap energy, they discourag %
talent they conceal inlquities. they make
Jaw d Dyword' they transform legisla-
lures into tribunals of adiudicatio GO
courts into organs OF legislation. For a
legislature is created primarily to make
laws: Its entire energies should he de-
voted to this important task of statecraft
But our legislative organs have become
diseased because we have required Of
t tnel 'he performing of abnormal func-
IONS, Administration and adjudication
are not proper functions for an organ of
legislation, and our unfortunate habit
OF carrying all Of our local and nriva 10
ailments to the state capitol, to have the
Yirtuous adhesive of a special law an
L pllsHi mas transformed our law-malking
oouies into quack commissions OF mon
grel duties.-[Samuel P. Ortb in tha
January Atlantic. '''e
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-02-02
FROST POND ANALYSIS.
state Laboratory says Water Is Contain
Inated-Reeent Report to Mrs Hamilton
said Ice Was Pure.

Said Ice was FuTe'
A report received from the state labora-
tory of hygiene on an analysis OF sun
ple of water taken from the Ice pohu ~
Frost meadow. from which Mrs fIeihoht
Hamilton obtains part or the ice ~
s,,nni,iny her trade. says that the water
is contaminated" The sample was taken
nv DIR Henry Tucker, health officer, Jan
~ inst after the ice had been taken from
the pond and stored. The report was re-
ceived wednesday. IL shows that the
water contains free and albuminoiu am
monia. chlorine and nitrites, all OF Whlch
Indicate the presence of decomposlng am
mai matter. There are no bacilli present.
DIR. @ 8. Caverly of Rutland, president OF
the state board of health, was In Brattle-
boro wednesday and he was shown the
report He said the water contained
from five to 10 times more impurities thal
IL should contain TO be SAFE wafer anu
he called It very bad
I'm view of this report and of the uncer-
taintV of the ice crop this winter which
renders It likely that 1t will be necessary
to use all the ice that can be harvested
DR. Tucker as health officer. wishes ~
suggested that people using the ice should
refrain from putting It in water which Is
used for domestic purposes.
Mrs Hamilton when asked by Inc
Phoenix as to what she thought OF the
report said that in her judgment 1t is en-
tirely misleading. She says that accord
ing to the fee trade journal 80 per cent
of the impurities in water are not FOUND
in the ice. being taken out by freezing
Three years ago a sample of ice from the
Frost pond was analysed at the state lab
oratory and the report showed 1t to be
pure ice This report has since been used
for advertising purposes Mrs. Hamilton
says that the pond was cleaned out the
past summer more thoroughly than ever
before and that there is no reason why
there should be more impurities in the
ice now than ir previous years.
The bulk of the ice sold for domestic
use in Brattleboro is taken from the
Crystal springs pond. Nearly all of the Ice
from Frost pond is used for supplying
wholesale trade. Mrs. Hamilton says no
one need have any fear about getting
impure ice for household purposes.