Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-13
WORLDS LATE NEWS NOTES
cULLED FROM DISPATCHES OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.

Historical, Political and Personal
Events TerseIy Told.
The American colony in Paris Is
greatly interested in Ambassador Por-
ter's successor. Unofficial reports lead
to the belief that Ambassador Meyer.
the American representative at Rome,
is the coming man.
Joliet, Ill.-William Rapson, after a
family quarrel, fatally shot his son,
Herbert, after which the old man call
ed Herbert's wife out to the barn, shot
and killed her, and then shot and IA
tally wounded himself.
Council Bluffs, Iowa.-The savings
bank of Treinner, near here, was dy-
namited recently and the building bad
ly wrecked. 1t is not known how
much was secured by the burglars,
who escaped.
London.-The December statement
of the board Of trade shows an in
crease of $2,62S,500 in imports and
$11,Z9o,OUO IN exports.
Knoxville, Tenn.-Captain William
Rule, editor of the Knoxville Journal
and Tribune, has received a cablegram
announcing the death of his son, Jas.
F. Rule, editor of the Manila Ameri-
can and the Manila Town Topics. The
remains will be brought here for
burial.
Washington.-The president has ap-
pointed John E. Mccall to be federal
Judge for the western district Of Ten
nessee, at Memphis, to succeed the
late Judge Hammond.
Reports that this government has
addressed an ultimatum to Venezuela
are officially declared to be untrue.
The heavy storm of wind and rain
that visited New England Saturday
night created tremendous surf along
the coast and in Connecticut. The ex-
cessive rainfall caused a rapid rise of
the river.
The will of W. W. Kimball, the piano
manufacturer, bequeathing over two
million dollars to the widow, Eva M.
Kimball, and large amounts to several
nephews and nieces, has been filed in
the probate court in Chicago. No esti-
mate of the total value Of the estate
was offered.
Baron Kentaro Kentano, member
of the house of peers of Toxic, was a
recent CALLER at the White House and
remained with the president for over
an hour.
The heavy rainfall of Saturday has
swollen the streams in northern and
eastern New Jersey. The Raritan riv-
er is 10 feet above its norman level.
Information received in official quar-
tiers in Paris shows that Vive Admiral
Rojestvensky's charts Of the waters
in which the Russian Second Pacific
squadron is now cruising, are defect
i've and practically worthless.
Berlin-A storm that is raging on
the north coast of Germany equals in
intensity the one of week ago. The
flood threatened to destroy the pro-
tected dyke near the south Of the Riv-
er Elbe, and large detachments from
the neighborhing garrisons were set
to work strengthening it. The damage
already done is heavy.
Secretary Murphy of the isthmian
canal commission announces that all
positions under the commission which
by executive order are exempt from
civil service examination have been
filed and that no additional appoint
ments can be made in any department
of the commission except through the
civil service commission.
Rome.-King Victor Emanuel gave
shooting party Saturday at Castle Por-
ziano In honor of William Marconi.
London.-The British steamer EN-
ma is reported ashore at Nieuntewat-
erweg, and full of water.
The year 1904 has been particularly
eventful in all branches Of sport. In
nearly every department new records
have been set, and hardly a week
passed that the devotees of football,
baseball, racing, boxing, golf or some
of the other innumerable branches of
sport have not been set agog by the
news of some remarkable achieve
ment
A dispatch from Chefoo says it is
reported that Admiral Prince Ouktom-
sky and Rear Admiral Dochinsky have
arrived there disguised, on board a
launch.
st. Observation-Disclosures to the
Novoe Vremya from Ekaterinoslav
say that a nobleman named Ivanitzky
fired at the chief of police at Ekater-
inoslav, Friday, but missed him. Ivan
itzky was arrested, but refused to state
his motive for attempting to shoot the