Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-07
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings IN eotn
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past week-Nat'ona''
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

during his last illness.
Professor Ludwig Mond, the distin-
guished chemist. died in Rome recent
Nv. He was born at Hesse-Cassel, Ger
many, March Z, 1889.
Harry Minard, aged 60, was found
dead with a bullet hole in his breast
at his home near Kenton, o. William
Nicholson, a mulatto, is suspected of
,he crime.
Adolph Kuhn, Chicago banker and
broker, was recently convicted of the
larceny of $4,000. According to the
evidence he victimized many persons
through forgeries of real estate deeds
and titles.
Senior Correa, who arrived in Lon.
don, tells the Associated Press that
he will return to Washington in the
autumn, President Zelaya, contrary to
reports recently circulated, having de.
termined to continue the Nicaraguan
legation there.
Announcement is made that the New
York Daily News plant and good will
will be sold at auction on August FL.
The Daily News has been published by
the New York News Publishing COM
pany, Of which Frank A. Munsey is the
principal stakeholder.
Three persons were killed and more
than score injured by lightning at
New Hope church, Appotomax coun-
ty, Va, recently. The dead: Paul
Gowen, Charles Austin, Aubrey Wing
fried. The officials and people organ
lied a bucket brigade in which even
the women served. The loss is $685.
900.
United States Minister Squiers ca
bles that the reports of revolution
in Santiago province, based on unsat-
isfied demands for back pay by veter-
ans of the war with Spain, have no
foundation in fact, that there has been
no overt act committed and dissatis-
faction has been expressed by only a
few people.
Goodloe Combs, one of the witnesses
for the prosecution in the Jet and
White case, now on trial at Cynthia,
KY, Is dead from appendicitis. He
was one of the most expert rifle and
pistol shots in the mountains Of east
ern Kentucky. He was sentenced for
life for killing Mr.. Rose at Clay City,
but was pardoned after serving some
years.
For the recognition of their union,
the pipemakers employed in factories
in New York have inaugurated series
of strikes. The first one, just called. In
wolves only $50 men. but the leaders
declare that unless their demands are
granted there will be a general shut
down, and the weekly output of 100000
pipes will be cut off. At meeting
of the manufacturers it was decided to
fight the union to finish.
The steamer Cottage City, which ar
rived recently in Victoria with $780,
900 in gold from Dawson and $4,000
from Cassiar, brought news Of new
strike of placer gold in CasSiar dis
trict, near the headwaters of the Stick
cen. Further excitement was caused
at White Horse by the arrival of three
men who came out from the gold fields
for supplies. They reported the coun
try very rich.
The westbound Santa Fe limited
train No. 8, and eastbound No. 4, col
lided headon at Mellen. near Needles
CAL, recently. Three tramps were
killed, and several of the trainmen in
jured. The engines of both trains were
crippled, one composite car was de
stroyed and another badly damaged
1t is stated the accident was caused
by train No. running by Mellen, con
trary to orders.
The largest conclave in the history
Of the Catholic church has now as
sembled in the Sistine chapel for the
purpose of electing successor to Lee
XIII. Sixty-two cardinals, with ovei
200 clerical and lay attendants, are, tc
all intents and purposes, prisoners
within the vatican One of them, Car
dinal Herrera y. Ezpinosa, Archbishop
of Valencia, was Frustrated immedi
ately after entering the conclave, ant
lies Ill in his cell. The cardinals have
entered upon the solemn duty of choos
ing the new pope by ballot.
At Recess, near Galway, Ireland
while on their tour through Ireland
where King Edward and Queen Alex
andra stopped for luncheon, an eA
traordinary incident occurred. A hoot
ed woman approached the queen wit
a petition for the remission of the re
mainder of sentence of six month
passed upon her husband. Inquire
proved that the mans character just
fed clemency and the queen, with tn
kings permission, RENTED the SCI
tence on the spot. The surroundin
crowd, learning what had occurred