Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-04-24

goes, WIFI lne COSI Ol opeTdllou plilS
that of one extra cargo, making the
net cost of six cargoes no more than
two ordinary cargoes on ordinary
boats. He expects to handle freight at
one-third of the net cost per ton now
prevailing. He sees large profit at IS
per ton from the Mississippi valley to
the orient on flour, steel rails and pro-
visions, which is one-half the lowest
existing rates.
Senator w. A. Clark states he has
purchased for the San Pedro, Los An
gees & Salt Lake Railroad company
all the lines and the equipment of the
Oregon Short Line company lying
south Of Salt Lake in Utah and Ne
vada, including the bennington cutoff.
Senator Clark also states that he has
obtained a 50 year lease on the ter
minal facilities in Salt Lake City, in
conjunction with the Oregon Short
Line The property will be transferred
as soon as necessary.
Colonel H. b. Gillespie, pioneer
mining man of Aspen, Colo, but form
erly of Denver, is dead in South
America.
Rev. Chase E. Campbell, pastor of
the Christian church at Anna, ILL.,, has
been arrested at the request of the
police of Marshall, ILL.,, on a charge of
forgery.
Thirty-four points of error are al
legged by the counsel for the Northern
Securities company and other defend
ants in their appeal from the decision
of the circuit court.
1t is reported from Paris that Will
liam X. Vanderbilt was married quiet
ly there on Wednesday to a young
American widow to whom he has re-
Gently been paying attention.
James Latham of Spokane was run
into recently on the corner of Division
street and Sprague avenue, Spokane,
by a Northern Pacific freight train
and instantly killed. Latham was 4
trainman on the Northern Pacific.
One of the largest timber deals ever
made in Oregon has been closed, $4,000
acres of timber land on the upper
Rogue river having been transferred
to w. H. Strobridge, representing a
syndicate. 1t is understood the pur-
chase price was close to one million
dollars.
The Washington G. A. R. encamp-
ment will be held May 26, 81 and 2S-
one day later than the Spokane posts
had desired; but it will be on date
when those who attend will be able
to participate in the Roosevelt recep
tion.
Circuit Court Judge Sanborn of st.
Paul has handed down a decision,
granting the request of the attorneys
for the Northern securities company
to be permitted to pay Great Northern
and Northern Pacific dividends to the
Northern Securities company.
Senator Stephen B. Elkins of West
Virginia is made defendants in law
suit for 100000. Robert Burton and
George Dubreuil declare that they as
sisted the senator in securing the west
ern Maryland railroad, and that he
has failed to pay for the work.
President Roosevelt has about COM
pleted his tour of the Yellowstone
park. He will return to the Norris
geyser basin and go from there to the
Grand canyon, where the upper and
lower falls are situated. He expects
to return to Cinnibar and remain till
Friday, when he will resume his trip.
Driven to desperation by the taunts
Of his fellow prisoners and the pros
pect of serving a sentence in the peni
tentiary for stealing watch, IS year
old John De Varsey of Cheney hanged
himself in the county Jail at Spokane
recently. and it was only by mere
chance that he was rescued, uncon-
scious, before death came.
Mildred, aged s, and Bernard, aged |
IL, children of Edward Chapman, fore
man of the Reed mine, living two
miles below Ballard's landing, near
Baker City, Ore, were drowned re-
Gently in the Snake river by the cap
sizing of rowboat. The other oc-
cupants, Edward Chapman, Edward
Phelps and Bud Prescott, were rescued
in half drowned condition. The
bodies of the children have been re-
covered.
An experiment that may revolution
ze the iron and steel industry of the
country was successfully made recent
ly at the plant Of the Valley Iron
Works, St. Paul. Titanic iron, of
which there are billions of tons in
northern Minnesota, was smelted by
new process, and turned cut pig iron
which polished up like steel, and
which, according to those interested
in the experiment, is better than the
finest Bessemer steel.