Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-05-28
GLANCE OVER THE WORLD
NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS
Business Pointers-Personal Notes
Curious Facts-RecOrd of Crimes
and CasuaIties-PrOgrc of Manu-
Observation-Disclosures Notes.

The railroad men in California have
started a fund to build battle-ship for
the government.
A warning to all local boards OF health
in Pennsylvania against the danger OF
smallpox has been sent out by the state
board of health
The harbor of San Francisco has been
thoroughly mined during the past two
weeks.
In Havana meat is 81 a pound and cot
fee % cents a cup. Firstclass restau-
rants are guarded by troops.
A heavy rainfall at Key West has filled
the cisterns and ayerted wter famine
among the troops.
j. 5. Collins, a prominent resident OF
Topeka, Kan, was mysteriously murdered
in bed at his home
Edward Belamy, author and humani-
TARTAN died Sunday at his home in Chic
opee. Mass. in the 49th year OF his age.
Three hundred persons have been exc
cuted in Puerto Rico on charge of treason.
Many families are fleeing to the interior.
Weyler and the Carlists and Republi-
can leaders are deliberately planning to
bring on a revolt in Spain.
Food is getting scarcer every day in
Havana and the insurgents threaten to
cut off the water supply.
The Philippine insurgent chief Aguin-
aldo has issued a proclamation to his fol
! lowers at Manila to obey the orders Of
Admiral Dewey.
Spaniards at Manila refuse to submit to
the Americans and Admiral Dewey is un-
willing to lombard the town. He hopes
to stalve them out.
Great Britain has as many war vessels
in Asiatic waters as France, Russia and
Germany combined, and they are far more
modern and powerful.
Many wealthy Philippine families are
going back to the islands from Hong
Kong and are taking the oath of allie
glance to the United States.
james G. Longstreet son of General
James A. Longstreet, has Just been com
missioned as second lieutenant in bat
terry of light artillery at Atlanta, Ga.
Joseph Letter. the phenomenal grain
manipulation of chicago, has announced
that he will retire from the business when
he has sald out his cash holdings.
SeSefai decided Improvements have been
added to the plans of four new monitors
for our navy which will render them prac-
tically nde,tluctiDle except by torpedoes.
/ Correspondence outlining the whole
scheme for revolution in Italy has been
seized by the police at the residence of
Nine. Kulcieif, the noted Nihilist in
Rome.
The restoration of Independence hall,
Philadelphia, has progressed so rapidly
that it is expected the formal opening Of
the historic structure can be held on the
Fourth of July.
The Mexican minister at Washington
has been informed by his government that
Mexico has taken all necessary precau-
lions to prevent Spanish tlibustering eX-
petitions from invading Texas.
Packing and shipping firms o. Chicago
have asked congress to impose retallatory
duty against France on account OF rates
fixed by that country lard and saul
sage from the United States.
The house of representatives has adopt
ed the resolution to submit to the states
II proposition to amend the constitution
50 as to provide for the election OF senators
by a direct vote of the people
Spanish refugees recently arrived in ia
maica from Havana say that poor people
are diving of starvation in Havana while
even the soldiers are wretchedly fed, Raw
food costs in the market about s. per day
for Il single person
\ New York dispatch says that in con
sequence of the lack of greenbacks treas
my notes and silver certificates the Unit
ed States is paying out gold over the
counter as we'll as settling its debit bal
ance at the clearing house in gold.
The navy department it is said, will
not send coal to the Philippines, as it is
probable that Dewey has all he needs.
1t is known that there was large amount
of coal stored at Manila andt this must
have been captured by Dewey.
The Painton electric boat, it is claimed
will accomplish the feat of crossing the
Atlantic in three days. The speed claimed
is forty knots an hour. The noise Incl
dent to steamship machinery will, it is
said, be done away with, and the saving
in coal be one,half. The ten propellors
will be screws driven by dynamos.
According TO an old docket in the pos
session OF a Maine justice of the peace
Admiral Dewey was once fined $50 for
thlashing a drunken marine who had
sought "A qaurrel with him during a visit
to the navy yard at Portsmouth. Dewey
paid the S25 cheerfully, remarking that it
was worth that much to have had the
pleasure of thrashing such a disgrace to
the United States navy.