Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-01

TIE postoffice department has an
\ nounced that a special series Of stamps
of five denominations to.commemorate
E4 Louisiana Purchase sof 1903, and
|Ube known as the commemorative
| series of 1904, will be issued, begin
ming April 81. for sale to the public
during the term of the exposition,
from April 80 to December l.
The house committee ON military af-
fairs has agreed on the following board
of managers for the National Soldiers
home: Martin T. Mcmahon, New
York; John NJ. Holley, Wisconsin; Mr.
Warner, Missouri; William R. Shafter,
California; Henry e. Palmer, Nebras-
ka; Franklin Murphy, New Jersey.
Toronto, Ont,-John Thamer, who
was arrested at Spokane, Wash, hav.
ing pleaded guilty. to four charges of
forgery has been sentenced to five
years in prison.
The signal corps of she army is now
communicating daily by wireless tel
egraph between Forts Schuyler and
Wright, distancS'of 81 miles. This is
the longest distance covered by wire
less telegraphy. The speed of trans
mission varies from 10 to 80 words a
minute. Similar apparatus will be in
stalled at Nome and st. Michaels as
soon as weather conditions permit.
According to government reports,
the farmers of the country have 132,-
900 900 bushels of wheat on their
hands.
The Canadian government has pass
ed an order authorizing the use of trap
nets for fish in British Columbia. The
issue of licenses will commence forth
with but will be confined strictly to
Gamers and can not be used for spec
ulative purposes.
e. C. Mccormick, passenger tratnc
manager of the Southern Pacific, has
been promoted to the position of as
sistant traffic director of the Harri-
man lines. Mr. McCormlck's success
sor is to be Charles S. Fee of st.
Paul.
George E. Rawson lies at hospital
in Boise MANNED and crippled. One
eve is gone and two fingers and a thum
of the right hand have been amputated.
There are many other wounds on the
body as the result Of II dynamite expl'-
sion occurring on his ranch, eight
miles south OF Meridian, Idaho.
Details from the prairie fire districts
in Holt and Rock. counties, Nebraska,
show that over 500 square miles of
prairie were burned, and 20 sranchmen
lost their buildings and stock, entail
ing loss of 100000.
KinS Edward and Queen Alexandra
are at Copenhagen attending family
gathering, the occasion of King Chris
tian's seth birthday.
Speaker Cannon has introduced a
bill to incorporate the Carnegie insti-
tuition of Washington. The institution
is capitalized at s10,OO0,00O, and its Oh
jects are stated to be ito encourage
in. the broadcast and most liberal man
ner investigation, research and dis
covery."
George Guam, the 18 year old son
of John Guam, rancher. living near
hdllspell, MouthuhJ was uioWAeu AL
the Flathead river by the upsetting Of
a row boat.
Santos Dumont says he will sail for
the United States in 10 weeks with his
dirigible balloon, with which he will
make trials in Berlin this week.
General William Fitzhugh Payne, a
famous confederate "black horse" cav
airy leader, who.has been failing for
several daGs, is very low.
Two Philippines have died and three
are seriously ill from pneumonia con-
tracted during the trip of the mem bers
of the Philippine colony at the worlds
fair from Tacoma, Wash, to st. Louis.
Tom Sharky, the pugilist, lost in
wrestling match with M. J. Dwyer at
Richmond, Va, by failing to throw
bio opto unpict t1pioa ~, ono bour.