The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-03-02
news OF THE WORLD
SHORT TELEGRAPH items FROM
ALL PARTS OF The GLOBE.
A Review of Happenings in Both
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
During the Past Week-National.
Historical, Political and Personal
Events.

The sinoerest gratitude is expressed
At Toxic on all sides at President
Roosevelt's appeal to the American
nation for assistance for the sufferers
from famine in Japan. His action is
appreciated as the timeliest mark OF
Americas unvarying friendship.
Captain Samuel Kuhns, aged 101
and Mrs. Sarah Jackson Crawford
100 years old. residents of Lorraine
county, have just been married at
Marysville, Ohio. after an intermit
tent courtship of more than SO years
The bride is a relative of Abraham
Lincoln.
President Roosevelt's letter to
President Palma rendering his thanks
to the Cuban congress for it's generous
wedding gift to his daughter, said that
the sentiments defeating the splendid
gift were even more beautiful and
more highly appreciated than the
present itself
First Lieutenant Arthur H. Fresh
water, Twenty-ninth infantry, has been
dropped from the rolls of the army by
direction Of the president, for deser-
ton. having been absent without
leave for three months.
President Roosevelt is said to be
in excellent spirits over the favorable
report of the Hepburn rate bill by the
senate committee on Interstate COM
merce.
Active preparations continue at
Manila for possible emergency in
China.
Eldridge Becker. 20. rejected sutton
of Miss Florence Allf. 10, forced his
way into the home of her father. DR..
o. B. Allf, and killed Florence and
wounded her mother. He then turned
the rifle upon himself, dying instantly.
Ronald McCloud, a well known
young man of Washington. Pa. was
shot and instantly killed the other
night by Santo Paurero, an Italian,
who narrowly escaped being lynched
by an enraged crowd of people which
gathered following the murder. The
killing resulted from alleged insulting
remarks which crowd of young men
is said to have addressed to the Italian,
who was escorting his two sisters
through the Washington fair grounds.
The St. Petersburg Russ says that
the terms Of the new Russian loan OF
$240. 000, 600 to be foated in France
had been arranged, and that the inter
est would be 6 per cent.
Jackson, Ky.-The Breathitt county
grand jury has returned indictments
against Judge James Harsis, Ed Cal
lahan, B. P. French, John Smith and
John Abner, charging murder and &C
cessory to the same in the death OF
James B. Marcum here, two years ago
The indianapolis Sentinel has sus
pended publication and announced
that owing to it's operation being I'm
profitable it's affairs would be gradual
Iy wound up.
Consul General Shanklin of Pana
ma reports that the waterworks sys
tenn installed by the Americans pre-
vented the destruction of the entire
city by the recent fire.
Orders have been promulgated al
the navy department announcing the
retirement of Rear Admiral P. E
Chadwick, who commanded Admira
Simpsons flagship during the wal
with Spain.
Miss Theora Scott Strong. daughter
of Charles H. Strong of Erie, Pa, ant
Mr.. Reginald R. Ronalds. millionaire
clubman of New York, were married
recently.
Banker Fred McCutcheon, on tria
at Ida Grove, Iowa, for receiving de
posts after his bank at Holstein, Ia.
was insolvent, was acquitted of the
charge.
According to information received
- the New York police Frederick
Clifford Doorway, Canadian, who
went there a month ago for the pur
pose of receiving bequest of $3.50, 00(
left him in gratitude by woman hi
had once assisted, has disappeared
and central office detectives are nov
looking for him.
While crossing Illinois river in {
boat from Bureau to Hennepin witt
the United States mails, Blaine Jen
kins. the mail carrier; Perry McWhor
ter, a grain buyer, both of Hennepin
ILL.,. and William Bentley, barber O
Chicago, were drowned.
The Toledo, Peoria & Western west
bound limited No. went into the ditcf
two and a half miles east Of Crescen
City, ILL.,, recently, killing Engineer ]
WEIGH of Peoria.
Roland Brown, on trial for the muir
der of Congressman Pinckney a
Hempstead, Texas, years ago. ha:
been acquitted after a weeks trial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Longwortf
will be the guests of the city OF New
Orleans during the carnival season.
Fire at Portland, Me.
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