Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-04-21
AROUND THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH NOTES FROM
ALL POINTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review Of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

King Alfonso of Spain, who has been
visiting Valencia, has returned to
Madrid.
At Auburn. CAL, Adolph Weber was
sentenced to be hanged June 80 for
the murder of his mother.
The trial of Nan Patterson for the
murder of Caesar Young began Mon
day morning in New York.
The court-martial of Lieutenant
General Stoessel is proceeding behind
closed doors at St. Petersburg.
The officers have been unable to find
any definite clew to the murderer of
Frederick L. Danes, at Bellingham,
whose dead body was found mutilated
with a Ratchet.
The citizens of Tonopah have got
down to work and have the disease
that has been rampant there now I'M
der complete control and all danger is
said to have passed.
The embezzlement charges against
Cuthbert Laing of Chicago for alleged
conversion of the $439,00O estate of
his daughter, Mrs. Adelaide Laing
McComb, have been dismissed.
Mount Shasta is causing alarm and
the residents of Sisson hear distant
rumblings, and lava oozes from the
earth. Railroad tracks suddenly sink
and other strange things take place.
According to a conservative esti-
mate, the land fraud cases have al
ready cost the government $4,000,
and the end is not yet, nor does this
amount include the fees of Prosecutor
Heney.
United States Senator ]. R. Burton,
of Kansas, has been indicted by the
Federal grand jury on the charge of
accepting fees to the amount of $500
from the Rialto Grain & Securities
company of St. Louis.
Not only municipal ownership, but
municipal operation of the two great
traction systems of Chicago. will be
an established fact, in my opinion,
within three months" says Rafael R.
Gown, former receiver of the Union
Traction properties.
The University of California won
the annual field meet with Stanford
by the score of 721s to 1925. The
largest score piled up by the blue and
gold athletes was a decided surprise.
William Sperry, U. C. sophomore,
proved the hero of the day.
The Oliver Iron Mining company of
Minneapolis, has issued an order to
Superintendent Mitchell at Hibbing to
close down the underground mines and
barricade the buildings. Twelve mines
are closed as result of the order,
throwing 1000 men out of work.
Ex-senator John NJ. Thurston of
Nebraska will be the chief counsel
for Senator Mitchell in the land fraud
trials at Portland. Mr.. Thursten was
attorney for Judge Swayne in the i'm
parchment proceedings before the SEN
ate at the last session of congress.
Ronald De Wore Johnson of Port
has been accepted as a cadet at West
Point without being required to pass
the mental examination. Mr.. Johnson
is well known in athletic circles, hav-
ing been on the diamond with the
Multnomah club team.
The London Times military CORE
spondent. who has received special in
formation through army channels re-
garding the battle of Mukden, says
the battle is destined to take rank
with Austerlitz, Waterloo and Grave
lotte, and to be reckoned among the
greatest and most decisive of modern
times.
While attempting to step from the
lake steamer Gazelle to scow, which
he had to cross in order to reach his
own launch, the Undine, w. B. Fra
zier, head of the Underwriters Elec-
trio Company, of 800 First Avenue
South, Seattle, lost his footing and
fell into the waters of Lake Washing
ton and was drowned before aid could
reach him.