Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-01
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nationsl,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

Events TerseIy Told.
Japanese papers state that Russia is
increasing her squadron in the far
east.
William X. Vanderbilt and Mrs. An
ma Rutherford were married recently
at st. Marks church, London. The
officiating clergyman was Rev. R. H.
Hadden.
New York inspectors assisted by
members of the Boston police force
are pursuing Investigations in Boston
In connection with the New York bar
rel murder mystery. .....
Colonel Davis of Little Rock, Ark,
signed an act of the legislature max
ing 1t unlawful for nonresidents of
the state to hunt or fish at any season
Of the year in Arkansas. ... ..
There is in contemplation q forci-
Bile joint protest on the part Of Great
Britain, the United States and Japan
against the Russian demands In the
matter Of sovereignty of Manchuria.
A New York life insurance company
has, through it's Pennsylvania agency,
issued to Rodman Wanamaker, son OF
John Wanamaker, policy for $1,000
900. The premium on the policy will
be $4,000. 5,a..
Jerry Goodwin shot Thomas P. Blue
and son, William Blue. at You Bet.
COL, recently. Thomas Blue is dead.
and William is dying. The shooting
was the result Of an attack made by
Blue and his son upon Goodwin. r.
The Berlin government has been in
terpellated by members OF the center
party regarding the killing of an ar
ulleryman named Hartmann by Naval
Cadet Hussener at Essen on Good Fri
day last, because the former did not
salute the latter properly. -t
Brigadier General Manning. after an
engagement with the Mad Mullah's
forces, has relieved Colonel Cobbe,
near Gumburru, Somaliland. 45 miles
westward of Galadi, Arabia. About
1000 Of the Mullah's men were killed.
The British loss is not known.
BY direction of the secretary Of war.
Judge Advocate General Davis has ad-
dressed letter to Brigadier General
Funston refusing his request for "A
court of inquiry to investigate his con-
duct in the Philippines. He says 1t
is not necessary, as the subject had
been settled.
Passengers on Burlington train
were held up and robbed Of $1,000 te-
Gently as the train was leaving the
Burlington union station In Lincoln.
Neb. The train has been robbed three
times within 100 miles of Lincoln. The
robbery last fall netted $4,000 to the
men who did the work and no trace
Of them has ever been found.
The governments of Prussia and ',f
the grand duchy of Mechlenburg have
decided to expel the Mormon mission
aries, of whom there are 145 in Ger
many and 80 in Prussia, on the ground
that they are propagating form OIL
religious belief incompatible with th9
laws of state and public morals, and
because polygamy is not excluded
from their doctrines.
Minister Conger, from Pekin, has
cabled to Secretary Hay synopsis of
the demands made upon China by Rus
sia respecting control of Manchuria.
This account agrees precisely with the
full and accurate press report of Rus
sias last coup from the Chinese cap
ltal. Secretary Hay will take no &C.
ton in the matter until he has com
municated the facts to the president
and has learned the latter's wishes.
United States Senator Bailey OF
Texas is receiving congratulations In
recently having been paid a fee Ut
100000. John Kirby, the industrial
king of Texas, recently determined to
reflnance one Of his larger companies,
operating in the pine forests OF south
eastern Texas, and employed Mr.. Bail
ey to assist in enlisting New York f.
nanciers in the enterprise, his compen-
satlon to be a fee and commissions,
amounting to 100000. The negotia-
tions were successful.
Ross Perry, the attorney for Mrs.
James N. Tyner whose husband has
been summarily removed from his po-
sition as assistant attorney general for
the postoff1ce department under rath'
er sensational circumstances, called
upon Attorney General Knox recently
and talked over the case with him.
He made to the attorney general sub
stantially the statement that the pa
pers taken by Mrs. Tyner from the