The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-07-30
MRS. LONGWORTH.

Grant, famous as the real SalOme
artist, will do the dance amid the
most fashionable surroundings and
with the most brilliant light effects.
John Leonard Roeder. who acted
as orderly to General Blucher at the
battle of Waterloo. died Saturday at
Quincy, ILL.,, aged 10S years.
The United States army transport
Fitzpatrick, with the Tenth United
States Cavalry, arrived in New York
Sunday after a two months voyage
from the Philippines.
The number of persons dead as a
result Of last weeks hurricane in
Texas is conservatively estimated at
40, those more or less seriously in
Jured number twice as many and the
property loss placed at 100000.
A company is being organized to
invest $10,000,000 in steel vessels to
ply on the Lakes to-Gulf waterway,
which the promoters consider as
sured
Forty thousand workers in the pa
per, WOODEN, cotton and allied indus
tries of Stockholm, Sweden, went on
strike Monday.
The new Persian government is
prepared to offer Mohammed Ali
Mira, the ex-Shah Of Persia, an an
nual pension Of $25, 900 On condi-
ton that he leaves Persia without
delay.
Alienists Monday began the exam
ination of Harry Thaw, slayer of
Stanford White, who is seeking to
obtain his liberty from the Mattewan
insane asylum.
Seattle-The National Editorial
Association met in this city Monday
for a weeks session.
9pokane - Fourteen steamftters'
helpers have gone on strike because
of the bosses refusal to raise wages
from $3.50 to $500 day.
Everett-The lock of the safe in
the Langley postofice, on WILDLY Is
land, opposite Everett, was picked
by thieves Friday night and SLIT Sc
cured.
Aberdeen-Chas. Bealey, colored,
arrested a few weeks ago, charged
with arson, and who was held for
trial in the superior court, has filed
a claim against the city for damages
in the sum of $1,000.
Seattle-Medical associations of
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
British Columbia met in Seattle on
Tuesday for four days session. 1t
is the first meeting of the kind ever
held in the Pacific Northwest.
Colfax Frank Clark, aged IS, a
strong, able-bodied man, was given
the first fine in Colfax under the new
vagrancy law. Clark was arrested
while begging on the streets Of Col
fax Saturday, being sent to Jail to
serve out a $50 fine.
Walla Walla-While attempting
to steal ride on the circus train, in
order that he might get to this city
and secure a job in the harvest
fields, James Murphy was set upon
by gang of negro employees OF the
Wallace Hagenback shows, robbed
and afterward severely stabbed
Stevenson-Dead from alcoholism
and his flesh partially cooked by ex-
posure to the hot sun, the body of
Samuel L. Moore was found near
this city Saturday morning. Moore
was a farmer. 1t is said he had not
been sober since July a.
Montesano-The county auditor
last week issued a warrant in the
sum of $50 in favor of Earl Petit,
of Hoquiam, for the bounty on three
cougars and nine wildcats. The
three cougars were killed in one day.
Seattle-Prof. A. C. Haddon,
reader in ethnology in the Cam
bridge University, England. dined
upon dog Saturday morning with
dozen IgOrrOtes as messmates. Prof.
Haddon did not eat much Of the
dog, but says he liked what he did
eat.
ympia-Carrying out the new
law, State Auditor Clausen has is
sued orders that hereafter all claims
against the state must be sworn to
before some officer with a seal, and
that the state will not allow a fee
for such affidavit. County clerks
and auditors under the law must ex-
ecute such atfidavits without cost.