Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-15
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLEp FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemspheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

The o. r. & N. will soon start con-
struction on its extension from Raparia,
along the Snake river, to Lewiston,
Idaho.
Ruth, daughter of ex-President Cleve-
land, died at the Cleveland home re-
Gently. Death was very sudden and un-
expected and came as result of weak
heart action, due to light attack of
diptheria. She was ID years of age.
Several of the Rousch Manufacture
ing company of Chicago, had to jump
for their lives to escape fire recently,
which followed an explosion in the
third and fourth stories of the plant.
One man was killed, but the others
are believed to have escaped.
Eleven students of the University of
Washington have been suspended from
college because Of their alleged repre-
hensible actions while making holi-
day tour of the state as members of the
university mandolin and glee clubs.
After celebrating 45 minutes a jury
found former New York Congressman
Edmund H. briggs guilty of accepting
money to procure contract between
private combany and the government
while serving as member Of congress.
The j1ry recommended mercy.
The London Daily Nails Toxic cor
respondent learns that Russia has made
new demands which it will be impossi-
BILE for Japan to maintain. The cor
respondent says that all the powers are
landing troops in Korea and the Brit
ish bluejackets landing at Chemulpo
are expected to go to Seoul immediate
ly.
There was lively opening of the
year at Tyson camp, in north Idaho,
according to reports sent out. Prompt
ly at midnight December 81 twelve
charges Of dynamite were exploded as
a signal. Then began a rush to relocate
a number of properties upon which as
sessment work had not been performed
last year. A number of promising
claims were restaked before daylight
The body of Little Coyote, the In
dian who was missing for week near
Missoula was found in the Missoula
river by the reservation searching par
ty. No marks on the body would indi-
cate that the Indian was murdered be-
fore being thrown into the river.
Apparently conscience stricken and
his mind afame with religious ardor,
William Wilson, aged 80, a salvation
Army recruit, walked into police head
quarters at st. Louis recently and con-
fess that on July 5, 1901 he had set fire
to the Occidental hotel in Forsyt the,
Montana, which resulted in the death
of one person and injury to 30. Wilson
declared that another man is serving
a sentence for the deed in the peniten-
tiary, and that its is to ease his own
conscience and give this man his free
dom that he surrendered himself.
A reception was given to Mr.. Bryan
at New York on his arrival.
The Japanese armored cruisers Ka-
saga and Niasin have left Genoa for
Suez.
The Chinese emperor has ratified
the American and Japanese treaties of
commerce with China.
The White Star liner Celtic, on
which William ]. Bryan is a passenger,
has arrived in New York.
The condition Of former Premier
Waldeck-Rousseau of Paris is again
exciting serious apprehension.
The schooner Zenith, the last vessel
of the 1908 feet to leave Nome, is safe
at Lefthand bay, where she will win
ter.
At Milwaukee Aurelio Herrera of
California and Charles Neary of Mil
waukee went six rounds to a draw re-
Gently.
Property in the residence district of
New York owned by the Columbia uni
versity and valued at $10,000,0O0 is to
be sold.
The Blackstone memorial library has
been formally presented to the Chi
cago library board by Mrs. 7. B. Black
stone, the donor.
The latest revelations of the defal-
cation in the Bank of Highland, Kan,
by Cashier ]. L. MARCEL show an ag-
gregate loss of over 100000.
The commissioner of internal reve-
nue. has decided that it is permissible
for state prisons to manufacture to-
bacco or cigars for their own inmates
without paying license.
Railroad and steamship officials
state that another large order of mess
beef from Kansas City and Omaha
for delivery to the Japanese authori-
ties at Yokohama is now on the way.
Orders posted recently at Joliet. ILL.,.
announce the resumption of work i'm
mediately in all the important depart
ments of the Joliet plant of the Hi
nois Steel company. Nearly 5000 men