Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-08
CuLLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

county, N. L., nave Detn teIGluSu ONSI
big landslide occasioned by some
subterranean phenomena as yet uneN-
planned. The slide was accompanied
by the sound of mulfled explosion
which appeared to come from the
earth. No material damage is report
ed.
The Russian soldiers, who are nat
urally supcrstitious nave been deeply
influenced by widespread report that
the Japanese possess magnetic stones
capable of rendering their adversaries
powerless. Officers are endeavoring
to restore confidence among the men,
who are convinced that they are fight
ing against sorcerers.
At Wichita, Kan, some women at a
party discussed the Reed Smoot affair
and varied the function by hanging
the Utah senator in efligy.
Guy Wetmore Caryll, the author, is
dead in New York.
Senator Morgan, the democratic
boss of Alabama, is believed to
have paved the way for long and bit
ter fight against the bill providing for
the civil government of the Panama
canal zone, which is declared by the
republican leaders, must be passed at
this session. If the venerable leader.
who has fought for the Nicaraguan
route for over 20 years, is i'll earnest i'll
his opposition, it is thought that the
summer will be well under way before
adjournment cab reached.
Lieutenant Commander Edgar Town
send Warburton, chief engineer of the
battleship Maine, committed suicide
in his cabin on board the vessel.
Sidney johnson, of New York city
jumped to the street from the top floor
of the 2lst story of the sky scraper at
Broadway. Nearly every bone i'll his
body was broken.
A quarry blast explosion three miles
from Charlotte, Va, resulted in the
death of three men and the wounding
of two others.
On account of not being able to adjust
wage scales, over 1000 men are out of
work in New England.
An air tank in the Erie railroad ma
chine shops exploded recently, killing
John Frederick, gang foreman, and
injuring six others, some of whom
will die. The building was wrecked
F.. w. Wilsey, for several years as
sistant land commissioner of the Nor
thern Pacific. is retired.
AT Cincinnati, Mrs. +. b. Hunter,
wife of prominent business man of
Memphis, committed suicide in her
apartments at the Grand hotel while
returning from an eastern sanitarium
in charge of nurse.
Owing to an alleged technical error,
the car barn bandits of Chicago We're
resentenced in the criminal court by
Judge kersten. The bandits are to be
hanged on April 90, the date named i'll
the original sentence.
President Roosevelt but recently
sent to congress long report on
the progress of the beet sugar industry
of the United States during 1908. The
report says the industry can no longer
be called an experiment.
The Union Trust company of Bos-
ton has closed its doors.
General Jiminez, Dominican leader,
is at Porto Rico, whence he will pro-
coed to New York on a secret mission.
Young Curbett was given the deci-
sion over Tommy Mowatt, the eight
ing streetcar conductor" after six
rounds of fast fighting at Chicago Sat.
urday night.
James johnson, a nephew of ]. B.
Marcum, who was assassinated year
ago, was shot and killed by BHmmer
Spicer at the mouth of George creek,
10 miles south of Jackson, Ky.
A number of girls employed in the
Dickson Squib Manufacturing COM
pany's works at Priceburg, Pa. We're
killed by an explosion recently.
Three masked men held up the Ore
gon express at Copley. California.
They killed Express Messenger O'Neil |
and carried of the Express the con-
tents of the express box.
Ofcers of the American Can COM
pany announce that all differences be-
tween the company ana its employees
have been amicably adjusted.
Miss Anita Kelley of New York 10
whom jury awarded damages III the
sum of $50 900 against Il Santa Bar
bara hotel company for the loss OF n
limb in IN elevator accident, has COM
promised her case, receiving $4,000,
and pavment of all costs of suit. size
sued for $50, 900.
The first civil tribunal Of the Seine
1,,e dnridrd the case Of the Republic IF