The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-06-08
news OF THE WORM.
SHORT TELEGRAPH items FRAN
ALL PARTS OF The GLoBE.
A Review of Happenings in n..
Eastern and Western Hemispb.,..
During the Past Week-Natio,,,
Historical, Political and Person.,
Events.
Events.

Arizona and New Mexico have boo.
given right to vote for or aga;ns.
joint statehood proposition. y.
Mineral school lands of Oklabon.
are to be held for benefit of state
Egypt is sore at Britain and foo
are entertained for safety of tho En-
lish.
Archbishop Ireland of st. Pan, .,
rived in New York on the steamer 7,
Touraine from Havre.
More building is being done th;,
spring in Butte than ever before
George w. Skies, newspaper man
well known in Helena, succumbad 70
Bright's disease at Butte recently
The senate has passed the resolution
providing for the purchase of supnl,oc
r the Panama canal in tn, IJnitod
States unless the president deems the
Lrices unreasonable or extortionate
The governments of Sweden and
Norway have negotiated loan of Six.
100000 at 81 per cent with Swedish
German, French and Belgian banks.
According to the Metropole. King LIE.
| opold is about to reply energetically
to British interference in the Conpo
Independent state and to the ACCUSE.
ton that foreigners are shut out from
the Congo.
Italy is passing through a series Of
labor troubles.
The sudden but natural death Of Al.
eddin Pasha, vail of the archipelago
gave rise to a story that he had been
assassinated.
Mrs. Emma Watson, daughter Of
Claus Spreckels of San Francisco, was
married to John w. Ferris of San
Francisco in New York.
Bill Miner, the noted crook, who was
| convicted at Kamloops, B. c., last Sat.
urday, of train robbery, was at once
sentenced to Imprisonment for life
William Dunn was also given life
sentence and Lewis Colquhoun was
sentenced to serve Is years. They will
appeal.
Clarence Eddy, the well known or
ganist, has been divorced.
United States Senator Joseph R. Bur.
ton of Abilene, Kansas, has placed his
resignation in the hands of the govern.
or. who accepted the same. Foster
Dwight Coburn was appointed by the
governor to succeed Senator Burton.
Coburn has not definitely accepted the
appointment.
President Roosevelt has declined to
entertain any proposition looking to
further investigation of the alleged
drug trust before the proceedings re.
Gently instituted at Indianapolis by the
attorney general are pushed. Follow
ing interviews with Representatives Of
the National Association of Retail
Druggists, the president has c'ncluded
that he will leave the whole matter in
the hands of the department Of justice.
Meager returns from all parts Of the
state of Oregon indicate that George
Chamberlain is reelected governor by
substantial majority. The indications
are that the remainder of the republi'
can ticket is elected hands down.
The body of Earl Ferris, who was
drowned couple of weeks ago in the
Entiat rapids near Wenatchee, Wash,
was found this week at Trinidad. Inc
body had f1oated down the Columbla
distance of 40 miles.
John R. Maxwell, Iowa state goIl
champion in 1900 and transmississipr
champion in 1908, died of Bright's dis
ease recently.
An earthquake shock was felt in san
Francisco and in Oakland last MONDAY
night. 1t was of short duration. NO
damage has been reported.