The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-09
TELEGRAPH SHORT NOTES FROM
ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE.
4 Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

squadron, is at Gutzlaff island, in Han
Chow bay.
The Tweedmouth collection of pic
lures was sold at Christies Saturday
afternoon and realized over $235,000
Forest fires are raging northwest of
Escanaba, near Northland, Mich. Much
damage has been done.
| H. L. Corley, station and express
agent at Seligman, Ariz., confessed
himself defaulter and shot himself
| through the heart
The Japanese celebrated the victory
at the battle of the Sea Of Japan Sat
urday night, by tOrchlight and Ian
tern procession at Honolulu
General Sir William Nicholson, who
was recently appointed governor gen.
eral of Gibraltar, has been compelled
for private reasons to resign his com
mission.
General H. V. Boynton, president of
died recently in Atlantic City, N. j.
He suffered from a complication of
diseases.
"Bluebeard" Johann Hoch is to be
hanged June %. Judge Kersten, who
some time ago sentenced him to be
execution.
The British steamer Kuling has ar
rived at Shanghai, towing in a Rus
sian destroyer which was found help
less north of Shawaihan with three
crews aboard.
Lord Eduard Talbot, conservative,
who was seeking reelection to the
house of commons from Chichester on
his appointment as junior lord of the
treasury, has been reelected.
The war department has received a
cablegram from Governor Magoon of
the isthmian canal zone, reporting two
new cases of yellow fever among the
canal employees ON the isthmus
Mayor Tom L. Johnson of Cleve-
land says the main issue in the state
and municipal elections in Ohio next
November will be city ownership and
operation of public service utilities.
The death roll resulting from the
hurricane which recently swept over
Natal and the subsequent bursting of
the reservoir at PiAetown, was nearly
500 Hindoo laborers and so Euro |
peans.
Governor Higgins of New York has
signed both the Raines bill and the |
Amber bill, designed to abolish the
hotels operating under |
the present provisions of the liquor |
tax law.
Papers in an action for divorce
brought by Brodie L. Duke have been
served on Mrs. Alice Webb Duke, |
whose marriage to Mr.. Duke in De-
cember last was the beginning of SEN
sational litigation.
The British ship Afghanistan, from
Hamburg for San Diego, Cal, has
been in collision with~the British man
Of war Caesar, the former sinking
with % of her crew. The Caesar has
put into Dungeness.
The strike situation in st. Peters
burg is again attracting attention.
thousand men struck Friday and Sat
urday. A number of minor demonstra-
tons have been broken up and some
are announced for this week.
Diplomatic activity in Washington
indicates that the European powers
are prepared actively to assist the ,
president in any efforts he may make
IN the interest of peace. 1t is learned I
IN high authority that the German {
emperor heartily shares the wish of ;
President Roosevelt for an early end
ng of the war.
The Neue Freie Presse announces
hat Baron Ferjervary has formed a
cabinet for Hungary and that the i.
James Of those who will accept port
OliOS under his premiership will be {
made public at the beginning of next l
week. S
A fatal storm swept over Minneap- {
Ills Saturday. During the few min l
ties that it ragged Elizabeth Cam. s
ears old. was struck by lightning and I
TILED. Several houses were fired and g
and telephone wires were /
eveled. I
In consequence of the intention to d
Xerclse legal control over emigration .
rom Austria-Hungary representatives
f commercial and Industrial societies
nd steamship companies will meet
une 26 at Vienna to investigate the
onditions of emigration.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of a
ormer President Harrison, was re- n
emily received in private audience bv e
'ope Plus X. at Rome, with several n
Their prominent American tourists. o
Tho were presented to his holiness by O
lonsignor Murphy, vice rector of the h
merican college n
Disorder in the interior is increas- a
lg. Severe fighting is reported near
odena between Greeks and Bulgar-
ms. 1t is alleged that Apostol, the a
leader and chief organizer S;
the instruction, who was reported a.
have been killed in a fight with L
andarmes last March, is leading the V;
ulgarians. ID,
This year Tasmania will EXPORT