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RITZVILLB WABH.
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and Plate Work conforming to the
practice of modern deatlatry.
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ADAMS * O'CONNOR,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law.
Practice In all state end federal courts.
Offlcs: First floor First National Bank building
RITZVILLB, WABH.
Walter Staser,
LAWYER
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govarnment lands, conatantly on band.
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Spokane, Wash.
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Physician and
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RITZVILLB, WASH.
ALICE C FRENCH
United States Commissioner
Final proof* taken and filings and other
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RITZVILLB, WASH.
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W. W. Zent, Secretary and Treaa.
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fELEGRAPH KK SUMMARY
3ULLED PROM DISPATCHER OP
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
t Review of Happening in Both
Eastern and Wee tarn Hamiapherw
During the Past Weak—National,
Historical, Political and Pereenal
Eventa Tersely Told.
Doubt Is expressed If Kent Loomls
will ever turn up alive.
The republicans of Minnesota have
named a ticket, wttfe Robert Dunn for
governor.
The new cabinet olllcera, Morton,
Moody and Metcalf, have taken the
oath of ofllce.
Nearly 1500 employes of the Pullman
company have been laid off at the Pull
man car shops.
At Mount Vernon, Ohio, the funeral
of Dan Emmett, the composer of ''Dix
ie," was held recently.
Charles L. Bell of Walden has been
nominated tor governor by the repub
lican Vermont atate convention.
Prealdent Roosevelt Is at Oyster
Bay. He waa given a very hearty wel
come by his neighbors and friends.
The Fidelity Savings aaaoclatlon of
Denver baa gone into the handa of a
receiver. Liabilities are placed at $1,
000,000.
President Roosevelt has directed the
appointment of Colonel Theodore A.
Bingham as a brigadier general, and
be has been .retired.
The president has appointed A. D.
Robertson postmaster at Dallaa, Tezaa.
There had been a vigorous contest over
the office.
At Gibraltar, the United States dis
patch boat Mayflower recently collid
ed with the British armored oruiaer
Bacchante while the latter was at'an
chor. ' •
William Barry and William J. Orr.
of Rochester, N. Y., were both drown
ed while swimming In Thomas creek, a
few miles east of the town of Pasken
ta, Cal.
Henry M. Hoyt of Spokane, Wash.,
has been appointed by tbe prealdent
United States attorney at Nome, Alas
ka, to succeed Melyln Orlgsby, resign
ed.
Joseph Ryan, national democratic
committeeman from Nevada, bead of
tbe Nevada delegation to the demo
cratic national convention, died sud
denly at St. Louis.
It Is learned that an attempt has
been made to wreck the big organ, the
largest in the world. In Festival ball
at the world's fair, by cutting the sec
ondary bellows.
Dr. Roll In H. Burr, a graduate of
Yale and an instructor In the Yale for
estry school at Medford, Pa., was
drowned in the Delaware river, while
trying to aave a atudent.
At Trenton, N. J., Judge Lannlng
signed a final decree In the United
States court, ordering a sale of the
United States Shipbuilding company In
the foreclosure proceedings.
Two prominent society and club men
of Minneapolis received probably fatal
Injuries and five other persona were
seriously Injured In an explosion of a
gasoline launch, the Eleanor, at Tonka
bay, Lake aunpetonka.
The census bureau has Issued the
Oml bulletin on the nsgio population.
The number of negroes In the United
States, Including the entire area cov
ered by the 12th census. Is #,204,531,
perhaps a larger number than Is found
In any country outside of Africa.
As a result of the fall sustained
while racing at Atlanta, Oa., Bobby
Walthour, the bicycle rider, is In a
critical condition. Both legs are par
alyted, his left collar bone Is broken,
his right elbow and Angers lacerated,
both hips badly cut and a large w«gind
appears across hts abdomen.
Little Falls, Minn. —Several days ago
Frank Welner, a farmer well advanc
ed In years, was clubbed to death In
his bedroom, and his bride of three
months was held on suspicion. She
Is about 16 years old. She has made a
confession that John Kardasch, her 17
year old lover, had committed the bru
tal crime;
AWFUL STORM HITS PENDLETON.
Ruins Whsat In. Flslds and Shakss
Hemes In Town.
Pendleton, Ore., July 4.—A terrific
wind and rain storm swept over thla
section Sunday afternoon, doing very
heavy damage to the wheat crop and
to city property. The weather observer
reports two Inches of rain. Tha Ore
gon Railroad a Navigation company's
tracks were washed out aad the trains
are held here. Cellars were flooded
and the streets and yards were ruined'.
No loss of life has yet been reported.
The estimated damags to city property
alone Is 120,000.
Much-of the Immense wheat crop of
Umatilla county Is totally ruined, and
thousands of dollars damage was done
to city property.
The damage to the wheat crop Is
hard to estimate, as the extent of the
path of the storm Is unknown.
Had the storm approached the city
from below Instead of above, there
would probably have been another
Heppoer disaster.
The yearly statement of the amount
of ooins executed at the aeveral United
Statee mints during the ysar eadsd
June 20, I*o4, shows a total coinage
of $15,802,222, aa follows: Gold, $14,-
284,400; stlvsr, $242,181; minor coins,
$177,028. All of the silver available
for the purpoee having been used, no
more silver dollars will ba coined by
the government under existing laws.
Year's Werk of Mints.
WASHINGTON NEWS. |
A runaway accident occurred near!
Lynch's ferry, near Republic, Wash.,
by which Mrs. Ivy Galloway, widow of
a blind violinist, lost her life, and her
two children and a driver were severe
ly bruised.
"Grandma" Young, wife of John
Young, Sr., died at tub family home in
Pullman recently.
John Conway, an engineer on the
Great Northern railroad, died at Spo
kane aa the result of an accident while
riding on the engine.
"Father" William Pelan was Install- 1
ed as grand prelate of the grand com
mandery of Washington Knlghta Tem
plar, at a recent meeting In Spokane.
Following 1s the state treasurer's
quarterly statement of cash balances
in various funds at the close of busi
ness June 30: General fund, over
draft, $50,767.31; military. $114,048; In
terest, $9,983; current school, $239,-
120; permanent school, $565,894; har
bor, $12,081; special land deposits,
$318; revolving fund, $37,169; grain in
spection, $5626; university, $20,888;
fish hatchery, $4,071; United States,.
$276; deposits, survey of tide lands,
$210; state library, $19,942; aclentifle
school, $26,796; capltol building, $170; i
agricultural college, $25,716; charit
able, educational, penal and reforma
tory, normal achoola, $15,951;
atate capltol oommlsslon, $35,263; cap
ltol building interest overdraft. $83.37;
oyster. $2,810; total. $1,203,458; leaa
overdrafts, $5,851.
The Stevens County Pioneer asso
ciation concluded Ita first annual pic
nic under most favorable clrcumstan-
cea and with success.
School buildings of this state may be
lawfully lnaured In mutual fire Insur
ance companies organised under the
law of 1903, according to an opinion
handed down by Attorney General
Stratum.
The first case of sunstroke, ever re
ported in Everett section occurred laXt
week, when William Rye, member of
the Great Northern labor gang, waa
stricken with heat, dying aoon after.
Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M.
Shaw, is to make several campaign
speeches In this state.
The national banks of Spokane have
declared semiannual profits amounting
to 168,000.
The leave of absence granted to Min
ister Harry L. Wilson of Chile, for
merly of Spokane, extends for 60 days.
Mrs. Emily Gendron, aged 70 years,
was dragged to death In a runaway ac
cident near her home at Moxee last
week.
A telephone message from Silver
Beach, Wash., says that the Larson
Lumber company's mills there are on
fire. Tbe plant Is valued at ftOO,OvO.
In the near future Miss Grace De
Geus, of Everett, will be married to a
son of the prime minister and chief
magistrate of Holland, Anton Craayo.
In the preaepce of hundreds of mem
bers, and as many more guests, the
beautiful new $100,000 home of the
Spokane Amateur Athletic club was
formally thrown open and dedicated
last week.
Corporation Counsel John P. Judson
is the oldest practicing lawyer In point
of admission to the bar in the etate.
The total production of wheat In the
states of Oregon and Washington for
the cereal year which ended June <«>,
1004, was 28,584,870 bushels, as com
pared with 41,*78,428 bushels last year.
The secretary of the Interior has ap
proved the selection of public lands
made by the Northern Pacific under Its
grant to 21,029 acres In the Spokane,
Seattle M>d Vancouver land districts.
Lawrence Miller of Chicago, Satur
day night won the Pacific coast light
heavyweight championship by defeat
ing Joe Carroll In the first and second
falls of the match In 50 and tour min
utes, respectively. The bout was the
fastest ever seen In Belllngbam.
After eight months of one of the
hardest fought strikes in Spokane Uie
master and the journeymen plumbers
have practically come to an agree-
For the first time practically since
It was built the Garfield county Jail is
empty.
William Gates, the Bear dan pioneer,
is dead. Mr. Oaten was 78 yeara old
and a member of the O. A. R.
One hundred and ninety-tour home
steads were filed upon In the Walla
Walla land olfiee during the quarter
ended June 30.
The picnic and live stock show of
the Whitman county grangers, held la
Lyle's grove, aeven miles southwest
of Pullman, was a decided saeeess.
The exact location -of the boundary
line between Washington and Oreftoa,
which la so doubtful that It baa long
been a cause of clashes at authority
between tab commissioner of the two
states, has caat doubt on the title to
much of the tide land islanda in the
river, and baa again cropped up, and
this time tat the state land oSce.
President Dial Rs Elsstsd.
Mexico City, July 4.—Reports from
many points show that. the primary
presidential election paaaed oH quiet
ly. Several thousand electors who
were chosen will assemble In this city
daring the second week of July to
vote tor the candidate and vice presi
dent. President Dias will have no op
position. The press Is favorable to
Ramon Corral, at present minister of
the interior, for vice president, and ba
will no doubt be elected.
Attendance at Wertfs Fair.
SL Louis, July s.—The attendance
at the world's fair for the week end
ing July I was 640,240. Up to and in
cluding July 2 the total attendance
since the opening of the fair was 4,-
500,252.
Tha history of Iceland for 1,000 yeara
records but two thefu.
RITZTILiIJS, WASHINGTON, JULY 6. 1904.
M IK KM BOATS
ADMIRAL TOGO REPORTS THAT
HT SENT TWO DOWN.
A Guardshlp and Torpedo Boat Da
atroyer Gone—Japs Surround Them
—Activity Near Port Arthur—Heavy
Rains Cause Manchuria to Be Flood
ed—Neither Army Can Move.
Toklo, July 4.—A belated report from
Admiral Togo records a successful at
tack at the entrance of Port Arthur
last Monday night, June 27, in which.a
Russian guardshlp and a Kuaslan tor
pedo boat destroyer were sunk. '
The guardshlp la described as hav
ing two masts and three funnels. She
waa either a battleship or a first class
cruiser and ahe waa torpedoed and de
stroyed. Tire torpedo boat destroyer
was struck and then blew up and sank.
Admiral Togo reports the loss of one
ofilcer and 13 men killed, and one of
ficer and two men wounded. He makea
no mention of damage to his fleet.
The Twelfth torpedo boat flotilla, un
der command of Commander Yamada,
delivered tbe attack. The Japanese
vessels were revealed by the Ruasian
searchlight and the shore forts opened
a heavy fusllade upon them. The Rua
sian gnard ship was surrounded and
attacked by the Japanese, who saw the
vessel sink amid the hnge volume of
water thrown np by the heavy explo
sion. Following this, the Russian tor
pedo destroyers at once attacked the
Japanese vessels, which responded to
the onslaught. A Russian destroyer,
whlel within the area lit by the search
lights, was seen to explode, rise, fall
back Into the water sideways and sink.
The guardshlp sank near the baae ot
Golden hllL
The cause for the delay by Admiral
Togo In forwarding this report la not
known, but It Is presumed that he waa
busy and did not have time to commu
nicate with Toklo.
Activity Near Port Arthur.
Recent reporta from Russian sources,
Cheefoo and elaewhere, mention con
tinued activity and several engage
ments by land and by sea near Port
Arthur from June 24 to June SO. A
Russian offlclal report said that on the
night of Juae 24-26, Japaneae torpedo
boats approached the fortreaa at Port
Arthur and that on June 26 a Japaneae
land attack waa supported by a can
nonade from the warships. During the
evening of June 29 the torts and bat
teries at Port Arthur opened Are cat
Japanese torpedo boats. A dlspatoh
from Cheefoo said a big battle was
fought on land near Port Arthur on
June 26 and 27. No mention, however,
baa been made of Russian losses to
correspond with those reported by Ad
miral Togo. The Ruaalan torpedo boat
destroyer Lieutenant Burukoff left
Port Arthur the night of Tueaday, June
28, and reached Newchwang the next
day. She is believed to have come out
with dlspatchea for St. Petaraburg. Tbe
foreign office has given out a dispatch
dated June 20 announcing that the
Ruaalan warships safely reentered Port
Arthur after the light ot June 21 and
that not one of them vwi damaged.
Refugees from Port Arthur who have
arrived at Chefoo report that four Rua
alan battleships, with gunboats and
torpedo boats, are kept In the barboi 1
while two battlesblpa, Ave crulaers and
a flotilla of torpedo bpata make excur
sions to sea.
Foreigners who left Port Arthur the
evening of July 1 reached Chefoo July
3. Their reports made no mention of
tbe sinking of two Russian warships.
Recent Russian denials of naval
losses have been particularly directed
to tbe statement contained In a pre
vious report from Admiral Togo that
on June 2* the Japanese Inflicted seri
ous losses on the Russian fleet off Fort
Arthur.
Manchuria a Vast Marsh.
Llaoyong, July S.—The whole of
Manchuria seems to have turned Into
a marsh and the weather almost pre
cludes a movement by either side.
It la reported that the Japanese are
near Llaoyang and a battle is expected
when the weather permits. The coun
try Is such that a few days of sunshine
will dry the roads.
It is reported that 20,000 Japanese
are working around toward Mukden,
but this Is scarcely credited.'
Sunday's War Nnw.
Heavy rains In tne war (one, Rus
sians hope, wi.l put » atop to Of
fensive operations of tha Japaneee.
The Russian Vladivostok squadron,
although pursued for miles by the
Japanese squadron under Admiral
Kamimura, eludes tha enemy in the
night. „
Russians believe tha Japanssg bare
reached the height at their aucceeses
on aea and land and that hereafter the
advantage will be wityi the Russians.
New Crulaer la Paat
Philadelphia, July (.—The new ar
mored cruiser Colorado haa returned
to her dock after tha successful build
ers' trial All on board expreaaed tha
belief that tha contract apeed required
of H knots will be greatly exceeded oa
the official trial.
It Is expected the Colorado will be
ready for her oWclal trial In M days.
Every year 6,000 tons of Congo rub'
ber are sold in the market at Ant
werp. Tbls rubber Is gathered by na
tivea, who get SO cents a week aad pay
their own expenses.
Labor unions of Georgia are advo
cating the eatabliabment of a bureau of
[atate labor statistics and mining. J
Fireworks Exploded.
Taooma, Wash., July 5. — The fire
works whioh woe to have been set off
here on Monday evening in Wright
park as a finishing touch Jto the big
Fourth of July celebration caught fire
from almost the first rocket that was
sent up and in an instant the entire
heap of explosives was flying in all dir
eetiona. Abbot four doaen eight pound
rookots flew through the audienoe of
8000 persons, creating a panic in whioh
many wore Injured. Others were struck
by the flylnyexplosives, and it is esti
mated that the aa many aa 50 were
more or less injured, one fatally.
Van Alloa Smith, who waa assisting
with the fireworks, stood his ground in
an effort to scatter the Are, and was
terribly horned. One arm was broken
by an explosion. It ia believed he will
survive.
Miss EUttie Braizeman was struck
in the stomach by a rocket and serious
ly injured. One ohild is reported to
have lost the sight of ooth eyes. J. 0.
Davis chairman of the oommittee had
his right band severely burned. Two
children of E. F. Squires who superin
tended the firing of the explosives were
boned abont the faoe.
Abont 50 ohildren were lost in the
panic and the polioe were busy until a
late hour trying to restore them to their
parents.
RUSSIAN SQBIIDIIiM ESCAPES
VLADIV6STOCK FLEET ELUDEB
JAPANESE ADMIRAL.
The Two Fleets Cam* Within Tan
Miles of Each Othar During tha Day
•ut During tha Night Ruaalana Got
Away—Japanaaa Loot 8,000 Man in
Two Daya Engagement'
Toklo, July 4.—The Vladivostok
squadron eluded Vice Admiral Kami
mura'a squadron eastward of the lal
and of Tau Friday night In the dark
neaa. A drissling rain and fog favored
the Ruaalan veaaela.
The two squadrons met early In tbe
evening, the Ruaalana being north of
Ikl la land and the Japanese aouth of
Tau laland. They were 10 mllea apart.
The Ruaalana bolted to the northeast
when they were discovered by Vice
Admiral Kamimura. The latter chaaed
them at full a peed. The Japaneae tor
pedo boats ateamed ahead and entered
within the range of Ruaalan guns. The
Russian vessels vigorously shelled the
Japaneae torpedo buata. This Bring
con Arm a the cannonading on Ikl laland
and gave the Impreaslon that an en
gagement was in progress.
Vice Admiral Kamlmura was only
eight or nine miles In the rear, when
the Russian vessels extinguished their
lights and disappeared In the darkneea.
At that time the Japanese torpedo
boats were pressing the Russians, who
bad been using their searchlights. The
torpedo boats failed to get close
enough to the Russian boats to dis
charge torpedoes.
Japanese Lose Heavily.
Llaoyang, July 4.—The recent suc
cesses of the Russians at Dalln and in
Major General lflshtchenko'a engage
ments with the Japanese have engen
dered a much better feeling here. It
la reported that In the lighting of
June 26 and *7, the Japaneae loat
8,000 men, and that their loeaee In the
operations against Mlahtchenko were
I.SOO.
A striking feature of the laat en
gagement at Dalla, aa well aa in the
light with General Mlshtchenko's force,
waa that the Japaneae tried the bajfo
net charge, to which they had not been
previously partial. Their line* went
to the charge with loud crlea of "Alrar,
aljrar," but almoat to a man were
mowed down by the Russian rifle.
One of the Japaneae prisoners cap
tured by Qeneral Mlahtchenko atatea
that the provision* of the Japaneae are
running out and that the troops are
badly fed. For two daya prior to hla
capture, the prlaoner aald, the Japan
ese bad eaten nothing, and thla state
ment Is confirmed by Chinese. The
Japanese commissary Is entirely sup
plied from Japaa and consequently Is
dependent upon sea communication.
and the effect of the loaa of an? boats
in the recent storm Is beginning to 'be
severely felt.
Boise, Idaho, July e. — The three
year old son of Mrs. Margaret Moon,
of Orchard, accidentia fell! nto a tnb
of hot water and was so severely soald
ep that he died six boors later. Mrs.
Mono had plaeed the a tab of boiling
hot water on the floor and the ohild,
who was naming around the room, 00l
ltdad With the tab and fell in.
Nalaoa, & C.. July 5.—01e Nelson
after deMnting Dominion day for two
day to Nelson hanged himself In a
barn. Deceased was M years old and
a nattf* of Sweden.
Bpragae Wash. Jaly i.—Mrs. Frank
Vale living 1« miles wast of hare waa
straek by lightning Sunday night and
Isrrtnatl killed.
Ogdea, Utah, July — By the prema
tamaxpioaioa of a Ire make mortar
tnngiht at Glen wood part, two persona
wars kilted and toe injured, in the
pntdMst of ahowt 1000 people.
Aa Arabian wotnaa. who la la moune
tag for a near relative, a batatas from
drinking milk for eight days, oa tha
thoory that the color of the liquid doee
not harmonise with her mental form.
There are only M dally papers hi
1 Mill! DIM
DANISH STEAMER NORGT, FROM
COPENHAGEN, SUNK.
Dsnlsh and Norwegisn Passengers
Were Bound for the United
Only 27 Are Known to Be Saved—
Stesmer Had Run on a Reef 290
Miles Off Coast of Scotland.
London, July 4.—Over 700 Danish
and Norwegian emigrants, bound for
New York, are believed to have been
drowned in the North Atlantic on
June 28. Out of nearly 800 boulb on
board the Danish steamer Norge, that
left Copenhagen June 22, only 27 are
known to be alive, and for the rest no
hope Is held out. When last seen, the
Norge was sinking where she struck
on the isle of Rockall, whore an Isolat
ed peak rises from a deadly Atlantic
reef, 290 miles off the west coast of
Scotland.
Particulars.
Particulars of the wreck of the
Norge follow:
Early on the morning of last Tues
day, the Norge, which wbh out of her
course in heavy weather, ran on the
Rockall reef, which at a distance looks
like a ship under full sail. The Norge
was quickly backed oft, but the heavy
seas poured in through a rent in her
bows.
The emigrants, who were then await
ing breakfast below, ran on deck. The
hatchways were scarcely built for
these hundreds of souls and became
clogged.
The Norge quickly began to go down
by the rock. Eight boats were loaded
and the women and children were hur
riedly put Into them. Six of these
boats smashed against the side of the
Norge and their helpless Inmates were
caught by the heavy seas.
Three boat loads got safely away
from the side of tlTe sinking ship and
many of the emigrants who were left
on board, seising life belts, threw
themselves Into the sea and were
drowned.
Captain Oundell, so say the surviv
ors, stood on the bridge of the doomed
vessel until It could be seen no more.
The Norge foundered suddenly and
some 600 terrified emigrants were
thrown Into the water or drawn down
with the sinking ship. Those who
could swim tried to reach the boats,
but theso were already too full and
their occupants beat off the drowning
wretches with oars.
The boats kept together for come
hours. Practically all of their occu
pants were passengers and were not
used to handling such craft. The boat
occupied by the survivors and which
landed at Grimsby waa a life boat.
The fate of the otber two boat* Is
unknown.
Survivors Tall of It.
The life boat made faater progress
and tell In with the ateanr trawler Sal
via. What became of the other boats
Is not yet known. -
Teh rescue of those on the life boat
took place on the morning of June 29.
One of the survivors said that when
he got on deck the Norge waa half sub
merged and waa rapidly getting lower
la the water. Half mad with fright,
the survivor* all struggled for places
In the boats. They fonght their way
to the big life beat and an ofßcer stow
ed away six women and a girl and
then told the men to get In. The of
ficer took charge and got the boat
away from the sinking Norge. Seeing
that tbe boat waa already overloaded,
the oflcer with great heroism Jumped
Into the water and tried td board an
other boat wblch was not so foil. He
failed and waa drowned.
In the sea by this time was a mass
of struggling men, women and chil
dren, gasping and choking from the ef
fects of tbe water. The boat rowed
clear of these unfortunates and Just as
she drew away the Norge wen* down.
** Later.
Grnuhy, England, July 5.—A pile'
of granite rising olear out of the At
lantic, 390 miles fQ>m the Soottlah
ooast.is now a monument to almost 700
dead. Bodies washed against the rooks
or lie In the ooean bed at its baas.
Near by, completely hidden la the
water, is the Hoandinavian-Amsrioan
liner Norge, whieh *u oarrying 800
Danes, Norwegians, Hwedes and Finns
to join relatives or friends In America.
Of thaw only about ISO ware und.
Tuesday'* War News.
Reports from Russian headquarters
say that General Kuroki is rstlrlng,
but Tokio dispatohea say be stili holds
The rainy wn has set in and it
will be Inmost impossible for either
aide to oootinne aggressiTe military
opsrstioas la 0e interior.
Japsnsse an said to ha preening
for the final attack on Port Arhtnr and
that it a«y be expected in a tow daya.
Oomapondsat saya that Kuropatkin
U hampered by Viceroy Alexieff, who
is charged with the responsibility for
the Jlssstsi at Vafangow.
Jamea Hamilton Lewie Speak a.
St. Louis. July s.—Oorarnor Oeorge
Pardee of California and J. Hamilton
Lewis at Washington and othera de
livered Monday orations in Festival
hall at the world's fair.
In Dreed en. Oermany, there haa been
eetabllshed a school for locomotive
apprentlcea who will be given an op
portunity for epeelal atudy on three
evenings In the week and oa Sunday
mornings.
RITZVILLE
the best town on eerth—
pure elr and pare water,
the nrden spot of Keci>
era WMhtngton.
VOLUME 7. NUMBER 23.
IDAHO ITEMS.
The supreme court has denied the
application for a writ of habeas cor
pus for D. C. Abel, In Jail at Moscow
in default of payment of a line Imposed
for peddling buggies without taking
out a license.
At Mountain Home William McNeely,
the man who robbed the Silver City
stage some days ago, broke Jail atad
all trace of him has been lost. He
also liberated C. A. Spealman. await
ing trial on the charge of paaslug bo
gus checks.
In attempting to board a moving
Northern Pacific passenger train be
low Mace, Richard Ellington, a miner
at the Mammoth, was struck by the
cars and instantly killed. He was 34
years old, unmarried, and had been in
the Coeur d'Alenes since last Novem
ber. He came from Joplin. Mo.
During a severe electrical storm at
Wardner, lightning struck in several
places near houses. Previous to the
storm the temperature reached 100 de
grees in the shade, the hottest lo
Wardner for years.
The Kendrlck brick works, which
have been closed since June 1C on ac
count of a break in the machinery,
have resumed operations.
Miss Lillian Casey, 19 years of age.
was drowned recently near Price's
ranch on the south Soiße river. She
was on horseback trying to ford the
river, when the current became too
strong and she was thrown from the
horse and drowned. The body was
found three miles below.
Omar Alkayml temple 124, D. O. K.
K., has been Instituted at Lewiston,
with a charter membership of 100.
Within a few months Wallace will
enjoy free delivery of mail, as the
receipts for the fiscal year ended June
30 passed the $10,000 mark by nearly
$500, which Insures free delivery.
James CunlifT, the Northern Pacific
bridge carpenter who fell 40 feet from
the Pottsvlile bridge, near Mullan, died
a few hours after.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company has opened telephone connec
tions between Bpokane and Sand point.
Lewlston has completed a new the
ater that is a credit to the city and
the people.
United Btates Senator Heyburn and
wife have returned to Wallace from
Washington. They have been absent
nearly a year.
Moscow's popular resort, the city
park, was formally opened to the pub
lic last week.
The sawmill of A. Ixuigfellow, on
Cedar creek, about Ave miles east of
Kendrlck, was totally destroyed by Are
last week.
Judge W. B. Gilbert of the federal
circuit court has Issued an Injunction
In bis chambers In Portland restraining
Assessor Thompson and Clerk Quarles
of Kootenai county, Idaho, from sell
ing the rights of way and holdings In
Kootenai county of the Great Northern,
the Northern Paclflc and the Kootenai
Valley railroads and the Humblrd
Lumber company, for delinquent taxes.
John Qnlndet was struck by light
ning last week and knocked out of his
wagon near Moscow. The team ran
away. The lightning seemed to strike
the whip In Qulndet's hand, tearing It
in shreds. He Is in a serious condi
tion.
A roan named McNabb waa shot and
mortally wounded by one Harris at
Atbol Sunday afternon. The men were
quarreling in the street about a re
mark of McNabb's concerning Mrs.
Wear, a resident of Athol, when Har
ris, a relative of the Wears, dre* a
revolver and shot McNabb through the
chest. After the shooting, which was
witnessed by several people, Harris
secured a rifle and 100 rounds of am
munition and started for the woods.
McNabb Is atlll alive.
ORKOON ITEMS.
The poat master general has declined
the request of the Lewis and Clark
exposition authorities for tbe Issuance
of a special series of postage stampa
commemorative of the exposition.
The report that an order was Issued
by Senator Levi Ankeny that no em
ploye In his baxks shall speculate, as
a result of the failure of C. B. Wade,
la without continuation In Pendleton.
Only mining stock Is under the ban.
Three of the four children of John
Sobeska of St. Helens were drowned
recently In Milton creek. Tbe children
had gone to the creek to bathe. The
bodlea were recovered later. John So
beska, the father, attempted to commit
suicide less than a week ago.
It la reported that the Northern Pa
cific baa completed arrangements with
the O. K. ft N. so that the Northern
Pacific trains will soon be running
Into Portland oyer the O. R. ft N.
tracks from Pendleton.
A lire which started In a livery sta
ble destroyed the business aacUon of
Lafayette recently. The loaa l« estl
mated at 115.000.
Butts, Moat, July 6, —The anions of
Butte took the principal part in the
oolebration of the Fourth Monday; After
the business men had dwffed the pro
|eet far a pabUo nbsirvaaat soae weeks
ago, the aaiona of Butts, through the
Silver Bow Tradae and Labor aaeeaibly
took up the mattsr, and as a reaalt the
waa oelebrated hen aa never be
fore. The leading feature of the oaie
braMon waa the Mg parade, ia which
over 6000 man wen in line. Bier
oisse wen held at the oourthnaas and
Ia the afternoon a oandval of a porta
waa held at the raoe track, the pro
ceeds of whiok are to go to the fand for
the Colorado astasia. The sstsfrstinn
eoocluded with a msgai IIBleat diaplay
of finwerka ia the evening.
The Archaeiogical aoclety la Con
atantinople has recently obtained the
eultaa's parmleaioa to begin excava
|t Ipbwu,