Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1904-01-08
TELEGRAPH NEWS SUMMARY
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerselJ Told.


arrest of Will j. Davis and Harry Pow
ers, proprietors and managers of the
lroquois theater at Chicago, and Geo.
Williams, city building inspector, on
the charge of manslaughter.
The entire slmily of Frederick S.
Pond, for 80 years cashier of the Deer
ing Reaper works, was eXterminated
by the Iroquois theater fire at Chica-
CO. In the disaster Mr.. Pond lost his
wife and two children, all of whom
he identified.
George B. Mcclellan has become
mayor of New York city.
John Alexander Dowie, accompanied
by four of the leaders of Zion City,
have started on his trip around the
world Every resident of Zion City
turned out to see Dowie off. Dowie
will go first to New Orleans, where
he will remain for week. Then he
will proceed to San Francisco, en-
barking for Australia January 81.
A special meeting of the American
hierarchy of the Catholic church has
been called for January 81 at Washing
ton.
Empress Eugenie is seriously i'll at
the Hotel Continental, says a Paris
dispatch. The cause is a deep, acci.
dental puncture in her cheek from a
hat pin. Her face has swollen, and it
is feared blood poisoning will set in
Captain Frederick Pabst, president
of the Pabst Brewing company, is dead
of pulmonary edema, aged 67 years
Death was unexpected, although his
health has been failing for more than
four years.
The total number of corpses recov,
cred from the Chicago Iroquois theater
fire stands at oS7. OF these 10 remain
unidentified.
The national convention Of the So
cialistic party will be held in Chi
cago May l, 1904, at which time can
didates for national Offices will be
put in nomination.
A. L. Mohler, president Of the o. R.
& NJ, may be promoted to the presi-
dency of the Union Pacific, in place
of President Horace G. Burt, who re-
signed.
The first presidency of the Mormon
church recently sent a telegram to
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, denying the
charge that the church had taken a
stand against organized labor.
Three parsons were killed and four
others injured recently in fire that
destroyed the Louvre hotel, 3611-3623
Lake avenue, Chicago.
All of the supply departments of
the army have made arrangements for
the supplying of all necessary food
and armaments for shipment of the
isthmus in case they are to be needed.
Treasury department experts have
instituted an investigation into the &C.
counts of the interstate commerce
commission. The action is taken at
the instance Of Acting Chairman Glenn
ents of the commission as result of
persistent rumors Of Irregularities in
the drawing Of vouchers, etc.
At the eleventh hour the $12,5O nec-
essary to secure the endowment Of
100000, without which Palmer uni
versity, at Muncie, Indiana, could not
remain in existence, has been secur-
ed. The name of the donor is un-
known.
Although notice of a new steamship
line between Odessa and New York
has been posted on the maritime ex-
change, advices from st. Petersburg
state that the beginning of the pro-
posed Russian volunteer fleet service
between Black Sea ports and New
York via Italy has been indefinitely
postponed.
The reported sinking of the Colon
bian gunboat General Pinzon by an
American warship is still unconfirm-
ed and is discredited at Colon.
The New Year reception given by
Acting Governor Wright, at Manila,
was brilliant social affair. About
5000 persons were present, including
the representatives of foreign nations,
officers of the army and navy, civil
officials and prominent citizens
Although the fact is not yet official
ly announced, it is believed that Gen
eral Pittagauli OF the Italian army will
be appointed to command the gend
armes in Macedonia, In accordance