Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-11
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
CHILLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemlspheres
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

south of Knoxville, Tenn, is that a
distinct earthquake was felt there. IL
lasted about eight seconds and was
general along the Appalachian range,
The ouake Travelled northwesterly and
renorrs of it in a mild form are also
reported from Ducktown and Newport,
NJ Bunau-Varilla, the retiring mill
ister from Panama, has called at the
state department to say farewell TO
Secretary Hay, preparatory to his de
parture for Paris.
As the result of an explosion OF
nowder and dynamite at the maya
zine of the H. S. Kerbaugh company at
Heads Hill, near Latrobe, Pa, one
man Patrick Quinn, was killed and
81 others injured Jacob Squibbs, who
was in his home half mile from the
scene of the explosion, was fatally
injured. Houses within radius of
mile were toppled from foundations
and window glass in homes 20 miles
distant were broken.
Attorney John NJ. Glover, a former
congressman from Missouri. has filed
suit in the district court at Cripple
Creek against Governor James II. Pea
body. Colonel Edward Verdeckberg,
several mining companies and num-
her of officers and members of the
Mineowners' association, asking dam
ages to the amount of $780, 900 for false
imprisonment. Mr.. Glover was i'm
prisoned 16 days in the military bull
men and during that time the wound
in his arm, received in fight with the
militia at his Office in that city last
December, was neglected, resulting
in permanent injury.
Congressman Martin of South Da-
kota wants protection for stockgrow.
ers. He says they are robbed right
and left.
Frank l.. Larue, president of the
Corning, Iowa, Savings bank now in
the hands of receiver, shot and killed
himself recently.
The republican state committee of
Indiana has called the state convention
for April 2S at Indianapolis. Resolu-
lions were adopted indorsing Roosevelt.
NJ. Vignaux, the French billadist,
defeated George Sutton, the American
player, in the world championship
match, IS inch balk line, one shot in,
500 points, at Paris. Sutton obtained
only 377 when Vignaux went out.
Vignaux's best run was SO, and with
this he finished. His average was H. 50
Sutton's best run was 70, beverage 10. IS.
One priest and two servants were
killed and two other priests were seve-
rely injured in fire that destroyed
st. Patrick's Roman Catholic church
and the adjoining rectoly III Long ISL
and City. Those killed were the Rev.
Father Ernest and Mary and margaret
Brady. domestics. Those injured are
the Rev. Joseph Kearney and the Rev.
Father Hennigan. The money loss
by the fire was estimated at $780, 900
Harry Payne Whitney will continue
practically intact the racing stable of
his father.
Senator Proctor, from committee on
military affairs, reported the army ar-
preparation bill with a number of
amendments, making total increase
of S2,l73, 4S4 in the appropriation over
the amount carried by the bill as it
passed the house and bringing the total
up to S77,620,942.
The statement of the treasury balan-
ces in the general fund, exlusive of
the $3.50, 000, 900 gold in the division
OF redemption, shows: Available cash
balance, $225, AIS, 500; gold, $lO6, 49,.
43O.
The Mexian ambassador has formally
notified Secretary Hay that his govern
Z ment has recognized the new republic
of Panama.
John Turner, the English labor leap
er, arrested in October while conduct
ing meeting in New York, and who
has since been detained on Ellis island
awaiting deportation on the ground
that he is an anarchist, has been re-
leased on $4,000 bail pending the deci-
sion OF the supreme court on his appli-
cation for writ of habeas corpus.
The Boer contingent which will give
exhibitions at the st. Louis exposition
are on their way to St. Louis. y
The general office building Oh THE
new York Central railroad at Oswego
was burned recently, involving loss
OF more than 100000.
Student rioting was renewed at
Prague recently on larger scale than
mat of last week. Rival German and
czech factions, demonstrating for and
against Russia, came to blows and
many persons were injured.
Three more bodies have been re-
covered from the wreck of the OAR
!ihSton hotel, in New York city, max