Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-01
POINTS IN GENERAL NEWS
HOME AND FOREIGN OUTLOOK.
Accidents and Crimes All over the
WOrld-Business Affairs and PO-
iiticRI ConsideratIOns-Va Of
Items.

\ census Just taken shows that there
are 39l 49l children in the schools of New
York city.
BY the burning of the Coliseum build
ing i'll Chicago u loss of SOP $50 was sus-
tanned, and fireman employed about the
building lost his life.
ENerell, Mass. reports the burning of
the car houses. together with 10 electric
cars. causing a loss of Sl50,00O.
The dervishes have left Sheudia and
Mettemmeh and are marching against
the Anglo Egyptian forces, with Bcrbcr
as their objective point.
The Russian government has entered
into communication with the government
of New South Wales with the object of
procuring meat shipments to Nladivo-
stock
Parson Thomas Uziell distributed at
Denver, Col, Christmas day. 1000 jacl,
rabbits among poor people who applied
for them These rabbits were killed in
the annual hunt at Lamar, Col.
Five thousand poor people were fed in
Chicago Saturday by the Salvation Army
and the Christmas dinners given by the
same organization in the division of the
Northwest will hiring the total up to
10000
Application for receiver has been
made by Mr. Aloslor for the Herring
Hall-Maryin Safe Company. one of the
largest manufacturing plants in Haml-
ton, Ohio.
The treasurers of the Lowell Mass.
cotton mills have agreed to reduce the
wages of their employees from January Is.
About $4,000 operatives in that city will
be affected.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Mcbride of Stan
ton, Del, were killed and their G-year- old
daughter fatally injured at a railroad
crossing five miles below Wilmington
They started to cross the railroad tracks
when the locomotive plunged into the
vehicle
The interstate commerce commission
has issued a circular to the railroads
promulgating the order extending for two
years the time within which the rail
roads shall equip their ears and engines
with automatic couplers and air brakes.
Russia, according to special dispatch
from Shanghai, is preparing temporary
/ headquarters for 10000 troops at Port Ar
! thur. She has obtained a half promise
from the grand council at Pekin to dis.
miss Sir Robert Hart. director of the Chi.
nese imperial maritime customs, and
other high customs officials, in addition
to the British railroad officials and the
/ German officers and instructors.
Charles Manning Foster, well known
| banker and broker of New York, is dead.
aged ~. With Henry Clews he founded,
/ 20 years ago, the firm of Henry Clews &
/ Co.
According to a special dispatch from
Shanghai, the British Admiralty has re
questioned three of the Empress steam
ships belonging to the Canadian Pacific
railway.
An English syndicate has secured con
troll of the Trinidad Asphalt Company
and after the first of the year the head
quarters of the concern are to be located
in London instead of in New York, as
heretofore. The capital of the company
is to be increased from $3,500000 to So
100000.
"A fire at Portau-Prince, Hayti, destroy
ed 500 houses, including a number of
warehouses, hotel, church and lis par
sonage. About 5000 people a., rendered
homeless.
The overturning of lamp for heating
glue in Whitney's planning mill started a
fire which destroyed property valued at
100000 and threatened to wipe out the
city of San Bernardino, Cal. Fourteen
residences an Episcopal church, a skat-
ing rink and hardware store were burn
ed, and the fire was only got under con
troll when needed help arrived from the
adjacent towns.