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Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
POPE L[O'S LAST SUNDAY
lies IN A STATE OF COMA
DOUBTS AS TO RECOVERY.
His Pulse Is Steady but Weak-Death
Looked for Any ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of Deierium-Presirent Roosevelt's
Telegram Of Sympathy Received
Deeply appreciated by Authorities.

Rome, July 10, Midnight pope
lies tonight in state of coma and
there are grave doubts in the minds
of his doctors whether he will ever
completely emerge. His immediate
dissolution seems only to be diverted
Inv the activity of his heart. His pulse,
though weak, continues steady. Short
" before midnight, DR.. Lapponi said
to the correspondent Of the Associated
Press:
"The pope at the present moment
is in a state of coma, which may be
called a condition preceding the last
agony, the duration of which it is i'm
possible to forecast, although every
thing leads to the belief that his con-
dition can not last. To be more exact,
he is still in state of torpor and
stupor, from which, however, he
rouses occasionally when he hears
sharp sounds, as, for instance, the
iusistent voice of one Of his familiars
calling loudly to him. Left alone, he
relapses Immediately into condition
of torpor. At intervals he murmurs
in his sleep, continuing to have fore
holdings that he is being abandoned by
his valet, Contra, and myself. These
are the symptoms of incipient cere-
bral anemia and general exhaustion.
He can no longer turn in his bed with
out assistance and is being kept alive
by artificial stimulants. During the
last "a hours he has had two injec-
lions of camphorated oil, three Of
caffeine and two of hypodermics of
salt water, besides drinking stimu-
lants."
Mgr. Bislotti, master Of the popes
chamber, said earlier in the evening,
that the pulse of his holiness had not
yet shown any signs of becoming in
termitent, so, despite his extreme
weakness and coma, he believed the
pope would survive the night and pos
sibly tomorrow. Both the Italian gov
eminent and the authorities of the
vatican have made final preparations
for the pope's death. The government
is rigidly censoring all kilograms and
telephone communications between
Italy and the rest of the continent. At
this hour but few people remain at
the vatican. DR.. Mazzoni and DR.. Ros-
soni and the cardinals have gone to
their homes to await the last urgent
summons.
President Roosevelt's telegram ex-
pressing his sympathy for his holiness
in this hour of extreme anxiety and
asking to be informed of the condi-
ton of the venerable patient, has been
received. The vatican authorities are
deeply appreciative Of this expression
of the president and recall the cordial
personal exchanges between the presi-
dent and the pope when the volumes
of presidential messages and papal
encyclicals we're exchanged. Cardinal
Rampolia sent an answer, which con-
tains the thanks of the vatican au-
thorities for the solicitude expressed
by the president and also the latest
information concerning the condition
of the pope.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
TRADE REPORT.

Well nigh perfect summer weather
helps crops, increases fall trade and
stimulates railroad summer resort
business. Lower prices for many sta
pies are really an encouraging develop
ment. The present railway business is
the largest ever handled for midsum-
mer period. The salient features. in
trade reports are the better tone OF
trade advances from the southwest,
Where the feeling grows that large
business will be done. The wool mar
ket is strong, with more doing, both
IN the raw material and In the manu-
tactured product.
Wheat, including flour, exports az
gregated 3,652,SS4 bushels.
Business failures in the United
States numbered 173.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
FIGHT IN AlBAY STREETS.
Scouts and Constabulary Defeat the
Rebels,

Manila, July 23.-The Philippine
scouts and rural constabulary defeated
$50 rebels in the streets of Albay, the
capital of the island of Albay, killing
Is and wounding Is. The combatants
entered the town from opposite sides
and street fighting continued for three
hours. Four noncombatants were
killed. The scouts lost one killed and
two wounded. The rebels were led by
Simeonola, chief of the Albay rebels
who had so rifles. Colonel H. H. Bau
holtz, who was in command of the
scouts, has been campaigning actively
in Albay, but this was the first de
cisive engagement he has had.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
coULEE CITY TO ADRIAN.
Branch Will Be In Operation !
AUGUST,

Portland, Ore, July 23-The Cou
lee City-Adrian branch of the Northern
Pacific will be completed and ready for
reception by the operating department
by August Is. This is the branch line
promised eastern Washington farmers
by President c. s. Mellen at the time
the railroad presidents and farmers
met in conference year ago. 1t con
meets the Washington Central, a
Northern Pacific line, with the Great
Northern and does away with the ne
cessity for a back haul on large
amount of wheat from the Big Bend
country.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
RURAL MAIL ROUTES REMAIN
Policy of the Postoffice Department Is
Announced

Policy Of the Postoffice Department is
Announced.
The postoffice department has made
public the following:
There seems to be wide misunder.
standing as to the present attitude of
the department regarding rural free de-
livery. The statement has been pub.
lished quite generally, particularly in
the west, that rural routes that do not
handle 5000 pieces of mail per month
and supply 100 families are to be dis.
continued. 1t is not the purpose of the
department to disturb routes already
established unless they are manifestly
unnecessary. There are now on file in
the department petitions for more
routes that will supply more than 100
Families than can be established with
the present appropriation. This being
the case, the department does not feel
it right, equitable or wise to establish
route supplying less than 100 fami.
lies to the exclusion of routes that will
supply more than 100 families, the
greatest good to the greatest number
being the fundamental principle on
which the service is being established.
AS long as all of the routes that are
asked for can not be established for
the lack of money the routes that will
supply the greater number of families
should have preference.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
POWDER MAGAZ|NEEXPL0DES
NEAR PARIsHeuRe, VIRGINIA.
TWO MEN kILlED-MANY IN.
JURED.
Over 100 Severely Shocked-A Pas.
senger Train Was Passing at Full
Speed at the Time-Not a Person
Escaped Injury-Coaches Damaged
Special Train Of Doctors.

Roanoke, Va.-By the explosion of
large quantity of dynamite and blast
ing powder stored in a magazine near
Parishburg, Giles county, two men
were killed outright, 16 were more or
less injured and 100 others severely
shocked. Westbound passenger train
No. /, on the main line of the Norfolk
& Western, was going at full speed
past the magazine, which was located
200 yards from the tracks, when the
explosion occurred. The windows of
the train were broken and the coaches
were in other ways damaged. Not a
single person on the train escaped in
jury or shock.
Dead and Injured.
The dead James Phillips (white),
Blair, Va; George Noel (colored), Ell.
tension, Va.
The injured: H. R. Roup, Christian.
burg, Va; Ira Wilson, Radford, Va; j..
w. Grover, Bluefield, W. Va; o. G.
Jenkins, general manager Bluefield
Coal & Coke company, Bluefeld, w.
Va; ]. G. Jones, Radford, Va, F. M.
McColsey, Roanoke, Va; Sherman
Hunt, Shellsville, Va; George Witt,
Keystone, W. Va; w. G. Calhoun, Bell
Spring, Va; E. S. Baird, Hinton, Va;
F. E. Dupuy, Hinton, w. Vo.; Burnett
Reid, Bluefield, w. Va; G. F. Carnes,
Radford. W. L. Blackwell, Saltville, Pa.
Phillips and Noal. were laborers.
Their mangled bodies were found near
the wrecked magazine. A special
train with surgeons on board conveyed
the wounded to Bluefield, where they
were placed in hospital.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
IDAHO ITEMS.

The Pioneers reunion held at Lewis
ton July 20 was a grand success.
John Busmenn, aged IA years, and
John Driesel, aged -, of Uniontown,
were drowned in the Clearwater river
recently. Both were swimming, and
young Driesel becoming fatigued,
Busmenn went to his rescue, when
both sank. The bodies were recovered.
1t is rumored that Senator Hepburn
has gone east to be married.
A quarter mile race track is being
built at Kamiah.
Fully rs harvesters have commenced
cutting grain on the Big Potlatch ridge
All the farmers on the ridge are put
ting up hay, and many Of them ex.
pect to begin threshing in week or
10 days.
The fruit shipments from the Snake
river country have become so heavy
that the Oregon Railroad & Naviga'
ton company has been compelled to
establish a double service on Snake
river.
John Scott and Mark Allen, Indian
youths, charged with having assaulted
Ida Axel and Mary Omara, Indian
girls aged 10 and 10 years old, re-
spectively, have been released.
]. HILL night switchman for the o.
R. G. ~, was severely injured recently
at Wallace by falling from a moving
car. In some manner he slipped and
was thrown to the ground. He struck
with great force on his face and 1t
was badly disfigured. His injuries are
not serious.
There are over 100 people living
on claims in the white pines along
Elk creek.
Work on the new road leading out of
Potlatch canyon, above Kendrick, orto
Bear ridge, is nearly completed. The
expense of the road exceeded $4,000 for
little more than half mile OF rock
grade.
To prevent confusion, Secretary
Moody took occasion recently to re-
iterate the fact that there had been
and would be no reopening of the
question of the $4,000 ton ships Idaho
and Mississippi, plans for which were
approved some time ago. The ships
will be contracted for and built as de-
signed by the board of construction.
Reports have been received o. fire
at Port Hill which consumed three or
four dwellings of that place and had
It not been for the good luck Of the
wind at the time blowing in the oppo-
site direction would have swept the
town.
William Martin is dead at Missoula,
Mont, aged Sc. Martin was one of
the prominent pioneers Of Montana
and Idaho. He served three terms as
sheriff of Kootenai county, beginning
in 1882.
Up to last Sunday there have been
25,SOO crates of cherries shipped from
Lewiston this year.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
Aldrich for Vice President.

The New York World says that
united States Senator Aldrich of
Rnode Island is Senator Thomas G.
rats nominee for vice president, and
mat the nomination was made at the
oriental hotel, Manhattan beach, and
mat Senator Plat also named Chicago
as the convention city. Senator Plat
Is widely known as a maker of vice
presidents and that he named Mr..
roosevelt for second place III 1900.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
is KILLED IN A RUNAWAY,
George keicker Sustains a Broken
Neck-Others Hurt,

Asotin, WASH, July 22.-George A.
Keicker. prominent farmer of the
Anatone neighborhood, had his neck
broken in a runaway. Mrs. Keicker
suffered deep scalp wound; the
daughter, Miss Keicker, sustained a
broken leg; the hired man, named
Hirschmann, had both legs broken,
and J. Stein had his back sprained,
while all were severely bruised on
their body and limbs. Keicker lived
about two hours after his neck was
broken.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
Iaher Accidentally Shot.

Occur d'Alene, Idaho, July 22.-Earl
Tabor, aged IA years, who resides
with his uncle, Luther Taber, on
Coyote creek, about eight miles west
of Occur d'Alene, was accidentally shot
and probably fatally wounded by Rob-
ert Shaffer, with whom he was hunt
ing,
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24

Baltimore, Nd. July 22.-This was
a great day for the thousands of Elks
attending the national reunion Of their
order and the concensus of opinion is
that the present meeting is the most
enthusiastic and successful in the his
tory of the Elks.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
The Royal Visit to Ireland.

London. July 22.-The official pro
gram OF the visit of King Edward and
queen Alexandra to ireland shows
mat 1t is the intention of the royal
couple to circumnavigate the island,
SET loot on all four provinces and stop
at the principal towns of each.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24
Bio Fire at Lowell.

Lowell, Mass, July 20.-Fire at the
Merrimac print works caused loss
of 5000, 900, and for a time threatened
the whole plant.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24

hthnologists are of the opinion that
When America was discovered there
we're not on the continent of North
now.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24

jackson, KY, July pa renewal Of
feud troubles Is brewing here.
Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-24

Dan Mcdonald Of Butte has been re-
elected president Of the American La
Dor union.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05
THE IRISH CURSE.
Belief of the Ancients Regard
ing Their Eject.

An Irish authority thus defines as
an expert the effects of well deliv-
cred curse: "The belief among the
ancient Irish was that curse once
pronounced must fall in some direc-
ton. If it had been deserved by him
on whom it is pronounced it will fall
on him sooner or later, but if it has
not, then it will return upon the per-
son who pronounced it. They COM
pare it to wedge with which a
woodman cleaves timber. If it has
room to go. it will go and cleave the
wood, but if it has not it will fly out
and strike the woodman himself, who
is driving it, between the eyes"
There are three affairs inside the
cashel at Innismurray, Ireland, built
square of rough loose stones and
having on the top of them number
of curious, round, smooth stones.
These have been used for cursing
by turning them and the natives are
very superstitious about them.
One mode of averting the curse was
for the person against whom the
stones were turned to have a grave
dug, to cause himself to be laid in it
and to have three shovelfuls of earth
cast over him, the grave diggers at
the same time reciting certain
rhymes.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05
How He Chose His Calling.

A well-known politician once asked
New England clergyman what were
his intentions for the future of his
vigorous ycungster who was playing
on the lawn. 'Well," he said, my
wife and I believe in natural selec-
ton and letting a boy follow the
bent of his mind. To find out what
that was we left him in the sitting
room one day with a Bible, silver
dollar and an apple. I said, If when
we come back he is reading the Bible
shall train him to follow me as a
preacher; if he has pocketed the dol.
lar shall make banker of him; il
he is playing with the apple l will
put him on farm When we re-
turned he was sitting on the Bible.
eating the apple from one hand and
clutching the dollar in the other, and
remarked, Wife, this boy is hog;
we must make politician of him."
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05
NO DANGER IN APPLES.
After Cattle OF Horse Have Become
Accustomed to Them They Can
BE Fed Safely. /,

Instructions have been given how and
when to feed apples; the quantity, from
four quarts to half bushel cut and I'M
cut, in one instance the wormy ones
thrown out (perhaps for cider?). From
all these opinions one might infer that
apples are somewhat dangerous food to
handle, and after all 1t might be the
wiser course to let them decay in the or
chard rather than run the risk Of dried
up or choked COW. After associating
stock and apples together for 20 years
almost wonder how it is that ever had
any of the desired tactical fluid or in fact
a living animal left. My practice has
been something like this: After secur-
ing all I wish of the culled fruit and
feeding the stock for week few
quarts twice day, turn them all in the
orchard to help themselves. Some years
they will have several thousand bushels
to start with. My experience is that q
COW will seldom or never choke in the
orchard. The danger lies in their first
greedy introduction to the fruit; in the
orchard they will pick up and eat one at
time and are in no particular hurry
since the supply is unlimited. These
apples will furnish them forage until
they freeze up, then the fruit put In
store will come in play. If the orchard
is handy to the barnyard colts and
horses not kept for use can run out and
pick up apples to their advantage. T
know of no kind of stock that will hurt
themselves on apples after they have
become accustomed to eating them
Rural New Yorker.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05
GARDEN AND ORCHARD.

Clean out the strawberry bed, unless
you are going to plow it under.
Cultivate often in the garden and or
chard, weeds or no weeds, and thus keep
the surface in condition to receive the
rainfall or to retain soil moisture.
An old SOW with litter of vigorous
pigs will root recognition out of the
garden in about Is minutes. Pigs and a
garden cannot be raised on the same lot
When the lettuce are too old to use
on the table clear the garden of them
unless you have some little chicks that
will relish them; in this case let them
remain as chicken feed.
The value of good stock was shown at
New York recently when strawberries
were selling all the way from two to ten
cents per box. There were only about
10000 crates received on that particular
day
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05
An UnIucky Citizen.

eyes, sir" said the town story
teller, she wuz the onluckiest Teller
that ever drawed the breath o. lifo
an a weeks wages
''You don't say?"
"Fact. Clumb pine tree onco
when he seen the sheriff comm to
levy on him; harricane come along.
bowed the tree down, an landed him
in the only vacant seat in the sher-
IFS buggy; sheriff started to Jail
with him; met by lynchin' party, who
mistook him fer 'nuther man, an
strung him up; am he'd almost quit
kickin' when some un cut him down
an hauled him home jest as his
mother-in-law had finished wriin'
his obituary an wuz standin' before
the glass to see how well she looked
in mournin'. "-Atlanta Constitution.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05
FEEDING DAIRY COWS.
Interesting Summary of Experiments
Conducted by Prof. May At the
Kentucky Station.

Prof. D. w. May, of the Kentucky
experiment station, is the author of
recent bulletin on the feeding of
as follows:
1. Select cows of dairy type. While
pure-bred animals will bring a higher
price, they will also tend more to re-
produce the dairy type, and are there
fore recommended
2. Take strict account of the cost OF
milk and butter from each individual
COW of the herd, so that the unprofit-
able one may be culled out.
3. Exercise and pure air are very
essential to the best results from
mich cows, but exposure to severe
weather, especially cold rains, should
be avoided
4. Feed to get the largest amount OF
milk with profit. The yield of milk.
and thereby the yield of butter, ia
greatly Influenced by the amount and
character of the feed, the percentage
of fat remaining fairly constant.
5. Increase the amount and the
length OF the season Of pastures, for
they represent profitable gains in
dairying.
6. Good roughness is essential IN
dairying, and the more palatable these
foods may be, the more of the higher
priced grain feeds they will replace.
OF our coarse feeds grass, corn silage,
alfalfa and clover hay rank high.
Z. Study the profits in grain feeding
in order to avoid giving more grain
than the value of the resulting in
creased Yield. Our leading grain ra-
ton is combination of ground corn
and bran. This ration may, under
some circumstances, be bettered or
cheapened by the addition Of certain
by-products of cereal and oil mills.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05
succ...ful war ON A,t,

Large numbers of ants can be de-
stroyed by liberal use of boiling water.
kerosene emulsion or strong soap suds
poured over the nests at night when the
insects are all at home, but the more
effective is substance known as carbon
bisulphide, which may be used in the
following manner: Make some holes
some inches apart and several
inches deep with broomstick
or bar in the nests, and pour
in each about teaspoonful of carbon
bisulphide, and cover the nests with a
wet blanket, and after few minutes ex-
plode the fumes collected underneath
with match or other light on the end
of short stick. This treatment, if re-
peated one or two times, should de-
stroy all the occupants of nest.-Coun-
try Gentleman.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05
Good New. for sbinn-r.

The supreme court of Minnesota has
decided that the Wisconsin Central rail-
road must pay for apples frozen in tran
sit. A lot was sent from New Hampshire
to St. Paul. and arrived frozen. The
owner refused the apples, brought suit
against the railroad, and jury gave
verdict of $262.26. The road appealed
with above mentioned result. AS the
Produce News says, it IL the duty of rail-
roads to haul the fruil and deliver it in
good order. They always claim not to
be responsible, but whenever the owner
of the fruit kas the nerve to go to the
courts, he usually gets justice. This YER
dict will be good news for number Of
shippers.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-08-05

mond was made captain Of "The
Jumping Jupiter" He accepted the
position and promised to discharge
the duties to the best of his ability.
He admitted an unfamiliarity with
craft of THE Jumping Jupiter" class,
but was confident that che" would
prove seaworthy. Once away from
shore, they caught the benefit of
tide and breeze, and swept out to-
wards the gateway. Mr.. Pence took
one long look towards the rock
where he had spent three awful
hours. AS they approached the out
let OF "Morton's Bay" Sidney gave
his first order. He glanced at the
white breakers and shouted:
"Man the oars!"
Six OF the men stood at the long
sweeps. A critical moment was APP
preaching. They were headed
straight for the surf. Sidney saw
that there was heavy swell rolling
in. He stood by the tiller and issued
his instructions in a calm voice.
"When I give the word bend to
your oars and row as hard as you
cam" he said. "There is not any
danger, but we must help counterfeit
the force of the surf. We shall make
it readily enough. All ready? Row."
The bow Of ''The Jumping Jupiter"
rose slightly as the first incoming
roller struck the raft. Mr.. Pence
was the only one not at-work, and
he looked at the foaming combers
ahead with eyes lifted in terror.
There was strong breeze between
the cliffs, and to sidney's delight the
boat was under good Roadway. The
men pulled vigorously at the sweeps.
The bow of 'The Jumping Jupiter"
sank in a way that was sickening to
Simon Pence. The next moment a
green wall of water fell with crash.
Socks" gave a shrek which was
smothered as the water rolled over
him. The raft groaned from end to
end. There was sound of breaking
glass.
Grow! Row hard!" shouted Sid
ney. For an instant the boat wal
lowed backwards. Then a strong
gust of wind filled the sails and
everyone bent to the oars. The next
wave did not break.
"Once again!" shouted Sidney.
There was big wave coming. It
lowered overhead, but broke before
it reached the boat. There was q
smother of foam and roar like that
Of Niagara, but ''The Jumping
Jupiter" was not to be stopped. In a
few seconds they were past the dan
ger line and out in deep water, where
the swells rolled in regular lines
broken only by ripples caused by
the breeze. The oars were taken in
and fastened to their places.
ITO Be Continued.l