Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-17
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
\ Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Terseiy Told.


Judge Robert Y. Hayne, one of the
most prominent jurists in California,
Is dead.
Canadian Pacific contracts have been
let for replacing over 200 wooden
bridges with steel.
Three thousand tanners and curriers'
returned to work in Chicago, ending
strike Of several weeks.
A representative Of Morgan's firm
says Charles Schwab will be reelected
president Of the steel trust.
The rumors Of plot against the
life of King Alexander of Servia has
received apparent confirmation.
At Lexington, KY, James w. Bess,
convicted Of killing Mrs. Martin, March
6. was recently sentenced to hang Fri.
day. June 49,,
The state of Washington has pur-
chased 220 acres of land on American
lake, near Murray station, for the ma
tional guard encampment grounds.
Captain Pershing's force captured
Bacolod, island of Mindanao, recently,
killing 100 Moros and wounding many
others. Three Americans were wound.
ed. .,.
At Denver, Col, the announcement is
made that the .cigarmakers and tobac-
co strippers' strike. which has been in
progress for several weeks, has been
settled.
The fire and police board of Denver
has issued an order that no more open
gambling would be permitted and
every gambling house was promptly
closed.
The gross postal receipts for the
month Of March at so Of the largest
postofflces of the United States aggre-
gated s5.720.200. net increase of S1a
per cent.
Robbers recently wrecked the vault
Of the bank of Smithson, eight miles
east of Sedalia, Mo-, with dynamite,
but were frightened away before they
secured any booty.
1t is reported that the Venezuelan
revolutionists have defeated the forces
ef the government in the neighbor-
hood of Caracas. captured two cannon
and large quantity Of ammunition.
The Chicago election commissioners
have finished their canvass Of the vote
for mayor in the recent election. The
official count is: Harrison, 146,2O8:
Stewart, 1859; Harrison's plurality,
1873. .g. ....
The Turf, Field and Farm, the old.
est paper of its class in existence, hav-
ing been pubaished over 40 years ago,
has discontinued its publication. The
Spirit Of the Times has purchased the
property and 1t will be consolidated
with that paper.
A disastrous explosion occurred re-
Gently on the battleship Iowa while the
vessel was at target practice in the
gulf. The forward port IL inch gun
burst from premature explosion OF
a shell, IL feet of the piece outside the
turret being demolished. Three men
were killed and five injured.
Belated reports from Van Buren
county, Ark. and from the village nf
Pearson, Claiborne county, show thar
the damage done by the recent tornado
had been underestimated. Pearson was
almost wiped out of existence. Five
villages in Van Buren, county are
known to have been destroyed.
President Castro will remain firm
and sustain Herbert Bowen. Venezue-
las plenipotentiary. in the attitude ne
has taken respecting the settlement
of the claims against Venezuela and in
favor Of referring the question Of pref
erential treatment of the blockading
powers to The Hague for determina-
ton.
At Shreveport, Mrs. Alice Matthews,
aged As years. wife OF Frank Matthews,
well known civil engineer, was re-
Gently brutaily murdered in her bed by
negro. The woman's little daugh-
ter Alice, aged 10, was fatally wound
ed. An ak was the instrument EN-
ployed in both cases. Ed Porter. me-
gro, strongly suspected Of the crime,
WAS shot to death by two police SER
geants while attempting to escape. He
had been run down at point about
five miles from Shreveport.
Spokane is infested with negro wo-
men thieves.
Former Congressman Abner Taylor
of Chicago is dead, aged IA years. q.
As a result of the recent decision
the Northern Securities slumped near
ly 10 points last Monday.