The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-03-09
news Of THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH ITEMS FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemisphere
During the Past Week-National,
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

Former Governor James H. Hogg of
Texas died at Houston recently.
Nearly 1000 refugees from Russia
arrived in New York last week.
The English king was given an ova-
ton by crowds and officials at Paris.
Resistance to the making of inven-
1ories of church property continues III
the French provinces.
The fierce storm which swept over
North Dakota the last three days of
last week, blockaded all the trains.
Charles w. Ward, the Boston attor.
ney who shot himself at Los Angeles
with suicidal intent, died soon after
A severe gale which prevailed re-
Gently and did considerable damage
along the waterfront at San Francisco.
In connection with the coming in
ternational exposition at Milan, the
king of Italy will donate $4,000 in
prizes.
D. H. Jarvis, formerly an officer in
the revenue cutter service, has declin-
ed the appointment as governor of
Alaska.
The Shah's second brother, Naib-Es-
Saltaneh, has been reappointed war
minister, post which he held from
1894 to 1896.
Word has been received that Alfred
Won Steiger of Wilton, N. D., has
been killed by Yaqui Indians in the
mountains of Sonora, Mexico.
Attorney General Ellis of Ohio has
announced that he will at once bring
suit to GUST the Ohio Wholesale Gro
GERS association from Ohio under the
antitrust law
Owing to the great influx of home
seekers into the northwest, orders
have been given to extend the home
seekers rates 10 days, which brings
it up to April Is.
S. o. Wallace, president Of the I'm
ion of Forge & Foundry Co. of Van
dergrift, Pa, is under arrest at Chi
cago on a charge of embezzling over
$4,000 from his firm.
Senator >Heyburn's bill providing for
public highway on the east side of
Fort Sherman, Kootenai county, Idaho,
was faverably reported by the senate
committee on public lands.
The will of the late John A. Mccall
was recently filed. The estate, &C
cording to the petition for probate, is
valued at over $4,000 and left entire
ly to his wife. The will is dated Feb
ruary II.
The Duke of Connaught, who has
been on a tour of inspection in South
Africa, has witnessed a war dance by
10000 natives. Such an armed as
semblage is without parallel in times
of peace.
Representative Grandon Of Rhode
Island has withdrawn from the race
for the craftsmanship of the democrat
ic congressional campaign committee.
This practically insures the election Of
Mr.. Griggs of Georgia.
Springfield, O.-George Davis, the
brakeman who was shot by colored
man last week, died two days later. 1t
was the shooting of Davis that led
to the riots in this city on Wednesday
and Thursday nights.
Charles H. Brickenstein, who resign
ed as treasurer of Conejos county, Col
orado, has confessed to shortage OF
$62, 1000. Fred Warshauer, one of the
ex-treasurer's bondsmen, says he will
pay the shortage in full.
Des Moines.-The body found cling
ing to a cake of ice near Harvey re-
Gently, has been identified as that of
George w. Chapman, an Emmetsburg
merchant, who disappeared December
10. He is believed to have been MUIR
dered.
Recent official reports show that
Uncle Sam is easily the greatest lum-
herman in the world. The greater
part Of the timber that is used in max
ing everything from matches to masts
is hauled from the shores of North
American continent.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
proposes to build double track rail-
road, paralleling the present line from
Pittsburg to Philadelphia and New
York According to preliminary esti-
mates fully $30,0OO,0OO will be ex-
pended in the work.
The reconstruction of the Hungarian
cabinet is announced from Budapest
The new ministers evidently were Sc
lected primarily with the view to their
fitness and willingness to help the
crown carry out it's policy in the face
of unpopularity and possible resist
ance.
The Ramsey county (Minn.) grand
jury has returned bills of indictment
against the Dispatch, the Daily News
and the Pioneer Press, charging a vio-
lation of the law prohibiting the pub
LEGATION in newspapers of more than
a bare announcement that legal exc
cution has taken place.
R. C. lehman the English iOlrnol-