The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-09-15
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS 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.

That a secret treaty has been made
between the emperOrs of Russia and
Japan is denied in London.
Three trainmen were killed and
three others were injured in recent
collision at Tabor Junction, Pa, be-
tween freight trains of the Philadel-
phia & Reading railway, and the Cen
trail railroad of New Jersey.
Governor Folk and wife Of Missouri
are at Portland to attend the Missouri
day exercises at the exposition.
The council of ministers of France
has decided on the reassembling OF
parliament either October II Or Oc-
toDer 80.
The Armenian bishop of Shusha has
sent message to the authorities say
ing that the devastation and resulting
misery at Shusha is appalling.
According to the oIncers OF the In
ternational Typographical union, the
war between the United Typothetae
and the International Typographical
union over the latter's demand for an
eight hour day to go into effect Janu-
airy l, is to become general.
Major General Wood in his report
states that the Moros have been paci-
fed to such an extent that Americans
may safely travel in any part OF the
island.
Joy because of the return Of her son
after a years absence caused the
death of Mrs. .ophie Erlinger, aged
63, at st. Louis recently.
At a meeting of the governor and
council of New Hampshire, Governor
McLane formally announced to the
council the gift to the state by the
Japanese plenipotentiaries OF $4,000
to be divided among the charities in
the state.
Jacob H. Thompson, exchange edi-
tor of the New York Times, was re-
Gently murdered at his apartments.
Members of the American Society of
Professors of Dancing, in their annual
convention, continued to bewail the
decadence of Waiting and to adopt
plans for the rapid and easy death of
the twostep.
A man named Olsen recently shot
and killed Arthur Hopcroft at Spencer
Bridge, 100 miles east of Vancouver,
B. C. The men had been drinking, and
it is said the shooting was the result
of drunken row.
Yellow fever has appeared at Baton
Rouge, the capital of Mississippi.
The government has ordered the sus-
pension of the Nippon, conservative
paper, and the Jinmin, radical paper,
on account of Objectionable articles
published dealing with the local situa-
ton.
President Palma was unanimously
renominated by the moderate party
convention as a candidate for the
presidency of Cuba Mendez Capote
received the nomination for the vice
presidency.
Captain p Mel. Form of the Rocky
Mountain rangers is arranging an ex-
tensive rife competition for the Mel
son, B. C. fair, for which a goodly num-
Der of prizes have been offered.
President Roosevelt has taken sum-
mary action in the case of Frank w.
Palmer, public printer and head of the
government printing office at Wash
ington, by removing him from office.
His failure to send in his resignation
as requested results in discharge.
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Hitchcock have announced the en-
gagement of their daughter Anne, to
Lieutenant Commander William S.
Sims, U. S. N.
The Vistula river districts of Russia
has been officially declared to be
threatened with cholera.
Five persons were killed and Is in
jured in a collision between passenger
and freight trolley cars On the York
& DallaStOwn electric railway about
six miles from York, Pa.
The First National bank at Custer,
N. D., was entered by burglars recently
and several thousand dollars, all the
bank had on hand. were taken. The
safe was ~.own up.
A small tornado passed over the vi
entity Of Walter, Okla, killing two per-
sons and seriously injuring nine The
dead are Mrs. E. NJ. Childers and John
Ross. Several houses were blown
down.
Vice President Fairbanks was the
central figure of ,ne recent golden
jubilee of the republican party of
chester
Hundreds of valuable foundry pat
terms OF the Hansell-Elcock company
OF Chicago were destroyed by fire
which seriously damaged the firm s
plant. The machinery of the boundary
was ruined. The loss is $4,000. with
100000 insurance.