Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-03
me WORRIES NEWS NOTES
ULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week--Nationai.
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

San Francisco had earthquakes OIL
January /, but damage is slight.
1t is stated that the sultan will
yield all the points at issue with
France.
Theodore Thomas, the famous mu-
steal director, is seriously i'll with
pneumonia.
Chief Justice Albert Mason of the
Massachusetts supreme court is dead,
aged IS years.
Rossland, b. c., mines during the
past year, produced 342,325 tons, val
ued at $4.4OO, O125O.
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt
rounded out the old year by enter
tanning a children's party.
New York rendered its customary
pantomimic greeting to the new year
with more variety than ever before.
Currency transfers by the New York
subtreasury for the year aggregate
$21 100000, compared with $32,250,00
in 1908.
During a recent violent storm in
North Germany four persons were kill
ed and number injured by collaps-
ing walls.
Four persons were injured recently
as the result of rear end collision
between two az" road cars in Kansas
City, Kan.
Governor-elect Higgins Of New York
has taken the oath of Office and the
formal inaugural ceremonies occurred
on Monday.
Frank Cooper, formerly vice presi-
dent of the Siegel-Cooper company,
died recently in New Rochelle, N. Y,
aged 81 years.
The Mexican permanent exposition,
which it was expected would be open
ed on January l, will not be opened
until February 1.
The reports of an epidemic of diph-
iberia, smallpox and black pneumo-
mia, said to be raging in Goldfeld,
New, are without foundation.
The naval observatory at Washing
ton has been notified by cable from
Kiel, IGermany, of the discovery of a
comet by Borrelly of Marseilles.
William S. Boiles, Sr., a charter
member of the Memphis Cotton ex.
change and one of the best known cot.
ton factors in the south, is dead, aged
go years.
Samuel. Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, urges
the employment of workingmen from
Porto Rico in the construction of the
Panama canal.
Mr.. Died, the Spanish minister, has
signed with Secretary Hay an arbi.
tration treaty between Spain and the
United States similar to those signed
with other nations.
Fire at Chicago recently completely
destroyed the repair barns of the Chi.
cago Union Traction company at For.
tiet hstreet and Western avenue, en-
failing a loss Of $4,000.
The Danish steamer Alabama, from
the Tyne, December 9, for Baltimore,
which stranded at Stornoway, Outer
Hebrides, is lying on her side. full of
water, and is apparently unsavable.
Looping the loop on skis, a feat
never before attempted, will be one
of the great attractions at the annual
tournament of the Ski Riders of Amer
lea, to be held in Ishpeming, Mich,
February 20.
Through a misplaced switch a pas
senger train ran into gravel train
standing on asidetrack at Suisun
Cal. Engineer Henry Peterson of the
passenger train was killed and a pas
senger from Martinez badly injured.
Both trains were badly wrecked.
Vienna.-Emperor Francis Joseph
has given an order to former Premier
Baron Gautch Won Frankenthurn, pres
ident of the supreme court of &C.
counts, and a decree was issued ap-
pointing him premier. The other
members of the cabinet retain their
portfolios.