Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-10
NEWS OF THE WORLD IN BRIEF
Odds and Ends From the Four
Parts of the Globe.

eountrymen are seeking annexation.
General Wood has decided 10 impose a
heavy fine upon persons convicted OF gam
bling in Santiago,
The torpedo boat destroyer Farragut is
to have another trial speed test at San
Francisco.
The Spanish admiralty has advertised
for sale or lease the fine floating dock in
| Havana harbor.
The Hawaiian annexation commission
will be ready TO report to congress when
the session opens.
1t is stated in Havana that the Span
iards hope to complete the evacuation OF
Havana by December 90
The Red Cross Society viii endeavor to
obtain the release of Spaniards held pris-
oners by natives in the Philippines.
AT gum chewing contest in New York
Miss Martha Monroe chewed la sticks
of gum in 30 minutes and won the cham
pionship
An official dispatch received in Madrid
from Manila stated that the Americans
had landed 1000 reinforcements i'll the
Philippines.
A movement has been started in Georgia
in honor of the memory OF Miss Winnie
Davis for establishing an industrial school
for girls
In his annual report First Assistant
Postmaster General Heath shows that
the general business of the department in
creased $G,0OO,0O0.
Nine Dreyfus, at Paris, has been per
mitted to reply by cable to the letter re-
ceived from her husband in prison on
Devils island.
1t is said that the emperor of China
is unable to walk unassisted, and it is be-
lieyed in we'll informed circles that the end
OF his life is near.
An attorney before the circuit court at
! Anderson, Ind, insisted on arguing his
case in poetry. The judge protested, and
finally adjourned the case.
Oklahoma cattlemen complain that the
dipping process OF the new quarantine
regulations renders cattle unable to with
stand cold, and they soon die.
| Customs officers on the Canadian Dor
der and Chinese interpreter Charley
Kee, are said to be implicated in SNUG
! Cling Cinnamon into this country
1t is proposed by officials OF the war de-
partment to organize regiments to be
composed entirely of Cubans, except the
three principal officers for service in Cuba
Several whitecaps captured a negro at
Black Rock, Ark, for hog stealing, and
were fired upon by friends of the prisoner
One of the whitecaps was killed and two
wounded.
In Belgium there are $4,000 liquor es-
adjustments of all kinds, or one to every
20 of the population.
Complete returns of the casualties OF
the Santiago campaign show; Killed, 20
officers and 234 men; wounded, lO2 oill-
GERS and 1888 men.
A princess, a countess, duchess ana
the daughter of reigning prince were
among the 1000 thieves, professional and
unprofessional, who were arrested IN Paris
during the past year.
OF the l,56O074 bushels of wheat IN
St. Louis elevators, 100000 bushels, OF
nearly one-half of the total stocks, has
been sold for immediate shipment and Will
be loaded out as fast as possible
DIR. Frederick w. d. Evelyn, of San
Francisco has prepared serum, which
no calls eduisine, for the incubation OF
children against hereditary or acquired m
temperance.
In the decree at Madrid accepting the
resignation of Blanco as captain general OF
Cuba. the queen regent eulogized the
zeal. intelligence and loyalty with
which he has fulfilled his functions.
There is a prospect of Thomas Tinsley
tbe New York millionaire, spending the
rest of his life at Houston, Tex, haV-
inc been convicted of contempt OF court
and obstinatelv refusing to make amends.
Eleven packages, each containing Sloot
were stolen from pigeon hole at the
stamp window of the postofiice in Cleve-
land, O., while the clerk had his back
turned. There is no clew to the thief.
While the officials of the Wilson bank,
at Utica, O., were absent for 10 minutes
at the dinner hour last Wednesday, bur
glars effected an entrance through back
window and stole $4,000 in cash and
bonds
At Mannheim, Pa, little Ella Y. Rambler,
only 10 years old. was married last
Thursday. She is the youngest to be mar
ried in the county under the new license
law. Her mother and grandmother were
each under IA years old when married
Mrs. Susan Sanders, aged 10Y years,
died last Wednesday in the house in
which she was born, on Chucky river, in
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