The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-12-21
NEWSIOF THE WORLD
SHORT DISPATCHES FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-NationaI,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.
King Oscar is seriously i'll.

King Oscar is seriously i'll.
Another attempt on the life of Ad-
miral Dubassoff, ex-governor general
of Moscow, Russia, was made Saturday
afternoon, but be escaped with slight
injuries.
Notices have been posted at all cot
ton mills in Lowell, Mass, of a five
per cent increase in wages to go into
effect on Monday. About 1900 opera
tives are affected.
Members of the house and senate
have been denied more salary by a
and vice president will draw $4,000
yearly, also cabinet members.
Governor Magoon OF CUBA has issued
a decree directing all rural guardsmen
to be especially vigilant in arresting
all persons bearing arms without IL
cense. Another gubernatorial decree
provides for the expenditure OF $685.
900 for sanitation in various towns
throughout the island.
ST. Louis, Dec. 15.-Adolphus Busch,
LAO Ii = W OWSAS oe1y Nv ~
in favor of an income tax law.
Six more theaters will be added to
the Sullivan and COnsidine circuit of
the vaudeville playhouses within a
year.
An unidentified newsboy was killed
recently in the gallery of the Majestic
theater, Chicago, for applauding a
player on the stage with whom George
Dunraven, another spectator, was dis
pleased. Dunraven tiled to hit the boy
with an umbrella. The point of the
umbrella penetrated the boys brain
through his left eye. Dunraven was ar
rested.
preventative Jones has introduced
a bill providing that after July 1, 1907,
the sala1y of each and every civil SER
vice emrloye of the government shall
tie increased twenty per cent.
The condition. of Bishop McCabe,
suffering from apoplexy, is slightly i'm
proved.
Two thousand machinists employed
in Denver shops, will receive an ad-
vance in wages January l ranging
from to Is per cent.
The Standard Oil company an
nounces that it will advance the wages
of all it's employees now receiving less
than $100 month by 10 per cent, be-
ginning January 1.
The interstate commerce commits
sion will investigate into the shortage
of cars in hearings which begin at
Minneapolis December II and extend
to Kansas City, st. Louis and Chi
cago.
Flora C. Adams has obtained d.
vorce in Seattle on a cross complaint
from Henry Austin Adams, better
known as Vincent Harper, author and
magazine contributor.
On the recommendation of the gen
eral staff the secretary of war has or
dered the trial by courtmartial Of Ma
jor Macklin of Company c, First bat
talon of the Twenty-ffth infantry, I'M
der the gid article of war for "cOn-
duct to the prejudice of good oruer and
discipline" in failing in their duties in
preventing and suppressing the riot by
negro soldiers at Brownsville, Texas,
last August.
Simplifed spelling has received a
final quietus in the house of congress.
The Indian appropriation bill for
1908, carrying about $S,000,000, has
been agreed upon by the house COM
mittee on Indian affairs. The appro-
priatioE for the Indians for 1907 was
$9,405,000. The estimates submitted
by the bureau of Indian affairs for
1908 aggregated $7,970,0O0.
Representative Roberts of Massa-
chusetts introduced a bill making the
noncOmmissioned officers and enlisted
mel of companies B, and D, 25th in
fantry, the negroes discharged from
the service by the presidents order,
eligible for reenlistment in the military
or naval service. The bill is intended
to restole to these men all the rights
lost under the order of discharge.
Ex-Mayor w. w. Rose of Kansas
City, Kan, has sent to the clerk of the
Kansas supreme court check for
1852 to pay his fine and all costs in
the contempt case decided against him.
Robbers looted the safe in the bank
at Lincoln, Ark, recently, getting away
with $500, all it contained.
The Utah federation of labor has
resolved to circulate petition to con-
gress asking the creation of postal
savings banks. The move is said to be
under the auspices of the American
Federation of Labor, with which the
Utah federation is affiliated.