Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-04
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
c,,Lep FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Review Of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
p,rino the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

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baltimore district. Twelve men were
causnt in the crash. OF these one was
1.i,ied outright and another buried IN
the ruins. . r.,
WiIIiam E. Malone, Denver, Col.
salooukeeper, horseman and politician
who was shot by City Detective sam
mel Enrich. died from the effects oil
his wound.
rrbe senate committee on public
,,,,iIdines and grounds has ordered a
favorable report on the bill appro-
priating $2,OO0,0OO for postoihce site
in New York City in connection with
the PENNSYLVANIA railway station.
The cruiser Cincinnati has lett
Shanghai for Chemulpo as the relle1
of the Zafiro, which is on the way to
the Philippines.
Frank Ellison, known as "Biff,' a
familiar character in New YORK, Is
do,d of pneumonia. He is said to have
been the youngest officer in the Union
army, having run away from his nome
in Philadelphia and received lieu
tenants commission at the age OF 10.
If is announced that martial law at
Telluride, Col, will be continued In
definitely. Governor Peabody had pre-
nared an order abrogating martial
law, but it has been Cancelled owing
tn threats Of exiled strikers to re-
turn to that camp.
Mrs. C. B. Fountain and her moth
err, Mrs. A. Hogue, of Valley Junction,
Iowa, were crushed to death in an
elevator accident at the Iowa state
house.
Charles Wardrip has been hanged
in the state prison at San Quentin
Cal. for the murder of Hugh Duffy in
Sacramento on February II. 1902. he
made no statement on the scaffold and
met his death bravely.
Jack Root of Chicago and George
Gardner of Lowell, Mass, fought six
round draw recently. The fight was
fast throughout.
. It is said that there will be DIS
solution of parliament within SIX
weeks, and if. as is expected, the lib
erals are returned to power, King Ed
ward will summon Lord Spencer, lib
eral leader in the house Of lords, to
form cabinet.
Bunau-Varilla from Panama has re-
sgred. after an exchange of ratifica'
lions of the Panama treaty. M. Blu
nau.Varilla expects to remain in this
country for fortnight and will then
go to Paris to look after private bust
ness. 1t is possible the Panama gov
eminent will wish BunauVarilla to re-
main in charge of the legation until
his successor, DR.. Arosemona, arrives.
1t is possible the minister will consent
to extend his mission.
The statue of Frederick the Great.
which Emperor William is giving to
the American people, will be unveiled
and formally presented on October 20.
The occasion will be made great In
ternational event.
Amos B. Ayres, a heavy stakeholder
in one of the largest wholesale dry
goods houses in st. Louis, committed
suicide at his home by taking carbolic
acid. He was 60 years old and had
been in i'll health.
Edward De la Brousse, who shot and
killed Marie Jordan and shot himself,
has been convicted of murder in the
first degree at San Francisco, with the
penalty fixed at Imprisonment for life.
United States Consul General Guen-
ther in report to the department of
commerce and labor, says that the
imports of American apples at Ham
burg from September Is to December
", 1902, amounted to 97,647 barrels.
Seventy-five craters and hangers en-
ployed by the Parry Manufacturing
company, at the head Of which is d.
M. Parry, president of the National
Manufacturers association, struck re-
Gently on account of cut in wages.
All the men are nonunion men. They
We're paid off and discharged. The
men say they have been cut from y
10 81 cents per piece since October
and struck against an additional cut
of cents.
James G. Payne, auditor of the dis
trict supreme court. has filed his re-
port on the amount and value of the
prize property in the case of Admiral
Dewey against the Don Juan de Aus
IRA and other vessels captured and
sunk in Manila bay May 1, 1898. The
auditor, to whom the question was re.
ierred by the court, reports that the
allowance of property subject to the
snare libellant as prizes aggregates
$500 1913.
Inc japanese government has pass
eu the famous white whisky claim by
handing to United States Minister
urlscom the draft for $4,000 in ia
VI, vor OF the American Trading company.
me claim arose from customs deci-