Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-08-21
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The Reliance and Shamrock III.
have been measured in the Erie basin
by c. E. Mower, the official measurer
of the New York Yacht club. AS the
result of his measurements and cal
culations it was announced tonight at
the yacht club that the Reliance would
allow the challenger one minute and
As seconds over 80 mile course.
The hottest day of the season was
characterized by thunderstorms, which
did thousands of dollars worth of dam
age in San Bernardino, CAL, valley.
The climax of three hot days was
reached when the mercury marked ITO.
Two little boys, sons of John Basin
of Buffalo Hump, Idaho, who were lost
in woods for three days and who lived
during that time on salmon berries
and the raw flesh of wild birds they
caught, have been found by some of
the large searching parties and have
been returned to their home here lit
tie the worse for their experience.
| The thermometer at Lewiston, Ida,
recently registered 1OS degrees, the
hottest day of the year.
Dividends of $20,0O0,OOO have been
paid by the mines of the Inland EN-
pire, according to careful article
read by Bernard Macdonald, e. NJ,
at a meeting of the Society of Engi-
ness recently at Spokane. Mr.. Mac
Donald, who was formerly manager
of the lie Roi at Rossland, Is one of
the best known mining engineers in
the northwest.
Henry L. Bidwell, the prominent and
well known Justice Of the peace of
Hope, Idaho, accidentally shot himself
at Clarks Fork, Idaho while waiting
for the passenger train to return to
his home.
The kidnapping of young white girl
and the killing of one of posse that
tried to rescue her are the crimes
charged against party of eight ne
groes, fortified on Bruce's island, 16
miles west Of Fort Smith, Ark. The
negroes are said to be well armed.
D. ]. Thornley,, who alleges that he
is a private detective from Michigan,
was recently taken from the Hillsboro,
Ore, city Jail by crowd of rs young
men and treated to liberal dose of
tar and feathers. For some weeks
Tromley has been stopping with wo-
man who resides near the courthouse,
and has made himself very obnoxious
to ladies who reside in the immediate
vicinity.
The home Of Rome Respess, owner
Of the race horse Dick Welles, in Har-
lem, near Chicago, was entered recent
ly by burglars, who secured $4,000 in
cash and diamonds. The loss is about
equally divided between Mr.. Respess
and Jockey Dominick, who lives with
Respess.
The London Daily Nails correspond.
ent at st. Petersburg describes a SEN
sational incident which occurred dur
ing the Kieff strikes. On one occas-
ion, he says, when the troops were
ordered by the governor to fire on the
strikers, a young captain stepped in
front of his company and forbade the
troops to fire on their poor starving
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counter order and the captain made a
flaming revolutionary speech to his
men. He was Immediately arrested,
tried by courtmartial and sentenced to
death.
Massachusetts, democrats may nomi-
nate General Miles for governor.
Eight women concerned in the
smashing of joint last week were
arraigned in the Wichita, Kan, court. |
All pleaded guilty of assault and were |
fined $40 each and costs.
Dwight, the ~ year old son of C. |
w. Taylor, a farmer living four miles
northwest of Pullman, Wash, had a |
narrow escape from death and may
yet die from his injuries. He went |
after the cows on horseback and his
horse returning riderless search was
instituted and he was found in the
pasture with his skull frightfully
crushed. Doctors were called and re-
moved pieces of the skull, leaving a
hole nearly two inches square in the
skull. A piece Of bone had been driven
into the brain.
At a recent convention of the liberals
of Grand Forks riding held at Grand
Forks, B. c., Alderman Neill Mccall
lum was unanimously chosen as the
liberal candidate at the approaching
provincial elections.
News from Victor, COL, says
the miners union officials an
that three general SIM
ply stores will be established at
once by the union for the benefit Of
the striking miners of the Cripple