The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-12-08
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Among the passengers who arrived
on the steamer Princess Irene from
Genoa was Archbishop Christie of
Portland. Ore.
The democratic house caucus chose
John Sharp Williams as nominee for
speaker.
Sir Clinton Edward Dawkins, part
ner of J. P Morgan. died recently in
London after a short illness of heart
disease.
Mexico City.-Vice President Corral
continues seriously ill of typhus fever.
Honolulu.-The Russian cruiser
Lena, which was interned at Mare
Island, San Francisco bay. during the
Russian-Japanese war. has sailed for
Vladivostock.
The town of Cokeville. Wyo.. was
wiped out by fire Saturday. with
property loss estimated at $115.0OO.
Cokeville is a small town on the Ore
gon Shortline, in western Wyoming.
in Chicago to oppose government reg.
ulation of traffic rates.
Former Judge Gilbert F. Little of
Seattle, the pioneer American attor-
ney in the canal zone. died recently
at Ancon. Panama. Judge Little at
one time presided over the Hilo cir
cult in Hawaii.
Senior Felipe PardO. Peruvian minis
ter to Washington, and brother Of the
president of Peru. has left Callao.
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wife, for Panama. on his way to Wash
ington.
James Lesliw, law student of Liver
pool, England, and said to be the son
of an English lord, was recently SEN
fenced at Racine. Wis. to one year
in state prison for stealing an over
coat and pair Of gloves.
Lord Curzon, the former vicerOy Of
india, and Lady Curzon, have arrived
in London.
After eight weeks and the examina-
ton of nearly 1900 veniremen. a jury
was secured at Chicago to try Charles
Gilhooley, who is charged with caus-
ing the death of nOnuniOn workman
during strike.
Edward Dudley Kenna. first vice
president of the Atchison. Topeka &,
Santa Fe railroad company, has re-
signed.
Senator Depew says the report he
has resigned his seat in the senate is
absurd. He declares he never thought
of such a thing.
Charles D. Godfrey, a retired New
York banker. committed suicide re-
Gently near La Mesa. Cal. by shoot
ing himself.
Henry Hocksemo, the leader of a
Chicago gang of freight car robbers,
was arrested and about $4,000 worth
of booty found in his home. His wife
was also taken in custody.
Red Mccarthy, who is charged with
being the leader of the bandits that
looted the Great Northern train on
October 2. is located at Victoria, B. c.
Nine persons whose names are not
yet known. occupying "pullboat" on
Mobile river. met terrible fate re-
Gently, all being burned to death in a
fire that destroyed the boat.
A verdict of not guilty was report
ed by the jury at Boston which de-
liberated the case of DR.. Percy D.
Mcleod. charged with being accessory
after the fact to the illegal opera
ton which resulted in the death of
Susanna Geary, the victim of the suit
case tragedy, and with concealing the
crime. The prisoner was discharged
Chicago is now connected with Mil
waukee by electric road.
A fair circuit reaching from the
Mississippi to the Pacific and embrac-
ing North Dakota, Montana, Wash
ington, Oregon and Utah. is the latest.
The switchmen's union of North
America is not in the movement
launched by the railroad brotherhoods