Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-02-19
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
fuLLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
. Review OF Happenings In eotf
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
Ourinu the Past Wcek-Nationa
Historical, Political and Persona
Events TerseIy Told.

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treal two men and woman wer
burned to death. Six others were res
cued in serious condition and reno,
ed to hospital.
The American National bank o
Syracuse, N. Y. has been closed b.
National Bank Examiner Joseph Van
Rankin No statement of the bank I
condition has been given out.
The adjutant generals Office in Den
yer, has received word from the wal
department that an allotment OF
nearly $250,0 has been made for the
reconstruction of the Whipple bar
racks. in Arizona.
Automobiles will soon be taking the
place of wagons on many farms in the
United States and Canada" declared
Isaac B. Potter. president Of the Am
erican Motor league. before banquet
of the league at a Chicago hotel re
Gently.
Friday, Lincoln's birthday, was OBJ.
served for the first time in Colorado.
In Denver, banks were closed and
schools dismissed after commemorat.
i've exercises.
A westbound Great Northern passen-
ger train backed into the rear of a
freigth train at Pennok, MINI. Ed
ward Hetfner and Mr.. Hansome Of
Minneapolis, were killed. Two other
passengers were seriously bruised. ALI
were passengers in the caboose.
Burglars blew open the safe of the
Nelson's bank at Aylemer, Ont, and
stole SIS, 900. They also blew open the
safe of the private bank of James Mum
70, at Embro, securing large sum of
money.
A street car at Paduch, Kansas,
filled with passengers was struck by
passenger train and ID passengers
were injured. one fatally. The motor
man, it is said, tried to beat the train
to the crossing, despite the protests
and shouts OF the passengers.
While experimenting with gasoline
and volatile chemicals in an endeavor
to perfect an invention, A. ]. Brunson,
president of the First National bank
Of Plainfield, N. j., has lost the sight
Of both eyes.
William Miller, known all over the
west as dad" Miller, and probably
the oldest engineer in service in the
United States, has been crushed to
death under his engine while making
repairs. He was employed by the Rio
Grande road at Leadville, Col. The
switch crew ran some cars against the
engine and the wheels passed over
Miller's body, killing him instantly.
Miller began railroading 50 yeras ago
on the Reading.
The United States navy collier Nero
was rammed by the gunboat Concord,
in the barber at Panama recently.
The injuries sustained by the collier
were SO serious that she had to be
beached. The Concord was not in.
jured.
United States Minister Powell re.
ports to the state department from San
Domingo, that it was reported in the
capital that fierce battle had been
fought in Sanchez and great many
people killed.
Speyer & Co., of New York, have
contracted to take the $50, 900, 900
Cuban loan. The price to be paid for
the bonds is 90b, which is Is per
cent. above the minimum.
Frank LOOMS, for many years spec
ial counsel for the New York Central
81 Hudson River railroad, is dead.
The State Bank of Pittsburg, CAPT
tali2ed at $4,000. has been closed by
order of the state bank department
The state bank examiner is tempora
rily in charge.
The United States transport Logan
has arrived in San Francisco with
three batallions, headquarters, staff
and band of the Twenty-seventh in.
fantry. Colonel S. d. Vital is il
command. Among her passengers were
Brigadier General Jesse NJ. Lee. Briga.
der General Whit and Colonel Girard
of the medical corps.
James Britt and Young Corbett have
signed articles to fight March 81, UNI
der the same conditions as their prev
ious arrangement.
A composite estimate of the los.
from the fire by the 25 experts of tht
leading insurance companies outside
of Baltimore places the figures at $S5,
100000.
1t is feared that if opportunity offer.
there will be national uprising il
China to overthrow the Manchr
dynasty.
The international strength at Chile
is quite inadequate to cope with such
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