Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-28
LATE TELEGRAPH BREVET|ES
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nat'ona''
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

A son was born Wednesday to MIS-
lC. oliver Iselin, wife Of the managing
owner of the Reliance, defender OF tn'
Americas cup.
The Wabash Bridge & Iron compan!
. has assigned for the benefit OF credl
tors. Liabilities are estimated q
5000 900, assets at 100000, which If
capital stock.
Edna Folla, a servant girl for Mrs
Gillin, residing two miles below MIL
ton. Ore, committed suicide recently
by taking heavy dose Of strychnine
dependency Is given as the cause.
Reports from New York tell Of plans
for consolidating the new Federal Min
ing & Smelling company with the
American Smelling & Refining com
pany, or the smelter trust.
Hesse Langsdorf, cashier of the Sal
mon City Qdaho) bank, was taken
to Salt Lake recently to be treated
for two dangerous gunshot wounds re-
ceived while camping out on the Sal
mon river, In Idaho. A shotgun was
accidentally discharged, a portion OF
the load striking him in the right
eye, destroying that organ, and the
rest of the charge making dangerous
wound in the thigh.
The veterans of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war and the Philippine 1nsurrec-
ton held a largely attended reunion
at San Francisco and campfire at their
armory on Ellis street recently. The
election of officers was held with the
following result: Commander in
chief, General Owen Summers of Ore
gon; senior vice commander, Major
B. T. Slime, of California; junior vice
commander, Colonel ]. J. McClintock
of Arizona; judge advocate general,
General w. P. Metcalf of Kansas; sur
geon general, Major Elmer 8. Brown
of Washington; chaplain general, Rev.
Joseph s. Woolley, of Rhode Island;
officer of the day, Lieutenant L. Hart
man of Idaho.
about 1000 textile workers of Grim
Itzchau, Saxony, district have struck
Tor shorter hours Of labor.
The Swiss arbitrator may not serve
On the Venezuelan arbitration COM
mission.
John Ellsler, father of Effie Ellsler,
the actress, and himself a veteran
actor and theatrical manager, died of
heart disease at his home in New
York recently, aged 50.
The villages of Bout, Bakoro and Ar
mesko, near Florina, have been bonn
barded and their insurgent garrisons
At Bout alone 500 Bull
garians were reported to have been
killed. During another fight near OK,
rida PIT Bulgarians were killed.
Rumors are again current relative
to the abdication of Emperor Franz
josef of Austria, because he Is tired
of the continuous political struggle.
An immense throng saw Africander
beat Heno and Water Boy for the
Saratoga purse of $4,000 recently, and
in doing so made new worlds rec
ord for mile and three-quarters. He
set mark of 2:5S, the previous rec
ord being 2:5s 2-5. held by Latson.
Jane Anna Longland, who as a child
danced with the duke Of Wellington
who saw the coronation Of Queen Vic
toria, and was friendly with the chill
dren of Don Carlos, the pretender te
the Spanish throne, is dead at hel
home in Brooklyn. She was "a years
old. Her father was an interpreter II
the royal navy. The children of Dog
Carlos lived in his home for some
time while he acted as their tutor.
Major Samuel Reber, signal corp
general staff officer, has been detailed
as secretary Of the army college. HI
Is the son-in-law Of Lieut.. Gen. Miles
retired, and formerly was his militar!
secretary.
Secretary Of War Root has sailet
for Liverpool. He goes to England t.
act with Senator Lodge and forme
Senator Turner of Washington, as tn
United States representatives on tn
Alaskan boundary dispute.
The death knell of the Pacific Ma
tional league is ringing. After proba
bly, the most expensive warfare Il
minor league history, Harry Hart ha
thrown up the sponge in Californis
and the league has come to Its deaf
there. The season will be fnishe
with Butte, Salt Lake, Seattle an
Spokane playing.
Prince Ching had informed Ministe
Conger that in the treaty to be signe
on October provision would be mad
for opening two ports in Manchuria t
i the United States.
A special from Sour Lake. Tex. say