Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-08
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cwLLED FROM ASSOCIATED
PRESS DISPATCHES.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

The Santa Maria volcano, in Guate-
mala, has broken out again.
The Mueller traction bill, authoriz-
ing municipal ownership in Illinois,
| mas passed the house.
Within the shadow of the wire Judge
Hines snatched from Early the 29th
Kentucky DERBY at Louisville, Ky.
Benny Yanger and Kid Broad re
Gently went 20 fast rounds at Louis.
vile. KY, Yanger getting the decision.
Within the next twelve months the
Great Northern will be running solid
trains over its own tracks into Van.
couver, b. c.
is the result of recent collision be-
| tween a westbound passenger train
and FIRE ght train at South Norwalk,
Conn.
| Indications today are that the strike
of the carpenters in Philadelphia Will
! be widely extended and workmen i'll
many surrounding districts will then
become involved
The worst forest fire in the history
of Braddock section of Pennsylvania
is reported. Property worth $1,000,000
has been destroyed. The forests have
! been ablaze for the past week.
At Frankfort, KY, the jury in the
case of James Howard, on trial for the
murder of William Goebel, has just
found the defendant guilty and fixed
the punishment at life Imprisonment.
The organization of the Northwest
ern Vaudeville company has been COM
pleted in Portland and the promoters
announce that they intend to open the
aters in every city in the northwest
between this city and st. Paul.
The last rites over the remains of
Governor Deforest Richards of Wyom-
ing were held at the capitol recently
under guard of a detachment of the
state national guard and Wyoming
commandery No. l, Knights Templar
An explosion that caused death and
destruction occurred in the plant OF
the Thor Manufacturing company a.
Cleveland O., recently. Thus far four
persons are dead, while 27 others are
lying in hospitals, some fatally and
others more or less seriously injured.
The bel which was cast by Pau
Revere has been received in Troy,
N Y, to be recast The bell weighed
about 80, pounds and hung in the
Congregational church at Leominster,
Mass. unrll short time ago, when the
building was burned. 1t had been in
continuous use from the time it was
first cast.
President Roosevelt made two ad
dresses in Topeka, one at the laying OF
the cornerstone for the new Railroad
Y. M. C. A. building and the other at
the Auditorium before the information
al convention of the Y. NJ. C. A. Both
addresses were heard by immense
crowds of people, and were received
with the greatest enthusiasm. After
laying the cornerstone for the Y. M.
G. A. building, the president was con-
Quoted to the residence of Governor
Bailey, where he was entertained at
dinner
King Edward was accorded hearty
reception at Paris by republican
France. His majesty's welcome at the
Dauphin railroad station by President
Loubet and the chief officers of stair
and his drive through the Avenues
Bois de Buulogne and Champs Elysees
presented a succession of brilliant
speotacles. Everywhere the people
gave the king an enthusiastic greet
ing. King Edward showed the keen
est appreciation of French good will.
1t is learned that Minister Conger's
original statement of the Russian de-
mands has very recently received fur
cher support in the shape OF several
reports from different sources-all of
ficial-but the state department feels
bound to accept without question the
explanation of the Russian government
as made through its ambassador here,
and through Count Lamsdorff in st.
Petersburg, and does not feel called
upon to make any further representa-
tions at present upon this subject.
The bravery of a soldier prevented
disastrous fire on board the trans
Fort Thomas just before that vessel
sailed for the Philippines from San
Francisco. A leaky drum of gasoline
became ignited in some manner, and
soon was blazing merrily. Sailors tried
to extinguish the flames, but were un-
successful. The drum was becoming