Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-29
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cuLLED FROM DISPATCHES oe
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-Nation,I
Historical, Political and Persona,
Events Tersely Told.

At Chicago State Senator Micbae,
Butler, with his bartender and two
friends, have fallen victims to a ,ono
holdup, The men left the senator,s
saloon with $500 in cash and iewo,ru
valued at $500.
Russia is negotiating with Greece
and Argentina for the purchase of war,
ships. val
The total sum of Toronto's losseS Il,
the recent fire increases rapidlv n,
the experts reduce the figures from
rough estimates to something like ac.
curate amounts. The loss is placed
at $l3,OOO,OO0, with insurance of SIN
100000.
The resignation of A. E. Mitchell az
superintendent of motive power ON tho
Northern Pacific has been announced
Mr.. Mitchell goes to the Erie road
Inc pension appropriation bill. car.
rylng an appropriation of over s137.
OoO,0OO, and the emergency river and
harbor appropriation bill, which car.
ries $3,OOO,O00, were passed by the
senate, leaving only general deficiency
and the military academy bills of the
entire list of supply bills to be con.
sidered by the senate.
An additional force of $500 work.
men, making an all night working
shift of nearly 1000 men, will be.
ginning last week, force the work of
the worlds fair to completion for the
opening.
Edouard Naville and H. R. Hall an.
nounce the discovery through excaya.
tons on behalf of the Egyptian explo.
ration fund the most ancient shrine
yet uncovered in Thebes. 1t is NOR.
tuary chapel of the period of King
Mentuhetep Nebkherura of the eley.
enth dynasty, $500 B. c. 1t is in an
exceptionally good state of preserva.
ton. 1t is not doubted that a great
deal will be learned through this dis
covery of the history and art of the
eleventh dynasty.
The reichstag of Berlin voted $780,.
600 for the German settlers in German
Southwest Africa, who have suffered
through the Herroro uprising.
The contract by which the control
OF the Panama canal passes to the
United States is signed and sealed.
The title to the canal is now vested
in the United States.
son was born Saturday night to
Representative and Mrs. William R.
Hearst.
George H. Primrose. the minstrel.
and Miss Asher Nerney a San Fran
cisco singer, were quietly married re-
Gently in New York.
Mayor B. B. Brown of Pueblo, was
indicted by the grand jury on four
counts, three charging false preten.
ses and one alleging forgery. All the
charges grow out of payrolls in the
city departments.
The Canadian government proposes
to deal directly with foreign nations
and not through Great Britain as here
tofore.
President Roosevelt has selected
Judge Beakman Winthrop of the court
of first instance of the Philippine ISL
ands to succeed William H. Hunt as
governor of Porto Rico.
The body Of man found dead az
Omaha has been identified as that OF
Major James w. Davis, aged IA. Tne
man evidently had taken his own lie
by swallowing strychnine.
Miltonvale, Kan, was nearly az
stroyed by fire recently. The loss ID
over 100000.
At Peoria not a wheel is turning A.
the big plant II the Glucose Rehnins
company, the 800 employees haV'ns
gone on strike. ..s
A telegram from Nome says ~
Arctic Brotherhood hall, which W.
s25 900, has partly been DESTROYED ~. ~
fire and that the local lodge OF NV
order has subscribed $4,000 to repulS'
Lodges of the order are asked 10 Su'
scribe. 81,
At the point Of a revolver no"
the hand of masked burglar, Mr. o..
Mrs. S. Weixel were SATURDAY n.y.
ing forced to submit to robbery
their home at 312 Harvard avenu.
north. Seattle. After he had th,o "a
ened death to his victims, the III. III
burglar secured only SO for his tio"'