Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-02-03
WORLDS LATE NEWS NOTES.
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
4 Review of Happenings In Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National.
Historical, Political and Personal
Events Tersely Told.

Events Tersely Told.
Spain has a new ministry and King
Alfonso has given approval to Villa
verde's selections.
Santiago De Chile.-The first auto
mobile has Just crossed the Andes at
an elevation of $4,000 feet above sea
level.
The Gomez building in Havana, fac
ing Central Park and containing 80
shops and cafes, was Quilted by fire
recently. Loss, 100000.
The senate has confirmed the fol-
lowing nomination: Charles Richard
son, Massachusetts,, secretary of the
embassy at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In big circus tent at Berryville,
Lippkin, colored, was hanged recently
for the murder of Richard Ellison, al
so colored.
Reno, Nev.-James Simpson was
shot and MORALLY wounded recently
by J. Thomas Shippe at Goldfield. The
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ment over mining deal.
Additional advices from the orange
belt around Tampa, Fla, show that Of
100000 boxes of oranges and grape
fruit remaining on the trees. about
Is per cent has been frozen and made
unstable.
The Russian cruiser Irish, flying the
naval flag of Russia, mounting ten
guns, fitted with wireless telegraph
apparatus and having on board crew
of 223 officers and men, has arrived at
Port Said from Libau.
| Paris.-In the chamber of deputies
recently the commerce committee re-
ported the government proposition to
create a universal exposition in Paris
in 1920 to commemorate the founding
of the French republic.
| President Roosevelt has signed the
most important measure affecting
Alaska that has been enacted by con-
gress for several years. 1t provides
for the construction and maintenance
of roads and schools and the care Of
insane persons in Alaska.
| Budapest, Hungary.-The defeat of
the government at the recent elections
appears to have been complete. The
31S results so far known. One hun
dred and eighteen of these are mem
bers of the Kossuth party.
Vienna.-All reports from Budapest
indicate that the defeat of the govern
ment in the elections is greater than
was at first thought. Premier Tisza
is expected to come to Vienna after
the last polling day to tender the res
ignation of himself and the cabinet to
the emperor
Senator Ankeny has introduced an
amendment in the senate to the river
and harbor appropriation bill appro-
priating $4,000 for the improvement
of the Columbia river from the mouth
of Okanogan river to Kettle Falls. He
will try to secure another amendment
to the bill for survey Of the river above
Kettle Falls.
| Mrs. O'Neill, widow of DR.. ]. A.
O'Neill, the contract surgeon killed in
the Ladrones on the town of San
Fran De Malobon on the night Of JAN
uary "a, and who was endeavoring to
escape with her husband, confirms a
report to the effect that when the sur
geon was shot he exclaimed, II have
been shot by our own men!"
Judge Warren Truitt of Moscow has
left for Philadelphia. There he is to
meet the newly appointed commission
for the inspection Of the United States
mints. The commission consists of
IL members, and the Meeting has
been called for February 8. They will
inspect the mints at Philadelphia. The
duties of the commission are to exam
ine the coins for the year 1905, to test
their quality, weight and number.
The marriage of Miss Helen Frances
Warren, the daughter Of Senator Fran
els E. Warren of Wyoming, to Cap
tain John Joseph Pershing, general
staff, U. s. A., took place recently at
Washington, D. c., at Epiphany Epis-
copal church in the presence of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt and a large
gathering of friends, Rev. Randolph
McKim, the rector, performing the GER
emory.
The Columbia river will be opened